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To BROWSE shelves, look in the following LC call number ranges.

Call # Starts	General History Topic
D	History (general)
DA	Great Britain
DB	Austria/Hungary/Czech
DC	France
DD	Germany
DE-DF	Greco-Roman World & Greece
DG	Italy
DJ	Netherlands/Eastern Europe
DK	Russia/Soviet Union
DS	Asia
DT	Africa
E 11-143	America (incl Native Amer.)
E 151-909	United States
F 1-975	United States local history
F 1001-1145	British America (incl Canada)
F 1201-3799	Latin/Spanish America
R 131-687	History of Medicine

SUBHEADINGS that may find Primary documents:

correspondence
description and travel
diaries
documents
early works to 1800
interviews
journal
letters
memoir
narratives
oral history
papers
photographs OR pictorial works
sources
speeches

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Reference

Dictionary of American History
Call Number: REF E174.D52 2003
Publication Date: 2002
Dictionary of American History has been the unrivaled source of choice for information about the history of the U.S. from its precolonial days on. A collection of primary source documents appears in Volume 9.

Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages
Call number: Online
Provides facts and information about the cultural, religious, and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, with a particular emphasis on the decades of the 20th century.
Oxford Dictionary of World History
Call number: Online
This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
Call Number: REF TX349 .E45 2013
Publication Date: 2012
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America covers the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink. Also available Online.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
Call number: Online
This online encyclopedia captures the experiences of women throughout history.

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