Library of Congress Outline

J General Legislative & Executive papers

• 1 - 981  General legislative and executive papers
• (l - 9)   Official gazettes The Library of Congress now classes this material in Class K
• 10 - 87   United States documents For congressional hearings, reports, etc., see KF
• 80 - 85   Presidents' messages and other executive documents
• 86 - 87   State documents
• 100 - 981   Other documents
• For documents issued by local governments, see JS

JA   Collections and General Works

JC   Political Theory

• 11 - 628   Political theory. Theory of the state
• 311 - 323   Nationalism
• 325 - 341   Nature, entity, concept of the state
• 345 - 347   Symbolism, emblems of the state: Arms, flag, seal, etc.
• 348 - 497   Forms of the state. Including imperialism, the world state, monarchy, aristocracy,
• democracy, fascism, dictatorships
• 501 - 628   Purpose, functions, and relations of the state
• 571 - 628   The state and individual. Individual rights. Liberty

JF   Constitutional History and Administration

• 8 - 2112   General works. Comparative works
• 201 - 723   Organs and functions of government Including executive branch, cabinet and ministerial government, legislative bodies
• 751 - 786   Federal and state relations
• 800 - 1191   Political rights and guaranties. Including citizenship, suffrage, electoral systems, representation, the ballot
• 1321 - 2112   Government. Administration
• 2011 - 2112   Political parties

JK   Individual Countries

• 1 - 9993   United States
• 2403 - 9501   State government
• 9661 - 9993   Confederate States of America

JL   British America, Latin America

JN  Europe

JQ   Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania

JS   Local GovernmentT

• 3 - 8399   Local government
• 141 - 231   Municipal government
• 241 - 285   Local government other than municipal
• 301 - 1583   United States

JV   Colonies, Emigration & Immigration

JX   International Law, International Relations

• 1 - 5810   International Law. International relations
• 63 - 1195   Collections. Documents Cases.
• 101 - 115   Diplomatic relations (universal collections)
• 120 - 191   Treaties (universal collections)
• 1305 - 1598   International relations. Foreign relations. Here are classed international questions treated as sources of or contributions to the theory of international law. For histories of events, diplomatic history, etc. see D-F
• 1625 - 1896   Diplomacy. The diplomatic service
• 1901 - 1995   International arbitration. World peace.. International organization
• 2001 - 5810   International law (treatises and monographs)
  
  

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