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Part of Nineteenth Century Index. Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the US; National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections; and National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States, with finding aids from 300 U.S. repositories.
Searching the Catalog
Use the BASIC search and the SUBJECT index in the catalog. Here are some sample seaches: