Primary Sources: The 1920s: Magazines

"For the fashion lover, there is no publication quite like Vogue. Available articles include the observations of a princess on her travels to Turkey, "The Rise of Rude," and the wedding announcement of Mrs. Prescott Sheldon Bush--the mother of President George Herbert Walker Bush. There is little doubt that these articles will intrigue you as you learn more about the fashion and culture of the early 1900s." Old Magazine Articles

"The American Magazine was a 20th-century name for a US-based magazine of popular literature that began as Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly in 1876."

"The Chicagoan, published from 1926 to 1935 in Chicago, was explicitly modeled on the New Yorker in both its graphic design and editorial content. The magazine aimed to portray the city as a cultural hub and counter its image as a place of violence and vice." The University of Chicago Library

"Collier's was a popular American magazine of literature and journalism, published in the 19th and 20th centuries. It has recently been revived in the 21st."

This magazine is considered to be the earliest example of "muckracking," later known as investigative or watchdog journalism.

"The Media History Digital Library digitizes collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. The project is supported by owners of materials who loan them for scanning, and donors who contribute funds to cover the cost of scanning."

"The Modernist Journals Project is a major resource for the study of modernism in the English-speaking world, with periodical literature as its central concern. Our primary mission is to produce digital editions of culturally significant magazines from around the early 20th century and make them freely available to the public on our website." A joint project of Brown University & the University of Tulsa

Access a collection of articles on a variety of topics from old magazines. A site that is privately owned and operated by an "old magazine enthusiast."
"All articles are free to read on line, however should you wish to have a version that can be printed, this can be done for the cost of $5.00. Click here to have an article emailed or faxed to you."

"This page lists freely accessible archives of serials (such as magazines, journals, newspapers, and other periodicals). "
University of Pennsylvania

"Pulp magazines (often referred to as "the pulps"), also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s."

Contains a variety of articles with some dating back to the 1850s. The full-text of the articles are provided when available.

"Vanity Fair is a magazine of fashion and popular culture published by Conde Nast."