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

War in Specific Areas and Regions

Strategies for finding materials related to War in Specific Areas and Regions:
  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:

        [city or state] History--Civil War, 1861-1865
        Confederate States of America�History

  3. Look for the following subjects in the Special Collections Library Card Catalog
      Civil War [state] [may be further subdivided by city]

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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