The Cornette Library welcomed members from the Amarillo Genealogical Society in a 2014 tour.
Visitors were given a handout that allowed them to browse the Loan Shelves and Reference department for books useful for genealogy research. The handout may also be used in any library that uses the LC Classification System.
| LC Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| CR 53 | Heraldry & Coats of Arm |
| CR 1179 | Family Heraldry |
| CR 3499 | Titles of Honor, Rank, Precedence, etc. |
| CS | Genealogy |
| CS 2305 | Meanings & Origins of First & Last Names |
| E 151 – E 889 | United States |
| E 184 – E 185.98 | United States Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Groups |
| E 202 | Societies (Patriotic and Hereditary) |
| E 202.5 | Daughters of the American Revolution |
| E 255 | American Revolution - The American Army (1775-1783) |
| E 263.A – .W | American Revolution - American Army Troops – By State (1775-1783) |
| E 269.A – .Z | American Revolution -Participation by Race, Ethnic Group, Religious Group, etc. |
| E 456 – E 655 | Civil War Period, 1861-1865 |
| E 462.1 – E 463 | Civil War – Individual Societies; Patriotic Societies |
| E 482 – E 489 | Confederate States of America |
| E 491 – E 541 | Civil War – Union Army |
| E 545 – E 586 | Civil War – Confederate State Army |
| F 1 – F 975 | United States – Local History (includes state and county histories, etc. – arranged by state or area) |
| F 1 – F 105 | New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut |
| F 106 – F 205 | Middle Atlantic States: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland |
| F 206 – F 295 | South Atlantic States: Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia |
| F 296 – F 395 | Gulf States: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas |
| F 381 – F 395 | Texas |
| F 396 – F 475 | Old Southwest: Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri |
| F 476 – F 590 | Northwest Territory: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin |
| F 590.3 – F 705 | The West: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma |
| F 721 – F 785 | Rocky Mountains: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado |
| F 786 – F 850 | New Southwest: New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada |
| F 850.5 – F 951 | Pacific States: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska |
| Z 675 – Z 1325 & Z 5301 – Z 5315 |
Bibliographies Relating to Genealogy, Heraldry, and Biography |
While public libraries usually arrange their books using the Dewey Decimal System, many university libraries use the Library of Congress Classification System. A broad outline of the LC Classification System is:
| LC | Subject |
|---|---|
| A | General Works |
| B | Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| C | Auxiliary Sciences of History |
| D | World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc. |
| E | History of the Americas |
| F | History of the Americas |
| G | Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |
| H | Social Sciences |
| J | Political Science |
| K | Law |
| L | Education |
| M | Music and Books on 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, Information Resources (General) |
For a more detailed outline of the LC Classification System, please visit the Library of Congress