In March 2023, Tamiment Library published 310 audio and video materials from the Howard Zinn Papers that can be listened to or viewed online. Included is an unedited transcription. The materials include lectures, interviews, and class discussions from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Sample of audio available:
- Resistance to the Vietnam War (Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI), Part I: Apr. 28, 1982
- Class Lecture on Labor and the Law Parts 1 and 2: Nov. 1982, Dec. 2, 1982
- Is There an Ethics in Foreign Policy? (Assumption College, Worchester, MA) Part 1: Mar. 16, 1983
- Ron Kovic Speaking to Howard Zinn’s Class on Law and Justice: Oct. 30, 1986
- “Second Thoughts on the First Amendment,” (includes Q and A, Community Church of Boston, MA): Nov. 16, 1986
- Radio Free Maine: Howard Zinn – Speaking Out on the CIA (Franklin Pierce College, NH): Oct 28, 1991
- “Lecture on History, Politics and Objectivity” (Harvey Goldberg Lecture Series, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI) Tape 1: [Sept. 1993]
- Myth and Reality in the Teaching of American History (Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY): 1994
Sample of video available:
- Howard Zinn: Informal Brown Bag Lunch: Nov. 16, 1995
- “The Possibility of Hope” Resource Center for Nonviolence Santa Cruz, CA: Oct 25, 1996
- Howard Zinn: River College: Nov 24, 1997
- “The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement in the Age of Terrorism” at the Bates College Chapel in Lewiston, ME: Oct. 14, 2002
- and more!
Support Digital Preservation and Access
This project was stewarded by Michael Koncewicz with Shannon O’Neill at Tamiment Library and focused on the most at-risk materials recorded on reel-to-reels, cassettes, and VHS tapes which, in some cases, were re-housed to new formats to preserve the recordings.
Consider making a contribution to help expedite the digitization and access of Zinn’s archival material.
