Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Primary Sources
Building Walt's Dream: Disneyland's Construction. The Disney Blog. 2005. 11 Oct.
2009.
<http://thedisneyblog.com/2009/07/26/building-walts-dream-disneyland-
construction-timelapse-video/>.
This source was a video clip from the DVD, Walt Disney Treasures. This clip
was
animations.
Disney, Walt. "Humor: An International Sixth Sense." The Phi Delta Kappan 35.8
20332466>.
This source is from the database JSTOR. It is by Walt Disney and he discusses
his views on humor. This article is helpful because it gave us an insight into
what he was thinking when he was creating his animations and how he
Disney, Walt. "An Interview with Walt Disney." Interview by Fletcher Markle. Cartoon
walt-disney.html>.
This source is from Cartoon Brew. In this source, Disney is interviewed by
Fletcher Markle and they discuss many topics. A few important topics that we
found helpful was how he added sound to his cartoon (He was the first to do
this), how those methods changed, and why his cartoons were different from
ones before (He sent his artists back to school so they could learn to draw
Disney, Walt. "Mickey as Professor." The Public Opinion Quarterly 9.2 (1945): 119-
125.
This article is an excerpt from the Public Opinion Quarterly. It was written by
Disney himself. It is written for teachers to explain how animation can help
Disney, Walt. "Too Many Feathers Spoil Big Meal." Comic strip. Mickey Mouse Daily
This source is one of Disney's comic strips. It features Mickey Mouse. This
was helpful because we could see what Disney's drawings looked like
Disney, Walt. Walt Disney's Opening Day Speech for Disneyland. Disneyland. 1995.
Disneydreamer.com.
This was an excerpt of the address Walt Disney gave at the opening of
Disneyland. This was helpful because it explained what Walt Disney wanted
to achieve by opening Disneyland.
Mississippi, 2006.
This book was found at Penn State Abington in its library. The book is a
helpful because it we could see some of Disney's own personal thoughts and
feelings, along with what others thought of him. This perception of Disney
Lillian Disney - Benefactor of Walt Disney Hall. U.S. National Archives, Washington
This source is a picture from the National Archives. It is of Walt Disney and
his wife. This picture was helpful because it shows that the Disneys went out
and interacted with other people. It will also be a helpful visual for our
website.
Movie Studio Head Walt Disney Sitting in Front of Backdrop Filled with Disney
2009. <http://www.sandersartstudio.com/servlet/Categories?
$catalog.Oem=z+In+Association+with+A rt.com&$catalog.OemId=2389370>.
This picture came from the Sanders Art Company website. It was a picture of
Walt Disney sitting in front of a wall that had many of his famous animations
drawn on it. This picture was helpful because it shows how people associate
Walt Disney with his animations more than his theme parks.
looked like at the time of the creation of Mickey Mouse. This picture will be
helpful when we go to put visuals on our website because it'll provide the
This photo is from eLibrary. It shows Walt Disney standing in front of his own
drawings. This is important because it shows how Disney was well known for
"Walt Disney, 65, Dies on Coast; Founded an Empire on a Mouse." The New
This article is from the New York Times. It is about Walt Disney and his life. It
is a primary source because it was written the day after Disney's death. This
was helpful because we got some more information about Disney's life and
Winning Ideas. 1954. "Walt Disney Upsets Hollywood Tradition." By Jack Quigg.
Hutchenson News-
<http://access.newspaperarchive.com/Viewer.aspx?
img=149243155&firstvisit=true&src=search¤tResult=1>.
This photo comes from the Hutchenson News-Herald. It shows Walt Disney
placing four new Oscar Awards on a shelf already filled with awards. This
<http://player.discovery
education.com/ >.
This source is from PBS and we found it on Discovery Education streaming. It
talks about how Disney and its characters affected Broadway and how
Broadway helped Disney. This clip was important because it shows how
"Disney, Walt (1901-1966)." UXL Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Student Resource
Center –
<http://find.galegroup.com>.
This article is a biography of Walt Disney. It gave a brief synopsis of his life
and all of his accomplishments. This article was helpful because describes
Eliot, Marc. Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince. London: Andre Deutsch Limited,
1994. Print.
This source is a book from CB West library. It talks about his behavior and
how this effected his animations. This is important because it tells us about
Handler, David. "Who Makes Mickey Run-Walk-Talk?" News 18 July 1981: 6. Access
Newspaper Archive.
img=19753795&firstvisit
=true&src=search¤tResult=9>.
This article came from a newspaper printed in Fredrick, Maryland.
It described the animation process and names many of the animators and
Izard, Ralph S. "Walt Disney: Master of Laughter and Learning." Peabody Journal of
2009. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1491447>.
This source is from JSTOR. This article was about how Disney’s movies and
influential Disney’s works are, which is what our project is mostly about.
Kilo, Carol. "A tribute to the man, beyond just the mouse." New York Times 6 Sept.
<http://find.galegroup.com/>.
This source was found on the Thomas Gale database, but the article was
originally from the New York Times. It was written after the Walt Disney
Family Museum opened and it talks about Disney's life. This article was
Center - Bronze. Gale. Central Bucks West High School. 11 Oct. 2009
<http://find.galegroup.com>.
This article is all about entertainment during the Great Depression. This
Kurtz, Steve. "Disney's World." Rev. of The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the
American Way of Life,
<http://reason.com/archives/1998/07/01/
disneys-world/>.
This article comes from Reason Magazine. It is a review of Steven Watts book
animations and various films effected peopled during the Great Depression.
Penton, Edgar. Waterloo Daily Courier 13 Dec. 1968: 43. Access Newspaper Archive.
9 Oct. 2009.
<http://access.newspaperarchive.com/ Viewer.aspx?
img=93428694&firstvisit=true&src=search¤tResult=1>.
This article comes from the Waterloo Daily Courier. This article explains what
the Mickey Mouse Club was and it described the part that Disney's Mickey
Mouse played in the war effort for World War II. This article describes
how popular Disney's films were and how influential Mickey Mouse had
become.
This book came from the Penn State Abington Library. It is all about how Walt
Disney's animations and cartoons influenced the American child during the
1930s. This book is helpful because it shows how influential Disney's
<http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>.
This is a video clip from eLibrary. It shows Mickey Mouse through the years
and how he had changed. This is helpful because it shows us how much
Disney changed his own animation, which in turn helped other artists with
their animations.
Thomas, Bob. "Disney Financial Success Continues." Waterloo Daily Courier 18 Aug.
<http://access.newspaperarchive.com>.
Disney Company is still standing strong. This article was helpful because it
talks about the fact that many of Disney’s animations have become
children.
2009.<http://access.newspaperarchive.com>.
This article comes from the Syracuse Herald-Journal. The article is a man
who used to work for the Disney Company retelling what it was like to be an
animator under Walt Disney. This article provides insight into what kind of
person Walt Disney was and how he treated those who worked under him.
“Walt Disney Company.” ABC-CLIO World History, 2009. Central Bucks High School
West Library. 25 Sept.
2009. <http://www.worldhistoy.abc-clio.com>
This article gave a brief summary of the various theme parks and animated
and live action movies the Disney Company produced. This article was helpful
names many of the people involved in the creation of the parks and the
“Walt Disney.” ABC-CLIO World History, 2009. Central Bucks High School West
<http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com>.
This article was found in the ABC-CLIO World History website. It provided a
biography of Walt Disney’s life and briefly described many of Disney’s films.
This article was helpful because it explained how Disney produced many films
using his famous animated characters to be used in public service films for
the U.S. government and to portray America’s point of view during World War
II.
Watts, Steven. "Walt Disney: Art and Politics in the American Century." The Journal
<http://www.jstor.org>.
This article is from the JSTOR database. It talks about how Disney affected
arts and politics. This is helpful because it shows that Disney's animations