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CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER 1941 Democracy and the Social Sciences ...... ROGER JONES 365 A Glimpse of Some Special Collections in the National Library, Brazil 0. C. RODRIG~ES370 Please Write ...... HOWARD L. STEBBINS374 Libraries in the State of SZo Paulo, Brazil ....JUDITH A. WYSLING375 S.L.A. and National Defense ...... 377 Latin American Newspapers and Propaganda . HENRYP. BAKEWELL378 The Librarian Looks at the Inter-American Program MARYMARGARET CRESSATY 381 The Committee on Cooperation with Special Libraries in Latin America LEEASH, JR. 383 How Can a Public Relations Program Best Fit Into the Defense Service of S.L.A.? ELEANORCAVANAUGH 386 U. S. Senate Bill 1627 ...... 387 Manuscripts Live ...... EDWARD B. MORRISON388 Council of Library Associations ...... 391 Announcements ...... -...... 392 Publications ...... 393 Indexed in Industrial Arts Index and Public Affairs Information Scrvice

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MY LIFE IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Fifty Years in the Growth of a Profession By CLARENCE J. HICKS Chairman, Board of TvuJtees, Industrial Relations Cozmsekws, ZW.

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By ROGER JONES

Administrative Officer, Bmau Of thc Budget, Washington, D. C

ANY years ago, the New Eng- as "that form of government in which the land schoolmaster drove home people rules itself, either directly or M his teaching by insisting that through representation"; its roots are his charges memorize a large number of the Greek words "demos" (people) and aphorisms. While this device of pedagogy "kratos" (rule). The same authority has disappeared, except for its application defines "social science": "that science to the multiplication tables and the more that deals with human society or its inflexible rules of grammar, some vestige characteristic elements, as family, state remained in the days of my own schooling. or race, and with the relations and insti- My mind was conditioned to storing up tutions involved in man's existence and general truths. They are useful, and I well-being as a member of an organized shall use two of them as the foundation community." A secondary meaning is for these remarks. The first is an in- given as: "one of a group of sciences scription which appears on a memorial dealing with special phases of human bench at Cornell University: "Above All society, e.g., economics, sociology, poli- Nations is Humanity." The second is tics, ethics, jurisprudence, criminology inscribed upon a statue at the National etc." The roots here are more interesting, Archives Building in Washington: "What "social" coming from the Latin "socius" is Past is Prologue". (companion) and "science" from the Latin verb "scire" (to know). Here is another opportunity to speak a universal Persons who quarrel with titles will truth, at least by connotation. Probably find room to quarrel with mine. They no word has a more pervading unity of will argue that democracy is merely one connotation than the word "companion," form of government, itself the corner- excepting of course those terms of the stone of politics, which, in turn, is com- family-"mother, father, sister, brother, nionly considered as a social science, daughter, son." How true it is that the although perhaps the most loosely de- social sciences by definition and by con- fined and most difficult to which to apply notation are companions, for they are the scientific method. Hence, they may founded upon, and are indeed measures of <' say, Your title is meaningless." Per- human experience, personalized or ob- haps I can make a case to the contrary jective, as the approach to them may be. without denying the premise of the With the growth of man's knowledge, quarrel. First, I shall insist upon using he has found it both expedient and logical definitions and on recalling one or two constantly to seek to widen the basis of word roots. Webster defines "deniocracy" ~oliticalpower in the state. We may say, 'Address before the Social Science Group a1 the Thirty- then, that the history of democracy third Convention of Special Libraries As5ociation. Hartford, Connecticut, June 17, 1941. reflects the history of civilization. Sirn- ilarly, we may say that the social sciences because they are unpleasant. Were they are as old as man, and that the problems painted in hold relief, they would leave a of economics, social relationship and lasting memory and might thereby blot social organization, which they reflect, out in spots the mainstream of historical have existed side by side with man. I progress. It is well, then, to go back and accept both premises. To reinforce them challenge occasionally. The successor to I shall review a bit of history and some Greek democracy was that of Rome. I personal thinking, and shall try to make believe that it is badly named, for even a case for my own belief that the social the best Roman democracy existed by sciences owe more to the rise of democracy tolerance of the patrician families who, than to any other cause; and further, for selfish reasons finally accepted the that without the phenomena of demo- assistance of the tribunes of the people cratic government the social sciences in managing their governmental strnc- would still be undefined and would exist ture. Such a system added nothing to the only as philosophical abstractions. strength of democracy, but it kept alive democratic concepts and assured their recording by contemporary writers. Later Greece as Rome conquered the world, her people The recorded history of democracy became imperialistic. Conquered nations begins in ancient Greece, whose city were governed by autocratic satraps. states were the wellspring of democratic But, in the meantime, the teachings of a government and the first true laboratory Galliliean carpenter and the missionary of the democratic process. I must pass zeal of his followers had provided both a over, however, the existence then of a new concept of democracy and a spiritual slave class, and more than that, I must defense against the collapse of society. ask you to be tolerant of my failure to discuss the existence of slavery within our own democratic structure. A discus- The tyranny of barbarism and the sion of either paradox would merit autocratic governments of the early separate treatment. But what about the Middle Ages wiped out democracy and Greek cities? They gave to democracy forced it, along with both the natural and three heritages: (I) the precedent for the social sciences, to hide within the popular discussion of common problems; structure of the church. Here it was safe, (2) a means for recognizing that man has but it was circumscribed always by common interests; and (3) assurance that theology and cannon law. It is true, of individual self-expression in politics does course, that the plunge toward anarchy not necessarily lead to anarchy. Each was checked by Charlemagne, but it is of these has been associated with politics, equally true that his crowning as emperor but each is also inextricably woven into by the Pope confirmed the theory of the the fabric of economics and social organ- divine right of kings and gave to that ization. In each, much social progress has theory the consecration of the church. found fertile soil. Thus, unconsciously, the church for cen- turies frustrated democracy and demo- Rome cratic forces while at the same time pre- In its attempts to simplify the events serving their elements. of the last two thousand years, history Christianity itself has always been has had to jump over a good many essentially democratic. Its doctrine of things, some of them 1 suspect merely brotherhood, its insistence on the strength of love, its moral restraint, its belief that more than philosophical fragments. In man is inherently dignified and important Florence, the Medicis began to lend in the scheme of things, are and have money at interest, and brought home at always been important protectors of the least in rudimentary form many modern democratic ideal. Further, the recogni- concepts of economics and of politics. tion by the church that social organiza- At about the same time the invention of tion and social obligation were corner- gunpowder brought into being modern stones of successful religion kept alive a warfare and provided new weapons with philosophy of society. This was tempered which, in a few years, the castle and the and made palatable by a steadfast refusal walled town could be and were hammered to let the devil have all the good songs. into submission. Political unions became The Middle English and French romances necessary for self-preservation. States, and the first bits of what later became the as such, took on a new meaning and once drama were definitely democratic in again society found the common people inspiration. Chaucer went one step farther necessary for its functioning. Somewhat in the Canterbury Ta/es. He held the later the single greatest device for purvey- glass up to contemporary life, and he was ing democratic ideas, the printing press. proud to acknowledge a concern with was invented. Through the printed word, what man said and thokght and did about inquiry and challenge were established on his relations with his fellows. I have a wide and common scale, and these sometimes wondered why some doctoral inevitably lead to more freedom and to candidate in sociology has not applied more rapid progress of social institutions, the technique of sociological analysis to social thinking and social organization. the Canterbury Tales. Certainly their Then came the discovery of the new meat is not all literary, nor is their impish world. These three,--gunpowder, printing taunting of society unworthy of scientific and a new frontier,-formed an irresistible investigation. levelling force which the people were not From the eleventh century on, two long in learning to use. This age had many classes of society became relatively free; chroniclers who pointed to the new the serfs who, by good luck or native stirrings of democracy, but none spoke intellect, succeeded in buying freedom, more prophetically than Machiavelli and the burgesses of the towns who whose admonitions to his Prince are as bought or fought for charters for their implicitly concerned with social de- cities. From the amalgamation of these mocracy as they openly advance the two classes, the bourgeoisie came into thesis of the "balance of power". being, and for centuries it carried on a struggle for liberty and assisted in the Modern limes process of democratic evolution. From Our modern democracy and our modern time to time the bourgeoisie grew smug, conception of the social sciences are the but always the increasing restlessness of result of almost four centuries of revolu- the masses provided a safety valve:, tion and struggle, usually between the although this has been a recognition of people at the bottom and the privileged history and was not noticed or felt at the classes at the top. The catalog is long time. and memorable-the rise of the Dutch Republic, the English revolutions of Renaissance 16~2and 1688, the American and French With the Renaissance, came the first revolutions of the eighteenth century, the real emergence of the social sciences as later revolutions in France and those in South America in the nineteenth century, Paine. Common Sense and The Crisis and finally those little firecracker ex- swept the colonies and set up democratic plosions that occurred all over Europe principles as the first issue with England. between 1906 and 1914,which led to the The democratic processes in America, World War and its resulting revolutions. though, were more selective, chiefly Each had its place and with each, the because the colonies still suffered from relationship between democratic govern- extraordinarily bad communication both ment and the emergence of the social among themselves and from abroad; sciences became more apparent. and secondly, because, despite consider- England consolidated parliamentary able scattered wealth, the economic government in 1688. In France, because position of most free men was such as to the court was amused by the tracts of make them think of the impact oigovern- "ragged writers", ideas of social equality ment upon themselves. The bad com- and political liberty became deeply in- munications prevented much exchange of grained. The high enthusiasm of La- comment on philosophies and doctrines fayette and his friends upon their return from abroad. Thus the American fer- from America was the catalytic agent for ment was more definitely one of its own the violent explosion with which we juices. associate the horror of the tumbril and Calvinism was tempered somewhat in the guillotine, and less distinctly, the America, and by the time that Thomas underlying strength of "Libertk, fra- Jefferson wrote the Declaration of In- ternitt, egalit&" as a social doctrine dependence, its bold adherence to the rather than a political war-cry. theory of the natural rights of man met On the economic side, the device of little opposition from the clergy. The faissez-faire was originated. With it the signers of the Declaration did not believe individualist school of the physiocrats in the theory, and the contemporary founded modern political economy. It letters convince me that it was also dis- was a simple step to doctrines of freedom trusted and disliked. It was a weapon and of thought, of liberty and of trade. a convenient one to use against England. Modern liberalism had arisen from the Further, it was popular enough to keep ashes of revolution; its life blood, de- the young Colonial government from mocracy, its outward aspect of synthesis committing many of the follies that the of politics, sociology, economics, ethics governments of George 111 and Louis and law. The parts of each of these were XVI were then committing. In fact, comrades to man. it proved to be so powerful a unifying force that it controlled much of what American Democracy went into the Constitution, and common Here in America, our own revolution respect for it as a weapon helped to pre- was not so much inspired by a belief in vent destruction of the kind that soon was democracy as by the necessity of asserting to follow in France. The ruthless ex- social rights. Economic sufficiency was termination of ideas, ideals and man by more important than political freedom, the extremists of the French Revolution and the first spark of revolution here was instilled in European civilization a sicken- a commercial revolt of the merchants. ing horror of the anarchical state, which This kind of revolution had little appeal everywhere in Europe was associated for the colonial mind, and the cause was with the idea of democracy. not very vigorously or successfully prose- In the meantime, the democratic proc- cuted until after the arrival of Thomas ess was hiding its light in our young nation, and we were providing the raw power, it gained in solidarity. More and materials which a century later were more, politics came to feel the impact of seized upon by American scholars to economics. America was at work. Its advance the cause of sociology as a democracy was forging tools, and it science in its own right. Our democrac:~ refused to slow down to listen to the was fostering its own econon~icexperi- voices of prophets from Europe. Marx, ments independently of those in Europe. with his doctrine of setting one class The European perspective, however, against another, had little appeal for was not too long distorted, thanks to American democracy. Denial of equality the absolute government of Napoleon was something to which the average and the Bourbon restoration. They American gave short shrift. The concep- immediately threw into focus the benefits tion of the state had been fixed in America of democracy and liberal social doctrines. as a social creation or, as Andrew D. The Reform Bill of 1832 was one of the White put it, "a social organ responsive first links in the European chain that to social demands". This, it was felt, was led to the dominance of self-expression in the American way and was in contrast politics. In the United States we used to the rebirth in Europe of the legalistic another device-the establishment of attitude which saw the state as an end state constitutions-and so our chain, in itself. too, was forged, link by link, by modific;~. This attitude, fostered by socialistic tion of those constitutions and by recogni- parties under a hundred labels, has come tion that considerable potential social into its own in totalitarianism. A political damage had been repaired by the Consti- concept of the state has again destroyed tutional Convention when it adopted the democracy, and has reduced the social Bill of Rights. Democratic government sciences to the role of beggars at the and social principle were joined together table, grasping avidly for the crumbs in basic law. which fall by fiat. In no way can this American democracy helped in another analogy be made more telling than by respect to foster the social sciences be- an examination of what has happened in cause it provided both a frontier and a Germany, Russia and Italy to the science reservoir into which flowed a polyglot of statistics. Official figures are worthless stream of European culture. Cultures propaganda, if released at all, and true are fluid and run together. Similarly, figures like all statistics in the Middle distinctions in social scale are hard to Ages are, as one friend of mine has put it, maintain on a frontier and harder to "state-istics", designed to serve as tools maintain when a population is constantly for autocracy. shifting and moving. It appeared to Intellectually, too, totalitarianism and be sensible to level these distinctions, its relationship to the social sciences is so they were destroyed by government medieval. It effects an amalgamation of and society alike. Of course mistakes the church and the state, and assumes were made, and the democracy of 1830 that law or force is paramount, something to 1860 as often hauled social science up imposed, which natural objects such as by its neck as it raised the individual man must accept passively or be de- social sciences to its shoulders. stroyed. The theologians of the Middle The nightmare of the Civil War gave Ages argued that the doctrine of original way to a period of reconstruction and to sin accounted for man's mistakes. A the pulsation of the machine age. As natural depravity was assumed, and this labor grew in enlightenment and in rationalization was used to put down

369 questioning. How easily this analogy under our very eyes and carried on with can be applied to Germany today! our full support. Our democracy agrees By a sweeping review of a few events with Montesquieu that laws are an of 2500 years and by contrast of the expression of national spirit and char- attitudes of democracy and other forms acter; that they reflect how men live. of government toward the social sciences, In the inter-play of free minds working I have sought to defend my title. I under a free government, differences believe that democracy alone has pro- of opinion can be coordinated. From this vided these sister sciences with the process there have been growing in the materials for becoming more than philo- United States clearer conceptions of sophical abstractions, theological argu- politics, ethics, social organization, social ments, literary dreams or political hand psychology and social progress. These, maidens. They owe a debt to democratic along with economic strength, will be thinking and to democratic government. ours to give to the world when the present As their role in scientific progress becomes conflict is ended. Perhaps then, the coun- more clear, perhaps, they in turn will tries of the world will be willing to listen provide democracy with new tools. to the voice of Thomas Hooker who, here Here in America our democracy has in Hartford on a winter Sunday in 1638 built particularly well and soundly. I laid down the proposition: "The founda- believe we have applied to the social sci- tion of authority is laid in the free consent ences a technique of measurement and of the people." He closed his sermon with experiment which have made possible a the challenge, "As God has given us revolution in democratic government liberty, let us take it!" A Glimpse of Some Special Collections in the National Library, Brazil

By 0. C. RODRIGUES A Librarian of rhc National Library, Brazil HE National Library, (Bihlioteca more, the pictures of the benefactors are National) in the city of Rio de displayed in the fourth stack room of the TJaneiro is the most important department of printed books with the library in South America and an out- exception of that of the King, D. Jog0 standing institution on the Continent, the Sixth, who is honored with a marble not only on account of its one million statue in the lobby of the building. volumes, but chiefly because the special collections preserved there constitute a valuable treasury of old books, prints, Chronologically the first to be men- maps, manuscripts and periodicals. These tioned is the Royal Library (Real Biblio- were taken from various collections, in teca da Ajuda). It came from Portugal order to form the Reserve and the several in 1808 when D. JoZo, then the Prince Departments or Sections of the Library. Regent, transferred the capital of Por- Almost all of these collections are tugal to Rio de Janeiro, during the gifts of men and institutions whose names stormy days of the invasion of the Ihe- are recorded in the "ex-libris" that mark rian Peninsula by the army of Napoleon the items belonging to them. Further- Bonaparte. The Royal Library of Portugal con- chronologically. This collection is housed sists of 60,000 volumes. A contemporary in the Print Room of the Biblioteca writer, Father Luiz Gonsaleves dos San- NacionaL3 tosl states that: " . . . this Royal Library Two or three years before his death, has come to be the first and most dis- Barbosa Machado presented the king, tinguished in existence in the New D. Jos& the First, with his library as a World, not only because of the great contribution to restore the Royal Library, number of books covering all fields of which had been seriously damaged by science and arts, printed in old and new fire during the earthquake which de- languages, but also on account of the stroyed a great partof the city of Lisbon, precious collection of prints, maps, manu- on the 1st of November, 1755. scripts and other riches and rarities, To the Real Biblioteca da Ajuda came always increasing in number and value, also a special collection of books named due to the attention paid by His Royal in the records Biblioteca do infantado, Highness (D. JoZo) who lrequently which were books intended to serve for sends new and select items to be pre- the education of the princes of the Royal served in it, and also to the active and House of Portugal. zealous administration of the librarians The confiscation of the properties of (Father Joaquim Damaso of the Ora- the Jesuit colleges, ordered by the Mar- torian Congregation of Lisbon and Fray quis de Pombal, occasioned an increase Gregorio JosC Viegas of the Third Order of books mostly on theology, as the li- of Saint Francis)." braries of these communities were partly These 60,000 volumes included the transferred to the Real Biblioteca da private library of the eminent Portu- Ajuda and now are in the Biblioteca guese bibliographer, Diogo Barbosa Ma- Nacional. chado (1682-177" the author of Bib& theca Lusitana,2 the first important bibliography of Portuguese books. Dur- After its establishment in Rio de ing his lifetime he collected a select Janeiro, the Royal Library continued to library of 5,764 volumes, dealing chiefly receive books from various sources, in- with theology, history and literature, cluding Portugal, and to increase with by the most remarkable Portuguese and new additions its collection of rarities. Castilian authors, rare historical pam- The most important of these acquisitions phlets concerning the history of Portugal in Rio de Janeiro was the collection of and Brazil, some of them unique copies, original drawings purchased from the being thus a valuable source for the Portuguese architect Jost- da Costa e history of both countries. Silva, in 1818. Another striking feature of the library More than five hundred pieces, mostly of Barbosa Machado is the valuable of Italian masters of the sixteenth and collection of portraits of kings, queens and seventeenth centuries, composed this eminent men of Portugal since the begin- collection. These were examined by a ning of its existence as a nation, up to the commission of experts some years ago time of D. Jost- the First. There are more and were acknowledged as original pieces than three thousand pictures engraved from the hands of the celebrated artists: in metal and wood, pasted on sheets of Baglione, Cesare; Barbieri, Giov. Fran- heavy paper and collected in eight vol- cesco, called "I1 Guercino"; Beretino, umes, imperial folio in size, arranged JAn elrboratc catzlogu~in vhich these portraits are fully derc~ibedwaipublished in the Anair (Annolr) of the flidiioi~~~ Padre Luiz Goxalues dor Saotor, in: Mcmriui *or& icrrir Nnrimrd and later published with a title pge that reads: n Eislorio do &;no do Brad (1814). Cololaso dos rctratar rollisidor *or Dioao Borhoso .Mociiado. Rio ' Bibli0theco Lvrilona Bidorico, critics c rronoiagirn . . . do Jonciro, Iti93-1905. The LC.has one incomplete copy of this 1741-59. 47. call number in the L.C. ZZ7ZZB23. catalogue, with the call number: NE240.Bl7. DECEMBER,1941 Pietro, called "De Cortona"; Brizio, lished a printed catalog of the Royal Francesco; Burrini, Giov. Antonio; Cam- collection. Nevertheless, a number of biaso, Luca; Cantagallina, Remigio; Can- books, manuscripts, prints etc., are tarini, Simone, called "De Pesaro"; fully described in a guide printed for Canuti, Domenico; Carracci, Agostino, those visiting its exhibitions of rarities? Annibale and Luigi; Castiglione, Giov. Number One in this catalog describes Benedetto; Cavedone, Jacobo; Cignani, as the oldest incunabula in the posses- Carlo; Creti, Donato; Franceschini; Galli, sion of the Biblioteca Nacional, the Francesco, called "Bibbiena"; Gandolfi, Latin Ribie of 1462. Its two copies, Caetano and Ubaldo; Garbieri, Lorenzo; printed on vellunl, are in perfect con- Gennari; Gessi, Francesco; Guidesca; dition and both bear the seal of the Metelli, Gius. Maria; Michelangelo Bu- Royal Library of Portugal (Real Biblio- onarroti; Milani, Aurelio; Palma Senior, theca), the same seal which marks all Jacobo; Palma Junior, Jacobo; Pellegrini the volumes of the library and the Senior, Peregrino, called "Tibaldin; Ra- greater portion of the two hundred phael; Reni, Guido; Robusto, Jacobo, incunabulae preserved in the Reserve called "I1 Tinoretto"; Roli, Gius. Maria; of the Biblioteca Nacional. Sabbatini, Lorenzo, called "Lorenzino di Bologna"; Sole, Giov. Gius. dal; Sirani, Giov. Andre, and Isabel; Spada, The Emperor Dom Pedro the Second, Leonel; Spisano, Vicente, called "Spi- who ruled Brazil for more than a half sanello"; Stringa, Francesco; Tempesta, century, rejoiced in the reputation of a Antonio, Tiarini, Alessandro; Torri, learned man. During his travel in Flaminio; Viani: Zuccaro, Frederico. Europe, His Majesty had an opportunity In the year 1810, which is officially to meet the most eminent personalities considered the beginning of the existence in science and the arts and received from of the Biblioteca Nacional, the rich various sources a great number of resources of the Real Biblioteca da Ajuda books as a demonstration of apprecia- were placed at the disposal of qualified tion. So the library of His Majesty persons who obtained a special permit became rich and valuable in all the fields for the use of its collections. In 1814 of human knowledge. This collection Prince D. JoZo abolished the restrictions was housed in the Quinta da Boa Vista in force and gave permission for the pub- palace, one of the residences of the Bra- lic to be admitted to his library. zilian monarch, situated in a suburb of When the Royal family returned to the city of Rio de Janeiro and which Portugal in 1821, they left in Rio de had belonged to his grandfather, the Janeiro the Royal Library. After the King D .JoZo the Sixth. Proclamation of the Independence of In 1889 the Emperor was driven from Brazil, according to the Treaty and to the throne into exile by the revolution the additional Convention celebrated on that established the republic of the August 29th of 1825 between Portugal United States of Brazil. In 1891, fro111 and Brazil, the Library became national his exile in France, Dom Pedro wrote a property and was included in the pay- letter to his lawyer in Brazil, expressing ment of 600,ooo pounds sterling, the his resolution that the Imperial collection amount stipulated as indemnity to be should be shared between the Biblioteca paid by Brazil for the Royal residence Nacional, the Institute of History of in Rio de Janeiro and other private properties left there by His Majesty, 4 "Calologa do prgolicdo pomoncnie do3 cime1ios do BiMio- King D. Jogo the Sixth. lkrcn ATncional, gublicado rob o dir8cCdo do bibiiofhrcorio Jmo dc Sddonho do Gomn . . . Rio de Janeiro, 1885 Crll number in The Biblioteca Nacional never pub- the LC.: ZLOlZR58. Brazil and the Museum of Natural richly bound albums of photographs of History. eminent Americans, that were given to The share of Biblioteca Nacional was the Emperor, at the same time, by New the most considerable, and numbered York business men. 48,000 volumes, a great number of The "Tereza Cristina Maria" collec- pamphlets, periodicals, maps, music and tion has brought a large contribution to prints. The books donated to the In- the Print Room of the National Library stitute of History of Brazil were fewer of Brazil. A great number of large in- in number and concerned the history and folios contain engravings that are re- geography of Brazil. One collection car- productions of paintings of celebrated ries the book-plate of the German Galleries of London, Paris, Rome, To- naturalist, Carl Friedrich de Martius, and rino, Firenze, Dresden, Berlin, Venice etc. is perhaps the most interesting. The Views and photographs of the several Institute now possesses 40,000 volun~es, countries visited by His Majesty, pic- a great number of manuscripts and maps, tures of eminent men, chiefly in Euro- and is the most valuable library in the pean countries, are kept in the Print field of Brazilian history and geography. Room collection, all marked with the The Museum of Natural History, book-plate of the "Tereza Cristina which inherited a few of the volumes of Maria". the library of Dom Pedro, is now the Recently President Vargas has created most important library specializing in the Museu Imperial (Museum of the its field in Brazil. This Museum has Empire) in the city of Petropolis, in the occupied the old palace of the picturesque state of Rio de Janeiro as a memorial Quinta da Boa Vista since the proclama- to the House of Braganza in Brazil, and tion of the republic in 1889. so it is probable that some of the gift Because of a condition stipulated by books of the Imperial collection will be the Emperor Dom Pedro, the collection taken from the stacks of the Reserve of his books bears the name of his wife, Room and the Print Room of the Biblio- the Empress Tereza Cristina Maria, and teca Nacional for the new Institution. is kept apart in the three institutions where it is located and is marked with special book-plates. The acquisition of the Brasiliana, a col- The great number of autographs and lection of 15,161 volumes dealing with miscellany by eminent men of the Ern- Brazil gathered by a Brazilian journalist peror's time, the valuable bindings of a and author of several works, Dr. Jose great number of the books of the "Tereza Carlos Rodrigues, is one of the most Cristina Maria" collection are striking happy events in the history of the prin- features of this library. I remember an cipal library of Brazil. This acquisition is anthology of the American poet, Henry due to the generosity of a wealthy busi- W. Longfellow, given to Dom Pedro nessman, Dr. Julio Benedito Otoni, a when he paid a visit to the author in descendent of an old family of statesmen this country in 1876, on the occasion of the state of Minas Gerais, who bought of the Philadelphia exhibition. On the this library from Jos6 Carlos Rodrigues inside of the cover of the volume is and donated it to the Biblioteca Nacional pasted the visiting card of Longfellow in 1911. and a manuscript note, written by Dorn A great number of prints and manu- Pedro on this occasion. I had this volume scripts and about one thousand maps in my hands two or three months before came with this collection. An elaborate I left Brazil. In the Print Room of the printed catalogue of the most valuable Biblioteca Nacional are preserved two part of the Brasiliana assembled by Jost Carlos Rodrigues accompanied his fine library is framed and on display, library. Its compiler was the same reading as follows: "This collection of journalist who made himself known as a North American books, designed to bibliographer through the notes and serve as a symbol of good will and as a bibliographic remarks that follow the permanent interpretation of the thought, entries in his catalogue. It is frequently feeling and activities of the people of quoted as an authoritative source on the United States in the Capital of our the history and geography of Brazil great sister, the Republic of Brazil, is from I492 to 1822.~One noticeable char- cordially given and legally transferred acteristic in the collection is the number to the Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de of valuable bindings of its volumes bear- Janeiro by the Carnegie Endowment for ing the names of craftsmen of London International Peace, through the action and Paris, specialists in artistic work of of the executive Committees of its this kind. Trustees, taken on the twentieth day of In the fourth gallery of the stack room April, one thousand nine hundred seven- of the Section of Printed Works of the Biblioteca Nacional is kept a collection teen in the City of New York." This of American books. eloquent document is signed by the The document which accompanied this Secretary and by the President, Elihu Root. The collection was catalogued by aih~i~rh~~~h~~iii~~~~.cata~oeoannotadodos~ivrorrabre the decimal system of Brussels, published

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By JUDITH A. WYSLING

Government Library, Sio Paulo, Brazil

HE development of modern li- according to United States technique and braries in Brazil is still in its standards, whereas the older ones still Tinfancy. Depositories or museums follow the European, or rather, the of books have existed ever since the Por- French systems, thus creating conflicts tuguese discovered the country, but only in cataloging, classification and adminis- recently have they been turned into in- tration. Library appropriations are fre- stitutions of public service. quently insignificant and therefore the size of the collections as well as the amount of service rendered is relatively The number of special libraries is small. In most cases one person has to do relatively small for the sizeof the country. all the library work as well as the clerical, There is, however, a very good reason for and this is not all that is asked of a this, since Brazil has still a high per- Brazilian librarian. He has to be a linguist centage of illiterates and therefore the as well. As many as 50% of the books immediate goal is the creation of a great and 75% of the periodicals are in foreign number of public and school libraries to languages. (These figures do not apply supplement the compulsory grammar to public libraries, but only to special school education. libraries.) In the foreign languages, The existing special libraries are nearly English and French rank highest. Lately all government libraries and serve the English has become more and more staff of their respective ministries, bu- important, overshadowing the traditional reaus and departments. Most of them French predominance. Spanish comes are of very recent date, others go as far next, with Italian following closely and back as the Declaration of Independence last of all, German. (1822). Today nearly all are franchised In spite of these handicaps there are to the public, but only for research in the State of S2o Paulo a number of purposes. Unfortunately there is a great very well organized special libraries, and lack of cooperation between libraries of I have selected two which may be of the same ministry. New libraries are often interest to you as they are rather unique, created without due consideration of the both in scope and set-up. existing facilities and of the material in Two SPECIALLIBRARIES older libraries of the same department. The newer libraries are usually organized The first is the library of the Depart- ment for Prevention of Leprosy of the I Address before the Second General Session at the Thirty- third Annual Convention of Swial Libraries Association, State of SZo Paulo. This library was Hartiord, Connecticut, Junc 19, 1941 organized in 193% for the state doctors in the various leper stations. Eighty per are done by specialists in their respective cent of these doctors reside in the in- fields and relieves the librarian of an terior and the nature of their work pre- overwhelming task. At the same time vents them from consulting very fre- each specialist has all the information he quently the library in the capital. needs most, right at his finger tips. Some Therefore a system of "requests by cor- years ago the library started the com- respondence" has been instituted. Apart pilation of a union catalog of sets of from this service the library published a medical periodicals in the libraries of the hi-monthly hibliographical summary of State of SZo Paulo. Several volumes have all the current publications and articles already been published and more are in of some $00 periodicals which it reserves. preparation. This union catalog has Reviews of all articles, pamphlets and proved to be so valuable that the en- hooks are furnished upon request in the gineering libraries have undertaken a form of catalog cards. Finally, mimeo- similar project. graphed translations are made of in- teresting articles and distributed free of charge to all state doctors. This is the The government is laying great stress only library specializing in leprosy for on the development of a network of South America. Its radius of action is public libraries for the entire country. therefore extensive, corresponding as it The Public and Municipal Library of does with 176 leper stations located all Sao Paulo is a very good example of this over the world. It has a general catalog new trend in national politics. Of recent on medical subjects and a special dic- date, this library, founded in the early tionary catalog on leprosy which lists twenties, has been made the center of all at present over 85,000 items. the libraries in the region. This means The second library is the Library of that its cataloging rules have to be fol- the Institute Butantan, "the snake lowed by all the other libraries under its farm", in SHo Paulo. It was founded in jurisdiction, so that it can be the de- 1899 for doctors, pharmacists and chem- pository of the union catalog created by ists. Today it contains 13,ooo volumes law but not yet organized. Until now this classified by the Dewey system. There library has been very inadequately are three catalogs: (I) by author, (2) by housed in an old private home, but today subject, (3) by title. The interesting the government is constructing a new factor of this library is the way in which building for it in the very latest style of it handles periodicals-a familiar problem library architecture. This building has a to all special librarians. All the periodicals twenty-storied stack tower, a special are received and registered in the library children's library, exhibition galleries, a and then circulated among the various restaurant and all the other installations specialists of the Institute. Each special- common in a modern public library. ist indexes the articles in his particular There also will be lending and informa- field. Apart from the usual information, tion departments, both of which are such as author, title, name of periodical, innovations in SZo Paulo. This is due etc., he jots down a short review of each partly to the lack of space and personnel article. These slips are sent to the library and partly to the Latin dislike for bor- where they are copied on cataloging rowed books. cards in triplicate form. One card is then In spite of the present cramped quar- returned to the specialist and the other ters, which leave no room for adminis- two are filed in the general catalog. This trative offices of any kind, the director of insures that all indexing and reviewing the Sxo Paulo Public Library, while wait- ing for the new building, has already COOPERATIONOF S.L.A. organized a few new services. The most What can Special Libraries Association important is the children's library, do to help the special libraries in Brazil? founded a few years ago in a very popu- I) It can send notices of bibliographies lous part of the city. This library is very published in the various fields covered by well attended by children from all parts special libraries. of the city as well as the suburbs, and is 2) As these bibliographies are often late the only library specializing in juvenile in publication it would be helpful if the literature where the children can par- special libraries could exchange their bi- ticipate in a well organized recreational monthly acquisition bulletins. program. 3) It would be of immense value to Another new service is the ambulant all special libraries in Brazil if some way park library, which consists of a truck could be found to reduce the cost of fitted with stacks to carry some 400 reprints of periodical material. For most books, mainly fiction. This truck is individuals and small libraries the sub- stationed in the two main parks on alter- scription cost of all the specialized peri- nate days. The interest in it of the labor- odicals is quite out of question. Reprints ing classes has been surprising both to of important articles are the only means sceptics and to optimists. Many workers to keep residents of small towns abreast and small shop employees, who would of the development in their field. Today a never set foot in a library, gladly take reprint costs one dollar every five pages, out a book and read it during lunch thus making it impossible to distribute hour. them free of charge. Not directly dependent, but connected 4) As most of the special libraries in with the Public Library, is the Municipal Brazil are of recent organization, their "Discoteca". This collection of records, open to the public without restrictions, stock in older publications is very limited. is one of the finest in South America. These sets are difficult to secure in the At present the "Discoteca" is badly local book market, and very expensive. cramped in a little corner of the Munic- It would be a tremendous help if the ipal Theater but with the building of a special libraries in Brazil could be in- new library it will be installed in ample cluded on the Special Libraries Associa- and soundproof quarters. tion Duplicate Exchange mailing list. S.L.A. and National Defense NDER the able Chairmanship "This is S.L.A.'s big chance to con- of Eleanor Cavanaugb, Li- tribute to our national defense program brarian, Standard and Poor's in a big way. Let us not miss our oppor- uCorporation, New York, N. Y., the work tunity". This quotation, taken from one of the S.L.A. National Defense Com- of Miss Cavanaugh's communications to mittee is well under way. Letters, im- Chapter Presidents, is also the theme of portant notices and National Defense the talk she gave at the Hartford Con- news notes are being sent in a steady vention as part of the Panel Discussion stream to Chapter Presidents so that all on "Telling the World What and Why". members may be kept constantly aware of the vital importance of our Association That talk appears in this issue as part cooperating with and participating in of the Committee's "Call to Arms". the U. S. National Defense Program. THEEDITOR Latin American NewspapersI I and Propaganda'

By HENRY P. BAKEWELL

Alcorn, Bakewell and Alcorn, Hartford, Connccricut

CONOMICALLY our neighbors tion, our relations with our good neigh- have developed chiefly as pro- bors have immeasurably improved. There E ducers of agricultural and mining is no use blinding ourselves to the fact products, with large investments of that our present popularity stems in foreign capital and large foreign colonies, considerable part from the factor that both of which constitute constant threats they are more worried about domination to their independence. Contrast our by somebody else than they are about industrial development, our overwhelm- domination by us, but this same factor ing preponderance of our own capital results in large measure from our efforts and our famous "melting pot". of recent years by act and deed to con- All too often we see our Latin friends vince our neighbors that our own inten- exactly in reverse. We have a curious tions are honorable. way of assuming that unlike us they do not have any pride or heritage, do not care about their sovereignty and want to What has all this to do with propa- be exploited, and on the other hand that ganda? Propaganda, strictly speaking, is like us they crave great speed in all not synonymous with subversive ac- things and are susceptible to high-pres- tivity, though the two are often found sure business methods. Actually, of together. Pure propaganda is directed, course, they are justly proud of their often openly, at the hopes and fears of heritage and jealous of their sovereignty, the person to be converted. Every time and unlike us, they do not believe in the a newspaper prints a statement by a need for moving at constant great speed. leader of a foreign power it is printing They argue that their way is the more propaganda, though it be a matter of temperate and enjoyable. Much of our pure news reporting, for you may be past trouble with our Latin friends has sure that the remarks of the leader were stemmed from this misconception. Our calculated to win support for his cause. blunders have been many. The good All the major powers, ourselves included, neighbor policy, which incidentally in are hard at it in Latin America. All many ways takes on the form of propa- known agencies and methods are used ganda, has done well. Information from by one or more of the participants:- unbiased and reliable sources indicates radio, missions, embassies, consulates, that while many problems, particularly colonies, schools, salesmen, business men, economic ones, are still crying for soh- economic methods (the line between what is propaganda and what is not ' Abridgement of an address beiore the Newroaoer Group sometimes becomes shadowy in many of at the Thirt~~thirdAnnual Canvention of Special Librrri~~ Aswciation, Hartford, Connecticut, June 18, 1941. these places). We are subject to the same 378 barrage, and, making due allowance for La Nacidn, founded in 1870 by a famous the differences between ourselves and former president, Bartolom& Mitre, and our neighbors, their situation is not alto- still dominated by the Mitre family. It gether unlike our own. is often compared to the Herald-Tribune, If we are thus far correct in our analysis though perhaps less conservative. Defi- what do we expect to find in the neas- nitely pro-democratic and free from papers? They are not in themselves the propaganda, it recently advocated such problem, but symptoms of it. Rather matters as the better defense of the Rio than being propaganda agencies they de la Plata, the registry of foreign agents tend to indicate whose propaganda is and the curbing of their activities. being most effective. By and large Latin La Prensa, owned by the distinguished America favors democracy and defense; Paz family, is not unlike the New Tork wants security and freedom from inter- Times in its independence and freedom ference; craves solution of its own prob- from political influence and its excellent lems, both local and foreign. The several foreign news coverage. It too favors countries may differ in numerous ways, the democratic cause and campaigns but they are alike in this respect. The against subversive activity. good independent newspapers, being after El Mundo, pro-British and owner of all business enterprises themselves,reflect the country's most powerful radio station, this attitude. carries Walter Lippman in Spanish. La Critica, with a large evening circu- lation, is sensational in form and is A survey of a score of leading dailies vociferously anti-axis. It is active in the discloses that the picture is much as we campaign for the establishment of an expected. Local and foreign news is Argentine Dies Committee, and for presented without apparent undue color the suppression of Fifth Columns in -incidentally the United Press and general and Transocean in particular. Associated Press predominate over- This is the paper which last April ac- whelmingly in the foreign field with only cused the Transocean Agency of trying an occasional trace in a very few papers to force totalitarian views upon a small of the Transocean Agency. A favorable provincial paper. This is the paper which attitude toward our policies is apparent. said on May loth that "Neutrality is For example, President Roosevelt's synonymous with the entry of Nazism speech of last May received great front . . .a cry used by the Nazis to obscure page prominence and widespread edi- their activities." Is this not reminiscent torial approval from the Rio Grande to of the Committee to Defend America by the Rio de la Plata. By and large, you Aiding the Allies? could take almost any one of these Noticias GriiJicas although complaining papers, translate it into English and lay of foreign capital and exploitation and it beside your breakfast coffee as a sub- hoping for the triumph of democracy stitute for your customary newspaper. advocates strict neutrality-reminiscent Even your favorite comic strip is there, here of the America First Committee. translated into Spanish. La Razdn appears to be neutral, im- Now let us look more closely at Buenos partial and accurate. Aires, largest and most cosmopolitan of There are also foreign language papers the cities under the Southern Cross, and as might be expected in a cosmopolitan currently preoccupied with the problem city. They are perhaps beyond the scope of subversive activity as evidenced by of our discussion although the Buenos many recent editorials. Here we have Aires Herald and The Standard are of considerable prominence and deserve are indeed making great headway. El mention. The Standard is in fact the Pampero itself appears to be making less eighty-year old dean of the Argentine headway and issues have upon occasion press. They are of course "all out" for been burned by the outraged citizenry. England and more favorably disposed toward us than of yore. We must remem- CUNCLUSIUN ber that after all we are still the great This brief survey discloses a remark- trade rivals of the British. able degree of friendliness toward us. Notorious EL Pampero is an outright It was not always so. The picture is propaganda sheet, which deserves in- brighter than we could have dared to clusion only because it purports to be a hope for many years ago. Grave problems newspaper. There are others too, in still abound, both strategic and eco- other places, but this is the archtype of nomic. What, for example, are we going them all. All the dispatches are Trans- to do about the inescapable fact that we ocean. This is the same agency which our ourselves produce in abundance so many own government has found occasion to of the same goods as our neighbors have prosecute for failure to register as the to sell? Much remains to be done, but agency of a foreign government and progress has indeed been made. which was included in the order closing If each of us will spread the word that the German consulates and Tourist below the Rio Grande live fine and cul- Bureau. El Pampero is violently anti- tured people from whom we could gain United States. One issue carried on the much if we but would, and about whom first page a picture of a man with a bloody we should know far more than we do, head and a caption stating that our ad- we shall be doing great service to the ministration while preaching democracy cause of better understanding. As La abroad had so oppressed the masses at Prensa of Buenos Aires has said, "We home that they were on the verge of do not admit of the dangerous notion revolt, and cited the picture as proof. of two Americas separated and hostile, Another gem in a recent issue paid un- only because one speaks English and conscious tribute to the good neighbor the other Spanish. No consideration of policy. "With all their defects", said the language can make us forget that weare editor, "the English are superior to the Americans. From North to South and Yankees." If he felt called upon to go to South to North exist identical ideas such lengths you may be sure that we of culture and of free institutions."

Of a// the old festivals, however, thar of Christmas awakens the strongest and most hearfelt associations. There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that blends with our conviviality, and lifs the spirit to a state of hallowed and eleuated enjoyment.-From Washington Irving's Sketch Book. The Librarian Looks at the Inter- American Program

By MARY MARGARET CRESSATY

Librarian, von Klein Smid Library of World Affairs. Los Angclcs University of Inrcrnational Relations, Los Angclcs, California

UKlNG the past year many but many lack both staffs and funds to plans for inter-American cul- do much more. Even if the subject is D tural and intellectual coopera- narrowed to one particular phase the tion have been formulated. Conferences task is not small. A few bibliographies have been held, funds have been appro- have been published, but without the priated, and many glowing accounts of staff to check, order, acquisition and plans for the future have been related. catalog items, of what use are they? However, as always the place of the No proposal has been made of any library in these plans has been passed method or funds to assist the library. over entirely or relegated to a minor While goodwill tours will introduce the position. Proposals have been made for problem to many, a greater number could the establishment of inter-American cen- be reached and further research materials ters and universities. Due stress has been provided by adequate book collections placed on the lack of instructional staffs in selected libraries. A regional plan equipped with proper training, but little should be followed so that within a given attention has been given the fact that section these would be within easy few libraries have book collections that traveling distance. could offer the proper research facilities. Let us presume that the libraries have Many exchange students and professors been designated but only those who have have been started on their respective been working on the acquisition of paths, but little stress has been placed government publications can appreciate on exchange librarians. Perhaps it is the the next step. The acquisition of books fault of our educators who fail to recog- is not included as there are a number of nize the library as a distinct part of the firms whose collections are adequate. community or educational scheme and The items needed having been listed, the the fact that library science is a graduate staff will now have to write letters to department and worthy of credit as such. the various governments and depart- And, perhaps, it is the fault of the ments. Letters in Spanish and Portuguese librarians! are to he preferred, especially since Be that as it may, let it be repeated letters are generally opened by minor that few libraries have adequate Latin officials who do not read English. Even American collections; aside from Brown, if the letters are written to the local Harvard and Texas, whose main em- representatives, they in turn frequently phasis is historical, there are no outstand- have to forward the requests to Washing- ing libraries in this field. A great many ton or to their home governments. The libraries have started to collect material, plan having been initiated, then follows an exchange of publications, letters of to obtain the yearbooks and documents acknowledgment, checking and follow-up in their fields. Many of the Latin Amer- letters. ican banks are most generous in sending Would it not be possible to eliminate their monthly bulletins and annual re- some of this process in a more centralized ports and several of the republics issue scheme? Just as some of the larger very useful statistical handbooks. There libraries submit their order lists to be is, however, a marked lack of Latin checked by smaller libraries to facilitate American publications on geographic, ordering and reduce costs, could not the economic and social problems. Librarians libraries send their lists to the Library of should urge the adoption of the League of Congress? Arrangements have been Nations uniform standards of measure- started already for the interchange of ments in these publications. Exchange government publications. Could not this relations with libraries of similar in- service be extended? If necessary the terests should be initiated; already a libraries could probably support the cost number of Latin American institutes have of additional clerical assistants by way of been formed with the purpose of cultural modified selective global subscriptions. cooperation. Exchanges might solve the Certainly this would be a saving for the problem of the many duplicates and gifts libraries and the final cost would not be that libraries have. Exchanges will also great since most of the publications are help Latin American libraries who have financed by their respective govern- the problem of the difference in monetary ments. The matter of transportation exchange rates. Even some of our files should be handled preferably by govern- of general magazines and best sellers of ment franks. The subject of postage past years would be welcomed by Latin brings up another problem in the ex- American libraries who are just begin- change of publications. Libraries at a ning to look beyond their European distance from the Smithsonian Institu- cultural background. Exchange material tion find it costly to send material for should be in good condition and not have transmittal by mail or express, even at that secondhand look that most Amer- the present low rates, and many ship- ican libraries have understandingly ac- ments are too small to travel by freight. cepted among themselves. Having placed this much of the task American librarians should sponsor in the hands of the government, what the sending of experienced librarians to would be the responsibility of the li- help in organization problems. While braries? First, there should be regional exchange students (there are not many cooperation. An attempt should be made in library science) will do much, the to avoid overlapping. No library should training that an experienced librarian house all the Latin American publica- has had, will help to avoid some of the tions, unless it is a large library with pitfalls in major problems. Librarians specialized facilities and interests. Titles should approach the problem with a from the many general literary and cul- recognition of the distinctions between tural publications should be selected the Latin American states, giving due with discrimination. Smaller libraries emphasis to the cultural, racial, religious, will find that many publications of the economic, social and political back- United States government, Chamber of grounds. Commerce and Pan American Union Perhaps these suggestions depend too cover the more frequent questions. much on government and regional co- However, special libraries in metro- operation. Still, many librarians will politan areas should make every effort agree that there is need for some cen- walization of a voluntary nature. Speak- of about fifty Latin American students ing from the experience of this library, in yearly attendance at the various which has since its organization, a little schools of the University of Southern over ten years ago, attempted to build a California whose council, advice and working collection of Latin American gifts have been very helpful. Two pub- publications in the fields of international lications of the Los Angeles University relations, economics and cultural back- of International Relations (administered grounds, it may be said that despite the by U. S. C.), the WorLd Affairs Znter- cooperation of many friends of the library preter, a quarterly, and the Proceedings the task involves much work. This library of the znditute of World Affairs, an an- has the good fortune of being placed in a nual, have facilitated exchange relations. metropolitan area where most all of the So, it is with a realization of the value of Latin American republics have consuls. Their responses to requests have been these aids as well as the fact that all most generous, and it is not to belittle libraries might not be as fortunate, that their help that this centralization is it seems an appropriate time to suggest suggested, but rather because of a a more definite program of library co- recognition that many libraries do not operation in the United States for the have the benefit of these representatives. development of inter-American intellec- This library also has had the cooperation tual relations.

The Committee on Cooperation with Special Libraries in gin America

By LEE ASH, JR., Committee Member

Assistant Srate Supervisor, W.P.A., Library Scrvicc Projects of Indiana, Srate Libcxy of Indinm. Indimapolis, Indian?

I'm o'er young, I'm o'rr young, and as the Chairman, Ruth Savord, I'm o'cryoung to marry yet; reported to the Executive Board, forty I'm o'er young, 'tmod be a rin useable replies have been received from To tak me frat my mammy yet. the 280 questionnaires sent in June to But if ye came this got8 again, all Latin American special libraries. As I'llaulder begin rirnmcr, iir. Miss Savord has stated, while this may -ROBERTBURNS seem a small number of returns it is so the unmatured develop- really over 14%; a 20% total return on ments of recent activities of the any first circularization is considered KS.L.A. Committee on Coopera- good and the committee has every tion with Special Libraries in Latin reason to suppose that it will receive America are still too indefinitely charac- many more replies since every South terized to be wedded with elaborate American mail brings a few more to the plans for the integration of a special chairman. libraries program throughout the Amer- The Committee's major project for this icas. A start on a pattern has been made, year is an attempt to compile, on the basis of returns to its questionnaire, a marks, in the case of one locale, the effort Guide to Special Library Resources in librarians must take to discover even so Latin America, to be included in one of much as the names and addresses of the forthcoming volumes of Speciai colleagues and professional institutions Library Resources now in preparation in the southern An~ericas. In another and published by the National Associ- case, the lnstituto Nacional do Livro ation. Although the percentile correlation has issued its Guia dus Ribiiotecas of returns between the Committee's R~-aiiieim~,a 245 page publication questionnaire and the larger attempt by with a niimeographed supplement. The the Association is low, we have no doubt contents of this volume, providing notes that a second circularization to libraries on hundreds of libraries of all types, are which have not yet replied as well as now being checked by Miss Carmel Sulli- to those libraries of which we have be- van, a member of the Committee, to come aware since June, will garner enough record any special libraries not included useful information to justify its presenta- in the compilation of the original list. tion in a sizeable publication. The letter accompanying Miss Savord's Thus far, the majority of replies have questionnaire offered copies of any but come from scientific libraries connected the most recent of SLA's publications, with governmental or university depart- free of cost, to libraries requesting them. ments, but legislative reference, tech- Librarians in six of the countries, Argen- nologic, public administration, banking, tine, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, history and art collections are also found El Salvador and Uruguay have responded among the returns. Our correspondents to this offer and their letters reflect much have been most helpful. Some have enthusiasm for the Association's publica- expressed a true desire for inter-American tion program. library cooperation; several have trans- This, however, is not enough to make mitted copies of the publications of their intellectual cooperation and the exchange institutions as examples of library ac- of information between special library tivity and progressiveness; and one has collections in the Americas effective. shown its interest by becoming a member The publication of a satisfactory direc- of the Association. Enumeration of the tory, as complete as possible, will be a distribution of replies would at this time first step towards enabling North Amer- indicate nothing of importance. It is, ican librarians to learn from their however, interesting to note that of the southern friends about their researches, twenty-one independent nations, terri- their cultural wealth, their library his- tories and dependencies to which letters tory and procedures. In the United were sent, answers have been submitted States we have, unfortunately, been by libraries in eleven of them. inclined towards paternalism and good- While no nation should be distin- natured toleration whenever we have guished for giving the Committee more thought of the Latin American way of attention than others, Brazil serves as a life. We need our neighbors' help and fine example of effective coordination tolerance (as much as they desire ours) between professional associations. The if libraries are to assist in fostering President of the very active AssociaqZo warmer and friendlier associations with Paulista dos Bibliotecdrios, Dr. Rubens one another. American librarians, always Borba de Moraes, has listed for us forty- overproud of their special technical one special libraries in the State of SZo efficiency when they contrast it with Paulo, of which we had previous record foreign library accomplishments, will of only eleven. This distinctive service have to learn again what it is to respect

384 SPECIALLIBRARIES knowledge and actual learning as it is investigations in agriculture, anthro- represented by their Latin American pology, medicine, economics, political confrkres. and juridical practice being conducted We know of course what the Library of by its nearest geographical associates. Congress and some of the nation's The reason for our misunderstanding is largest libraries are doing to develop largely because our files and shelves are their Latin American resources; that not well-stocked with the published undoubtedly research bodies and univer- writings of Latin American leaders and sity libraries in this country have a scholars. Special librarians do not dis- limited acquisitional exchange policy in pute the fact that the organizations they connection with learned departments in serve must be responsible for the appre- the other Americas; and that the Amer- ciation and utilization of the knowledge ican Library Association and its Com- investigators beyond our borders are mittee on Library Cooperation with making available, and their libraries Latin America is working with the State must be the tools making that knowledge Department, publishers and other agen- useful. cies attempting to promote good will. As an instrument of action it is within We believe that the Inter-American the potential of the Committee to con- Bibliographical and Library Association duct surveys, provide directories, proffer of Washington can, with the proper aid our native resources to Latin American of various American library associations libraries, and generally improve the and their special committees, and es- quality and quantity of our information pecially with the interest of the Library about life, science, and business in the of Congress, prosper as the foremost pro- nearby countries. After the Guide to fessional instrument for furthering its Special Library Resources in Latin Amer- designated purpose to strengthen cul- ica has been compiled and published, we tural ties between the nations of this must use the volume as a goad to make hemisphere. Two Presidents of the Special libraries not yet listed desirous of in- Libraries Association have addressed the clusion in it. Later, when we are more Third and Fourth Conventions of this familiar with the existing conditions and association, and the present Committee personnel of libraries in the Latin Ameri- stands in strong favor of enlarging the can regions, other tools may suggest scope of its relations with the active secre- themselves to us automatically; the de- tariat of the Inter-American group. It velopment of union lists of technical is requisite that the Special Libraries periodical holdings may not be impos Association must do its utmost to take sible; previously unsuccessful attempts to a helpful part in all these efforts. compile national book trade bibliog- The Special Libraries Association, raphies might be studied and steps taken through this Committee, can best assist to decrease the existing hiatus in world the national program by establishing bibliography; two-way translations of itself as a clearing house for informa- important titles might be sponsored; with tional services between special libraries the help of the Pan-American Union in- of the Americas. Is it not disconcerting dustrial, trade, and financial information to consider that in this country we know sources could be regularized and refined, practically nothing of the administrative and directories in these areas compiled; techniques and resources of a whole and finally, with our enlarged experience, continent of libraries? We are more all reporting devices for national statistics than seriously handicapped. A great might be clarified. nation is almost entirely unaware of the (Continued on page 395)

385 How Can a Public Relations Program Best Fit Into the Defense ~ervicgof S.L.A.?

By ELEANOR CAVANAUGH

Librarian, Standard & Poor's Corporation, Ncw York, New York

R. STETTINIUS of the Office How can our public relations program of Production Management adopt these ideas? Here are a few sug- M and Mr. Studebaker of the gestions. United States Department of Education Why cannot we have extra pages of have both said that libraries must play a Special Libraries Resources run off, with major role in national defense. But when special collections marked, and mail them they elaborate on this statement, you directly to those key firms operating realize that they are speaking of public defense industries in areas where these libraries. As far as they are concerned, collections are available? Industrial lead- we may conclude either that they do not ers are busy. They cannot come to us, so know about special libraries, or that we have to go to them and make our special libraries have no part in the de- resources available to them quickly and fense picture. easily. Why do not Mr. Stettinius and Mr. How about having every other issue Studebaker and other industrial leaders of SPECIALLIBRARIES devoted to defense know about special libraries? The answer literature, with articles on organization of is just this-we have never told them. defense material, source lists and an- A definite public relations program will notated bibliographies, and then send remedy this deplorable condition. these issues to representatives of in- Paul Garrett, Director of Public Rela- dustry? tions of General Motors, said that public How about trade magazines? In my relations is industry's No. I job. If this own liLrary we spend approximately is so for industry, it is also S.L.A.'s No. I $3,000 per year. Multiply this or any job. Perhaps national defense is a good average by ow membership in S.L.A. springboard from which to make our and we can walk into the office of the start in this direction. editor of any trade paper, tell him how I have read a great deal on public much money we spend for subscriptions relations-and almost everywhere two to his magazine, and sell him the idea of thoughts recur again and again. space for articles, source lists and any 1. ~ublicRelations begin at home. timely and informative material written Z. pubIic~elation5ir mt a "one-shot"cffort, but must be planned and continuous to be effective. by special librarians. Many of us are members of trade 1 Addren3 before the panel Discussion an Public Relations and National netenreat the Thirty-third Annual Convention associations, and pay expensive member- ~i Special Librr~ieo Association, Hartford. Connecticut, ship fees. Why do we not make an effort JUDE 18, 1N1. to participate on their conference using these materials, undoubtedly programs ? beaded for priorities list. There is a very Also why cannot we, like Maria Brace great need for a Source Book on Prices. did in the Baftimore Sun, get articles on The one issued by the Department of the financial page of every large paper Commerce in I932 is now out of date. in every industrial city in the United Here is a project handed gratis to the States? Publications Governing Board. How about copying or adopting the How about looking ahead and planning Southern California Chapter's idea of a for the obvious reconstruction period single agency for solving defense prob- certain to follow on present defense lems, to which research men and indus- emergency? Industry and labor are bound trialists may turn for expert directional to be dislocated and plans must be laid aid in materials needed? now to avert economic dislocation. Whatever we may do in the direction What about getting busy with our of a public relations program, while it Latin American friends-and finding out may he directed by National S.L.A., just how we might help them? should be done on a regional basis and These are only a few ideas of one tailored to fit that area. Even the Depart- person, so why not get the "mass mind", ment of Commerce is consolidating its about which Mr. Childs has spoken, field service with new regional business working on them? consultants and the OPM will probably Let us stop coming to conventions and do likewise-an indication of the trend telling ourselves about ourselves. At of regional set-up in defense. Why cannot each convention, let us contribute some our able librarians in various centers be definite accomplishment to our public organized as regional business consultants relations program. In this way, we can to business and industry? We have the bring ourselves into sharper focus in the resources, we have the librarians--only eyes of business and industry and estab- the machinery needs to be set up. lish ourselves as a fact-finding body, so Incidentally we missed one boat--a that they will approach us with their compilation of prices of critical materials problems. First, however, we must con- with a supplement to keep it up-to-date. vince them that we are organized to assist Had it been ready, it would have been a them and have unlimited resource mate valuable tool to anyone buying and rial which is accessible to them. U. S. Senate Bill 1627 A bill is pending before Congress, Bill S. 1627, which, if passed, will mean that the Census of Manufacturers will be taken every five years instead of every two. There are also rumors that the Sixteenth Decennial Census (1940) will not be published entirely or that publication may he delayed for several years. The material and information published by the Bureau of the Census are very valuable to librarians and members of their organizations. Those who are interested in marketing and market- data should be vitally aware of what is happening and many people do not realize that there is a possibility that the census material will be lacking when they want to use it. There will be no com- parable figures. If librarians and others interested will write a letter of protest to Mr. Jesse H. Jones, Secretary, U. S. Department of Commerce, and to Mr. Harold D. Smith, Director of the Budget, both at Washington, D. C., it is hoped that this catastrophe may be averted. Manuscripts Live

By EDWARD B. MORRISON

Assistant, Manuscript Division, Thc New York Public Library, New York, New York

ANUSCRIPTS are the stuff of as an artist worked day after day to in- which books are made, and corporate its superb color and design in M more. Because we who work a stage set for a Broadway production. with manuscripts must pay prime atten- Perhaps a painting or tapestry you espe- tion to their preservation, readers, and cially admire, or even that one outstand- even librarians, tend to picture manu- ing Christmas card you couldn't throw script depositories as morgues piled with away after New Year's, had its root in dusty unused records of the dead past. such a manuscript. Indeed it is true that manuscript workers Few of us today consider music out- must not fear dust any more than hard side the vital experiences of our lives. Of labor, but they do not dig graves. In the course the music lover knows that back first place history never dies but main- of a symphony there must be the com- tains a position as importantly linked to poser's manuscript. He might even grant the present and future as is the founda- that the original manuscript has a senti- tion of a house to the structure itself and mental value but he would, I think, ques- the people living in it. Years of service tion its having any further use. Last in one of the greatest manuscript collec- winter we served a reader who proved to tions in the country have impressed me be a musician in a local orchestra. He with the knowledge that manuscripts applied to examine a Mozart symphony function in close and exciting relationship for sixteen string and wind instruments, to our artistic and economic life. Though dated Salzburg, April 26, 1779. Finding manuscript treasures cannot be handed that his interest in the manuscript was out to readers without careful investiga- deep enough to inspire his studying it for tion of responsibility, they are used by hours, we made an effort to learn his real properly qualified people for numerous purpose. He explained convincingly that purposes. a careful study of the original manuscript Here I am tempted to begin at the enabled him to get a more perfect under- beginning and write a few words about standing of the composer's meaning, and our collection's earliest records on baked so to give a more sensitive interpretation clay tablets, slabs, cylinders, etc., in the of the shades of feeling. Sumerian language, dating from the tinie The historian and biographer, in order of Naram-Sin, about 2600 B.C. Then I to make any real contribution, must seek would pass on to our fine collection of original source material. The reading European illuminated manuscripts, paus- public's standard soars and will no longer ing reverently before some of the most accept books that merely rehash former excellent examples in America. Had you books. There is healthy demand for cor- been in our reading room not many rection of recorded error, for brighter months ago you might have seen a mag- historical light. Heartily we assist authors nificent Persian manuscript come to life to find letters, diaries, accounts, land

388 papers, shipping papers, manuscript economics is significant. Students, pro- maps, etc., which bring their subjects to fessors and economists search fruitfully life. Not long ago a celebrated author through business letters, daybooks and and playwright turned from his work and journals, ledgers, banking papers, land remarked to me that although much may papers and shipping papers. Tireless he gathered from a man's essays, speeches digging in these collections finally results and hooks, the full-length portrait is re- in printed pages of facts for quick use by vealed in his letters. To his family and a swiftly moving economic world. close friends, to professional or business Among the interesting subjects we have associates, he writes the words that urr- watched progress in the past few years fold his character and show the construc- have been: politics in the early colonial tion of his achievements. In the replies to period in America; early American trade his letters the forcefulness of his person- with the Orient; Anglo-American trade in ality may be vividly reflected. the eighteenth century; estates and for- We see our readers find the very heart tunes of the American Loyalists; the of their subjects in such literary collec- whaling industry in America; the Ameri- tions as the Washington Irving letters, can farmer's economic and social life; journals, notebooks, and other manu- social customs of New York before 1800; scripts; Bryant-Godwin papers; the cor- the Brook Farm Community; eighteenth- respondence of Richard Henry Stoddard century ideas of democracy; Lord Mac- and his wife, Elizabeth Stoddard; the aulay's political theories; the political Dwight family papers; correspondence of relations of the United States and the the Century Company; Noah Webster Philippines; mercantile history of New papers; and the Duyckinck papers. Bear- York before the Civil War; health and ing in mind, too, that today will be medicine in the armies during the Civil historically important tomorrow, we are War; the education of midshipmen in the building a splendid collection of modern United States Navy; the negro in Ameri- typescripts since many authors now corn- can history; politics in the State of New pose on the typewriter. Authors and pub- York during the late nineteenth and early lishers are cooperating generously with twentieth centuries; the Russian attitude this effort. A number of our author toward war before 1914; and the histori- readers have arranged for us to obtain cal background of the World's Fair area their current typescripts immediately in Flushing, New York. after release by their publishers. In this era of the biographical novel Readers working in the field of politics and drama, manuscripts play an in- find material of great value in the papers creasingly important r81e. Recently an of such figures as James Madison, Samuel author, working on a biography later to Adams, James Monroe, Samuel J. Tilden, be dramatized, remarked that he had Horace Greeley, John Bigelow, Levi P. accumulated a wealth of material on his Morton, James Schoolcraft Sherman, subject hut he had somehow not brought Anthony Jerome Griffin, William Bourke the character to life. "This," he said, "is Cockran, Henry George, and Charles what previous biographers of the same Evans Hughes. subject have failed to accomplish." A few days later I heard him chuckling to ESEARCH in the field of eco- himself ". . . I bet she was mad when R nomm today has taken an emi- she got this letter. . . ." That may seem nent place in a confused world. The as trivial to you as it did to me the value of source material to writers in moment it happened, but when I looked up from my work and glanced at the trary we prize some most interesting author I saw unmistakably that at last his diaries kept by individuals who have character was in the room with him. never been identified. Think of the future Through the medium of intimate corres- value to researchers of a diary kept now pondence, he had at last finally reached a by a banker, university professor, senator, more nearly complete understanding of a bus driver, aviator, or refugee. complex personality. Historians, biographers, playwrights, novelists, and researchers in politics and IARIES are exceedingly useful as economics do not exhaust the variety of Drecords of historical fact. In them our readers. There is the business man the historian, novelist and playwright who found amongst early New York City find local color and informal treatment land surveys valuable information to aid of fact often impossible to obtain else- in an important law case involving prop- where. Rarely has a writer concerned erty title; the radio scrip writer in search with early nineteenth-century New York of something original on which to base a City failed to examine with profit Eliza- program designed for that vast army of beth Bleecker's diary, kept from 1799 listeners who are tired of the same old to 1806. In this beautifully preserved stuff; the motion picture company's diary, the author presents a colorful assistant whose job it is to guard against account of social activities, births, historical error creeping into a movie; marriages, deaths, local events, fever the newspaper man who must obtain a epidemics, fires, business failures, laying photograph of a page of Washington's of the cornerstone of City Hall, launching Farewell Address for his paper to publish of ships of war, the Burr-Hamilton on the morning of February zznd; and duel, etc. Writers interested in China the careworn old man, a victim of the trade have studied to advantage Samuel failure years ago of a physician to have Hill's journal and log of two voyages his birth recorded, who proves the date between Boston and China, 181591822. of his birth through manuscript records of Other diaries and journals are used for a local church in order to get a pension. research in description and travel, battle strategy, shipping and other subjects. Manuscripts not only live but ever We are constantly encouraging owners inspire their custodians to save life for of diaries to turn them over to us for the future. It is our job not only to serve proper preservation and use. To have the historian today but with vigor to value they need not necessarily be diaries obtain historical records being made of distinguished personages. On the con- now and preserve them for posterity.

May the message of peace and brotherhood that first found human lodgement in the hearts oof Judea's simple shepherds $0 our hearts at this season.-Anon. Council of Library Associations

F CONSIDERABLE interest to the elected presidents, etc. Much of the the members of Special Librar- machinery must be of necessity left to 0ies Association at this time is the the proposed Council on its organization. present status of the resolution adopted Following the adoption of the resolu- by the Association at its annual meeting tion I have had an interesting corre- held in Hartford, Connecticut, on June spondence with the presidents of the 19, 1941, recommending the formation associations, the majority of whom were of a coordinating Council of Library much interested in the possibilities of Associations. The resolution, the full such a Council and offered their full text of which will be found on page 201 cooperation in the organization of such a of the July-August issue of SPECIAL unit. As early as October 13 the Presi- LIBRARIES,was presented by Josephrne dent of the American Library Association B. Hollingsworth, Librarian, Municipal reported that the Executive Board of that Reference Library, Los Angeles, Califor- Association had appointed a committee nia, and one of S. L. A.'s Vice presidents. to confer with members of the S. L. A. Although the number of members at this Board concerning the matter. I made meeting was not recorded, there were 345 the attempt to hold this conference in registered at the convention and t:he New York on October 24, 25 or 26 at the resolution was adopted by unanimcus time of S. L. A.'s recent Board meeting vote of those present at the annual but due to previous arrangements on the meeting. part of the president of the American The resolution was the result of a Library Association, it was not possible number of suggestions over a period of to hold that meeting until October 31 at months which were brought to a head at which time Mr. Charles Brown and Mr. Hartford by the appointment of a corn- Milton Lord, representing the American mittee to draft a resolution which should Library Association, and Miss Mary provide the framework for such a Council, Louise Alexander and myself, represent- together with suggestions for the ma- ing Special Libraries Association, met in chinery for its operation. Washington and discussed the matter at In view of a rather widespread mis- length. understanding of the situation it is At this conference it was agreed to perhaps unfortunate that we did not call a meeting of the presidents of the present this to the entire membership associations involved for the purpose of before bringing it to a vote at Hartford. discussing the functions of such a Coun- At the time, however, it did not occur to cil; representation; organization and anyone that there would be any miscon- consideration of the suggested machinery ception of our action. A careful reading for operation. Such a meeting has been of the resolution itself, which may seem arranged and will be held in Chicago on too rigid to some and too flexible to December 28. The presidents, or their others, should reveal possibilities for representatives, of all except two Asso- adjustment by the Council itself, once ciations from whom I have not heard, the Council is formed, to accord with the will attend the meeting. I hope to get needs of the Associations represented. out a full report of that meeting to the A little thought should make it apparent entire membership as soon as possible that it was not possible in a single resolu- after it takes place. tion to provide for all contingencies due LAURAA. WOODWARD,President, to differences in organizations, power of Special Libraries Association An Invjtatioa from the Illjsojs Chapter Announcements The Illinois Chapter of S.L.A. invites members - of American Library Association and Special Appointments Libraries Association attending the A.L.A. Mid- Winter Conference to join them in their December Ethcl Wigmore, formcrly Librarian of the Carrie meeting. Miss Laura A. Woodward, National J. Brink Libmry, Rellevue School of Nursing, and President of Special Libraries Association, will be Winthrop Chemical Company, both of New York, onc of the guests of honor. N. Y., has been appointcd to the staff of thc Med- The spcaker of the evcning will be Mr. Graham ical Research Council Library at the National Hutton, Director of the new officc of the British Institute for Medical Research in London, England. Press Service in Chicago. Mr. Hutton, who was for two years affiliated with the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, scrved on the Denise D. Montel, formerly Head of the Biblia- faculty of thc London School of Economics for onc graphical Department of Messageries Hatchette is year, and was Managing Editor of the London now librarian of thc French Institute in New York, Economiit, 1933-1938. Immediately upon the out- N. Y. break of the war, Mr. Hutton was called into service . . . in the British Foreign Office and served thcre until Harriet V. V. Van &'yck, formerly librarian of June 30, 1941when he came to Chicago as Director the American Association for Adult Education has of the new British Press Service Chicago office. been appointcd librarian of the Woodrow Wilson In addition, Mr. Hutton is known to many as the Memorial Library, 8 West 40th Street, New York, author of several books, among which is Sur~ey N. Y. Afk~Munich, and of numcrous articles in American Miss Van Wyck succeeds Helen E. Wheeler who journals, notably the Atlaririr and Foreign Affairi. resigned as of November 1, 1941, Miss Wheeler was DnLe od Time: December 29, 1941 at 6: W ~m. responsible for building up the collection of League Plocc: Chez Emile French Restaurant of Xations documents and books (formerly thc 180 East Delaware Street, Chicaca. Ill. property of the League of Nations Association) which were taken over by thc Woodrow Wilson Foundation in 1929. 'This collecrion now consists Rcscraolianr: To be plrcrd with Miss Ida Masters. of some 6,000 volumcs, pamphlets and clipping Burinesr Research corporrtion files on intrrnationsl affairs in general. 79 West Monroe Street, Chicam, Ill. Randolph 4162. Los Angeles in Poetry After the last Board and Council meeting, one of the members sent the Edltor the following The Illinois Chapter, University and College "doggercln. Since everyone is planning on attend- Group will hold a luncheon meeting Tuesday De- ing the Los Angeles Convention, it is particularly cember 20th at 12:p p.m. at the Normandy apropos at this time: House, Chicago Avenuc at Michigan Boulevard. Mr. Edward A. Henry of the University of Cin- Breathes one of us with soul so dead cinnati Libraries will speak on "Our Dcbt to Mos- Who inwardly has never said lem Civilization." "I'm tired of this round of toiling. All members of the University and Collcgr Group I'd likc to stop this endless moiling, who are planning to attend the A.L.A. Midwinter Disport myself in pastures greener Meeting in Chicago are most cordially invited to U'ith gay and holiday demeanor." attend. Reservatinns for the luncheon (gob,includ- Wcll, here's your chance to have your way, ing tar and tip) should be sent to Miss Patricia Thanks to the planncrs of the S.L.A. Johnson, lllinais Institute of Technology Libmry, 1as Angeles, first week in June! 3300 Frdcral Strcet, Chicago, 111. Stars guaranteed, though not the moan, and food for every mood and mind, Marriages The scrious and the froth? kind. Miss Georgia E. Robcrts, who was far sixteen For balanced fare of work and play years a classifier and cataloger in the Catalog Make early plans and save your pay. Department of thc Engineering Societies Library, And when next June corncs rolling 'round New York, N. Y. was married Septcmber 27, 1941, Join us, California-bound. to Mr. A. B. Griffin, Supervisor, Town of Windsor, -A.P.M. New York. A New Library Latin America The Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences has Childnn'r Book, in Engli~hon Latin Americlr announced the opening of the Pacific Aeronautical has been compiled by the Columbus Memorial Library at 67'5 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Library of the Pan American Union with the col- California, on October I, ,941. This is a service laboration of the Inter-American Bibliographical library establishcd to provide aeronrutical books and Library Association. Copies may be secured and magvzine facilities to aeronautical ompnies from the Pan American Union, Washington, D. C. and mgincers. This service has been made available through n gift of $~o,aoo from the Paul Kollsman ilemiiphere Solidarity, a new U. S. Officc of Fund and the supporting cooperation of aircraft Education pamphlet, has bccn prepared by C. 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McLcan, American Bankers Association; and an article on "National Defense Program Information" A Guide to Libraries and Archivei in Central by Marian G. Eaton, Federal Reserve Bank of America and the We~tItidies, Panomo, Bermuda and Boston. British Guima has been prepared by Arthur E. Gropp, Librarian, Middle American Research Indiana Chapter on the Air Institute, The Tulane Univcrsity of Louisiana, On October 19th the following officers of the New Orleans, La. The Guide is supplemented with Indiana Chapter; Leland R. Smith, President, information on private libraries, book binding, Hclen Kogers, Treasurer, and Harold J. Sander, book selling and printing. Executive Board Member took part in a fiiteen Economic DFfense of Latin Amerirn by Percy minute program on WIRE. This program in con- W. 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The .Supplement differs from The Blink American Bibliogrsphicd and Library Association, Library in that it has a drscriptive note about each A Study of Argentine Gouemment Pullicntionr by item, contains an author index and has cross refer- Mr. Childs is in process of publication. Other books ences fi-om one heading to another. Both publica- soon to oppcm we: Lotin Amrrirrm Bibiiopzphia~ tions arc essential to a library which is starting to by C. K. Jones, a new and much enlargcd edition build up u collection of financial material. Copies of his Hiipariic American Aibliopphiei, contain. may be ordered from Miss Ruth Miller, Librarian, ing over 3,2m entries: and Leg01 Codei of the Latin Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company, 70 American Republics prcpared by Dr. Crawford M. Broadway, New York, N. Y. The price is jo cents. Bishop. Another World Peacc Foundation pamphlet is A.L.A. Catalogue Rules Ar.yntino and the United Stotei, by Clarence H. This preliminary American Second Edition of the Haring. In this study the author who has just A.L.A. Colalqg Rules, Author and Title Enrriei has recently returned from his seventh trip to South been prepared by the Catalog Code Revision Com- America since 1918, surveys the Political Evolution mittee of the American Library Association with the of the .4rgentine Nation; Relations with thc United collaboration of a Committee of the (British) States; Cattlc and Grain; Trade, Industry and Library Association. It may be purchased from Investment; and Argentina and the Democracies. A.L.A. Hcadquarteis, Chicago, Illinois for $6.00 A selected Biblmgraphy is also included in the text. per copy. The price is 25 cents. Reference Books of 1938-1940 A bibliography of Chriitmai Curtomi in the other American Republici has been compiled by the A sccand supplement to the sixth edition of a Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Guide to Rcfcrencc Book, by Isadore Gilbert Mudge Commerce Building, Washington, D. C. A copy has bcen prepared by Constance M. Winchell and may be secured upon request. is entitled Reference Booki o/ 1938-1940. 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Bureau af Publications, Teachers Collcge, Columbia Theatre Quarterly University, New York, N. Y. Price, cloth, 84.m Special discount to libraries, 20%. The Thcatre Library Association is contemplat- ing publishing in collaboration with the American Educational Theatre Association, a Theatre 5&r- tery offering views not to bc found elsewhere of the Mailing Lists For American and European stage, screen and radio. The subscriptian price will not exceed $5.00 a year, provided orders are placed immedrvtcly with Mrs. LATIN AMERICA Sarah Chokla Gross, 118 Ccntre Avcnuc, Lynbrook, AND OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES Long Island, N. Y.

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