Page for alphabetic indexing rules rule 7

Real 7 numbers in business names numbers spelled out Seven Lakes Nursery in business names are filed alphabetically numbers written in digits are filed before alphabetic letters or words before photographers comes before Bulova building and Loan names with numbers written in digits in the first units are filed in ascending order lowest to highest number before alphabetic names 229 Club 534 shop First National Bank of Chicago Arabic numerals are filed before Roman numerals Two Brothers Deli five cities Transit 11 Knights Inn names with inclusive numbers 2239 Singles Club are arranged by the first digits only 20 names with numbers appearing in other than the first position Pier 36 Cafe are filed alphabetically and immediately before a similar name without a number Pier 36 Cafe comes before Pier Import Cafe when indexing names with numbers written in digit form that contain STD and th First Mortgage Company 2nd Avenue Cinemas 3rd Street Pest Control ignore the letter endings and consider only the digits 1 2 3 when indexing names with a number in figures or words things by a hyphen to a letter or word A1 laundry 58th Autobody 10 minute photo ignore the hyphen and treated as a single Unit 10 minute a 158 winning Dixie names with a number plus a symbol 55 + social Center treated as a single unit 55 plus rule 8 organizations and institutions Banks and other financial institutions clubs colleges hospitals hotels lodges magazines motels museums his papers religious institutions schools unions universities and other organizations and institutions are indexed and filed according to the names written on their letterhead rule 9 identical names in correspondence files determining which person or business in the correct one when there are others with identical names can be a challenge when personal names and names of businesses institutions and organizations are identical including titles has explained in Rule 5 filing order is determined by the addresses compare addresses in the following order 1 city names to state or Province names of city names are identical three street names which include Avenue Boulevard Drive street is city and state names are identical when the first units of street names are written in digits 18th Street the names are considered in ascending numerical order and place together before alphabetic street names 18th Street 24th Avenue Academy Circle