Starting Your Research
Special Collections & Archives staff is available for consultation on research subjects and collection holdings. While the majority of our holdings are well cataloged and discoverable online, there are still some items only represented in our paper card catalog. If you are having difficulty finding something, please ask us.
Resources related to frequently consulted research areas have been compiled into subject guides:
- Africana Studies Resources
- Brunswick Region Resources
- Business Records
- Campus Buildings
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Resources
- Church Records
- Civil War Resources
- Coeducation at Bowdoin
- Genealogical Resources
- Political History Resources
- Pre-1601 Manuscripts
- 17th-Century Manuscripts
- Subject Research Guides: general library resources