The History Faculty Library is one of the Bodleian Libraries and is embedded in the Radcliffe Camera. It library houses the University of Oxford's main collection of undergraduate lending materials in both Medieval and Modern History, as well as in the History of Art and History of Science.
It also serves as a lending resource for graduate students and Members of the Faculty of History but also other departments and faculties.
The Upper Camera houses the confined copies for the vast majority of the History Faculty reading lists.
The main HFL lending collection is classified using the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme. LCC is subject-based classification scheme that allows the collections to be browsed.
CB3-482 History of Civilization
CC1-960 Archaeology
CD1-6471 Diplomatics. Archives. Seals
CE1-97 Technical Chronology. Calendar
CJ1-6661 Numismatics
CN1-1355 Inscriptions. Epigraphy
CR1-6305 Heraldry
CS1-3090 Genealogy
CT21-9999 Biography
The main HFL lending collection is classified using the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme. LCC is subject-based classification scheme that allows the collections to be browsed.
D111-203 Medieval history
D219-234 1453-1648
D242-283.5 1601-1715. 17th century
D284-297 1715-1789. 18th century
D301-309 Period of the French Revolution
D351-400 19th century. 1801-1914/1920
D410-(475) 20th century
D501-680 World War I (1914-1918)
D720-728 Period between World Wars (1919-1939)
D731-838 World War II (1939-1945)
D839-860 Post-war history (1945- )
DA1-995 History of Great Britain
DAW1001-1051 History of Central Europe
DB1-879 Austria. Austro-Hungarian Empire
DB2000-3150 Czechoslovakia
DC1-947 History of France
DD1-(905) History of Germany
DF10-951 History of Greece
DG11-999 History of Italy
DH1-925 History of Low Countries. Benelux Countries
DJ1-(500) History of Netherlands (Holland)
DJK1-77 History of Eastern Europe (General)
DK1-949.5 History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
DL1-1180 History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia
DP1-402 History of Spain
DQ1-851 History of Switzerland
DR1-2285 History of Balkan Peninsula
DS1-937 History of Asia
DS41-66 Middle East. Southwestern Asia. Ancient Orient. Arab East. Near East
DS67-79.9 Iraq (Assyria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia)
DS80-90 Lebanon (Phenicia)
DS92-99 Syria
DS101-151 Israel (Palestine). The Jews
DS153-154.9 Jordan. Transjordan
DS201-248 Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia
DS251-326 Iran (Persia)
DS327-329.4 Central Asia
DS350-375 Afghanistan
DS376-392.2 Pakistan
DS393-396.9 Bangladesh. East Pakistan
DS401-(486.8) India (Bharat)
DS488-490 Sri Lanka
DS520-560.72 Southeast Asia
DS527-530.9 Burma
DS554-554.98 Cambodia
DS555-555.98 Laos
DS556-559.93 Vietnam. Annam
DS561-589 Thailand (Siam)
DS591-599 Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements
DS608-610.9 Singapore
DS611-649 Indonesia (Dutch East Indies)
DS651-689 Philippines
DS701-799.9 China
DS801-897 Japan
DS901-937 Korea
DT1-3415 History of Africa
DT43-154 Egypt
DT154.1-159.9 Sudan. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
DT160-177 North Africa
DT179.2-179.9 Northwest Africa
DT181-346 Maghrib. Barbary States
DT211-239 Libya
DT241-269 Tunisia (Tunis)
DT271-299 Algeria
DT301-330 Morocco
DT365-469 Eastern Africa
DT371-390 Ethiopia (Abyssinia)
DT391-398 Eritrea
DT401-409 Somalia. Somaliland and adjacent territory
DT421-432.5 East Africa. British East Africa
DT433.2-433.29 Uganda
DT433.5-434 Kenya
DT436-449 Tanzania. Tanganyika. German East Africa
DT450-450.49 Rwanda. Ruanda-Urundi
DT450.5-450.95 Burundi
DT470-671 West Africa. West Coast
DT491-516.9 British West Africa
DT509-509.9 Gambia
DT509.97-512.9 Ghana (Gold Coast)
DT515-515.9 Nigeria
DT516-516.9 Sierra Leone
DT521-555.9 French West Africa. French Sahara. West Sahara. Sahel
DT543-543.9 Guinea
DT545-545.9 Côte d'Ivoire. Ivory Coast
DT546.1-546.49 French-speaking Equatorial Africa
DT546.1-546.19 Gabon (Gaboon, Gabun)
DT546.2-546.29 Congo (Brazzaville). Middle Congo
DT546.3-546.39 Central African Republic. Central African Empire.
DT546.4-546.49 Chad (Tchad)
DT547-547.9 Niger
DT549-549.9 Senegal
DT551-551.9 Mali. Mali Federation. Sudanese Republic. French Sudan
DT554-554.9 Mauritania
DT561-581 Cameroon (Cameroun, Kamerun)
DT582-582.9 Togo. Togoland
DT591-615.9 Portuguese-speaking West Africa
DT619-620.9 Spanish West Africa
DT621-637 Liberia
DT641-665 Zaire. Congo (Democratic Republic). Belgian Congo
DT1001-1190 Southern Africa
DT1251-1465 Angola
DT1501-1685 Namibia. South-West Africa
DT1701-2405 South Africa
DT2421-2525 Botswana. Bechuanaland
DT2541-2686 Lesotho. Basutoland
DT2701-2825 Swaziland
DT2831-2864 British Central Africa. Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
DT2871-3025 Zimbabwe. Southern Rhodesia
DT3031-3145 Zambia. Northern Rhodesia
DT3161-3257 Malawi. Nyasaland
DT3291-3415 Mozambique
The main HFL lending collection is classified using the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme. LCC is subject-based classification scheme that allows the collections to be browsed.
E151-889 United States
E186-199 Colonial history (1607-1775)
E201-298 The Revolution, 1775-1783
E303-309 1775-1789. The Confederation, 1783-1789
E310-337 1789-1809. Constitutional period
E337.8-400 Early nineteenth century, 1801/1809-1845
E415.6-440.5 Middle nineteenth century, 1845/1848-1861
E456-655 Civil War period, 1861-1865
E660-738 Late nineteenth century, 1865-1900
E740-837.7 Twentieth century
E838-889 Later twentieth century, 1961-2000
The main HFL lending collection is classified using the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme. LCC is subject-based classification scheme that allows the collections to be browsed.
F1-975 United States local history
F1001-1145.2 Canada
F1201-3799 Latin America. Spanish America
F1201-1392 Mexico
F1421-1440 Central America
F1601-1629 West Indies
F2201-3799 South America
F2251-2299 Colombia
F2301-2349 Venezuela
F2501-2659 Brazil
F2661-2699 Paraguay
F2701-2799 Uruguay
F2801-3021 Argentina
F3031-3031.5 Falkland Islands
F3051-3285 Chile
F3301-3359 Bolivia
F3401-3619 Peru
F3701-3799 Ecuador
The main HFL lending collection is classified using the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme. LCC is subject-based classification scheme that allows the collections to be browsed.
HB75-130 History of economics. History of economic theory
HC10-1085 Economic history and conditions
HD28-9999 Industries. Land use. Labor
HD101-1395.5 Land use
HD1401-2210 Agriculture
HD2321-4730.9 Industry
HD2350.8-2356 Large industry. Factory system. Big business
HD2951-3575 Cooperation. Cooperative societies
HD4801-8943 Labor. Work. Working class
HE1-9990 Transportation and communications
HF1-6182 Commerce
HF5469.7-5481 Markets. Fairs
HG1-9999 Finance
HG201-1496 Money
HG1501-3550 Banking
HG8011-9999 Insurance
HJ9-9940 Public finance
HJ210-240 History
HJ7461-7980 Expenditures. Government spending
HM(1)-1281 Sociology
HN1-995 Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
HQ1-2044 The Family. Marriage. Women
HQ12-449 Sexual life
HQ503-1064 The family. Marriage. Home
HQ1101-2030.7 Women. Feminism
HT101-395 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
HT401-485 Rural groups. Rural sociology
HT601-1445 Classes
HT851-1445 Slavery
HT1501-1595 Races
HV40-69 Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice
HV7231-9960 Criminal justice administration
HV8301-9920.7 Penology. Prisons. Corrections
HX1-970.7 Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
The main HFL lending collection is classified using the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme. LCC is subject-based classification scheme that allows the collections to be browsed.
JA1 92 Political science (General)
JA81 84 History
JC11 605 Political theory. The state. Theories of the state
JA92 Collective biography of political scientists
JC109 121 Medieval state
JC131 273 Modern state
JC319 323 Political geography
JC327 Sovereignty
JC329 Patriotism
JF20 2112 Political institutions and public administration
JF51 56 General works. History
JF1338 2112 Public administration
JF1501 1521 Civil service
JF2011 2112 Political parties
JK1 9993 Political institutions and public administration (United States)
JL1 3899 Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.)
JN1 9689 Political institutions and public administration (Europe)
JN101 1371 Great Britain
JN1187 1371 Scotland
JN1395 1571.5 Ireland
JQ21 6651 Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
JS39 8500 Local government. Municipal government
JS55 68 History
JV1 5397 Colonies and colonization
JV6001 9480 Emigration and immigration. International migration
JV6021 6033 History
JZ5 6530 International relations
JZ63 1153 Sources
JZ1305 2060 Scope of international relations. Political theory. Diplomacy
JZ1329.5 1395 By period
JZ1400 1454 Diplomatic and consular service
JZ3674 3875 State territory and its parts
All HFL books in the Lower Camera and Gladstone Link are
BORROWABLE
books, if you are a current member of the University.
Registered readers can borrow the books from the self-service or staff-mediated desks in the Lower Camera. More on our lending service.
You can also use them anywhere in the Radcliffe Camera, Gladstone Link and Bodleian Old Library.
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