Symbols of selected libraries and collections widely represented in this bibliography are given here; additional symbols not shown are standard ones utilized by theNational Union Catalog, maintained by the Library of Congress. Data for additional institutions can be accessed at the WorldCat Registry.
- AJA: American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Oh
- AJHS: American Jewish Historical Society, New York, N.Y.
- BB: American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Oh. (Formerly, Lax Archives of B’nai B’rith, B’nai B’rith International, Washington, D.C.)
- C: California State Library, Sacramento, Calif.
- C-S: Sutro Library, San Francisco, Calif.
- CBGTU: Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Calif.
- CHi: California Historical Society Collection at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. (Formerly, California Historical Society, San Francisco)
- CLHU: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles, Calif.
- CLolC: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.
- CLSU: University of Southern California, Los Angeles
- CLU: University of California, Los Angeles
- CSmH: Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Museum, San Marino, Calif.
- CSt: Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
- CU: University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
- CU-B: Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
- CoDU: University of Denver, Denver, Col.
- CtHi: Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Hartford, Conn. (Formerly, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford)
- CtHT: Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
- CtY: Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
- CtY-B: Yale University, Beinecke Library, New Haven, Conn.
- CtY-D: Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Conn.
- DeU: University of Delaware, Newark, Conn.
- DGW: George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
- DLC: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (includes uncataloged materials held by Hebraic Section)
- DNLM: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.
- FBoU: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla.
- FU: University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
- GEU: Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
- GEU-T: Pitts Theology Library, Atlanta, Ga.
- GU: University of Georgia, Athens
- IAurC: Aurora University, Aurora, Ill.
- ICHi: Chicago History Museum, Chicago, Ill. (Formerly, Chicago Historical Museum)
- ICJS: Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, Chicago, Ill.
- ICMB: Moody Bible College, Chicago, Ill.
- ICN: Newberry Library, Chicago, Ill.
- ICRL: Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, Ill.
- ICU: University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
- IDekN: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.
- IU: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Ill.
- InU: Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
- IaU: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Ia.
- KyLoS: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
- KyWAT: Asbury Theological Seminary. Wilmore, Ky.
- LN: New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, La.
- LNT: Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
- LU: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.
- MdBJ: The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
- MdHi: Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore, Md. (Formerly, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore)
- MdU: University of Maryland, College Park, Md.
- MB: Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass.
- MBAt: Boston Athenaeum, Boston, Mass.
- MBC: Congregational Library and Archive, Boston, Mass.
- MChB: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
- MH: Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- MH-AH: Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Cambridge, Mass.
- MH-H: Harvard University, Houghton Library, Cambridge, Mass.
- MH-L: Harvard University, Law School, Cambridge, Mass.
- MH-Mus: Harvard University, Loeb Music Library, Cambridge, Mass.
- MHi: Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Mass.
- MSaPEM: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
- MSohG: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Mass.
- MU: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
- MWA: American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass.
- MWalB: Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass.
- MWiW: Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
- MiBsA: Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mich.
- MiEM: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
- MiU: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- MiU-C: William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- MnU: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
- MoU: University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
- MW: Maxwell Whiteman, Willow Grove, Pa. (deceased)
- NhD: Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.
- NhHi: New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, N.H.
- NjMD: Drew University, Madison, N.J.
- NjP: Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
- NjPT: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J.
- NjR: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
- N: New York State Library, Albany, N.Y.
- NBuBE: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, N.Y.
- NCH: Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.
- NHi: New-York Historical Society, New York, N.Y.
- NIC: Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
- NN: New York Public Library, New York, N.Y.
- NNC: Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
- NNG: General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, N.Y.
- NNHeb: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, N.Y.
- NNJ: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York, N.Y. (includes unprocessed holdings received from Abraham Karp designated herein as ex-Karp)
- NNNAM: New York Academy of Medicine, New York, N.Y.
- NNU: New York University, New York, N.Y.
- NNUT: Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y.
- NNYI: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research, New York, N.Y.
- NNYU: Yeshiva University, New York, N.Y.
- NRAB: American Baptist Historical Society, Atlanta (Formerly, Rochester, N.Y.)
- NRCR: Colgate Rochester Divinity School, Rochester, N.Y.
- NRU: University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
- NcD: Duke University, Durham, N.C.
- NcU: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
- OC: Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, Cincinnati, Oh. (Formerly, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County)
- OCAJ: American Jewish Periodical Center, Cincinnati, Oh.
- OCH: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Oh.
- OCHP: Cincinnati History Library and Archives, Cincinnati, Oh.
- OCl: Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Oh.
- OClW: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Oh.
- OClWHi: Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Oh.
- OHi: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, Oh. (Formerly, Ohio Historical Society)
- OKentU: Kent State University, Kent, Oh.
- OO: Oberlin College, Oberlin, Oh.
- OU: Ohio State University, Columbus, Oh.
- PHi: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. (absorbed holdings of the former Balch Institute)
- PP: Free Library of Philadelphia, Pa.
- PPAmP: American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pa.
- PPG: German Society of Philadelphia, Pa.
- PPGratz: Gratz College, Philadelphia, Pa. (physical holdings have been withdrawn)
- PPiPT: Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- PPL: Library Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
- PPLT: United Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa.
- PPPrHi: Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pa.
- PPT: Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. (absorbed holdings of the former Philadelphia Jewish Archives)
- PSt: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
- PU: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
- PU (LKCAJS): Katz Library, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennnsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. (Formerly, Dropsie College, later the Annenberg Research Institute)
- RPB: Brown University, Providence, R.I.
- RPJCB: John Carter Brown Library, Providence, R.I.
- ScCC: College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.
- ScU: University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
- TNJ: Joint University Libraries, Nashville, Tenn.
- TxDaM-P: Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex.
- TxDaTS: Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Tex.
- TxFTC: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex.
- TxU: University of Texas, Austin, Tex.
- TxU-Hu: Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin, Tex.
- TxWB: Baylor University, Waco, Tex.
- UPB: Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut.
- VtU: University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
- ViRUT: Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Va.
- ViU: University of Virginia, Charlottesville
- WaU: University of Washington, Seattle
- WHi: Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisc. (Formerly, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison)
- WMUW: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Wisc.
- WU: University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisc.
- YGC: Yosef Goldman Collection, Brooklyn, N.Y. (deceased)