The Waltons - wikipedia The Waltons Jump to : navigation , search For other uses , see The Waltons ( disambiguation ) . This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( April 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) The Waltons Genre Family drama Created by Earl Hamner Jr . Based on The Homecoming by Earl Hamner Jr . Starring Richard Thomas Ralph Waite Michael Learned Ellen Corby Will Geer Judy Norton Jon Walmsley Mary Elizabeth McDonough Eric Scott David W. Harper Kami Cotler Peggy Rea Joe Conley Ronnie Claire Edwards Leslie Winston Patricia Neal ( The Homecoming : A Christmas Story ) Narrated by Earl Hamner , Jr . Composer ( s ) Jerry Goldsmith ( theme music ) Arthur Morton Alexander Courage Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons 9 No. of episodes 221 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Lee Rich Earl Hamner Jr . Rod Peterson Producer ( s ) Robert L. Jacks Andy White Rod Peterson Claylene Jones Running time 45 -- 48 minutes Production company ( s ) Lorimar Productions Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution Release Original network CBS Picture format 480i Audio format Mono Original release September 14 , 1972 ( 1972 - 09 - 14 ) -- June 4 , 1981 ( 1981 - 06 - 04 ) Chronology Preceded by The Homecoming : A Christmas Story ( 1971 ) Followed by A Wedding on Walton 's Mountain ( 1982 ) External links Website www.the-waltons.com The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner , Jr. , based on his book Spencer 's Mountain and a 1963 film of the same name , about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II . The television movie The Homecoming : A Christmas Story was broadcast on December 19 , 1971 . Based on its success , the CBS television network ordered one season of episodes based on the same characters and that became the television series The Waltons . Beginning in September 1972 , the series subsequently aired on CBS for nine seasons . After the series was canceled by CBS in 1981 , NBC aired three television movie sequels in 1982 , with three more in the 1990s on CBS . The Waltons was produced by Lorimar Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution in syndication . Contents ( hide ) 1 Premise 1.1 Setting 1.2 Story 1.3 Episodes 2 Production 2.1 Television film 2.2 Characters 2.3 Inspiration 2.4 Filming 3 Broadcast and release 4 Reception 4.1 Nielsen ratings 4.2 Accolades 5 Reunion movies 6 Home media 6.1 DVD releases 6.2 Streaming 7 Syndication 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Premise ( edit ) Setting ( edit ) The main story is set in Walton 's Mountain , a fictional town at the foot of a mountain in fictitious Jefferson County , Virginia . The real place upon which the stories are based is the community of Schuyler in Nelson County , Virginia . The time period is from 1933 to 1946 , during the Great Depression and World War II , during the presidential administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S Truman . The year 1933 is suggested by a reference to the opening of the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago , a brief shot of an automobile registration , and it is divulged in episode 18 that the date is in the spring of 1933 . The last episode of season one , `` An Easter Story '' , is set in February -- April 1934 . The year 1934 takes two seasons to cover , while some successive years are covered over the course of a few months . The series finale , `` The Revel '' , revolves around a party and the invitation date is given as June 4 , 1946 . A span of 13 years is therefore covered in nine seasons . There are some chronological inconsistencies , which ostensibly do not hinder the storyline . The first three reunion movies ( A Wedding on Walton 's Mountain , Mother 's Day on Walton 's Mountain , and A Day for Thanks on Walton 's Mountain ) , all produced in 1982 , are set in 1947 . Of the later reunions , A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion , filmed in 1993 , is set in 1963 , and revolves around President John F. Kennedy 's assassination ; A Walton Wedding , made in 1995 , is set in 1964 ; A Walton Easter , filmed in 1997 , is set in 1969 . The series began relating stories that occurred 38 years in the past and ended with its last reunion show set 28 years in the past . Story ( edit ) John , John - Boy , and Olivia Walton The story is about the family of John Walton Jr. ( known as John - Boy ) : his six siblings , his parents John and Olivia Walton , and the elder John 's parents Zebulon `` Zeb '' and Esther Walton . John - Boy is the oldest of the children ( 17 years old in the beginning ) , who becomes a journalist and novelist . Each episode is narrated at the opening and closing by a middle - aged John Jr. ( voiced by author Earl Hamner on whom John - Boy is based ) . John Sr. manages to eke out a living for his family by operating a lumber mill with his sons ' help as they grow older . The family income is augmented by some small - scale farming , and John occasionally hunts to put meat on the table . In the simpler days of their country youth , all of the children are rambunctious and curious , but as times grow tough and the Walton youths grow up to deal with them , the children slowly depart from the innocent , carefree days of walking everywhere barefoot while clad in overalls and hand - sewn pinafores , and into the harsh , demanding world of adulthood and responsibility . The family shares hospitality with relatives and strangers as they are able . The small community named after their property is also home to folk of various income levels , ranging from the well - to - do Baldwin sisters , two elderly spinsters who distill moonshine that they call `` Papa 's recipe '' ; Ike Godsey , postmaster and owner of the general store with his somewhat snobbish wife Corabeth ( a Walton cousin ; she calls her husband `` Mr. Godsey '' ) ; an African - American couple , Verdie and Harley Foster ; Maude , a sassy octogenarian artist who paints on wood ; Flossie Brimmer , a friendly though somewhat gossipy widow who runs a nearby boarding house ; and Yancy Tucker , a good - hearted handyman with big plans but little motivation . Jefferson County sheriff Ep Bridges , who fought alongside John in World War I , keeps law and order in Walton 's Mountain . The entire family ( except for John ) attends a Baptist church , of which Olivia and Grandma Esther are the most regular attendees . The church that the Hamners actually attended was Schuyler Baptist Church , near the Hamner homeplace and is still in operation . The church has helped host several events honoring Earl Hamner , Jr. , including one in 2014 . In the signature scene that closes almost every episode , the family house is enveloped in darkness , save for one , two or three lights in the upstairs bedroom windows . Through voice - overs , two or more characters make some brief comments related to that episode 's events , and then bid each other goodnight , after which the lights go out . After completing high school , John - Boy attends fictional Boatwright University in the fictional nearby town of Westham . He later goes to New York City to work as a journalist . Grandma and John - Boy During the latter half of the 1976 -- 77 season , Grandma Esther Walton suffers a stroke and returns home shortly before the death of her husband , Grandpa Zeb Walton ( reflecting Ellen Corby 's real - life stroke and the death of Will Geer , the actors who portrayed the characters ) . During the series ' last few years , Mary Ellen and Ben start their own families ; Erin , Jason and John - Boy are married in later television movie sequels . Conversely , the younger children Jim - Bob and Elizabeth , struggle to find and cement true love . World War II deeply affects the family . All four Walton boys enlist in the military . Mary Ellen 's physician husband , Curtis `` Curt '' Willard , is sent to Pearl Harbor and is reported to have perished in the Japanese attack on December 7 , 1941 . Years later , Mary Ellen hears of sightings of her `` late '' husband , investigates and finds him alive ( played by another actor ) , but brooding over his war wounds and living under an assumed name . She divorces him and later remarries . John - Boy 's military plane is shot down , while Olivia becomes a volunteer at the VA hospital and is seen less and less ; she eventually develops tuberculosis and enters an Arizona sanitarium . Olivia 's cousin , Rose Burton , moves into the Walton house to look after the brood . Two years later , John Sr. moves to Arizona to be near Olivia . Grandma appears in only a handful of episodes during the eighth season ( she was usually said to be visiting relatives in nearby Buckingham County ) . Six feature - length movies were made after the series ' run ; set from 1947 to 1969 , they aired between 1982 and 1997 . Episodes ( edit ) Main article : List of The Waltons episodes Production ( edit ) Television film ( edit ) The Homecoming : A Christmas Story ( 1971 ) was not made as a pilot for a series , but it was so popular that it led to the broadcaster , CBS , initially commissioning one season of episodes based on the same characters , and the result was The Waltons . Except for the children and Grandma Walton , the actors for the movie were not the same as for the series . The musical score was by Oscar - winning composer Jerry Goldsmith ( Goldsmith also scored several episodes of the first season , but the producers believed his TV movie theme was too gentle and requested he write a new theme for the series ) and was later released on an album by Film Score Monthly paired with James Horner 's score for the 1982 TV movie Rascals and Robbers : The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn . Patricia Neal ( as Olivia ) won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama . The movie was also nominated for three Emmys : Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie ( Neal ) , Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation ( Earl Hamner ) , and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program ( Fielder Cook ) . Characters ( edit ) Main article : List of The Waltons characters Grandpa and Grandma Walton The following is a brief summary of the main characters . See main article for a more complete list . John `` John - Boy '' Walton Jr . ( Richard Thomas , seasons 1 -- 5 , guest season 6 , three movie sequels ; Robert Wightman , seasons 8 -- 9 and one movie sequel ) , the eldest of the seven children John Walton Sr. ( Ralph Waite ) , the family patriarch Olivia Walton ( Michael Learned , seasons 1 -- 7 , guest season 8 , and four movies ) , the matriarch Zebulon `` Grandpa '' Walton ( Will Geer , seasons 1 -- 6 ) , John 's father Esther `` Grandma '' Walton ( Ellen Corby , seasons 1 -- 5 & 7 , sporadically in other seasons , and in five movies ) , John 's mother Jason Walton ( Jon Walmsley , entire series and six movies ) , second - oldest brother ; musically talented Mary Ellen Walton ( Judy Norton Taylor , entire series and six movies ) , headstrong oldest daughter ; becomes a nurse Erin Walton ( Mary Elizabeth McDonough , entire series and six movies ) , second Walton daughter ; works as a telephone operator and as manufacturing supervisor Benjamin `` Ben '' Walton ( Eric Scott , entire series and six movies ) , third Walton son ; has an entrepreneurial spirit James Robert `` Jim - Bob '' Walton ( David W. Harper , entire series and six movies ) , youngest Walton son ; mechanically inclined Elizabeth Walton ( Kami Cotler , entire series and six movies ) , youngest of the seven children Curtis Willard ( Tom Bower ) , seasons 5 - 7 , and one episode in season 9 , Mary Ellen 's husband Cindy Walton ( Leslie Winston ) , seasons 7 - 9 and four of the reunion movies , Ben 's wife Rose Burton ( Peggy Rea , seasons 8 -- 9 and one sequel ) , Olivia 's matronly cousin who fills in as matriarch during Olivia 's absence Inspiration ( edit ) Earl Hamner 's rural childhood growing up in the unincorporated community of Schuyler , Virginia , provided the basis for the setting and many of the storylines of The Waltons . His family and the community provided many life experiences which aided in the characters , values , area , and human - interest stories of his books , movies , and television series . Hamner provided the voice - over of the older John - Boy , usually heard at the beginning and end of each episode . John - Boy Walton 's fictional alma mater , Boatwright University , is patterned after Richmond College , which became part of the University of Richmond on Boatwright Drive near Westham Station in The West End of Richmond , Virginia , about seventy miles east of Schuyler . Filming ( edit ) The town of Walton 's Mountain was built in the rear area of the Warner Bros. Studios , but the mountain itself was part of the range opposite Warner studios in Burbank , California . The Waltons ' house facade was built in the back of the Warner Brothers lot . After the series concluded , the set was destroyed . For the reunion shows , a replica Waltons ' house facade was built on the Here Come the Brides set on the Columbia Ranch studio , now part of the Warner Brothers studios . The Waltons ' house is still used as scenery at Warner Brothers . For example , it served as the Dragonfly Inn on The Gilmore Girls . Broadcast and release ( edit ) Some sources indicate CBS put the show on its fall 1972 schedule in response to congressional hearings on the quality of television . Backlash from a 1971 decision to purge most rural - oriented shows from the network lineup may have also been a factor . The network gave The Waltons an undesirable timeslot -- Thursdays at 8 p.m. , opposite two popular programs : The Flip Wilson Show on NBC and The Mod Squad on ABC . `` The rumor was that they put it against Flip Wilson and The Mod Squad because they did n't think it would survive . They thought , ' We can just tell Congress America does n't want to see this ' , '' Kami Cotler , who played Elizabeth Walton , said in a 2012 interview . However , CBS had enough faith in the show to devise a full - page newspaper ad flanked with the show 's positive reviews , urging people to watch the show . This ad was attributed to saving The Waltons , causing the ratings to radically increase . Ralph Waite was reluctant to audition for the part of John Walton because he did n't want to be tied to a long - running TV series , but his agent persuaded him by saying , `` It will never sell . You do the pilot . You pick up a couple of bucks and then you go back to New York . '' The cast at the 40th Anniversary of the show in 2012 Reception ( edit ) Nielsen ratings ( edit ) Season Time slot ( ET ) Rank Rating 1 ( 1972 -- 73 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 - 24 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 25 ) # 20 20.6 ( tied with The Partridge Family and Medical Center ) 2 ( 1973 -- 74 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 - 10 , 12 - 25 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 11 ) # 2 28.1 3 ( 1974 -- 75 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 , 3 - 25 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 2 ) # 8 25.5 4 ( 1975 -- 76 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 - 18 , 20 - 25 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 19 ) # 14 22.9 ( tied with M * A * S * H ) 5 ( 1976 -- 77 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 - 7 , 9 - 25 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 8 ) # 15 22.3 ( tied with Little House on the Prairie ) 6 ( 1977 -- 78 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 - 7 , 9 - 11 , 14 - 21 , 23 , 25 - 26 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episodes 8 , 22 , 24 ) Monday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episode 12 ) Monday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 13 ) # 21 20.8 ( tied with ABC Sunday Night Movie ) 7 ( 1978 -- 79 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 , 3 - 24 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 2 ) Not in the Top 30 N / A 8 ( 1979 -- 80 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 , 3 - 24 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 2 ) Not in the Top 30 9 ( 1980 -- 81 ) Thursday at 8 : 00 - 9 : 00 pm ( Episodes 1 , 3 - 22 ) Thursday at 9 : 00 - 10 : 00 pm ( Episode 2 ) # 30 18.6 Accolades ( edit ) The Waltons won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1973 . Also in 1973 Richard Thomas won the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series . Michael Learned won the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series three times ( 1973 , 1974 , and 1976 ) . Ellen Corby was also a three - time winner in the Supporting Actress category , winning in 1973 , 1975 , and 1976 . Will Geer was awarded the Supporting Actor Emmy in 1975 . Veteran actress Beulah Bondi won an Emmy in 1977 for Lead Actress in a Single Performance for her guest appearance as Martha Corrine Walton in the episode `` The Pony Cart '' ( Episode # 111 ) . She first appeared in The Waltons episode `` The Conflict '' ( Episode # 51 ) as the widow of Zeb Walton 's brother . The series itself earned a Peabody Award for its first season . In 2013 , TV Guide ranked The Waltons No. 34 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time . In 2017 , from March 20 to March 24 INSP network remembered the life of Earl Hamner Jr. ( who had died in 2016 ) by featuring clips of interviews ( once per episode ) with him about his time involved with The Waltons during the breaks while its syndicated reruns aired from 3 - 5pm and again at 7pm . Reunion movies ( edit ) The Walton 's Reunion Movie Collection : 1 . A Wedding on Walton 's Mountain ( 1982 ) 2 . Mother 's Day on Walton 's Mountain ( 1982 ) 3 . A Day for Thanks on Walton 's Mountain ( 1982 ) 4 . A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion ( 1993 ) 5 . A Walton Wedding ( 1995 ) 6 . A Walton Easter ( 1997 ) Home Media ( edit ) This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( September 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) DVD releases ( edit ) Warner Home Video has released all nine seasons and six TV movies of The Waltons on DVD in Region 1 . Seasons 1 -- 4 have been released in Region 2 . The pilot movie , The Homecoming : A Christmas Story , was released by Paramount Home Entertainment . Lorimar produced the series , CBS produced the pilot film , which is why Paramount , under CBS Home Entertainment , handles home video rights for The Homecoming . German - release DVDs provide German or English sound - track options , with dubbed German voices , or the original English soundtrack , although episode titles , in German , are not always either literal or precise translations of the original English - language titles . DVD name Episodes Region 1 Region 2 ( UK ) The Homecoming : A Christmas Story N / A September 23 , 2003 N / A The Complete 1st Season 24 May 11 , 2004 November 1 , 2004 The Complete 2nd Season 24 April 26 , 2005 July 3 , 2006 The Complete 3rd Season 24 April 25 , 2006 September 11 , 2006 The Complete 4th Season 24 January 23 , 2007 March 5 , 2007 The Complete 5th Season 24 May 8 , 2007 September 12 , 2007 The Complete 6th Season 22 January 8 , 2008 March 20 , 2008 The Complete 7th Season 23 April 29 , 2008 N / A The Complete 8th Season 24 January 6 , 2009 N / A The Complete 9th Season 22 April 28 , 2009 N / A TV Movie Collection ( not including the original movie ) 6 January 26 , 2010 N / A Streaming ( edit ) Seasons 1 -- 9 are available via streaming in SD as well as HD through services such as Amazon Video . Syndication ( edit ) Lorimar sold the distribution rights of The Waltons to Warner Bros. Television to avoid a lawsuit owing to the similarities between the series and the film Spencer 's Mountain , which Warners owned . Warner Bros. acquired Lorimar in 1989 , and has continued to syndicate the series ever since . Reruns currently air in the U.S. on INSP , the Hallmark Channel . In Canada , The Waltons airs on Vision TV and BookTelevision . In the UK , the series was broadcast on BBC 1 and BBC 2 during the 1970s / 1980s - the first three seasons were broadcast on BBC 2 from February 18 , 1974 to May 17 , 1976 , on Mondays at 20.00 GMT , and seasons 4 and 5 were shown on BBC 1 from September 5 , 1976 to August 30 , 1977 , on Sundays at 16.10 in 1976 and Tuesdays at 19.00 through 1977 . After that , seasons 6 - 9 would be broadcast on BBC 2 again , starting on April 30 , 1979 and concluding in April 1983 . The three reunion TV movies filmed in 1982 were also shown on BBC 2 from December 21 to December 28 , 1983 . The show was repeated on Channel 4 in the 1990s . It currently airs on True Entertainment in the UK . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` The Waltons '' The Homecoming : A Christmas Story ( 1971 ) on IMDb Jump up ^ `` All About The Creator '' . All About The Waltons . Retrieved 28 October 2017 . Jump up ^ `` The Courtship '' , Season one , episode 18 Jump up ^ A significant anachronism occurs in the first season . In the first episode , the Waltons listen to Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy 's radio program ( in tribute to Bergen , who played Grandpa in the pilot film ) . However , Bergen 's radio show did not begin airing until 1937 . Jump up ^ `` The Foundling '' , season one , episode one Jump up ^ `` Home - Schuyler Baptist Church , Schuyler , Virginia '' . Schuyler Baptist Church , Schuyler , Virginia . Jump up ^ Crump , William D. ( 2013 ) . The Christmas encyclopedia ( Third edition . ed . ) . p. 434 . ISBN 9780786468270 . 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Jump up ^ `` BBC Two England - 30 April 1979 - BBC Genome '' . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . Jump up ^ `` BBC Two England - 29 March 1983 - BBC Genome '' . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . Jump up ^ `` BBC Two England - 21 December 1983 - BBC Genome '' . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . Jump up ^ `` BBC Two England - 23 December 1983 - BBC Genome '' . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . Jump up ^ `` BBC Two England - 28 December 1983 - BBC Genome '' . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . Further reading ( edit ) Conley , Joe ( 2010 ) . Ike Godsey of Walton 's Mountain . Albany : BearManor Media . ISBN 978 - 1 - 59393 - 508 - 5 . McDonough , Mary ( 2012 ) . Lessons from the Mountain : What I Learned from Erin Walton . Kensington Books . ISBN 978 - 0758263674 . 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Inside Out & Back Again - wikipedia Inside Out & Back Again Jump to : navigation , search Inside Out & Back Again Author Thanhha Lai Cover artist Zdenko Bašić , Manuel Šumberac , Ray Shappell Country United States Language English Genre Historical Fiction Publisher HarperCollins Media type Print ( hardcover ) Pages 263 ISBN 978 - 0 - 06 - 196278 - 3 OCLC 606403465 Inside Out & Back Again is a verse novel by Thanhha Lai . The book was awarded the 2011 National Book Award for Young People 's Literature and one of the two Newbery Honors . The novel was based on her first year in the United States , as a ten - year - old girl who spoke no English in 1975 . Plot summary ( edit ) Inside Out and Back Again is a story about a young girl named Kim Hà and her family being forced to move to the United States because the Vietnam War had reached their home , and it was no longer safe . They board a navy ship and flee . Upon spending a couple months at a refugee camp , they end up moving to Alabama . There she struggles with learning English and confronting bullies , including one that she nicknamed Pink Boy , at her new school . Hà at one point said , `` No one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama . '' Eventually , she has pushed through those hard times with the help of their next door neighbor , Mrs. Washington and the support of her family . In the beginning of the book , it mentions that Hà 's father , a soldier in the Vietnam war , was captured by the North Vietnamese Army when she was only a year old . In the end , Hà 's family figures out that unfortunately , her father had died while in North Vietnamese hands . Hà then gets used to living in the U.S and her family celebrates the new year . She prays for good things to happen to her and her family . The main resolution of the book is family importance . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Thanhha Lai - About the Author '' . HarperCollins Publishers . Retrieved 1 March 2012 . Jump up ^ `` 2011 National Book Award Winner , Young People 's Literature '' . National Book Foundation . Retrieved 1 March 2012 . Jump up ^ `` 2012 Honor Books '' . American Library Association . Retrieved 1 March 2012 . Jump up ^ `` About the Book Inside Out and Back Again '' . HarperCollins Publishers . Retrieved 1 March 2012 . External links ( edit ) http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Inside-Out-Back-Again-Thanhha-Lai/ https://books.google.com/books?id=68Rzkmm82I0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Thanhha+Lai&hl=en&sa=X&ei=W8pPT6egEor4ggfeyNHODQ&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Thanhha%20Lai&f=false Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inside_Out_%26_Back_Again&oldid=832592952 '' Categories : 2011 novels Verse novels Vietnam War novels Novels set in Alabama HarperCollins books Hidden categories : Books with missing cover Articles created via the Article Wizard Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 March 2018 , at 22 : 15 . About Wikipedia

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Dewey Decimal Classification - wikipedia Dewey Decimal Classification Jump to : navigation , search `` Dewey Decimal '' redirects here . It is not to be confused with Duodecimal . The Dewey Decimal Classification ( DDC ) , or Dewey Decimal System , is a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876 . It has been revised and expanded through 23 major editions , the latest issued in 2011 , and has grown from a four - page pamphlet in 1876 . It is also available in an abridged version suitable for smaller libraries . It is currently maintained by the Online Computer Library Center ( OCLC ) , a non-profit cooperative that serves libraries . OCLC licenses access to an online version for catalogers called WebDewey . The Decimal Classification introduced the concepts of relative location and relative index which allow new books to be added to a library in their appropriate location based on subject . Libraries previously had given books permanent shelf locations that were related to the order of acquisition rather than topic . The classification 's notation makes use of three - digit Arabic numerals for main classes , with fractional decimals allowing expansion for further detail . Using Arabic numerals for symbols , it is flexible to the degree that numbers can be expanded in linear fashion to cover special aspects of general subjects . A library assigns a classification number that unambiguously locates a particular volume in a position relative to other books in the library , on the basis of its subject . The number makes it possible to find any book and to return it to its proper place on the library shelves . The classification system is used in 200,000 libraries in at least 135 countries . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 1.1 1873 -- 1885 : Early development 1.2 1885 -- 1942 : Period of adoption 1.3 1942 -- present : Forging an identity 2 Administration and publication 3 Design 3.1 Classes 3.2 Tables 3.3 Relative Index 4 Influence and criticism 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links History ( edit ) Melvil Dewey , the inventor of the Dewey Decimal classification 1873 -- 1885 : early development ( edit ) Melvil Dewey ( 1851 -- 1931 ) was an American librarian and self - declared reformer . He was a founding member of the American Library Association and can be credited with the promotion of card systems in libraries and business . He developed the ideas for his library classification system in 1873 while working at Amherst College library . He applied the classification to the books in that library , until in 1876 he had a first version of the classification . In 1876 , he published the classification in pamphlet form with the title A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library . He used the pamphlet , published in more than one version during the year , to solicit comments from other librarians . It is not known who received copies or how many commented as only one copy with comments has survived , that of Ernest Cushing Richardson . His classification system was mentioned in an article in the first issue of the Library Journal and in an article by Dewey in the Department of Education publication `` Public Libraries in America '' in 1876 . In March 1876 , he applied for , and received copyright on the first edition of the index . The edition was 44 pages in length , with 2,000 index entries , and was printed in 200 copies . 1885 -- 1942 : period of adoption ( edit ) The second edition of the Dewey Decimal system , published in 1885 with the title Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for arranging , cataloging , and indexing public and private libraries and for pamflets , clippings , notes , scrap books , index rerums , etc. , comprised 314 pages , with 10,000 index entries . 500 copies were produced . Editions 3 -- 14 , published between 1888 and 1942 , used a variant of this same title . Dewey modified and expanded his system considerably for the second edition . In an introduction to that edition Dewey states that `` nearly 100 persons hav ( spelling of `` have '' per English - language spelling reform , which Dewey championed ) contributed criticisms and suggestions `` . One of the innovations of the Dewey Decimal system was that of positioning books on the shelves in relation to other books on similar topics . When the system was first introduced , most libraries in the US used fixed positioning : each book was assigned a permanent shelf position based on the book 's height and date of acquisition . Library stacks were generally closed to all but the most privileged patrons , so shelf browsing was not considered of importance . The use of the Dewey Decimal system increased during the early 20th century as librarians were convinced of the advantages of relative positioning and of open shelf access for patrons . New editions were readied as supplies of previously published editions were exhausted , even though some editions provided little change from the previous , as they were primarily needed to fulfill demand . In the next decade , three editions followed closely on : the 3rd ( 1888 ) , 4th ( 1891 ) , and 5th ( 1894 ) . Editions 6 through 11 were published from 1899 to 1922 . The 6th edition was published in a record 7,600 copies , although subsequent editions were much lower . During this time , the size of the volume grew , and edition 12 swelled to 1243 pages , an increase of 25 % over the previous edition . In response to the needs of smaller libraries who were finding the expanded classification schedules difficult to use , in 1894 , the first abridged edition of the Dewey Decimal system was produced . The abridged edition generally parallels the full edition , and has been developed for most full editions since that date . By popular request , in 1930 , the Library of Congress began to print Dewey Classification numbers on nearly all of its cards , thus making the system immediately available to all libraries making use of the Library of Congress card sets . Dewey 's was not the only library classification available , although it was the most complete . Charles Ammi Cutter published the Expansive Classification in 1882 , with initial encouragement from Melvil Dewey . Cutter 's system was not adopted by many libraries , with one major exception : it was used as the basis for the Library of Congress Classification system . In 1895 , the International Institute of Bibliography , located in Belgium and led by Paul Otlet , contacted Dewey about the possibility of translating the classification into French , and using the classification system for bibliographies ( as opposed to its use for books in libraries ) . This would have required some changes to the classification , which was under copyright . Dewey gave permission for the creation of a version intended for bibliographies , and also for its translation into French . Dewey did not agree , however , to allow the International Institute of Bibliography to later create an English version of the resulting classification , considering that a violation of their agreement , as well as a violation of Dewey 's copyright . Shortly after Dewey 's death in 1931 , however , an agreement was reached between the committee overseeing the development of the Decimal Classification and the developers of the French Classification Decimal . The English version was published as the Universal Decimal Classification and is still in use today . According to a study done in 1927 , the Dewey system was used in the US in approximately 96 % of responding public libraries and 89 % of the college libraries . After the death of Melvil Dewey in 1931 , administration of the classification was under the Decimal Classification Committee of the Lake Placid Club Education Foundation , and the editorial body was the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee with participation of the American Library Association ( ALA ) , Library of Congress , and Forest Press . By the 14th edition in 1942 , the Dewey Decimal Classification index was over 1,900 pages in length and was published in two volumes . 1942 -- present : forging an identity ( edit ) 1885 - Dewey Decimal Classification The growth of the classification to date had led to significant criticism from medium and large libraries which were too large to use the abridged edition but found the full classification overwhelming . Dewey had intended issuing the classification in three editions : the library edition , which would be the fullest edition ; the bibliographic edition , in English and French , which was to be used for the organization of bibliographies rather than of books on the shelf ; and the abridged edition . In 1933 , the bibliographic edition became the Universal Decimal Classification , which left the library and abridged versions as the formal Dewey Decimal Classification editions . The 15th edition , edited by Milton Ferguson , implemented the growing concept of the `` standard edition '' , designed for the majority of general libraries but not attempting to satisfy the needs of the very largest or of special libraries . It also reduced the size of the Dewey system by over half , from 1,900 to 700 pages , a revision so radical that Ferguson was removed from the editorship for the next edition . The 16th and 17th editions , under the editorship of the Library of Congress , grew again to two volumes . However , by now , the Dewey Decimal system had established itself as a classification for general libraries , with the Library of Congress Classification having gained acceptance for large research libraries . The first electronic version of `` Dewey '' was created in 1993 . Hard - copy editions continue to be issued at intervals ; the online WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey are updated quarterly . Administration and publication ( edit ) Dewey and a small editorial staff managed the administration of the very early editions . Beginning in 1922 , the Lake Placid Club Educational Foundation , a not - for - profit organization founded by Melvil Dewey , managed administrative affairs . The ALA set up a Special Advisory Committee on the Decimal Classification as part of the Cataloging and Classification division of ALA in 1952 . The previous Decimal Classification Committee was changed to the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee , with participation of the ALA Division of Cataloging and Classification , and of the Library of Congress . Melvil Dewey edited the first three editions of the classification system and oversaw the revisions of all editions until his death in 1931 . May Seymour became editor in 1891 and served until her death in 1921 . She was followed by Dorcas Fellows , who was editor until her death in 1938 . Constantin J. Mazney edited the 14th edition . Milton Ferguson functioned as editor from 1949 to 1951 . The 16th edition in 1958 was edited under an agreement between the Library of Congress and Forest Press , with David Haykin as director . Editions 16 - 19 were edited by Benjamin A. Custer and the editor of edition 20 was John P. Comaromi . Joan Mitchell was editor until 2013 , covering editions 21 to 23 . As of 2013 the Editor - in - Chief is Michael Panzer of OCLC . Dewey himself held copyright in editions 1 to 6 ( 1876 -- 1919 ) . Copyright in editions 7 -- 10 was held by the publisher , The Library Bureau . On the death of May Seymour , Dewey conveyed the `` copyrights and control of all editions '' to the Lake Placid Club Educational Foundation , a non-profit chartered in 1922 . The Online Computer Library Center ( OCLC ) of Dublin , Ohio , US , acquired the trademark and copyrights associated with the Dewey Decimal Classification system when it bought Forest Press in 1988 . In 2003 the Dewey Decimal Classification came to national attention when OCLC sued the Library Hotel for trademark infringement for using the classification system as the hotel theme . The case was settled shortly thereafter . The OCLC has maintained the classification since 1988 , and also publishes new editions of the system . The editorial staff responsible for updates is based partly at the Library of Congress and partly at OCLC . Their work is reviewed by the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee , a ten - member international board which meets twice each year . The four - volume unabridged edition is published approximately every six years , the most recent edition ( DDC 23 ) in mid-2011 . The web edition is updated on an ongoing basis , with changes announced each month . An experimental version of Dewey in RDF is available at dewey.info . This includes access to the top three levels of the classification system in 14 languages . In addition to the full version , a single - volume abridged edition designed for libraries with 20,000 titles or fewer has been made available since 1895 . `` Abridged 15 '' was published in early 2012 . Full edition Publication year Abridged edition Publication year 1st 1876 2nd 1885 3rd 1888 4th 1891 5th 1894 1st 1895 6th 1899 7th 1911 8th 1913 2nd 1915 9th 1915 10th 1919 11th 1922 3rd 1926 12th 1927 4th 1929 13th 1932 5th 1936 14th 1942 6th 1945 15th 1951 7th 1953 16th 1958 8th 1959 17th 1965 9th 1965 18th 1971 10th 1971 19th 1979 11th 1979 20th 12th 21st 13th 22nd 2003 14th 23rd 2011 15th 2012 Design ( edit ) The Dewey Decimal Classification organizes library materials by discipline or field of study . Main divisions include philosophy , social sciences , science , technology , and history . The scheme is made up of ten classes , each divided into ten divisions , each having ten sections . The system 's notation uses Arabic numbers , with three whole numbers making up the main classes and sub-classes and decimals creating further divisions . The classification structure is hierarchical and the notation follows the same hierarchy . Libraries not needing the full level of detail of the classification can trim right-most decimal digits from the class number to obtain a more general classification . For example : 500 Natural sciences and mathematics 510 Mathematics 516 Geometry 516.3 Analytic geometries 516.37 Metric differential geometries 516.375 Finsler Geometry The classification was originally enumerative , meaning that it listed all of the classes explicitly in the schedules . Over time it added some aspects of a faceted classification scheme , allowing classifiers to construct a number by combining a class number for a topic with an entry from a separate table . Tables cover commonly used elements such as geographical and temporal aspects , language , and bibliographic forms . For example , a class number could be constructed using 330 for economics + . 9 for geographic treatment + . 04 for Europe to create the class 330.94 European economy . Or one could combine the class 973 for United States + . 05 for periodical publications on the topic to arrive at the number 973.05 for periodicals concerning the United States generally . The classification also makes use of mnemonics in some areas , such that the number 5 represents the country Italy in classification numbers like 945 ( history of Italy ) , 450 ( Italian language ) , 195 ( Italian philosophy ) . The combination of faceting and mnemonics makes the classification synthetic in nature , with meaning built into parts of the classification number . The Dewey Decimal Classification has a number for all subjects , including fiction , although many libraries create a separate fiction section shelved by alphabetical order of the author 's surname . Each assigned number consists of two parts : a class number ( from the Dewey system ) and a book number , which `` prevents confusion of different books on the same subject . '' A common form of the book number is called a Cutter number , which represents the author and distinguishes the book from other books on the same topic . Classes ( edit ) Main article : List of Dewey Decimal classes ( From DDC 23 ) 000 - Computer science , information & general works 100 -- Philosophy and psychology 200 -- Religion 300 -- Social sciences 400 -- Language 500 -- Pure Science 600 -- Technology 700 -- Arts & recreation 800 -- Literature 900 -- History & geography Tables ( edit ) ( From DDC 23 ) T1 Standard Subdivisions T2 Geographic Areas , Historical Periods , Biography T3 Subdivisions for the Arts , for Individual Literatures , for Specific Literary Forms T3A Subdivisions for Works by or about Individual Authors T3B Subdivisions for Works by or about More than One Author T3C Notation to Be Added Where Instructed in Table 3B , 700.4 , 791.4 , 808 -- 809 T4 Subdivisions of Individual Languages and Language Families T5 Ethnic and National Groups T6 Languages Relative index ( edit ) The Relative Index ( or , as Dewey spelled it , `` Relativ Index '' ) is an alphabetical index to the classification , for use both by classifiers but also by library users when seeking books by topic . The index was `` relative '' because the index entries pointed to the class numbers , not to the page numbers of the printed classification schedule . In this way , the Dewey Decimal Classification itself had the same relative positioning as the library shelf and could be used either as an entry point to the classification , by catalogers , or as an index to the Dewey - classed library itself . Influence and criticism ( edit ) A library book shelf in Hong Kong classified using the Dewey classification Scheme Dewey Decimal Classification numbers formed the basis of the Universal Decimal Classification ( UDC ) , which combines the basic Dewey numbers with selected punctuation marks ( comma , colon , parentheses , etc . ) . Adaptations of the system for specific regions outside the English - speaking world include the Korean Decimal Classification , the New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries , and the Nippon Decimal Classification ( Japanese ) . Despite its widespread usage , the classification has been criticized for its complexity and limited scope of scheme - adjustment . In particular , the arrangement of subheadings has been described as archaic and as being biased towards an Anglo - American world view . In 2007 -- 08 , the Maricopa County Library District in Arizona , abandoned the DDC in favor of the Book Industry Standards and Communications ( BISAC ) system , one that is commonly used by commercial bookstores , in an effort to make their libraries more accessible for patrons . Several other libraries across the United States , and other countries ( including Canada and the Netherlands ) followed suit . The classification has also been criticized as being a proprietary system licensed by a single entity ( OCLC ) , making it expensive to adopt . However , book classification critic Justin Newlan stands by the Dewey Decimal System , stating newer , more advanced book classification systems `` are too confusing to understand for newcomers '' . See also ( edit ) Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification Notes ( edit ) Jump up ^ Consider as an example a book on the network protocol IPv6 . It will be located at 004.62 , after general networking books ( 004.6 ) . The shelf location is thus defined . Jump up ^ Note that the title makes use of Dewey 's `` reformed spelling '' in some areas . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Dewey , Melvil ( 1876 ) , Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library ( Project Gutenberg eBook ) , retrieved 31 July 2012 Jump up ^ Chapter 17 in Joudrey , Daniel N. ; Taylor , Arlene G. ; Miller , David P. ( 2015 ) . Introduction to Cataloging and Classification ( 11th ed . ) . Santa Barbara , CA : Libraries Unlimited / ABC - CLIO . ISBN 978 - 1 - 59884 - 856 - 4 . Jump up ^ `` Dewey Services '' . OCLC . 2009 . Retrieved November 4 , 2009 . Offers library users familiarity and consistency of a time - honored classification system used in 200,000 libraries worldwide Jump up ^ `` Countries with libraries that use the DDC '' . OCLC . 2009 . Retrieved November 4 , 2009 . Libraries in more than 135 countries use the Dewey Decimal Classification ( DDC ) system to organize their collections for their users . ( 135 countries are listed . ) Jump up ^ Wiegand , Wayne A. ( 1996 ) , Irrepressible reformer , Chicago : American Library Association , ISBN 083890680X , 083890680X Jump up ^ Krajewski , Markus ( 2011 ) , Paper machines , Cambridge , Mass : MIT Press ^ Jump up to : Dewey , Melvil ( 1876 ) , A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a ... , ( s.n. ) , OCLC 78870163 Jump up ^ Comaromi , John P. ( 1976 ) , The eighteen editions of the Dewey Decimal Classification , Albany , N.Y : Forest Press Division , Lake Placid Education Foundation , p. 43 , ISBN 0 - 910608 - 17 - 2 Jump up ^ United States . Bureau of Education . ( 1876 ) , Public libraries in the United States of America , Washington : Govt . Print . Off. , pp. 623 -- 648 Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 88 ^ Jump up to : Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 155 Jump up ^ `` Dewey decimal classification and relative index ( 1971 ) '' . Internet Archive . Retrieved 14 December 2013 . Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 171 ^ Jump up to : Chan , Lois Mai ( 2007 ) , Cataloging and classification ( Third ed . ) , The Scarecrow Press , Inc. , p. 321 , ISBN 978 - 0 - 8108 - 5944 - 9 , 0810859440 Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 218 Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 315 ^ Jump up to : `` Timeline '' . OCLC . Retrieved 8 December 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Cutter Classification '' . Forbes Library Subject Guides . Forbes Library . Retrieved 15 December 2013 . Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , pp. 297 - 313 Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 321 Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 376 Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 381 Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 345 Jump up ^ Chan ( 2007 ) , pp. 321 -- 323 Jump up ^ Trotter , Ross ( 6 July 1995 ) . `` Electronic Dewey : The CD - ROM Version of the Dewey Decimal Classification '' . Cataloging & Classification Quarterly . 19 ( 3 - 4 ) : 213 -- 234 . doi : 10.1300 / J104v19n03_17 . Retrieved 15 December 2013 . Jump up ^ Majumder , Apurba Jyoti ; Gautam Sarma . `` Webdewey : The Dewey Decimal Classification in The Web '' ( PDF ) . INFLIBNET Centre , Ahmedabad , Planner 2007 ( held at Gauhati University ) . Retrieved 15 December 2013 . Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 416 Jump up ^ Chan ( 2007 ) , pp. 323 Jump up ^ Mitchell , Joan ( 24 January 2013 ) . `` Michael Panzer named Editor - in - Chief of the Dewey Decimal Classification system '' . OCLC Press Release . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . Jump up ^ Dewey , Melvil ( 1922 ) . Decimal classification and relative index for libraries and personal use ... Lake Placid Club , N.Y : Forest Press . p. 2 . OCLC 1367992 . Jump up ^ Comaromi ( 1976 ) , p. 286 Jump up ^ Luo , Michael ( September 23 , 2003 ) . `` Where Did Dewey File Those Law Books ? '' . The New York Times . Retrieved 17 November 2013 . Jump up ^ `` OCLC and The Library Hotel settle trademark complaint '' . Library Technology Guides . October 24 , 2003 . Jump up ^ `` Latest versions '' . OCLC . Retrieved 8 December 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Updates '' . OCLC . Retrieved 8 December 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Dewey Web Services '' . OCLC . Retrieved 8 December 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Dewey Decimal Classification / Linked Data '' . OCLC . Retrieved 8 December 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Abridged '' . OCLC . 2012 . Retrieved 23 January 2013 . Jump up ^ Chan ( 2007 ) , pp. 326 -- 331 Jump up ^ Chan ( 2007 ) , p. 331 Jump up ^ Chan ( 2007 ) , p. 333 - 362 ^ Jump up to : OCLC . `` Introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification '' . Retrieved 8 December 2013 . Jump up ^ United States . Office of Education . ( 1876 ) , Public libraries in the United States of America , Washington : Govt . print . off. , p. 628 Jump up ^ `` A Brief Introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification '' . OCLC . Retrieved 16 November 2013 . Jump up ^ Taylor , Insup ; Wang Guizhi . `` Library Systems in East Asia '' . McLuhan Studies . Retrieved 16 November 2013 . Jump up ^ Kaplan , Tali Balas . `` Done with Dewey '' . ALSC . Retrieved 15 December 2013 . Jump up ^ Fandino , Marta ( 2008 ) . `` UDC or DDC : a note about the suitable choice for the National Library of Liechtenstein '' ( PDF ) . Extensions and Corrections to the UDC . Retrieved 15 December 2013 . ^ Jump up to : Clarke , Rachel Ivy ( May 7 , 2013 ) . `` Picturing Classification The Evolution and Use of Alternative Classification in Dutch Public Libraries '' . Public Libraries Online . Retrieved 15 December 2013 . Jump up ^ Fister , Barbara ( October 1 , 2009 ) . `` In the search for better browsability , librarians are putting Dewey in a different class '' . The Library Journal . Retrieved 9 February 2014 . Jump up ^ McCarthy , Laena ( January 2009 ) . `` New Classification System for Public Libraries ? '' . The Public Library Association Blog . Retrieved 15 December 2013 . External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dewey Decimal System . 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