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Collapse <div id=1 class=Also_Overview>100-399 General Reference Books</div>
100-399 General Reference Books
100 General History
125 Almanacs
150 Calendars
175 Atlases (Cartography), Map Indexes and Bibliographies
Collapse <div id=6>200-299 Dictionaries</div>
200-299 Dictionaries
Collapse <div id=7>200-222 Language</div>
200-222 Language
200 English
214 German
215 Greek
220 Latin
221 Spanish
222 French
223 Historical
225 Law
226 Geographical
230 Art and Architecture
240 Other (Miscellaneous)
300 Encyclopedias
324 Bibliographies, Indexes, Catalogs
325 Biographical Dictionaries and Directories
366 Postal Guides
380 Computer Reference Books
390 Other Reference Works (Style Manuals)
391 Electronic Images / Digital Imaging
Collapse <div id=26 class=Also_Overview>400-499 Genealogy (see also under individual counties)</div>
400-499 Genealogy (see also under individual counties)
400 Genealogical Research Guides and General Genealogies, Bibliographies
401 Heraldry
404 General Genealogical Source Records, Indexes, Directories
Collapse <div id=30>405-440 Genealogical Sources</div>
405-440 Genealogical Sources
405 Bible Records
407 Vital Records
409 Divorces
410 Marriage Records
411 Pension and other Military Records, Oaths of Fidelity
412 Maryland Records (Tax Lists, Land Records)
414 Court Records (State or Provincial)
415 Probate Records
418 Cemetery Records
419 Newspapers - Genealogical Abstracts and Indexes
420 Census Records (Federal and Other States)
422 1776- MD State Census
423 1790- County Census
425 Immigration, Emigration, Naturalization Records
426 Death Records, including Obituaries
427 Internal Migration (MD to NC, KE)
430 Parish Records, Church Records and Registers
450 Family Genealogies
460 Patriotic Societies/Lineage
470 County Genealogical Societies
475 National Genealogical Societies
Collapse <div id=52 class=Also_Overview>500-898 Archives (Historical Societies, etc.)</div>
500-898 Archives (Historical Societies, etc.)
500 General Works
501 Paleography
502 History of Archives and Other Historical Agencies
503 Church Archives
504 Government Archives
505 Archival Administration (Appraisal, Processing) and Librarianship
506 Records Management - Space Management, Appraised Material to Keep
507 Other Types of Archives
508 Electronic Records Management
510 Manuscripts
515 Oral History, Local History
516 Research in Archives
518 Bibliographies
525 Preservation - Pest Control - Restoration - Conservation
526 Security Systems
529 Reproduction
530 Photographic Reproduction (Microphotography, Microfilming), Image Technology
531 Photographs
536 Directories
537 Cartographic Records
538 Outreach Programs
Collapse <div id=74>550-599 Archives, Federal (National Archives)</div>
550-599 Archives, Federal (National Archives)
Collapse <div id=75>550-553 Publications</div>
550-553 Publications
Collapse <div id=76>550 Publications</div>
550 Publications
A2 Annual Reports
A5 Miscellaneous Publications
A8 Microfilm Publications
B1 Bulletins
C4 Circulars
F3 Federal Register Office (U.S. Government Manuals)
M4 Miscellaneous Processed Documents
R3 Records Administration Circulars
R4 Reference Information Circulars
S3 Special Lists
S6 Staff Information Circulars
T2 Technical Information Papers
551 Appropriations
553 Guides
Collapse <div id=91>556 Conferences and Departments</div>
556 Conferences and Departments
C7 Conference on the National Archives and Statistical Research
H3 Publication of Historic Documents
L4 Library
557 Exhibits
558 Facsimiles
560 Classification
570 Disposal of Records
575 Records Management
Collapse <div id=100>580-589 Historical Records Survey</div>
580-589 Historical Records Survey
580 General
582 Inventories, Calendars and Guides (Alphabetical by State)
590 Historic American Buildings Survey
591 American Institute of Physics
Collapse <div id=105 class=Also_Overview>600-685 Archives, State of Maryland</div>
600-685 Archives, State of Maryland
Collapse <div id=106>600-605 Hall of Records</div>
600-605 Hall of Records
600 Annual Reports
601 Bulletins
602 Addresses
603 Records Management
604 State Documents
605 Hall of Records Commission Publications
606 Commissions, i.e. Public Records Commission, Maryland Commission
607 Land Office
608 Miscellaneous (General)
Collapse <div id=116 class=Also_Overview>620-629 Other Archives and Manuscript Collections in Maryland</div>
620-629 Other Archives and Manuscript Collections in Maryland
620 Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC)
621 Morgan State College
622 Baltimore City Archives
623 BRISC
624 Johns Hopkins
625 U.S. Naval Academy Museum
Collapse <div id=123 class=Also_Overview>630-635 Maryland Historical Society</div>
630-635 Maryland Historical Society
Collapse <div id=124>630 Publications </div>
630 Publications
A2 Archival Reports
A3 Addresses
F3 Fund Publications
N5 Maryland History Notes
635 Art Gallery
635 M1 Microfilm Publications
637 St. Mary's Commission
638 Maryland Historical Trust
640 Other Historical Institutions in Maryland
650 Enoch Pratt Free Library
660 Maryland State Library / Maryland State Law Library
665 Maryland State Tax Survey Commission
666 Comptroller of the Treasury
Collapse <div id=138 class=Also_Overview>670-685 Maryland Historical Records Survey Project, WPA</div>
670-685 Maryland Historical Records Survey Project, WPA
670 Inventories of County and Town Archives
680 Inventories of Church Archives
685 Other Inventories
Collapse <div id=142 class=Also_Overview>686 Archives, States Other than Maryland</div>
686 Archives, States Other than Maryland
Collapse <div id=143>686 Historical Societies, Government Publications, and Genealogical Source Compilations Relating to Other States</div>
686 Historical Societies, Government Publications, and Genealogical Source Compilations Relating to Other States
A Other Territories, i.e., American Samoa
A1 Alabama (AL)
A2 Alaska (AK)
A3 Arizona (AZ)
A4 Arkansas (AR)
C1 California (CA)
C2 Colorado (CO)
C3 Connecticut (CT)
D1 Delaware (DE)
D2 District of Columbia (DC)
F1 Florida (FL)
G1 Georgia (GA)
H1 Hawaii (HI)
I1 Illinois (IL)
I2 Indiana (IN)
I3 Iowa (IA)
I4 Idaho (ID)
K1 Kansas (KS)
K2 Kentucky (KY)
L1 Louisiana (LA)
M1 Maine (ME)
M2 Massachusetts (MA)
M3 Michigan (MI)
M4 Minnesota (MN)
M5 Mississippi (MS)
M6 Missouri (MO)
M7 Montana (MT)
N1 Nebraska (NE)
N2 Nevada (NV)
N3 New Hampshire (NH)
N4 New Jersey (NJ)
N5 New Mexico (NM)
N6 New York (State) (NY)
N7 New York City
N8 North Carolina (NC)
N9 North Dakota (ND)
O1 Ohio (OH)
O2 Oklahoma (OK)
O3 Oregon (OR)
P1 Pennsylvania (PA)
R1 Rhode Island (RI)
S1 South Carolina (SC)
S2 South Dakota (SD)
T1 Tennessee (TN)
T2 Texas (TX)
U1 Utah (UT)
V1 Vermont (VT)
V2 Virginia (VA)
W1 Washington (WA)
W2 West Virginia (WV)
W3 Wisconsin (WI)
W4 Wyoming (WY)
Collapse <div id=196 class=Also_Overview>687-689 Archives, Canada</div>
687-689 Archives, Canada
687 Preliminary and General Inventories of the Public Archives of Canada
688 Public Archives of Canada Reports and Other Publications
689 Other Canadian Archives and Manuscripts Collections, National Archives of Canada
Collapse <div id=200 class=Also_Overview>690-699 Other Countries</div>
690-699 Other Countries
690 Africa
692 Europe
693 Virgin Islands
695 Latin America- Brazil
696 U.S.S.R
697 Asia/Australia/Polynesia
699 United Nations and Other International Organizations
Collapse <div id=208 class=Also_Overview>700-800 Library of Congress</div>
700-800 Library of Congress
700 History
706 Publications
711 Manuscript Collections
712 Prints and Photographs
715 Cartography
730 Calendars of Personal Papers
750 Cataloging
770 Bibliographies
795 Annual Reports
800 U.S. Continental Congress
Collapse <div id=219 class=Also_Overview>810-898 Other Institutions and Organizations</div>
810-898 Other Institutions and Organizations
810 Smithsonian Institution
820 Carengie Institute of Washington
824 American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
825 International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)
827 Council of State Historical Records Coordinators
828 Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
829 National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
830 American Council of Learned Societies
840 U.S. Bureau of State Historical Standards
850 American Historical Association (AHA)
855 Organization of American Historians (OHA)
860 American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
870 American Association of Museums
875 National Trust for Historic Preservation
880 U.S. Government Historical Agencies
885 Society of American Archivists (SAA) (Directories SEE 536)
890 International Council on Archives (ICA)
895 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
896 National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA)
897 National Institution for the Citizen Education in the Law
898 U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Collapse <div id=241 class=Also_Overview>900-1199 Maryland History</div>
900-1199 Maryland History
900 General History
901 Historical Guides to Maryland History (Bibliographies)
902 Gazetteers
903 Description (Historical) - Surveys
904 Social Life and Customs
905 Eastern Shore
906 Western Maryland
908 Chesapeake Bay/ Potomac (Works related to water)
909 Maryland in National Politics
910 Colonial Period, c.1600-1775
920 Revolutionary War Period, c.1776-1800
925 Maryland Constitution - SEE ALSO 1302
930 War of 1812 Period, c.1800-1819
940 1820-1849 (Mexican War)
950 Civil War Period, c.1850-1870
960 Spanish American War Period, c.1871-1900
970 World War I Period, c.1900-1925
980 World War II Period, c.1926-1945
995 Recent (1946-)
Collapse <div id=261 class=Also_Overview>1050 Topical Works on Maryland</div>
1050 Topical Works on Maryland
A2 Agriculture (Tobacco)
A3 Archaeology/Anthropology
A5 Architecture
A6 Autographs
A7 Art
A8 Automobiles
A9 Aviation
B2 Banking and Banks
B7 Boundaries
C2 Cartography - Town Planning, Surveying Atlases, Mapping, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing
C3 Clubs
C4 Commerce, Business
C5 Corporations and Industries
C6 Canals and Roads
C8 Crime (Includes Witchcraft)
C9 Conservation
C10 Costumes
E2 Economics, Economic Conditions
E3 Education (General)
Collapse <div id=281>E31 - E39 Education (Alphabetical by Institution) - SEE ALSO 1095, 1096, 1105</div>
E31 - E39 Education (Alphabetical by Institution) - SEE ALSO 1095, 1096, 1105
E31 Institutions beginning with the letters B - C
E32 -------------------------------------- G
E33 -------------------------------------- J
E34 -------------------------------------- M
E35 -------------------------------------- N
E37 -------------------------------------- S
E38 -------------------------------------- U
E39 -------------------------------------- W
E5 Ethnic Groups (SEE ALSO Black History 1400)
E6 Elections
E7 Environment, Ecosystems, Ecology
F1 Fashion
F2 Family Heritage
F3 Food and Drink, Recipe Books
F4 Flags
F5 Folklore
F6 Forests and Parks (Recreation)
F7 Fraternal Organizations
F8 Fish and Seafood - Oysters - Fisheries
F9 Furniture
G3 Geology and Geological Survey
G4 Geography
H2 Haunted Houses and Ghosts
H3 Horses
H4 Historical Houses, Manors, Land, Museums and Monuments
H5 Historic Districts
H6 Historic Markers and Monuments
I2 Indians
I3 Iron - Industry and Mining (also includes Coal Mining and Industry)
L2 Law
L3 Land Transfer
L6 Libraries
L7 Literature - Authors, Poets
L8 Lighthouses
M1 Freemasonry
M2 Military
M3 Medicine
M4 Money
M7 Mammals
M8 Music
N2 Natural History
N3 Navigation
N7 Newspapers and Journalism
N9 Nursing Homes
P3 Photography
P4 Postal Services
P6 Pottery
P7 Politics
P8 Population and Statistics (SEE ALSO Census 420)
P9 Printing & Paper, Lithography
P10 Prisons
R2 Railroads, Rails, Railway Companies
R5 Rivers (also includes Bridges)
S2 Slavery (See also 1400 and 1450)
S4 Ships (Schooners, Steamboats, etc.), Shipwrecks, Shipyards. ALSO: Boats and Workboats, Sailing, Yacht Clubs
S5 Silver and Pewter
T2 Trails
T3 Transportation, Highways, Roads
W1 Weather
W2 Wine
W3 Women (For volumes of letters and individual biographies of Maryland women, SEE 1055.)
W4 Wildlife
W6 Water and Sewerage, Water Quality
1054 Biographical Directories of Maryland / Annals / Distinguished Maryland People / Encyclopedias
1055 Biographies (Listed Alphabetically A-Z by subject's last name)
Collapse <div id=347 class=Also_Overview>1060-1083 Counties Of Maryland</div>
1060-1083 Counties Of Maryland
1060 General
1061 Allegany (City Directories Also)
1062 Anne Arundel
1063 Baltimore
1064 Calvert
1065 Caroline
1066 Carroll
1067 Cecil
1068 Charles
1069 Dorchester
1070 Frederick
1071 Garrett
1072 Harford
1073 Howard
1074 Kent
1075 Montgomery
1076 Prince George's
1077 Queen Anne's
1078 St. Mary's
1079 Somerset
1080 Talbot
1081 Washington
1082 Wicomico
1083 Worcester
Collapse <div id=372 class=Also_Overview>1089-1199 Annapolis and Baltimore City</div>
1089-1199 Annapolis and Baltimore City
Collapse <div id=373>1089-1099 Annapolis</div>
1089-1099 Annapolis
1089 Archaeology
1090 General, City Directories
1091 History
1092 Government
1093 Architecture - Historic Buildings
1094 Newspapers and Publications
1095 Educational Institutions - St. John?s College - Currently under 1050 E37
1096 U.S. Naval Academy - SEE ALSO 1050 E38
1097 Businesses
1098 Clubs/ Organizations
1099 Historic Annapolis
Collapse <div id=385 class=Also_Overview>1100-1111 Baltimore</div>
1100-1111 Baltimore
1100 General
1101 History
1102 Government
1103 Architecture - Historic Buildings
1104 Newspapers and Publications
Collapse <div id=391>1105 Educational Institutions</div>
1105 Educational Institutions
Baltimore City College, et al.
1106 Societies, Clubs
1107 Banks and Banking, and other Businesses and Corporations; Commerce; Industry; and Labor
1108 Art, Drama, Music, etc.
1109 City Directories
1110 Baltimore Railroads / Streetcars / Buses
1111 Courthouses, Laws
Collapse <div id=399 class=Also_Overview>1200-1250 United States Laws</div>
1200-1250 United States Laws
1200 General
Collapse <div id=401 class=Also_Overview>1300-1399 State Government and Laws</div>
1300-1399 State Government and Laws
1300 General
1301 Government
1302 Constitutions, Constitutional Convention Records
1303 Maryland State Bar Association
Collapse <div id=406>1310-1320 Laws</div>
1310-1320 Laws
1310 Code Laws, Statutes, etc
1311 Compilations and Indexes
1312 County Laws
1313 Probate Laws - Estates, Testamentary, etc.
1314 MD 1st Laws
1330 Judiciary - Court of Appeals, District Court History, etc.
1390 Maryland Manual
Collapse <div id=414 class=Also_Overview>1400-1499 Black History</div>
1400-1499 Black History
1400 General (See also 1050 S2, Slavery)
1450 Blacks In Maryland (See also 1050 S2, Slavery)
Collapse <div id=417 class=Also_Overview>1500-1599 Religious History</div>
1500-1599 Religious History
1500 General Books on Religion, Directories, etc.
1505 Census of Religious Bodies
1507 Puritans and Puritanism
1510 Protestant Episcopal (including Church of England)
1520 Methodist
1530 Catholic
1540 Religious Society of Friends (Quaker)
1545 Reformed
1550 Baptist
1560 Presbyterian
1570 Lutheran
1575 Afro-American Churches (Black Churches)
1580 Jews and Judaism
1582 Seventh-Day Adventists
1585 Other Denominations and Miscellaneous
1590 Religious and Devotional Texts
Collapse <div id=434 class=Also_Overview>1600-1699 Historiography and Writing History</div>
1600-1699 Historiography and Writing History
1600 Historiography
Collapse <div id=436 class=Also_Overview>1700-1899 United States History</div>
1700-1899 United States History
1700 General History (Historical Guides, Bibliographies, U.S. Census, etc.)
1710 Colonial Period, c.1600-1775
1720 History of the South
1730 Revolutionary War Period, c.1776-1800
1734 1780-1799 (not war related)
1735 Constitution
1740 War of 1812, c.1800-1825
1750 Civil War Period, c.1826-1870
1760 Spanish American War Period, c.1871-1900
1770 World War I Period, c.1900-1925
1780 World War II Period, c.1926-1945
1785 World War II - Foreign Relations, Diplomatic Papers
1790 Recent
1792 Social Life and Customs
1793 Social History, Urbanization
1795 Speeches
Collapse <div id=453 class=Also_Overview>1800 Topical Works in US History</div>
1800 Topical Works in US History
A1 Agriculture (Tobacco)
A2 Art and Architecture
A3 Astronomy
A4 Antiques ? Silverware, Wood, Glass, Aluminum, etc.
A5 Accounting
A6 Archaeology/Anthropology
A7 Artisans
B1 Historic Buildings, Homes, Mansions
B2 Bicentennial Publications
B3 Banks and Banking, Trade, Companies (Commerce)
B4 Birds
B5 Bridges
C1 Clubs
C2 Construction, Concrete, Cement
C3 Costumes
C4 Custom Houses
C5 Cartography - Land Surveys, Mapping, Maps, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Land Planning, Land Division
C6 Coastal Management
D1 Democracy
E1 Economic History, Economics, Consumption, Wealth
E2 Education
E3 Elections
E4 Ethnic Groups
E5 Engineering (Miscellaneous)
E6 Environment
F1 Farming
F2 Flags
F3 Folklore
F4 Frontiers
F5 Federal Works Projects
F6 Furniture, Furnishings, Interiors, Painting, Wood Finishing
F7 Food
F8 Federal Records
F9 Foreign Policy, Diplomatic Relations
G1 Gardens
G2 Geography
G5 Government
H1 Historical Places, Towns
H2 Holidays
H3 Horses
H4 Health, Exercise
I1 Industry
I2 Indians
I3 Intellectual History, Cultural History
J1 Judiciary
L1 Law (U.S. only)
L2 Literature, Poetry
L3 Libraries and Books About Books
L4 Land Use
L5 Labor
L6 Lighthouses
M1 Manuscripts
M2 Freemasonry
M3 Money
M4 Monuments
M5 Military
M6 Medicine
M7 Mammals, Natural History
M8 Music
M9 Museums
N1 Navy, Naval Museums, Ships
N2 Newspapers and Journalism
N3 National Songs
N4 Navigation
N6 Nuclear
P1 Plantations
P2 Preservation
P3 Printing, Lithography
P4 Political Parties
P5 Postal Services, Stamps
P6 Population
R1 Railroads, Street Railroads
R5 Rivers
S1 Seals
S2 Science and Technology
S3 Shipbuilding, Ships
S4 Sailing Ships, Canoe, Canoeing Trips
S5 Social Science, Racial Discrimination
S6 Slavery
S7 Statistics
S8 Societies, Organizations
T1 Taxation, Tax Guides
T2 Textiles
T3 Transportation, Highways, Roads
W1 Waterways
W2 Women
W4 Wildlife
W6 Water and Sewerage
1854 First Ladies (United States and the States)
Collapse <div id=543 class=Also_Overview>1900 Historical and Topical Works for the States</div>
1900 Historical and Topical Works for the States
A1 Alabama
A2 Alaska
A3 Arizona
A4 Arkansas
C1 California
C2 Colorado
C3 Connecticut
D1 Delaware
D2 District of Columbia (includes Federal buildings)
F1 Florida
G1 Georgia
H1 Hawaii
I1 Illinois
I2 Indiana
I3 Iowa
I4 Idaho
K1 Kentucky
K2 Kansas
L1 Louisiana
M1 Maine
M2 Massachusetts
M3 Michigan
M4 Minnesota
M5 Mississippi
M6 Missouri
M7 Montana
N1 Nebraska
N2 Nevada
N3 New Hampshire
N4 New Jersey
N5 New Mexico
N6 New York (State)
N7 New York City
N8 North Carolina
N9 North Dakota
O1 Ohio
O2 Oklahoma
O3 Oregon
P1 Pennsylvania
R1 Rhode Island
S1 South Carolina
S2 South Dakota
T1 Tennessee
T2 Texas
U1 Utah
V1 Vermont
V2 Virginia
W1 Washington
W2 West Virginia
W3 Wisconsin
W4 Wyoming
Collapse <div id=595 class=Also_Overview>2000-2600 History of the World and Other Countries</div>
2000-2600 History of the World and Other Countries
2000 World History
2100 North America (except U.S.A.)
2200 South America, Cuba
Collapse <div id=599>2300 Europe (England, etc.)</div>
2300 Europe (England, etc.)
2310 Social life and customs
2315 Genealogy
2320 Book Catalogs
2350 Italy
2400 Asia, China, Japan
2430 Russia
2500 Africa, Australia, Greece, etc.
Collapse <div id=607>2600 TOPICAL WORKS</div>
2600 TOPICAL WORKS
A1 Agriculture
A2 Art
C2 Cartography
L1 Laws
L2 Literature, Poetry
N1 Natural History
R2 Religion
3000 Various Genres of Fiction, including novels and historical fiction - Author's Last Name (A-Z)

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