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From: Elizabeth Churchett <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] MSL source abbreviation
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 12:51:41 -0500
References: <1c3.963736d.2bee9243@aol.com>


John,

My current list is below. Unfortunately I can't send the formatting, but
most of the stuff after the colons below is meant to be replaced with
the appropriate names. I am adding in some examples below so you can see
my real entries. I've also included the three repository abbreviations
I've needed so far.

Here you go:

Source Abbreviation Conventions
BCert: Name
BptsmCert: Name
MLicnse: Groom & Bride
--ex. MLicnse: John Carl & Eliza Blickenderfer
MCert: Groom and Bride
NCert: Name

App: Type [scholarship, entrance, naturalization, employment, etc.],
Submitter, Institution [Palmer CC, Exxon, etc.]
--ex. App: scholarship, John Karl, Palmer CC
CD-ROM: Title [inc. volume number if applicable]
Ltr: Author to Recipient, year month day
Env: Recipient from Sender, postmarked year month day of postmark [if
postmark is legible]
--Env: Kitty Lou McCullough, 1939 Nov 19
MS [manuscript]: Author
Personal knowledgename of person, inc. maiden name if applicable
PrsnSht: Subject
Trnscrpt: Student, Institution
USCensus: two-letter state abbreviation, year, County Name Cty, [then
one of the following]
roll/book/page
series/roll/page
series/book/page

Will: Testator
DCert: Name
Obit: Deceased, Year
Eulogy: Deceaseds Name (Author of Eulogy)
--ex. Eulogy: Denis Hill (Alison Hill Churchett)
PryrCd: Deceaseds Name
MemrlCd: Deceaseds Name
Cmtry: Cemetery Name, Interred Name [or First Person Listed] use for
documents from a cemetery, not for gravestones
--ex. Cmtry: Mt. Calvary Rcd of Interments, J. Kenefick
Grvstone: Name [if two people, list both connected by an and; if more
than two, use Main Name et al.]
--ex. Grvstone: Philip F. Karl et al.
Estate: Name, Will/Probate/Inventory/Other [use whichever is
appropriate, but use only onemake a separate source for other documents]

E-Mail: Title (Author) ***add author in () to the Short Title
IM: day month year (people)
--ex. IM: 14 Jan '03 (Pat Karl, Elizabeth Churchett)
Intvw: Interviewee, Year (Month)

Article: Title
Bk: Title

FTree: Creator
IGI: Name
Web: database/title

Repository Abbreviation Conventions
Ind: Names files [for individual]
URL: URL [for web site]
Two-letter state abbreviationname of institution [ex.: OHBVS for
Ohio Bureau of Vital Statistics]


wrote:

>In the GMOTMG book (chapter 7, pg. 94), Jim Byram offers his scheme on how to
>structure the 50-character source abbreviation to help manage the Master
>Source List. Jim's scheme is fairly simple and effective. I like it,
>therefore I am applying it to help manage my own MSL abbreviations. Jim
>uses a mix of 3-6 letter keywords to cause all "like" sources to sort
>together when sorted by abbreviation....making it easier to locate a source
>in the MSL.
>
>Jim offers some examples of the keywords and words that he uses at the
>beginning of source abbreviation. These examples have been helpful for me
>and I am using them but I would appreciate suggestions of a longer (more
>complete) list of abbreviations that have been effectively used by
>experienced TMG users (including Jim, if he is willing to add-to his list).
>
>The suggested abbreviations that Jim offered are: BAPT, BIBLE, BIRT, BOOK,
>CEME, CENSUS, DEAT, EMAIL, FGS, GEDCOM, LAND, LETT, LIST, MARR, MILI, MISC,
>NEWS, ORBIT, PROB. I need more and I'm sure Jim had more but he did not
>list them.
>
>Also, if anyone can offer any other helpful hints about how to structure the
>50-charater source abbreviation (after the first keyword) to make it more
>useful (sortable), then I would appreciate those suggestions.
>
>More complete (longer list) of suggestions for source abbreviations, please?
>
>Thanks,
>John B. Windham
>Metairie, Louisiana
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