The following web sites contain full texts of speeches. (Thanks to Heidi Senior and the Electronic Resources in Communication Studies Committee of EBSS for compiling this list.)

American Rhetoric http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm (Audio files) Over 5000 speeches, sermons, legal proceedings and other media events.

Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World http://gos.sbc.edu/ An online archive of speeches by influential contemporary women from around the world.

History Channel Speech Archives http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/ Broadcasts and recordings (RealAudio required) of historic speeches. Each speech has a separate webpage, on which appear a text excerpt and the speech's historic context. Site visitors can view speeches by category (Politics & Government; Science & Technology; Arts, Entertainment & Culture; War & Diplomacy) or browse a complete alphabetical list. A History Channel website search returns speeches among results.

University of Iowa Communication Studies Resources: Speeches and Speechmakers http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/speech.html  Links to speech collections (including the four websites listed above), propaganda and speech analysis, and proverbs.

National Speakers Association http://www.nsaspeaker.org/ Use the Knowledge Bank and Resource Center link to find articles on a wide range of public-speaking topics.

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OSU Library Catalog: search for books located at Valley library and OSU's other libraries.