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Canada General, FC1-259
General works
1 Periodicals.
2 Yearbooks. Almanacs, etc.
- Historical in character only.
- Cf. AY410-420.
Societies (National)
Provincial and local societies are classed with the province or locality.
4 Historical societies.
- Class publications here, e.g. conference papers, pamphlets. Programs, reports, methods of organization and work are classed in FC152; periodicals in FC1; collections in FC15.
5 Genealogical societies.
8 Patriotic societies.
- .A1, General.
- .A2-Z, Individual.
- e.g. .I4 Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire.
- United Empire Loyalists societies see FC425.
- Veterans societies, see FC241.
- Cf. HS, Societies.
10 Congresses, conferences, etc., on Canadian history.
- Congresses on special topics or regions are classed with the topic or region (e.g. FC3201.N6, North American Fur Trade Conference)
Sources and documents, Collections of writings.
Collections confined to a period or topic are classed with the period or topic (e.g. Thwaites' Jesuit Relations in FC317).
15 Publications of societies.
16 Collections of archival material.
- Cf. CD3620.
18 Composite historical works.
- e.g. Canada and its Provinces.
19 Collected works of individual authors.
21 Museums. Exhibitions, exhibits.
23 Dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
24 Chronologies. Dictionaries of dates, etc.
Biography (National).
Biography of individuals or groups important to a period, place or topic, is classed with the period, place or topic.
Prefer FC25-27 to CT280-310.
25 Collective.
26 Biography of special groups or classes of people, .A-Z.
- e.g. .G6 Governors-general
- .M3 Mayors
- .P6 Politicians
- .P7 Prime ministers
- .W6 Women
27 Individual, .A-Z.
Directories (National).
31 General.
32 Social directories. Social registers.
35 Gazetteers (National).
36 Geographic names.
- Cf. G104-108, Geographic names and terms (General).
38 Guidebooks. Handbooks.
Immigration literature.
Guidebooks for immigrants. Pamphlets intended for immigrants describing the Canadian way of life, the country and the people. Words confined to promotion and assistance are classed in JV7200-7295. See also Index under Immigration and settlement, Immigration literature.
- The literature itself.
- By period.
41 Early to 1867.
42 1867-1896.
43 1896-1918.
44 1918-1945.
45 1945-2000.
46 2000-
49 As a subject. Works about immigration literature.
51 Comprehensive works.
- Works covering all aspects of Canadian history and life.
57 Textbooks (General).
58 Juvenile works (General).
59 Pictorial works (General).
- Works consisting chiefly of illustrations.
60 Minor works. Addresses, essays, lectures, etc. (General).
61 Examinations, questions, etc.
65 Antiquities. Archaeology (Non-Indigenous).
- Works relating to First Nations and Inuit are classed in E77-99. For Métis Nation, see FC108-129.
Description and travel (General).
70 History of travel. Travel anthologies.
- Travelers’ accounts.
- By period.
71 Early to 1760.
72 1760-1867.
73 1867-1900.
74 1900-1950.
75 1950-2000.
76 2000-
85 Social life and customs (General)
- Contemporary and retrospective accounts of Canadian life as seen by the observer. History of social life and customs. Antiquities, museums, etc., illustrative of everyday life.
- Cf. FC95, Civilization. Culture. Intellectual life.
- By period.
86 17th century.
87 18th century.
88 19th century.
89 20th century.
90 21st century.
95 Civilization. Culture. Intellectual life.
- Surveys of life in Canada, arts and sciences, education, influence of church, ideals, national characteristics, etc.
- Cf. FC85, Social life and customs.
- By period.
.1 17th century.
.2 18th century.
.3 19th century.
.4 20th century.
.5 21st century.
Canadians
97 Canadians. The Canadian identity.
- Canadian citizenship, Canadianization, see JL187, KE4351.
98 Canadian unity. Separatist movements (General).
- Separatist movements in individual regions and provinces are classed with the region or province.
99 The Canadian question. Canada First movements.
- Cf. FC245-246, 249-250, Relations with Great Britain and the United States.
Elements in the population.
Racial, ethnic and religious groups which have significance in the history of Canada. (Cf. BX, Special churches and sects).
Elements in individual provinces, cities, etc., are classed with the province, city, etc.
104 General works.
105 Special topics, .A-Z.
- e.g. .M8 Multiculturalism
- .M85 Multilingualism
106 Individual elements, .A-Z.
- In cuttering individual elements the digit 1 is reserved for adding to the cutter number to indicate collective biography (e.g. .U5, Ukrainians in Canada; .U51, Collective biography of Ukrainians in Canada). See Table VI.
- Acadians
- For works on the Acadians in the Maritime Provinces see FC2041-2049; in New Brunswick see FC2500.5; in Nova Scotia see FC2350.5; in Prince Edward Island see FC2650.5. For works on Acadians in other provinces or localities see the province or locality. If the pertinent number provides for an A-Z arrangement for the elements in the population, assign .A2.
.A3 Albanians
.A4 Algerians
.A5 Americans
Amish, see .M45
.A52 Angolans
.A65 Arabs
.A7 Armenians
.A75 Asians. Orientals.
Asians, South, see .S66
.A9 Austrians
.A96 Azoreans
.B19 Belarusians
.B2 Belgians
.B6 Black persons in Canada
- See also .Y67 for Yoruba (African people)
- .B67 Bohemians. Czechs.
.B68 Bosnians
.B7 British
- Including the English; for other nationalities, see the nationality, e.g. .S3, Scots.
.B8 Bulgarians
.C26 Cambodians
- .C3 Catholics
- For the Catholic Church, see BX1419-1424, BX2527, etc.
- .C4 Celts
- .C45 Chileans
- .C5 Chinese
- .C74 Cretans
- .C93 Croats
Czechs, see .B67.
- .D3 Danes
- .D76 Doukhobors
- .D9 Dutch
- .E2 East Indians
English, see .B7.
English-speaking Canadians (General), see FC141-145.
- For works dealing with English-speaking Canadians as a second or minor element in a province, see the province (Table I, subdivision (50.5)). For regions, cities, etc., see the region, city, etc. If the pertinent number provides for an A-Z arrangement for elements in the population, assign .E55.
- .E7 Estonians
- .E74 Ethiopians
- .E77-99 First Nations and Inuit in Canada
- For Métis, see FC108-129
- .F4 Filipinos
- .F5 Finns
- .F8 French
French Canadians (General), see FC131-139.
- For works dealing with French Canadians as a second or minor element in a province, see the province (Table I, subdivision (50.5)). For regions, cities, etc., see the region, city, etc. If the pertinent number provides for an A-Z arrangement for elements in the population, assign .F85.
- .F89 Friends. Society of Friends. Quakers
- As a religious body, see BX7607, BX7650-7653, BX7783.
- .G3 Germans
- .G4 Ghanaians
- .G7 Greeks
- .H3 Haitians
- Hispanic Canadians, see .S7
- .H9 Huguenots
- .H95 Hungarians
- .H97 Hutterites
- .I3 Icelanders
Indians, East, see .E2
Indians, West, see .W54
Indigenous Peoples
- For works on First Nations and Inuit in Canada, see E77-99. For Métis, see FC108-129.
- .I5 Iranians
- .I55 Iraqis
- .I6 Irish
- .I8 Italians
- .J27 Jamaicans
- .J3 Japanese
- .J5 Jews
- Jugoslavs, see .Y7
- .K6 Koreans
- .L3 Latin Americans (Latinos, Latinas, Latinx) in Canada
- For Spanish or Hispanic Canadians see .S7
- .L32 Lebanese
- .L4 Letts. Latvians
- .L7 Lithuanians
- .M3 Macedonians
- .M34 Maltese
- .M45 Mennonites
- For the Mennonite Church, see BX8118.5-.7, 8132.
- Métis, see FC108-129
- .M49 Mexicans
- .M7 Moravians
- For the Moravian Church, see BX8566-8568, 8583
- .M8 Mormons
- .M86 Moroccans
- .M9 Muslims
- .N6 Norwegians
- .P3 Pakistanis
- .P7 Poles
- .P8 Portuguese
- Quakers, see .F89.
- .R33 Racially mixed people
- .R8 Romanians
- .R9 Russians
- .S18 Scandinavians
- See also individual nationalities, e.g. .D3, Danes.
- .S3 Scots
- .S5 Serbs
- .S55 Sikhs
- .S6 Slavs
- .S64 Slovaks
- .S65 Slovenes
- .S655 Somalis
- .S66 South Asians
- .S7 Spaniards. Hispanic Canadians.
- For works on Latin Americans (Latinos, Latinas, Latinx) in Canada, see .L3
- .S8 Swedes
- .S9 Swiss
- .S98 Syrians
- .U5 Ukrainians
- .V53 Vietnamese
- .W4 Welsh
- .W54 West Indians
- White Russians see .B19
- . Y67 Yoruba (African people)
- See also .B6 for Black persons in Canada
- .Y7 Yugoslavs
107 Indigenous peoples in Canada
- Works on First Nations and Inuit in Canada (including works on Indigenous rights) are classed in E77-99. For Métis see FC108-129.
Métis
- Only the descent of Indigenous and Europeans are included in this section.
108 Periodicals. Societies. Collections.
109 General works. Histories.
.1 Biography.
.A1 Collective.
- .A2-Z Individual.
- Individual biographies, see table VII.
- Individuals who have distinguished themselves in some special field are classed with their area of interest in classes B-Z. (e.g. John Norquay, FC3373.1.N67).
- e.g. .G73 Grant, Cuthbert, 1793-1854
113 Social life and social conditions.
- Discriminations, prejudices, loyalties; social and family life; education.
117 Occupations. Employment.
125 Government relations. Rights and claims.
126 By province, .A-Z.
129 Special topics, .A-Z.
French Canadians (General).
- Works dealing with French Canadians throughout Canada and their influence on Canada as a nation are classed here. Works dealing with French Canadians in individual provinces, cities, etc., are classed with the province, city, etc.
131 Periodicals. Societies. Collections.
.5 Congresses. Conferences.
132 General works.
.1 Biography (Collective).
General works by period.
133 Early to 1914.
134 1914-1939.
135 1939-1960.
136 1960-2000.
137 2000-
139 Special topics, .A-.Z.
141 English-speaking Canadians (General).
- Works dealing with English-speaking Canadians throughout Canada and their influence on Canada as a nation. Works dealing with English-speaking Canadians in individual provinces, cities, etc., are classed with the province, city, etc.
English-French relations (General).
144 General works.
145 Special topics, .A-Z.
- e.g. .B5 Biculturalism
- .B55 Bilingualism
- .L3 Language rights
- Cf. JL67, Language questions.
Historiography.
149 General works. History
Biography of historians.
Including general criticism of their works. Class criticism of an individual work with the work.
150 Collective.
151 Individual, .A-Z.
- e.g. .C74 Creighton, Donald, 1902-1979
- .G37 Garneau, F. X. (François-Xavier), 1809-1866
- .I55 Innis, Harold A., 1894-1952
- .T78 Trudel, Marcel, 1917-2011
- .U53 Underhill, Frank H., 1889-1971
152 Societies. Institutions.
- Programs, reports, methods of organization and work.
- Cf. FC4, Historical societies.
154 Methodology.
- Theory, comparison, criticism, etc. Research.
155 Study and teaching.
- Class works relating to study and teaching in elementary schools in LB.
157 Criticism of textbooks (General).
158 Philosophy of Canadian history.
General history.
Comprehensive histories of Canada.
Including political and social history.
Class in the period in which the history ends (e.g. J. MacMullen's History of Canada. 2nd ed. 1868, ends with Confederation, so it is classed in FC161).
Early to 1763, see FC305, Histories of New France.
161 1763-1867.
162 1867-1914.
163 1914-1967.
164 1967-2000.
165 2000-
170 Textbooks.
171 Outlines, syllabi, etc.
- Chronology, see FC24.
172 Juvenile works.
- Including collections of stories from Canadian history for children.
173 Comic and satirical works.
- Humour of Canadian history, including general collections of cartoons, caricatures, etc.
- Works about individuals or topics are classed with the individual or topic.
174 Pictorial works.
- Works consisting chiefly of illustrations.
175 Rhyming histories.
176 Minor works. Addresses, essays, lectures, etc.
- Including otherwise unprovided-for topics, such as disasters, floods, etc. in general. (Local with locality).
177 Uncatalogued general history ephemera.
- Class here pamphlet box material such as leaflets, clippings, etc. too slight for cataloguing.
- Subject material is classed similarly with the subject.
Historical Geography
179 Historical geography (General).
Including exploration, the frontier, territorial expansion; boundary disputes, surveys, settlements, etc.
Boundaries (International).
180 General works.
Special.
181 Southern.
182 Maine.
183 St. Lawrence - Great Lakes.
184 Lake of the Woods.
185 49th parallel.
186 East of the Rockies.
187 West of the Rockies.
188 Point Roberts.
189 San Juan Islands.
190 Alaska.
191 Arctic.
192 Territorial waters.
Cf. KZA1500, Maritime boundaries (Law of the Sea).
Boundaries (Interprovincial).
Boundaries between provinces and territories.
Boundaries of an individual province and territory and of areas within a province or territory are classed with the province or territory.
200 General works.
Special.
201 Nova Scotia - New Brunswick.
202 New Brunswick - Québec.
203 Newfoundland and Labrador - Québec.
204 Québec - Ontario.
205 Ontario - Manitoba.
206 Manitoba - Saskatchewan.
207 Saskatchewan - Alberta.
208 Alberta - British Columbia.
209 Northern Territories.
210 60th parallel.
211 Yukon - Northwest Territories.
212 Northwest Territories - Nunavut.
215 National and provincial parks. Historic sites and monuments (General).
Works on individual parks and sites are classed with the province in which they are located.
For works on the theory and management of parks in general see SB481-486.
.9 Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Mountains of Canada. Mountaineering.
216 Periodicals. Societies. Collections.
217 General works. Exploration and description.
218 Biography.
.A1, Collective.
.A2-Z, Individual.
Individual biographies, see table VII.
e.g. .H65 Holway, Edward W. D., 1853-1923
.P48 Phillips, Donald, 1884-1938
.S54 Simpson, Jimmy, 1877-1972
.W44 Wheeler, Arthur O., 1860-1943
219 Rocky Mountains.
Including individual peaks.
Other mountains and ranges are classed with the province in which they are located.
Cf. Table I (45).
223 Miscellaneous general topics, .A-Z.
Class here material for which no other place has been provided.
e.g. .B4 Beaver as emblem
.R6 Royal visits, by date
General special.
226 Military history (General).
Includes general history of all the forces.
Works confined to the 20th century are classed in FC543 and FC603.
Works confined to the 21st century are classed in FC643.
Histories of individual battles and wars are classed with the war.
Regimental histories not confined to a single war are classed in UA602.
231 Naval history (General).
Histories of individual battles and wars are classed with the war.
Histories of naval units and vessels not confined to a single war are classed in VA400-402.
236 Air force history (General).
Histories of the air force in individual battles and wars are classed with the war.
Histories of air force units not confined to a single war are classed in UG635.C2.
241 History of military, naval and air force societies, veterans' organizations, etc.
.A1, General.
.A2-Z, Individual.
e.g. .R6 Royal Canadian Legion
Political and social history.
Class in FC161-175 if general, otherwise with the period or administration.
Diplomatic history. Foreign relations
242 Diplomatic history (General). Foreign and general relations.
History of diplomatic events, diplomatic history of wars, etc., are classed here.
Diplomatic history of a period or administration or a particular war is classed with the period, administration or war.
Cf. JZ1515, International relations.
Cf. HF3228, Commercial relations.
243 Relations with the Commonwealth (General).
244 Relations with other special groups of countries, .A-Z.
e.g. .A35 Africa
.A7 Arab countries
.C27 Caribbean region
.C35 Central America
.E9 European Community
.L3 Latin America
.M53 Middle East
.O7 Organization of American States
.P3 Pacific region
.S5 Southeast Asia
.T55 Third World Countries
245 Relations with Great Britain.
246 Special topics, .A-Z.
e.g. .M6 Monarchy
247 Relations with France.
248 Special topics, .A-Z.
e.g. .G38 Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 and Québec
249 Relations with the United States.
250 Special topics, .A-Z.
e.g. .I6 International Joint Commission
Cf. HD1694.A2.
251 Relations with other individual countries, including Commonwealth countries, .A-Z.
Internal relations.
Federal-provincial relations, see JL19, Separation of powers.
255 Federal-provincial conferences (General).
Individual conferences are classed with the topic.
Interprovincial relations, see JL27, Special aspects of constitutional history.
259 Other general special topics, .A-Z.