diff --git a/ical.js b/ical.js
index 6cbfb84..e9098df 100755
--- a/ical.js
+++ b/ical.js
@@ -165,12 +165,19 @@
         }
         
         var par = stack.pop()
-
+        
+        // @deprecated, nodes will be stored in the lowercased `type` array
         if (curr.uid)
           par[curr.uid] = curr
         else
           par[Math.random()*100000] = curr  // Randomly assign ID : TODO - use true GUID
-
+        // <
+        
+        var type = curr.type.toLowerCase();
+        if (par[type] == null)
+          par[type] = [];
+        
+        par[type].push(curr);
         return par
       }