Bibliography
Below is a compilation of
sources that provided the backbone of this exhibit. The below sources provided
extensive information about the history of Lisle, incorporation, municipal
government, and suburbanization. Sources listed are not an exhaustive list, but
a sampling of the material that is out there.
Primary Sources
Chicago Tribune, 1938- 1968 (online).
Lisle Advertiser, 1938-1965 (Collection at Museum at Lisle Station Park).
Lisle Advertiser, 1940-1970 (Collection at Lisle Library).
Lisle Eagle, 1944-1958 (Collection at Museum at Lisle Station Park).
Lisle Eagle, 1944-46, 1950-51, 1953-54 (Collection at Lisle Library).
The Tapestry of Lisle. Compiled by Sue Babcock. Village of Lisle, January 1997.
Secondary Sources
Lisle:
DuPage Roots. Richard A. Thompson and Contributors. DuPage County Historical Society, 1985.
Coggin III, James C. The History of Lisle DuPage County, Illinois. Lisle: Lisle Convention and Visitors Bureau Incorporated, 1993.
Morris, Robert R. Lisle, Illinois Celebrating 50 Years: A Pictorial History 1956-2006. Village of Lisle, 2006.
Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A History of Lisle. Village of Lisle, January 1997.
The Village of Lisle, Directed by Mike Pasky. Lisle, IL, 2006. DVD.
Government:
Keating, Ann Durkin. Building Chicago: Suburban Developers and the Creation of a Divided Metropolis. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2002.
Teaford, Jon C. The American Suburb: The Basics. New York: Routledge, 2008.
Teaford, Jon C. The Municipal Revolution in America: Origins of Modern Urban Government, 1650-1825. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975.
“Township History.” DuPage Township. http://dupagetownship.org/about-us/township-history.
Suburbanization:
Garreau, Joel. Edge City: Life on the New Frontier. New York: Anchor Books, 1991.
Hayden, Dolores. Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000. New York: Vintage Books, 2004.
Jackson, Kenneth T. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.
Martinson, Tom. American Dreamscape: The Pursuit of Happiness in Postwar Suburbia. New York: Carroll & Graff Publishers, 2000.
Primary Sources
Chicago Tribune, 1938- 1968 (online).
Lisle Advertiser, 1938-1965 (Collection at Museum at Lisle Station Park).
Lisle Advertiser, 1940-1970 (Collection at Lisle Library).
Lisle Eagle, 1944-1958 (Collection at Museum at Lisle Station Park).
Lisle Eagle, 1944-46, 1950-51, 1953-54 (Collection at Lisle Library).
The Tapestry of Lisle. Compiled by Sue Babcock. Village of Lisle, January 1997.
Secondary Sources
Lisle:
DuPage Roots. Richard A. Thompson and Contributors. DuPage County Historical Society, 1985.
Coggin III, James C. The History of Lisle DuPage County, Illinois. Lisle: Lisle Convention and Visitors Bureau Incorporated, 1993.
Morris, Robert R. Lisle, Illinois Celebrating 50 Years: A Pictorial History 1956-2006. Village of Lisle, 2006.
Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A History of Lisle. Village of Lisle, January 1997.
The Village of Lisle, Directed by Mike Pasky. Lisle, IL, 2006. DVD.
Government:
Keating, Ann Durkin. Building Chicago: Suburban Developers and the Creation of a Divided Metropolis. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2002.
Teaford, Jon C. The American Suburb: The Basics. New York: Routledge, 2008.
Teaford, Jon C. The Municipal Revolution in America: Origins of Modern Urban Government, 1650-1825. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975.
“Township History.” DuPage Township. http://dupagetownship.org/about-us/township-history.
Suburbanization:
Garreau, Joel. Edge City: Life on the New Frontier. New York: Anchor Books, 1991.
Hayden, Dolores. Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000. New York: Vintage Books, 2004.
Jackson, Kenneth T. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.
Martinson, Tom. American Dreamscape: The Pursuit of Happiness in Postwar Suburbia. New York: Carroll & Graff Publishers, 2000.