Special Collections
The African Film Collection represents feature and documentary films from the African continent. Each year, Portland Community College is part of the Cascade Festival of African Films. The festival donates films shown every year to the PCC Library.
The Rev John H. Jackson Collection consists of a variety of hand-written sermons, photographs, certificates and personal effects from one of the premier leaders in the African American community during the 1960s.
The PCC library is rich with art. PCC art instructors are well represented, and some well-known international and Northwest artists grace the walls.
Library Prize Competition Winners
The Library Prize Competition is given to PCC students whose work illustrates exemplary levels of research, writing ability and best use of library resources. This is a collection of winning student essays.
PCC 50th Anniversary Collection
These photos describe the rich history of the College and the hard work it took to get PCC where it is today.
PCC Visual Resources Collection
The PCC Visual Resources Collection consists of over 1800 images of the PCC Art program faculty’s digital and slide images made available through ARTstor.
Video Collections
Educational videos that explain complex concepts in 3-minutes or less using paper cut-outs and whiteboards.
This collection includes demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms.
Films on Demand Video Collection
Thousands of high-resolution streaming videos organized by subject.
Kanopy Streaming Video Collection
Streaming videos organized by subject, for academic research as well as general interest. Contains many genres, from documentaries to movies to training videos.