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Special Collections

The American Archive of Public Broadcasting contains more than 50,000 hours of digitized public broadcasting programs and original materials. Some notable collections are featured here in Special Collections. Each Special Collection finding aid provides detailed information about the content, such as its creator, recommended search strategies, and related resources. Most of the materials described in the Special Collections are available online. If not, particular materials of interest can be accessed on location at WGBH and the Library of Congress. Please contact us to make a research appointment or to learn more about the collections.

Black Journal

Black Journal

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Programs

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Programs

Stonewall Uprising Interviews

Stonewall Uprising Interviews

A Word on Words

A Word on Words

Ken Burns’ The Civil War Interviews

Ken Burns’ The Civil War Interviews

Jubilee Singers Interviews

Jubilee Singers Interviews

The Soul of Black Identity: Artist Interviews of the Post-Soul Era

The Soul of Black Identity: Artist Interviews of the Post-Soul Era

Focus 580

Focus 580

Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt

Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt

Vegetable Soup Collection

Vegetable Soup Collection

The Great Depression Interviews

The Great Depression Interviews

Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

AAPB Road Trip

AAPB Road Trip

To the Moon Interviews

To the Moon Interviews

The Jean Walkinshaw Collection

The Jean Walkinshaw Collection

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

American Masters Interviews

American Masters Interviews

The Evolution of Jazz

The Evolution of Jazz

North Carolina Now Collection

North Carolina Now Collection

Vietnam: A Television History Interviews Collection

Vietnam: A Television History Interviews Collection

Virginia Public Media: Journey through the Archives

Virginia Public Media: Journey through the Archives

In Black America

In Black America

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

En Français

En Français

1964 Interviews

1964 Interviews

WHUT Collection

WHUT Collection

Africans in America Interviews

Africans in America Interviews

Peabody Awards Collection

Peabody Awards Collection

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

The Alabama Experience

The Alabama Experience

The WRVR-FM (Riverside Radio) Collection

The WRVR-FM (Riverside Radio) Collection

The Abolitionists Interviews

The Abolitionists Interviews

Freedom Riders Interviews

Freedom Riders Interviews

BackStory

BackStory

National Educational Television

National Educational Television

Broadcasting in the Public Interest: The Newton Minow Collection

Broadcasting in the Public Interest: The Newton Minow Collection

LGBT+ Collection

LGBT+ Collection

Jewish American Heritage Collection

Jewish American Heritage Collection

Rock & Roll

Rock & Roll

John Beyer Iowa Documentaries

John Beyer Iowa Documentaries

Say Brother

Say Brother

ZOOM

ZOOM

Voter’s Pipeline / Jim Cooper’s Orange County

Voter’s Pipeline / Jim Cooper’s Orange County

Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

Vision Maker Media Documentaries

Vision Maker Media Documentaries

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews

Radio KDNA

Radio KDNA

Reconstruction Interviews

Reconstruction Interviews

Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson

Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Programs

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Programs

Wall $treet Week With Louis Rukeyser

Wall $treet Week With Louis Rukeyser

North Carolina Voices

North Carolina Voices

People Near Here

People Near Here

The Watergate Hearings

The Watergate Hearings

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Woman Series

Woman Series

KEXP Live Performances

KEXP Live Performances

Georgia Gazette

Georgia Gazette

Línea Abierta

Línea Abierta

BirdNote

BirdNote

Eyes on the Prize Interviews

Eyes on the Prize Interviews

Firing Line

Firing Line

9/11 Special Coverage

9/11 Special Coverage

OutCasting

OutCasting

John Brown's Holy War Interviews

John Brown's Holy War Interviews

Feminist Community Radio at KOPN

Feminist Community Radio at KOPN

The Center for Asian American Media

The Center for Asian American Media

Pacifica Radio Archive

Pacifica Radio Archive

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