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1892 s 1892 blank####
1848, 1892-1896 m 1848 1896 (for an item dated 1848 then annotated 1892-1896—there would also be a 500 note explaining the dates)
1892, 1894, 1900 m 1892 1900 (for a group of 3 letters with these dates)
1920-1932 i 1920 1932
probably 1892 s 1892 blank####
ca. 1892 s 1892 blank1892 ####
1892 and undated s 1892 blank1892 ####
after 1875 s 1875 blank1875 ####
between 1900 and 1916 q 1900 1916
before 1916 s 1916 blank1916 ####
ca. 1640-1649 q 1640 1649
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(18-21) Illustrations |||| #### no attempt to code (i.e., 4 fill characters)
(22) Target audience blank # unknown or not specified.
(23) Form of item blank # unless the item is a microform, in which case consult MARC21 for coding.
(24-27) Nature of contents |||| #### no attempt to code (i.e., 4 fill characters)
(28) Government publication blank # not a government publication.
(29) Conference publication | publication # no attempt to code
(30) Festschrift | Festschrift # no attempt to code
(31) Index | no Index # no attempt to code
(32) Undefined
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u Unknown | no
# no attempt to code
Notice that for some of these choices, there will be a corresponding 655 field.
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d Contains biographical information | no
# no attempt to code
Note: Many Houghton records have “|” in the (33) and (34) bytes with no attempt to code.
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(38) Modified record blank # Not modified
(39) Cataloging source d Other
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