Searching the Rare Book Collection
Books in the Kreitzberg Library with Special Collections (5th Floor) identified as their shelving location are part of our rare book collection.
These printed materials do not circulate and are stored in a closed-stack, controlled environment. To view a rare book that isn't also available as an ebook, researchers will need to visit the archives reading room and request that title.
Our rare books and other published materials primarily relate to military history and the history of Norwich University, her founders, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Browse strengths related to the Civil War:
- Regimental histories
- Published memoirs and personal narratives of Norwich University alumni and affiliates
Book Highlight
From Schoolboy to Soldier by Call Number: 974.4 A128ZaISBN: 9780988210905From age 12 to 21, Stanley Abbot faithfully wrote entries in his personal journal and letters to family members, describing his daily life, sharing his thoughts about work at a wholesale druggist, school days, challenging relationships with father and elder brother, and his time as an officer in the Union Army, following in the footsteps of his renowned great-granduncle Nathan Hale.
