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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1910s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1913 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. S~ecialLibraries Vol. 4 NOVEMBER, 1913 No. 9 -- PUBLISHED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION President. Vlce-President. Secre~nrv-~renst~rer. Monthly except July nnd August. J. C. Dann, Newark I'ul~llc Llbrnry: (1I~reuce Edltorlnl nnd I'ubllcntlon OLBce, Stnte Llbrnry, B.l,lbrlrry. Lester, Wlscons~n Lcglslntivc ltderence Indlnnapolls, Ind Subscrlptlons, 03 Broad street, Boaton, Mass. Mnlla~inp Editor of Speclnl 1~lbrnrles:-John A. I~npp, Ihrenu or Leglslntivc Tnformaiion, In- Entered nt the PostofRce at Indiannpolis, Ind., as second-class matter. dlnllngolls, I,,~~. Asslstnnt Rdltor, 1~ti11~1Clclnnd, Ilureno of Leg- Subscription.. . .$2.00 a year (10 numbers) islntive Informntlon, Indinnnpo~is, IUI. Single copies ...... 25 cents CONTRIBUTING EDITORS President ...... I). N. IIarldy Iusurnnce Lilmry Associntlon, Boston Mnss I?. N. Morton, Unlte~l Gns Improvement Co., VlcePresldent ...... R. H. .~ohnston Phi'ndelpllln' Burenu of Itallwny Economlca, Wnahlngton, D. C. 6ecretnry-Treasurer ...... Guy E. Mnrlod 8. 1% J.3. McWr. 1Jbl'~of Congrese. Llbrnry, Arthur U. Llttle, Inc., 513 Broad 8t. D. N. Handy, Insnrnnre Llbrnry Assoclntlon. Public Documents as a Commercial Factor"

By W. R. Reiqick. Chief of Public Documents, Philadelphia Free Library The day of estimating the work of the conclusive evidence of their value. The library by the number of books circulated, following show some of the problems such a majority of them fiction, 1s rapidly pass- documents often help to solve. ing, and it is now being recognized by li- In order to properly take up a new com- brarians and boards of trustees, that too mercial line, or endeavor to enlarge the great a value has been placed upon circu- amount of business tranvacted by a firm lation, while the reference work of the li- already established, the business man brary is often neglected. A business firm should, in order to judge properly, as to or an investigator, by flnding one item re- the right course to pursue, examine tlie lating to his particular line, might be led ground tl~orouglily,note the supply of raw to make a new invention, start a now line material close.. at hand, and cost of trans- of trade, or send goods to another local- portation, if the factory is at a distance ity, resulting in increased business and from the source of supply, so that this giving additional employment which, al- will not eat up the proflt; tlie labor market, though statistics along these lines are a1- cost of food, rent of houses, and numerous most impossible to obtain, would be, in most other items all have to have careful con- cases, of far more value to mankind than sideration, especially as the trend of leg- the reading of hundreds of works of fiction. islation today is to increase the amount of The official publications of the various money paid to labor; also, as to the arti- governments, states and cities constantly cles manufactured, he wishes to find out contain articles of great value to the in- where the best markets are for his wares, dustrial and commercial world, but until what opposition 11c is likely to encounter in recently these have not been appreciated, entering new territories, modes 01 packing, due, no doubt, to the unsystematic manner length of credit to be given, customs du- of their publication, and the still more im- ties, protection of patented ,articles in for- portant fact, that no serious effort has eign countries, effect of the climate on the been made to bring these publications to goods lie intends to sell, and many other the notice of those who would obtain the pointa. greatest results from them. It seems unndcessary to give the rea- A firm engaged in the manufacture of sons why a collection of documents should electric and gas lamp posts, should be be a very important factor. in the commer- able lo obtain illustrations of those in use cial life of a city, as the very collecting in other cities of the world, their selling of reports by the special libraries gives price, and any criticism as to their dur- ability, adverse or favorable. This data *Read before the National Association of might also enable the flrm to suggest im- State Libraries Kaaterskill Conference, provements, which would give more satis- June, 1913. factory results. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

A house selling goods, which would Come flnd the true facts about the tabulou~rich under the regulations of the Pure food and mines, to be that the mine has been prac- drugs acts, national or state, wants, in the tically worked out, leaving only the shortest poss~ble time, access to publica- skimmed milk. tions containing rules and regulations, Documents furnished a company with stating the manner in which goods must scientiflc and statistical facts, by which It be labeled to be sold in a certain locality. will be able to start an entirely new in- they write to Washington, or the capitol of dustry, giving employment to a large num- the state to which they want to ship ber of persons directly and many more in- goods, and wait for the report, it often directly besides providing a nutritious means that the sale is lost, as a purchaser, meat at a price very much below that of who is in a hurry, will cancel the order cattle. and buy from a nearby house. A promoter, by using the reports on tur- A company engaged In making cloth in^ pentine, organized a company to engage in generally has a large number of rolls of the manufacture of naval stores in which cloth on hand, and, if these contain wool, he has been very successful. they are often attacked by insect life. The geological maps of a certain district, Writing a letter requesting a remedy, and by showing the value of lhe clay beneath waiting a number of days for the reply, the top soil, increased the value of a piece means a loss of goods and money which of land, formerly used for farming, many could have been avoided if the Iirnl, with- fold. in a few hours after the discovery of the An engraving company, through docu- ravages, could have obtained a report glv- ments, was enabled to ascertain whenever ing the necessary remedies. a bond issue was being considered, and by The documents which seem to have the writing at once to the city, state or gov- least practical use (according to thjokes ernment having the floating of a loan un- about them) are the weather reports. But der consideration, obtained a nunlbcr of quite a number of persons wishing to go orders. away for their health, or invest in lands Representatives of foreign bodies are for agricultural pursuits, or to change their constantly using documents for reports to habitations, have come in with the folders be published in their own countries for the issued by land companies, railroads, etc., use of investors and immigrants. describing the new location as a paradise The monetary value of these documents on earth, able to return five dollars on to the commercial world cannot be gfven in every dollar expended within the yenr, flgures, because one is seldom able to fol- with testimonials (like patent medicine low up the use made of the data collected companies) with beautiful illustrations of by the investigators, but the results of any- homes supposed to be located there, de- one of the above is surely of far more val- scribing the even temperature all year ue than the circulation of a large number around, rain when you want it, the railroad of volumes of fiction. station at your door, a beautiful river and During my twenty-one yearn of experi- superb shade trees. The intended victim ence in document work and in contact with by referring to these much abused weather investigators, I have come to know the real reports, and also the agricultural and geo- value of documents, but the further ques- logical reports gets a true idea of things. tion arises, how may we malra them of These publications give cold facts of the greater value to the community, at the actual conditions of the location so beau- lowest possible expenditure of money, con- tlfully described and illustrated in the sistent with emciency? The following folders, and will most likely state that suggestions are offered: there is a dirty little stream in the spring, First-A collection of documents, to be drying up in the summer, that the climate of commercial value should be located in IS very hot in summer and cold in winter, the business portion of the city, and open with rainfall once in a while, when the to the public in the evenings. stream overflows and carries everything to Second-The assistants should, when- destruction, that the nearest railroad sta- ever possible, besides having a general tion is forty miles away, with trains once knowledge of the collection, take up some a day. The intended investor or new in- special study using the documents where- habitant ha8 his eyes opened to the true ever they are able, and if possible, have condition of affairs, and is enabled to save a working knowledge of one foreign lan- his health, time and money. guage. A person asking for information A firm gives out a rosy statement of on a subject studied by one of the assist- certain mines asking investors to come in, ants, would be assisted by this one, and often using quotations from official reports thus obtain better results. changed or only partly quoted, so as to Third-Bibliographies and finding lists read as though their scheme was the only should be compiled and distributed and al- one in the land in which to invest. The so noted in the newspapers. investor, by using documents will often Fourth-From time to time, workers en- SPECIAL LIBRARIES gaged in particular .lines, should be invit- given to the efficiency of the directors and ed to come to the library to listen to ex- of assistants, especially where they are to perts speak upon their- subjects, who would come into daily contact with this commer- empllasize the value of data in order to cial world. The report of the Joint com- obtain the best results. At the same time, mittee of the National municipal league and the National civil service reform the library would dibplay in cases or upon league, upon "The selection and retention tables materia1 bearing upon the subjects of exgerls in municipal office" is of spe- of the talks, and the workers, hearing of cial value in this connection as ~t recog- the value of boolcs and seeing the quanti- nizes that the bureau directors shonld be ty of valuablo publications at Lheir dispos- protected against removal except for just ~1,would gradually recognize the value of cause. the vol~lmesto lheln personally and make It is hardly necessary to say that the use of them in their daily work. document as a cominel*cial factor can be FIMI-~ bulletin should be issued, dail?, made of increasing value, as anyone, who if possible, giving a list arranged by sub- has at heart the uplifting and advance- jects of all current report8 and the papers ment of manlrind, by looking round is able contained in them, wllicli the library re- to see where hundreds, yea thousands ceive&: also when the article is of value, would be in a bcttcr position, if lhey had n notation of the particular point men- a greater lrnowledge ol the business in tionccl in the paper. 'J'lme bulletins coulcl which thcy are engaged. A glance at the be nixie on tho multigraph or some other llislory of the world w~llat once show that ~imi.nrmachine, and sold at cost, and be- advancement only comes to those, who by tween time the machine could be used to their capability to acquire and propcrly urfe do thc printing needed by the library, or, lcnowledge, prove their power. this information could be printed on cards, Today, the library which had the [ore- and all cards on the snbject sRlecled by sight to collect documents. when they them be supplied to firms, elc., at so much were looked upon as junk (as they still per card, as Is clone by the Library of Con- are by some) and were easily obtainable, gress. l3y this card system the flrms sub- can now see the d~fficulty which other li- scribing and also the library, could at once braries and especially some of the spe- place the cards in their catalogues. There cial libraries, are llaving in having to pay are ninny flrms who would gladly avail solnetlmes quite large sums for ~ol~umes tl~emsclvesof this privilege if the library to c,omplete their sets, or often fal'mt: to would undcrtalce. to supply the indes. do so altogother, and can look with pride Dod's building reports only note when bids upon its own collections and complete sefs arc requested, but in many cases we could obtained with little qoney, now lead to give the information as soon as a bid was be made of value lo the commercia~wor'd. contemplnted. This demand will further increase with the Slxth-In order to oblain the greatest growth of commerce with South hrrierica possible results, particular stress should be when the Canal is complctcd

Select List of References on Pensions for Mothers, Motherhood Insurance, Etc.

'Compiled under the direction of H. 13. R. [,Tahrhucli]. 1906-1908 [Dresden, C. hloycr, Chief Bibliographer, Library of V. Bohmert, 1907-09.1 3 v. Congress, with the co-operation of the See index under hIutterschaftsversich- State Libraries and State Legislative erung; Witwen und Waisenversicherung. Reference Departments. Contributions Z7163.IC852 were receivcd from the following: Ma- Stammhammer, Josef. Bibliographie der ryland. , , Oregon. Social-Politilc. Jena, Verlag von G. Fisch- Pcnnsylvania, and the Massacl~usetts er, 1912, 2 v. Con~missionon the support of dependent "Mutterschutz": v. 2: C37-740. minor children of widowed mothers, and Z71G4SG6S7 the Children's Bureau Library, Washing- General ton, 1) C.). Borght, Richard van der. Mutterschafts- versiclierung. (In Manes, Alfred, ed Bibliography Trcrsicherungs-Lexikon.. ------Ti~bingen, 1 SO9. 862-858 p.). Bibliographie der Sozialwissenschaften Literatur: p. 858. HG8035.h12 . . . 190S-date. rDresden, C. V. Bolimert, Campbell, Gilbert L. Industrial accidents 1906-date. Monthly.] Z7163.K86 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

and their compensation. Boston and ung. Matl~ematischc und tabellarlsche New York, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1911. Entwiclrlung der invaliden-, Witwen-' u. 105 p. (Hart, Schaffner & Yarx prize es- Wsisenoensioncn. Lei~zifi, Wie~, F. says, 7). See index under Widows and orphans. IID7101.02 Conyngton, Mary. How to help; a manual Manes, Alfred. Die ~rbeiterversicherung of practical charity. New Yorlr, The Leipzig, G. J. Gdschen, 1905. 130 p. ~IacmillanCo., 1909. 3G7 p. EIV4S.CS8 (Sammlung G,jschen. 267). 1-ID7091.M2 Bibliography: p. 362-367. "Widows "Literaturverzeicl~nis": p 4. "Witwen- with children": p. 185-195. uncl Waisenversicherung": p. 114- Derou~n, H, Assistance 1 dormer aux 1.1. "h~utterscl~nftsversicllerung": veuves et A leurs enfants. Rcvue phil- p. 123-124. anthropique, Dec. 15, 1910, V. 28: 123-152. iLIutterscl~aftversiclierung. (In HV2.RG.v.2S Elstar, Ludwig, ed. Wbrterbuch der Beinstein, Hannah. Child of the widowed Volkswirtschaft. Rd ed. Jena, 1911. v. mother. *Women's internatioiml review, 2, p. 425-426 ) Dec. 1912. v. 1. 30-31. Literatur: p. 426. 1-IB61.E53,v.B Sce also Editorial, p. 5. Witwen- und Waisenversicllerung. Elster, Alexander. Witwen und Waisen- (Cn Elster. Ludwig, ed. Wiirterbuch der versorgung. (In Handwijrterbucll cler ~ollrswirtscl~uft.3d ed. Jena, 1911. v. Staatfiwisvenscl~aften. 3d ed. Jena, 1911. 2. p. 1384-1387.) v. 8, p. 534-8461 Literatur . 1). 1387.. I-113G1.1353.v.2 Literatur: p. 545-846. HG.H22,v.8 M;l in, ~aurice. L'rt~surance lllnternelle. Fischer, Altens. Die Muttorschaftsver- , L. Larove &: 1,. Tenin, 1911. 452 p. sicherung in clen europaischen Landern. T11;se-Univ. do Paris. Leipxig, F. Dietricli, 1907. 16 p Frankel, Leo I<. and Miles &I. Damson . . . Workingmen's insurance in [Burope. New Sdlomon, Alice. iV1utterschutz. '(In Hand- Yorlc, Chsrities publict~tioll conlmittee, worterbuch der Staatswissenscllaften. 1910. 477 p. ed. Jena. 1910. v. 6, P. 8GU-8GG.) See index under Pensions to widowe H45.H22,v.(; and orplmis I-ID7091.F8 "Mutterscl~a~tl~assenin Deutschland Furth, Henriette. The insurance of moth- und im Auslande": p. 8Gli. erhood. Inlernational, Feb. 1909, v. 4: Literatur: p 8GG. 210-212. AAP4.16,~.4 U. S. Bureau of labor. Workmen's insur- Die hIutterschaftsversicllen~ng. ance and compensation systems in Xu- ,Ten, G. Fischer, 3911. 220 p. rope. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1911. "Literaturverzeicl~nis"; p. 215-220. 2 v. (Annual report of the colmnissioner HG9291.FS of labor, 24111, 1909). . Stntistisches amt. Mutterschafts- Glst Cong., 2d sess. House. Doc. 132. versicherung und Mutterschutz. Its I-IDS051 .AS, 24th Reichsarbeitsblatt, May 21, 1906, v. 4: See indcx under Wiclow~ and or- 446-449. phans. Includes inforrvatior~ concerning the Vallin, A. La femme salariCe et la mil- status of maternity insurance in ternit6 Paris, A. Roussonu, 1911. 202 p. Italy, Austria, , , Bibliographic: p. vii-viii. Holland, , I3elgium, Great I-IG9295.IBV3 Britain and the . United States HD8441..43,v.4 Abbott, Edith Public pensions to widows *Harben, H. D. Endowment of motherl~ood. with children. American economic re- , 1910 23 p. (Fabian tracts, no. view, June, 1913, v. 3: 4.73-478. 149.) I-IBl.I326,~.3 Henderson, Charles H. Infant welfare: Aid for convicts' families Journal of method of organization and ndministra- criminal law and criminology, Nov. 1911, tlon. American journal of sociology, V. 2. 426-427. Nov. 1911-Mar. 1912, v. 17: 289-302; 458- "Experiment as tried in Kansas city." 447; GG9-GS4. Appo, Alice 31. House hill no. 696. A flrst Discusses the methods of France, step toward the endowment of motlier- Italy ,and Germany, with special reT- hood Collier's, hug. 17, 1912, v. 49: 20- erence to maternity insurance. 21.- -. Higgins, Alice L. Helping widows to bring A discussion of the Missouri law, up children. (In National conference of passed April 7, 1911. AP2.CGS,v.49 charities and correct~on. Proceedin~s, California. Laws, statutes, etc. Statutes 1910. Ft Wayne, [lt)lO]. p. 138-144 )-- 191 1. Sacramento, W. W. Shannon, I-IV8S.A3 1910 1911. 2256 p. Honsig, Heinrich. Die Pensionsversicher- p. 671. Sec 21 of Chapter 369. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

"An act to amend an act entitled An foreign countries as well as in the U. act concerning dependent and delin- S. TT500.D3,v.81 quent minor children."' App. Apr. 5, Help the "widows pension" idea in 1011, provided that part of expenses of your state. Delineator, Sept. 1912, v. 80: maintaining such persons may be paid 144. TT500.D3,v.81 by the county. --+---- The moral necessity of "state funds Carstens, C. C. Public pensions to widows to mothers." Survey, Mar 1, 1913, v. 29: with children. A study of their adminis- 769-773. HVl.C4,v.29 tration in several American cities. New Motherless children of living moth- Yorlc, Russell Sage foundation, 1913. 36 p. ers. Delineator, Jan. 1913, v. 81: 19-20. Public pensions to widows with TT500.D3,v.81 children. Survey, Jan. 4, 1913, v. 29: 469- Hart, Hastings H. The Ohio children's code. 466. HVl.C4,v.29 Survey... July.-. 1%. 1913. v. SO: 517-618. --'l'he widows' pension controversy. HVl.C4,v.30 Survey, Teb. 22, 1913, v. 29: 737-738. The Henry Neil league for mothers' Den- HVl.C4,v.29 sions. Survey.- ' Mar. 22. 191.3. v. 29: 849- ciiy funds to widowed mothers. Jewish 851. ' ~~1.~4,;.29 charities, May, 1912, v. 2: 1. Illinois. Laws, statutes, etc. Revised stat- Cleland, Ethel. Pensions for motliers. utes . . . 19il. Chicago, Chicago legal [Notes on current legislation], American news company, 1912. 2654 p. political science review, Feb. 1913, v. 7: "Dependcnt and neglected children- 96-98. When money may be paid to parent Laws of Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, .for care of child": p. 218. Michigan and California. JAl.AG,v.7 Lee, Porter R. The Massacl~usettsreport Colorado. Mother's compensation act. (Tn on the relief of widows. Survey, Apr. *Arlalysis of thirty-two measures submit- 26, 1913, V. 30: 134-136. HVl.C4,~.30 ted to the electors of Colorado under the Lindsey, Ben J3. The mothers' compensa- initiative and referendum amendment. tion law of Colorado. Survey, Feb. 15, 1912. p. 61-64.) 1!)13, V. 29: 714-716. HVl.C4,~.29 ' Law passed at November election. *- Why [Michigan] needs mothers' Conference on care of dependent children. pensions. Wasliington, 1909. Proceedings. Wash- A form clipping sent out to all news- ington, Govt. print. OK., 1909. 231 p. (U. papers in the states agitating such a S. Goth Cona.. 2d sess. Senate. Doc 721) law. See especially p. 49-50. Literary digest [Editorial]. Pensioning HV741.A2 19UY mothers. Literary digest, Mar. 1, 1913, Craiger, Sherman hl. Pcnsions for widows. V. 46. 445-446. AP2.L58,v.46 Evening Star (Washington, D. C.). Sun- Low, Minnie F. The "Funds to parents day magazine, Mar. 2, 1913. p. 3-4, 17. act" in Chicago. Jewish charities, Feb. Daggett, Mabel P. Women. 11. The city as 1912, v. 2: 4-6- a mother. Pensioning school children and Lowenstein, Solomon. Public relief for mothers-Turning school houses into widowed mothers. Jewish charities, Ju- dance halls chaperoned by police women. ly, 1912, v. 2: 2-3. animals and fowls; zones of quiet. Massachusetts. Colnmission on the support World's work, Nov. 1912, v. 25: 111-117. of dependent minor children of wldowed AP2.W8,v.25 mothers. Report, January, 1913. Boston, Devine. Edward T. Pensions for mothers. Wright & Potter printing co., state print- hmehcan labor legislation review, June, ers, 1913. 139 p (Mass. General Court 1913, V. 3: 191-201. House Doc. no. 2076.) "Summary of existing M,othersl pension Appendix no. I, contains provisions laws": p. 199-201. HD7833.86G,v.3 made in Ill., Mo., Colo., Wis., Okla., -- Pensious for mothers. Survey, ,Tu- Callf. ly, 5, 1913, V. 30' 457-460. HVl.C4,~.30 Reviewed by Edith Abbott in American Social insurance. Survey, July 5, economic review, Sept. 1913, v. 3: 3 913, V. 30: 457-460. HVl.C4,~.30 739-745. Comment by R. F Foerster State funds to mothers. Survey, on Miss Abbott's review, p. 745-746. Mar. 1, 1913, v. 29. 747-748. I.IVl.C4,v.29 HBl.E26,v.3 Foerster, Robert F. Relief of widow. Sur------Laws, statutes, etc. Chap. 52. Re- vey, May 17, 1913, x 30: 253-254. solve to provide for the appointment of HVI.C4,v.30 a Commission to study the question of Hale, M. L. The widow's pension contro- the support ot dependent minor children versy. Survey, Feb. 22, 1913, v. 29: 736- of widowed mothers. Approved Apr. 27, 737. *IVl.C4,v.29 1912. (In Acts and resolves of Massa- Hard, JVilliarn. Financing motl~erl~ood.De- chusetts, 1912. Boston, 1912. p. 904 ) lineator, Apr. 1913, v. 81: 263, 314-318. -- Chap. 763. An act to Includes discussion of aid to mothers in provide for suitably aiding mothers with SPECIAL LIBRARIES

dependent children. Approved June 12, Ohio. Commission to codify and revise 1913. 2 p. laws relating to children. Report of the [Separate issue J Commission. Columbus, Ohio, 1912. 72 Mathias, E. L. The widowed mother and P. children. How to help them. Child, Apr. Widows' pensions: p. 6-7, 27-28. 1912, v. 1: 20-22 HQ793.03A6 1912 Michigan. Laws, statutes, otc. Public Laws, statutes, etc. An act to acts . . . 1911. I,ansing, F. C. Martindale, amend sections 4022-1 to 4022-14, inclus- 1911. 591 p. ive, and to repeal sections 4025, 4027, "An act to provide means whereby and 4029 of the Revised statutes of Ohio. children of ind~gent parents, x7ithin Passed May 12, 1902. (Jn its General and scl~ool age, may attend scllool." Ap- local acts, 1902. Columbus, 1902. v. 95: proved Apr 29, 1911: p. 3.11-332 63 5422 ) Provides 'for Lhe payment to the par- "Relief to enable child to attend scl~ool ents of trom three to six dollars a week required time," Sec. 4022-9, p. 620. for the children of any one family. Oklahoma. Laws, ~tatutes, etc. An act miss our^. Laws, statutes, etc. Laws . . . providing for compulsory attendance in 1911. Jefferson City. The Hug11 Stephens the public scllools of children between pr~ntingcompany, 1911. 466 p. the ages of eight and sixteen. Approved An act to provide for the partial sup- Apr. 10, 1908 (In its Session laws, 1907- port of poor women, whose husbands 1908. Guthrie, L19081. p 393-395.) are dead or convicts, when such Section 4 malces provision for giving women are mothers of children un- aid to cliildren of widowed mothers der the age of fourteen, etc., xp- when such children have to attend proved April 7, 1911: p. 120-122. scl~ooland yet oarn money. Park, q. C. Helping the widowed mother Mothers' comgensation act in Colorado. to keep a home. *Home progress, Apr. Journal of education, F'eb. 27, 1913, v 19 13, V. 2: 43-48. 77: 239. L11.65,v.77 -- Motherhood and pensiorm Sur- Nat~on. [Editorial.] Mothers and widows' vey, Apr 12, 1913, v. 30: 74. I-IVl.C4,v.30 pcnsions. Sation, Apr. 17, 1913, v. 98: Pensions for mothers. Public, Nov. 24, 1911, 378 AP2 N2,v.96 V. 14: 1194-1195. The Needy mother and the neglected child. On the administration of the Illi~~ois Outlook, June 7, 1913, v. 104: 280-283. law Cor pensionmg mothers. AP2.08,v.l04 AP2.P37.v.14 Neil, Henry. Mothers' pensions. Survey, Pollard, Grace P. Motherhood and pen- Mar. 22, 1913, v. 29. 891. HVl.C4,v.29 sions. Survey,.. Mar. 29. 1913. v. 29: 910. Newell, AT. 0. Four counties that prefer ' HVI.C~,V.~~ mothers to orphan asylums. Delineator, Private pensions for mothers. World's Aug. 12, 1912, v 80: 85-86. work, July, 1913, v. 26: 272-273. "In one county in Illinois, Missouri, AP2.W75,v.20 Cahfornin and Wisconsin, the judge Public pensions to widows: papers . . . is ordered Lo pay money dlrectly to by Sherman C Kingsley, Hon. Merrttt nlotlwrs whose children would otlier- W. Pinclmey, Frederick May and others. wise be separated from them for no Child, July, 1912, V. 1: 31-54. cause save poverty." TT600.U3,v.80 "General discussion" : p. 54-66. New Yorlr city conference of charities and Richmond hlary E. Motherhood and pen- correction. Proceedings, 3d 1912. Al- sions. Survey, Mar. 1, 1913, v. 29: 774- bany, 1912. 291 p. 780. HVl.C4,v.29 Partial contents:-Rcport of Commit- "Pensions" and the social worker. tee on families: p. 5740; The lreep- Survey, Feb. 15, 1913, v. 29: 6654136. ing together of families, by hirs. HVl.C4,v.29 Wn1. Einstein: g. 6145; Relief in Shaw, William B. Progressive lawmaking homes, by Patrick Mallon: p 65-72, in many states. American review of re- Discussions: p. 72-76; Governmental views, July, 1913, v. 43: S4-90. aid for dependent women and chil- AP2.R4,vn48 dren, by Florence Kelley: p. 77-81; Mothers' pensions: p. 86-87. Discussion: p. 81-87; Report of the . Laws, statutes, etc. Enabl- ,Committee on governmental aid to ing act and constitu'tion and the laws dependent families : p. 87-114. passed by the thirteenth session of the HV99.N59NG 1912 Legislature. Jan. 7, 1913,-Mar. 7, 1913. New Yorlc fitate conference of charities and Sioux Falls, 1913. p. 132, 611, 31 p. correction. Proceedings. 11th ann. sess. Mothers' pensions: chap. 275. Albany, 1911. Survey [Editorial]. Analysis of [mothers'] Papers and discussions on pensions eor pension laws. Survey, July 5, 1913, v. widowed mothers: p. 224-246 30: 450-451. HVl.C4,~.30 HV88.N7 1911 -- "Funds to parents." Sur- SPECIAL LIBRARIES

vey, Jan. 4, 1913, v. 29. 413-414. familles nombreuses indigentes. Revue IIVl.C4,v.29 golltique et parlimentaire, Apr. 10, 1913, --- Pension legislation for v. 75: 58-72. 1153,R4,v.75 needy molliers. Survey, Feb. 15, 1913, Heath, H. L. The infant, the parent, and V. 29: 660-661. EIvl.C4,~.29 the state. London: P. S. & son, -- Seventeen states pension 1907. 191 p. widows. Survey, July 5, 1913, v. 30: 460. Maternity beneflt: y. 139. HV751.AGH6 HVl.C4,v.30 Mdl n, Maurice. L'assurance maternelle. -- -- Widows pensioned in Paris, L. Larose & L. Tenin, 1911. 452 Massacl~usetts. Survey, Apr. 2G, 1913, v. D. 30: 132-133. EIVl.C4,v 30 "Bibliographie": p. 439-449. [Sympos~um on public pensions to wid- HG9295.F8M4 ows]. (In National conference of cliar- Risser, Renk. M6canisme historinue. act- ities and corrections. Proceedings, 1912. uariel at financier de la loi des %raites Fort Wayne, 1912. p. 468-498.) ouvrltres et paysannes. Paris, Editions Contents:-Public pensions to widow des Juries-classeurs, 1911. 279 p. by Sherman C. Kingsley,-Public yen- "Allocations aux veuves et enfants de8 sions to widows. Experience and olserv- assures: p. 169. I-ID7106.FSRS ations whicl~lead me to favor such a law, Vivia nil RenC. Les retraites ouvri;res et by Merritt W. Pinckney. Public pen- paysannes, discussion de la loi au Sfnat sions to widows. Experiences and ob- et g la Chainbre cles dCputts. Pans, V. servations which lead me to oDuoae such Giard & E. Bri&re, 1910. 5G4 p. a law, by Frederic ~lmy.--~is&ssion. "Les familles nombi~euses" p. 231-237. I.IV88.N7 1913 HD710G.F8V6 Utah. Laws, statutes, etc. Laws . . . passed at the tenth regular session of the Leg- Germany islalure . . . January 13, 3913-March 13, Buckeley, -4ug. Zur Frage der Mutterschaft- 1913. Salt Lake City. [I9131 3GX p. sversicherung. Regensburg, Verlagsen- Public support of dcpendent mothers: stalt verm. G. J. Manx, 1905. $9 p, Chap. 90. Deutsche landwirtscl~aftlicl~eBerufsgenos- Widows1 penslons in Mew York. Survey, senschaften. SLnndige IIommiasion. Dle Mar. 15- 1912, v. 29: 8.13. HVl.C4,v.29 landwirtschaftliclie Unf,zllversicherung Witter, John 11. The Illinois Funds to par- im UeuLschen Reiche, 1888-1908. Pest- ent act Cluld, Mar. 1912, v. 1: 28-30). schrilt zum Jubil'im der Uniall und In- Yarnell, Mrs. Alice. Compenvalion for validcnversiclierung 1910. Rerlln, Heh- mothers. *Western woman's outlook, rend SG CO,, 1910. 104 p. Dec 19, 1912, v. 5. 2. See index under \t7'itwen FOREIGN COUNTRIES HI37116 d3G4 1!)10 Austria Deutcher Verein hr Armenpflege und Fischer, Alfons. Die Mutterscl~aftsversicli- Wohlthtigkeit. Stenograpl~iscl~erRericbt erung in Deutschland und Osterreich. i~berdic Verlnndlungen der 25. Jahres- Zeitschrnfl fur Volkswirt~cllaft, Sozial- versammlung, 1908. Leipzig, Dunclier & politik und Verwaltung, 1910, v. 19: 120- Humblot, 1908. 125 p. (Schriften, 87. 13G. HB5,25,v.19 Eft.) Harris, Henry J Workmen's insurance in Rlutterscl~ntz und mutterschaftsver- Austria . . . Washington. 1911. 29-436 p. sicherung: p. 84-125. HV274.D4, gt. 87 HD717l.H3 Fischer, AIPons. Mutterschaftslcassen. Reprinted trom twenty-fourth Annual *Neue generation, July, 1908, v. 264-269. report of United States Commission- Die Mutlerschaftsversicherung in er of labor HD8051.A3,24tll Deutschland und Osterreich. Zeitschrift Bibliograpl~y: p. 434-435. fiir Volkt~~irtschaft~Sozialpolitik und Pensions for widows and orphans: p. Verwaltung, 1910, v. 19: 120-13G. 400-401. HB5.Z5,v.19 France Funke, Ernst and Walter Hering. Bucli der Bellom, Maurice. L'assurance des veuves Arl~eiterversiclierung . , F. VaIi- et des orphelins. Revue politique et par- len, 1905. 380 p. lementaire, May, 1908, v. 56: 284-306. Witwen-pension: p. 44, llG, 201. H3 R4,v.56 IID7180.FS2 Bounties for babies. Tndependent, July, 18, Germany. Laws, statutes, etc. Tho work- 1912, v. 73: 160-161. D~scusfies pensions men's insurance code (Reiclisversicher- for mothers In and France. ungsordnung) of July 19, 1911, or Ger- AP2.153,v.73 many. A translation by Henry J. Har- Cheysson, E. L'assurance des veuves et des ris . . . Wasliiapton, 1911. 501 -774 p. orplielms. Revue philanthropique Nov. Reprinted from Bulletin 96 of the Unit- 1908, v. 24: 5-22. KVZ.RE,v.24 ed States Bureau of labor Carlu, Pierre L'assistance obligatoire aux Maternity benefits. p. 541-543. SPECIAL LIBRARIES

Widows' and orphans' pensions: p. 566 schaft. HD717S.AG2 1911 'Gesetz uncl Recllt. Feb. 1907. v. 15: 172-176. Harris, Henry ,I. ~orkrnen'sinsurance in Germany. Waslungton, 1911. 975-1493 p Great Brltain HD7179.H3 Gt. Brit'. Laws, statutes, etc. The Nation- Regrmted trom twenty-fourtll ~nnual al insurance act, 1911; being a treatise , report of United States Cornnlissioner on the scheme of national health insur- of labor HD8051 .A3,24tli ance and insurance against unemploy- Bibliography: p. 1491-1493. ment created by that act, with thc in- Conhnement benefits: p. 1188-1189. corporated enactments, full explanatory "Widows and orphan insurance": p notes, tables and examples, by Orme 1402-1404. Clarke. London [etc.] ButterworLh & Kleeis, F. Die geplante Ftirsorge fur die co.. 1912. 338 D. Witwen und Waisen. Sozialistische Mo- katernity benefits. See indcx. natsllefte, Feb. 26, 1909, v, 15: 224-231. HD7lGG.AG 1911b I.IXG.SG,v.lG -- The national insurance act, 1911. -Die neulante- - Witwen und Waisen- With introduction and notes. By J. A. versorguug. Neue Zeit, May, 11, 1907, v. Lovat-li'raser . . . London, Waterlow & 25. l!)6-202. HXG.NG,v 25 sons limited, 3912. 21G p. ------Die ~lutterscl~aftsversicl~er~. See index under: Maternity beneflt. Sozialistiscl~e Monatshefte, Oct. 1907, v. I-ID1102.07A5 1912b 13. 868-872. HXG.SF,v.13 Royal comlnission on poor laws Die Witwen und- Waisen-Versich- and relief of distress. Reports. Append- erung. Neue Gesellschaft, 1906, v. 26: ices. London, Printed lor 8. N. Station- 307-308. HX6.N5,~.26 ery offlce, by Wynlan and sons, 1909-1910. Zum Projekt der Witwen und 41 v. in 27. Waissenfiirsorge. Sozialistische Monatr Contams interesting inf'ormation on the sliefte, Oct. 7, 1909, v. 15: 1288-1293. subject of out-do& relief for widows. IIXG.SG,v.15 I-IV24l.I-13, 1909 Lischewska, Marie. Die Mntterschaftsver- Henderson, Charles R. RIoder11 methods of sicherung. *Neues Frauenleben, Feb. charity. New Yorlc, London, The Mac- 1908, v 38-41, millan company, 1904. 715 p. L~ders, Else. Das Problem der Mutter- Bibliography: p. 689-702. scl~at'tsversicl~erung. Zeitschrift fur die Pensions to widows in Scotland: p 245. gesamte Versicl1erungs-~~lssensc11aft, Jan. I-IV40.HS 1905, V. 5. 20-34. HG8016.Z6,v.5 Poor law conference. The ofRcial reports Marschner, Robert. Die Mutterschaftsver- of Poor law conferences, 101 2- 1913, Lon- sicherung voln Standpunlrte der Versich- don. W G. Lewis, 1013. 818 p. erni~gswissenschaft. Zeitsclirift f iir die The treatment and care of children gesamte Versicl~erungs-Wissenschaft, Apr. whose parents am in receipt of out- 1010, v. 10: 336-360. HGSOlS Z5,v.IO door relief: Report by Mrs. Raclc- Mayet, P. Die Mutterscliaftsversicl~ei~ung ham, p. 225-287; G. A. Suttle: p. 450- in Rahmen des sozialen Versicherunns- 476; 11 I. Cooper. p. 518-529. wesens. *Zeitschrift fur soziale ~edizin, Riebenack, Mas. Railway provident insti- 190G, v. 3: 197-220 tutions in English-speaking counlries. Platz, Willielni. Die Reichsgesetzliche /Philadelphia?] 1905. 357 p. &Iutterschafts-versicherung. Ti~hinger,J. Widows' pension fund: p. 378. C. B. Mohn (P. Siebeclr) 1912. 119 D. Widows' and orphans' funds () : "~iteraturv~rzeichins",. p. vii-viii. - p 306. I-ID11 G 113 R5 HG929S.GZP5 Webb, Sidney. The prevention of destltu- Politische Stand der Frage einer Witwen- tion. London, New Yorlr, Longmans und Waisenversicherung. Green and co., 1911. 348 p. *Reformblatt fiir ~rbeiterversicharung, Each chapter followed by tm appendix Jan. 1908, v. 1-3. with notes and references Salomon, Alice. hlutterschutz und Mutter- Ont-door relief to widows: p. 136-137, scl~aftsveruicl~erung Leipzig, Dunclcer HV248 CV53 & Humblot, 1908. 99 p. (Schriften des Widows funds in Scotland. Danlrers' mag- I)eutschen Vereins l~~rArmenpflege und azine (London), July 1898, v. GG: 65-76, Wohltdigkeit. 84. Hft.) HG1503.B2 HV274.D4 v.. .GG. Seelman, H. Die Witwen- und Wairsenver- Great Britain-Colonies

sicherung der Seeleute. *Itelorrnblatt- -- -. Bounties for babies. Independent, July 18, P~ir Arbeiterversicherung, 1906, v. 22: 1912, v. 73: 1GO-161. 4G5-467. I)iscusses pensions tor mothers in Weymann, Dr. Die Witwen- und Waisen- Aufitralia and France. AP2.153,v.73 versiclierung der See-Berufsgenossen- Caldwell, Asbury Widows' pensions in SPECIAL I

Australia. U. S. Monthly consular and for a maternity allowance and for trade reports, Sept. 1908, no. 336: 191. an allowance for widows with de- HCl.R21,no.386 pendent children. DU400.N53, 1911 New South . Laws, statutes, etc. Quebec (Province) law^, statutes, etc. The

Statutes. 1896. ,- .. W. A. Gullick, revised fitatutes of the province of Que- 1896. 199 p. bec . . . Quebec, Printed by C. Pagean, "No. IX. An act to amend an Act to 1909. 8 v. Chapter 1557, providfng for establish a system of boarding-out an additional grant of land to f~thers Children. [loth Sept. 18961: p. 14- having at least four children under six- 16. teen years of age: v. 1, p. 513. --Statutes, 1401. Sydney, State subsidies for large familiee. Harp- W. A. Gullick, 1902. 760 p. "Act no. 61. er's weekly, 'Sept 26, 1909, v. 53: .33. An act to consolidate the acts relating An account of a proposed measure of to the establishment of a system of board- legislation in New Zealsnd. inp-out children. 119th Dec. 19011": p. AP2.H32,v.53 510-51G. Victoria, Australia. Laws statutes, etc. The --- Statutes, 1905. Sydney, public general statutes of Victoria. Vol. W. A. Gulliclc, 1906. 299 p. "Act no. 16. 3, G & 7 Edward VII. 1906 and 1907. An act to make better provision for the Melbourne, Charles F. Maxwell, 1908. protection, control, education, mainten- 322. ccii p. ance, and reformation of neglected and No. 2074. An act to provide for the uncontrollable children and juvenile of- maintenance of the widows and young fenders; to provide for the establishment children of deceascd persons: p. 162-164. and control of institutions and for the Italy contribution by near relatives towards Broggi, Ugo. Zur Einrichtung einer staat- the support of children in ~nstitutions;to lichen Mutterscl~aftsversicl~orungin Ital- constitute children's courts and to pro- ien. vide for appeals from such courls; to Zeitsclirit't ftir die gesamte Versicher- provide for the licensing and rcgulalion ungswlssenschaft, July, 1905, v. 6 : of children trading in streets and in cer- 475-479. HC8015.Z5,~.5 tain places open to the liublic; to amend Italy, Laws, statutes, etc. Disegno di legye the State children relief act, 1901, the per la istituzione di una asss di ma- Children's protection act, 1902, the Infant ternita. ILaly. Officio del lavoro. Bol- protection act, 1904, and the Crimes act, lettino, Apr. 1909, no. 4: 744-761. 1900; to repeal the Reformatory and in- HD8471,A4,no.4 dustrial schools act, 1901; and for pur- Survey [Editorial]. Maternity insurance in poses consequent thereon or incidental Italy. Survey, Oct. 19, 1912, v. 29: 81. thereto. C26th Sept. 19051": p. 33-47. HV1 .C4,v.29 New Zealand. Laws, statutes, etc. An act Zacher, Dr. Arbeitersversicherung in Ital- to make provision for the granl of pen'- ien. (In FIandmorterbuch der Staatswis- sions to widows having young children senschaI!ten. 3d ed. Jena, 1909. v. I, dependent on them. 28th October, 1911. p. 849-872.) (In its Statutes, 1912, Wellington, 1911. H45H22,v.l p. 78-84). Literatur: p. 872. "Mr~tterschnftsver- Registrar-general's ollice. The sicherung" : p. 871. New Zealand official year-book, 1911. Sweden Wellington, J. Mackay, government print- Marcus, M. Schweden. Die Gesetzgebung er, 1911. 1005 p. betr. die Mutterschaftsversicl~e~ung.An- "National provident fund" p. 782-783. nalen fiir soziale Politilr und Gesetzge- Established by act of 1910. Provides bung, 1912, V. 1: 562-567. Alaskana Description of the Library of Judge Wickersham, Delegate in Congress from Alaska

By Hugh A. Morrison, The duties of a member of Congress are .ol: seeds which are expected to bring forth as diversibed 'as they are multifarious, a generous crop of those votes which in- I~encounless the member is endowed with sure a retention ot his name upon the Con- a niore than ordinary stock ol' energy, he gressional rolls. conflnes 111s activities to those duties of A notable exception to tke usual rule is unavoidable .variety and to the distribution Judge Wiclcerslinm, delegate from the ter- 184 SPECIAL LIBRARIES ritory of Alaska, and now Serving his third valuable to the completion of the history term in such capacity. The reader doubt- he seeks to accumulate. Within this col- less is aware that a territorial delegate in lection is . every Congressional document Congress has all the rlghts, privileges, and published since the territory was acquired, duties of a member except that Of voting. touching even remotely upon affairs of her Judge Wickersham spent his early days concern. Copies of every law, proposed or practicing law in the state of Wa~hington, enacted, is to be found in this vast mass and in 1900 was appointed federal judge for of data. In addition he has, at a very the third division of the territory of Alas- great expense, accumulated more than flve ka, serving two terms. Last August he thousand photographic views of the scen- was chosen for his third term as repre- ery, development and points of greatest in- sentative of that vast domain in Congress terest throughout the terrjtory, which, ar- and he has constantly given his time and ranged in massive and substantial albums, attention to matters pertaining to the Wel- will become a most attractive feature of fare and advancement of that far-off POS- this vast library. It should be also said session of Uncle Sam's Probably no mem- that the Judge has been most ably and ber of the present House enjoys a wider faithfully assisted in this work during the circle of friends, nor is there a member later years by his secretary, Mr. G. A. whose record for integrity and devotion to Jeffery, who went from Washington state duty is higher. with him as his court stenographer upon More than thirty years ago the Judge hifl elevation to the bench, and has been became interested in the accumulation of in direct charge of Mr. Wickersham's of- a library touching particularly upon the fice during his encumbency of the terri- history of the Northwest Territory, and his torial delegateship interest in the work has never lagged. About one year ago the writer was in- Dating from the earhest days of the es- vited to assist in the work of cataloging tab!ishment of that territory, he has copies and callecting the documents. The cata- of almost every document printed touching log is finished on cards and is now bemg upon its acquisition, as well as countless prepared for printing. works descriptive of its resources and pos- It may be well to give here the method sibilities. In tact, within this collectiox~ of compiling and binding this collection. is, in many instances, the only copy known About twenty-two hundred volumes were to be in existence containing data of price- necessary, many of them having but one less value. Since his entry into Congress or more pages of matter relating to Alas- as the duly accredited represenlative of ka. These pages were extracted and placed Alaska he has carried on an exhaustive together in volumes by flubjects, and in search for a s~milarhistorical material re- this manner the size of the collection has lating to that territory, dating from long been reduced to about five hundred vol- before its purchase from Russia in 1867. umes. He has now about completed the accumu- When this collection is completed and lation of more than three thousand books has been systematically indexed, it is tlie and documents containing, so far as intention of the collector to present it to Judge 18 able to ascertain, everything that the public library of Fairbanks, his home has ever been published or enacted into city. law, in any way affecting the territory. There is little question that not a state This work has entailed endless toil in in the union will be able to boast of a more searching the various departments for data, complete l~istory of itsolf than will this and in many instances lie has, after the far-off land, which within only recent years exercise of almost incredible patience in has been regarded by many of our people searches carried on in book stores, colne as almost uninhabitable and a burden to illto PoflseSsion of works that will be in- the United States Public Utility References

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