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Archives & Special Collections

Archival resources available at the Carol Grotnes Belk Library.

Searching Tips

Our materials can be searched and located in numerous ways. For assistance please contact us at belkarchives@elon.edu. Here are some tips for finding primary and secondary sources in Archives & Special Collections:

  • You can use the Library Catalog to find books, videos, newspapers, and manuscript/archival collections.  Helpful Tip: Limit the search to "Belk Archives" in the location box. 
     
  • Search our collection guides in ArchiveGrid. This database includes archival collections from all over the world and is keyword searchable across collection guides.  Helpful Tip: To locate only Elon related materials use the word Elon as one of your search terms.
     
  • Our digital collections can be keyword searched through our Digital Collections portal, the Digital Public Library of AmericaDigitalNC.org, as well as archive,orgHelpful tip: Check out all tools to explore our digital content.