Marsh, George P. Lectures on the English language. 1874
do not require entries under “Lotos,” “My Lifetime,” “Maid of Orleans,” or “Lectures,” besides those necessary under “Japan,” “Hollingshead,” “Joan of Arc,” and “English language,” yet it is quite customary to see such entries.
99.—It must be carefully noted that in title-entries the articles (A, An, The) are absolutely ignored, and any other first word is the leading word under which the entry is to be given. It is often desirable to include the article, especially the definite article, in such entry, when it must be got in as soon as it can be consistent with sense and sound, or at the end of the phrase, as
Guardian angel, The. Not Guardian, The, angel.
Clyde, The, to the Jordan. Not Clyde to the Jordan, The.
Noble life, A. Not Noble, A, life.
Evil, The genesis of. Not Evil, genesis of, The.
The articles are occasionally left out of such entries as
Guardian angel.