Use these subject terms when searching the University of Maryland Library online catalog. Select "Subject beginning with..." on the drop-down menu. Then enter one of the terms below.
Abolitionists - Maryland
Abolitionists United States Biography
African Americans - Maryland - Economic conditions
African Americans Maryland History
Antislavery movements - Maryland
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Free African Americans Maryland
Freedmen - Maryland
Fugitive slaves - Maryland
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography
Maryland - Race relations
Maryland State Colonization Society
Plantation life - Maryland
Slaves - Emancipation - Maryland
Slave labor Maryland
Slavery - Maryland
Slavery -- United States -- History
Slavery -- United States -- Personal narratives
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Print versions of Master's theses and Doctoral dissertations completed at the University of Maryland are available in the Maryland Room. These publications are a rich source of bibliographic information and specialized research. Theses and dissertations are searchable in the library catalog.
You may also search for dissertations and theses using DRUM: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland. DRUM is searchable by keyword, author, title, department, and date. It provides online access to digitized dissertations and theses in PDF form.
For more information about searching theses and dissertations, visit the Theses and Dissertations at University of Maryland Libraries subject guide.
