Arrangement is word by word, alphabetizing letter by letter to the end of each word. New England New York Newark Newman Order of entries under same word. Also, there may be several alphabets for some names and words. Department of State. Special Committee on Farm Tenancy.
Main cards precede subject cards.
Surnames compounded of two names, with or without a hyphen, follow the single name. R. Forenames used a headings precede surnames beginning with the same name. American Academy of Political and Social Science. American Medical Association. National Academy of Sciences.