Works Cited
Primary Sources
“Children’s Television Workshop and ‘Sesame Street’: Carnegie Corporation of New York, 1966
| Philanthropy Central.” Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society, Duke Sanford,
2007,
cspcs.sanford.duke.edu/learning-resources/case-study-database/children-s-television-wor
kshop-and-sesame-street-carnegie. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.
We used this website for information on the Carnegie Corporation’s role in starting
Sesame Street. This website also included a primary source document from 1966 from
Author Steven Schindler. This information of the Carnegie Corporations role was placed
in our Corporate Aid page in the website.
Cooney, Joan Ganz. “jgcc_1966report.” Carnegie Corporation, 1966.
This document was to prove “the power to educate as well as to entertain, and we set out
to prove it.” It provided a vast amount of information of her work which was included
below the text on the Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett page. The document
outlines the research that Joan did regarding the relationship between television and early
childhood education One section is dedicated to focusing on the impact and outreach to
disadvantaged children, where we were able to learn of the various programs they did. Cooney, Joan Ganz. Interview with Shirley Wershba. Archive of American Television,
Television Academy Foundation, 27 April 1998.
We used this source for Cooney's perspective on the creation of Sesame Street. It was
important to see how people involved in the creation and production of the show felt
about the show. We specifically used a clip in which she talks about Jim Henson, and
how they brought him to the show.
Ford Foundation. “A Legacy of Social Justice.” Ford Foundation, Ford Foundation, 2021,
www.fordfoundation.org/about/about-ford/a-legacy-of-social-justice/.
We used this source to obtain information on the Ford Foundation’s support of Sesame
Street and national educational television. This source included numerous primary source
photos from the 1960’s.
Jhee, Catherine. “The Report That Started It All.” Joan Ganz Cooney Center, 6 Dec. 2019,
joanganzcooneycenter.org/2019/12/06/the-report-that-started-it-all/.
This website is known as the Sesame workshop as it holds valuable information on the
creation and co-founders of the show. In one of the articles, it goes through the new
revamped version of Sesame Street and the valuable leadership of Joan Ganz Cooney and
Lloyd Morrisett. This source provided enormous amounts of primary information and photos. We placed a section of the text for description on the Joan Cooney and Lloyd
Morrisett page.
Kennedy, Mark. “‘Sesame Street’ Turns 50.” PBS NewsHour, NewsHour Productions, 6 Nov.
2019, www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/sesame-street-turns-50. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.
We used this website to gain information on the 50th Anniversary and for a photograph of
the original Sesame Street cast. This primary source photo was placed in our timeline.
Lowey, Nita M. “Text - H.Res.540 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Recognizing the 50th
Anniversary of Sesame Street.” Www.congress.gov, 16 Aug. 2019,
www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/540/text?r=7&s=1. Accessed 17
Mar. 2021.
This primary source resolution from the official House of Representatives website
provided a pdf of the resolution to recognize Sesame Street for their 50th anniversary.
This primary photo is on the lasting legacy page.
Manzano, Sonia. Interview with Karen Herman. Archive of American Television, Television
Academy Foundation, 15 July 2004. We used this source for Manzano’s reflection on her role as Maria on Sesame Street, as
well as the show in general. It was important to us to include what the actors themselves
thought about the show and its themes. We specifically used a clip of her discussing how
they handled the death of Will Lee, who played Mr. Hooper. This was important because
it both demonstrates the effect Sesame Street has had on children and the entertainment
industry, as well as the psychology the creators of Sesame Street implemented.
Morrisett, Lloyd. Interview with Karen Herman. Archive of American Television, Television
Academy Foundation, 21 July 2004.
We used this source for Morrisett’s reflection about Sesame Street. It was important to us
to see what the people involved in the creation and production of Sesame Street thought
about the purpose, creation, and legacy of the show. We specifically used a clip of him
explaining why they used the idea of a street in the show.
National Museum of American History. “Meet the Muppets.” National Museum of American
History, 5 Nov. 2019, americanhistory.si.edu/blog/meet-muppets. Accessed 18 Mar.
2021.
From this source we found a plethora of information pertaining to the original Muppets
created by Jim Henson. These primary images showed some of the original puppets
created by Jim Henson. We used this source specifically in the “Characters” page of our website.
Okazaki, Samantha. “Happy Birthday, Caroll Spinney!” TODAY, NBC Universal, 23 Dec. 2015,
www.today.com/slideshow/caroll-spinney-turns-82-t63521. Accessed 19 Mar. 2021.
This website provided primary source photos of cast members and the puppet characters
from 1969. They also provided many other photos of cast members in various settings.
These photos were used throughout our website.
“PUBLIC LAW 90-129-NOV. 7, 1967.” House.gov, 2021,
uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/90/129.pdf. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.
This source comes from the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, United States Code.
This source provided a primary image of the public law later known to be the “Public
Broadcasting Act of 1967” This pivotal information was placed in the Lyndon Johnson
and the broadcasting act of 1967 page. This information will be pivotal in the creation of
Sesame Street and all of public television we know today.
“Sesame Street Cast Photos.” Muppet Wiki,
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Sesame_Street_cast_photos. Accessed 19 Mar. 2021.
This source provided primary source images from each year of the casting of Sesame Street. We included these images on our timeline which served as just the background.
This information is a wiki page which is why we used the pictures from the page.
“Sesame Street: Meet Lily, the First Homeless Muppet.” BBC News, 14 Dec. 2018,
www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46551197. Accessed 19 Mar. 2021.
This source provided us with primary source photos of Lily as well as information
regarding her impact and purpose within the Sesame Street Universe.
The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Jim Henson | Biography & Facts.” Encyclopædia
Britannica, 6 Dec. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Henson. Accessed 18 Mar.
2021.
This source provided us with a primary source photo of Jim Henson as well as
information regarding the beginning of his career.
“The Passage of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.” Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional
History and Education, 14 Feb. 2017,
www.byrdcenter.org/blog/the-passage-of-the-public-broadcasting-act-of-1967. Accessed
18 Mar. 2021.
This website is known as the Robert C. Byrd Center for History and Education related to Congress. It is pivotal in providing advance information of the United States Congress
and Constitution. The source was taken from a blog of the Public Broadcasting act of
1967. This information was crucial in explaining the act passed by congress. This was
placed in the Lyndon Johnson and the broadcasting act of 1967 page.
Secondary Sources
Ashaley, Ashiley Ase Nii. “Dr Chester Pierce: The Black Psychiatrist Who Enhanced Racial
Equality in America through Sesame Street.” Face2Face Africa, 18 July 2019,
face2faceafrica.com/article/dr-chester-pierce-the-black-psychiatrist-who-enhanced-racial-
equality-in-america-through-sesame-street. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.
This source provided information on DR Chester Pierce and his contributions to racial
equality in Sesame Street. He was part of the black psychiatrists that ensured racial
equality was present in the show. This source provided multiple images and texts which
were incorporated into the page Dr. Chester Pierce. This information provided the
background information we needed to understand the topic.
Carnegie Corporation of New York. “Carnegie Corporation Salutes 40 Years of Sesame Street.”
Carnegie Corporation of New York, 5 Nov. 2009,
www.carnegie.org/news/articles/carnegie-corporation-salutes-40-years-of-sesame-street/.
We used this website to learn how the Carnegie Corporation viewed their contributions to
Sesame Street. This website provided information on how the initiatives from the foundation supported children both from the past and present. This information was
placed in our Corporate Aid page.
Cooney, Joan. “A Letter from Joan Ganz Cooney.” Joan Ganz Cooney Center, 9 Dec. 2019,
joanganzcooneycenter.org/2019/12/09/a-letter-from-joan-ganz-cooney/. Accessed 18
Mar. 2021.
This article was a letter from Joan Ganz Cooney herself and her journey from the 1960s
up to now. She reminisces of her past experiences and how far television and education as
gone. This source provided a lot of information about her contributions and also provided
a photo in which we used for our Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett page.
Ely, Elissa. “Dr. Chester Pierce Understood Racism on Multiple Fronts | the Remembrance
Project.” Wbur.org, WBUR, 8 Feb. 2017,
www.wbur.org/remembrance-project/2017/02/08/dr-chester-pierce. Accessed 12 Dec.
2019.
WBUR is a Boston NPR New Station that is committed to providing information and
serving its community. It is led by leaders in education and public health. This
information was from an article on WBUR on Dr.Chester Pierce and how he understood
racism. We used this information and placed an image of Dr. Chester Pierce onto the Dr
Chester Pierce page. “Emmy Awards.” Muppet Wiki, muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Emmy Awards. Accessed 18 Mar.
2021.
This secondary source website provided information about the various awards won by the
show with an emphasis on Primetime and Daytime Emmy awards. It allowed us to see
the full scope of their winnings, which greatly helped with the legacy page.
Flamang, Andrew. “Sesame Street.” The Bridgespan Group, 2017,
www.bridgespan.org/sesame-street. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.
We used this source to view the history of Sesame Street, particularly how the Carnegie
Corporation helped, from an outside source looking in. It provides an in-depth research
paper and the Timeline for Change that occurred. This information was used to help
facilitate our knowledge on this topic.
“Home.” Ford Foundation, Ford Foundation, 2021, www.fordfoundation.org/.
We used this website for information on the specifics of how the Ford Foundation helped
Sesame Street. The website provided a vast amount of information on the Ford
Foundation and what they do to help communities around the world. “Home.” Corporate, www.viliving.com/. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.
This source was only used for a photo of Lloyd Morrisett. This source provided a photo
that was included in the profile of Lloyd Morrisett on the Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd
Morrisett page.
“How the New Season of Sesame Street Stands up against Racial Hatred.” The Guardian, 9 Nov.
2017,
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/nov/09/sesame-street-new-season-diversity-tole
rance.
This article was focused on Sesame Street’s promotion of racial justice through
education. We used this source since it contained photos of Sesame Street interacting
with children in order to help them recognize similarities and celebrating differences. It
also went into their modern impact with the various programs they support that spreads
awareness of racial issues and educated young children about the importance of diversity.
“Joan Ganz Cooney | Sesame Workshop.” Www.sesameworkshop.org, Sesame Workshop,
www.sesameworkshop.org/who-we-are/our-leadership/joan-ganz-cooney. Accessed 18
Mar. 2021.
This source is named the Sesame Workshop and features its co-founder and lifetime honorary trustee Joan Ganz Cooney. This source provided information straight from the
workshop that Cooney was once apart of. This information from her biography was
included in her profile on the Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett page.
Kearney, Melissa S., and Phillip B. Levine. “Early Childhood Education by Television: Lessons
from Sesame Street.” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, vol. 11, no. 1,
Jan. 2019, pp. 318–350, 10.1257/app.20170300.
This is a PDF that analyzed the educational impact Sesame Street had on children,
specifically those who were disadvantaged. The studies concluded preschool children
exposed to Sesame Street experienced improved educational outcomes subsequently. The
results indicate that Sesame Street improved school readiness, particularly for boys and
children living in economically disadvantaged areas.
“Lloyd Morrisett.” Muppet Wiki, FANDOM, muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Lloyd_Morrisett.
Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.
This source provided information on Lloyd Morrisett which provided a solid background
into his contributions to the show Sesame Street. The source was mainly used for its
photograph as it is a wiki page. We took a photo of Lloyd Morrisett with the lead
character Elmo and placed it on the Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett page. “Lloyd Morrisett | Sesame Workshop.” Www.sesameworkshop.org,
www.sesameworkshop.org/who-we-are/our-leadership/lloyd-morrisett.
This source provides information on the co-founder and lifetime honorary trustee Lloyd
Morrisett. This biography of Lloyd Morriset proved vital as it provided information that
was later placed in our Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morriset page. This source provided
background information of Morrisett and his contributions to Sesame Street.
“Our History | Sesame Workshop.” Www.sesameworkshop.org,
www.sesameworkshop.org/who-we-are/our-history.
This article gives a detailed timeline about Sesame Street’s milestones regarding their
impact on children since 1969. It first focuses on the creation of the television show and
its purpose. It then details the process of putting the show and cast together. Throughout
the timeline, it introduces various characters and their role in the program. The article
helped us understand the importance and impact of the show, such as their promotion of
racial justice.
“Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.” Public Media Now,
publicmedianow.org/public-broadcasting-act-of-1967/. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021.
This source provides information on public media geared towards the modern generation. From this source, we were able to gain information on the Public Broadcasting Act of
1967. It provided information and quotes which we placed in the Lyndon Johnson and the
broadcasting act of 1967 page. This source helped provide the background knowledge we
needed.
“Racial Justice | Sesame Workshop.” Www.sesameworkshop.org,
www.sesameworkshop.org/what-we-do/racial-justice. Accessed 19 Mar. 2021.
This article focused on “The Power of We” campaign that Sesame Street promoted. We
used this source since it contained images of characters educating children about
diversity.
“Sesame Street.” Www.bridgespan.org, www.bridgespan.org/sesame-street.
The PDF goes into detail regarding the history of the development of Sesame Street.
From this source, we were able to learn more about how Sesame Street was able to get
started through various funders. Sesame Street was so popular that it was mostly
supported through grants. The PDF then goes into the impact that the program had on
children’s education, detailing about a significance percentage of children who watched
the show daily were able to increase their performance in school.
“Sesame Street - IMDb.” IMDb, 2019, www.imdb.com/title/tt0063951/awards. This secondary source website allowed us to verify the various awards that the show has
won, and also listed award nominations outside of just Emmys.
“Sesame Street: Super Grover 2.0 Week.” KPBS Public Media,
www.kpbs.org/news/2011/feb/18/sesame-street-super-grover-20-week/. Accessed 19 Mar.
2021.
This source provided us with an image of the Sesame Street character “Super Grover”,
which we used within our “Characters” page.
Sesame Workshop. “Our History.” Www.sesameworkshop.org, 2020,
www.sesameworkshop.org/who-we-are/our-history. Accessed 17 Mar. 2021.
We used this source to learn more about the history of Sesame Street and included some
of the information provided within our website. This provided great background
information on Sesame Street as a whole.
Yahoo. “Why ‘Sesame Street’ Creator Joan Ganz Cooney Refused to Let a Man Run the Show:
‘I Was Born to Do This.’” Www.yahoo.com, 30 Nov. 2018,
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sesame-street-creator-joan-ganz-cooney-refused-let-man-run-s
how-born-225145778.html. Accessed 18 Mar. 2021. This source is from Yahoo!life and provides information regarding Joan Ganz Cooney a
Sesame Street Co-Founder. It provides information regarding her role and why she took in charge of the show. It also provided a picture of her which was with characters from the show. We placed this image in the Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett page.