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From the Annenberg Archives

Annenberg School for Communications Archives

The Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives collects, describes, preserves, exhibits, and makes available to the University community, and scholarly publics more generally, materials pertinent to the interdisciplinary field of communication and its history.

The Archives  comprises materials in three core areas: history of the field of communication research, broadcast television scripts, and journalism.

  • Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives (ASCLA)
  • Open Access in Media Studies: OA Journals

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