The National Archives and Records Administration’s Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch holds several reels of unedited footage of the events that unfolded at Little Rock. This footage includes images of the 101st Army Airborne escorting the Little Rock Nine, soldiers marching in formation, and commanding officers handing out orders.
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library also holds several items in its collections such as press releases, correspondence between President Eisenhower and Governor Orval Faubus, speech drafts, and more.
To learn more about the National Archives’ collections related to the crisis and view the footage, visit here.