Dwarfs

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040190
- info:lc/authorities/sh85040190
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85040190#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Dwarves
- Little people (Dwarfs)
- LPs (Dwarfs)
- Midgets
Use For
- Midgets
Broader Terms
- Short people
Broader Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2421
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb11973288t
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4164179-6
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4138283-3
Earlier Established Forms
- Midgets
Sources
- found: Cox, S. The munchkins remember ... 1989.
- found: Britannica Micro.
- found: OED.
- found: Random House.
- found: Web. 3.
- found: Little People of America Web site, April 21, 2003 ("In some circles, a midget is the term used for a proportionate dwarf. However, the term has fallen into disfavor and is considered offensive by most people of short stature ... Such terms as dwarf, little person, LP, and person of short stature are all acceptable.")
- found: American Heritage dict. (midget: offensive)
- found: Encarta World English dict. (midget: offensive)
LC Classification
- GN69.3-GN69.5
- GR555
Change Notes
- 2003-04-21: new
- 2003-05-29: revised

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