Locate books, primary resources (published and unpublished), films and more in our online catalog (books and media). If you find a book in our online catalog (books and media) that looks of interest, click the title and look at the subject headings. You can click on the subject headings to lead you to other books on your topic.
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The Duke University Libraries contain a wealth of primary materials for the researcher in U.S. history. The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library houses amazing collections, from manuscripts to rare books to photographs. There are also many resources outside of the materials in the Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. In the collections of the libraries outside of the Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, primary resources take the form of published letters, diaries, and papers. To identify these resources in the online catalog (books and media), look for the subdivisions, correspondence, interviews, sources, diaries and personal narratives. Any of these terms can be used in the keyword search mode; for example, sports and personal narratives.
