History: American Subject Guide
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