A. Search by Subject or Keyword
You can locate items in the library by searching Omni by doing a keyword Boolean search and then adding one of the special subject terms to your search: correspondence, diaries, interviews, pamphlets, personal narratives, sources, speeches
"united states" and slavery and sources
"civil war" and "united states" and diaries
Also browse subject headings and look for these special subject terms:
United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865--Sources
United States--History--Civil war, 1861-1865--Personal Narratives, Confederate
Women--Confederate States of America--Diaries
B. Look up Historical Figures, Organizations, and Agencies
If you know of a person involved in the event or from the time period, look under that person's name as an author (or subject) for memoirs, diaries, and correspondence. For example:
lincoln abraham
davis jefferson
Look up groups or organizations as an author (or subject).
united states. congress
