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Ethnographic recordings of indigenous cultures from around the world.

Downloadable .mp3 files of recordings from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Appalachian music recorded from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Traditional music audio files from various European cultures.

Documentary films on all aspects of folklife.

Songs,and dances from around the world, with tools for comparing, contrasting, and analyzing.

Old-time radio, podcasts, audiobooks, poetry readings, and live music.

More than 10,000 78 rpm disc sides issued by the Victor Talking Machine Company between 1900 and 1925.

Field recordings of folk music from the southern United States.

Searchable French database of digitized cylinder and 78 RPM recordings.

Digital collection of over 6,000 cylinder records from 1895-1920s with downloadable and streaming audio.

This Youtube channel collects musical and spoken word recordings that present pro- and anti-war positions on the conflict.

A vast repository of spoken word recordings, on a wide range of topics.

Video clips, some with transcriptions, from Public Broadcasting news reports.

Transcripts of speeches and major statements by every U.S. President. Many with audio files.

90,000 selected recordings of music, spoken word, and human and natural environments.

Audio recordings of interviews with participants in the movement to desegregate public life in the South.

An annotated list of websites containing audio recordings of poets reading their own work.

Short talks on topics ranging from the arts, science, and business, to global political issues.

A vast repository of spoken word recordings, on a wide range of topics.