Use the Tripod catalog for your home institution 
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to look for all books (print and digital) owned by your college as well as the print titles at the other two schools.
The following subject searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a keyword search in the Tripod Catalog to find some relevant material and then use the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more books.
("native americans" OR "indians of north america") AND "19th century" [Subjects] NOT 1866-1895 [Any Field] Published from 2000-present
(women OR gender) AND (enslaved OR slave* OR "free blacks") AND ("united states" history) [All Subjects] Published from 2010-present
"united states social life and customs 1783-1865" [Subject] Sorted by newest titles first
(children OR boys) AND ("19th century") [Subjects] AND "united states"
