General Speech Resources
- Vital Speeches of the Day (1934+)Call Number: PN6121.V52provides the full text of speeches by leaders in both the public and private sectors "on current national and international issues in the fields of economics, politics, education, sociology, government, criminology, finance, business, taxation, health, law, labor, and more."
UCF Library holdings in print and microfilm, 1934-2007 - Keesing's Contemporary Archives/Record of World Events (1931+)Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference - -- D410.K4ch4ck availability
provides weekly summaries of world events, drawn from newspapers, wire services, and other information sources. The issues from 1983 forward are monthly summaries. Includes the texts of speeches and documents.
- Dag Hammarskjöld Library (United Nations) This link opens in a new windowSearch for UN documents & publications
- Latin American Government Documents Archive (LAGDA) This link opens in a new windowcontains copies of the Web sites of approximately 300 government ministries and presidencies from 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
- Speech Finder in LitFinder (Gale) This link opens in a new windowGale Literature: LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 130,000 full-text poems and 650,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
Australia
- PM Transcripts (Australia) (1940+)Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia
Canada
- Speeches from the Throne (Parliament of Canada) (1867+)"The Speech from the Throne usually sets forth in some detail the government’s view of the condition of the country and provides an indication of what legislation it intends to bring forward."
New Zealand
- Speeches from beehive.govt.nz (1996+)from Ministers and government spokespersons
- Speeches (New Zealand, The Governor-General)The site includes selected speeches from former Governors General
United Kingdom
- British Political Speech This link opens in a new window"Our archive currently holds texts of speeches given by Conservative, Labour and Liberal/Liberal Democrat Party leaders going back to 1895."
- List of Queen's Speeches (United Kingdom, Parliament)"The Queen's Speech is read by the Queen from the Throne in the House of Lords at the State Opening of Parliament. It is drawn up by the government, and contains an outline of the government's policies and proposed legislative programme for the new parliamentary session."