Participate in the Project >> Research Sources
Using Your Library
Browsing the Shelves
Browse the shelves in the following call numbers or ask a librarian
for help.
Topic |
Dewey Decimal |
Library of Congress |
Oral history |
907 or 940 |
D16.14 |
World War I |
940.3 - 940.499 |
D501 - D680 |
World War II |
940.53 - 940.5499 |
D731 - D838 |
Korean War |
951.9042 |
DS918 - DS921.8 |
Vietnam War |
959.7043 |
DS557 - DS559.9 |
Persian Gulf War |
956.704 |
DS79.72 |
Searching the Catalog
Use these subject headings to search for books on oral history:
- Oral History
- Oral History Bibliography
- Oral History Handbooks, Manuals, etc.
War |
Subject Heading |
World War I |
World War, 1914-1918 |
World War II |
World War, 1939-1945 |
Korean War |
Korean War, 1950-1953 |
Vietnam War |
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 |
Persian Gulf War |
Persian Gulf War, 1991 |
The terms above may be used alone or followed by the name of
a specific country, state, or region, e.g., World War, 1939-1945
United States or World War, 1914-1918 North Carolina.
They may also be followed by other topical and format-related
terms such as those listed below.
- Aerial operations, American (example: World War, 1914-1918
Aerial operations, American)
- Bibliography (example: World War, 1939-1945 Bibliography)
- Campaigns (example: Korean War, 1950-1953)
- Causes (example: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 Causes)
- Maps (example: Persian Gulf War, 1991 Maps)
- Naval operations (use the phrase by itself or followed
by the name of a country or region)
- Participation, African-American
- Personal narratives, American
- Pictorial works
- Prisoners and prisons (use the phrase by itself or
followed by the name of a country or region)
- Recruiting and enlistment United States
- Regimental histories United States (use the phrase
by itself or followed by the name of a specific regiment, division,
etc.)
- Social aspects United States
- Veterans United States
- Women (use the phrase by itself or followed by the
name of a country)
- Women's work
Also keep in mind that you can search directly under the names
of specific battles, campaigns, or ships. To locate books on specific
branches of service, search under United States. Army or
United States. Navy, etc. These terms, like those for the
wars above, can be followed by the names of specific regiments,
divisions, types of sources, ethnic and racial groups, etc. For
example, United States. Army. Armored Division, 4th
History or United States. Navy. Women
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