Historians, like detectives, rely heavily on evidence and imagination as they construct narratives of the past. Evidence can consist of personal memories, official data, physical items, and much more. Historians of popular culture often times come across some of the most interesting and well preserved forms of evidence.
This section of Glamour and Grit exists to introduce the kinds of sources that are being used in this research. There is no roadmap to follow, just go to the sources that interest you most. Each category: advertisements, fashion, newsletters, grievances, newspapers, oral histories, has its own gallery. Visit each and take and use your skills to analyze, read, and employ them in your understanding of aviation history, gender history, and labor history.

There's fun to be had in research, just try to keep yourself organized, and once you've gathered your sources keep well identified copies in a safe place. At one time I made an incredible error of leaving orginial primary source material in my car, which was stolen and completely emptied out. I'll never be able to recreate what I lost, in fact, to this day I still don't have an accurate record of what went missing, I only know it could have been great.

Like the other pages in this site, this one is very much in development, but there's enough to get you started. One of the greatest places to glean new material from and to chart a path is searching through the bibliographies of those who have come before, so please take a look at what has been compiled and enjoy the trip!