By Subject

Try using some of these Library of Congress subject headings to locate books on Black education topics. You can use the Subject field in an Advanced Search in HOLLIS:

  • Affirmative Action Programs -- United States
  • African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century
  • African Americans -- Education
  • African Americans -- History
  • African Americans -- History -- To 1863
  • African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877
  • African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964
  • African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
  • African Americans -- Migrations
  • African Americans -- Politics and government
  • African Americans -- Race identity
  • African Americans -- Segregation
  • African Americans -- Social conditions
  • African Americans -- Study and teaching -- United States.
  • African Americans in literature
  • African diaspora
  • American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism
  • Blacks -- Race identity
  • Blacks -- Study and teaching -- United States
  • Black Muslims
  • Black nationalism -- United States
  • Black power -- United States
  • Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • Nation of Islam

By Keyword

Think about the language of the time period you are exploring. For example, a keyword search to span American history would need to include a variety of terms. For example: negro* OR colo*red OR enslave* OR slave* OR "african american" OR "african americans" OR free*m*n

By Widener Call Number

Some historical materials on Black education at Harvard are organized using the Widener Call Number system. You can try the following searches:

  • Visit the HOLLIS "Starts with/Browse" page
  • In the "Browse by" drop-down, select: "Call Number - Widener"
  • Enter "Educ 8513" 
    • Results related to Black education begin at call number range Educ 8513 to Educ 8585

  • See HOLLIS Quick Tips for other advice on how to save searches, search results and more.

By Library of Congress Call Number

Some historical materials on Black education at Harvard are organized using the Library of Congress Call Number system. You can try the following searches:

  • Visit the HOLLIS "Starts with/Browse" page
  • In the "Browse by" drop-down, select: "Call Number - Library of Congress"
  • Enter:
    • "E184"
      • Results related to Black education range from E184-185
    • "LC2701" 
      • Results related to Black education range from LC2701-LC2785

  • See HOLLIS Quick Tips for other advice on how to save searches, search results and more.

Finding Manuscripts & Archival Collections

This resource guide from Harvard Library may be helpful in your search for primary, archival and manuscript material at Harvard and in other collections outside the university.