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HIST 320 Early Charleston and the Lowcountry, 1670-1860; Dr. Mushal; Spring 2018

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Suggested Search terms and Library of Congress call numbers

To search books and primary source materials, try adding to your search keyword, terms that suggest primary source material: papers, memoirs, diary, letters, documents, correspondence, photograph, or travel

Search in Classic Catalog by call number or subject. You can also walk to first floor shelves and browse. 

Suggested call numbers for browsing on the shelves or search in Classic Catalog:

  • E 186-199 -- Colonial History (1607-1775)
  • E 201-298 -- The Revolution, 1775-1783
  • E 300-453 -- Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861
  • E 301 -- Collected works of American Statesmen
  • F 266-280 -- South Carolina local history, does include family papers and letters collections. 

Try these Subject examples in Classic Catalog:

  • South Carolina History--Colonial Period ca 1600 1775 Personal Narratives
  • Charleston (S.C.) History--Colonial Period ca 1600-1775
  • Charleston (S.C.) History--1775-1865

You can find more Library of Congress Subject headings at 

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/

Select Class E-F -- History of the Americas