Communication Studies Research Guide

Currently with around 4,500 records, "[Global Performing Arts Database] records include authoritative, detailed, multilingual descriptions of digital images, texts, video clips, sound recordings, and complex media objects related to the performing arts around the world, plus information about related pieces, productions, performers, and creators." (GloPAD homepage) Records include rights statements.

A movie and television show database that includes information about actors, directors, and others involved in production.

Selections from the Federal Theatre Project 1935-1939. Digital images of playscripts and administrative records of the FTP along with images of artifacts from the productions of Macbeth, Power, and The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus.

Recordings of American leaders from World War I and the 1920 election. Part of the American Memory Project.

Online speech bank with more than 5000 speeches. Resources not within the public domain are able to be used for educational purposes and for class assignments.

"Gifts of Speech is a non-profit project, sponsored by Sweet Briar College, dedicated to preserving and creating access to speeches by inspirational, influential and contemporary, women from around the world" (from website). Contains primarily speeches from contemporary women, but the site also has some speeches from the past century.

Audio, with transcripts, of politically significant speeches, dating back to 1931. One of the Historical Voices galleries, a part of the Digital Library Initiative II, funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Audio is streamed to computer and not available for download.

Includes speeches and sermons, with some audio clips. Speeches are organized chronologically and include a brief indication of the content of the speech.

Includes inaugural addresses and related documents and images, dating back to George Washington's first inaugural address. Searchable by keyword and can be browsed by inauguration or subject; includes some images. Part of the American Memory Project.

Transcripts of selected speeches; Part of Abraham Lincoln Online. Speeches are preceded by a brief contextual statement.

This site allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

An online database of thousands of newspapers worldwide.

An independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to promote press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal.

Founded in 1941, Freedom House is a bi-partisan organization that advocates for freedom of speech.

Digital copies of more than 7000 printed advertisements from U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. The five primary subject areas are: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.

Includes Public Service Announcements and information on ad campaigns. Campaigns can be browsed by topic.

More than 9000 digital images relating to early history of advertising in the U.S. Includes links to other image web collections held by Duke University, including resources of interest in Communication Studies.