To find books within Vassar's collection, it's best to start with Library Search.  Browsing the shelf by call number works best after having already identified a specific title.

To find books beyond Vassar, try searching WorldCat.  Materials not owned by Vassar can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Relevant titles fall throughout our collection, but the E75 through E99 call number section houses a sizeable amount of material, organized as follows:

• E75-E77 (General history)
• E78 (By state, province, or region, A-Z)
  e.g., E78.A3 = Alaska; E78.N78 = Northwest Coast
• E81-87 (Indian Wars and captivities)
• E89-90 (Biography)
• E91-93 (Government relations)
• E96-97 (Education)
• E98 (By special topic, A-Z)
  e.g., E98.A7 = Art; E98.E2 = Economic Conditions; E98.R3 = Religion
• E99 (By tribe, A-Z)
  e.g., E99.C5 = Cherokee; E99.S28 = Seminole

When searching the library catalog, pay attention to subject headings assigned to relevant titles. Refining your search using the same subject heading terminology may yield more precise results.

The Library of Congress uses the heading "Indians of North America" to describe the broader Native American community.  This heading is usually qualified with a topical or geographic subheading:

• Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934
• Indians Of North America -- New York

"Indian" also qualifies many specific headings, either as a main heading (e.g., Indian Art ) or a sub-heading (e.g., American literature -- Indian authors.)

In additional to these broad headings, also try searching by individual native community or cultural topic:

• Saint Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation
• Potlatch
• Lakota dialect
• Hopi Indians
• note: For works on specific communities, most headings follow the format "[community/tribe] Indians", e.g., "Cree Indians".