Library of Congress: talks and concerts

2,065–2,112 of 8,304 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Library of Congress The Most Musical Nation: Jews & Culture in the Late Russian Empire 2010 · Talk James Loeffler discusses the role of music in the formation of modern Jewish identity in 19th- and 20th-century Russia in his new book, "The Most Musical… Library of Congress Music Therapy for Alzheimer's & Post-Traumatic Stress 2010 · Talk Alicia Clair discusses music therapy and their affect on patients with Alzheimer's and Post-Traumatic Stress syndrome. Library of Congress Concert: Gautier Capuçon & Gabriela Montero 2010 · Talk An exciting musical partnership born under the aegis of the legendary Martha Argerich: her Venezuelan protégé, Gabriella Montero and the brilliant young… Library of Congress Preserving & Providing Access to Electronic Federal Publications 2010 · Talk Kate Zwaard discussed how the GPO's Federal Digital Systems (FDsys) is helping the agency meet its mission of preserving and providing access to authentic… Library of Congress R. Carlos Nakai: American Indian Flute Music from Arizona 2010 · Talk R. Carlos Nakai performs American Indian flute music in a noontime concert in the Library's "Homegrown" series. Library of Congress Conservation Training: Commemorating 50 Years 2010 · Talk This 50th anniversary commemoration of New York University's graduate program in conservation features NYU alumni contributions to the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Copyright Registration Demonstration & Concert 2010 · Talk Copyright registration demonstration and concert with performers from Broadcast Music Inc. Library of Congress Joaquim Nabuco Seminar (English) 2010 · Talk This seminar examines the life and career of Joaquim Nabuco, a leader of the abolitionist movement in Brazil and later Brazil's first ambassador to the United… Library of Congress Joaquim Nabuco Seminar (Portuguese) 2010 · Talk This seminar examines the life and career of Joaquim Nabuco, a leader of the abolitionist movement in Brazil and later Brazil's first ambassador to the United… Library of Congress And the Pursuit of Happiness 2010 · Talk Noted writer, illustrator and designer Maira Kalman's year-long investigation of democracy and how it works has resulted in her newest book, "And the Pursuit… Library of Congress Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War 2010 · Talk Most Americans have learned the essential narrative of the American Revolution: Our Founding Fathers led proud Patriots to fight against British rule and… Library of Congress McIntosh County Shouters: Gullah-Geechee Ring Shout from Georgia 2010 · Talk The McIntosh County Shouters perform Gullah-Geechee Ring Shout at a concert at the Library. Library of Congress Lionel Loueke Trio 2010 · Talk West African harmonies and jazz rhythms are seamlessly blended by guitarist/singer/composer Lionel Loueke with Massimo Biolcati on bass and Ferenc Nemeth on… Library of Congress CMA Songwriters Series 2010 2010 · Talk Platinum-selling country quartet Little Big Town and country songwriters Brett James, Lori McKenna and Bob DiPiero kick off the new Country Music Association… Library of Congress Work & Transformation: Panels 1, 2 & Keynote 2010 · Talk This symposium featured presentations by the 2010 recipients of the American Folklife Center's Archie Green Fellowships on their research and documentation of… Library of Congress Work & Transformation: Panels 3 & 4. 2010 · Talk This symposium featured presentations by the 2010 recipients of the American Folklife Center's Archie Green Fellowships on their research and documentation of… Library of Congress Work & Transformation: Panels 5, 6 & 7. 2010 · Talk This symposium featured presentations by the 2010 recipients of the American Folklife Center's Archie Green Fellowships on their research and documentation of… Library of Congress The Long Presence of French & German Immigrants on the Mississippi 2010 · Talk Anny Bloch-Raymond discusses the French-Jewish communities along the Mississippi River and the issue of belonging. Library of Congress Building Model Modernities in Shanghai & Mumbai 2010 · Talk Through the unique architectures of Shanghai and Mumbai, from their imperial origins to their current building booms, Black Mountain Institute fellow Daniel… Library of Congress The Lion of Judah: Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie 2010 · Talk His Royal Highness Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie discusses his work. Library of Congress Cornelis de Bruyn & His Contemporaries: Internationalism and Late Seventeenth Century Dutch Art 2010 · Talk Rebecca Parker Brienen addresses the phenomenon of Internationalism as exemplified in the work and career of painter, traveler, and writer Cornelis de Bruyn… Library of Congress Human Rights Day 2010: Cultural Property Rights of Indigenous People 2010 · Talk In recognition of Human Rights Day 2010, the Law Library of Congress hosted a panel discussion on "Cultural Property Rights of Indigenous People." Library of Congress Working (and Not Working) with Bernstein 2010 · Talk Composer Jack Gottlieb, author of the recently published memoir "Working with Bernstein," discusses his own role as a fellow composer. Library of Congress RDA: Recursos, Descripción y Acceso 2010 · Talk Cambios en las pautas de catalogación y desafíos para la implementación. (Speaking in Spanish, Barbara Tillett recreates a presentation she gave in Peru and… Library of Congress 2010 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry 2010 · Talk Lucia Perillo, winner of the 2010 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, reads from her book "Inseminating the Elephant," at the awards ceremony.… Library of Congress Early Cartography of Panama & Darien 2010 · Talk Due to its role as a world's crossroads, the Isthmus of Panama has been one of the most mapped regions in the Americas. Hernan Arauz examines some of Panama's… Library of Congress Preserving Creative America: Collecting Metadata for Recorded Sound 2010 · Talk As part of the NDIIPP Briefing series, the Library of Congress hosted a presentation by John Spencer, president of BMS/Chace. Spencer leads a partnership with… Library of Congress Catch the Suffragists' Spirit: The Millers' Suffrage Scrapbooks 2010 · Talk Rosemary Fry Plakas discusses the seven suffrage scrapbooks compiled between 1897 and 1911 by Elizabeth Smith Miller and her daughter, Anne Fitzhugh Miller of… Library of Congress RDA: Looking to the Future 2010 · Talk Barbara Tillett presents an update on Resource, Description & Access, the new cataloging code, and its implications if implemented. Library of Congress Tom Shachtman: Airlift to America 2010 · Talk Tom Shactman discusses his book "Airlift to America: How Barack Obama Sr., John F. Kennedy, Tom Mboya and 800 East African Students Changed Their World and… Library of Congress Music and the Brain: The Positive Affects of Music Therapy on Health 2010 · Talk Why can someone with Alzheimer's disease recall lyrics to songs when they can't remember the names of their children? Why can a stroke survivor sing words to… Library of Congress Curtis Contemporary Music Ensemble 2010 · Talk Young artists from one of the nation's top conservatories celebrate the centennial of Samuel Barber. The program includes the Violin Sonata; "Dover Beach" for… Library of Congress Island in a Storm: A Rising Sea, A Vanishing Coast and a Nineteenth Century Disaster That Warns of a Warmer World 2010 · Talk In the mid-19th century, the Isle Derniere was emerging as an exclusive summer resort near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. About 100 miles from New Orleans,… Library of Congress Mars Update: James Garvin 2010 · Talk What have scientists learned so far about Mars? Does life exist there? Will human beings someday colonize the Red Planet? NASA scientist James B. Garvin… Library of Congress The Impact of China and Russia on United States-Mongolian Political Relations in the 20th Century 2010 · Talk Dr. Alicia Campi discusses her book "The Impact of China and Russia on United States-Mongolian Political Relations in the Twentieth Century." Library of Congress Hoda Kotb: 2010 Women's History Month Keynote Address 2010 · Talk Broadcast journalist and television personality Hoda Kotb delivers the keynote address for the Library of Congress's month-long celebration of Women's History… Library of Congress Development & Research Applications for a Reference Collection of 20th Century Photographic Paper 2010 · Talk Private conservator Paul Messier discusses several technical studies of 20th century photographs using a collection of photographic papers as a reference… Library of Congress Tribute to Mama Afrika: Miriam Makeba 2010 · Talk Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the African Section and Women's History Month,The African Section, of the African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of… Library of Congress Taha Husayn's Intellectual Legacy in the Arab World 2010 · Talk Egyptian writer and scholar Taha Husayn (1889-1973) devoted his life to intellectual freedom and the introduction of Western learning into his country. His… Library of Congress How Different Jurisdictions Treat Foreign Law: Panel 2010 · Talk Three speakers discussed "How Different Jurisdictions Treat Foreign Law In Their Jurisprudence" at the Law Library of Congress. Library of Congress How Different Jurisdictions Treat Foreign Law: Lunch 2010 · Talk Vicki C. Jackson provided the lunch presentation for the program, "How Different Jurisdictions Treat Foreign Law In Their Jurisprudence." Library of Congress The History and Heritage of the Church of the Presidents 2010 · Talk St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., is unique among churches in the United States. A National Historic Landmark, located just north of Lafayette… Library of Congress Folklore and Seeing: Photographs from Cummins Prison 2010 · Talk In two separate decisions in 1969 and 1970, Holt v. Sarver I and II, U.S. District Judge J. Smith Henley declared the Arkansas prison system unconstitutional… Library of Congress Civic Passions: Seven Who Launched Progressive America 2010 · Talk In the last quarter of the 19th century, great industrial growth resulted in corporate excesses and economic inequities, somewhat similar to current economic… Library of Congress William Schuman's Puzzling Seventh Symphony 2010 · Talk The Music Division of the Library of Congress and the American Musicological Society, in joint partnership, presented another in a series of lectures… Library of Congress Being Indian, Being Israeli 2010 · Talk Israelis of Indian descent continue to live on the periphery, where they were settled by the state of Israel between the 1950s and 1970s. The story of Indian… Library of Congress Helen Benedict on "The Edge of Eden" 2010 · Talk Author Helen Benedict discusses her novel of British diplomacy and clashing cultures set in 1960 on the remote Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean. Library of Congress Vanishing Pasts, Ethnographic Presents and Digital Futures: The Case of the Maasai Audiovisual Archives 2010 · Talk This international documentary training program is discussed. This program aims to provide indigenous communities with the technical and methodological skills…