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History & Political Science

 

Library Of Congress Call Numbers

Library of Congress Classification

Class D-E-F   -- History

  •    D - European history

  •    E - American history

  •    F - Regional history of the United States

Class J-K -- Political Science

  •   J -   Social policy and political science

  •   K -   Law

                                             Text reads Read call numbers line by line: Read the first line in alphabetical order. Read the second line as a whole number. The third line is a combination of a letter and numbers, read the letter alphabetically and the numbers as decimals. At the bottom of a call number is the year and item was published.

How to Read a Library of Congress Call Number

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History Books 

 

  • Encyclopedia of American Religious History
    BL 2525 Q44 2008
  • Encyclopedia of Society & Culture in the Ancient World
    CB 311 E533 2008
  • Encyclopedia of Society & Culture in the Medieval World
    CB 351 E53 2008
  • Encyclopedia of World History
    D 21 E5775 2008
  • Encyclopedia of Ancient History
    D 54 E54 2013
  • Encyclopedia of the Cold War
    D 840 E63 2008
  • Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
    DT 58 B96 2012
  • Encyclopedia of American Indian History
    E 77 E48 2008
  • Great Depression in America
    E 169.1 Y595 2007
  • Encyclopedia of Scientific Principles, Laws & Theories
    Q 121 K74 2008
  • Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution from Copernicus to Newton
    Q 125 E53 2008

    Political Science Books

  • Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History
    E 183 P85 2010
  • U.S. Justice System: an Encyclopedia
    KF 8700 A68 U27 2012
  • Supreme Court of the U.S.: an Encyclopedia
    KF 8742 A35 P38 2006

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