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There are such great arguments for using either of the tags, but we would go with <subject> as this particular heading would crosswalk to MARC field 610 (Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name). *Kathleen Dow* *Head, Archives Unit -- **Curator, Transportation History Collection* *Archives Unit (2000 Buhr) -- Special Collections Library* -- *University of Michigan* *[log in to unmask]* * * On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Alison Hinderliter < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > We would tag it as a corpname too. > > -Alison Hinderliter, Manuscripts and Archives Librarian > The Newberry Library > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "Michele R Combs" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Date: 09/18/13 12:45 PM > > Subject: Re: EAD encoding question > > > > Our practice is to always go by the first descriptive unit (in this case > ' United States. Army'), since the rest are just subdivisions or further > refinements of it. So we'd do this as a corpname. > > > > Michele > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Michael Fox > > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 12:53 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: EAD encoding question > > > > There is an encoding situation about which I would like to have a sense > of community practice. > > > > I have a very small collection that includes the typescript of an > individual's recounting of his experience as a member of the U.S. Army > during World War 2. > > > > I have determined that the following access point would be useful for > directing users to this collection: > > > > United States. Army--History--World war, 1939-1945--Personal > reminiscences, American. > > > > The first part of this heading is clearly a corporate name, the balance > a topical subject. > > > > Would you encode this as <corpname> or <subject>? > > > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > > > Michael Fox >