Authorized Access Points, Subject Headings, and Class Numbers for Galicia

Galicia (Polish: Galicja; Ukrainian and Rusyn: Halychyna; Czech and Slovak: Halič; German: Galizien; Romanian: Galiția or Halici) is a historical region encompassing much of southwestern Ukraine and the southeasternmost part of Poland (see the green-colored area in Map 1 below). In Ukraine, Galicia comprises the L’vivska oblast’, the Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’ and most of the Ternopil’s’ka oblast’, while, in Poland, it encompasses two eastern counties of the Śląskie województwo, most of the Małopolskie województwo and the Podkarpatskie województwo.

The historical evolution of Galicia was complex. The original nucleus of its territory, located primarily in what is today Ukraine, was based in the Principality of Halych, which, between the 10th and the 13th centuries, was one of the regional states forming part of Kievan Rus. From 1199 until 1349, the Principality of Halych was united with the neighboring principality of Volhynia to form the Principality of Halych-Volhynia (Halyt︠s︡ʹko-Volynsʹke kni︠a︡zivstvo) (see the black-bordered area in Map 2).

From the mid-14th century until the late 18th century, the lands of Galicia were incorporated into the Polish Kingdom and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. With the First Partition of Poland in 1772, most of Galicia fell under Habsburg control; after the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, additional lands to its north and northwest became part of the Austrian realm as well, which were named as West Galicia (please see the yellow- and green-colored area in Map 3). West Galicia remained a distinct jurisdiction from 1795 until 1803, when it was merged with Galicia. Territories continued to be added or subtracted to Galicia until 1849, with most of the former West Galicia being ceded to the Duchy of Warsaw in 1809.

Within the framework of the Austrian Empire, of which it formed the northeasternmost province, Galicia was a crown land and was styled the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, acquiring considerable administrative autonomy after the formation of the Dual Monarchy of 1867. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I, all of Galicia became part of Poland; at the end of World War II, the eastern territories were absorbed into the Soviet Union, eventually becoming part of independent Ukraine in 1991, while the western regions remained in Poland. These historical divisions are reflected in the traditional division of Galicia into Eastern Galicia and Western Galicia (see the green- and blue-colored territories in Map 4, below; please note that Western Galicia is not identical to West Galicia).

This chapter (1) lists, in alphabetical order, the access points relating to Galicia, (2) enumerates the LCSH subject headings associated with it, and (3) gives the LCC class numbers pertaining to it.

1. Access Points for Galicia

Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)
• Descriptive usage: cannot be used as a descriptive access point.
• Subject usage: refers to Galicia as a jurisdictional and/or cultural/geographical region throughout its history. Should be used for works about Galicia as a whole or about the Polish part of Galicia (i.e., Western Galicia). Subdivision form is: --Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)

Galicia, Eastern (Ukraine)
• Descriptive usage: cannot be used as a descriptive access point.
• Subject usage: refers to the Ukrainian part of Galicia as a cultural/geographical region throughout its history. Should be used for works limiting themselves to the Ukrainian part of Galicia (i.e., Eastern Galicia). Subdivision form is: --Ukraine (Galicia, Eastern)

Galicia-Lodomeria (Kingdom)
• Descriptive usage: refers to Galicia as a jurisdictional unit within the Austrian/Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1772 and 1918.
• Subject usage: cannot be used as a subject heading: works about this place are entered under Galicia (Poland and Ukraine).

Halyt︠s︡ʹko-Volynsʹke kni︠a︡zivstvo
• Descriptive usage: refers to the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia as a jurisdictional unit between 1199 and the 1340s.
• Subject usage: refers to the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia as a jurisdictional and territorial unit for the period between 1199 and the 1340s. Subdivision form is: -- Halyt︠s︡ʹko-Volynsʹke kni︠a︡zivstvo

West Galicia
• Descriptive usage: refers to a jurisdictional region whose territory covered parts of the present-day Podkarpatskie and Lubelskie województwa, as well as the southeastern part of Mazovia and part of Małopolska (see Map 3 above) between 1795 and 1803.
• Subject usage: refers to the jurisdiction of West Galicia for the period between 1795 and 1803. Subdivision form is: --West Galicia

2. Subject headings

There are several authorized specific subdivisions under the heading Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):

Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)--History
Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)--History--Revolution, 1917-1921
Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)--History--Peasant Uprising, 1846
Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)--History--Revolution, 1863-1864
Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)--History--Uprising, 1848
Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)--Politics and government
Peasant uprisings--Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)

Please note that, in addition to the aforementioned fixed subject headings, free-floating subdivisions appropriate for geographical entities can be applied to both Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) and Galicia, Eastern (Ukraine), as well as to Halyt︠s︡ʹko- Volynsʹke kni︠a︡zivstvo and West Galicia when these are treated as subjects.

3. Class Numbers for Galicia

The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) uses two different number ranges for Galicia: one in the range of numbers for Poland -- DK4600.G34-.G3489 -- for Galicia as a whole and another in the range of numbers for Ukraine -- DK509.9.G35 -- for Eastern Galicia. The relevant ranges are:

Sources

For fuller discussion of Galicia and its transformations throughout history, consult the following sources, some of which include additional helpful maps:

• Galicia (Eastern Europe), Wikipedia, n.d.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_(Eastern_Europe)
• Galicia, Historical Region, Eastern Europe, Encyclopedia Britannica Online:https://www.britannica.com/place/Galicia-historical-region-Eastern-Europe
• Galicia, Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine, n.d.: http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CG%5CA%5CGalicia.htm
• Eastern Galicia, Wikipedia, n.d.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Galicia
• West Galicia, Wikipedia, n.d.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Galicia

(submitted by Thomas M. Dousa, June 16, 2021)