LibGuides: Getting Started Guide: History: Media

The Great Depression: 1929-1939
Call Number: Online - AVON
The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates
Call Number: E839 .K46 2016 Blu-ray
ISBN: 9781681431369
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History by Geoffrey C. Ward; Ken Burns
Call Number: E757 .W296 2014 DVD
ISBN: 9781627890502
TEDTalks, David Ikard-The Real Story of Rosa Parks -- And Why We Need to Confront Myths about Black History
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Call Number: Online - Films on Demand
United Newsreels
Call Number: D743.23 .U54 2011
The War on Disco
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Call Number: Online - Films on Demand

Ancient Maya Metropolis
Call Number: Online - Films on Demand
Colosseum
Call Number: DG68.1 .T56 2016
ISBN: 9781627891295
Empire Builders, The Inca Empire
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Through Enemy Eyes: A Newsreel History of the Third Reich at War by International Historic Films
Call Number: D810.P6 T55 2005
ISBN: 2290122914
The Vietnam War (A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick)
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Call Number: Online - AVON
ISBN: 9781531701734

American History in Video This link opens in a new window
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Allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries.

Films on Demand - Archival Films & Newsreels Collection This link opens in a new window
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A rare view of what rush hour in London looked like in 1897. The dramatic and suspenseful newsreel announcing the crash of the Hindenburg zeppelin. President Ronald Reagan’s challenging speech at the Brandenburg Gate. Throughout modern history, cameras have recorded public events, wars, cultural phenomena, and government programs. This collection is a treasure trove of archival and historical films from multiple sources.

Academic Video Online (via ProQuest Platform) This link opens in a new window
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Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers ~ 68,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.More than 14,000 titles are exclusive to Alexander Street, all with a predictable annual cost.Academic Video Online includes a variety of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, demonstrations, and raw footage. Patrons will find thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners. Academic institutions will find the most frequently used films for classroom instruction, plus newly released films and previously unavailable archival material.
Academic Video Online (via Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new window
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Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers more than 66,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Docuseek This link opens in a new window
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Tip: After searching, check the box Show only licensed films to eliminate any films to which CNU does not have access.
An interdisciplinary collection of documentary and social issues films and videos. It includes exclusive educational streaming access to content from Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films (including The Fanlight Collection and dGenerate Films), Kartemquin Films, MediaStorm, the National Film Board of Canada, Scorpion TV Sincerely Films, Terra Nova Films and KimStim.
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Always on the cutting edge, Films On Demand‘s platform provides users with the content, tools, speed, and performance that today’s online experience demands. With films from top producers including A&E, PBS, BBC Learning, National Geographic, ABC News, NBC News, CNBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, HBO Documentary Films, PBS NewsHour, Open University, Bill Moyers, California Newsreel, Annenberg Learner, TED, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, and more.