Represents 1021 of the collections from the Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library and University Archives, available in HTML, PDF and XML formats.
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Finding Aids
A finding aid is a description of an archival collection, usually containing a history of the person or organization that produced the collection and an inventory of its contents.
This site contains finding aids for selected collections from the Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library and University Archives.
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For additional collections in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, see:
- Guide to the Cataloged Collections in the Manuscript Department of the William R. Perkins Library, Duke University
- Duke University Libraries Online Catalog
- Research Guides
Please note that many of our collections are housed offsite and require advance notification of one full weekday for retrieval. Additional books and manuscript collections are being moved offsite as we prepare for the renovation of our current location. Contact us to request retrievals in advance of your visit.
