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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.

WHUT Collection

WHUT Collection

Time Out for Jazz with Charlie Plank

Time Out for Jazz with Charlie Plank

Representing Children with Disabilities on Public Television

Representing Children with Disabilities on Public Television

OutCasting

OutCasting

Woman Series

Woman Series

Broadcasting in the Public Interest: The Newton Minow Collection

Broadcasting in the Public Interest: The Newton Minow Collection

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews

The Murder of Emmett Till Interviews

People Near Here

People Near Here

Firing Line

Firing Line

WLRH Special Collection

WLRH Special Collection

The Great Depression Interviews

The Great Depression Interviews

Peabody Awards Collection

Peabody Awards Collection

Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

Local Programs from WSRE from Pensacola, Florida

Georgia Traveler Collection

Georgia Traveler Collection

Rock School

Rock School

Here & Now

Here & Now

Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

Traditions: Ohio Heritage Fellows

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

The United States and the Philippines Interviews Collection

The United States and the Philippines Interviews Collection

Rock & Roll

Rock & Roll

The Alabama Experience

The Alabama Experience

To the Moon Interviews

To the Moon Interviews

Reconstruction Interviews

Reconstruction Interviews

In the Life

In the Life

American Masters Interviews

American Masters Interviews

LGBT+ Collection

LGBT+ Collection

9/11 Special Coverage

9/11 Special Coverage

The Center for Asian American Media

The Center for Asian American Media

BackStory

BackStory

Jewish American Heritage Collection

Jewish American Heritage Collection

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Programming

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Collection

Bill Moyers Collection

Bill Moyers Collection

Le Show

Le Show

North Carolina Now Collection

North Carolina Now Collection

AAPB Road Trip

AAPB Road Trip

Eyes on the Prize Interviews

Eyes on the Prize Interviews

Voter’s Pipeline / Jim Cooper’s Orange County

Voter’s Pipeline / Jim Cooper’s Orange County

Weather Whys

Weather Whys

This Way Out

This Way Out

Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt

Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt

1964 Interviews

1964 Interviews

Public Broadcast Laboratory

Public Broadcast Laboratory

Black Champions Interviews

Black Champions Interviews

Stonewall Uprising Interviews

Stonewall Uprising Interviews

In Black America

In Black America

Micrologus with Ross W. Duffin

Micrologus with Ross W. Duffin

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

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

PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour

Black Journal

Black Journal

Biography Hawai‘i

Biography Hawai‘i

Say Brother/Basic Black

Say Brother/Basic Black

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

War and Peace in the Nuclear Age

John Brown's Holy War Interviews

John Brown's Holy War Interviews

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

John Beyer Iowa Documentaries

John Beyer Iowa Documentaries

WHIV: Human Rights and Social Justice Radio

WHIV: Human Rights and Social Justice Radio

Vegetable Soup Collection

Vegetable Soup Collection

Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson

Friday Night Jazz with Reuben Jackson

Vietnam: A Television History Interviews Collection

Vietnam: A Television History Interviews Collection

ZOOM

ZOOM

Mind Over Matters Sustainability Segment

Mind Over Matters Sustainability Segment

Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller

A Word on Words

A Word on Words

The Abolitionists Interviews

The Abolitionists Interviews

Ken Burns’ The Civil War Interviews

Ken Burns’ The Civil War Interviews

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Programs

National Association of Educational Broadcasters Programs

Jubilee Singers Interviews

Jubilee Singers Interviews

Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser

Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser

About Science Series Collection

About Science Series Collection

Seven Days

Seven Days

Higher Education Today

Higher Education Today

Focus 580

Focus 580

National Educational Television

National Educational Television

BirdNote

BirdNote

New Mexico Public Media Collection

New Mexico Public Media Collection

Africans in America Interviews

Africans in America Interviews

KVZK Collection

KVZK Collection

The Evolution of Jazz

The Evolution of Jazz

KOPN Community Radio

KOPN Community Radio

Kansas Public Media Collection

Kansas Public Media Collection

The Jean Walkinshaw Collection

The Jean Walkinshaw Collection

New Jersey Network Collection

New Jersey Network Collection

Pacifica Radio Archives

Pacifica Radio Archives

GBH Archives

GBH Archives

Freedom Riders Interviews

Freedom Riders Interviews

PowerPoint

PowerPoint

Education Forum / High School Assembly

Education Forum / High School Assembly

The Fine Print with Rebecca Bain

The Fine Print with Rebecca Bain

Black Horizons Collection

Black Horizons Collection

En Français

En Français

Vision Maker Media Documentaries

Vision Maker Media Documentaries

Virginia Public Media: Journey through the Archives

Virginia Public Media: Journey through the Archives

Hispanic Heritage Collection

Hispanic Heritage Collection

Bumps in the Night

Bumps in the Night

The Watergate Hearings

The Watergate Hearings

WUNC Collection

WUNC Collection

Georgia Gazette

Georgia Gazette

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Programs

National Federation of Community Broadcasters Programs

The WRVR-FM (Riverside Radio) Collection

The WRVR-FM (Riverside Radio) Collection

WIPR: Arts and Culture in Puerto Rico

WIPR: Arts and Culture in Puerto Rico

KEXP Live Performances

KEXP Live Performances

The Bicentennial Collection

The Bicentennial Collection

Línea Abierta

Línea Abierta

Radio KDNA

Radio KDNA

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