Event: FDR Library-Lecture and Signing with Douglas Brinkley: FDR & CCC, July 9 at 7 PM

From the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum:

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: 

THE RENEWAL OF AMERICA

A lecture & book signing
Tuesday, July 9, 7 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center
FDR Presidential Library, Hyde Park, NY

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is pleased to present FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: THE RENEWAL OF AMERICA, a lecture and book signing with Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University, Historian for CBS News, and author of THE WILDERNESS WARRIOR: THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE CRUSADE FOR AMERICA. The program will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. Following the presentation, Dr. Brinkley will be available for a book signing and several of his books will be available for sale in the New Deal Store. Attendees can visit the Library's new permanent exhibition until 10:00 p.m..-- free of charge -- after the program. This event is free and open to the public.

FDR visits with Civilian Conservation Corps workers at the CCC's Big Meadows camp in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, August 12, 1933.  Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Archives

“Work! Save!! Win!!!”: Selling the Cost of World War I in America - Part 4: Magazines & Conclusion

Popular Magazines

            Magazines were widely read in early 20^th century America. Among the most prominent at the time were Collier’s and McClure’s. While other magazines, such as Saturday Evening Post and Atlantic Monthly were also widely read, in the interest of time, I have selected focusing on these two magazines for their wide circulation, slightly different tones, and generally pro-war positions.

            Magazines such as these led the charge in explaining bond purchase and ownership to the public in a clear, detailed way. Explaining the necessity of giving to the point of sacrifice for the cause, banker Thomas Lamont was able to explain loan purchases in relation to other countries in Collier’s. “We must all realize that individual economy, thrift, and saving of pennies, collected in units of dollars and invested in loans to the Government, will shorten and help win the war,” he wrote.[1] He explained that Britain gave 40% of the nation’s (considerably smaller) income to the war effort, and though this may have been prompted by the volume of death they were experiencing, “must we in America wait until our casualty lists begin to come in before we can rouse ourselves to this same wholehearted support of the Government?”[2]

Event: Massachusetts Historical Society Graduate Student Reception

Massachusetts Historical Society

Graduate Student Reception

Thursday, September 19, 2013

6:00-8:00 p.m.

The Massachusetts Historical Society, a top-notch resource for American history scholars, is hosting an open house for graduate students of history, American Studies, and related fields. This is a great opportunity for graduate students to network with other students and faculty from other universities and learn about what MHS has to offer! 

For more information, contact Kate Viens or check MassHist.org for updates.