The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974

摘要

According to the site's home page, " The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 brings the 1960s alive through diaries, letters, autobiographies and other memoirs, written and oral histories, manifestos, government documents, memorabilia, and scholarly commentary. With 150,000 pages of material at completion, this searchable collection is the definitive electronic resource for students and scholars researching this important period in American history, culture, andrnpolitics. The database currently has over 34,000 pages". The site focuses on the following themes: Arts, Music, and Leisure, Civil Rights; Counterculture; Law and Government; Mass Media; New Left and Emerging Neo-Conservative Movement; Student Activism; Vietnam War; and Women's Movement. 1974 was chosen as an end date to coincide with the resignation of President Nixon. The site claims that new content will be added "on a regular basis". "The Sixties is available for onetime purchase of perpetual access, or as an annual subscription". The costs are not listed on the web site, and an enquiry yielded no answer.