History

A multidisciplinary collection of videos spanning a wide range of subject areas.

Find documentaries and educational videos on many subjects. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning content.
Films on Demand offers many titles that are not easily discoverable in the Library's catalog. Search the provider's platform for best results.

Gain insight into the cultural, political, and social history of Native Peoples from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.

Kanopy streaming service offers movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic, and Independent films. Faculty may request films directly on the platform. For a list of titles already licensed by Davidson, please see the Kanopy tab within the How to Find Videos Research Guide.

An archive of every episode of the weekly NBC news show "Meet the Press" which features interviews, panels, and debates about politics.

This collection of films from the communist world reveals war, history, current affairs, culture and society as seen through the socialist lens. 

Note: The Wars and Revolutions sub-collection is owned and accessible in perpetuity by Davidson College. 

Coverage includes:

• Lenin and the Russian Revolution
• The Second World War and the rise of fascism
• The Vietnam War and Southeast Asia
• Global tensions and the Cold War
• Nuclear war and peace movements
• The Holocaust and war crimes
• Revolution, war, conflict in China and Korea
• Revolution in Cuba and Latin America
• The Spanish Civil War