Abbreviations & Acronyms: Guide for Family Historians, Second Edition

by Kip Sperry

Lists of abbreviations and acronyms, along with alphabetic symbols, initials, contractions, and shortenings of words listed alphabetically as found in genealogical and historical sources. Many listings include brief explanation of abbreviation and acronym. This work is an ideal reference source for genealogists, historians, reference librarians, and others who work with abbreviations or acronyms.

Genres: Reference

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2000

Reviews

[Shelley Stack]

This volume is a top notch resource to refer to again and again. It will continue to be an enormous help for all kinds of genealogy research.

[Amberly]

In addition to abbreviations and acronyms, this alphabetical reference book also includes some terms and their definitions, some nicknames, and appendices with symbols, measurements, and numbers.