Rp shelf marks
The system of using class numbers to organise items with the ‘Rp’ shelf mark (‘Res patriae’) began over 200 years ago and is still used for the stack collection.
Rp-groups
| Rp 1 | Bibliographies and the study of sources on Franconian history, Franconian |
| historiography, collected writings | |
| Rp 2 | Journals, newspapers, series |
| Rp 3 | General history and regional studies of Franconia (as a whole) |
| Rp 4 | Specific history and regional studies of Franconia (individual regions) |
| Rp 5 | History of individual territories |
| Rp 6 | Individual events, conference proceedings, touring exhibitions |
| Rp 7 | Franconian natural history (fauna, flora, geology, climate, etc.) |
| Rp 8 | Franconian folklore studies and Franconian authors |
| Rp 9 | Catholic Church in the Bishopric of Würzburg |
| Rp 10 | Catholic Church in the Bishopric of Bamberg |
| Rp 11 | Evangelical Church |
| Rp 12 | Jewish history |
| Rp 13 | Law and administration |
| Rp 14 | Education; archives and libraries |
| Rp 15 | Art, music, theatre |
| Rp 16 | Business and commerce |
| Rp 17 | Agriculture and forestry, wine-growing |
| Rp 18 | Coins and denominations |
| Rp 19 | Medicine and pharmacy |
| Rp 20 | Genealogy, sigillography and heraldry, nobility |
| Rp 21 | Military and marksmanship |
| Rp 22 | Societies and associations (including student fraternities), sport, |
| Political parties, fire brigade | |
| Rp 23 | Places |
| Rp 24 | People |
| Rp 25 | Maps, plans, plate works |
| Rp 26 | Franconica bequests (closed collections, printed material only) |
