Images (l to r): Gift of Andrea Jones and Kristian Crosby; Terry Stewart Collection; Lloyd Price Papers (2).
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These articles are available via the database Rock's Back Pages.
Give Peace a Chance by Exhibition featured manuscripts, scores, instruments, artwork and other works from John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, U2, Laurie Anderson, Graham Nash, Holly Near, Phil Ochs, Laura Nyro, Joe McDonald and others
Music of the World War II Era by 
Over Here, over There by Examines the efforts of the Andrews Sisters and other USO performers to entertain servicemen during World War II
The Politics of Post-9/11 Music by Politics of post-September 11 music
Put Your Bodies upon the Wheels by Traces the revolution's growth from a rebellion against parental control and the Vietnam War to a coercive and sometimes divisive social movement, and examines the protestors, their motives, their critics, and their legacy.
Riot on Sunset Strip by From the moment the Byrds debuted at Ciro’s on March 26th 1965 — with Bob Dylan joining them on stage — through the demonstrations of November 1966, Sunset Strip nightclubs introduced the Doors, Buffalo Springfield the Mothers of Invention, and so many more. Riot on Sunset Strip shows how this legendary scene came together, burned briefly but brilliantly, and then fell apart after the Summer of Love. This inspiring book evokes a raucous, revolutionary time in American culture for those who lived it and contemporary youth culture fascinated by the time.
Sounds of the Borderland by 
Sound Targets by Explores the role of music in American military culture, focusing on the experiences of soldiers returning from active service in Iraq ; describes how American soldiers hear, share, use & produce music, both on & off duty
America : a tribute to heroes A musical tribute to the fallen heroes of the September 11, 2001 terrorist caused disaster in the United States with the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon attack in Washington, DC, and the airplane crash in Pennsylvania
Next stop is Vietnam : the war on record, 1961-2008 by 
1968 with Tom Brokaw 1968: in that single year, MLK and RFK were assassinated, Chicago rioted, Nixon triumphed, and Tet exploded. The top music acts were the Beatles, the Doors, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye. Man circled the Moon. From Civil Rights to Vietnam, from rock & roll to rocket science, 1968 stands out as a concentrated dose of everything we think of as the Sixties
The love we make / a Maysles Films production ; directed by Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan This film follows Paul McCartney as he journeys through the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001, and his subsequent organization of the Concert for New York City; features performance clips from the benefit concert and backstage moments with many of the performers and other famous attendees|
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