Guides: Cultural Studies: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Authentic History Center This link opens in a new window
Artifacts and sounds from American popular culture. Created to teach that the everyday objects in society have historical value and reflect the social consciousness of the era in which they were produced.
American Film Scripts Online (CRKN - Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new window
This edition of American Film Scripts Online (AFSO) contains 497 scripts by 605 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts.
Asian American Drama (CRKN - Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new window
This edition of Asian American Drama contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.
American Memory (Library of Congress) This link opens in a new window
From the Library of Congress, AM provides access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints andmaps.
British Pathé, This link opens in a new window
With a unique combination of information and entertainment, all 85,000 documentaries, newsreels, serials and films are searchable and viewable on YouTube. British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984