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W. Frank Steely Library

A Research Guide for Black, Women's & Gender Studies

A starting spot for identifying resources to support research in Black, Women's, and Gender Studies

Call numbers

Steely Library is arranged by Library of Congress Subject Headings. Print books related to Black, Women's, and Gender Studies can be found in the sub-categories listed below, on the 1st and 2nd floors of Steely Library. Call numbers that begin with the first letter A-N are located on the 2nd floor of Steely Library. Call numbers that begin with the first letter P-Z  are located on the 1st floor of Steely Library. You can also search for print and eBooks via Steely Library's webpage (Books and Media tab of the main search bar).

  • BR563.N4   -   African American Religion
  • E184.5—185.98   -   African Americans
  • E185.2—185.89   -   Status and Development since Emancipation
  • E185.61   -   Civil Rights
  • E185.96—185.98   -   Biography, Genealogy
  • E450   -   Underground Railroad
  • GV706.32   -   African American Athletes
  • HD6050—6286   -   Women and the Workforce
  • HQ1—1906   -   The Family; Marriage; Men; Women
  • HQ12—449   -   Sexuality
  • HQ73—76.85   -   Homosexuality
  • HQ77—79   -   Transvestism; Transsexualism; Fetishism
  • HQ103—356   -   Prostitution
  • HQ460—476   -   Erotica; Pornography
  • HQ503—1058.5   -   The Family; Marriage; Home
  • HQ801—801.83   -   Man-Woman Relationships
  • HQ1058—1065 (also HD6279—6283)   -   Aging
  • HQ1067; HQ1088—1090.7   -   Men
  • HQ1075   -   Sex Roles
  • HQ1101—2031   -   Women; Feminism
  • HQ1180   -   Women and Women's Issues
  • HQ1190   -   Women and Philosophy
  • HQ1206   -   Women and Psychology
  • HQ1236—1391   -   Women and Politics
  • M1670 and ML3556   -   African American Music
  • N6538.N5 and NX512.3   -   African American Art & Artists
  • PN1992.8.A34   -   African Americans on Television
  • PN1995.9.N4   -   African Americans in Film
  • PS153.N5 and PS508.N3   -   African American Writers & Literature