Subject Guides: DC History &amp; Local Area Studies: Films & Media

"Filmography" A List of Films about DC or with a DC Locale

Filmography - Washington DC
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American History in Video (North America)
A collection of more than 5,700 documentaries and newsreels on American history, each accompanied by a transcript. There are film clippings from as early as 1898. Includes newsreels from United News (1942 to 1946) and Universal (1929 to 1967). Transcripts of all programs provided.

Humanities Council Digital Museum
online collection of documentary films, oral histories, and other materials of great cultural and historic significance to the District of Columbia. Many of the materials are grantee products that can be difficult or even impossible to find elsewhere. The collection consists of over 800 items, many of which are searchable in this online catalog. Most of the item pages include links to downloadable files or videos on HCTV, the Humanities Council's Youtube Channel