James Weldon Johnson Collection
Scope | Size | Marking | Classification | Special notes and tracings
Scope
This collection was founded in 1941 by Carl Van Vechten as a memorial to Dr. James Weldon Johnson and celebrates the accomplishments of African American writers and artists. This collection also includes examples of African Americana. It is considered a separate unit within the framework of YCAL. For more information consult the Guide to the Collections.
Size
- Octavo:
- up to 25 cm high
- up to 23 cm wide
- Quarto:
- between 25 and 37 cm high
- between 23 and 32 cm wide
- Quartos shelving at 121 are given a "+" at the beginning of the last line of the call number with location code beinycal
- Folio:
- over 37 cm high
- over 32 cm wide
- Folios shelving at 121 are given Year/Number folio call numbers with location code beinycal
- Broadsides:
- Class in Year/Number broadsides with location code beinycal
- See Broadsides: Marking Call Numbers on Items & Folders
Marking
The following guidelines are used when marking volumes in JWJ:
- Mark on Yale bookplate when there is one, generally in the upper left corner.
- Mark on back cover, lower right hand corner, when there is no Yale bookplate unless cover is too dark.
- Mark on verso of last page, lower right hand corner, when 1 or 2 don't apply. The lower left hand corner is the alternate location when the lower right hand corner is unusable.
- If the last page is unmarkable (e.g. too dark or shiny or filled with text or illustrations), mark the verso of the first usable page from the end.
Classification
Individual works by Black Authors | Collected works, translations, & works about individual Black Authors | Serials | Other Types of Materials
Classification of the James Weldon Johnson Collection basically follows the rules and principles described for YCAL.
- 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. See the Historical Manual for details of past practice.
- Use JWJ Za classification only when specifically requested by the curator, or to collocate with previously cataloged editions/printings of a work. If it is unclear whether an item should be classed as JWJ Za, consult with the head of Rare Book Cataloging. JWJ Za call numbers are constructed the same way as JWJ Zan – the only difference is the “n” after Za.
- Use "L" for "l" in call numbers.
- Some examples are fabricated.
Individual works by black authors
JWJ follows the pattern for YCAL classification of alphabetical by author and, under each author, chronological by date of first edition. (See Other Types of Materials for non-authorial classification.) The first line of the call number is "JWJ" to indicate material from the James Weldon Johnson Collection. The second line is from the "Old Yale" classification scheme where "Z" meant rare material. The letter "a" was chosen to represent American literature and the letter "n" material by Black or African American authors.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Book by Black author |
The third line is the author's Cutter number, making exceptions when main entry rule changes introduced with AACR2 would result in a split author number (as in the case of Twain vs. Clemens). Generally, use three digits when constructing an author number, but expand the number as needed to distinguish authors and to place them correctly in the alphabetical sequence.
Examples
Steward, T. G. The Haitian revolution ..., 1914.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| St492 | T.G. Steward's author number |
Stewart, Daniel Y. Black New Haven, c1977.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| St4925 | Daniel Y. Stewart's author number |
Stewart, John. Curving road, 1975.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| St493 | John Stewart's author number |
The fourth line is the last three digits of the date of the first edition followed by the initial letter of the title. Use "H" or "J" instead of "I" (which can be mistaken for the number one); use "N" or "P" instead of "O" (which can be mistaken for zero). If the letter for the title is already taken, use the subsequent letter in the alphabet. Lower case letters "b", "c", "d", etc. are added to signify a second, third, fourth, etc. edition or other subsequent editions. The addition of "a" is normally reserved for proof copies; proof copies of later editions add the letter "a" after the edition indicator. Beginning in 2000, for books first published after 1999, use all four digits of the date for the fourth line.
Examples
Wright, Richard. White man, listen!, 1957.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| W936 | Wright's author number |
| 957W | Year of publication of original ed. followed by initial letter of title |
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| W936 | Wright's author number |
| 957Wa | Year of publication of original ed. followed by initial letter of title and "a" to indicate proof copy |
Macmillan, Terry. [A book she will publish in 2010].
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| M2285 | Macmillan's author number |
| 2010B | Cutter for the original edition of [A book she will publish in 2010] |
Pseudonymous works
Class all works by an author who writes under multiple names in one location. Use the existing author Cutter if the author has been classed previously in JWJ.
If the author is new to JWJ, choose a preferred name, if one exists, following instructions as given in RDA 9.2.2.6. If there is not an established name, use the name as it appears on the item. Class all new material by this author at this location.
Anonymous works
If a work is by an anonymous author, create a Cutter number using the first word of the title.
I just quit stirrin' when the tastin's good, 1986.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| I14 | Cutter using first word of title |
| 986J | Date of publication followed by first letter of title (used "J" in place of "I", per usual procedure) |
Correspondence
Class here both selections and collections of an author's correspondence that are edited by either the author or another individual.
Examples
Bontemps, Arna Wendell.
<Correspondence> Arna Bontemps-Langston Hughes letters, 1925-1967. -- New York, 1980.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| H874 | Hughes' author number |
| 980A | Year of publication of first ed. followed by initial letter of title |
If a work is to be classed with a person who is not the main entry for the bibliographic record and the work does not fall into any of the categories below, class the work as instructed by Beinecke. Follow the date in the fourth line with the first letter of the item's title.
Example
Nutt, Howard. Special laughter: poems / ... with an introduction by Richard Wright, c1940.
[Beinecke Library In-Process slip (BLIP) instructs to class with Wright]
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| W936 | Wright's author number. |
| 940S | Year of publication followed by initial letter of item's title |
Collected works, translations of an author, and works associated with an author
Use the following table for collected works, translations, and works associated with an author. These and other categories are denoted by the initial letters listed below which are used at the beginning of the third line of the call number, followed by a three-digit date and the initial letter of the main entry, except where indicated otherwise. Use the system delineated above of a final "a" for proof copy, "b" for second edition, etc. Beginning in 2000, for books first published
after 1999, use all four digits of the date for the third line.
A - Works of spurious or doubtful attribution
No letter follows the year of publication.
Example
Fictitious book, 1935. -- Attributed to Zora Neale Hurston.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| H946 | Hurston's author number |
| A935 | Year of publication preceded by "A" to indicate doubtful attribution |
B - Complete works
Follow the year of publication with initial letter of title.
Example
Hammon, Jupiter. America's first Negro poet: the complete works of Jupiter Hammon ... , 1970.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| H184 | Hammon's author number |
| B970A | Year of publication preceded by "B" to indicate complete works and followed by initial letter of title |
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C - Collections of an author's works
Use when a collection contains two or more items. Follow the year of publication with initial letter of title. Used for collections of previously published works compiled by someone other than the author. Class collections of an author's correspondencewith individual works by the author.
Example
Brown, Sterling Allen. The collected poems of Sterling A. Brown selected by Michael S. Harper, 1980.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| B815 | Brown's author number |
| C980C | Year of publication preceded by "C" to indicate collection and followed by initial letter of title |
D - Extracts
Used for extracts from several works rather than compilations. Extracts from a single work class with other editions of that work. Follow the year of publication with initial letter of title.
Example
Douglass, Frederick. Frederick Douglass: selections from his writings edited ... by Philip S. Foner, c1945.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| D747 | Douglass's author number |
| D945F | Year of publication preceded by "D" to indicate extracts and followed by initial letter of title |
E - Translations
Use in combination with the letter from the table below. [e.g. Eh = French, En = German, etc.] The letter combination is followed by date of first edition of the specific translation, and the initial letter for the translator when known, or the initial letter of the title proper if the translator is unknown. Class here translations of an author's work. Class works translated by the author with the individual works of the author. Class translations here even if they are translations of collections or extracts. Adjust translator or title cutter in case of conflict.
Example
Himes, Chester B. [Big gold dream. French] Tout pour plaire = The big gold dream / traduit de l'americain par Yves Malartic, 1959.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| H572 | Himes's author number |
| Eh959M | Year of publication preceded by "Eh" to indicate translation into French and followed by initial letter of translator |
| f | Polyglots, Latin |
| g | English |
| h | French, Provencal |
| j | Italian |
| k | Spanish, Catalan |
| L | Portuguese, Romansh (Raeto-Romance), Romanian |
| n | German |
| p | Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans |
| q | Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic |
| r | Greek |
| t | Celtic, Gaelic, Irish, Breton, Welsh, etc. |
| u | Lithuanian, Bohemian (Czech), Polish, Russian, modern Bulgarian, Uralic-Altaic, Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Serbian, Basque, and other Eastern European languages not specified elsewhere |
| v | Armenian, Albanian, Slovene |
| w | Indo-Iranian, Sanskrit, Persian, Semitic, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Korean, Indian (incl. Malayan, Bengali, etc.) |
F - Dramatizations
Example
Doe, Jane. Meridian the play ... based on a story by Alice Walker, 1994.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| W15 | Walker's author number |
| F994D | Year of publication preceded by "F" to indicate dramatization and followed by initial letter of main entry |
G - Scores/music
Use for librettos and works about music.
Exception: class sheet music and scores by individual author under JWJ V2 or JWJ V3. Class collections of music/lyrics by more than one author under JWJ V1.
H - Adaptations, parodies, etc.
Example
Poe, Joan. A satire on modern American authors, 1988. (Includes satire of works of Toni Morrison.)
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| M8338 | Morrison's author number |
| H988P | Year of publication preceded by "H" to indicate parody and followed by initial letter of main entry |
J - Illustrations
K - Concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedias, indexes, etc.
Example
Mandelik, Peter. A concordance to the poetry of Langston Hughes, 1975.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| H874 | Hughes's author number |
| +K975M | Year of publication preceded by "K" to indicate concordance and followed by initial letter of main entry |
L - Periodicals
Not used for new titles; used only for issues added to existing titles. Use JWJ A for new serial titles.
M - Miscellaneous material.
Example
Promotional material for "The color purple," the 1985 film of the Alice Walker novel
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| W15 | Alice Walker's author number |
| M985P | Year of publication preceded by "M" to indicate miscellaneous material and followed by initial letter of main entry |
N - Tributes, memorials, festivals, exhibitions
Example
To Gwen with love: an anthology dedicated to Gwendolyn Books, 1971.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| B791 | Brooks's author number |
| N971T | Year of publication preceded by "N" to indicate tribute and followed by initial letter of main entry |
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Q - Bibliography, dealer's catalogs
Example
Parker, John W. A bibliography of the published writings of Benjamin Griffith Brawley, 1957.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| B739 | Brawley's author number |
| Q957P | Year of publication preceded by "Q" to indicate bibliography and followed by initial letter of main entry |
R - Sources, prototypes
Example
Roe, Richard. Caribbean world. The sources of some of Jamaica Kincaid's stories, 1989.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| K574 | Kincaid's author number |
| R989R | Year of publication preceded by "R" to indicate source and followed by initial letter of main entry |
S - Criticisms, commentaries (General)
Example
Rudwick, Elliott M. W.E.B. Du Bois, 1960.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| D853 | Du Bois's author number |
| S960R | Year of publication preceded by "S" to indicate general criticism and followed by initial letter of main entry |
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Sz - Books containing critical contributions about the author
Obsolete as of November 1998. Reclass to "S" when found.
T - Criticism of a specific work
Use with the initial letter of the work criticized.
Example
Joe, James. Life is easy. A criticism of Dorothy West's The living is easy, 1950.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| W746 | West's author number |
| Tm950J | Year of publication preceded by "Tm" to indicate criticism of specific work and initial letter of specific work and followed by initial letter of main entry |
W - Biography
Note: Autobiography, memoirs, and similar works by the author class as individual works by the author.
Example
Holt, Rackham. Mary McLeod Bethune: a biography, 1964.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| B465 | Bethune's author number |
| W964H | Year of publication preceded by "W" to indicate biography and followed by initial letter of main entry |
Y - Works by or about relatives and friends
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Z - Homes, towns and times (background)
Example
Boe, B en. Postwar Harlem. James Baldwin's Harlem, 1965.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| B193 | Baldwin's author number |
| Z965B | Year of publication preceded by "W" to indicate work about author's home and followed by first letter of main entry |
Za - Poetry, drama, and fiction
Example
George, Emery Edward. Black Jesus, 1974. (Poem about Martin Luther King).
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| K588 | King's author number |
| Za974G | Year of publication preceded by "Za" to indicate drama about author and followed by first letter of main entry |
Zc - Special interests and activities
Zz - Association books
Used for books with dedications to the author, and books from the author's library. The three-digit date of the work in hand is followed by the initial letter of the main entry. Add one or more letters from the main entry to resolve conflicts. No attempt is made to collocate.
Note: The author of the work takes precedence over provenance when classing, unless instructed otherwise.
Example
Criticism in America by Irving Babbitt [and others], 1924. (Owned and annotated by Countee Cullen)
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan | Black author |
| C897 | Cullen's author number |
| Zz924C | Year of publication preceded by "Zz" to indicate book from author's library and followed by first letter of main entry |
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Serials
Classification for serials is based loosely on the Cutter tables. The number is adjusted so that the title is placed within correct alphabetic sequence. The first line of the call number is JWJ for the James Weldon Johnson Collection. The second line of the call number is A. The third line of the call number begins with the initial letter of the main entry (or the first two initial letters when the main entry begins with a vowel or an S), followed by a Cutter number for the first word.
Examples
Congo mission news
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| A | Serial relating to Black or African American culture |
| C7603 | Cutter number for main entry |
New theatre news
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| A | Serial relating to Black or African American culture |
| N446 | Cutter number for main entry |
On the track
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| A | Serial relating to Black or African American culture |
| On18 | Cutter number for main entry |
In general, when a serial changes title, the classification will remain the same.
Examples
Negro digest
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| A | Serial relating to Black or African American culture |
| N318 | Cutter for main entry |
Black world [continutes Negro digest]
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| A | Serial relating to Black or African American culture |
| N318 | Cutter for original main entry |
Indexes
An index for a serial that is published as part of the serial will be added to the bibliographic record for the serial and will be marked "Index" at the end of the call number. An index to a serial that is published by an outside entity will be classed with the serial as above with an "A" following the number for the serial.
Examples
Black world
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| A | Serial relating to Black or African American culture |
| V874A | Cutter for main entry and A to indicate Index |
Miscellaneous material
Miscellaneous material, including prospectuses, promotions, letters, subscription notices, etc. is usually removed and put into vertical files in Beinecke. When miscellaneous material is kept with the serial, it will be classed with the serial, as above, with a "C" following the number for the serial. If an item is to be individually cataloged, the fourth line will a four digit date followed by a letter for the main entry.
Examples
McNamera, Robert. Prospectus for American writer, 1936.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| A | Serial relating to Black or African American culture |
| Am358C | Cutter for main entry followed by C to indicate miscellaneous material |
| 1936M | Year of publication followed by first letter of main entry |
Critical works about a serial
Works of criticism about specific serials are classed as above with an "X" following the number for the serial and the addition of a third line giving a Cutter number for the main entry.
Examples
Joost, Nicholas. The first ten years of equal opportunity.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| A | Serial relating to Black or African American culture |
| Eq25X | Cutter for main entry followed by X to indicate a critical work about a serial |
| J74 | Cutter for main entry |
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Other Types of Materials
| 1 | Offprints (Obsolete) |
| 2 | Collections of clippings (Obsolete) |
| V1 to V6 | Music (except sheet music) |
| -V1 to -V4 | Sheet music |
| X413 | Bibliographies |
| Zzan1 C1 | Broadsides(Obsolete) |
| Zan2 | Anthologies |
| Zan3 | Collective biographies |
| Zan5 | Photography (Obsolete?) |
| Zan8 | Audio-visual material |
V - Music
Music (except sheet music) by Black or African American composers/lyricists and about Black or African American culture. Also Phonograph record catalogs. Librettos and works about music do not class here but with the author.
V1 - Collections of anonymous authorship or collections by multiple composers and/or lyricists
- Includes songbooks of African American songs; instrumental collections; art songs by groups of African Americans; American, African, or West Indian folk-songs; minstrels; spirituals.
- The third line is a cutter for the editor or compiler. If neither are present cutter for title.
- The fourth line is three-digit year of publication.
- For works published beginning in 2000 use a four digit date.
- Add a letter at end of date for second, third, etc. editions.
Example
Harris, Leon R. I'm a railroad man, compiled and edited by Leon R. Harris. c1948.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| V1 | Collections of anonymous authorship or by many composers |
| H24 | Cutter for compiler or editor |
| +948 | Year of publication |
V2 - African American lyricist
- Works (except sheet music) by a single African American lyricist. Compilations by multiple lyricists class in V1.
- The third line is a Cutter for the lyricist.
- The fourth line is a Cutter for the title.
Example
Vodery, William H. Jig walk, words by Henry Creamer ; music by Will Vodery. [c1945]
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| V2 | Work by African American lyricist |
| C86 | Cutter for lyricist |
| J5 | Cutter for title |
V3 - Collections of music by a single African American composer
- Class here collections with music only or with music and lyrics by a single African American composer.
- The third line is a Cutter for the composer.
- The fourth line is a Cutter for the title.
Example
Cook, Will Marion. Rain-song ... [c1912]
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| V3 | African American composer |
| C77 | Cutter for composer |
| R13 | Cutter for title |
V4 - Collections of music about African Americans by non-African Americans
- The third line is a Cutter for the composer.
- The fourth line is a Cutter for the title.
Example
Kelly, William A. Only a dream of that beautiful city ... c1903.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| V4 | Music about African Americans by non-African Americans |
| K29 | Cutter for composer |
| O5 | Cutter for title |
V6 - Record catalogs
- Classed under the company that issued them.
- The third line is a cutter for the company. The fourth line is a four-digit date or volume number.
Example
Gramophone Shop (New York). The Gramophone Shop encyclopedia of recorded music, 1936.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| V6 | Record catalog |
| G7 | Cutter for name of company |
| 1936 | Four digit date or volume number |
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- Class here all sheet music by Black or African American composers/lyricists and about Black or African American culture
- The call number is JWJ with the following -V designations.
- Class sheet music by both an African American lyricist and composer under the composer in -V3.
Exception: Class in -V2 all works with lyrics by Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson. Additional exceptions to the list may be made by the curator.
Over the years, JWJ Sheet Music has been classed in various ways. In 2015 it was decided to revert to the classification used in Rae Linda Brown's Music, printed and manuscript, in the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters: An annotated catalog, where it is explaned: "A dash before the V indicates sheet music that lies flat in the folio boxes. If the music is in hard cover, there is no dash before the V." Here it is also explained: "These classifications should be used only to locate material found in the Beinecke Library and not for accuracy in identifying the racial identity of the composers or lyricists." Use Bernard L. Peterson's Profiles of African American stage performers and theatre people, 1816-1960 as the primary reference source in determining ethnicity. When the ethnicity cannot be easily determined, use the -V4 designation.
-V1 - Anonymous sheet music
- Class here if composer and lyricist are unknown.
- The first line is JWJ.
- The second line is -V1.
- The third line is a cutter for the title.
Example
Now I love Sukey dearly, ca. 1840.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| -V1 | Anonymous work |
| N86 | Cutter for title |
-V2 - Sheet music by African American lyricists
- Class here sheet music with lyrics by African Americans.
- If there are multiple lyricists, class under the first African American lyricist listed.
- Class sheet music by both an African American lyricist and composer under the composer in -V3. Exception: Class in -V2 all works with lyrics by Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson.
- The first line is JWJ.
- The second line is -V2.
- The third line is a cutter for the lyricist.
- The fourth line is a cutter for the title.
- For multiple versions add a trailing letter to the title cutter beginning with "b".
Example
Franklin, Dave, 1895-1970. Buzz, Mirandy, words by Henry Creamer ; music by Dave Franklin, c1922
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| -V2 | Work by an African American lyricist |
| C86 | Cutter for lyricist |
| B989 | Cutter for title |
-V3 - Sheet music by African American composers
- Class here sheet music with music composed by an African American.
- Exception: Sheet music with lyrics by either James Weldon Johnson or Langston Hughes class in under the lyricist in -V2. Additional exceptions to the list may be made by the curator.
- If multiple composers, class under the first African American composer.
- The first line is JWJ.
- The second line is -V3.
- The third line is a cutter for the composer.
- The fourh line is a cutter for the title.
- For multiple versions add a trailing letter to the title cutter beginning with "b".
Example
Brooks, Shelton. Walkin' the dog, words and music by Shelton Brooks, c1916
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| -V3 | Work by African American composer |
| B791 | Cutter for composer |
| W15 | Cutter for title |
-V4 - Sheet music about African Americans
- Class here sheet music about African Americans that has neither an African American lyricist nor composer; or works for which the ethnicity of the composer cannot be determined.
- If multiple composers, class under the first.
- Class under lyricist if no composer named.
- The first line is JWJ.
- The second line is -V4.
- The third line is a Cutter for the composer (or lyricist).
- The fourth line is a Cutter for the title.
- For multiple versions add a trailing letter to the title cutter beginning with "b".
Example
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. I got plenty o' nuttin', lyric by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward ; [music by] George Gershwin, c1935.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| -V4 | Work about African Americans |
| G323 | Cutter for composer |
| I11 | Cutter for title |
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X413 - Bibliographies and catalogs
The third line is a three-digit date followed by the initial letter of the main entry. Beginning in 2000, for books first published after 1999, use all four digits of the date for the third line.
Example
Deodene, Frank. Black American poetry since 1944; a preliminary checklist. 1971.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| X413 | Bibliographies and catalogs |
| 971D | Year of publication followed by initial letter of main entry |
Zzan1 C1 - Broadsides
OBSOLETE. Class as year/number and use bein,ycal for location.
Zan2 - Anthologies
The third line is a three-digit date. Beginning in 2000 for books first published after 1999, use all four digits of the date for the third line. The fourth line is a Cutter number for the first word of the title.
Note: If another edition is already established in the old scheme, use the old scheme and add a letter at the end for the appropriate edition.
Example of old form
Pereda Valdes, Ildefonso. Antologia de la poesia negra americana, 1936.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan2 | Anthology |
| 936P | Year of publication followed by initial letter of main entry. |
Example of new form
Book of recent African American poetry, 1998.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan2 | Anthology |
| 998 | Year of publication |
| B644 | Cutter for first word of title |
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The third line is a three-digit date followed by the initial letter of main entry. Beginning in 2000 for books first published after 1999, use all four digits of the date for the third line.
Example
Stull, Edith Gilbert. Unsung Black Americans, 1971.
| JWJ | James Weldon Johnson Collection |
| Zan3 | Collective biographies |
| 971S | Year of publication followed by initial letter of main entry |
Zan5 - Photography
Obsolete.
Zan6 - History and criticism of Black and African American literature
Obsolete.
Zan8 - Audio/Visual resources
Do not class phonograph records in Zan8; instead, follow the instructions on the Phonograph Records page.
The second line consists of one of the following initial letters followed by a four-digit date and the first letter of the title.
For serials, the second line of the call number consists of one of the following letters followed by a cutter for the main entry.
| A | Audio tapes |
| C | Compact disks |
| D | Digital video disks |
| F | Films |
| V | Video tapes |
Special notes and tracings
Add subject headings relating to African Americans to works that would not normally have the tracings made.
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