Images
- ARTstor This link opens in a new windowAn international digital library of approximately 550,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences contributed by museums, individual photographers, scholars, special collections at libraries, and photo archives. Please note: Off-campus access requires a registered user account that must be created while on campus. Click on login or register to create one.
- Art Images for College Teaching This link opens in a new windowCollection of public-domain images for download, focusing on paintings, sculpture, and architecture through the Renaissance, with some more modern images. (University of Michigan)
Films
- American History in Video This link opens in a new windowHundreds of hours of historical film footage compiled from commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries on American history.
- C-SPAN Video Library This link opens in a new windowA nearly complete archive of C-SPAN programs from 1987 to present, including footage from all 3 C-SPAN channels. Programs are indexed by subject, speaker names, titles, affiliations, sponsors, committees, categories, formats, policy groups, keywords, and location. The congressional sessions and committee hearings are indexed by person with full-text.
- Films on Demand: Archival Films & Newsreels Collection – Academic This link opens in a new window
- Films on Demand Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive, curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos, including Archival Films and Newsreels.
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Underground Railroad by William H. Johnson