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

Prisons

Strategies for finding materials related to Prisons:
  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:

        United States�History�Civil War, 1861-1865�Prisoners and prisons
        Also search under the name of the specific prison
          For example
          Andersonville Prison

  3. Look for the following subjects in the Special Collections Library Card Catalog
      Civil War�Prisoners
      Civil War�Prisons [may be further subdivided by name of prison or by place name]
        For example
        Civil War�Prisons�Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.
        Civil War�Prisons�Columbia, S.C.

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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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