Recommended Tags
Below is a list of subject tags commonly used in our collection. They are divided into themes: People, Enslavement and Emancipation, Government and Law, Events, Finance, Land and Land Development, Health, Ideals, Military, Printed Communication, Other, Places, Religion, and Social Movements. This is not a definitive list and contains recommendations for subject tags as used by previous catalog records. Download this as a pdf.
People: add these tags when referring to people who are described in the item *add names of individuals mentioned in the publications as (First Name Last Name)
- African Americans
- American Indians*(if possible, include the tribe’s name)
- Anti-Federalists
- Black Author
- Black History
- Children and Family
- Enslaved people
- Enslaver
- Federalists
- Freedmen
- Freedom Seekers (also accepted, Runaway Slave, Escapee, Fugitive)
- Freedperson
- Freedwoman
- Indentured Servant
- Loyalist
- Refugees
- Woman Author
- Women of the Founding Era
- Women's History
Enslavement and Emancipation: add these tags when related to the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Chattel
- Manumission
- Slave Rebellion
- Slavery
- Slave Sale (also accepted: Slave Auction, Slave-for-Sale Advertisements)
- Transatlantic Slave Trade
Government and Law
- American Flag
- Articles of Confederation
- Bill of Rights
- Congress
- Constitution
- Continental Congress
- Election
- Emancipation
- Habeas Corpus
- Inaugural Address
- Inauguration
- Neutrality
- Oath
- Pardon
- Parole
- Peace
- Police
- Politics
- President
- Ratification
- Sedition
- State Constitution
- Statehood
- Treason
- Treaty
- US Constitution
- US Constitutional Amendment
- US Constitutional Convention
- Vice President
Events
- Assassinations
- Corruption
- Court Martials and Courts of Inquiry
- Crime
- Death
- Death penalty
- Duel
- Marriage
- Massacre
- Mobs and riots
- Mutiny
- Rebellion
- Scandal
Finance
- Banking
- Business and Finance
- Charity and Philanthropy
- Coins and Currency
- Commerce
- Debt
- Economics
- Merchants and Trade
- Mortgage
- Taxes and Taxation
Land and Land Development
- Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
- Infrastructure
- Land Transaction
- Mill
- Mining
- Surveying
Health
- Diet and Nutrition
- Disease
- Health and Medical
- Injury or Wound
- Personal Hygiene
Immigration and Migration
- Immigration
- Naturalization
- Xenophobia
- Birthright citizenship
- Immigration laws
- Emigration
- Forced displacement
Ideals
- Ethics
- Liberty
- Morality
- Patriotism
- Philosophy
Military
- Ammunition
- Artillery
- Battle
- Black Troops
- Continental Army
- Desertion
- Fortification
- Marines
- Maritime
- Military Camp
- Military Decorations
- Military Finance
- Military History
- Military Law
- Military Mobilizations
- Military Provisions
- Military Receipts
- Military
- Revolutionary War
- Military Substitute
- Military Supplies
- Military Uniforms
- Militia Minutemen
- Naval
- Navy
- Patriotism
- Pensions
- Prison Camp
- Prisoner
- Prisoner of War
- Privateering
- Propaganda
- Recruitment
- Revolutionary War
- Valley Forge
- Wartime Pillaging and Destruction
Printed communication
- Correspondence
- Petitions
- Speeches
Other
- Alcohol
- Architecture
- Art, Music, Theater, and Film
- Engraving
- Clothing and Accessories
- Literature
- Painting
- Poetry
- Publishing
Religion
- Christianity
- Church
- Faith
- Islam
- Judaism
- Mosque
- Religious leader
- Temple
Social movements
- Education
- Reform
- Reform Movement
- Suffrage