The EmoryFindingAids database provides centralized access to detailed descriptions of archival and manuscript collections held in various repositories at Emory. Check the Search Tips page before you begin exploring the database. You can limit your search to Oxford College Archives collections using the Advanced Search functions.
One collection students in this class should consider searching first is the Oxford Local History Collection, a large collection of publications, news clippings, and a wide variety of other materials related to Oxford College and Newton County, as well as biographical files on individuals connected to Emory University or Newton County.
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Search DiscoverE, the Emory University Libraries' tool for searching the library catalog, databases, journal titles and other digital collections.
Advanced Search allows you to target your search to one or more specific indexes, including "Subject," using a search building tool. Select "In Subject" as the second search field to combine your keyword search with one of the following subject terms:
| archives | interviews |
| correspondence | notebooks |
| diaries | personal narratives |
| documents | sources |
Your results will be limited to items matching both search criteria, which are more likely to be considered primary sources.