Wartime Propaganda

A guide to primary and secondary sources on various forms of media propaganda.

Films & Music

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Digitally streams thousands of educational videos in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Science & Engineering, Technology, and World Languages, as well as films on current newsworthy issues. Includes distributors such as Films for the Humanities & Sciences, BBC Worldwide Learning, NOVA, PBS, and HBO.
American History (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window
Access thousands of hours of streaming video for the study of American history. Sources include commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries. Historical eras: late 1400s - 2000.
World History (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window
Access thousands of hours of streaming video covering world history, ancient history, Western civilization, European history, regional history, and documentary film. Find newsreels, archival footage, and critically acclaimed documentaries.

Moving Image Archive
Free movies, films, commercials and videos. Thousands of films from the Prelinger Archives. Of historical interest. From the Internet Archive.
British Pathé
Archive of 90,000 British videos covering newsreel, sports footage, social history documentaries, entertainment and music stories from 1896 to 1976. U.S. history, British history, world history.

Music and Performing Arts Online (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window
Cross-searches eight music collections from Alexander Street press, including over 23,000 classical music scores and nearly 300,000 streaming music tracks in a variety of genres. Includes music recordings from various wars. UTSA database.