| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| E 151 | Periodicals. Societies. Collections For historical periodicals & societies, see E171+ E186 etc. For patriotic societies, see E172.7 E181 E182 E186 E202 etc. For geographic societies see G3 |
| E 154 | Gazetteers |
| E 154.5-154.9 | Directories For business & trade directories see HF5035+ For recreational directories see E158 |
| E 155 | Geographic names See also E98.N2 Indian names See also G104+ Geographic names & terms (General) |
| E 156 | General works |
| E 158 | Guidebooks. Handbooks |
| E 159 | Historic monuments (General) |
| E 159.5 | Antiquities (non-Indian) |
| E 160 | National & state parks & reservations (Collective descriptive works) For works on individual parks, see the subject or local division, e.g., E473.54.S64 Shiloh National Military Park; F317.E9 Everglades National Park |
| E 161 | Social life & customs (General) By period see E162+ |
| E 161.3 | Geography |
| E 161-5-169 | Description & travel For regions, see Class F, Local history |
| - E 161.5 | - History of travels. Travel anthologies |
| - E 162-169 | - By period |
| - - E 162 | - - 1607-1764 |
| - - E 163 | - - 1765-1783 |
| - - E 164 | - - 1784-1811 |
| - - E 165 | - - 1812-1844 |
| - - E 166 | - - 1845-1860 |
| - - E 167 | - - 1861-1865 For travels in the Confederate States see F214 |
| - - E 168 | - - 1866-1913 |
| - - E 169.A-.Z7 | - - 1914-1944 |
| - - E 169.Z8 | - - 1945-1980 |
| - - E 169.Z82 | - - 1981-2000 |
| - - E 169.Z83 | - - 2001- |
| - - E 169.02 | - - 1945-1980 See E169.Z8 |
| - - E 169.04 | - - 1981-2001 See E 169.Z82; E169.Z83 |
| E 169.1-169.12 | Civilization. Intellectual life |
| - E 169.12 | - By period, 1945- For early to 1865 see E162+ For 1866-1945 see E169.1 |
| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| E 171 | Periodicals. Yearbooks |
| E 172-172.7 | Societies |
| E 173 | Sources & documents. Collections. Collected works |
| E 174 | Dictionaries & encyclopedias |
| E 174.5 | Chronology. Chronological tables, etc. |
| E 175-175.7 | Historiography |
| - E 175.4 | - Institutions |
| - E 175.45-175.5 | - Biography of historians Including general criticism of their works |
| - - E 175.5.A-Z | - - Individual, A-Z |
| - - - E 175.5.A17-A2 | - - - Adams, Henry |
| - E 175.7 | - Methodology Including theory, comparison & criticism, etc. Research |
| E 175.8-175.85 | Study & teaching In colleges, universities & secondary schools For primary schools see LB1510 For elementary schools see LB1581+ |
| - E 175.85 | - Criticism of textbooks (General) See also E468.5 Criticism of textbooks on the Civil War |
| E 175.9 | Philosophy of American history |
| E 176-176.8 | Biography (Collective) |
| - E 176 | - General For biography of individual periods, see the period For general U.S. biography not limited to political life see CT210+ |
| - E 176.1-176.48 | - Presidents For the biography of each president, see his administration, e.g., E312 Washington; E322 Jefferson |
| - - E 176.2 | - - Wives of Presidents |
| - - E 176.25-176.3 | - - Fathers of Presidents. Mothers of Presidents |
| - - E 176.4 | - - Relations with women |
| - - E 176.45 | - - Children & grandchildren of Presidents |
| - - E 176.47 | - - Staff |
| - - E 176.472.A-Z | - - Relations with specific ethnic groups, A-Z |
| - - E 176.48 | - - Pets |
| - E 176.49 | - Vice-Presidents |
| Biography (Individual) See under periods in national or state history; see also under topics, e.g., E181-E182 Military & naval leaders; E185.97 African-Americans |
|
| E 178-179 | General works |
| - E 178 | - Comprehensive works |
| - E 178.1 | - Textbooks |
| - E 178.2 | - Outlines, syllabi, etc. For chronology see E174.5 |
| - E 178.25 | - Examinations, questions, etc. |
| - E 178.3 | - Juvenile works Including collections of stories from American history for children See also PE1127.H5+ English readers on U.S. history |
| - E 178.4 | - Comic & satirical works Including humor of American history |
| - E 178.5 | - Pictorial works |
| - E 178.6 | - Addresses, essays, lectures, etc. |
| - E 179 | - General special Including topics such as disasters, floods, pageants, vigilance committees etc., in general not otherwise provided for |
| E 179.5 | Historical geography Including Boundaries (General), the frontier, history of territorial expansion, public domain, regionalism For anthropogeography see GF503+ See also E713 Expansion controversy, imperialism, etc. See also JK2556 Territorial government & administration |
| E 180-180.5 | History of states & counties, collectively |
| E 181 | Military history Including battles of more than two wars Including military societies, veterans' organizations, etc. covering more than one war Including military biography not limited to one war For military history of individual wars, see the war, e.g., E230-239 Revolution; E470-478 Civil War See also U52+ Biography (Military science) |
| E 182 | Naval history (U.S. Navy & Marine Corps) For naval history of individual wars, see the war, e.g., E271 Revolution; E591-600 Civil War For naval history of the 20th century see E746 See also V62+ Biography (Naval science) |
| E 183-183.3 | Political history Political history of a period or administration is classed with the period or administration, e.g., E188 Colonial history; E801 Hoover's administration |
| - E 183.3 | - Political collectibles. Political Americana |
General works on the diplomatic history of a period or administration are classed with the period or administration, e.g., E313 Washington's administration; E661.7 Period since the Civil War; E744 20th century
All works on relations with a specific country are classed in E183.8 regardless of administration or period
| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| E 183.8.A-Z | Relations with individual countries, A-Z |
| - E 183.8.A3 | - Afghanistan |
| - E 183.8.A7 | - Argentina |
| - E 183.8.A8 | - Australia |
| - E 183.8.B7 | - Brazil |
| - E 183.8.C15 | - Cambodia |
| - E 183.8.C2 | - Canada |
| - E 183.8.C4 | - Chile |
| - E 183.8.C5-C6 | - China |
| - E 183.8.C7 | - Colombia |
| - E 183.8.C8 | - Costa Rica |
| - E 183.8.C9 | - Cuba |
| - E 183.8.D6 | - Dominican Republic |
| - E 183.8.E35 | - Egypt |
| - E 183.8.E8 | - Ethiopia |
| - E 183.8.F8 | - France |
| - E 183.8.G3 | - Germany |
| - E 183.8.G7 | - Great Britain |
| - E 183.8.G8 | - Greece |
| - E 183.8.G9 | - Guatemala |
| - E 183.8.H2 | - Haiti |
| - E 183.8.I4 | - India |
| - E 183.8.I5 | - Indonesia |
| - E 183.8.I55 | - Iran |
| - E 183.8.I57 | - Iraq |
| - E 183.8.I6 | - Ireland |
| - E 183.8.I7 | - Israel |
| - E 183.8.I8 | - Italy |
| - E 183.8.J3 | - Japan |
| - E 183.8.K6-K7 | - Korea. South Korea. North Korea |
| - E 183.8.L3 | - Laos |
| - E 183.8.L75 | - Libya |
| - E 183.8.M6 | - Mexico |
| - E 183.8.N5 | - Nicaragua |
| - E 183.8.N6 | - Norway |
| - E 183.8.P18 | - Pakistan |
| - E 183.8.P19 | - Palestine |
| - E 183.8.P2 | - Panama |
| - E 183.8.P4 | - Peru |
| - E 183.8.P5-P6 | - Philippines |
| - E 183.8.P7 | - Poland |
| - E 183.8.P9 | - Puerto Rico |
| - E 183.8.R8 | - Romania |
| - E 183.8.R9 | - Russia |
| - E 183.8.S25 | - Saudi Arabia |
| - E 183.8.S6 | - South Africa |
| - E 183.8.S65 | - Soviet Union |
| - E 183.8.S7 | - Spain |
| - E 183.8.S95 | - Syria |
| - E 183.8.T3 | - Taiwan |
| - E 183.8.T8 | - Turkey |
| - E 183.8.V3 | - Venezuela |
| - E 183.8.V5 | - Vietnam |
| E 183.9 | Other |
Including racial, ethnic, and religious groups that have significance in the history of the United States, and including collective and individual biography of members of these groups
| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| E 184.A-Z | Elements, A-Z |
| - E 184.A1 | - General works Including foreign elements (General), minorities, race conflicts, & problems |
| - E 184.A2 | - Acadians. Cajuns |
| - E 184.A24 | - Africans For African Americans, see E184.4+ E441+ or class F For works on African Americans in the U.S. in general or in individual regions or states, see E185.5+ or E441+ If the pertinent number in F provides for an A-Z arrangement for elements in the population, assign ".N4" |
| - E 184.A65 | - Arabs |
| - E 184.A7 | - Armenians |
| - E 184.A75 | - Asians |
| - E 184.B15 | - Basques |
| - E 184.B67 | - Bohemians. Czechs |
| - E 184.B68 | - Brazilians |
| - E 184.B7 | - British Including the English For other nationalities, see the nationality, e.g., E184.S3 Scotch |
| - E 184.C27 | - Caribbeans |
| - E 184.C3 | - Catholics |
| - E 184.C5 | - Chinese |
| - E 184.C97 | - Cubans |
| - E 184.D6 | - Dominicans (Dominican Republic) |
| - E 184.D9 | - Dutch |
| - E 184.E2 | - East Indians |
| - E 184.E95 | - Europeans |
| - E 184.F4 | - Filipinos |
| - E 184.F5 | - Finns |
| - E 184.F8 | - French |
| - E 184.G3 | - Germans |
| - E 184.G7 | - Greeks |
| - E 184.H27 | - Haitians |
| - E 184.H55 | - Hmong |
| - E 184.H95 | - Hungarians |
| - E 184.I5 | - Iranians |
| - E 184.I6 | - Irish |
| - E 184.I8 | - Italians |
| - E 184.J3 | - Japanese |
| - E 184.J5 | - Jews See E184.3+ |
| - E 184.K45 | - Khmers. Cambodians |
| - E 184.K6 | - Koreans |
| - E 184.M44 | - Melungeons |
| - E 184.M45 | - Mennonites. Amish For the Mennonite Church see BX8116+ |
| - E 184.M5 | - Mexicans |
| - E 184.M88 | - Muslims |
| - Negroes See E184.5+, E441+ or class F |
|
| - E 184.N55 | - Nigerians |
| - E 184.O6 | - Orientals See E184.A75 |
| - E 184.P7 | - Poles |
| - E 184.P85 | - Puerto Ricans |
| - E 184.R9 | - Russians |
| - E 184.S15 | - Salvadorans |
| - E 184.S18 | - Scandinavians |
| - - E 184.S2 | - - Norwegians |
| - - E 184.S23 | - - Swedes |
| - E 184.S3 | - Scotch. Scots |
| - E 184.S4 | - Scots-Irish |
| - E 184.S5 | - Serbs |
| - E 184.S6 | - Slavs See also E184.B67 Bohemians. Czechs; E184.P7 Poles; E184.R9 Russians; E184.S5 Serbs; E184.S64 Slovaks; E184.U5 Ukrainians |
| - E 184.S69 | - South Asians |
| - E 184.S75 | - Spanish Americans. Hispanic Americans. Latin Americans See also E184.M5 Mexicans |
| - E 184.S77 | - Sudanese |
| - E 184.S98 | - Syrians |
| - E 184.T35 | - Taiwanese |
| - E 184.U5 | - Ukrainians |
| - E 184.V53 | - Vietnamese |
| - E 184.W54 | - West Indians |
| E 184.2 | Americans in foreign countries Americans in a particular country are classified with that country |
| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| E 184.3 | Periodicals |
| E 184.35-184.355 | History (General). General works For history of Judaism in the U.S., see BM205+ |
| - E 184.3512-184.355 | - By period |
| - - E 184.3512 | - - Colonial period to 1776 |
| - - E 184.353 | - - 1880-1925 |
| - - E 184.354 | - - 1925-1945 |
| - - E 184.355 | - - 1945- |
| E 184.36.A-Z | Special topics, A-Z |
| - E 184.36.A34 | - African American-Jewish relations Antisemitism see DS146.U6 |
| - E 184.36.E84 | - Ethnic identity For relations between American Jews & Israel see DS132 |
| - E 184.36.P64 | - Politics & government |
| - E 184.36.S65 | - Social conditions. Social life & customs For religious life see BM723+ |
| - E 184.36.W64 | - Women |
| E 184.37 | Biography & memoirs |
| - E 184.37.A1-.A19 | - Collective |
| - E 184.37.A2-Z | - Individual, A-Z |
Including works on free African Americans in the U.S. before 1863
| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| Periodicals, societies, etc. See E185.5 |
|
| E 184.5 | Congresses |
| E 184.6 | Collections. Sources |
| E 184.65 | Historiography |
| E 184.7 | Study & teaching. African American studies |
| E 185 | General works. History (General) See also E441+ Slavery in the U.S.; E448 Colonization; E453 Emanicipation; GN645 Black race (Anthropology); HT973.2+ Slave trade (General); HV3181+ Protection, assistance & relief for African Americans; LC2701+ Education of African Americans |
| E 185.18-185.615 | History (By period) |
| - E 185.18 | - To 1863 |
| - E 185.2 | - 1863-1877 |
| - E 185.5-185.61 | - 1877-1964. Reconstruction to Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| - - E 185.5 | - - Periodicals Societies. Collections Including periodicals & societies before emancipation, and post 1964 |
| - - E 185.53 | - - Museums. Exhibitions, etc. |
| - - E 185.6 | - - General works |
| - - E 185.61 | - - Race relations Including attitudes, discriminations, loyalties, prejudices; civil rights; interracial cooperation, movements & practices; segregation For relations with Indians see E98.R28 For relations with Jewish Americans see E184.36.A34 See also BP221+ Black Muslims; JK1924+ African American suffrage; LC212.5+ Racial segregation in schools |
| - E 185.615 | - 1964- Including race relations For periodicals, societies, etc. see E185.5 |
| E 185.62-185.89 | Special topics |
| - E 185.62 | - Intermarriage of races. Miscegenation. Mulattoes |
| - E 185.625 | - Psychosocial factors. Race identity |
| - E 185.63 | - African Americans in the Armed Forces See also: D639.N4 World War I; E269.N3 Revolution; E540.N3, Civil War (Union Army); E585.A35 Civil War (Confederate Army); E725.5.N3 Spanish-American War |
| - Crime. Delinquency See HV6197.A+ |
|
| - Religion. African American churches For African American religions not limited to Christianity see BL1+ For Black Muslims see BP221+ For African American churches (General), African American clergy, see BR563.N4 For missions to African Americans see BV2766+ and BV2783 For individual Christian sects, denominations local churches see BX1+ |
|
| - E 185.8 | - Economic conditions |
| - E 185.86 | - Social conditions. Social life & customs Including family, women, youth, children, etc. |
| - E 185.89.A-Z | - Other topics, A-Z |
| - - Gay African Americans See HQ76.27.A37 |
|
| - - Housing See HD7293+ |
|
| - - E 185.89.I56 | - - Intellectual life |
| - - E 185.89.R45 | - - Reparations |
| E 185.9-185.93 | By region, state, etc. |
| - E 185.9 | - African Americans in the North |
| - E 189.912 | - African Americans in the Appalachian Region |
| - E 189.917 | - African Americans in New England |
| - E 189.92 | - African Americans in the South For pre-1964 material see E185 For post-1964 material see E185.615 |
| - E 189.925 | - African Americans in the West |
| - E 189.93.A-W | - By state, A-W For slavery in an individual state see E445.A+ |
| - - E 189.93.A3 | - - Alabama |
| - - E 189.93.A8 | - - Arkansas |
| - - E 189.93.C2 | - - California |
| - - E 189.93.D6 | - - District of Columbia |
| - - E 189.93.F5 | - - Florida |
| - - E 189.93.G4 | - - Georgia |
| - - E 189.93.I2 | - - Illinois |
| - - E 189.93.I4 | - - Indiana |
| - - E 189.93.K16 | - - Kansas |
| - - E 189.93.L6 | - - Louisiana |
| - - E 189.93.M2 | - - Maryland |
| - - E 189.93.M6 | - - Mississippi |
| - - E 189.93.N56 | - - New York |
| - - E 189.93.N6 | - - North Carolina |
| - - E 189.93.O2 | - - Ohio |
| - - E 189.93.S7 | - - South Carolina |
| - - E 189.93.T4 | - - Texas |
| - - E 189.93.V8 | - - Virginia |
| E 185.96-185.98 | Biography. Genealogy |
| - E 185.96 | - Collective |
| - E 185.97.A-Z | - Individual, A-Z |
| - - E 185.97.B34 | - - Bethune, Mary McLeod |
| - - E 185.97.D73 | - - Du Bois, W.E.B. |
| - - E 185.97.G3 | - - Garvey, Marcus |
| - - E 185.97.K5 | - - King, Martin Luther, Jr. |
| - - E 185.97.L5 | - - X, Malcolm |
| - - E 185.97.R27 | - - Randolph, A. Philip |
| - - E 185.97.R63 | - - Robeson, Paul |
| - - E 185.97.T8 | - - Truth, Sojourner |
| - - E 185.97.W4 | - - Washington, Booker T. |
| - - E 185.97.W55 | - - Wells, Ida B. |
| - E 185.98 | - Biography of persons other than African Americans identified primarily with African Americans |
From earliest permanent English settlements on the Atlantic Coast to the American Revolution
Including the thirteen colonies
| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| E 186 | Periodicals. Societies |
| E 187 | Collections. Collected works Including monographs, essays, documents, sources |
| E 187.5 | Biography. Collective. Genealogy |
| E 188 | General works |
| E 188.5 | Addresses, essays, lectures, sermons, etc. |
| E 189 | Minor works |
| E 191-199 | By period |
| - E 191 | - 1607-1689 |
| - E 195-199 | - 1689-1775 |
| - - E 196 | - - King William's War, 1689-1697 |
| - - E 197 | - - Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713 |
| - - E 198 | - - King George's War, 1744-1748 |
| - - E 199 | - - French & Indian War, 1754-1763 |