Original manuscripts are not usually loaned. Graduate students and faculty may fill out an online ILL form . Undergraduates should inquire about ILL at the Reference Desk in Jackson Library. Newspapers Newspapers are a useful and convenient source of primary material. Jackson Library has a large collection of newspapers on microfilm that focuses primarily on North Carolina but includes other areas as well.
Some historical newspapers are also available on the web.
Newspaper Holdings in Jackson Library provides access to these titles. The State Library of North Carolina has a list of newspapers that are available on microfilm in libraries around the state. Another way to identify newspapers is the source Newspapers in Microform located in the Reference Room of Jackson Library. A few newspapers are indexed historically. Newspapers not available in Jackson Library may usually be borrowed from other Libraries through Interlibrary Loan .