Researching North Carolina History

Searching the Catalog

The catalog provides bibliographic information on the majority of holdings in the Duke University Libraries.

• Searching by Subject
  Materials in the catalog are organized using Library of Congress Subject headings.

  • With subject searching, a good place to begin is with variations on the heading that begins with North Carolina - History. For example: North Carolina - History - 1775-1865. (LC)

  • There are many subject categories that can be combined with North Carolina to provide more specific references. For example: North Carolina - Education. (LC) or North Carolina - Politics and Government. (LC)

  • See Perkins or Lilly Library Reference for the multi-volume Library of Congress Subject Headings for other possible subject headings.

  • There are certain holdings that are not represented completely in the catalog. They are: microforms, materials from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, federal documents, and the University Archives. If you  need assistance in identifying the libraries' holdings in these areas please ask a reference librarian.

Atlases, Maps, & Gazetteers

Bibliographies, Biographies, & Book Reviews

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, & Directories

Genealogy Resources & Primary Resources

Government Documents

Periodical/Newspaper Indexes & Databases

Statistics

Other Collections

Help

For assistance in finding additional resources, please consult a reference librarian at Perkins or Lilly libraries.