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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.

Bill Moyers Collection

Bill Moyers Collection

OutCasting

OutCasting

Biography Hawai‘i

Biography Hawai‘i

In Black America

In Black America

Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser

Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

BackStory

BackStory

Rock & Roll

Rock & Roll

Le Show

Le Show

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews

New Mexico Public Media Collection

New Mexico Public Media Collection

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

The Alabama Experience

The Alabama Experience

Seven Days

Seven Days

Jubilee Singers Interviews

Jubilee Singers Interviews

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Programs

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Programs

LGBT+ Collection

LGBT+ Collection

Education Forum / High School Assembly

Education Forum / High School Assembly

Say Brother/Basic Black

Say Brother/Basic Black

Public Broadcast Laboratory

Public Broadcast Laboratory

The Jean Walkinshaw Collection

The Jean Walkinshaw Collection

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Programs

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Programs

Radio KDNA

Radio KDNA

9/11 Special Coverage

9/11 Special Coverage

The WRVR-FM (Riverside Radio) Collection

The WRVR-FM (Riverside Radio) Collection

Eyes on the Prize Interviews

Eyes on the Prize Interviews

Rock School

Rock School

Bumps in the Night

Bumps in the Night

WUNC Collection

WUNC Collection

1964 Interviews

1964 Interviews

Broadcasting in the Public Interest: The Newton Minow Collection

Broadcasting in the Public Interest: The Newton Minow Collection

John Beyer Iowa Documentaries

John Beyer Iowa Documentaries

AAPB Road Trip

AAPB Road Trip

Feminist Community Radio at KOPN

Feminist Community Radio at KOPN

Firing Line

Firing Line

Micrologus with Ross W. Duffin

Micrologus with Ross W. Duffin

North Carolina Now Collection

North Carolina Now Collection

A Word on Words

A Word on Words

The Evolution of Jazz

The Evolution of Jazz

WLRH Special Collection

WLRH Special Collection

Peabody Awards Collection

Peabody Awards Collection

The United States and the Philippines Interviews Collection

The United States and the Philippines Interviews Collection

Vietnam: A Television History Interviews Collection

Vietnam: A Television History Interviews Collection

This Way Out

This Way Out

Black Journal

Black Journal

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Time Out for Jazz with Charlie Plank

Time Out for Jazz with Charlie Plank

Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson

Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson

Georgia Gazette

Georgia Gazette

Hispanic Heritage Collection

Hispanic Heritage Collection

En Français

En Français

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

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

Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt

Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt

Línea Abierta

Línea Abierta

The Great Depression Interviews

The Great Depression Interviews

Africans in America Interviews

Africans in America Interviews

Here & Now

Here & Now

Ken Burns’ The Civil War Interviews

Ken Burns’ The Civil War Interviews

Higher Education Today

Higher Education Today

KEXP Live Performances

KEXP Live Performances

ZOOM

ZOOM

National Educational Television

National Educational Television

Reconstruction Interviews

Reconstruction Interviews

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

John Brown's Holy War Interviews

John Brown's Holy War Interviews

To the Moon Interviews

To the Moon Interviews

People Near Here

People Near Here

The Fine Print with Rebecca Bain

The Fine Print with Rebecca Bain

The Watergate Hearings

The Watergate Hearings

Weather Whys

Weather Whys

WHUT Collection

WHUT Collection

Vision Maker Media Documentaries

Vision Maker Media Documentaries

Jewish American Heritage Collection

Jewish American Heritage Collection

Kansas Public Media Collection

Kansas Public Media Collection

Stonewall Uprising Interviews

Stonewall Uprising Interviews

GBH Archives

GBH Archives

BirdNote

BirdNote

WIPR: Arts and Culture in Puerto Rico

WIPR: Arts and Culture in Puerto Rico

The Bicentennial Collection

The Bicentennial Collection

Georgia Traveler Collection

Georgia Traveler Collection

Voter’s Pipeline / Jim Cooper’s Orange County

Voter’s Pipeline / Jim Cooper’s Orange County

Freedom Riders Interviews

Freedom Riders Interviews

Focus 580

Focus 580

Vegetable Soup Collection

Vegetable Soup Collection

Mind Over Matters Sustainability Segment

Mind Over Matters Sustainability Segment

The Center for Asian American Media

The Center for Asian American Media

The Abolitionists Interviews

The Abolitionists Interviews

In the Life

In the Life

Pacifica Radio Archives

Pacifica Radio Archives

About Science Series Collection

About Science Series Collection

Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

Virginia Public Media: Journey through the Archives

Virginia Public Media: Journey through the Archives

American Masters Interviews

American Masters Interviews

Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

Black Champions Interviews

Black Champions Interviews

New Jersey Network Collection

New Jersey Network Collection

Black Horizons Collection

Black Horizons Collection

Woman Series

Woman Series

KVZK Collection

KVZK Collection

Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

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