Research Guides: COM 352WI: Communication &amp; Social Influence: Speech Resources

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The databases & other links below are some of the best places on the library website to search for books and articles on speeches.

If you are looking at a historical speech, you might also want to look at this guide for History databases.

Smart Search This link opens in a new window
Smart Search allows you to search millions of items simultaneously, including journal articles, books, streaming media, CMU Libraries Digital Collections, and legal, governmental, and archival materials.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Articles from scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. NOTE: In many cases, articles from the last 3-5 years are NOT available due to publisher copyright restrictions.
New York Times, 1851-2020 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) This link opens in a new window
Search the complete text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2017 for PDF images of original articles which include photographs and drawings
ProQuest Central (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A great source for additional scholarly articles, or to discover many newspaper articles regarding your speech, speaker, or current events at the time of the speech.

Other Helpful Resources:

CMU Libraries Newspaper Research Guide
A full list of all the newspaper collections you have access to through CMU Libraries!

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