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PARTIAL LIST OP ORGANIZATIONS IN WEICH SPBCIAL LlERARIES ARE OPERATING * ADVERTISING AGBNCIES AERONAUTICAL MANUPACTURBBS AGRICULTURAL COLLBGES ARCHIT~S' OPPICES ART MUSEUMS AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS BAKING COMPANIES BANKS BOTANIC GARDENS BRO-TING SYSTEMS CAMERA CLUBS CEMENT MANUPACTURBRS CHAIN STORES CHAMBERS OP COMMBRCE CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS CHEMICAL COMPANIES CHURCHES CLUBS CONSUMER RESEARCH AGBNUBS DAIRY LEAGUES DENTAL SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT STORES ELBCTBIC LIGAT COMPANIBS ELBCTBICAL MANUFACTURERS FOOD DISTRIBUTORS PORBFT SERVICES POUNDATIONS PRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS BRUIT COMPANlBS PUND-EAISBRS GAS COMPANIES GLASS MANUFACTURERS GROCERY CHNNS UEALTH OPPlCES HISTORICAL SOCIETIES HOSPITAIS HOTELS INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS INDUSTRIAL RESBARCH LABORATORIES INSTRUMENT COMPANIES INSURANCB COMPANIES INVESTMENT COUNSELOR5 INVESTMENT TRUSTS LABOR BUREAUS LAUNDRIES LAW PIEM6 LUMBER DEALERS MAIL ORDER HOUSES MANAGEMENT ENGINEERS MARKETING CONSULTANT3 MBDICAL A%SOCIATIONS MERCHANDISERS MICROPILM MANUPACTURERS MINING COMPANIBS MILK DISTRIBUTORS MOTION PICTURE COMPANIBS MUNITIONS MANUPACTURBRS MUSEUMS OP SCIENCE MUSIC INSTITUTES NEWSPAPERS OPPICE EQUIPMENT MANUIIACTURERS PAINT MANUPACTURERS PAPBR MANUPACTURERS PATENT DBPARTMENTS PETROLEUM REPINERIES PHARMACEUTICAL MANUPACTVRBXS PLAYGROUNDS PRINTERS PRISONS PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSELORS PUBLIC ROADS BUREAUS PUBLISHERS REAL ESTATB BOARDS REPRIGBRATOR MANUPACTURBRS RELIRP ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCH POUNDATIONS SAPBTY ASSOCIATIONS SECURITY DEALERS SEED GROWERS STORAGE BATTERY COMPANIBS SUGAR REPINERIES SYNTXETICS MANUPACTURERS TAX POUNDATIONS TAXPAYERS' ASSOCIATIONS TBA COMPANIES TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTES TELEPKONB AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS TRADR ASOCIATIONS TRANSIT COMPANIE3 UNIONS U. S. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WAR COLLBGES WAREHOUSES WEATHER BUREAUS WORW'S PAIRS Y.M.C.A. ZINC COMPANIES

Indexsd in Industrial Arts Index and P#blic Affairs Informstion Soruics For America% &armament 4'HEMICAI.: Thorpe's Dirtionary ml Applied Chomblry: I'olume 11'. 4th i~.'dttw,t. Inrlucliug a 1li.page mmograph am Kxplosive and Explorions anel with clarts, grapha, taldr;.. formuliw and alingrumr. OLh pgw. S"5.W

AmONAUTICAL: ,Applied Aerodyaamies: 2nd Edifion, by LEONARD BAIRSTOW.With tabk8, diagrams and illnstrationa. The most important chapters of the new

Alr Power and War Rights, by J. M. SPAIGET. The seoond edition of a standard work widely wed by the governments of the world, including the United States. 495 ages 810.50 Alr Photography Ap lied to Surveying, by C. A. HART. With diagrams and illustrations. A complete anfthorough treatment of the subject including principles, meth- ods, instruments, interpretation and practical ap lications, as in mapping, etc., and designed to bridge the gap between the advanced speciafueatise and the popular book. 386 pages. $7.50 NAVAL; Naval Operations ton of the Great War SIR JUUAN CORBETTand Sm HENRYNEWBOLT. P he standard work: used b the U. kgvy.Volume I, New Ed., Text and Maps (2 vols.), $12.00: Volume 11, $8.& Volume 111, New Ed. nearly ready, Text and Map (2 vols.); Volume IV, Text and Maps in one volume, $7.50 -or, separately,Text, $6.00, Maps,$2.00; Volume V, Text and Mapsinone volume, $12.50.

Some Principles of Marltime Strate SIR JULUN CORBE~T.The third printing of the second edition of a dassic first publ%.d"u, 1911.292 pages. $7.00

Practieai Shipboildirnl, 13. .\. i:~mreru1h.w. Third iidirion of standard treati3c on *trwtnual dceign anal buildin. of modern rteel veada. Vdume I, Text; Volume II, Ih. gram* uld Illuauationa. SOU onky in ~te. $25.00 A Textbook of layin Off, ly,E. L. Awwooo and I. C. G. Coop=. The 1938 reprinting of a standard text Por apprentices and students in mold loft work. 123 pages. $2.00 Naval Architecture, by TXOMASH. WATSON.Third Ediiian of Watson's manual on Laying-off iron, steel and wmposite vessels. Folding diagrams. 183 pagee. $8.00 MILITAHY: Sturnowall .Barkson amd the Aneriatra Civil War, !y G. F. R. Ilnnuwos. hew ~,n~.v~hmceditiuo of the two-volnme c:lraaic hot ubliihrtl in 1898, reprintd founern time*. and used IwtL at the Hritieh War College and at%est l'oint. ss.t,o The Seienee of Wnr, by G. F. R. Hmosasorr. Tenth printing of a work issued in 1905.480 pages. $3.00

The Campaign of the Mame, 1914, by SEWELLTYNC. 426 pages. $3.75 The Great Crusade (A novel), by Gus~avREGLER. "History in novel form -the story of the fist great military action in the war against fascism of which the Battle of Britain is the latest." - Time. 428 pages. $2.50

#st gear bookstore or on approoal to S.L.A. mambers LONGMANS GREEN & COMPANY 55 Fifth Avenue New York, N. Y. CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER 1940

The Financial Cost of War ...... FREDERICK ROE 353 Roaming Exhibit ...... 357

SLA National Defense Committee Repol-t . MARYLOUISE ALEXANDER 358 War and Preparedness and Special Libraries - A Symposium ..361 American Preparedness and National Defense . FRANCESE. CURTISS 367 Philadelphia's War Documentation Service . RUDOLFHIRSCH 369

Chapter News ...... 371

Personal ...... 371

Publications ...... 371

World War I1 Bibliography, compiled by Time Inc. Library .... 373

News Briefs ...... 379

Indexed in Industrial Arts Index and Public Affairs Informarion Service

THE STAFF GRACED. AIKENHEAD Editor JEANMacn~mm BETTIN*PHTBRSON Associate Editorr

The articles which appear in SPECIALLmnau~~s express the views of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the opinion or the policy of the editorial staffand publisher I HARPERBOOKS for SPECIALLIBRARIES I October, 1940 SUCCESSIWL ADVERTISEMENTS - And Bow to Write Them By F. ALLENBURT. This new practical approach to writing advertisements comes to the aid of man struggling opywritera hy pullmg out the crucial elements of an ad and showing how they & into the sales picture. The author who is both an account executive in a leading advertising agency and university instructor in advertising, combines sound edagogy with a lifetime'e experience in producing advertisements for some of America's Lading national advertieers. 53.00 1 BUSINESS BAROMETERS AND INVESTMENT B ROGERW. BABSON.Treasurers and executives eoncerncd with security-buying activities 1 &heir organizations will want to own this latcet Bahsnn book which conelate8 and brings :f :f to date the widely uaed material in his two earlier books, "Business Barornetera" and nvestment Fundamentals." 53.00 1 FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN POPULATION POLICY By FRANKLOR~MBR, ELLEN WINSTON, and Loulss K. KISER. A vital contribution to the study of population problems in America which will he welcomed by every group concerned I withihe alanning decline in birthrate in the United Statee. S onmred by the National Eco- nomio and Social Planning Association, it analyzes impart& vinually every aspect of the problem including: labor supply, changing age groups, consumer demand, the need for new investments, etc., and suggests a program for a national policy to allay further serious consequeneea. 52.50 ' PUBLIC MANAGEMENT IN THE NEW DEMOCRACY , Edited by FRITZM. MARX.A timely item for eevey library concerned with public administra- ' tion. Here fifteen prominent public service leaders offer specific suggestions to administra- tors in public positions on how to bring new efficiency and leadershi to the job of nblic administration. Among the contributors are: Mar Lerner, Harry A. Aopf, Samuel d&d- way, Jr., Jacob Baker, etc. Every phase of leadership in thie far-reaching field is here dis- cussed as it affects administrators, employeee and the public generally. $3.00 GRAPHS: How to Make and Use Them By H. An~mandR. R. COLTON.Every librarian of a statistical or finaucial organization will welcome this new edition of the classic manual in technics of graphical presentation. Covers every type of gra hic language and ahowa with many illustrations how to present various types of statisticaPdata in the most concise, readable and emphatic way. $3.00

Two new titles for the Hobby Bookshelf - COMPLETE INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY By J. HARRISGABLE. The lure of photo aphy is spreading fast among busy people who need an absorbing hobby. This hook is grthe more conscientious and aspirin hobbyist who wants to approach photography systematically as an art and a science ant et can't take time to attend a school of photography. Covers every aspect of ictnre taking and picture-making from selecting the camera to taking moving pictures in co%r. Wih a lahora- tory manual at the end of the hook. Illustrated. $3.00 YOUR DOG AS A HOBBY By IRYINGC. ACKERMANand KYLEONS~. This bwk by two prominent west-coast kennel ownera tells you how to make dog-owning s satisfying adventure. Whether you raiae a dog as a household oom anion or for breeding and exhihitin purposes, you will enjoy our dog more if you own thiaxandbook. Tells how to select. care for, horn, doctor. Wm,zed, train, breed and exhibit your dog. Illustrated. $2.00 At your booketore.. .or on oppmul from HARPER & BROTHERS .49 East 33rd Stmet 1 New York The Financial Cost of War* By FREDERICK ROE Stein & Roe, Investment Managers and Consultants, Chicago

ALKING with a group of librarians war costs of a fiscal nature that can be I should feel at home because a con- directly appraised. Tsiderable part of my business life has The prime war costs of a fiscal nature been spent in work which has been based during war time are reflected in the na- on information carefully collected and com- tional budgets. These become enormously piled by libraries. However, one aspect enlarged because the governments act as seems unusual. In the past I have enjoyed the intermediate agents through which the favored position of being on the re- the resources of the people are diverted to ceiving end of the information circuit. My the conduct of the conflict. Perhaps we diffidence in appearing before you is sharp- should note at this point that some items ened by my fear of being unable to tell you of fiscal cost do not involve economic anything you do not already know. How- cost; an example is provided by the pay of ever, with a violent war raging in Europe a soldier who might in peace time be and with its influence on us absorbing so unemployed but not on relief. In contrast, much of our attention, I may be able to a genius at peacetime production might be justify my presence by reviewing briefly: conscripted or voluntarily dig trenches in First, a theory of war costs; second, the wartime; the diversion of his efforts would costs of the last World War; and, third, result in no fiscal cost to the Treasury, but some estimates of the cost of today's war would represent a serious economic loss to and of our defense preparations. Lastly, I society. shall venture a guess as to the possible fis- The costs of war must be paid for out of cal cost to this country should we become the human and physical resources of a engaged in a major conflict. country. These resources are the same in times of war as in times of peace, but they are used through different channels, for The term "cost of war" has several different purposes, and with different in- meanings. Facing currently shocking head- tensity. In peacetime society uses these lines, the first cost that comes to our mind resources to provide its people with day- is measured in terms of human stress and today subsistence, to afford them leisure, suffering. This aspect, however, is not and to add to capital equipment. In times susceptible of economic analysis. A second of war the imperative need is to squeeze definition - economic cost - refers not out of society the maximum amount of only to direct outlays which we can goods and services for immediate use in measure, but also to the goods and serv- the conflict. ices foregone under war pressure, as, for There are four sources from which this example, smaller purchases of library need can be met. First, production can be books. Obviously the extent of forbear- increased by such means as the elimination ance cannot be measured. Hence we are of unemployment, by the reduction of confining our subsequent analysis to those leisure, by the elimination of immediate that a large part of what superficially by the depletion of that capital during the appears to be additional production for war. What loans postpone is not so much war use is really a diversion of existing the cost of the war to society as a whole, productive power from private to war but the final allocation of the cost of war channels. Hence reduced private consump- among the various members of society. At tion is the second source. Thus factories the time they are raised, loans take which in peace times would make guns present purchasing power away from the and shells for well-to-do quail hunters must lenders and put it in the hands of the gov- when war comes devote their output for ernment. When the loans are paid, either the use of the army. The third source is as to interest or principal, purchasing the curtailment of new capital invesrments, power is taken from one group -namely, particularly those not needed to make war taxpayers - and put into the hands of goods. The fourth is depletion of existing another group -namely, bondholders. capital by using stocks, by refraining from Of course, from the standpoint of an normal repairs and replacements, as well as individual there is a vast difference between by selling assets to foreigners, and by taxes and loans. When a taxpayer relin- borrowing from abroad and using the pro- quishes purchasing power he receives noth- ceeds for war purposes. ing in return, but the buyer of a bond re- The question before us at this point is: ceives a claim on future income. It is this How are the fiscal costs I have mentioned difference which accounts for the problems to be covered? In the 6rst instance the costs of social equity created by the two forms of war are met by taxes, by loans, and by of finance. issuing paper money. Taxes and loans out of savings are merely the means of transfer- ring purchasing power from individuals to Having briefly touched the high spots of the government. Both forms of "payment" a theory of war costs, I should like now to decrease the goods and services applicable present a brief review of the fiscal cost of to individual members of society and in- the last World War. Professors Seligman crease the goods and services that the gov- and Bogart have estimated that, excluding ernment can buy. Further, loans coming inter-Allied loans, the fiscal cost of that from credit expansion - and this applies war to all the belligerents, from August 1, also to issues of paper money -give the 1914 to the end of the fiscal year during government control of newly created pur- which the Armistice was signed, was $210 chasing power. billion. These costs were incurred while The question is frequently asked whether price levels were inflated, and in making domestic loans defer part of the cost of the the studies foreign currencies were con- war to future generations. The food an verted into dollars at the parities of 1914 army consumes and the munitions it hres rather than at the rates of exchange or stores are produced in the present, not which existed at the time of the expendi- the future, and for the most part are taken tures. out of the current stream of production. The fiscal cost of the first World War to What is not yet produced cannot meet a the United States from April, 1917, to present need. Consequently, that part of June, 1919, is estimated at $32 billion, in- the cost of war which is met by increased cluding advances to the Allied Powers. production and by decreased private con- The expenses of the Federal Government sumption is paid for by the present. The rose from $0.7 billion in 1916 to $16 billion burden to be borne by future generations in the calendar year 1918. In the last is represented by the degree to which their quarter of the calendar year 1918 the gov- inheritance in existing capiral is reduced ernment was spending at the annual rate of about $22.5 billion. Expenditures for war or 47 per cent. Large as this figure appears, in the calendar year 1918 were not less than the estimate of expenditures is probably one-fourth of our total national income in too low. It has been roughly estimated that year. During the period of the war that Germany has a current national in- about one-third of the total expenditures come of around $33 billion and has been were hnanced by taxes and two-thirds by spending annually about 45 per cent of this, loans. or $15 billion, for war purposes. Professor John M. Clark has roughly As you know, the national income of the estimated that of the cost of the war United States has been running at about about one-fourth came out of increased an annual rate of $73 billion. The Treasury productive effort and the balance from Department has estimated that for the decreased private consumption. How was current fiscal year defense expenditures will this burden distributed among the various be $5 billion, or 7 per cent of our current classes of our society? Professor Clark's national income. Compared with expendi- studies reveal that after p~yingtaxes and tures of the major belligerents, this sum is subscribing to Liberty Bonds, farmers' small both absolutely and relative to our income available for consumption in terms national income. of pre-war purchasing power increased Every one of us is wondering what will several billion dollars. Farmers were the be the effect of increasing armament ex- only group whose purchasing power in- penditures on our economic life. Germany creased during the war. Wage earners came is a relatively poor country and the al- out just about even, but they had to work ternative which General Goering had been harder to do this. Government employees posing for several years of "Guns or lost about $2 billion in purchasing power. Butter" is familiar to all of you. The Salaried workers lost perhaps $5 billion United States is a rich country and in in purchasing power and they decreased recent years we have been going along with their consumption further by paying $3 large unemployed human and plant facili- billion for increased taxes and government ties. My guess is we are rich enough to bonds. Business incomes increased moder- have at the same time any two of the fol- ately in real purchasing power but the lowing three alternatives: Guns, butter, recipients of these incomes paid $3.5 bil- or unemployment. In the past we have lion increased personal taxes and subscribed had butter and unemployment. Now we to around $10 billion of government loans. want more guns but we are unlikely to Investment in corporate enterprises did not have to give up much of our butter until decrease, so this entire $13.5 billion came we have eliminated most of our unemploy- from the reduced consumption of the ment. It is obvious that the more a country recipients of these incomes. can increase its production, the less it will have to curtail consumption.

I would now like to turn to the present war expenditures of the major powers. Of course, no one wants to engage in France, at least before her surrender, had a another war, but we might as well face national income of almost $15 billion, of the possibility. One, and only one, formula which she was spending about 47 per cent, governs the right amount to spend in a or $7 billion annually for war. The United war; namely, that amount which will win Kingdom's national income is probably in the war; anything less is tragically in- the vicinity of $30 billion; the last supple- adequate. I won't even try to guess what mentary budget calls for expenditures for sums would be adequate, but I would like war during the current year of $14 billion to draw some comparisons from the past. During the last war our national income food et cetera, at a $70 billion level and in dollars of pre-war purchasing power in- expenditures for houses and autos, et creased about 15 per cent. During recent cetera, at a $60 billion level. Although the years with all our unused plant capacity total reduction in consumption of $8 and idle workers we have had a national billion sounds large, actually it would income of about $67 billion. Under the provoke less hardship than a bad business impact of vastly increased war expendi- depression. It should be emphasized that tures, a 15 per cent increase would give us the reason for curtailing consumption is a national income of $77 billion in present to release purchasing power and produc- purchasing power. You will recall that in tive facilities for war use. 1918 we spent one-fourth of our national The National Resources study also shows income for the prosecution of the war. If that with a national income of $80 billion we were again to devote the same portion savings after taxes would be $8 billion. of our energies to war our annual expendi- However, under war conditions personal tures for that purpose would be around $19 taxes will be much higher and the amount billion. This sum, incidentally, would be of savings correspondingly lower and a only slightly more than the estimated large part of even these reduced savings current annual expenditures of Germany would have to be canalized through the and the United Kingdom alone. Due to Treasury to finance the war. There are our high standard of living it is unlikely other sources from which purchasing that we can buy as much war with $19 power could be diverted. We have been billion as other countries. spending several billion annually for pnb- You will ask how will this cost be met? lic works and it is obvious that such Once the country reaches its productive projects are not a war necessity and should capacity it will be necessary to curtail be curtailed. Purchasing power could be private consumption, and this can be done diverted from new capital investment in by increased taxation, compulsory loans, private enterprise. However, in recent selective price controls, and rationing. years we have been making practically no The National Resources Committee has new investments in our business properties estimated how our people would spend a over and above the funds provided by de- national income of $80 billion under condi- preciation, so there has been virtually tions of peace. These estimates show the no flow of funds here that need be diverted. public would be spending about $46 billion In the last war we set up a Capital Issues for food, clothing, household operation, Committee to limit unnecessary issues, but medical and personal care. If those items in recent years we have had practically no were reduced by, say, $3 billion, the new capital issues. As a matter of fact, the amount spent would still be larger than needs of war should necessitate expansion would be regarded as normal if the national of certain types of industrial plants. A income were $70 billion. The Committee's potential source of funds lies in the repairs estimates show that with a national income and replacement expenditures of business of $80 billion the amounts spent for and government. Possibly some of these housing, automobiles, refrigerators, et could be curtailed without impeding the cetera, would be $20 billion. If this were flow of war goods. In this connection there reduced by, say, $5 billion, the balance are two conflicting forces worth mentiou- would represent the expenditures which ing. The first is that with the imposition might be expected with a national income of excess profits taxes, the temptation to of $60 billion. Phrased in a different way, over-maintain increases. The second is what we have assumed is an $80 billion that with the stepup of output in the war national income with expenditures for industries it may be physically impossible, 356 without interrupting work, to make re- and our standard of living has been so high pairs adequate to offset the increased wear that we could divert the purchasing power and tear. Should this prove to be the case, needed to finance a war without undue it would be wise to set up a maintenance hardships. Certainly the hardships would reservoir to be drawn down after the war be far less than in other countries. How- ends. Such funds, if invested in government ever, it is clear that some of the services bonds during the conflict, would divert which our government is providing will purchasing power to the Treasury, and if have to be sharply curtailed or eliminated spent after the war ends, they would pro- if all our energies are to be devoted to war. vide a helpful cushion for the usual post- In order to do the job that lies ahead with war depression. effectivenesswe will have to have not only I believe it can be demonstrated that our wisdom in our leaders, but a degree of potential productive facilities are so great social discipline not heretofore exhibited.

Roaming Exhibit uaIm the past year one of the hibit at its meeting on September 30th most interesting projects of the and later exhibited it before the meeting D Methods Committee was the Meth- of the Wisconsin Library Association at ods Exhibit, that was on display at the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, October llth- Thirty-Second Annual Convention of Spe- 13th. Since both SLA and WLA members cial Libraries Association held in Indi- in northern Wisconsin have had an oppor- anapolis last June. Under the supervision tunity to see the Exhibit, the Milwaukee of the National Methods Committee, the Chapter felt well-rewarded for the efforts. material for this display was collected Later it is hoped that the California by Chapter Methods Representatives and Chapters will have an opportunity to see Group Methods Representatives from mem- the Methods Exhibit before it returns to bers throughout the entire United States. the East. It represented an excellent cross section of So far the New Jersey Chapter has re- the types of Methods used in all the quested it for the first week in March, libraries of the Association. while the Connecticut Chapter has planned This Exhibit aroused so much favorable to use it later in the Spring. On May 6th comment, that many Chapters have re- the display will go to Pittsburgh for the quested that it be sent to them for use at Methods meeting to be held there. joint meetings with other librarians and Undoubtedly many other Chapters will organizations. wish to avail themselves of the opportu- First to take advantage of this generous nity to feature this Exhibit. In order to offer was the Illinois Chapter, which facilitate the routing of it during the showed the Exhibit of the Methods Com- coming months, it is suggested that all mittee at the first meeting of the season Chapters interested in using this worth- on September 24th, 1940. The next week while exhibit communicate at once with the Milwaukee Chapter showed the Ex- the Executive Office. SLA National Defense Committee Report By MARY LOUISE ALEXANDER Director, Bibliographical Phoning Committee, Philadelphia

HEN Editor Aikenhead asked SLA National Defense Committee to date. me for this report she said that it The committee is composed of Eleanor Wwas wanted because this com- Cavanaugh, Librarian of the Standard mittee was "making the direct connection Statistics Company, New York; Rose between our association and prepared- Vormelker, Business Information Depart- ness." I was delighted to have her use ment, Cleveland Public Library; Emma that word, preparedness, rather than de- Quigley, Librarian of the Los Angeles fense because our activities are in no way Railway Corporation; Elsie Rackstraw, limited to military defense. Librarian Federal Reserve Board, Wash- SLA's action in forming a defense com- ington, D. C.; with myself as Chairman. mittee was neither unique nor original. Later we hope that this committee may be For months the daily press has been filled increased so that all sections of the country with announcements of similar action on will be represented. the part of other associations, trade and professional, large and small, - some so HIS committee was set up during the remotely connected with defense problems TlndianaFolis Convention in June be- that one suspected them of using this cause members felt that librarians should emergency only as a chance for publicity. take an active part in any emergency that Or it may be that some groups that for too touches every phase of our national life. long a time have drifted along and ap- Naturally our first step was to offer our pointed the same old committees to go services and resources to the Governmenr, through the standard routines are recog- in any way that it might be able to utilize nizing this as an opportunity to justify them. But I repeat, that there is no thought their existence and to devote themselves to of limiting our activities to military opera- more useful things, in more efficient ways. tions, nor to a cooperative program touch- I do not mean to imply that SLA is that ing only Washington. Our earliest con- type of association. On the whole we have tacts with Washington showed: (1) that been spending busy, profitable years, but libraries could help in many ways; (2) that there are many practical projects that have the ALA was also setting up committees needed a springboard of universal appeal and offering library service; and (3) that to give them precedence over more local, as far as the Government was concerned, personal problems. I believe that the the National Defense Advisory Commis- present world emergency which is leading sion and other official agencies were look- to planning, evaluation, and analysis in ing to the Library of Congress as their every field of endeavour can contribute central point of contact with the libraries greatly to the progress of SLA if we are of the country. The wise thing, therefore, smart enough to grasp the opportunity. was to combine forces and accordingly the First, let me trace the activities of the Joint Committee on Library Research Facilities for National Emergency was we are studying ways to classify, edit, and formed with the following personnel: Dr. present the information we are getting. I Luther Evans, Library of Congress; Mr. may say that it is not easy to find aformnla Frank T. Sisco, Engineer, New York City; that applies to such a variety of libraries Dr. Donald E. Cable, Librarian, LT. S. and subjects and to so many types of Rubber Company; Mary Louise Alexander, materials and operation. Bibliographical Planning Committee of This project re-emphasizes several prob- Philadelphia; Robert B. Downs, Director lems that have long needed solution by the of the Libraries, New York University, library profession. One such problem is New York City, Chairman. how to describe and evaluate a library to All of us agreed that before libcaries show the relative strength of subject could be mobilized for any broad national coverage (1) within the library and (2) in service, it was necessary to have much more comparison with other libraries specializ- information about their research resources ing in the same field. When a library finds than has hitherto been available. First it Out how to assess its own value as a place was decided to conduct a survey of these for research and knows which libraries resources along those lines of greatest in specific fields have better resources than interest to the National Defense Program. its own, undoubtedly policies of acquisi- Mr. Downs, as Chairman of the ALA tions will be changed. Then librarians will Committee on Resources, is responsible for stop doing only a fairly good job in many collecting information on the larger li- directions and will do a really complete braries, both university and public; I, as one in a few highly specialized subjects. Chairman of the SLA Defense Committee, Then librarians will cooperate in the use am making contacts with the members of of their materials and expert knowledge. this Association. The big university and public libraries Early in August, letters and question- always will contain the basic reservoirs of naires were mailed to approximately 400 books and periodicals and the special special libraries, largely technical and libraries, really living up to their name, business libraries because Archibald Mac- will supply the unusual materials, excep- Leish, Librarian of Congress, reports the tionally well organized for instant use most immediate needs to be in those fields. and will offer expert information services. As I write this, more than 150reports have come in from special libraries, nearly all of HE foregoing may seem a digression them good, full reports which give an im- Tf rom the main theme of this report, but pressive picture of special library service it seems to me to be one of the major ob- and which, taken together, offer a unique jectives of this program to mobilize li- tool for research. May I urge every member braries. Librarians readily agree that there who has not answered this questionnaire has never been an adequate analysis of the to do so at the earliest possible moment? research resources in this country. Scholars And I assure those who have not yet been and research workers have had to use what approached that their turn will soon come. happened to be at hand because they could From these replies, we plan to build a not know of the more highly specialized master file for the use of the Library of resources elsewhere. Now they can know. Congress which will show by subject And librarians stand to profit more by this groups those libraries specializing in each so-called mobilization than scholars or field or important subject and specifically research workers or people engaged in what their strength is. Later such a file can National Defense. be duplicated at small cost in as many cities Already members of SLA are seeing many and research centers as want it. Right now plus values for the Association from this OCTOBER,1940 program. It lends prestige to our whole quests from the National Defense Com- profession because at the moment special mission and other groups related to the libraries can be more immediately and new national program. Naturally a great vitally useful in technical and industrial many of these can be answered easily from fields than can most of the general libra- the vast resources of the Library of Con- ries. It offers an unparalleled opportunity gress and other Washington libraries, but for a public relations or educational pro- many need more specialized materials and gram for special libraries. the advice of specialists. When the source This project can greatly increase our file 1s ready, Washington will know where membership because we plan to include the specialists are. In expanding industrial sources of information everywhere, production for defense, we are told that whether members of SLA or not. If we do cities throughout the country that seek to an intelligent, useful job, other indi- share in new developments are asked what viduals, companies and organizations will are the library and research facilities in then want to join SLA and share the prac- their area. Thus the geographic location tical benefits. of a library may be as important a factor Local chapters and groups in SLA can as its collection and service. No area and share the information we are now collect- no type of library should feel excluded ing and through the use of it can know from the preparedness program. more about their members than they have At this time we cannot tell what specific ever known before. Individual libraries service may be expected of librarians. It can cooperate in rhe purchase and use of may be that technical and business li- the more expensive or less-used materials braries will be tapped only through their when they learn that a neighbor library is present organizations and never directly duplicating some of their most space- from Washington. In no case will a consuming files of periodicals, documents library be expected to do anything con- or other materials. trary to the policy of its company, but we These and other ideas are occurring to all know that policies are constantly being librarians and this committee has already broadened and cooperation is now being received fine suggestions and offers of co- extended in every field of human en- operation. The committee can serve as deavor. It would be sad, indeed, if libraries central machinery and can support related were not expected to play a part in present projects that may now be under cousidera- world events. tion. Will committee chairmen and chapter We solicit the cooperation of the entire officers please write and tell me what we membership and ask you to be patient can do for them? nntil we can be more specific about our One thing that you all want to know and plans. However, it should be gratifying to which, unfortunately, I cannot tell at this members that SLA is doing some long time is how the Government and the range planning and is ready to help Library of Congress expect to make use of individuals take whatever immediate steps special libraries. Washington is post- are indicated in this National Preparedness poning the setting up of any routine nntil program. And while we all think of the the information from the survey is tabu- program as one which allows libraries to lated and available at the Library of Con- help their country, it is equally true that gress. For many months Dr. Luther Evans, it is "preparing" each of us to help each whom Mr. MacLeish has put in charge of other and to do a better job, now and in this work, has been receiving daily re- the future. War and PreparednessI and Special Libraries A Symposium When unusual conditions arise in our country how do Special Libraries ra- spond to meet ~uchemergencies? Under the Jtresr of additional work a number of Special Librarians throughout the country hawe kindly contributed their ideas to this Symposium.

William F. Jacob military strategists will devote their time Gmeral Elecm'c Co., Schenectady to such problems, and we librarians can A period of "war and preparedness" furnish them with data, ideas, and other gives all librarians the supreme opportu- published facts that may help them evolve nity to make their services worth while to the methods that will make our beloved our country, and every one of uswill doubt- country impregnable to any foe casting less find the necessary ways and means. eager eyes in our direction. To the layman, "war and preparedness" Let us hope that the effective help we means guns, cannon, battleships, sub- may be called upon to render in this time marines, airplanes, tanks, bombs --in of stress will once and for all dispel the other words, the spectacular, terrifying, misconception that we librarians are merely and destructive side of warfare. But present- filing clerks, "bookworms," or day warfare and preparedness involves book-keepers. other important services - the service of Special librarians! Are we prepaced tosetve? supplies, both of a military and subsistence Florence Wagner nature; transportation, for troop move- The WallStreetJournal. New York City ments and supplies; armament production; For the present, at least, government electric power at strategic points; civil, contracts seem to be the most important military, and naval intelligence to out- item in the defense program to interest the guess a possible enemy's moves against us. financial world, so perhaps it might be And now the newest non-combat activity well to describe just how the financial is that of propaganda, to undermine enemy librarian can measure up to this need. morale and to bolster our own. There are several sources for this in- All these are uon-spectacular yet vitally formation. Each day the Wall Street Journal essential means of supporting our armies publishes a list of army and navy awards in and navies. In such "behind-the-scenes" its columns and on Monday issues a re- activities we librarians can be of immense capitulation for the week, arranged alpha- assistance to our military machine and betically by companies and listing address, defense production set-up, by keeping them commodity and amount. Its outstanding posted on the latest technical and military feature is its promptness and simplicity. developments. War and preparedness in- There are several government agencies, volve great concentration of mental effort which also provide information on con- to devise new means of combat, or to tracts. The Division of Public Contracts of counteract unique means of a possible the Department of Labor issues a weekly enemy's attack. Our best scientists and list, whose outstanding information is the OCTOBER,1940 361 date of delivery. Other features include future must not be overlooked. No matter number of contract, name of company, how hectic today may be, there will be, address, government agency, commodity sometime, a calm tomorrow, when it will and the amount. be possible and necessary to look back on From the Ofice of Government Reports and evaluate what is going on today. The (Executive Office of President), there ap- librarian must see to it that katerials, pears a semi-monthly recapitulation of however fugitive, are available for this government contracts by states, which in- evaluation. The librarian must preserve in cludes WPA and United States Housing this period of flux whatever may be valu- Authority contracts. It also summarizes able in years to come. the total for each state and the country as And finally the library should set an a whole from June 13th. example of controlled thinking today, In addition the National Defense Com- should aid in avoiding extremes of emo- mission, the Army and the Navy de- tion, of precipitant action, of bias, should partments mail releases, giving varying supply both data and encouragement for amounts of information regarding con- balanced, reasoned, effective action. tracts, but no summaries. The library must join forces with all The financial world is also interested in other agencies working toward our Na- effects of excess profits tax on earnings, tion's upbuilding and protection. It must readjustments resulting from conscription do eficiently the task which today pre- and government control of prices, but their sents, and at the same time be constantly importaoce is subordinate to contracts. prepared for any eventuality. Nellie Jane Rechenhach Linda H. Morley Municipal Reference Bureau, Cincinnati Industrial Relatias Counselors, Inc, In a time of crisis, libraries have a pecul- New York City iar function to perform - that of balance From the point of view of special libra- wheel, of preserver of the even keel at a rians, some of the significant factors in the time when the eddies of doubt, unbalance, present war situation are the many new and accelerated change swirl about every laws and detailed regulations coming into citadel of security. force and the rapidly changing situations This position does not imply reaction or and objectives that are inevitable in a war an unwillingness to face reality and to economy. These will entail a mental re- serve the present need. Quite the contrary, orientation and a new evaluation of policies for it is, of course, implicit in the service on the part of the information department code of every special library that all calls or special library and the elimination of be met, whether they be the more rou- some activities previously found useful in tine calls of our usual existence or the order to make time for new needs, and an stepped-up, specialized, more urgent calls increase in the speed with which informa- of the emergency. Because of the varied, tion is produced to meet requests. Most constantly unexpected demands of the job, corporations and other organizations must the special librarian has been trained to make decisions and new plans or adjust- anticipate and meet the day-to-day contin- ments of old policies and operating methods gencies. Wartime preparedness is just an- within brief periods, in order to conform other, thoughgreater,challenge to thelibra- to new regulations and shifting situations. rian. The details of service will vary from This means that information must be in a place to place, in response to specific needs. form more nearly ready to be applied than The willingness to serve remains constant. has often been the case heretofore. But in the press of the hour, the less de- In the industrial relations field, for ex- manding but nonetheless vital needs of the ample, new company policies have had to be worked out affecting employees called distribnted according to their primary into military service. There was not time headings without additional work other to wait for such facts to be gathered and thanrefiling. published in the normal course; therefore, Jeanne McHugh this library set up a new procedure to make American iron andSleelInrti~~~te,Nezu ~orkcity pertinent information ready to use, by Today rhe preparedness program has abstracting each announcement of military assumed an important place in the Amer- policy affecting employees as soon as re- ican mind. It is affecting not only the leased by any company. This information is thought processes of millions of individ- maintained in a loose-leaf binder and in uals, but in many cases it is bringing about standardform,showing thecompany name, new thought habits and an entirely differ- number and kind of employees affected and ent approach to arising circumstances. a concise statement of the detailed provi- Probably one of the least affected groups sions of the policies adopted. Since these in this new program is the special library, facts are abstracted each day from whatever because preparedness is the very reason for source they can be obtained, the latest the beginning and continued existence of information in condensed form is always special libraries. The swirl of requests for available in one place. widely varied information, which the spe- Because of the temporary or shifting pat- cial librarian receives, has made her one terns of lifeunder warconditions, objectives of the most adaptable and alerr persons in many fields of endeavor are in a state of imaginable. In other words, I would ven- flux. It seems desirable, therefore, that the ture to say that the special library held is special library organize material bearing one of constant awareness to change and on war conditions on a flexible basis, but newly arising situations. It is a prepared- in such a manner that the general plan of ness of anticipation to coming needs, as organization for informational material is well as the ability to cope with a situation not vitiated. It was decided that war mate- already developed. rial should be classified, not under war In a library devoted primarily to the headingsperse, but according to subjects in subject of iron and steel, it is still too soon the general classification scheme used in the to judge just what changed activities will library for both shelf and file material, be indicated. The steel industry is a pro- but to add to the classification symbol nsed gressive one and because equipment and for this material the letter "W" to indicate manufacturing processes are constantly the war aspect. This material at present is being modernized, it is always in a state of all kept together so that it is easy to dis- change. Whether participating in a pre- cover what information we have. Eventu- paredness program, or taking part in the ally, however, without additional work normal business of more peaceful times, the this material can be distribnted within the industry has maintained its interest in new general collection, without the necessity developments. of changing records. Moreover, before it is The point which I wish to emphasize is so distribnted it can be readily examined, that preparedness measures will less affect and material no longer important can be those industries and professions which, by disposed of. A similar plan has been nsed the nature of their activities, have learned in the catalog. Standard headings have to meet constant changes with alertness been assigned to all material bearing on the to the trends of the day. Almost everyone war situation, to which a subhead, "War will agree that the present program has Conditions," has been added. At present, far-reaching implications. However, al- to facilitate use, these cards are all kept though I believe that it will require of the together, but eventually they will be special librarian an increased sensitivity OCTOBER.1940 363 to her subject, I also believe that long ago with the Advisory Commission of the she has conditioned herself to meet the Council of National Defense, our Associa- new demands. tion could, nevertheless, set up a special Walter Hausdorfer committee to study the library needs of Scbwl of Burinerr Libray, Columbia Univerri*, vital industries and how far, in view of ex- New York City perience in the war of 1917-18, those needs Special libraries are strategically placed are met by present resources. to be of the greatest assistance in the As facilities for production are being realization of defense plans. By their very adapted, and additional factories are being nature they are functionally organized for built for the new order of things, so change "emergency," to handle new problems and of emphasis in existing libraries, and the to supply factual information of every sort. establishment of new ones should also be Speed, so necessary at present, has also considered. One obvious task of libraries characterized the service of these libraries. now functioning is to build up files of de- With the mobilization of every force pendable data on national defense, so that toward a given end special libraries have service to one's own organization in its long been familiar, for they have met the contributions to the government program varied demands of science and business may be intelligent and effective. As in- successfully for many years. They are effi- dividuals we need to study the defense cient because they have had to learn how measures that are being undertaken, so that to be efficient. Other libraries, having cul- we can relate to the whole plan not merely tural and social aims, on the other hand, our own special library, but the larger may help to soften the stark regimentation organization which we serve. during military preparations, and to sup- Marian C. Manley ply vocational material, Businerr Branch Library, New& But the nation must succeed even more War and preparedness narrow the range, fully than in the last war to mobilize every change the focus, heighten the tempo of force, for the technique of war has vastly questions asked of a business branch. These improved. For that reason, too, special inquiries, however, do nor vary essenrially libraries are important, for they are repre- from peace time questions. But they are sented in every organization that would be geared to death, not life. The stress is still involved: in the construction of tools and on production, but production for destruc- machines, in chemistry, in finance, in gov- tion instead of production for consump- ernment, in medicine, in management and tion. personnel. The present European war, It costs $50,000 to kill a man, the mili- moreover, has been characterized by tech- tary experts tell us. To meet this in terms nical surprises, new inventions which are of defense means turning our peace time the products of research. As all research is way of life upside down. The housewife based on an accumulation of knowledge, it ceases to be the goal of super sales drives must begin in libraries which are organized and the government takes her place. Metals to serve the researcher best, namely in those from scrap iron to iridium move into the that are specialized in factual information. spotlight and luxury commodities from Any specific action of the Special Li- terrapin to cosmetics taper off. braries Association, of course, will have to But in answering questions on price of be based on plans of the government. As metals, on their export and import, we they are formulating, they can be studied use the same sources that we used in peace to see how libraries can assist. Although time. And in analyzing how much oil and there is at present a joint committee of the fat we consume as a nation, we consult several library associations to cooperate the same statistical sources. SPECIALLIBRARIES We make new applications of these aptitude for bibliographical research would sources. We feature new facets of the in- be available for searches of information formation they contain. But we do not requested by industrial firms. change our tools essentially. 2. Immediate compilation of precise in- For example, let us take exports and formation on the location of research mate- imports. We no longer try to balance our rials in various libraries with special trade, for we must now destroy the market reference to the more obscure foreign we once tried to sell. periodicals. The resulting guides should be A changed tempo may show in the re- made available without delay in the Li- quests. Time seems to press more in meet- brary of Congress and in other important ing a specific problem of defense than in libraries throughout the country. attacking the less tangible problem of stim- 3. Close cooperation and frequent ex- ulating industrial progress. But to public change of views among librarians of the libraries and their special departments all same type of libraries within the estab- times are times of preparedness or that, at lished groups of the SLA is very desirable. least, is the standard sought. To provide Librarians interested in literature on any the information needed for all demands specific subject, such as aeronautics, muni- rapidly and in easily accessible form is the tions, food supplies, or any other field continual effort. To foresee possible needs vital to national defense, should hold in- and to devise effective methods of meeting formal meetings at which pressing prob- them is our constant preoccupation. lems could be discussed in a spirit of helpful V. N. Rimsky-Korsakoff cooperation. Gmeral Foodr Co@rafimr, 4. Inasmuch as no one library can furnish CmtdL~boraforier, Hoboken all the requirements of an industrial re- Many indnstrial libraries in the United search organization, rules governing inter- States as yet have not been affected in any library loans should be relaxed. Libraries way by the present world crisis. However, should be prepared to lend recent unbound it is reasonable to assume that in the near issues of periodicals. future all special libraries will be vitally Virginia Meredith concerned. The national emergency defense National Asmchtim of Menuf&rers, program has already stimulated certain Nw York Ciy phases of industrial research to an unprece- "Industry i~ Defense." dented degree. War, if and when it comes, The problems of industry are the con- will have an even more far reaching effect. cern of the National Association of Mann- Industrial libraries will be confronted with facturers. These problems include industrial new and in many cases totally unexpected production, strategic materials, labor con- demands. In some instances the facilities trol, price control, regulations under of such libraries will be entirely inadequate government contracts, industrial research, to meet these new requirements. It is of industrial health, industry and wealth, paramount importance that library staffs taxation, government financing, conscrip should be well prepared in advance for any tion of men, training of skilled workers, emergency which may arise. policies relating to rehiring and payment With this end in view the following of employees in military service, trans- four point program is suggested: portation and cooperation with agriculture. 1. Regional bibliographical centers The NAM is carrying out its declared should be organized in conjunction with four point defense program: the learned societies and the larger univer- 1. Through its diliated Narional Industrial Council, it is raking the most comprehensive invenrory of sity and research libraries where a staff of indurrry ever attempted, of rheimountand location scientists and technologists with a special of labor supply, and of usable machinery and roola OCTOBER,1940 2nd thcir adaptability to defense production. This Thomas S. Dabagh inventory is reaching into nor only large industrial Lor Angels County Law Library, Lor Angeler plants but moderate sized and small companies as I$ seems obvious that it would be un- sapects'of bar operation:irr tindncing, war price wise to overlook the importance of pre- control, md war labor control - in the light 01 paredness for the mobilization of knowl- English, French and German experience. edge in time of threatened war. Prepared- 3. It is y+ng a survey of industrial research possibi mes, wth the view of stimulating a grearer ness for the mobilization of man power, corporate expenditure hr the development 01 inventive genius direcred toward improving rhc material, and industry come foremost, as efficiency ofrhe counrry's defense. factors most effective in meeting physical 4. It ismakinganin~ensifiedsrud~ofindustrial health, in order to advise industry in atraining the maxi- dangers of war, but failure to prepare to mum efficiency of personnel engaged in defense mass the written record of experience and work. thought, and to utilize research equipment, The "present emergency" has also stim- on the myriad subjects that bear on na- ulated authors to write of the glories of tional action in time of war, may prove America, its opportunities for free enter- costly or even disastrous in the long run. prise, its high living standards, its liber- The steps which seem most appropriate ties, and its Democracy. These too are to adequate preparedness for the mobiliza- subjects vital to the NAhl. Admittedly, tion of knowledge are: the subject interest of the NAM is the 1. The designation of a central agency to be rerpon- subject interest of its library. sible for effective preparedness in this field. 2. The gathering of data on the library and research Anonymous resources of the country, and on the trained per- sonnel connected with each institurion. Indmhial Library 3. The classification of this data to iacilirarc ready Just after receiving your request for my reference and direct communicarion in case of need. opinion on "War and Preparedness" I saw 4. The establishment of a uniform. efficient ~rocedure quoted a review from Time, Inc., of the for rhe requesting and transmission of infhatian, and a deierminarion of the baris upon which book While EnglandSlepr, by J. F. Kennedy, information is to be furnished ro "eovernmental nr which said in part "-a terrifying rec- business agencies, sod 5. Tile proper develo ment of awareness, among those ord of wishful thinking for peace when who could benezc by such information, of its peace was impossible, of shilly-shallying availability so that when needed use will be made af rhe services offered. about rearmament when war was in- evitable." Meanwhile, each library and research Why kid ourselves that what happened agency can not only carry on, but can em- to them cannot happen to us? Bombs and phasize those phases of its development or airplanes are the only arguments which work which its head realizes will be of have any weight with the power-mad most value in case of crisis. Collections may dictators of Europe. Therefore, in order to be expanded along suitable lines, basic avoid finding ourselves in the position in equipment improved, personnel given in- which England now stands, let us have service training in appropriate subjects, quantities of bombs and the most modern and in other ways staff and equipment airplanes on our flying field -in fact and prepared for quick, eficient response to in metal -not in government estimates of calls for aid. production six years hence. The American library world, especially And it is an unfortunate fact that we the special libraries world, is presented have to have personnel to operate our with an opportunity to demonstrate its modern engines of war, so let us train them importance, as well as to serve its country. before we need them, so that if the neces- Anyone who knows the type of people who sity arises we are prepared to meet it are in the profession of librarianship, with the minimum expenditure of men's knows that the opportunity will be grasped lives. fully. American Preparedness and

By FRANCES E. CURTISS

Research Librarian, The George B. C:atlin Memorial Library, Th# Dcmb News, Detroit

UCH of the literature on National Navy and Marine Corps, naval appropria- Defense for the United States has tions, vessels of all classes in the United M become obsolete through time and States Navy by name and classification, in the fortunes of war, the methods of prose- actual service and under construction. The cuting its strategy, and the contraction of book is well documented and warns against time and space caused by modern equip- depending upon the theory of isolation. ment. Many books are purely theoretical, It is well to know about the governmen- some definitely for propaganda and paci- tal services organized for our protection. fism, and others wishful thinking, so it The 7th edition of the Marine's Handbook by has beendifficult to choose those which arc L. A. Brown, has recently been issued by practical and allied to present conditions. the United States Naval Institute, giving Major George Fielding Eliot, formerly organization, duties and history of the with the Military Intelligence Reserve, soldiers of the sea. United States Army, an outstanding mili- Livingston Hartley, in Our Maginot Line, tary critic and analyst of theunited States, presents the salient requirements for the furnishes two books, indispensable in a list safety of the Americas, revealing how the of this type. In The Ramparts We Watch is a Reich may gain access to the Atlantic, convincing presentation of the problems of where it will be a serious threat to the national defense, our military and naval Western Hemisphere. Its military strategy policy, and the component elements of is criticized by specialists but its value lies military and political strategy, and it gives in the appeal to those Americans who still the layman the military principles upon regard with traditional complacence, the which his security stands. Charts and advance of the totalitarian countries, and maps add to the value of the book. Bombs their menace to the Americas. More is at Bursting in Air, a handbook of 173 pages, stake than peace or war. National inde- discusses American air power in the light of pendence is contingent upon our ability to the developments in the present war, the preserve our form of democracy and all essential difference from the European con- America has stood for, which will cer- dition, the danger of attack from the air, tainly fall if this hemisphere is invaded. and the problems confronting the United Blitzkrieg, by S. L. A. Marshall of The De- States. troit News staff, is the first critical analysis George Theron Davis, Research Associ- of modern war. All the phenomena of ate, Institute of International Studies, Yale blitzkrieg, its tactics, strategy, history, University, in A Navy Second to Nonc, traces economics and politics, are, in a sense put the development of modern American into a test tube for examination and report. naval policy, wish an outline of the From this study, which covers the progress United States Naval Policy, followed by of warfare from 1914 to October 1940, the statistics of officers and enlisted men in the author reaches certain irreducible conclu- 367 sions as to the position of the United by fourteen Americans, under the title, De- States in a new war. His pre-determinants fense for America. It is a handbook, pleading ate, that the economics of blitzkrieg are for aid for the allies, a survey of the situa- such that Hitler can't stop, even if he con- tion in the United States, and a revelation quers all of Europe, and its politics are such of the fallacy of Isolationism. that he would have no desire to stop as long as there were lands beckoning him to RIOR to the outbreak of the Second further conquest. The relationship of Japan PWotld War, Stuart Chase and Marian and the Axis under the new military alli- Tyler collaborated in The New Wflstmn ance, is also considered, and appraised ac- Front, a brief exposition of the reasons for cording to its bearing on American defense. confining American defense to this hemi- There are eleven maps with the text. sphere. Subsequent events have proved No more can war be solely a military many of their conclusions false, hut it is an project. All resources, economic, indus- answer to war hysteria, and to Lewis trial, civilian, must be marshalled for a Mumford's Men Must Act. Bewildering as total defense program. Harold J. Tobin and the various "isms" are, and the necessity Percy W. Bidwell in Mobdiqing Civilian for counteracting their growth and influ- Amwica, have outlined the history of indus- ence, Mr. Mumford warns of the perils trial and civilian mobilization from 1917 to which must be met and defeated if we are to 1939, and presented the plans for financing continue a free people. essential industries in the future, defining Diplomacy is also an integral part of Na- the part labor must play. The appendix in- tional Defense. In The Diplomatic History of clude plans for the control of raw materials, the American People, Prof. Thomas A. Bailey essential industries, and anticipatory meas- of Leland Stanford University, discusses ures, to which is added a bibliography. A the facts and principles of the foreign pol- chart shows the plans made by the Army icy of theunited States in a lively chronicle and Navy Munitions Board in 1939for the of diplomatic events, accompanied by ex- coordination of national defense. cerpts from contemporary material and John F. Kennedy, son of the American illustrated by cartoons. Authoritative in Ambassador to the Court of St. James, has content and superior in literary style, the brought out a pertinent book, Why England book is a valuable addition to the study of Slept, born of his experiences in England. today's problems in the light of yester- Here he gives a sobering diagnosis of pre- day's events. war England, and reveals that the lagging Compulsory military training having be- of England was due to pacifism, luxury come a part of our national life, it is well to loving and ignoring the truth that eternal know the fundaments of military strategy vigilance is the price of freedom. The warn- and routine. For this, is recommended a ing may be too late for England, but for handbook, Milita~yBasic Course, by Frank America there is still a period of grace. X.Cruikshank. It is a textbook used by the Those who are confident that the United ROTC, the National Guard and military States will best serve the world and Amer- schools. ica by following the isolationist theory, Total Defense, by Clark Foreman and should read Raymond L. Buell's Isolated Joan Rauschenbush, is in two parts. The America. Here he presents the problems first addressed to Hitler, reveals the weak- which economists have found baffling, and ness of American defense, and the plans reveals that our so-called security is not which Germany already has for conquering secure, and it is time to prepare. the western world. Part two is addressed to As an antidote for isolationists, Wil- the President of the United States suggest- liam Allen White has edited short articles ing a program for economic defense. 368 Mobilization Day having become a fact Hsmisphere Solidarity by Alvin H. Hansen, on October 16, a book much discussed, has considers important economic situations been superseded by orders issued by Con- and shows how the countries are dependent gress and the War Department. It is M- upon one another, especially if Hitler con- Day; If War Comes; What Your Gouemment tinues to dominate Europe. Hanson W. Plans for You, by Donald E. Keyhoe. Baldwin, military correspondent of Thr Looking forward to the end of the war, New Yorh Times, contributes The New and the building of a better world and American Amy, which is an elaboration of America's part in it, is the gist of a recent the new military policy of the United book, America and a New World Order, by States, withstatisticsregarding thestrength Graeme K. Howard. As Vice-,Chairman of of the army, equipment, cost, man power, the Foreign Trade Council and Vice-Pres- anti-aircraft, arms artillery, ammunition, ident in charge of overseas operation of the armored vehicles, engineer equipment, General Motors Corporation, Mr. Graeme chemical warfare and aviation, the esti- has written an interesting book from an mated cost of plants for making war economic outlook. A suggestive course for equipment, the necessity for training and future America in foreign affairs is outlined the time now being wasted through lack of with annotations. vision and understanding of the situation by the people. Unitedeffort only will bring HILE books are being printed, they success. Showing the importance of Alaska woften become out-dated, so periodi- as a defense base, Wm. M. Franklin pre- cal literature is becoming increasingly im- sents Alaska, Outpost of American Defense. portant. In the 1940 October Atlantic Six thousand six hundred and sixty miles Monthly, F. V. Drake furnishes a timely from Japan, 3,000 miles from a Soviet base, article, "Hztting Power: Docs Our Force l~ckwith Beringstrait only 56miles across, the It? In this he calls attention to the relation gathering clouds of the Orient make Alaska of our indispensable air force as related to strategically important. national defense, the essential requisite of In the October Survey Graphic is a short this arm of the service being its ability to article by Jay Allen, Refugees and National aim the bombs accurately, and to have the Defense, in which he emphasizes the great facilities for training of expert pilots. value and increasing importance of using Foreign Affairs (American) for October the large number of refugees to bulwark 1940 offers several worth-while articles. our defense program.

Philadelphia's War Documentation Service By RUDOLF HIRSCH Bibliographical Planning Committee, Philadelphia

PROGRAM for war documentation by the University of Pennsylvania, the War was originated by the Bihliograph- Documentation Service was set up as a A ical Planning Committee of Phil- joint enterprise of the University, the adelphia during September, 1939, shortly Bibliographical Planning Committee and after the declaration of war. Under a grant the Union Library Catalogue. Dr. Richard Heindei of the History Department of the Bulletin 1 was primarily compiled for University was appointed its director. the use of librarians, as a basic list for the The project was an experiment to test subject arrangement of war information. libraries' interest in closer cooperation. The first edition of this Bulletin was sold War materials, naturally important to out in a short time and has since been re- many libraries, served well as a subject. printed (cf, also SPECIALLIBRARIES 31: 336, The War Documentation Service offered September, 1940). help on specialization, the joint collecting Bulletins 2, 3 and 5 are of informal of war information, soliciting of source character. They list and describe current materials, uniform organization of files reports, news letters, and research projects and publication of bibliographies. covering the war. To our knowledge these From the start, several libraries agreed Bulletins are the only attempts of this to collect material on special aspects of the kind undertaken in the United States, so war. How far this part of the program is far, on the war. successful only time will tell. However, it The most comprehensive is Bulletin 4. is already clear that propaganda and other Part I contains over 900 items illustra- material collected in quantity by Dr. tive of the conditions and events leading Heindel and deposited at the University to the war. It is arranged by countries with Library is the nucleus of a valuable collec- subdivisions for such subjects as politics, tion of ephemeral publications. government, economic and legal aspects, Little use was made of the central card international relations, armed forces and index which showed what has been pub- air forces. Part I1 lists over 1,800 items, lished on all phases of the war and where first, general material arranged by subject; specific material can be found. This was second, specific materials under countries. due to the fact that demand for reading A simple subject index at the beginning matter on the war has as yet not been felt facilitates its use. in most libraries. This experience in Phila- Some interesting trends and differences delphia has been corroborated by reports between the literature of this and the from libraries in other cities. It was de- World War can already be noted. Pacifist cided to present guides to important cur- writings and propaganda seem more vo- rent information through publications. luminous than for a comparable period of The War Documentation Service has to the World War. American contributions date published five mimeographed bulle- bulk large, for our scholars and research tins: organizations are better prepared to ana- lyze international affairs than in 1914. 1. Tcnrdur Lirt of Subjzt-S~bdiuiriomfor Curnwr Ewo- pun War Marrrid. 13 p. Although the experimental period of the 2. Nonr War Docvmrnrnrion and R~~canhAnidrirr. War Documentation Service, as covered 6 p. Our of print. by the grant, ended months ago, the re- 3. Sdccrive Lirr of Pcriodidr arid Ncwr L@~cII,wirb sults achieved were sufficient to encourage Orhrr Norm on Donrmmrotion and Film,. 8 p. Out of Dr. Heindel to continue collecting mate- print. 4. Wnr Chrck Lilt. A Working Guide to rhr Backgroundnnd rials and information. Emiy Month, of the War. . . . Parr I. The Back- Dr. Heindel is on leave from the Unirer- ground. 47 p. Parr 11. Five Months of War. 78 p. sity of Pennsylvania for one year, having 5. Morr Norcr on Wdr Dorvmrnrarion and Rcrwrrh Acriv- been appointed by Mr. Archibald Mac- Out irir*. 8 p. of print. Leish as one of the five new Fellows at the All these publications proved timely and Library of Congress. He may be addressed valuable, if we are to judge from published there, while information on publications reviews, from letters received and from can be secured from the Bibliographical sales to libraries throughout the country. Planning Committee of Philadelphia. 370 use of subject headings in hheen newspaper libraries Chapter News in New York Ciry. It was compiled by 5. Richard Giovine of PM Library. This tenrative list included 280 headings and will be revised later. Connecticut Chapter 2. Phorograghs - Lirr of War Hcndingr PmporcJ for Englmd. This special list was prepared to take care At Willimanric on October 24ch, the Connecticut of the greatly increased demand for picrures from the Chapter of the Special Libraries Association joined scenes of the European conflict by Maurice Symonds, the Connecticut Library Assoriation for a special of Tha Daily New, Library. session. Ar rhis time Mrs. Grace Bevan, Librarian of 3. Bookr on rbr Smnd World War xas ably covered the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, repre- by Frances E. Curtiss of The George B. Catlin Memo- sented the Connecticut Chapter on the program and rial Library, Tba Dzrroir Ncwr. A splendid list of spoke on "The Value of Special Libcaries to Public background marerial for general readers. Libnries." 4. Bibiiopzphy of World War I and II arid Rd&d Subj6rts. Sources in Time Inc. Editorial Library. This was presented by Alma Jacobus, Librarian of Timi Inc. A most useful check lisr for any library. The Personal second section in 1 revised form is printed in full in this issue of Sparial Librmiriar. A Well-rounded Library Career Industrial Prepwedness Afrer twenty years of devoted service to the library profession, Mrs. Grace Bevm, Librarian of rhe The American Library Associarim has isrued as a Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, plans to supplement ro the August Book Lirt a lisr enritled, resign rhis Fall. Induufriol Trair~i,~gfor National Dtfmrr, compiled by Mrs. Bevsn started her library work ar the Hartford SLA member Charles M. Mohrhardt, Chief Technol- Public Library in 1897, when she organized the Reier- ogy Department, Detroit Public Library, in coopera- ence Room. She has served as President, Vice-Presi- tion with H. C. Bauer, Technical Librarian, Tennessee dent and Secretary of rhe Connecticut Library Associ- Valley Authority; P. Howard, Head, Industry and arion. Science Depr., Enoch Prstt Free Library, Baltimore; Wbm the Connecticut Chapter of SLA was organ- E. H. McClelland Technology Librarian, Carnegir ized, she became the first Vice-President and served Library, Pittsburgh; M. C. Scoggin, In Charge d for five years from 1933-1938. She is a Chsrter Member Work with Vocational High Schools, New York Ciry; of the Connecticut Chapter. Later she became Editor G. 0. Ward, Technical Librarian, Cleveland Public of rhe Comecticur Chapter Bulletin. Mrs. Bevan has Library. It is mast interesting to note that practically always been an enthusiasric member of the Insurance 111 of there techniccl experts are SLA members. Group and served is Chairman of the Gronp from This list includes annotations or books on subjects 1934-1935 snd as Editor of the Insurance Book Re- mentioned in the recent report of the Commissioner views from 1934-1936. of Education on"Training for National Defense."This Mrr. Bevan will remain in Harrford and plans to publication is of great value just now to educators help with the Canvenrion next year. A host of friends and librarians. in SLA extend best wishes for a full and happy life. Coordinator Plus Less than ten years ago a unique research organiza- tion came into existence wirh the avowed purpose to Publications aid brrsinear mco by keeping them informed in a sim- ple, direct way of the laws and their relation to every- day business affairs. This idea expanded into a service War Checks and Rechecks on legislation and business with bi-weekly, objective Ac the Indisnapolis Special Libraries Convention reporrs tuned to the problems of business and indus- one session of the Newspaper group was devoted to a try. symposium devoted to "War and the Newspaper Ar the head of this group of realistic researchers for Library." Several timely aids valvnble to all Special business, called rhe Research Insticute of America, Libraries were included among the papers presented. Inc, is a young lawyer, Lea M. Cherne. The reading Unforrunarely due to lrck of space these could only public knowhim as the author of several boaks,among be menriooed in the proceeding^, so we wish again to them Adj~rtingYourBurinrrr ro Waraad his latest one, call them to our readers' attention. M-Day Plm For a spirired accbunr of his ups=.ecp ro 1. A Meter Lirt ef Europrnn War Sz6;rrt H

Classified List of Photographs Research Bibliography The Ocrobei number of Currcnr Gqraphicnl Publica- Ar this time when research is playing such a vital tion,, issued by the American Geographical Society of in our national preparedness program in industry New York, initiarer a service of inrerest to geograph- a most interesting study entitled Adminirtr&on of Re- ers, teachers, writers, and workers in many fields. ~~m~h,a S~lrrrivc Bibliography, compiled and annatzted Each number will have as a special supplement a by rhe U. S. Forest Service Library, Washington, classified list of photographs contained in publications D. C., has just come to hand. received in the American Geographical Society's Although this study was made in 1938, still the Library and indexed in its Photograph Catalogue. The sections devoted to General Research, Organization Supplement is sent to all subscribers to Currmt Geo- and Management, Methodology and Publication, Sci- grqhicd P~ublicarionrand can also be obtained sepat- entific Attitude and Returns - Financial and Eco- ately at a subscriprion rare of one dollar a year. nomic - are valuable to all research workers. The references were taken from a wide range of sources in Railroad Quiz the indvrriial fields of pure and applied research. Do you know your railroads? Then tesr yourself on The lasr secrion is devoted to the special held of Forest this: How many cross-ties do the railroads msrall in Research. This is a worthy contribution to funda- a year? mental background marerial. If youare not up-to-date on this indusuyallyouneed to do is to consult the timely new booklet, Quiz on Significant Scholarly Books and Studies Railraadr and Railrondig, recently published by the Launched Association of American Railroads, Washington. D. C. In order to obtain widespread attention for the Here are all the pertinent answers on rhe railroad findings of scholars and experrs, rhe American Council industry, its organization, investmenrs, capitdiza- on Public Affairs of Washington, D. C., is now con- tion, operations and accomplishments. (Cau<"".d r p.g, 370 World War 11*

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I. BACKGROUND COOPER, A. D. The Second World War; First Phase. Scribner, 1939. Annuals, Handbooks and Services DEAN, V. M. Europe in Retreat. Knopf, 1939. BULLETIN OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS. London, DRUCKER, P. End of Economic Man. John Day, 1939. RayalInstitvteof International Affairs. Fortnightly. FORD, G. S. Dictatorship in a Modern World. Univ. DE WILDE, J. C. Handbook of the War. Haughron, of Minn. Prers, 1939. 1939. FRY, V. Peace that Failed; How Europe Sowed the FOREIGN POLICY REPORTS. Foreign Policy Asso- Seeds of War. Foreign Policy Assoc., 1939. ciation. Fortnightly. GUNTHER, J. Inside Europe. Harpers, 1940. HUTION, D. G. Survey After Munich. Little, Brown, FRY. V. War Arlas: a Handbook~~ of~ Maos and Facts. Foreign Policy Associarion, 1940. -,,,. HORRABIN, J. F. Atlas of Current Affairs. 7th ed. JACKSON, J. H. Short History of the World Since Knopf, 1940. 1918. Little, Brown, 1939. INTERNATIONAL CONCILIATION. Cnrnegie En- LANGSAM. W. C. World Since 1914. with 1939 Suv- dowment for International Peace. Monthly. plement. Macmillm, 1933. KEESING'S CONTEMPORARY ARCHIVES; Weekly ORTON, W. A. Twenty Years' Armisrice, 1918-1938. Diary of Imrnrtnnt World Events. Brisrol, ~nglmd. Furar, 1938. Loose leaf. ' RAPPARD, W. E. Quest for Peace Since the World LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Statistical Year-Book, War. Hzrvvd Univ. Prers, 1940. 1938/39. Geneva, 1939. REED, D. Insanity Fair. Gvici, Friede, 1938. POLITICAL HANDBOOK OF THE WORLD, 1940. SCHUMAN, F. L. Europe on the Eve; rhe Crisis of Harper for Council on Foreign Relations. Annud. Diplomacy, 1933-1939. Knopf, 1939. STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK; Sraristical and His- SPEIER, H. ed. Wu in Our Time, by she Graduate torical Annuzl . . . 1940. London, Macmilhn, Faculty of the New School for Social Research. 1940. Norton, 1939. THEIMER, W. comp. The Penguin Political Dic- STEINER, H. A. Principles and Problems of Interm- tionary. Harmondrworrh, Penguin Books, 1939. tiond Relations. Harper, 1940. SWING. R. G. Haw War Came. Norton. 1939. General VAN PAASEN, P. ~aysof Our years. Hil~im-~ur~, 1939. ANGELL, N. Peace wirh the Dictators. Hrrpcr, 1938. VOIGT, F. A. Unto Caesar. Putnzm, 1939. BALDWIN, H. W. ed. We Saw It Happen. Simon & WALLER, W. W. ed. War in the 20th Century. Schurter, 1938. Dryden, 1940. BIRCHALL, F. T. The Storm Breaks; a Pmoramn of WOLFERS, A. Britain and France between Two Wrrs; Europe and the Forces that Have Wrecked Its Peace. Conflicting Strategies of Peace Since Versailles. ~iking,1940. ~arcourt,~~race,1940. BOOTHE, C. Europe in the Spring. Knopf, 1940. WORLD OVER, 1939. Harrison-Hilton, 1940. BOWMAN. I. The New World; Problems in Polirical YEATS-BROWN, F. C. Eurovean unde. Macne- ~eogra~~y.World Book CO.; 1928. Smith, 1939. CARR, A. Juggernaut; the Path of the Dictatorship. Viking, 1939. Austria, Munich and Czechoslovakia CARR, E. H. Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939; an Inrroducrian to the Study of International Rela- ARMSTRONG, H. F. When There Is No Peace. tions. Macmillan, 1939. Macmillan, 1939. CHAMBERLAIN, N. Snuggle for Peace. London, FUCHS, M. Showdown in Vienna, the Death of Hutchinson, 1939. Austria. Putnam, 1939. CHURCHILL, W. S. Step by Step, 19361939. Putnam, GEDYE, G. E. R. Betrayal in Central Europe; Austria 1939. and Czmhoslavakia: rhe Fallen Bastions. Harper, CHURCHILL, W. S. While England Slept; a Survey of 1939. World Affairs. Putnam, 1938. GEORGE, G. J. They Betrayed Czechoslovakia. Harmondsworth, Penguin Books, 1938. .Mapd lcom 1 Blblio sphy oo World Wu 1 nod I1 qu.d by GRANTDUFF, S. Europe and the Czechs. Hzrmonda- nrn.Iar. ~~b~.~fo~ rbatorid srls of nu,I*. ~dco~r~obrr ,Pa.Pa" 11 to foilon. worth, Penguin Books, 1938. GREAT BRITAIN. FOREIGN OFFICE. Carrespond- STOLPER, G. German Economy, 1870-1940; Issuer ence Respecting Czechoslovakia, September, 1938. 2nd Trends. Reynal, 1940. London, H. M. Scar. Office, 1938. (Misc. No. 7 TOLISCHUS, 0. D. They Wanted War. Reyo& 1940. 1938). VILLARD, 0. G. Inside Germany; with an Epilogue HINDUS, M. We Shall Live Again. Doubleday, 1939. England at War. London, Conscable, 1939. KILLANIN, M. ed. Four Days. London, Heinemmn, >,,,. >,,,. ,010 Great Britain LENNHOFF, E. Last Five Hours of Austria. Srokes, ADAM& J. T. Empire on rbe Seven Seas; the British 1938. Empire, 1784-1939. Scribners, 1940. MANN, T. This Peace. Knopf, 1938. CARR, E. H. Britain; a Study of Foreign Policy from SCHUSCHNIGG. K. Mv Austria. Knaof 1938. the Versailles Treaty to the Outbreak of the War. SHEAN, V. ~otPeace but a sword. ~&i,~edi~,1939. Longmans, Green, 1939. wISKEMANN, E. Czechs and Germans. Oxford Univ. HAXEY, S. Tory M. P. London, Gollancz, 1939. Press, 1938. IDNDONDERRY, C. S. Ourselves and Germany. Harmundsworth, Penguin Books, 1938. France PUCKLER, C. E. How Strong is Britain? Veriras BROGAN, D. W. France under the Republic; the Press, 1939. Development of Modern France (187C-1939). ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AF- Harper, 1940. FAIRS. Polirical and Srraregic Inceresrs of the DALADIER, E. In Defense of France. Doubleday, Unired Kingdom. Oxford Univ. Press, 1939. Doran, 1939. VITON, A. Great Britain; an Empire in Transition. ORMESSON, W. D. France. Longmans, Green, 1939. John Day, 1940. THOREZ. M. France Todnv and the Peode's Front. Italy ~nternatianalPub., 1936. ' BORGESE, G. Goliath; the March of Fascism. Viking, WERTH, A. Which Way, France? Harper, 1937. 1937. WERTH, A. France and Munich, Before md After the EINZIG, P. Economic Foundations of Fascism. Lon- Surrender. Harper, 1939. don, Macmillan, 1933. Germany GARRATT, G. T. Mussolini's Roman Empire. Bobbs- Merrill, 1938. ABEL, T. F. Why Hitler Came into Power. Prenrice- MACARTNEY, M. H. H. Italy's Foreign andColonial Hall, 1938. Policy, 1914-1937. Oxhrd Univ. Presr, 1938. BEHREND, H. Real Rulers of Germany. London, MUSSOLINI, B. The Cornorate Scare. Zd ed. Firenre, Lawrence R Wisharr, 1939. Vallecchi. 1938. BORRENAU, F. New German Empire. Vikin;: Press, The Docrrine of Fascism. Firenze, Vallecchi, 1939. 1938. BRENNECKE. F. Nazi Primer. Haroer.. . 1918.~. SALVATORELLI, L. Concise Hisrory of Italy. Or- FRAENKEL, H. German People versus Hitler. Lan- ford Univ. Press. 1940. don, Allen & Unwin, 1940. SALVEMINI, G. iindi the Axe of Fascism. Viking GUILLEBAUD, C. W. Economic Recovery of Ger- Press, 1936. many from Mnrcb 1933 to the Incorporation of SCHMIDT, C. T. Corporate Scare in Action; Italy Austria. Macmillan. 1939. under Fascism. Oxiord Univ. Press, 1939. HAMBLOCH, E. Germany Rampanr; a Study in Eco- STEINER, H. A. Government in Farcirr Iraly. nomic Militarism. Carrick & Evans, 1939. McGraw-Hill, 1938. LUDECKE, K. G. I Knew Hitler. Scribner, 1937. MOWRER, E. A. Germany Puts the Clock Back. Mediterranean hlomow, 1939. BOVE RI, M. Mediterranean Cross-Currents. Oxford RAUSCHNING, H. Revolution of Nihilism. Alliance lini,1. Press, 1938. Book, 1939. ATT, G. T. Gibraltar and the Mediterranean. -. Voice of Destruction. Purnam, 1940. wd-McCann, 1939. REED, D. Nemesis? Story of Orto Strasser and the ..- -. .. 10E, E. The Mediterranean in Politics. Oxford Black Front. Houghron, 1940. Univ. Press, 1938. REIMANN, G. The Vampire Economy; Doing Busi- SLOCOMBE, G. E. The Dangerous Sea; die Mediter- ranean and Its Furure. London, Hurchinson, 1936. ness under Fascism. Vanguard Press, 1939. ROBERTS, S. H. House that Hitler Builr. Harper, Other Countries BOLITHO, H. Roumania under King Carol. hog- mans, Green, 1940. BUELL, R. L. Poland; Key to Europe. Knnpf, 1939. Press, 1938. CAMMAERTS, E. Keystone of Europe; History oithe SHOTWELL. I. T. Whnr Germany Foreot. Macmillao. Belgian Dynasty, 1830-1939. London, Pcrer Davies, 1939. SERNBERG, F. From Nazi Sources. Langmms, FODOR, M. W. Plot and Counterplot in Central Green, 1939. Europe. Houghron, 1937. STODDARD, T. L. Into the Darkness; Nazi Germany GESHKOFF, T. I. Balkan union; a road to peace in Today. Duell, Slom & Pearce, 1940. Southeastern Europe. Columbia Univ. Press, 1940. HAILEY, M. Afncm Survey; a Study of Problems Arising in Africa South of rhe Sahara. London, Or- NAME YOUR BOOKS ford Univ. Press, 1938. LENGYEL, E. The Danube. Random House, 1939. Our Research Bureau will obtain old, MIKHAILOV, N. Land of rhe Soviets; a Hmdboak of rare or new books for reference and re- the U.S.S.R. Lee Furman, 1939. search libraries . . . PRIBICHEVICH, S. World Witliout End. Reynal, 1939. SCIBNTIPIC - THCENICAL - CAEMICAL ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AF- MBDICAL - INDUSTRIAL - BANKENO FAIRS. Soucheasrern Europe; a Political and Eco- TBXTILBS - COSTUMES nomic Survey. Oxford Univ. Press, 1939. SHOTWELL, J. T. Turkey at the Suairs; z Short His- Send list of vanrsd books for prompr actirm tory. Macmillan, 1940. WILLIAMS, A. R. TheSoviets. Harcourt, Brace, 1937. TECHNOLOGICAL LIBRARY SERVICE WOLFE, H. C. The Imperinl Soviets. Doubledav. 30 East 60th Street New York, N. Y.

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