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VI. West Slavic (titles, as of 1 July, 2006)


1. Polish Language (*QO-*QOB)

Billings
2,656

Fixed Order
8,960

Total
11,616

       
Polish Culture (*QP-*QPZ)

 
Billings
22,752

Fixed Order
20,492

Total
43,244

       
Polish History (*QR)

 
Billings
4,550

Fixed Order
17,570

Total
22,120

     
Sub-Total Polish:

 
Billings
29,958

Fixed Order
47,022

Total
76,980

% of Collection
15%

   

 

 

Current Subject Foci:  Anthropology, Education, Folklore, Geography, History, International Affairs, Language and Literature, Military History, Philosophy, Religion, Social Life and Customs, Sociology.

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Endowments:  The William Falencki Book Fund for Polish Materials.

   
2. Czech & Slovak Language (*QT)

 
Billings
2,480

Fixed Order
3,109

Total
5,589

     
Czech & Slovak Culture (*QV-*QVZ)

 
Billings
10,109

Fixed Order
9,747

Total
19,856

     
Czech and Slovak History (*QW)

 
Billings
1,716

Fixed Order
5,013

Total
6,729

 
     
Sub-Total Czech & Slovak:

     
Billings
14,305

Fixed Order
17,869

Total
32,174

% of Collection
6%

     

 
Current Subject Foci:  Anthropology, Economics, Education, Folklore, Geography, History, International Affairs, Language and Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Social Life and Customs.

 
Endowments:  The Jan and Betka Papanek Endowment Fund for Slovak and Czech Collections.

   
3. Wendish/Sorbian (*QX)

     
Billings
192

Fixed Order
748

Total
940

% of Collection
0.2%

   
Current Subject Foci:  Anthropology, Economics, Education, Folklore, Geography, History, International Affairs, Language and Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Social Life and Customs.

   
Total West Slavic:

 

 

 

Billings
44,455

Fixed Order
65,639

Total
110,094

% of Collection
22%

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