Lisa asks: > when did "Mc" come to be considered a separate letter of the > alphabet, for indexing or alphabetizing purposes? The answer is: "Mc" is not separate. According to the venerable ALA Filing Rules, "Mc" and "Mac" are to be interfiled, whether they are part of a proper name or not. Thus: MacAdam, Frederick McAdam, George Macbeth McDonald, Abigail MacDonald, Ronald Mace Machias Mack Trucks, Inc. McMaster, Lawrence MacMaster, Xavier McMaster University Ça ira! Eric v.d. Luft, Ph.D., M.L.S. Curator of Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library Lecturer, Center for Bioethics and Humanities SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210 <http://www.upstate.edu/library/history/> -- 315-464-4585 Owner, Gegensatz Press <http://www.gegensatzpress.com/> A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>