Bittan, David. "Levitt or Leave It" in Philadelphia Magazine., 78-85, 191-193.September 1972.
Article written by a resident of Levittown who looks back and examines the positives, negatives, and feelings of the times as they related to Levittown. In depth and informative. This article is available in the Levittown Historical Marker essay.
Conrad, Pam. Our House: The Stories of Levittown. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1995.
In this historical fiction, the author uses fictional characters" experiences to show what life was like in Levittown through six short stories based on the six decades since 1940. (Grades 4-8)
Gans, Herbert. The Levittowners. Irvington, NY: Columbia University Press, 1982.
The author examines the lives of residents in Levittown through the development of social groups, churches, politics, and other aspect of suburban life.
Jackson, Kenneth T. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1985.
Text offers a history of the "suburbs" and how the relationship between suburbia and Utopia developed.
Kelly, Barbara. Expanding the American Dream. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 1993.
Although based on Levittown, New York, this text offers a view of the process of suburbanization and what lessons might still be learned from the Levittown experiences.
Miner, Curt. "Picture Window Paradise" in Pennsylvania Heritage., 12-21. Harrisburg, Pa.: , Spring 2002.
In depth look into Levittown from an insider. The author is a journalist and a resident of Levittown.
Site offers background and the interesting perspective of Herbert Gans, a sociologist who lived in Levittown as a "participant-observer
Levittowners.COM. Welcome to Levittown, PA http://www.levittowners.com/Default.htm
This is a "scrapbook" site that offers pictures, newspaper clippings, and maps of various aspect of Levittown, Pennsylvania. Examine the specific models or learn about how the land was purchased on this site.
Pennsylvania State Archives. PHMC DOC Heritage, "Civil Rights and Integration: Levittown," http://www.docheritage.state.pa.us/documents/levitown.asp
This website is supported by the Pennsylvania State Archives. The Archives have two original documents relating to Levittown with background knowledge and explanations. The two documents are both scanned images of letters sent to then Governor Leader relating to the Myers family move into Levittown and the subsequent events.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, "Levittown PA: Building the American Dream," http://server1.fandm.edu/levittown/default.html
Incredible online exhibit from the State Museum of Pennsylvania; this site allows visitors to examine Levittown from its beginnings to the "modern" kitchens promoted to attract mothers. Visitors may choose from such interesting topics as "Electronic Hearths" to "Kidsville USA" or can simply go "through" the exhibit step by step. Includes many pictures, advertisements, and other relevant documents.
