> 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!


Oui, but over the years it's been treated like a separate letter.  Filing
systems even come with a separate "Mc" tab (or they used to) - and I have
just wondered when that started.

Lisa


Lisa May
Archivist
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
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