Library of Congress call numbers group books by subject. Sources may be found in history resources and within specific disciplines (e.g. Japanese American internment sources may be found in the history sections as well as literature, art, law, and government documents). The following call number ranges represent major history categories:
CB: History of civilization
D: World history and history of Europe, Asia, Africa
E: History of the Americas (U.S., Canada, Latin America)
F: Local history of the U.S., Latin America, and British, Dutch, and French colonies
