Drum: Three

On this floor you will find the following collections:
Cutter 65 Points, Plus, and Slash [ Biography]
Cutter 7 Points [ History, Civilization, Customs, Heraldry]
Cutter :7 Points [ Antiquities, Chronologies]
Cutter 8 Points [History- Eastern Hemisphere]

Hints to Shelving on this floor:
— You may access this floor by entering from the Third Floor Long Room.
— The Cutter 65's (biography) continue from the Third Floor Long Room. They
begin to the left of the door. The Pluses and Slashes follow the Points.
— The Cutter 7 Points continue from the floor above, Drum: 3 Up and begin
to the left of the drum stairs. The collection on this Drum floor begins with Cutter Call Number 7BF.
— The Cutter :7 Points are all contained on this floor and follow the Cutter 7's.
— The Cutter 8 Points begin after the Cutter :7 Points on the Granary side of the Drum and
continue onto the drum floor below, Drum:3 Down. The Cutter 8's on this floor end with Cutter Call Number 8A97.M.

Note that book size dictates location.
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