Images, music, archival videos can be primary source materials.
An 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.
Collection of public-domain images for download, focusing on paintings, sculpture, and architecture through the Renaissance, with some more modern images. (University of Michigan)
Hundreds of hours of historical film footage compiled from commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries on American history.
Includes over 600 filmed theatrical productions, movies, TV adaptations, audio theatre and poetry recitals; over 800 video resources such as interactive workshops, dynamic e-learning videos, and exclusive interviews, lectures and documentaries; and over 21,000 pages of written resources, such as guides,essays and teaching resources.
A comprehensive, curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos, including Archival Films and Newsreels.
Naxos Music Library is the most comprehensive collection of classical music available online offering over 2,348,500 tracks* of Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music**. * As of April 28, 2020
** Naxos Historical, Nostalgia and Jazz Legends are not available in the United States due to possible copyright restrictions
C-SPAN programs from 1987 to present, 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.