Cutter Classification
Cutter Classification
To find your book, see if it is Library of Congress or Cutter, then look at how the call number begins, and then at the table below to see where that is in the building. It’s complicated, so don’t hesitate to ask for help!
We shelve by size to maximize our space and the following in call numbers indicate whether a book is small (.), medium (+) , or large (/ or //).
Points (.) | Pluses (+) | Slashes (/ or//) | ||
Cutter Call # | Collection | Location and Map | Location and Map | Location and Map |
1 | Philosophy | Basement Drum | Basement | Basement |
2 | Religion | Basement Drum | Basement | Basement |
3 | Judaism, Christianity | Basement Drum and Basement | Basement | Basement |
4 | Ecclesiastical History | Basement | Basement | Basement |
5 | Biography-Eastern Hemisphere | 3rd Floor Gallery and 3rd Floor | 3rd Floor | 3rd Floor |
:5 | Biography-Eastern Hemisphere | Off-site | ||
6 | Biography-W.Hemisphere | 3rd Floor and Drum 3 | Drum 3 | Drum 3 |
7 | History, Customs, Heraldry | Drum 3 Up and Drum 3 | Drum 3 Up | Drum 3 Up |
:7 | Antiquities, Chronologies | Drum 3 | ||
8 | History-E. Hemisphere | Drum 3 and Drum 3 Down | Drum 3 Up | Drum 3 Up |
:8 | History-E. Hemisphere | Drum 3 Down and Drum 2 Up | Drum 3 Up | Drum 3 Up |
9 | History-W. Hemisphere | 5th Floor, 5th Floor Gallery | 5th Floor | 5th Floor Gallery |
:9 | Off-site | |||
°A-°D | Off-site | |||
A | Description & Travel- E. Hemisphere | 1st Floor Gallery and Basement | 1st Floor Gallery | 1st Floor Gallery |
:A | Geography,Cartography,Travel- E. Hemisphere | Drum 2 Up | Drum 3 Up | Drum 3 Up |
B | Description & Travel- W. Hemisphere | Basement | Basement | Basement |
:B | Off-site | |||
C | Economics, Sociology | Sub-basement | Basement | Basement |
D | Education, Women, Slavery | Basement | Basement | Basement |
:°E-°F | Off-site | |||
E | Political Science, Government, International Law | Basement | Basement | Basement |
F | English Law, Parliament | Off-site | ||
°G | Guidebooks | Drum 2 Up | ||
G | Law, U.S. Congress | Basement | Basement | Basement |
°H | Guidebooks | Drum 2 Up | ||
H | Astronomy, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
°I-°K | Off-site | |||
I | Natural History | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
J | Botany | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
K | Zoology | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
L | Vertebrata | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
M | Medicine | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
N | Useful Arts (Agriculture, Cookery, Gardening | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
°P | Bound Periodicals | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
P | Constructive Arts (Building, Engineering) | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
Q | Handicrafts, Manufactures | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
R | Military Arts | Drum 2 Up | Drum 3 Up | Drum 3 Up |
°R | Off-site | |||
S | Sports, Games, Amusements | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
T | Theater, Music | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
U | Art, Architecture | Sub-basement | Sub-basement | Sub-basement |
V | Literature | Drum 2 Down | Drum 1 | Drum 1 |
:V | Off-site | |||
VE | Literature | Drum 2 Down and Drum 1 Up | Drum 1 | Drum 1 |
VEA, VED, VEP | Literature | Drum 1 Up | Drum 1 | Drum 1 |
VEF | Fiction | Second Floor and Drum 2 | ||
:VEF | Off-site | |||
VF-VFD | French Literature, Drama, Poetry | Drum 1 and Drum 1 Up | Drum 1 | Drum 1 |
VG | German Lit., Drama, Poetry | Drum 1 | Drum 1 | Drum 1 |
VH | Spanish, Literature | Drum 1 | Drum 1 | Drum 1 |
VI | Italian Literature | Drum 1 | Drum 1 | Drum 1 |
VJ | Classics | Drum 1 | Drum 1 Down | Drum 1 Down |
VM-VW | Other Literature | Drum 1 | Drum 1 | Drum 1 |
VO-VP | Classics | Drum 1 and Drum 1 Down | Drum 1 Down | Drum 1 Down |
X | Bibliography, Writing | Drum 1 Down | Basement | Basement |
:X | Bibliography | Drum 1 Down | Basement | Basement |
W | Native American Literature | Drum 1 Down | ||
Y | Language- E. Hemisphere | Drum 1 Down | Drum 1 Down | Drum 1 Down |
:Y | Off-site | |||
:Z | Language- W. Hemisphere | Drum 1 Down |