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AM 10-100: Museums
BL 2500-2592: American Religion
E 11-143: American History: Native American and General U.S. History
F 1-975: American History: Regional and Local U.S. History (Pennsylvania is F146-160)
GR: Folklore (Folktales is GR 15-550)
GT: Manners and Customs: Costumes, Dress, Holidays, and Festivals
GV: Recreation: Sports, Games and Amusements, and Dancing
HQ: Family, Marriage, and Sexuality
M: Music
N-NA: Visual Culture/Fine Arts and Architecture
P 87-96: Communication and Mass Media
PN 1993-1999: Film and Film Studies
PR-PS: English and American Literature
TR: Photography
TR 845-899: Cinematography
TT: Handicrafts, Arts and Crafts, Fashion, Beauty Culture, and Sewing
TX: Home Economics: Cooking and Nutrition (American Cooking is TX 715)