Internet Resources

American History

This site provides the full text of famous speeches in American history, such as Patrick Henry's Liberty or Death speech and George Washington's Farewell Address.

American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank

THE ONLINE SPEECH BANK is an index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.

Digital History Famous Historic Speeches

Speeches were selected because of their relevance to American History and are indexed and briefly annotated on this site.

Douglass: Archives of American Public Address

Douglass is an electronic archive of American oratory and related documents.

Gifts of Speech: Woman's Speeches from Around the World

This site provides speeches made by influential contemporary women.

The History Channel: Speeches

This speech archive lists famou speeches from around the world.

The History Place: Great Speeches Collection

The History Place covers more than 50 famous speeches from American and world speakers.

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States

Here are the inaugural addresses of the presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush.

Presidents

This site provides inaugural addresses, State of the Union addresses and other speeches by the Presidents of the United States.

The Public Speaking Web Guide

The University of Hawai'i Maui Community College Speech Department maintains this site with resources for public speakers.

Speech and Public Speaking

Here you find links to Web sites with tips on effective public speaking and ideas for speeches.

Journals

Vital Speeches of the Day

This journal prints in full the important addresses of contemporary leaders of public opinion in the fields of economics, politics, education, sociology, business ad labor. Library holdings: 1940-2005. Location: lower level Mabee Library. Bound journals circulate for 7 days; unbound journals do not circulate.

The Mabee Library also provides electronic access to this journal through the following electronic databases:

Full text available from ABI/INFORM: 06/01/1995 to present
Full text available from Expanded Academic ASAP: 01/01/1993 to 07/15/2002
Full text available from Periodical Abstracts: 1994 to 2005

You may find a link to these resources from the library's Electronic Databases page.

Executive Speeches

Full text available from ABI/INFORM: 11/01/1987 to present
Full text available from Business & Company ProFile ASAP: 12/01/1998 to present
Full text available from Expanded Academic ASAP: 12/01/1998 to present

You may find a link to these resources from the library's Electronic Databases page.

Canadian Speeches

Full text available from Expanded Academic ASAP: 01/01/1996 to 09/01/2003
Full text available from LexisNexis Academic (selected full-text only): 03/01/1987 to present

You may find a link to these resources from the library's Electronic Databases page.

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the United States Congress

Library holdings: one year only Location: lower level of Mabee Library

The Mabee Library also provides electronic access to the Congressional Record through the following electronic database:

Full text available from LexisNexis Congressional: 1985 to present

You may find a link to this resource from the library's Electronic Databases page.

Books

Many published collections of speeches are listed in the Library Catalog under the subject SPEECHES, ADDRESSES, ETC. and AMERICAN ORATIONS. You may also search by keyword the Library Catalog. Search the orator's name and the truncated term speech* to pull up all records concerning your chosen orator and his or her speeches. The truncated term will pull up the words speech and speeches.

To find speeches on a particular subject, look up the subject; then find the subdivision ADDRESSES, ESSAYS, LECTURES.

For books and other resources on how to write or make a speech, search the subject PUBLIC SPEAKING.

Books circulate for 4 weeks. Note: Books in the Reference collection do not circulate.

Here is a small sampling of titles that are available:

Representative American Speeches

This series reprints speeches on current issues and social trends in the US and other countries. Library holdings: 1937- present. Location: PS668 .B3

Landmark American Speeches (3 volumes) Location: Reference PS662 .L36 2001

Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Speeches Location: D411 .P46 1999

World's Great Speeches Location: PN6121 .W6 1949

From Megaphones to Microphones: Speeches of American Women 1920-1960 Location: PS663 .W65 F76 2003

Voices of Multicultural America : Notable Speeches Delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995. Location: Reference PS663.M55 V64 1996

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

This contains the public messages, speeches, and statements of the Presidents.

Full text available from LexisNexis Academic: 03/24/1979 to present

You may find a link to this resource from the library's Electronic Databases page.

http://www.washburn.edu/mabee/crc/courses/cn150.html