Beinecke Cataloging Manual

YALE COLLECTION OF WESTERN AMERICANA
Zc50 -- The Southwest
(Approved for use December 15, 2000)

Scope

Use for works about the present states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and southwestern Colorado; some works will include California and portions of northern Mexico. This is the region held by Mexico prior to 1847 (Texas, prior to 1836). Also class here works about the following topics:

Colorado River
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican boundary
Mexican War
Santa Fé trail and trade
Coronado
Espejo
Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Powell, John Wesley
Class works about the Grand Canyon in Zc56 (Arizona)

Classification

Since sections of Zc50 for the Mexican War are very crowded, add additional lines for works issued by the bodies listed below.

The first line is the class number.
The second line is from the tables below.
The third line is the month/day of issue.
The fourth line is a sequential cardinal number.
For republications of the same title add a letter to the fourth line.

If necessary, add additional states to the tables below.

Past practice encompasses a variety of approaches; many books in the collection are not classified according to the instructions given here. Generally, do not reclassify unless necessary for collocation.

**1846**
846cf	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Chiapas
846du	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Durango
846mg	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the Mexican government
846mi	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the Mexican War that relate to the Mexican Army
846ny	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Nuevo Leon
846ob	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Oaxaca
846px	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Pueblo
846qu	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Queretaro
846sj	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of San Luis Potosí
846so	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Sonora
846tb	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Tamaulipas
846tf	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Tabasco
846sp	Speeches made in the U.S. Congress that discuss the Mexican War, regardless of date or main entry. The third line is an item number.
846us	Proclamations, orders, etc. issued by the U.S. Army of Mexico
846zb	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Zacatecas

**1847**
847du	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Durango
847mL	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the Mexican government
847mm	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the Mexican government that directly relate to the conflict with the U.S.
847oe	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Oaxaca
847pu	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Pueblo
847qv	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Queretaro
847sd	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of San Luis Potosí
847tb	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Tabasco
847td	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Tamaulipas
847us	Proclamations, orders, etc. issued by the U.S. Army of Mexico
847vs	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Veracruz
847zc	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Zacatecas

**1848**
848mL	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the Mexican government
848nu	Decrees, laws, etc. issued by the state of Nuevo Leon
848us	Proclamations, orders, etc. issued by the U.S. Army of Mexico

Examples

Durango (Mexico : State). Registro oficial del goberno. Alcance al Registro num. 503: Durango, lunes 7 de diciembre 1846, [1846]

Zc50	Work relating to the Southwest
846du	Year of publication followed by first two letters of main entry
12/7	Month and day of publication
1	First work cataloged that was published 12/7

Simpson, J. H. (James Hervey). Coronado's march in search of the Seven cities of Cibola, 1871.

Zc50	Work relating to the Southwest
871si	Year of publication of the first edition followed by first two letters of main entry

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