Language and Literature

Free videos of PBS & NPR academic lectures & interviews.

Videos on history, culture, and biography.

Searchable clips from popular movies

Classic movies and alternative news broadcasts. Some of these works are copyrighted; others are in the public domain.

Photographs from the LIFE photo archive. They are copyrighted.

Photographs and digitized images. Especially strong in American and African-American culture. Some are in the public domain; others are copyrighted.

Archives of photos by 1,372 photographers of 79 nationalities. These works are copyrighted.

Photographs and digitized archival images. Some are copyrighted; others are in the public domain.

Audiobooks, mostly classics. Some are in the public domain; others are copyrighted.

Audio-books - mainly classics. Original works are public domain but the audio recordings are not.

News, interviews, music, and entertainment. Notable programs include All Things Considered, This American Life, The Best of Car Talk, and You Bet Your Garden.

Classics in audio-book format. The text of these works are in the public domain, although the performances of them may not be.

Recordings of poets reading their work.