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
- AJHS: American Jewish Historical Society, New York.
- BB: American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati (Formerly,Lax Archives of B’nai B’rith, B’nai B’rith International, Washington, D.C.)
- C: California State Library, Sacramento
- C-S: Sutro Library, San Francisco
- CBGTU: Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Calif.
- CHi: California Historical Society, San Francisco
- CLHU: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles
- 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
- CU-B: Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
- CoDU: University of Denver
- CtHi: Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford
- CtHT: Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
- CtY: Yale University, New Haven
- CtY-B: Yale University, Beinecke Library, New Haven
- CtY-D: Yale Divinity School, New Haven
- DeU: University of Delaware, Newark
- 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
- FU: University of Florida, Gainesville
- GEU: Emory University, Atlanta
- GEU-T: Pitts Theology Library, Atlanta
- GU: University of Georgia, Athens
- IAurC: Aurora University, Aurora, Ill.
- ICHi: Chicago Historical Museum
- ICJS: Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, Chicago
- ICMB: Moody Bible College, Chicago
- ICN: Newberry Library, Chicago
- ICRL: Center for Research Libraries, Chicago
- ICU: University of Chicago, Chicago
- IDekN: Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
- IU: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- InU: Indiana University, Bloomington
- IaU: University of Iowa, Iowa City
- KyLoS: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
- KyWAT: Asbury Theological Seminary. Wilmore, Ky.
- LN: New Orleans Public Library
- LNT: Tulane University, New Orleans
- LU: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
- MdBJ: The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
- MdHi: Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore
- MdU: University of Maryland, College Park
- MB: Boston Public Library, Boston
- MBAt: Boston Athenaeum, Boston
- MBC: Congregational Library and Archive, Boston
- 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
- MSaPEM: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Mass.
- MSohG: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Mass.
- MU: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- 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
- MiU: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- MiU-C: William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- MnU: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- MoU: University of Missouri, Columbia
- MW: Maxwell Whiteman, Willow Grove, Pa. (deceased)
- NhD: Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.
- NhHi: New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord
- 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
- NBuBE: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, N.Y.
- NCH: Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.
- NHi: New-York Historical Society, New York
- NIC: Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
- NN: New York Public Library, New York
- NNC: Columbia University, New York
- NNG: General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York
- NNHeb: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York
- NNJ: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York (includesunprocessedholdings received from Abraham Karp designated herein as ex-Karp)
- NNNAM: New York Academy of Medicine, New York
- NNU: New York University, New York
- NNUT: Union Theological Seminary, New York
- NNYI: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research, New York
- NNYU: Yeshiva University, New York
- 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: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
- OCAJ: American Jewish Periodical Center, Cincinnati
- OCH: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati
- OCHP: Cincinnati History Library and Archives
- OCl: Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland
- OClW: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
- OClWHi: Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland
- OHi: Ohio Historical Society, Columbus
- OKentU: Kent State University, Kent, Oh.
- OO: Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
- OU: Ohio State University, Columbus
- PHi: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (absorbed holdings of the former Balch Institute)
- PP: Free Library of Philadelphia
- PPAmP: American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia
- PPG: German Society of Philadelphia
- PPGratz: Gratz College, Philadelphia
- PPiPT: Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
- PPL: Library Company of Philadelphia
- PPLT: United Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia
- PPPrHi: Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia
- PPT: Temple University, Philadelphia (absorbed holdings of the former Philadelphia Jewish Archives)
- PSt: Pennsylvania State University, University Park
- PU: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- PU (LKCAJS): Katz Library, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania (formerly Dropsie College, later the Annenberg Research Institute), Philadelphia
- 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
- TNJ: Joint University Libraries, Nashville, Tenn.
- TxDaM-P: Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas
- TxDaTS: Dallas Theological Seminary
- TxFTC: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
- TxU: University of Texas, Austin
- TxU-Hu: Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin
- TxWB: Baylor University, Waco, Tex.
- UPB: Brigham Young University, Provo, Ut.
- VtU: University of Vermont, Burlington
- ViRUT: Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Va.
- ViU: University of Virginia, Charlottesville
- WaU: University of Washington, Seattle
- WHi: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison
- WMUW: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- WU: University of Wisconsin – Madison
- YGC: Yosef Goldman Collection, Brooklyn, N.Y. (deceased)