Turn on, Tune in, Drop out, or Just Browse the Sixties

Shortly after the demonstration, I got a call from Manny, my college roommate. He was now an army psychologist, working on secret LSD experiments with soldiers (recently it was revealed that these experiments were CIA-funded), and he wanted to know if I was interested in trying some. “Sure,” I replied. I had never even tried [...]

Twentieth Century Advice Literature: September Database of the Month

Twentieth Century Advice Literature: North American Guides on Race, Gender, Sex, and the Family is a new electronic resource that allows students and researchers to immerse themselves in the values and behaviors of Americans of the past. The collection provides a window into American social history by bringing together the instructional, prescriptive, behavioral, and etiquette [...]