| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| PT 1 - 81 | Literary history & criticism |
| PT 83 - 170 | History of German literature |
| PT 175 - 230 | Medieval |
| PT 236 - 415 | Modern Sturm und drang -- Romanticism -- Young Germany |
| PT 500 - 873 | Special forms Poetry -- Drama -- Prose -- Miscellaneous |
| PT 881 - 1021 | Folk literature. Children's literature |
| PT 1100 - 1374 | Collections of German literature Poetry -- Drama -- Prose -- Miscellaneous |
| PT 1375 - 1695 | Middle High German |
| Individual authors or works | |
| PT 1701 - 2592 | - 1500-ca. 1700 -- 1700-ca. 1860/1870 (including Goethe) |
| PT 2600 - 2653 | - 1860/1870-1960 |
| PT 2660 - 2728 | - 1961+ |
| PT 3701 - 3971 | Provincial. Local, colonies, etc. Germany (Democratic Republic, 1949-1990) By region, state, province, etc. By place German literature outside of Germany |
| PT 4801 - 4897 | Low German literature |