Primary SourcesPolly Hamilton. Dillinger's Last Hours -- With Me. PBS. Chicago Herald. Oct. 24, 1934. Newspaper. Fri. 22 April 2016. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dillinger/filmmore/ps_hamilton.html
Girardin, G. Russell. Dillinger: The Untold Story. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2009. - This source shows a plethora of primary source documents like letters, photographs, etc… This information will come in handy when describing some of Dillinger’s exploits, his brief biography, and how the media and other sources depicted John. Old Sheriff’s House Foundation. http://www.oldsheriffshouse.org/timeline.html - This site contains images of Crown Point prison, the “inescapable jail”, from 1800s to the present. |
Secondary SourcesDrawing of John Dillinger being shot by FBI agents
https://www.loc.gov/item/2009633874/ - This drawing is a depiction of how John Dillinger was killed and could be used in comparison with historical witnesses or photos. Dollar Times http://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=10000&year=1930 - This source enabled me to see how much money Dillinger and his gang stole in comparison to the value of the dollar today. Girardin, G. Russell. Dillinger: The Untold Story. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2009. - The secondary sources located in this book could play just as big of a role at understanding the full picture of who John was as the primary sources. This book describes the primary source as well as connecting factors and descriptive elements surrounding the primary sources. This book also describes many of John’s most notable crimes and the events surrounding them. “John Dillinger.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation. U.S. Department of Justice. Fri. 18 March 2016 https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/john-dillinger - This source contains investigative information on the exploits of John Dillinger Old Sheriff’s House Foundation. http://www.oldsheriffshouse.org/timeline.html - This site contains images as well as a description of the history behind Crown Point prison, the “inescapable jail”, from 1800s to the present. This source will add key descriptive elements when I discuss the Crown Point escape of John Dillinger. PBS. "People & Events: John Dillinger, 1903-1934." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2016. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dillinger/peopleevents/p_dillinger.html>. - This secondary source is another article filled with information on John Dillinger as well as links to primary source documents. “Roger “The Terrible” Touhy’s Gang.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation. U.S. Department of Justice. Fri. 22 April 2016 https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/roger-the-terrible-touhy |