Most books and journals in the Yonge Library can be found in the online catalog. Special websites have been created to locate maps and manuscripts.
The Yonge Library has retained its card catalog and calendars. The card catalog can be used to locate any book acquired prior to 1998. It also can be used to locate materials on microfilm. A supplementary section identifies biographical sources for noted writers, politicians, business people, etc., by last name.
Three major card calendars provide English-language indexes to the contents of the Spanish colonial records on microfilm. The collections indexed are the East Florida Papers and the Papeles de Cuba, which primarily cover colonial Florida after the American Revolution, and the John B. Stetson Collection, a selection of documents from throughout the colonial period. Other card files provide information on smaller collections related to the colonial period including the Woodbury Lowery and Jeannette Thurber Conner Collections (Library of Congress; held here on microfilm) and the Buckingham Smith Papers (New York Historical Society, also held here on microfilm.).
Library of Congress Call Number System
An abbreviated list of major call numbers follows:
BF - BX Religious History
CS Family History
D World War II
E99 PreColumbian America
E100s Spanish Exploration and Conquest
E185 Race Relations / Civil Rights
F311 Florida History (General)
F314 Colonial Florida
F316 Modern Florida
F317 Regional History
F319 Regional History
HE Transportation
HV Crime
JK Politics
KF Law
ML Music
PN - PZ Media / Literature
QC Hurricanes
QH - QL Natural History / Environment
The P.K. Yonge Call Number System for Books
Until 1998, the Yonge Library used a modified version of the Dewey Decimal System to shelve books. Since 1998, it has used the Library of Congress System.
It is possible to search the online catalog by call number (this is one of the options, along with author, title, etc.). Since call numbers tend to group books that have similar topics or subjects, searching or browsing by call number is a good way to see the range of books available on a topic.
This is a shortened version of the Dewey System used to organize the Florida history collection:
F.01 General History
F.02 Spanish Exploration and Colonization
F.03 The British Period
F.04 The Second Spanish Period
F.05 The Southeastern Indians
F.052 The Seminole Wars
F.06 Territorial Florida and Early Statehood
F.07 Florida and the Civil War
F.08 Reconstruction
F.09 Modern Florida
F.091 Early Promotional Materials to 1900
F.092 Travel and Description to 1900
F.093 Travel and Description, 1900-1940
F.094 Travel and Description, 1940-
F.2 County and City History
F.3 General Descriptions, entire state
F.4 General Descriptions, East Coast
F.5 General Descriptions, West Coast
F.6 General Descriptions, Panhandle
F.7 General Descriptions, Central Florida
F.8 General Descriptions, South Florida
F016 Reference Materials
F280s Religious History
F310 Census
F326 Slavery and Race
F329 Early Political Parties
F331 Labor
F333 Lands
F336 Public Finance and Taxes
F338.1 Sugar Industry
F338.6 Tourist Industry
F342 Constituional History
F352 Municipal Government
F354 State Goverment Publications
F360s Social Welfare
F370 Education
F385 Railways
F386 Waterways
F387 Oceans and Shipping
F388 Highways and Roads
F551 Geology (General)
F551.3 Erosion
F551.36 Coastal Change
F551.4 Everglades
F551.42 Islands
F551.44 Caves
F551.47 Gulf Stream
F551.48 Rivers and Lakes
F551.49 Water
F551.55 Storms and Hurricanes
F551.92 Water
F551.96 Coral Reefs
F551.97 Plants
F552 Mineral Industries
F560s Animal Life
F582 Forestry and Trees
F583 Flowering Plants
F585 Cypress
F590 Fauna
F593 Sponges
F594 Mollusks
F595.1 Worms
F595.3 Anthopeda
F595.4 Arachnida
F595.7 Insects
F597 Fish and Fisheries
F598.1 Reptiles
F598.2 Birds
F599 Mammals
F613 Climate and Health
F630 Agriculture (General)
F632.7 Insect Threats
F633 Field Crops
F634 Citrus
F635 Vegetables and Garden Crops
F636 Livestock
F674 Timber Industry
F677 Dairy
F720 Architecture
F799 Hunting, Camping, Fishing
F811 Poetry
F813 Literature
F913 Archaeology
F973 General U.S. History
F975 Southern History
FA Serials and Journals
FB Biography
Since 1998, books have been cataloged according to the Library of Congress system
|
