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Breakdown of Subjects and Collecting Levels for American Civilization

Key to Collecting Levels

GENERAL WORKS
Category
LC Class
Level
History of scholarship and learning
--U.S.
AZ503-513 Study
HISTORY - UNITED STATES
Category
LC Class
Level
Civilization, intellectual life
--U.S.
E169.1-174.5 Research
Elements in the population
Note: the Department is interested in the history and culture of virtually all groups that migrated to the U. S.
E184-5 Study/Research
--Asian-Americans E184.O6 Research
--Hispanic-Americans E184.S75 Research
--African-Americans E184.5-E185 Research
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
Category
LC Class
Level
Manners and Customs. America GT201-229 Research
Houses/dwellings
--U.S.
GT205-227 Research
Furniture
--U.S.
GT450 Research
Costume, dress, fashion
--U.S.
GT605-617 Research
Courtship customs
--U.S.
GT2703-2711 Research
RECREATION, LEISURE
Amusement parks GV1851-1860  
-- periodicals, societies, congresses GV1851.A3 Study/Research
-- history GV1851.A35 Study/Research
-- general works GV1851.A4 Study/Research
-- local history by city, A-Z GV1853 Study/Research
-- amusement devices (ferris wheels, etc.) GV1860 Study/Research
THE FAMILY, MARRIAGE, HOME
Category
LC Class
Level

The family. Marriage. Home
--America

HQ503-743 Research
--general works and primitive history HQ503-504 Research
--ancient history HQ505-512 Study/Research
--medieval history HQ513 Study/Research
--modern history HQ515-518 Research
--by race, nationality, or religion too broad
for one country, A-Z
HQ525 Research
--history, by region or country
(includes marriage reform)
HQ531-727 Research
  --U.S. HQ535-557 Research
--treatises, scientific and popular HQ728-743 Study/Research
EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION,
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
Category
LC Class
Level
Emigration and Immigration.
--United States
JV6403-7127 Research
--by section of U.S. JV6552-6571 Research
--by class, A-Z JV6606 Research
--by occupation, A-Z JV6601 Research
LITERARY HISTORY AND COLLECTIONS
Television broadcasts PN1992.1-1992.9 Study/Research
--periodicals, societies PN1992.1 Study/Research
--collections PN1992.15 Study/Research
--dictionaries PN1992.18 Study/Research
--history PN1992.2 Study/Research
--by region or country PN1992.3 Study/Research
--biography PN1992.4 Study/Research
--general works PN1992.5 Study/Research
--general special PN1992.55 Study/Research
--juvenile works PN1992.57 Study/Research
--special topics PN1992.6-1992.8 Study/Research
  --influence PN1992.6 Study/Research
  --programs, scripts PN1992.77 Study/Research
  --other special topics
(included ratings, serials, cartoon, etc.)
PN1992.8 Study/Research
Motion pictures PN1993-1995.9 Study/Research
Magazines and other periodicals PN4832-4836 Study/Research
Journalism-U.S. PN4841-4897  
--history PN4855-4867 Study
--pulp magazines PN4878.5 Research
--women's magazines PN4879 Research
--ethnic press PN4882-4888 Study
  --broadcast journalism PN4888.B74 Study/Research
  --motion picture journalism PN4888.M6 Study/Research
  --radio PN4888.R23 Study/Research
  --tabloid newspapers PN4888.T3 Study/Research
  --television journalism PN4888.T4 Study/Research
  --underground press PN4888.U5 Study/Research
particular magazines, by name, A-Z PN4900 Study/Research
TECHNOLOGY
History of technology T15-33 Study/Research
--U.S. T21-22.5 Research
Home economics - the house TX301-315 Study
Home economics - clothing TX340 Study
Junk food TX370 Study
BIBLIOGRAPHY
National bibliography - America -
special topics (includes Americanzation, civilization, and ethnic groups in the U.S.)
Z1361 Research
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