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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.

American Masters Interviews

American Masters Interviews

The Center for Asian American Media

The Center for Asian American Media

A Word on Words

A Word on Words

The Evolution of Jazz

The Evolution of Jazz

Vision Maker Media Documentaries

Vision Maker Media Documentaries

North Carolina Voices

North Carolina Voices

In the Life

In the Life

WHUT Collection

WHUT Collection

Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

BirdNote

BirdNote

The WRVR-FM (Riverside Radio) Collection

The WRVR-FM (Riverside Radio) Collection

In Black America

In Black America

Black Champions Interviews

Black Champions Interviews

Georgia Gazette

Georgia Gazette

Radio KDNA

Radio KDNA

Stonewall Uprising Interviews

Stonewall Uprising Interviews

Vietnam: A Television History Interviews Collection

Vietnam: A Television History Interviews Collection

People Near Here

People Near Here

Jewish American Heritage Collection

Jewish American Heritage Collection

Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt

Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt

Línea Abierta

Línea Abierta

Voter’s Pipeline / Jim Cooper’s Orange County

Voter’s Pipeline / Jim Cooper’s Orange County

Wall $treet Week With Louis Rukeyser

Wall $treet Week With Louis Rukeyser

Firing Line

Firing Line

AAPB Road Trip

AAPB Road Trip

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

John Beyer Iowa Documentaries

John Beyer Iowa Documentaries

En Français

En Français

BackStory

BackStory

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Programs

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Programs

Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson

Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson

The Abolitionists Interviews

The Abolitionists Interviews

1964 Interviews

1964 Interviews

The Watergate Hearings

The Watergate Hearings

Broadcasting in the Public Interest: The Newton Minow Collection

Broadcasting in the Public Interest: The Newton Minow Collection

Black Journal

Black Journal

OutCasting

OutCasting

New Jersey Network Collection

New Jersey Network Collection

The Great Depression Interviews

The Great Depression Interviews

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Programs

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Programs

Rock & Roll

Rock & Roll

The Fine Print with Rebecca Bain

The Fine Print with Rebecca Bain

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

Eyes on the Prize Interviews

Eyes on the Prize Interviews

North Carolina Now Collection

North Carolina Now Collection

Say Brother

Say Brother

Africans in America Interviews

Africans in America Interviews

Jubilee Singers Interviews

Jubilee Singers Interviews

Woman Series

Woman Series

ZOOM

ZOOM

Reconstruction Interviews

Reconstruction Interviews

9/11 Special Coverage

9/11 Special Coverage

New Mexico Public Media Collection

New Mexico Public Media Collection

National Educational Television

National Educational Television

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

The Alabama Experience

The Alabama Experience

LGBT+ Collection

LGBT+ Collection

Pacifica Radio Archive

Pacifica Radio Archive

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Peabody Awards Collection

Peabody Awards Collection

To the Moon Interviews

To the Moon Interviews

The Jean Walkinshaw Collection

The Jean Walkinshaw Collection

Freedom Riders Interviews

Freedom Riders Interviews

Virginia Public Media: Journey through the Archives

Virginia Public Media: Journey through the Archives

KEXP Live Performances

KEXP Live Performances

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

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

Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews

Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

John Brown's Holy War Interviews

John Brown's Holy War Interviews

Seven Days

Seven Days

Ken Burns’ The Civil War Interviews

Ken Burns’ The Civil War Interviews

Vegetable Soup Collection

Vegetable Soup Collection

Focus 580

Focus 580

Feminist Community Radio at KOPN

Feminist Community Radio at KOPN

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