How to Locate a Speech 

Search by keyword on the Library Catalog.  Search orator's name and the truncated term speech* to pull up all bibliographic information concerning your chosen orator and his or her speeches.

Search the Library Catalog under subject headings such as:

America--Oratory
Orators
American Orations
Negro Orators
English Orations
Speeches, Addresses, etc.
Indians of North America--Oratory
Women as Orators
Orations

Or,  to find speeches on a particular subject, look up the subject; then find the subdivision addresses, essays, lectures.

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Use specialized indexes to locate speeches - search for the author's name, by subject, or type of speech, such as presidential speeches, inaugural addresses, etc.

Congressional Quarterly Almanac, 1958 to present. Gov Inf Ref. Xc:
Documents of American History.  E173.C66
The New York Times Index Online, 1851-present.   Microfilm Wilson 2 West  AI21 .N48
Public Papers of the Presidents, 1929 to present.  J80.A283
Readers' Guide Retrospective 1890-1982; Print - 1900 - Ref. AI3.R4 
Speech Index: ... World Famous Orations and Speeches 1966-1980. Ref. AI 3.S85 1966, and suppl. 1971-75
The Times London Index, 1906 to present.  Wilson 2 West  Microform Index AI21.T35
Vital Speeches of the Day 1934- Present. (periodical) PN6121.V52 v.1 1934-
World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time [1901].  PN6121.B84

Speech Collections: a few examples of available titles are:

American Forum: Speeches on Historic Issues, 1788-1900  PS662.W7
Classic Speeches: Words That Shook the World   PN6122.C7
Great American Indian Speeches    Record E G786gr
Great American Speeches   Video PS668.G7 1995
Orations from Homer to William McKinley  PN6121.H3 25 volumes
Voices of Multicultural America: Notable Speeches Delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic,  and Native Americans, 1790-1995   PS663.M55 V64 1996
Women Public Speakers in the United States, 1925-1993: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook.  Ref. HQ1412 .W67 1993 
World's Great Speeches  PN6121.C6 1973

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Web Sites
Metasites:

Reference Links for Students of Public Address -  a growing collection of speeches from the history of the United States
Speech Links
American History
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches From Around The World
Great Speeches from History - The History Place
The History Channel Speech Archives (audio)
Presidents of the United States - Internet Public Library

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