A Guide to Civil War Materials
in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Duke University

Medicine

Strategies for finding materials related to Medicine:
  1. Conduct a keyword search of our Finding Aids

  2. Consult the Duke University Libraries on-line catalog

    Tips:

      Select "Special Collections Library" on "Display holdings first for" pull-down menu

      Conduct a keyword or subject headings search using the following Library of Congress subject headings:

        Hospitals—Confederate States of America
        United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Civilian relief
        United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Health aspects
        United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Hospitals
        United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical care

  3. Look for the following subjects in the Special Collections Library Card Catalog
      Civil War—Medical and sanitary supplies
      Hospitals—Civil War
      Hospitals—C.S.A.
      C.S.A.—Army—Hospitals
      Diseases—Civil War
      U.S. Army (Civil War)—Hospitals
      U.S. Navy (Civil War)—Hospitals
      Hospital ships—Civil War

Samples from the collections:


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Guide to Civil War Materials
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/pathfinders/civil-war/
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library - Duke University
Compiled November 2001 by Janie Morris
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