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Subject Guide » History: American

Call Numbers

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Because of the encompassing nature of the discipline of history, call numbers for subfields in the history of the Americas may vary widely. Below are some broad subject areas of the Library of Congress's classification scheme. You may use these numbers to browse the stacks for books in the fields of North and South American history.

E Classification: History: America (Western Hemisphere)
(General Stacks , 2nd Floor, Waldo Library)

E11-29: America in general




E31-46: North America




E51-99: Indians of North America




E101-135: Discovery of the Americas; early exploration




E151: United States in general




E184-195.98: Elements in the population




E184.5-185.98: African Americans




E186-199: Colonial history




E201-298: American Revolution




E300-453: Constitutional period to the Civil War




E351-364.9: War of 1812




E401-415.2: War with Mexico




E441-453: Slavery




E456-655: Civil War




E482-489: Confederate States of America




E661-738: Late nineteenth century




E714-735: Spanish-American War




E74: Twentieth century




F Classification: History: America (Western Hemisphere)
(General Stacks , 2nd Floor, Waldo Library)

F1-975: United States local history




F1001-1140: British America; Canada




F1201-1392: Mexico




F1401-1419: Latin America in general




F1421-1577: Central America




F1601-2191: West Indies




F2201-2239: South America in general




F2251-2291: Colombia




F2301-2349: Venezuela




F2351-2471: Guyana




F2501-2659: Brazil




F2661-2699: Paraguay




F2701-2799: Uruguay




F2801-3031.5: Argentina




F3051-3285: Chile




F3301-3359: Bolivia




F3401-3619: Peru




F3701-3799: Ecuador




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