SPEECHES: A GUIDE TO TEXTS

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Finding Tools

Print Indexes

Index to American Women Speakers 1828-1978 (PS 400 M3 Ref)

Speech Index (AI 3 S85 REF)
An index to collections of world famous orations and speeches through 1980.

We shall be heard: An index to speeches by American women, 1978 to 1985 (PS 408 M3 REF) Updates Index to American women speakers, 1828-1978.

Databases

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe 
A great resource for finding the full text of speeches which have been reprinted in newspapers. Search the speaker's name and speech or address.

ProQuest
Select ProQuest Newspapers and Research Library Newspapers.

Ebsco 
Select Newspaper Source.

Web Sources

American Memory historical collections 
contain selected documents from important events in the history of the United States. To find texts of speeches, search addresses.

Famous Historic Speeches 

Great American Speeches: 80 Years of Political Oratory 

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States 

History Channel: Speeches 
Hear recordings of famous speeches from the twentieth century.

Online Speech Bank

White House Home Page
Press releases, policy briefings, and speeches may be found at this site.

Tip: Many speeches may be found on the Internet. Use a search engine like Google . In the search box, enter the person's name or topic along with speech. Ex. Douglass and speech.
Also check the web site of speaker's organizational affiliation. Ex. Minister Farrakhan's speeches can be found at the Nation of Islam Online site.

Speech Anthologies and Collections

• American Forum: Speeches on Historic Issues, 1788-1900 (PS 662 W7)
  Includes less significant but nevertheless important figures in American politics and culture
• American Public Address: 1740-1952 (PS 662 B27)
• Congressional record : proceedings and debates of the ... Congress, 1874-;  
  While not a speech anthology, this source includes speeches delivered on the floors of the House and Senate. There is an online version available through the Library of Congress.
• Contemporary American Speeches (PS 668 L5)
• Contemporary Forum: American Speeches on Twentieth Century Issues (PS 668 W7)
  Contains standard speeches but also texts from lesser known speakers on a wide range of subjects
• Great speeches (Video PN6122 .G8)
  A videorecording of speeches by John F. Kennedy, Adolph Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, and others.
• Great speeches: today's women (Video PN6121 .G74 1995)
  A videorecording of speeches by Barbara Jordan, Marilyn Quayle, Sarah Weddington, and others.
• I have spoken; American history through the voices of the Indians (E 98 O7 A7)
• Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington 1789 to George Bush 1989 (J 81 C89)
• Lend me your ears: great speeches in history (PN6122 .L4 1992 Ref)
• Outspoken Women: Speeches by American Women Reformers 1635-1935 (HQ 1423 O97)
  Includes hard to find texts of speeches by women orators
• Lift every voice: African American oratory, 1787-1900 (E185.18 L54)
• The President in the Twentieth Century (E 743 P73)
• Presidential Rhetoric (E 840 P723 1987)
• Price We Pay: The Case Against Racist Speech, Hate Propaganda, and Pornography (KF 9345 A75 P7 1995)
• Public Papers of the Presidents (J 80 A283)
• Representative American Speeches (PS 668 B3)
  Consists of texts of the previous year's outstanding speeches on diverse topics
• Rhetoric of Struggle (PS 663 N4 R47)
  Public address by African American Women
• Selected American Speeches on Basic Issues 1850-1950 (E 178.6 B85)
  Contains texts of important 19th and 20th century speakers
• Sermons in American History (BV 4241 S4186)
• US Department of State Dispatch 
  Reprints speeches of government officials that pertain to U.S. foreign policy.
• Vital Speeches (Periodical)
  A biweekly source that reprints texts of speeches.
• Voices of multicultural America (PS663.M55 V64 1996 REF)
  Notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790- 1995.
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (Docs AE 2.109:)
  Reprints the full text of messages, speeches, press conferences, and statements of the President
• Women at the podium : memorable speeches in history (PN 6122 W66)

Finding Speeches in SIMON

To find compilations by the speaker:
author search and look for writings, speeches, works, papers

You may also try a keyword search using the speaker's name along with speeches.

Collins Memorial Library @ University of Puget Sound

URL: http://library.ups.edu/research/spchtxt.htm