Understanding SCGS Library Call Numbers
Each Southern California Genealogical Society Family Research Library book has a unique call number. Think of a call number like an address: it reveals where the book is located. Call numbers appear on the spines of books and in the library's catalog. The same call number can be written from top-to-bottom or left-to-right.
Words used in SCGS Library call numbers
(exclusive of geographic terms)
Eight letters or seven with a slash
A to G
ABSTRACT
ARCHIVE
ATLAS
AUTOBIO(graphy)
BIBLIOG(raphy)
BIOGRAP(hy)
BIRTHS
BISHOPS
BRANDS
CEMETER(ery)
CENSUS
CHURCH
CIVILWAR
COLLEGE
COPYR(ight)
COUNTY
COURT
COUTRE(cords)
DAR
DEATH
DEEDS
DIRECTO(ry)
DNA
DUTCH
EMIGRAN(t)
ENCYCLOP(edia)
ETHNIC
FAMILY
FINANCE
GAZETTE
GENEALO(gy)
GENETIC
GEOGRAP(hy)
GERMAN
GOVERNM(ent)
GRAVEST ( )
GUIDEBO(ok)
GUIDE
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H to RES
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HANDBOOK
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HIGHSCH(ool)
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HISTORY
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HOLDINGS
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INDEX
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ITALIAN
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JOURNAL
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JURISDIC(tion)
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LAND (GRANTS)
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LANDREC(ords)
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LOCATION
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MANUSCRI(pts)
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MAPS
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MARRIAG(e)
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MEDICAL
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MIGRAT(ion)
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MILITAR(y)
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MILITIA
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MISSIONS
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MONUMEN(t)
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NEWSPAP(er)
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OATHS
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OBITUAR(y)
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OFFICES
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ORGANIZA(tion)
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PARISH
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PASSENG(er)
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PLACENAM(e)
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PORTRAIT
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PRINTING
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PROBATE
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PUBLIC
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QUAKER
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RAILROAD
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RECORDS
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REGISTER
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RESEARCH
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RESOURC(es)
REV to Y
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REV(olutionary)WAR
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REVOLUT(ion)
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SCHOOL
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SOCIETY
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SOURCE
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SURNAME
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TAX
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TELEPHO(ne)
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TRANSCR(pt)
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VITALRE(cord)
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VITALS
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WILLS
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WAR
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WAR OF 1812
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WWI
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WWII
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YEARBOOK