A: General Works
B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
C: Auxiliary Sciences of History, such as
Archeology,Genealogy, Biography
D: World History, including history of
Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand
E-F: History of the Americas
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
H: Social Sciences
J Political Science
K: Law
L: Education
M: Music
N: Fine Arts
P: Language and Literature
Q: Science
R: Medicine
S: Agriculture
T: Technology
U: Military Science
V: Naval Science
Z: Bibliography, Library Science,
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