Yes but that reference is coded $w nnaa - pre-AACR2 reference not valid for use in an AACR2 catalog. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Adam L. Schiff Principal Cataloger University of Washington Libraries Box 352900 Seattle, WA 98195-2900 (206) 543-8409 (206) 685-8782 fax [log in to unmask] http://faculty.washington.edu/~aschiff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Thu, 27 Jan 2011, Whitsitt, Kathleen S wrote: > > Pat, > > > > OCLC# 00051329, ?1101_ Texas. ?bNavy, has an earlier ?410 Texas (Republic). ?bNavy. I don?t know why ?151 Texas doesn?t have > one. I think a lot of Texas Universities and special libraries might find it useful, as they now probably have to > use local headings to distinguish materials authored by the Republic of Texas. > > > > > > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2011, Pat Fowler wrote: > > > > > > > > I feel like I should know the answer to this question since I catalog at the Texas State Library and Archives > > > Commission, but I am at a loss.??? We are cataloging a number of documents which originated during the Republic of > > > Texas years (1836-1845).??? That means there are documents published by the state of Texas and also documents > > > published by the Republic of Texas.??? The geographic authority heading for Texas includes this tag: > > > > > > 667 Includes old catalog headings: Texas (Province); Texas (Republic) > > > > > > Please excuse my ignorance, but does that mean there once was a heading Texas (Republic) but it is no longer > used???? > > > What we are trying to establish is a heading for the Texas Department of State (not the current one for the state > of > > > Texas) but one for the Republic of Texas.??? I see one document in OCLC with this heading: > > > > > > Texas. ?b(Republic) Dept. of State. > > > > > > And there are others: > > > > > > Texas. (Republic) Congress. > > > > > > Texas (Republic). ?bCongress. ?bHouse. > > > > > > Texas (Republic). ?bCongress. ?bSenate. > > > > > > Texas (Republic). ?bWar Dept. > > > > > > There are headings for the Provisional government as well, but that is different from the Republic government. > > > > > > My question is:??? How do we differentiate between the Republic and the State? > > > > > > The Department of State for the ?state? and the Department of State for the ?republic????? etc. > > > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > > > Pat Fowler > > > > > > > > Kathleen Whitsitt > > Authority Control Librarian > > Lone Star College System > > Automated Library Services > > 20515 State Hwy. 249 > > Bldg. 11, 4th Floor, Rm 11432 > > Houston, TX 77070 > > 281-290-2842 > > 281-290-2979 (fax) > > [log in to unmask] > > LoneStar.edu > > > > lscs > > > > >