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Call Numbers: History

Recommended Call Numbers for History

C        History of Civilization, Archaeology, and Biography
CT      Biography
D        World History

               51-95               Ancient history
              111-203            Medieval history
              204-849            Modern history
              501-680            World War I
              731-838            World War II
              901-1075          Europe 

DA      Great Britain
DC      France
DD      Germany
DE      Mediterranean and Greco-Roman world
DF      Greece
DG      Italy
DJK     Eastern Europe
DK       Russia. Poland. Finland 
DL       Northern Europe and Scandinavia 
DP      Spain and Portugal 
DQ      Switzerland 
DR      Eastern Europe, Balkans and Turkey 
DS      Asia 
DT      Africa 
DU      Australia and New Zealand
DX      Gypsies

E-F       History of the Americas

                11-29            America (General)
                31-46            North America
                51-99            Indians of North America
               101-135          Discovery of America and early explorations
               136-999          United States (General)
               185                African-American History
               186-199          Colonial history
               201-298          Revolution
               301-453          Revolution to the Civil War 
               351-364          War of 1812 
               401-415          War with Mexico 
               441-453          Slavery
               456-655          Civil War
               482-489          Confederate States of America
               660-738          Late nineteenth century 
               714-735          Spanish-American War 
               740-             Twentieth Century


F    Local US History, Canada, Central/South America

             1-975               United States local history
             526-534           Indiana History
            1001-1140         British America. Canada
            1201-1392        Mexico
            1401-1419        Latin America
            1421-1577        Central America 
            1601-2183        West Indies 
            2201-2239        South America

 

H        Social Sciences
HN      Social history
U        Military science, including history of arms and armor
UA      Armies

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