Research Guides: Rhetoric Research: Starting Points

Reference

American Rhetoric
Full text as well as audio or video where available.
National Speakers Association
Oyez
Searchable audio with synchronized transcripts (back to Oct 1955), plain-English case summaries, illustrated decision information, and full-text Supreme Court opinions (through Justia).

NexisUni This link opens in a new window
Includes transcripts of television shows and newspapers which are worth checking for speeches.
Litfinder This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a wealth of literary works and secondary-source materials covering world literature and authors throughout history. Includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and over 800,000 poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
Race Relations in America This link opens in a new window
Documenting three pivotal decades in the fight for civil rights, this resource showcases the speeches, reports, surveys and analyses produced by the Department's staff and Institute participants, including Charles S. Johnson, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thurgood Marshall.