Special Libraries, May-June 1930

San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks

Special Libraries, 1930 Special Libraries, 1930s

5-1-1930

Special Libraries, May-June 1930

Special Libraries Association

Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1930

Part of the Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Collection Development and Management Commons, Information Literacy Commons, and the Scholarly Communication Commons

Recommended Citation Special Libraries Association, "Special Libraries, May-June 1930" (1930). Special Libraries, 1930. 5. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1930/5

This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1930s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1930 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 21 May-June, 1930 No. 5

San Francisco Convention Number

Come June

to the 18, 19, 22nd Conference

FAMED ClIlNATOWN

Program. M d - Annual Reports Travel Notes - + Departments Libraries of Interest

Entsrad u umnd c1.s matter at the Post Office, Providence, R. I. under the Act or March 8, 1179. Aaaaptmm lor dhgat mecld nta ol pohge pmvlded lor In salon 1108, Act of OMh 8, 1917, authorid Oetobar 22. 1927. Rah: $11.00 a year. Forelm $6.00; dngle mplm 60 mth WE SPECIALIZE in the binding of books and periodicals FOR SPECIAL LIBRARIES, PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS

Featuring our attractive "RAINBOW BINDINGS"

for rebound fiction and class books. They

increase circulation 100%

Foster & Futernick Co. Library Bookbinders "WE KNOW HOW"

444 BRYANT STREET - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

Please patronize our Advertisers Contents ARTICLES

Collections and System of the St Louis Post-Dispatch Library . By Charles T. Moore ...... 156 Reference Facilities of the New York Times . By M . E . Walker .... 154

DEPARTMENTS Associations. 1929-30 ...... 178 Associations ...... 195 California Notes ...... 172 Classification and Indexing. ... 186 Captivating California Cau- Digest of Business Books ..... 191 serie 163 Editorials ...... 159 ...... Events and Publications ...... 199 "Clip and File" ...... 1 53. 161 Personal Notes ...... 202 Conference Notes ...... 167 President's Message ...... 160 Epicurean Adventures ...... 162 NOTES Executive Board ...... 185 Group Reports. 1 929-30 ...... 174 Courses on Special Libraries . . I58 Historic Spots ...... 164 Engineering Index ...... 185 Program ...... 165 European Tours ...... 184 Map Collections 184 Secretary's Report 173 ...... Materials for Research ...... 185 Travel Notes ...... 164 Mines Bibliography ...... 185

LIBRARIES OF INTERET American Trust Company .... 169 Foreign and Domestic Com- Bank of Italy ...... 168 merce ...... 170 Business Branch San Francisco Forest Library Service ...... I71 Public Library ...... 168 Pacific Can & Electric Co..... 171 CaliFornia Academy of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Sciences ...... 171 Co ...... 169 Commonwealth Club ...... 169 San Francisco Chronicle ...... 171 Executives Library of Empor- San Francisco Stock Exchange 172 ium ...... 169 Southern Pacihc Railroad . . 170 Federal Reserve Bank ...... 170 Standard Oil Company ...... 169

Special Libraries Published Monthly September to April. bl-monthly May to August by THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Publication Office . 11 Ninbet Street. Providence. R . I . All payments nhould be made to Special Librariea Amciation. 11 Nirbct Street. Providence. R .I . SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June; 1930

SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION

11 Nisbet Street, Providence, Rhode Island

OFFICERS LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS President-William Alcott, In, The Boston Special Libraries Association of Boston- Globe, Boston. President, Rev. Frederick T. Persons, in, Con- Vlce-Presidents-Miss Florence Bradley, gregational Library, vicc pres~dent,Miss Lor- In, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, aine A. Sulhvan, Technology Division, Boston. New York; MISSMargaret Reynolds, In, First- Publ~cLibrary; secretary, Miss Kyth Canavan, Wisconsin National Bank, Mdwaukee. In, Metcalf & Eddy, 1300 Slater Building; Secretary-Mrs Mary H. Brigham, 11 assistant secretary, MISSDorothy St. J Ivlauks, Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. In, Mass. Horticultural Society; treasurer, Treasurer-Miss Elizabeth 0. Cullen, Bu- Miss E Louise Lucas, In, Fogg Museum of reau of Railway Economics, Washington, D. C. Art, Harvard Univers~ty,Cambridge. Directors-Angus Fletcher, In, Britibh Li- Special Libraries Asso, of Cincinnatl- brary of Information, New York; Arthur E President, Miss Else L. Schulze, In, Chemical Bostwick, In, St. Louis Public Library, St. Divis~onL~brary, Procter & Gamble Company, LOUIS;Miss Eleanor S. Cavanaugh, In, Stand- Ivorydale, Ohio: vice president, Miss Edyth ard Statistics Company, Inc., New York; Cowie, Research Department, Chamber of Francis E. Cady, Cleveland. Commerce, Cincinnati; secretary-treasurer, Editor of "Speclal Libraries"-Herbert hliss Elise Hauck, Department of Litho- 0. Br~gham, In, State Library, Providence, graph~~Research, University of C~lic~nnati, R I Cincinnatl. Cleveland Chapter, Special Libraries Association-Pres~dent, Miss Alta B. Ciaflin, COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN In, Federal Reserve Rank of Cleveland, vice- Classi0cation-Chairnlan, Miss Louise Kcl- pres~dent,MISS Elsie Vogt, In, Cleveland News, ler, In, Independence Bureau, Philadclpliia. Cleveland; secretary-treasurer, Miss Mlldred Continuation Reading-Chairman, Miss Stewart, Technology Divlslon, Cleveland Public Ethel A. Shields, In, ~astn~anKodak Company, Library. Rochester, N Y Illinois Chapter, Special Libraries As- Co-operatlon with the Library of Con- sociation-Pres~dent, Miss M~ldredA. Burke, gress-Chairman, Mrs. Lucy Cullen, Card In, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, vice-pres~dent, Section, Library of Congress, Washington. MISSSophis L. Lanmers, In, Schaffner Library Exhibits-Chdirman, Miss Ethel Baxter, In, of Commerce, Northwestern University, Chi- American Bankers' Association, New York. cago; secretary-treasurer, Joseph A. Conforti, MemhershipChairman, Miss Florence In, People's Gas Llght & Coke Conipany, Bradley, In, hletropolitan Life Insurance Com- Chicago. pany, New York. Ijetroit Chapter, Special Libraries As- Methods-Chairman, Miss Mdrron Bow- sociation-President, Ford M. Pett~t,In, The man, In, Old Colony Trust Company, Boston. Detro~tNews, Detro~t News-Chairman, Miss Isabel H. Jackson, hew York Special Libraries Association Bank of Italy Library, No. 1 Powell Street, -President, Miss Florence Bradley, In, Metro- San Francisco, Cahf. politan Life lnsurarlce Company, New York; Publications-Chairman, Miss Linda H. vice-president, Miss Marguerite Burnett, In, Morley, In, Industrial Relations Counselor?, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, secretary- Inc., 165 Broadway, New York treasurer, Miss Constance Beal, Russell Sage Resolutions-Chairman, Arthur E. Bost- Foundation, New kork wick, In, St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis. Special Libraries Council of Philadelphia Training for Librarianship-Chairrnan, and Vicinity-Chairman, Miss Dorothy Be- Miss Rebecca B. Rankin, In, hlunlcipal Refer- mls, In, Lippincott Library of the Wharton ence Library, New York. School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, Ways and Means-Chairman, Miss Eleanor Ph~ladelphia, vice-cha~rman, Alfred Rigling, S. Cavanaugh, In, Standard Statistics Com- In, The Franklm Institute, Phdadelphia; secre- pany, Inc , New York. tary, Miss Helen M. Rankin, head, Municipal May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 143

Reference Division, The Free Library of Ph~la- phia; treasurer, MISS Laura E Hanson, In, American Philosophical Society, Ph~ladelpliia. Special Libraries Association Pittsburgh Special Libraries Association -President, Miss Jessie Callan, In, Bcssemer RECENT & Lake Er~eRailroad, P~ttsburglr;vice-prcsident, Miss Edith Portm'ln, Koppers Company PUBLICATIONS Laboratories, Verona, Penn.; secretary, Miss Esther Fawcett, College of Fine Arts Library, Special ~ibraries Directory, 2nd Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh edition. 1925...... $2.00 Special Librariea Association of San Arranged by subject and Francisco- President, ThomasCowles, In, Cali- gcographicolly. fornia Academy of Sciences; vice-president, Index of libraries by name Mrs. A. hl. Caya, In, California State Chamber and of librarians. of Comn~erce;secretary-treasurer, Miss Mar- Local Directories of special libraries garet M. Miller, Standard Oil Company of in :- Cahfornia. Boston ...... SO Southern California Chapter, Specia 1 California...... SO Libraries Association-President, Ralph M New York Metropolitan District.$l .O0 Whiting, Municipal Reference Library, Los 'Philadelphia...... Angeles; vice-president, Miss Alma F. Frey, lnfor~nationBulletins:- Western Precipitation Company, Los Angeles; No. secretary, Mrs. Helen Allen, 956 North Brand 1. Supplement to Special Li- Blvd., San Feinando; treasurer, Miss Margaret braries for March, 1925, en- Add~son,In, Security-First National Bank of titled "Recent technical Los Angeles. bibliographies". ...,.,.,. 2. Supplement to Special Li- GROUPS braries [or July, 1925, entitled "Foreign burcaus of Civic-Social-Chairman, Miss Ina Clement, inlorrnat~onin New York Municipal Reference Library, New York. City" ...... Commercial-Technical-Chairnlan, Miss 3. Bibliography of Illuniination, Alma Mitchill, In, Public Service Corporation 1924-1925 ...... of New Jersey, Newark; vice cl~a~rtnan,Miss 4. Riblio~raphyof Illumination, Marian C. Manley, Business Br-anch Librarian, 1925-1926. (Out of Print). . Newark Public Library, Newark, secretary, 5. Bibl~ogmphyof Illumination, Miss Rose L. Vorn~elker,business research li- '1926-1927...... brarian, Cleveland Public Library. 6. Bibliography on Electrical Financinl-Chairman, Miss Dorothy Wat- Literature...... son, In, Bankers' Trust Company, New York; 7. Bibliography on Rubbcr Tech- secretary, Miss hlargaret Cochrane, In, Chase nology, 1926-1927...... 1.50 National Bank, New York 8. Bibliography on Illumination, Insurance-Chairman, Mrs. Mabel B 1927-1928 ...... 25 Swerig, In, Insurance Society of New York, 9. Bibliography on Illumi~ration, New York City, secretary, Miss Laura A. 1928-1929 ...... -25 Woodward, In, Maryland Casualty Company, Cumulative Index to magazine Baltimore. Special Libraries, 1910-1922. .. 2.00 Muaeum-Chairman, Miss E. Louise Lucas, Cumulative Index to magazine In, Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Special Libraries, 1923-1926. . .50 Cambridge, Mass.; secretary, Miss Minnie Descriptive List for Use in Acquiring White Taylor, In, Cleveland Museum of Nat- and Discarding United States Govern- ural History, Cleveland ment Period~cal Mimeographed Newspaper-Chairman, Joseph F. Kwapil, Statements ...... 1.75 In, Public Ledger, Philadelphia; vice-chairman, Order from Ford M. Pettit, In, The Detroit News, Detroit; lpscial Librariel Alan. - General Office secretary, MISS Irene Swencicka, In, Carnden 11 Nhbet Street. Providence, R. I. Courier, Camden, N. J. SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 Institutional Members

California Metcalf & Eddy, Boston Los Angeles Public Library, ha Angeles Social Lan Library. Boston Standard Oil Company of Califohia, Sat1 United Fruit Company, Boston Francisco Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco Michigan Connecticut Detroit, News, Detroit Detroit Puldic L~brary,Dctroit Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co , Hartford General Jlotnrs Corporation, Uet~oit Yale Un~vers~tyL~brary, New Haven Misaouri Delaware Kansas City Power & Light Company, du Pont de Nemours, E. I , Wilrnington I

Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York Sioclair Refining Co., New York Blackman Co., New York Standard Brands, Inc., New York British Library of Information, New York Standard Statistics Company, New York Brooklyn Edison Company, Brooklyn Sulro & Company, New York Brookmire Economic Scrvice, New York Time, Inc., New York Child Study Association, New York United States Kubbcr Company, New York Cleanliness Institute Library, New York Walker Brothers, New York. Consolidated Gas Co. of New York Western Union Telegraph Company, New York Davisson, Manice, New York White & I

Vol. 21 MAY-JUNE, 1930 No. 5

Strike the Trail for California cannot say that you have seen America until you have seen Northern California." With this sage remark of Arthur Brisbane's we introduce ourselves"You to you a second time. The words of the champion columnist who hails from your side of the Rockies should carry more weight than ours so we are letting him write our advertising this month. That is if by now we need to advertise the fact that you will be more than welcome when you climb off the overland or out of your transcontinental plane and ferry over San Francisco bay on June 18th. There is a plan on foot to have seagulls flying in formation overhead, spelling the words "welcome" and "greetings" but if they prove slow pupils we will go up on the roof of the Ferry Building (State Chamber of Commerce Library to be exact) and wave you ashore ourselves. It is our aim to provide a well-balanced convention schedule for you and in this regard we believe that the program committee has done nobly. As for entertainment outside of sessions here is a bird's eye view :- Wednesday a banquet dedicated to the spirit of the Pacific, California, Honolulu, the Orient, with Milton Ferguson, our state librarian, as toastmaster. He will introduce Robert Newton Lynch, just returned from his good will tour of the Orient and everywhere in demand as a speaker, who will talk on international relations. Finally there is a surprise planned about which we can be mysteriously enthusiastic. Thursday. After the group meetings we are going to pile you (gently but firmly) into autos and take you on a leisurely two-hour ride over the entire city. It won't be as strenuous as it sounds, because San Francisco boasting of a hundred spots of interest is a compact square city, seven miles long and seven miles wide. We will drive out through Golden Gate Park, with a few minutes at the famous Steinhart Aquarium, a few more at De Young Museum and the Academy of Sciences, before we journey off to Mission Dolores and Twin Peaks boulevard. On our way back we will show you the Cliff House, Palace of the Legion of I-Ionor, Presidio, Fisherman's Wharf, reaching Chinatown at six o'clock for dinner. After dinner (Chinese Ameri- can menu) you are to be personally conducted to all of the interesting places in Chinatown, accompanied by plain clothes escort. Again on Friday we are planning to capture you after group sessions, this time to take you off down the skyline boulevard, along the edge of the Pacific Ocean and through tall redwood groves to Palo Alto and Stanford University. Here we will visit the one library which you have all heard so much about-Our President's own collection of world war material, the Hoover War Library. We'll stop at the mosaic walled Stanford chapel, drive past Hoover's California home and then motor on to the Woodside Country Club for dinner. Then Home to San Francisco by way of Burlingame and San Mateo. It turned out more like an aeroplane panorama than a bird's eye view but, we are so anxious to spread our plans before you that we don't know when to stop Serious- ly we hope that you are busy maneuvering and cutting all sorts of corners so that you can make the glorified convention-vacation trip that the travel committee has planned for you. Then on the eighteenth of June we want you to deliver yourselves into our hands for three days of work and play. Emulate your covered wagon ancestors! Strike out on the trail to California! They got here and liked it, so will you. 9 t CLIP & FILE. 154 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 Reference Facilities of The New York Times By M. E. Walker, Librarian, New York Times. EQUESTS come from all over the Under no circumstances are books al- country to The New York Times lowed to circulate. Rasking what are the facilities for refer- The library occupies the centre of an ence offered by the newspaper to its staff. entire floor around which are offices of They are considerable to say the least. the editors and the Conference Room Besides the Reference Library proper, where they and the executives meet daily there are the Biographical and Subject to discuss matters of policy. The col- Indexes, more familiarly known in the lection comprises about 20,000 volumes, newspaper world as "the Morgue," the some 3,000 pamphlets, about 90 period- Editorial Index which edits The New icals, American and foreign, and 80 York Times Index, the two million or bound files of The Times. more photographs filed in the Art De- The latter are laid on steel shelves partment, the half-million photographs equipped with rollers which make it in the Wide World Studios and its easy to remove them. Only the files of 100,000 prints, and finally the Circulat- the past three years are kept in the ing Library. library as there is no room for more. It is inevitable that these various col- The complete files are kept in the Bio- lections, each so large in itself, should in graphical Index reality be separate departments scat- The magazines are filed separately tered throughout the building and in a section by themselves and in al- located in or near the department which phabetical order. Only a few of them apparently makes most use of it. Though are bound which obviously are of refer- it would be more readable to tell you ence value. in a general way the make-up of the The pamphlets are filed in steel whole yet requests have been so nu- cabinets equipped with guides on which merous for specific information that the subject headings are typewritten. we may find it necessary to be a little What has seemed to us the most ob- technical. vious subject headings have been selected though every effort has been made THEREFERENCE LIBRARY to adhere to those of the Library of The Reference Library is like a branch Congress. The importance of some library in a large city, except that it has pamphlets cannot be overlooked and much fewer patrons, with the result that we have found it advisable to gather a the routine work is reduced to the min- number of them together into folders imum and, of course, there are no books like books, and place them on the shelves. of fiction It gives practically twenty- The books which rest on steel shelves four hour service and is served by a are classified according to a slightly librarian, an assistant librarian, and an modified form of the Dewey Decimal assistant in charge of the Information classification. When the work of re- Bureau and the night librarian who is on cataloging the library was undertaken duty from 6 P. M. to the early hours of a few years ago it was decided to use the morning. The subject of sociology Library of Congress cards. Though it more familiarly known by librarians has been necessary to make additional as fnrrne the 300's largest section with headings in order to make the most of the emphasis on speeches and works of the material contained in the collection, statesmen, economics, law, federal, state now that the work is completed we can and municipal reports, commerce and but say that the Library of Congress navigation. The bills of Congress and of cards have proved of inestimable value the Legislature are kept far the current to us. It was a saving in every way and sessions only. Encyclopedias, annuals, their usefulness can hardly Iw ques- almanacs, year books are of the utmost tioned, even in a newspaper library. importance. The other large classes are The library is attractively enclosed travel, history, biography and literature. in oak panelling with its series of slight May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 155 arches which very faintly recall the are available in a great many cities aqueducts of the Roman Campagna. throughout the country. We direct the The upper part of the partitions which inquirer to them. It need not be added separate the editors' offices from the that there are other inquiries from in- corridor around the library, are of dividuals who can not avail themselves leaded glass with inlaid medallions of of these collections and we make every stained glass depicting the various kinds effort to secure the desired information of presses used in printing, and the for them. means used to transport the news: The reason for dealing with this telephone, telegraph, railroad, airplane, problem in just this way is to be found etc. The vaulted ceiling lends an in the fact that The Times has published atmosphere of dignity and grace con- an index to the material in its colunlns ducive to quiet study. Indeed it breathes since 1913. This has involved great nothing of the bustle and energy com- expense, in fact to date the loss has been monly attributed to the newspaper estimated at over $150,000. There is office. no doubt that The Times has really THEINFORMATION BUREAU fulfilled its obligation to subscribers and to the public at large without incur- The Information Bureau is in the ring further obligations to make the library and is not what its name implies. information available. First of all it is a clearing house for odd requests which come to The Times and do not fall within the domain of any particular department. Often these requests involve considerable research The Times maintains two separate and, though we would be happy to clipping departments, the Biographical answer them, our limited staff is unable Index and the Subject Index in which to take care of them. Every effort how- The New York Times, several other ever is made to direct the inquirer to newspapers, monthly magazines, public the source best able to answer his ques- documents, news releases, etc., are filed tion. Newspapers and organizations alphabetically under subject, and nu- who have attempted to answer every merically under the name about whorn question directed to them long ago found or by whom the article is written. out that the more questions they ans- The subject clippings are placed in wered the more they were called upon envelopes or folders about 9 inches by to answer. It has therefore been judged 12 and are classified according to thc sufficient to have one person responsible most obvious headings of which there are for this work. at present about 7,000. If a subject is The purpose of the Information Bu- judged to be of little importance the reau is really to take care of requests for clipping is given a rnore general heading the dates of articles which have ap- and cross-references are made to locate peared in The Times since the publica- the material with ease. If an article tion of the last Index and it seems to all refers to several subjects it is filed unde~ intents and purposes to be about as each subject it covers. There are at much as one person can Ilandle. present more tlmn 3,000,000 clippings The reader probably wonders how filed in the Subjec~Index. Its staff requests for the dates of articles already numbers 9 people. listed in the earlier indexes, which go When the Biographical Indes was back with occasional interruptions to begun it was arranged numerically, 1 e., the foundation of the paper in 1851, are each new name was typed on a card taken care of. For those who live in with whatever identification seemed New York or in Washington, the Index necessary, and filed alphabetically. It and the files of The Times are available was given a number correspondmg to in those cities at the public library and the number on the cnvelope in which the at the Library of Congress respectively. clippings concerning that person were It is for this reason we have discouraged filed in numerical order. Each clipping their use at the Times Annex. The also bore the number in case it should Indexes and files published since 1913 be lost. 156 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 No change has since been made in this ant cuts the items out of the paper, method, which obviates the difficulty writes the date, page and column on each met with in alphabetical arrangements one, and distributes them to the persons of such names Cook, Cooke, Smith, assigned to the various subjects. The Smythe, Browne, Brown, Broun, etc. information to be given in the Index There are to date 418,427 envelopes, about each item is typed on cards and 8 inches by 5, containing from one to arranged alphabetically. When these many thousand clippings. One need but are revised and corrected they are all to recall such names as Woodrow ready for the printer. Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin The collection of 2,000,000 photo- Coolidge, Alfred E. Smith, Herbert graphs filed in the Art Department is Hoover, etc., to think of the extent of ranged numerically as are the clip- this file which numbers at least 4,000,000 pings in the Biographical Index. clippings. The 100,000 negatives and the half million prints of the Wide World Stu- These clippings must of necessity be dios are also available for reference to filed to date otherwise the material is of the members of the staff. no value and a staff of 8 people is needed The Circulating Library has a splendid to do the work. Both the Biographical collection of 3,500 books of fiction, and Subject Indexes give practically travel, history, etc., which circulate for twenty-four hour service. two weeks, and extension of time frequently allowed. A messenger service is maintained for The Editorial Index, as the depart- bringing material from one department ment is called which makes up The to another with the greatest speed New York Times Index, comprises a possible. staffof 13 persons. The Index is familiar Of recent years all reference facilities to librarians and needs no description have been enlarged according to the here. However it is interesting to know demands made upon the various de- just how the indexing is done. One assist- partments and the needs of progress. Collections and System of the St. Louis Post- Dispatch Library By Charles T. Moore, Librarian HE St. Louis Post-Dispatch refer- The department was reorganized in T ence department consists of five 1919 by substituting a continuing con- divisions: clippings, photographs, cuts, solidation envelope plan for clippings, books add pamphlets, named in the the separation and alphabetical filing of relative order of quantity and inquiry cuts and photographs and the systematic demands. The accumulation now on filing of pan~pliletsin cabinets instead hand comprises approximately 2,500,000 of among volumes on library shelves clippings, 12,500 photographs, 3,500 as had been the previous practice. cuts, 3,500 volumes, and 2,500 pamph- Revision, not re-indexing, of the clip- lets. A haphazard collection of clippings pings for the elimination of obsolete was begun about 1900 and from about material was begun and is still in 1905 was carried on in cumulative en- progress. For some time after the re- velopes filed in cyclopedic-alphabet se- organization a policy of expansion in all quence with subjective inserts wherever lines was pursued which, however, in the justified. Many of the earlier clippings opinion of the management was not were undated or had no source indica- justified by results and for the last two tions. Cuts and photographs were filed years a more conservative course has together under a numerical card index. been followed. May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 157

111 addition to the product of our staff bound as a permanent file. All other photographers we receive the complete editions are carefully examined and service of four photographic news bu- anything found in them not appearing reaus of international scope which in the record edition and which meets contribute pictures to the number of the test is included in the day's clip. about 750 a week, all told. From these Other local papers are examined for we file about 25 new pictures daily. worth while items not carried in our New cuts filed will average about 10 a own columns, or for significant variations day. No negatives or films are filed in of articles we may have printed. The the reference department. Cuts and Exchange and other desks assist with photographs are filed in 10'' x 12" jute clippings from out-of-town papers. Few envelopes on the cumulative plan for all cuttings are made from magazines and sizes except over-size photographs for periodicals, largely because of liberal which we have cabinets of 18" s 22" reprints from such sources and the use capacity. The photographic section is of much material of this character in our divided on a personal and geographic daily magazine and the Sunday editions. basis and such "subject pictures" as we Before cutting, the clippings are carry are filed among the geographical marked with the page and column material. numerals and dated with a stamp which Cut filing is limited as closely as also shows their source. Subject-headings possible, to avoid bulk and weight. and cross-references are indicated with a Only such one and two-column cuts blue pencil. The envelopes used are are filed as promise to be of more or less light-weight, tough white bond paper, immediate availability. The only three- 5" x 8" and the subject-headings are column cuts stocked are of persons of typed at the top. The nature of each unusual importance for possible emer- item inclosed is told in a hrief entry gency use. It is the ambition of the below, the effort being to identify editorial department always to use the rather than to summarize the article, latest available pictures, in which view and the date, page and column numer- it is considered economy to discard als are affixed. metal for which there may be no Items taking the same subject head- proximate demand and make the cut ing from day to day are inclosed in the again, if needed, with the probability same envelope in chronological order that in the meantime a newer picture until it is filled when a new one is begun. may have been received. Constant This plan, of course, is merely an adapta- revision goes on in both sections to tion of the individual envelope plan to obviate the use of antiquated material. meet our own conditions. Cross refer- In the present scheme the test for ences are made on light-weight white every piece of material filed in any col- cards the same size as the envelopes. lection is the probability of future use, Envelopes and cross-cards are filed in the guide in selection being the exper- dictionary-alphabet sequence and with ience of the director. The intent is to es- respect to chronology in series so that tablish a readily accessible file of world-a- a story continuing throughout a con- day material rather than a research cold siderable period will be found in consecu- storage warehouse. Exceptions must tive envelopes, while any specific item be made now and then in favor of feature or point usually is readily found by workers and special writers, but these means to the identifying entry without are held to as close a minimum as possi- the necessity of groping through the ble. entire mass. This is especially true of clippings. All biographical material, from what- Where it formerly was the practice to ever source, is carried at the head of the cut practically every item, including file section of the personage involved. many syndicate features from every Clippings from other papers or maga- edition, we are now taking only such as zines, manuscript memoranda and the seasoned editorial and copy desk ex- like are filed in the consolidation en- perience knows will be wanted again. velopes in chronological order with sub- The basis for the work is the edition entries showing their nature and source. 158 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930

Like the individuals envelope system member, except the boy, is sufficiently carrytng subject-headings, identifying familiar with the collections to be able entries, date page and column numerals to satisfy any ordinary inquiry, though this plan lends itself to the compilation the bulk of the chargeouts are made by of an index to the bound file similar to the file clerk and the picture clerk. The the published index of The New York only scholastic qualification required for Times. This may be accomplished by employment is abiltty to do the work. the typing or printing of the subject- The general filing plan approaches the headings and their relevant sub-entries, cyclopedic form which, in emergencies, date, page and column numerals and enables almost anyone to find material binding the pages thus made in vol- needed should no attendants be avail- umes of convenient size, after which the able, as may happen in the case of night envelopes, clippings and cross-cards may or Sunday extras. The department be discarded, thus obviating the neces- operates on a 44-hour week with all sity for the continual purchase of new but two members off Saturday afternoon. filing equipment and providing addi- The book section, though nominally tional storage space under the direction of the reference de- The active life of clippings, that is, partment, is housed in the associate the period during which they are most editors' general room and is under the frequently called for is from three to supervision of an associate editor whose five years. After this lapse of time it is long acquaintance with the collection observed that in by far the majority of is utilized by his co-workers as fre- cases the information sought usually is quently as the card index. It includes disclosed by the sub-entries. In the a half dozen encyclopedias, unabridged judgment of financial executives the dictionaries, foreign language diction- inconvenience of these occasional uses aries, year books, almanacs, the usual of the bound files is more than offset "Who's \\rho-s" of different lands, voca- by saving in the espense of carrying on tions, etc. ; census digests, economic and the storage of clippings indefinitely. industrial manuals, Federal and Mis- \Ye have no printed requisition form. souri statutes and law reports, world, Requests and inquiries are made by U S. and Missouri histories, a respect- editors, copy desk and reporters on able accumulation of data concerning St. scraps of copy paper, by telephone or in Louis and its people and numerous mis- person as may be convenient. Loans cellaneous "handy reference" works. Es- are charged out on a form showing date cept for certain English and ancient of transaction, subject-heading, number classics no cultural or fiction volumes and dates of pieces, the names of the are stocked. borrower and the attendant making the loan. These cards are kept in alpha- Courses on Special Libraries betical sequence in a sorting box on the file clerk's desk and serve the double Special librarians may not realize the unusual purpose of a check on borrowers and of value of the course given at the Colunlbia out-cards. The use of out-cards in the School of Library Service by Miss Linda M. main file has proved impracticable Morley Th~scourse, known as L~braryServtcc because of the process necessity of sZZ6.Special lrbraries, aims to present tl~e keeping many consolidation envelopes purpose and point of vlew of a special library containing "running stories" in a tem- and to disruss the techn~cal neth hods adapted porary file on the indexer's desk. to such a library. The coursc surveys thc con- ,411 material loaned is returned within d~t~onsunder which lil~aryservice may exist, 24 hours escept in special instances of the dimerent methods used in speclal librar~es continuous use, in which case it must be and the ways in which general library methods accounted for, though not necessarily may be selected, adapted and appl~eclto meet returned, cach 48 hours. Requisitions diverse conditions. It is undoubtedly the only and inquiries from all sources average course of its lwld given in the country during a about 80 a day, involving the handling summer session and is conducted by an un- of more than 300 pieces of material usually competent and inspiring teacher. The At present the staff consists of seven course extends from July 7th to August 15th persons, including the office boy. Each meeting five times a week at 8:30 A. M. May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES San Francisco Awaits Our Coming NE moment, please," a voice comes over the telephone. "San Francisco call- ''0ing. Miss Ferguson speaking. We are waiting for you at San Francisco. Everybody is working hard. \Ye are planning to give you a good time." An im- aginery conversation, but it reflects the spirit behind the westward movement. In another column of this magazine "Clip and File," the clever pseudonym of the local publicity committee, sends a double-barreled greeting. Elsewhere in this issue are printed well written stories ahout the leading libraries of San Francisco. A column describes novel eating places, something out of the usual to tempt the appetite. "The Lure of California" states a caption in the American Banker. "A piece of California is a piece of Gold," to quote Arthur Brisbane. "The charm of California has in the main three features-scenery, climate and freedom of life," says David Starr Jordan. "California is really the most beautiful spot on the earth's surface," carols Inez Haynes Irwin. Thus the peans of praise for sunny California. So there is only one alternative. Journey across the continent and see for yourselves. The special party leaves New York on Thursday, June 12th, over the New York Central Lines. En route many will join the train. At Chicago the travellers will be greeted by members of the Illinois Chapter, enjoy a sightseeing trip of the city, after nearly seven hours rejoin their special Pullman and continue westward over the Santa Fe. A glorious day at the Grand Canyon on June 16th and final arrival in San Francisco on June 18th, two hours before the conference opens. California will impress even the most jaded traveller. Few people in the eastern and midland states realize the remarkable progress in wealth, population and culture found on the Pacific Coast. The Far East with its tremendous trade possibilities, the great empire of Alaska to the north, and Hawaii, our possession in the mid-Pacific, all depend upon this growing section of the country. San Francisco has a charm that is irresistible, facing an immense landlocked harbor with entrance through the Golden Gate, the city and its environs create a scene which suggests the French Riviera. Ocean and bay and hills have made a beautiful setting for a group of communities. The Spanish background always in evidence, unique civic features and racial elements present changing bits of local color and the people have a dash and spirit which seems to go with this vivid, brilliant country.

Chagrin, embarrassment, humiliation. In Through the courtesy of the New York correcting an error concerning the Columbia Central Lines an attractive advance circular School of L~braryServ~ce in thc April issue, of the travel itinerary for the San Francisco we called it the Columbia School of Library conference has bccn scnt to active and in- Science. Again we apologize. stitutional members. I*. **I We extend felicitous greetings to the new chapter in Baltimore which held its initial A Bibliography on Illumination, 1928-1929, meetmg on May 15, 1930. is published with the co-operation of the II- *** luminating Engineering Society as Inforn~ation The membership list now on the press will Bullet~n,No. 9. The Bibliography was prc- be wclcorncd by all of our members as a great pared by the Committee on Illuminatic~riof the a~dIn making contacts. Conrmercinl-Tel hnical Group with Miss E. *** Mae Taylor of the Philadelphin Electric Com- We recently, received unofficial notice that pany as Chairrnan. the Cincinnatr Chapter had voted for affiliation. Only one association is now outside the fold. In four busy daya at San Francisco thcre will *** be thrce general sessions, fifteen group rneet- WIL~a convention on the Pacific Coast and ings, three special dinncrs and four sight-seeing general office on the Atlan't~csenbo;ircl the air trips to points of intereat. netter send your mail has been a great help in expediting name to the Travel Committee or to your local correspondence. President. 160 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June,' 1930 A Good Year for S. L. A. ROSPECTS for a worthwhile conference at San Francisco in June have become certainties. There has been the best sort of teamwork between East and West. TheP Program Committee has wrought successfully, and some of the best minds of the Pacific will be present to bring their message to S. L. A. The Committee on Local Arrangements, co-operating with the Program Committee, has selected for the entertainment and diversion of members a list of things and places which extend from San Francisco's Chinatown to the great Hoover War Library at Leland Stan- ford Combining business and pleasure the Travel Committee has selected for the official route to the Pacific one which permits a day's visit at Grand Canyon, while on the return trip, via the Canadian Rockies, there will be a short water trip from Seattle to Victoria and Vancouver, in British Columbia, with stopovers of one night each at Lake Louise and Banff, and yet the party will be back in New York three weeks from the day of starting. Reports of S. L. A. activities during the year are optimistic. Local associations and chapters report stated meetings throughout the season now closing of unusual interest and attendance. Group activities, despite certain handicaps, have been well maintained. Committee reports will tell of constructive work. A new chapter has been formed at Baltimore. The Cincinnati Chapter has applied for affiliation. The treasury is in excelleot condition. Membership is at a new high point. The whole outlook is most encouraging as S. L. A. meets for the 22nd annual conference. WILLIAM ALCOTT, President.

HROUGH some mischance we have overlooked the activities of the transportation libraries who have recently formed an Association of Transportation TLibraries for the purRose of promoting co-operation among library institutions interested in the collection and preservation of railway historical material. The general development of the plan has been left to a committee consisting of Richard H. Johnston, Librarian, Bureau of Railway Economics, Dr. James T. Gerould of Princeton University, and Professor Arthur H. Cole, Administrative Curator of the Baker Library, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. The Association has prepared a series of resolutions on Inter-library Co-operation and as a result has received considerable support from librarians throughout the country. The plan tentatively contemplates the establishment of five general collections of historical material located at Boston, New York, Chicago, Washington and San Francisco. Correspondence concerning this matter should be addressed to Mr. Richard H. Johnston, Bureau of Railway Economics, Transportation Building, Washington, D. C. HE Commercial Information Services Handbook, issued in 1924 by the Special Libraries Association, is being revised by a committee of which Miss Eleanor TCavanaugh is chairman. The vast amount of work still involved in the annotating and editing of the whole list will probably prevent the final completion of the work in time for the San Francisco convention. HE Commercial-Technical Section of the Special Libraries Association has, as one of its projects, an index to statistical sources of information, with Miss TMarian C. Manley, Librarian of the Business Branch of the Newark Public Li- brary, as chairman of the committee. Through the co-operation of Mr. W. P. Cutter of the Baker Library of Harvard University, a rough outline of a chart for this purpose has been made available. The committee is now working on the project and plans to have definite progress to report at the San Francisco convention, if not before. Anyone interested in such an index and with suggestions to offer is urged to get in touch with the chairman. May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES San Francisco Convention Number Editorial Board EDITOR, Herbert 0. Brigham, State Library, Providence, R. I. Associate Editors D. N. Handy, Insurance Library Association of Boston; M. E. Pellett, Library The Port of New York Authority; Rebecca B. Rankin, Municipal Reference Library, New York City. Department Editors Charlotte L. Carmody, Department of Commerce Library, Washington, D. C. Ethel Cleland, Business Branch, Public Library, Indianapolis, Ind. Elizabeth 0. Cullen, Bureau of Railway Economics, Washington, D. C. Emilie Mueser, Engineering Societies Library, New York City. Louise Keller, Independence Bureau, Philadelphia, Pa. Marion C. Manley, Business Branch, Public Library, Newark, N. J. Mary C. Parker, Federal Reserve Bank, New York City. Margaret Reynolds, First Wisconsin National Bank, Milwaukee, Wis. A. A. Slobod, General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Westward Ho ! A Vacation Motto F there is any truth in the saying that the third time is a charm, this last epistle from us should charm the undecided ones into coming to California on June I18th. That is, if the undecided ones could read the Travel Committee's Tour and remain undecided. The itinerary is one which would make us go out with the family heirlooms under one arm and the radio undcr the other in an attempt to raise the money. It seems to be the most ideal combination of business and pleasure that could be arranged. Everything here resembles the children's birthday party with the growq folks standing around waiting to light the candles on the cake \Ye have reached the point of breathless anticipation and our committee chairmen are running here and there tying up the loose ends hoping that "we haven't overlooked some perfectly obvious and important thing." Letters come in one on top of the other telling us of this group or that group which will attend the convention. We have heard from the north and the east and the south, but there are still many from the north and the east and the south that we would like to hear from, and to see on the great day. It's not too late to leave the ranks of the undecided and join us. M'e still have enough room for you in our hotels although reservations in San Francisco are at a ~remiumduring that articular week. How about making Westward Ho! your kcation motto; and the Golden West your destination? m ere's hoping that-you -do. CLIP & FILE.! URING the week following the conference of the Special Libraries Association D at San Francisco members will have the opportunity of attending the convention of the American Library Association and affiliated societies. Tentative programs for these associations have been printed in the A. L. A. Bulletin, in the Library Journal and Libraries. Reports of the final programs received by the Editor indicate that the conference at Los Angeles will be very interesting and members of our Association should take advantage of their presence on the Pacific Coast and journey to Los Angeles. *** N another column we present the program of the twenty-second annual conference. In twenty-three days the convention will be in full swing and during this intervalI minor changes may occur in the final program which will come from the press at San Francisco. 162 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June. 1930 Epicurean Adventures HEN you don't happen to be table. But don't be alarmed,, a W banqueting or committee lunch- handsome Italian will greet you, and ing you might like to cruise around on a take charge of your car, while you tour of your own for a bite to eat. With remain entranced by the view and this idea in mind we have prepared the forget to order from the enticing following list of places with their menu. general price range and their specialties. This list results from our day to day Martha Jean's Mason off Geary experience and includes those places Geary Between Sutter & within an easy radius of the Clift. In Post case you are in doubt as to the location Sutter, near Grant Ave. of the tea rooms or restaurants they will These three tea rooms identical in gladly guide you at the information ownership offer an a la carte lunch desk. with crisp salads, melba toast, and To begin with there are the three appetizing vegetable plates predom- places mentioned by an international inating. Dinner is .85 for chicken or authority on good food, Coppa's, Ma- waffles, $1.00 with steak. Soup, salad dame Solari's and Pierre's. These, the and dessert are included. famous writer ranked with cafes the world over for their delicious food. La Casa Alta-Powell just below Geary "Hot breads a specialty." All of the Madame Solari's is on the north side of popovers, scones, or cornbread which Geary street two blocks from the Clift you could possibly eat passed to you Hotel. Here you order a la carte one by girls in attractive costumes. Lunch of a half a hundred luncheon and may be ordered a la carte and there is dinner dishes that prove to you the also a special menu for .65. Dinner truth of the writer's assertion is -85 and $1.00 according to your Pierre's is on Pine Street between choice of chicken or meat. Kearny and Montgomery just off the financial district. A business man's Bernslczn's Fish Grotto-Powell, two lunch and a table d'hote dinner at blocks below Geary $1.50 are offered for those who do not Just what the name implies. All of care to choose from the extensive the fish in season served in any man- array of entrees and special dishes. ner desired. Their boast is that fish caught at 6 A. M. is served at noon. Coppa's on Spring Street, off California. Lunch 50. Dinner $1.00 or $1.50 for Let one of the San Francisco Clan a fourteen-course fish dinner. show you around or ask ex-president Cady for directions. Whatever you Charlollc's Tavern-Powell three blocks order don't miss the murals done for above Geary "Papa" Coppa by San Francisco's Here you have your choice of a fifty,. foremost artists. sixty-five and eighty-five cent lunch with cornbread sticks that are worth The following, despite the fact that the climb up the hill. Dinner is .85 they do not bear the hallmark of an or 81.00 depending again on your international epicure's approval, will not disappoint you. choice of roast. Julius' Castle-perched on a jagged rock, Temple Bar Tea Room-On Grant Ave. far above the hubbub of Mont- between Post and Sutter Streets, gomery Street, (The Wall Street of down a glorified "alley" behind the West), looking out over the bay Joseph's flower shop. as the sentinel of old looked out to Chinese girls in native costume serve signal the approach of a coming vessel. you at luncheon and tea time. The The road leading to the castle is so salads are "a meal in themselves" and narrow that it necessitates a turn- desserts are excellent. May-June. 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 163

Russian Tea Room-Sutter street just soup and Russian pancakes you will west of Grant Avenue. enjoy your table d'hote lunch or dinner. Every meal has a choice of food Once inside the door of this charming so that you need not order Russian place you have left San Francisco food if it does not appeal to you. a hundred miles behind you. It is a Luncheon is SO and dinner $1.00. place that deserves the title "Charm- At dinner time you have Russian ing." If you like Russian sour cream music in addition to Russian cooking. Captivating California Causerie By Margaret Reynolds, Librarian, First Wisconsin National Bank AYS Inez Irwin in her little book of the Argonauts" and "Rose of Tuo- S"The Native Son:" "My idea of a lumme" is good. Once we meet the pleasant occupation would be listing, padres, the vaqueros, the stage-drivers cataloguing, inventoring, describing and and the Colonel Starbottles in his books, --oh joy! visiting the wonders of CaIi- they come back to us again and again fornia." Like Susanna in the song we as other authors try to imitate his S. L. A. members are off for California. inimitable style. Dana's, "Two Years Browsing around some book stores, Before the Mast" pictures the beautiful Robertson's in San Francisco, Copeland's daughter of the De La Guerra family in Santa Barbara or Powner's open front and that old home which still remains in shop in Los Angeles has meant picking Santa Barbara. Then there is "Silverado up some books for my California shelf. Squatters'' the story of the famous claim Perhaps while you are in California which Stevenson wrote after a camping you may want a tip or two as to what trip out of Monterey which he and his to purchase and read upon your return. wife had. Margaret Cameron's "John Turning the pages takes you back to a Dover" is diverting. For splashy color romantic land, recalling the memories read "Adios" by the Bartletts. If you of big trees, the Pacific and all things have skipped the second half of "Ra- great and wonderful. For poets let's mona" as many people do, read it now choose George Sterling, Robinson Jeffers or you will not appreciate seeing her and Ina Coolbrith, one-time librarian of numerous alleged marriage places. If Oakland. When you see a eucalyptus the hills about La Jolla please you, read tree think of these lines by Robinson Sloane's "Smiling Hill Top." Jeffers- Ernest Peixotto, author and artist, "To see these lofty trunks gray- has lovely descriptions and charming barked and broad sketches in his "Romantic California." Wall with clear shade a long white In "California; An Intimate History" southern road by Gertrude Atherton, native Californi- I have heen as one devoted who an, we are told the story of the growth receives of San Francisco. For the story of the An impulse, or a promise on high." missions beginning with Father Juni- Fitting, too, for us librarians to read, pero Serra, whose statue you will see are the poems in "Wings of Sunset," in Golden Gate Park, read "In and Out: Ina Coolbrith's posthumous volume. of the Old Missions" by George Wharton Isn't "To San Francisco" a little gem? James. "A Short History of California" by TO SAN FRANCISCO Hunt and Sanchez is not so short as ~ts Fair on your hills, my City, title might suggest, but it is a delightful Fair as the Queen of old, volume. Supreme in her seven-hilled splendor- These are but a handful of the many You, from your Gate of Gold, titles that might be mentioned. Browse Facing the Orient sunburst, around for yourself and discover what Swathed in the sunset gleams, Keyserling and many others have said Throned in an ultimate glory, about California. City of mists and of dreams! Hasta la vista and may it be in San Bret Harte is brilliant in his "Tales Francisco on June the eighteenth. 164 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 Travel Notes Historic Spots OST of those who are members of IDER'SCaliforniaHandbookchooses both bodies will probably be at- R as the places most interesting his- tendingM the Convention of the American torically in San Francisco, three which Library Association, which opens on the Special Libraries Association dele- June 23rd, two days after our Confer- gates will visit on Thursday afternoon, ence ends. This probability was one of June 19th. They are the Presidio, the factors taken into account when the Portsmouth Square and Mission Dolores. Executive fixed the date of our Confer- The Presidio, our military reservation ence for June 18th. by the Golden Gate, was chosen for the The journey from San Francisco to same purpose by the Spanish. In 1776 Los Angeles is an easy one, and for those General Juan Bautista de Anza came who wish to return by the Southern north with instructions to found a mis- route during the last week in June the sion and establish a garrison. He planted schedule given in the official route can the Spanish flag on the south shore of the of course be reversed. This would save Golden Gate at Fort Point and the land the espense of a special trip to Los surrounding the present fort was taken Angeles and would not eliminate any in the name of the King as the fourth of the special sightseeing features of Spanish Garrison in California. the journey. Mission Dolores, or as it was formally The lowest round trip rate from New named, Mission San Francisco del Assisi, York to San Fran'cisco and return, was established at the foot of Twin , exclusive of everything in the way of Peaks by Bautista the sixth of the chain Pullmans and side trips, is $147.66, of California missions in 1776 after the as compared with the round trip rate founding of the garrison. A new mission between the same points as arranged for built after the fire of 1906 stands beside the official tour of $156.32. the older building which dates back to The lowest rate woulgl enable a passen- the last of the eighteenth century. The ger to go from New York to San Fran- burying ground used by the missionaries cisco by any of the Central or Southern during the Spanish regime stands at the systems, and thence to Los Angeles, rear of the older mission. with unlimited stop-overs up to October Later in point of time is our interest 1, and to return to New York via any in Portsmouth Square. Now, a cool, of the Central or Southern systems. green, tree-fringed park at the edge of The Travel Committee will be glad Chinatown, in the days of the Mexican to give full particulars to anyone who is rule the square was the civic center, its interested. Arrangements could also custom house the official Mexican head- be made for A. L. A. members to join quarters. Shortly after the United that Association's parties from the States and Mexico entered hostilities, Coast. in 1846, Captain John B. Montgomery The round trip selected by the Travel of the U. S. Portsmouth landed his Committee is not the cheapest way of troops at the foot of Clay Street, getting to the Coast and, as stated marched them up to the Mexican plaza before, they will be glad to help anyone and raised an American flag on the who wishes to go by a quicker or less custom house. The street fronting on eupensive route. the square is today called Montgomery The Travel Committee once again Street in memory of the Captain and call upon all members of the S. L. A. the square itself carries the name of the to make a great effort to get to the ship which brought him to San Francisco, Coast this year. Our friends in the West A monument to Robert Louis Steven- are sparing no pains in the preparation son, who spent many hours around of a delightful and interesting pro- there when he lived in San Francisco. gramme. Their hospitality and kindness stands in the center of Portsmouth are proverbial. Let us accept it, and Square. On the base of the monument repay them as they would like best- are carved a number of Stevenson's best with a' large attendance. known verses. , May-Jw, 1080 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 165 19O!+Special Libraries Association~1930 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE "Los Angeles Science and Industry Depart- Clift Hotel ment and its Work for Businesn Men." Mrs. !!?an Francisco, Cd. A. F. Leidendecker. (10 min.) "How the Private Busineas Librarian IIelp~ JK& 18,19, 20,21,1930 and is Helped by the Public Business Li- brarian." Miss Florence Bradley. (15 rnin.) "What the Public Business Librarian Offers PROGRAM the Special Librarian, and vice ucrra." Miss Rose L. Vormelker. (15 min.) Wednesday, June 18, 1930 "summary of National Survey of Public Business Libraries and Suggeations for Co- 10 A. M. FIRSTGENERAL SESSION operation between them and Special Li- ADDRESSOF WELCOME: Almer 1. Newhall, braries." Mise Marian C. Manley. (15 min.) President, San Francisco Chamber of Corn- D~~~~~~~~~:IIL~~~~~~service to ~~~i~~~~in merce; Milton J. Fergumn, State Librarian, sari F~~~~~~~~:II Sacramento. (5 min. each) (a) By the Public Library, Robert Rea, RESPONSE:Miss Eleanor S. Cavanaugh. Librarian, San Francisco Public Li- ADDRESSES:(a) "The Industrial West," F. brary. (5 min.) T. Letchfield, Wells-Fargo Bank. (b) By the Mechanics Library, Otto Von (b) "Part Library is Playing in Geldern, Chairman of the Board. Development of Industrial West," Thomas (5 min.) Cowles, President Special Libraries Associa- (c) B~ special ~ib~~~i~~of sari ~~~~~i~~~, tion of San Francisco, introducing Mra. H. A. Worthington, Pacific Gas & Amy Caya, State Chamber of Commerce, Electric Co. (15 min.) San Francisco; Miss A. Windele, Financial 12 to 2-LUNCHEON CONFERENCE Libraries. Financial Group Guy E. Marion, Reeearch Department, 2 to &GROUP SESSIONS - LOs Chamber COmmercet in- Commercial-Technical Group, Ncwspapsr Group troducing B. E. Edwards, El Segundo Stand- 4 to &TRIP AROUNDTHE CITY- ard Oil Company; Miss H. G. Percy, Para- he Sari Francisco Chamber of Commerce mount-Famous-Lasky COr~OratiOn~ has arranged a tour to all places of interest. wood; Mrs., Creveling, San Diego C0nd- +DINNER IN CIIINATOWN dated Gas Br Electric Company. (5 min.each) Chinese.Amcrican menu. After dinner there PRESIDENT'SADDRESS. will be a trip through Chinatown, including 12 to 2-LUNCHEONS Chinese Theater, Society of SIX, Pekin 2 to 4 GROUPSESSIONS . Exchange, Chinese Native Sons Mall, and Financial Croup, Nauspclpcr Croup to other interesting places, with plain- 6:3&Banquet, in Western Women's Club clothes escort. Ballroom. Milton J. Fergumn, toastmaster. ADDRESSES:Robert Newton Lynch on "Pacific Friday, June 20 Relations;" Judge J. F. Davis on "Cali- 8:3&-BREAKFAST CONFERENCES fornia;" Gerald Campbell, British Consul Civic-Social Group, Newspaper Group General, "The Far East." 10 to 12-THIRD GENERALSESSION Group Reports. Thursday, June 19 Local Association Reports. BREAKFAST CONFERENCES Committee Reports. . Ciuic-Social Group, Newspaper Group Report of Nominating Committee. 10 to 12-SECOND GENERALSESSION Election of Officers. SUBJECT:"Public Libraries for Business Use." Plans for 1930-1931. "Los Angeles Municipal Reference Library 12 to 2-LUNCHEON MEETINGS and L$e Sewice to Business," Miss Josephine Insurance Group, Muscum Group B.. Hdlingsworth, Municipal Reference Li- 2 to &GROUP MEETINGS brary, Los Angelea. (10 min.) Cimc-Social Group, Newspaper Croup 10 166 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930

4:OGTrip to Palo Alto via Skyline Boulevard, Saturday, June 21 and visit to Hoover War Memorial Library, 10 A. M. Stanford Library, Stanford Chapel. REPORTSOF COMMITTEES 6:OO-Dinner at Woods~deCountry Club, on Talks on representative libraries within return from Palo Alto. Return to San Fran- group:- cisco through San Mateo and Burlingame. a. New York Consolidated Gas Company, Miss Josephine Greenwood, Libra- Saturday, June 21, 1930 rian 10 to 12-GROUP MEETINGS b. Emporium Department Store Library. Commercaal-TecLnical Group, Financial Group Miss Margaret Hatch, Librarian c. British Library of Information, Mr. Angus Fletcher, Librarian Group Sessions ELECTIONOF OFFICERS. Financial Croup Civic-Social Group Wednesday, June 18 Thursday June 19 FIRSTSESSION, 2 P. M. 8 A. M. Acting chairman: Miss Marguerite Burnett, BREAKFASTCONFERENCE. Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Publicity methods. ~NTRODUCTION of the speaker by Miss K. Dorothy Ferguson, Chairman of the Program Committee. Friday, June 20 GROUPAND BRANCHBANKING. Mr. Hbward 8 A. M Whipplc, Vice-president, Bank of America BREAKFASTCONFERENCE. of California. Election of officers and other business. Distribution of list of reference on Group 2 P. M. and Branch Banking. Prepared by Miss "Unemployment"-Dr. Louis C. Block Ethel Baxter, American Bankers Association, Statistician, Division of Labor Statistics and and Miss Dorothy Watson, Bankers Trust Law Enforcement, California. Company. ROUNDTABLE, Magazine subscription agen- "The White House Conference on Child Health cies, Yes or No. Leader: (Miss Marguerite and Protectionm-Miss Edith Guerrier Burnett.) Supervisor of Branches, Boston Public Li- BUSINESS: brary. Report of A. B A. Exhibit commttee for "Metropolitan Districts"-Mr. Rolland A. 1929. Vandegrift Chairman: MISSDorothy Ferguson. Secretary, California Taxpayers Association Report of I. B. A. Exh~bitcommittee for 1929. Chairman: Miss Virginia Savage, Halsey Commercial Technical Croup Stuart & Co., Chicago. Thursday, June 19 Exhibits program for 1030-31. Appointment of com~nittees. 2 P. M. Report of Publicity Committee. SUBJECTFOR DISCUSSION- "Tools of the Chairman: MISSMargaret Reynolds, First Trade" Wisconsin National Bank, Milwaukee, "Bibliographies"-bliss Mary Louise Alcx- Wisconsin. ander, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Os- Distr~but~onof F~nancial Libraries Directory, horn, New York City revised to hhy, 1930, by Miss 1)orothy "Indexes"-Mrs. Louise P Dorn, Detroit Watson. Ed~sonCompany, Detroit, Mich. "Trade Dircctor~es"-Miss S. F. Warn, Newark Business Branch, Newark, N. J. Saturday, June 21 "Special Tools"-haiss Grace England, Civics SECONDSESSION, 10 A. M. Department, Detro~tPublic Library, De- Actmgchairnlan: Miss Burnctt. troit, Mich. (Papcr to be presented by Inveslmenl Research. Mr. K. D. McKenzie, hI~ssI. M Ely, Detroit Public Library) Statistician, San Francisco News. SPECIAL LIBRARIES 167

ROUNDTABLE "Solving the Personnel Problem," Mrs. Mar- Finding and using foreign material. Miss jorie D. Brown, librarian, San Francisco Marion Eaton, Federal Reserve Bank of Chronicle. Boston. 'The Los Angeles Daily News Reference De- Survey of rnuestment Trust Library Actiuities. partment," 'Mrs. Gertrude Blackledge, li- Paper by Miss Mildred A. Lee, Selected brariah. Industries, Inc., New York. Friday, June 20 BibliograPhy on the Bank lor International 8:30 A. M. Settlements. Prepared by the Library of BREAKFAST CONFERENCEOF NEWSPAPER the Bankers Trust Conlpany of New York, GROUP: In charge of A. Dwight Newton, for distribution to the Financial Group. librarian, San Francisco Examiner. Unjnislred business and Election of Oficers. 2 P. M., THIRDSESSION Report of nominating committee. Chair- "The Newspaper Library as Viewed from the man: Miss Marion Eaton. City Editor's Desk," Thomas Bellew, City Insurance Group Editor, San Francisco Chronicle. "Can the News and Library Departments Get Friday, June 20 Along Amicably?" Roy Harrison Danforth, 1 P. M. assistant managing editor, Oakland Tribune. LUNCHEONand ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONof "Review of the Book" by Robert W. Dearnond, Everyday problems in the Insurance Li- instructor in journalism at University of brary-Miss Laura A. Woodward, Secretary Minnesota; "Newspaper Reference Libraries: of the Group will preside. Their History and Service," Miss Agnes J. Peterscn, librarian, The Milwaukee Journal. Newspaper Croup "Making the Reference Library the Hub of Wednesday, June I8 the Wheel," Joseph F. Kwapll, librnrian, FIRSTSESSION, 2 P. M. The Public Ledger, Philadelphia. ADDRESSOF WELCOME: William Wallace "The College Newspaper and the Library," Vaughan, I~brarian,Oakland Tribunc. Will~a~nF. Calkins, Managing Editor Daily RESPONSE: William Alcott, 'librarian, The Californian, Berkeley, Calif. Boston Globe, President of Special Libraries BUSINESS. Report of Nominating Committer Association. and election of officers. ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEWBUSINESS.- REVIEW OP TIIE YEAR: Joseph F. Kwapil, Museum Group librarian, The Public Ledger, Philadelphia, THE~LUSEUM GROUPwill hold its second an- Chairman of the Newspaper Group. nual mectmg with the Arner~car~Associa- REPORTSOP COMMITTEES:Membership; Class- tion of Muscums at Buffalo from June 4 ificat~on. to June 6 REPORTOF THE SECRETARY. Papers presenled at the Buffalo meeting will bc forwardcrl to San Francisco it) time for thc S. L. A. Conference where at an in- Thursday, June 19 formal luncheon meeting, presided over by 8:30 A. M. Mr. Thomas Cowles of the CaliEornia BREAKFASTCON~RRNCE: In charge of Miss Academy of Sciences, museum problems will be discussed. A trip through the various Agnes J. Petersen, librarian, The Milwaukee museums in Golden Gale Park will iotlow Journal the lunchcy 2 P. M., SECONDSESSION "The Newspaper Group: Its History and 1930 Achievements," William Alcott, librarian, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN The Boston Globe. Proaram-Miss K. Dorothy Ferguson, In, "Thoughts on Subject Filing," William Wallace Bank of Italy, San Francisco. Vaughan, librarian, Oakland Tribune. Local Arrangements-Thomas Cowles, In, "Cowles Reference Library," Wilbur D. Kirk- California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate man, librarian, Spokesman-Revicw, Spo- Park, San Francisco. kane. Travel-Angus Fletcher, In, British Library "Back State in a Newspaper Reference Li- of Information, 551 5th avenue, New York. brary," Miss Blanchc L. Davenport, li- Hospitality-Chairman, M~ssRebecca B. brarian, The Christ~an Science Monitor, Rankin, In, Municipal Reference Library, New Boston. York. 168 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June. 1- Libraries of Interest in . San Francisco Executives' Library of the years ago Miss Ferguson sent Marjorie Robertson, her first assistant, down to "Emporium11 Los Angeles to take charge of a branch F you will go up to the fourth floor library. This later library now cares I of the Emporium (Market Street at for Los Angeles branches and branches Powell), walk through the toy depart- in the southern part of the state while ment and the camp outfitting section, the original library in San Francisco then turn sharply to your right you will caters to the demands of the northern come to a door marked "Executive's part of the state. Library-Miss Hatch." It is here in her As would be expected the specialty new five-months' old library that Mar- of the Bank of Italy library is Branch garet Hatch from the Standard Oil Banking, with Agricultural Credit run- Company dispenses such fascinating ning close second. Both libraries have magazines as "Creative Art," "Home the same periodicals and book col- Furnishings," "Vogue," "Arts and De- lections and issue a weekly bulletin of coration," and "Vanity Fair." current articles in financial journals Her magazine collection contains more which is circulated to all employes of the than 150 periodicals devoted to every bank. The San Francisco library con- one of the ninety-odd departments of this tains a complete file of all of the publica- huge store. A few of the titles show how tions of the California state banking de- huge the realm of trade publications partment, and is also working to com- really 1s. There are "Toys and Novel- plete its files of banking directories. ties," "Lamps," "Costumes," "Car- pets," "Shoes," "Trunks," and a hundred more dealing with the merchandis- Business Branch of the San ing problems of a single department or Francisco Public Library even a single product. Books, and Miss Hatch already has BOUT a year ago the officials of the ' more than five hundred of them, touch A San Francisco Public Library took every phase of the retail merchandiser's a room in the new Russ Building (Monl- problems. Advertising and selling and gomery Slreet, Belween Bush and Pine) interior decorating works predominate in the heart of the financial district and there is a wide selection of material and established the Business Branch of on personnel management. the Public Library. Miss Anita Levy Catering to the wants of the execu- from the main library was put in charge tives in the departments through a and with a few notices in the daily study of the needs of each type of papers and library bulletins the library merchandise she has done wonders in came into being. increasing the circulation of the library From a circulation of about three in the few months that she has been at hundred or so during the first few work. The San Francisco Special Li- months, the library has grown until in hraries association is justly proud of its the past month the circulation has newest library. reached beyond the eleven hundred mark. Bank of Italy Library This is a remarkable growth con- will see half of the Bank of Italy sidering the fact that out of town read- youLbrary at Powell and Market Street ers cannot take out books, and it hap- in San Francisco and the other half pens that a large number of the people when you go on to Los Angeles for the in the financial district are commuters American Library Association Conven- from the eastbay region or from the tion. Founded in San Francisco in 1922 Peninsula ,and Marin County. Consider- by K. Dorothy Ferguson the library ing this handicap of being able to serve grew with the growth of the branch only San Francisco residents in a locality system of the bank until about three which draws on so many out of town Msy-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 169

workers, the library is making ex- lets. While a large proportion of them cellent progress. is devoted to scientific and technical A complete collection of business subjects, there are many dealing with books is augmented by the popular matters of general interest. type of biography of men of business, This library is a useful adjunct of the as well as by travel books and the most telephone business as evidenced by its called for non-fiction. The Pacific Coast membership of more than fifteen hun- Edition of the Wall Street Journal is dred telephone men and women. In it on file' together with the outstanding is much material for the young student financial and business periodicals, and just starting his telephone career, the the investment services are available casual reader, the lover of good books for consultation. or the seasoned engineer. This, our second youngest library, has been of inestimable value to the special librarians located in the down- American Trust Company town district and they have become ibrary of the American Trust quite used to taking an express elevator T""Company, ' 464 California Sireel, was to 1104 Russ Building to consult di- established in August, 1920, following rectories and reference books. the merger of the Savings Union Bank and Trust Conipany and the Mercantile Standard Oil Company Trust Company. Later the thus formed Mercantile Trust Company acquired ITH a range of interest from the the American National Bank and the W early history of the oil industry to name of the combined institutions was current prices of petroleum products, changed to American Trust Company. the library of the Standard Oil of In addition to providing banking period- California, at Bush and Sansome Streets, icals and books for the use of the officers, collects material on all phases of the employees and customers of the bank, industry, as well as such related topics the library has specialized in the col- as advertising, economics and general lection of material pertaining to the sales methods. Avibtion and natural gas commerce and development of the are two newer subjects of interest. Be- eleven Western States and trade of the sides sending new magazines through Pacific Basin. Miss A. Windele is li- the building on a regular routing sched- brarian. ule, the library relies on a monthly summary of articles of outstanding interest to keep all employees informed of the Commonwealth Club latest developments in their industry. HE Commonwealth Club of Cali- Since 1918 when it was first started fornia, an organization comprising the library has been organized for refer- 4,400T representative men, has for 27 ence work for all Home Office employees. years maintained a library and reading Miss Bonnie Strong recently succeeded room which is now located at 345 Sutler Miss Margaret Hatch as librarian. Street, San Francisco. This library is largely designed to Pacific Telephone and assist research students who are in- Telegraph Company vestigating questions of public importance, particularly with respect to the N the twenty-sixth floor of the State of California. no headquarters building of the Pacific The Club is constantly conducting Telephone & Telegraph Company at informal research studies through its 140 New Monlgomery Street, is a spacious 40 large standing committees which and delightful room, far above the busy hold 500 luncheon conference meetings life of the street. This room holds the each year, and also conducts a formal Company library which from a sniall research service through a paid staff beginning made about four years ago, under the director, Professor Samuel C. has grown to a substantial size with more May, and also extends its library facil- than three thousand books and pamph- ities freely to non-members. 170 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June,l93O

There are 5300 bound volumes and of non-fiction and 1498 annual reports 12,000 pamphlets, maps, etc., which are of railroads and other public utilities. fully catalogued. Miss Virginia Rucker Besides the research information fur- is the Librarian. nished in the regular routine of a technical library, fiction and 48 current magazines are circulated to some 500 Federal Reserve Bank employees regularly enrolled as library borrowers. N the mornings it's gray and cool. The annual reports of all railway com- 1Magazines lie in order [on the table; panies form an especially important part pamphlets and periodicals in neat piles of this library, and a system is impera- in their bins. Even shelves of fiction tive whereby all reports may be care- seem subdued. In the afternoons, maga- fully preserved and still be immediately zines have been used and flung aside. available. A union card catalogue covers The stacks seem to have moved closer- all bound material kept in various de- the room is intimate-almost genial. partments throughout the organization There is an atnlosphere of comfortable with the exception of the Law and disarray, fat and formidable government Geological Libraries. This catalogue reports no longer stand in even rows- makes available to the Librarian a mass they have given up vital facts-proved of source material not contained in the themselves cogs in the machinery of main library collection. progress. Oh, facts? It is to forget that facts and not atmosphere are the foundation of a financial library's usefulness! So be it. The library of the Federal Foreign and Domestic Commerce Reserve Bank of San I~ranciscohad its HE collection and dissemination of beginnings in 1919 with some fifty T timely foreign trade information books. Moved from the old building is the chief purpose of the Bureau of to the new at Sansome and Sacramenfo Foreign and Domestic Commerce, 510 Streets, it reached its present quarters Customhouse, Washi?~gton and Battery on the third floor in 1927. It now con- Streets. sists of 1555 volumes, has a subscription list of 75 periodicals and newspapers, The information contained in the and houses uncounted pamphlet mater- printed publications of the Bureau is ial, bank reports and clippings. Miss compiled primarily by the commercial Elizabeth Holden is librarian. attaches and trade commissioners of the Department of Commerce stationed in the principal capitals and trade centers of the world ; consular officers of the Southern Pacific Railroad State Department; regional and com- HE Southern Pacific General Office modity experts of the \.lrashington staff T Library, located at room 1102 of the Department; and statistical units Southern Pacific Building, 65 Markel in American customhouses. These pub- Street, is one of the oldest business li- lications may be classified in two groups braries in San Francisco, having been -periodicals and special bulletins or established in 1908 as a recreational fea- motlographs The special bulletins deal ture of the company's personnel system. w~thparticular markets, commodities, Since June 1, 1911, all library service or trade problems. work has been done under the direction The catalogue of the bureau of For- of Miss Julia Evans. eign and Domestic Commerce does not At the present time, however, the list the rapidly increasing quantity of circulating fiction collection fo~msonly mimeographed material. These circulars a minor part of a reference service are distributed free to any American planned to contain information and firm making application to the appro- source rnaterial of a general nature, as priate bureau division. Miss Grace well as a highly specialized transpol ta- Weber is most generous in distributing tion library. The library now contains necessary circulars to San Francisco 1357 volumes of fiction, 4608 volumes special libraries. May-June,1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 171 California Academy of Sciences icals, pamphlets, and government documents in the field of Forestry, the allied California Academy of Sciences, subjects of grazing, pathology, engineer- T""a privately endowed institution, ing, mining, law and recreation. This was founded in 1853, the first of its library has nineteen small branches, one sort on the West Coast. Its collectiorl in the office of the supervisor of each and library were housed downtown until National Forest and one in the Forest the fire of 1906, when everything it Experiment Staiion in Be~keley. owned but a handful of books and some It is unusual in that about three- scientific type specimens was destroyed. quarters of the persons it serves are An expedition to the Galapagos Islands scatte~ed over the eighteen National was away at the time, and upon its Forests in California and southwestern return the collections it had made Nevada. It uses the U. S. Department formed the beginning of the new mu- of Agriculture classification system. Mrs. seum. Scientific societies all over the Esther Lundgren has charge of the li- world and many individuals contributed brary. in books and in other ways to restore the Academy to its former flourisl~ing Pacific Gas & Electric Co. condition. In 1915-1916 a building was erected HE Pacific Gas & Electric Company in Golden Gate Park, midst beai~tiful T library, 245 Market Slrcel, was first surroundings and safe from fire hazards, established in 1913 as a memorial to to house the museum, laboratories and James Hugh Wise. The library bears library. The book collection comprises his name although it is better known as approximately 40,000 volumes and 10,- the Pacific Gas & Electric Company 000 pamphlets, chiefly in the field of Library. In 1925 it was reorganized as natural history, a good part of which has a technical library lor reference and been received in exchange from about research work and since then has built 600 scientific and technical institutions up a well rounded collection consisting over the world. As is necessary in most of 3,700 volun~es,a pamphlet collection research organizations, the literature and subscription list of 175 periodicals. bearing directly on the scope of each Ten newspapet s are read and clipped for of the departments of research and ad- a file, by subject, kept in the Statistical ministration, namely botany, entomol- Department. Mrs. Agnes Reinero is ogy, exhibits, fishes, herpetology, mam- in charge of the library. malogy and ornitl~ology,paleontology, and the Steinhart Aquarium, is kept in departmental collections, while the San Francisco Chronicle main library retains reference works and N the Library of the San Francisco material of a general nature. The li- I Chronicle, third floor of the Chronicle brary is at present in the process of a Building, Fifth and Mission Streets, a thorough reorganization, including re- staff of four headed by Mrs. Marjorie cataloguing according to Library of D. Brown, librarian, is kept busy clip- Congress Practice. Thomas Cowles, in^ and filing material from the daily San Francisco, S. L. A. president is papers, doing reference work and bring- assistant in charge of the library. ing forth with necessary speed material for impatiently glowering editors and breathless reporters. In addition to its Forest Library Service vast store of printed material, the li- FORESTRY library shoulcl be a brary houses the "artw-files of pictures A sylvan bower with rustic log seats which have been used and others kept and tables, presided over by a person in ready for use and EL file of metal cuts, all snappy Ranger uniform with a pine- available at a moment's notice. tree badge prominently displayed. Un- The Chronicle Library has recently fortunately, the United States Forest been going through a process of re- Service Library in the Ferry Building, organization under direction of Mrs. established in 1908, is a modest library Brown and Miss Dorothy Frisch, assist- composed of five thousand books, period- ant librarian. Useless material has been 171 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 weeded out, classification has been chiefly of technical books relative to improved and the reference work greatly financial subjects such as corporation facilitated. From the old "morgue" of finance, economics, business statistics, former days the library has developed stock exchanges, financial statements, into one of the leading newspaper li- etc. However recently books of a less braries of the West. technical nature have been added. The facilities of the library have been San Francisco Stock Exchange augmented by the more important HE library of the San Francisco financial magazines so that current in- Stock Exchange, in the handsome formation is also available. All of these Tnew Stock Exchange building at San- features contribute to making the San some and Pine Streets, is for the use Francisco Stock Exchange Library one of the members of the Stock Exchange of the most complete financial libraries Institute which is made up of the em- on the Coast. Plan to visit here when ployes of the various member firms of you attend the financial group meeting the San Francisco Stock and Curb ex- in the Stock Exchange Auditorium on changes. Wednesday afternoon, June 18th. Miss Since it serves only people interested Amy Thomas, librarian, will gladly in the stock market, it is comprised show you her charming new quarters.

California Notes

San Francisco settled in 1776 as Yerba "If I could start in all over again I ahould B'uena. American occupation in 1847 when choose for my earthly abiding place," says name was changed. Irvin S. Cobb, "aome spot within a hundred *** mile radius of San Francisco." San Francisco Bay has 450 square miles of roadstead making it one of the greatest harbors in the world. "The early Mission building8 are time-mel- lowed medieval structures with bell tower, **I cloister and garden sun baked and ahadow California is equal in area to the combined colored." area of the six New England states, New Jer- *** sey, Delaware and Ohio. California portrays the dignity of the Spaniard, the spirit of the French, the passion California is called "The Playground of the of the Italian and the courage of the Anglo- World." Its recreational facilities are un- Saxon. equalled and the gain in physical health is un- *** believable. We have just quoted from The Native Son Southern Caltfornia has countlcss attractions by Inez Haynes Irwin, Vicc-President of the and should be included in your itinerary. The Authors' Leaguc of America, a description of added stimulus of the A. L. A, conference wdl California well worth your perusal. cause many to journey southward. The Chinese Quarter of San Francisco will The Spanish influence on the Pacific Coast be an attraction to the library visitors. The is everywhere evident. The streams, the moun- local committee have reserved Thursday eve- tains, the communities and the streets therein ning for a dinner in Chinatown. all suggest Spanish origin. A relief map of California, 600 feet long, "I confess to a great weakness for San Fran- showing the entire state in graphic detail on a cisco," states H. L. Mencken. "Its people take scale of six inches to one mile, is on display the time to live and they are aided in that in the Ferry Building, San Francisco It is laudable enterprise by the beat climate in the illuminated with flood lights and was built at a world." cost of $100,000. May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Secretary's Report 1929,1930 The 1930 convention of Special Librariea Dues, current collected Sept.-Dec., Association is the third since the formation of a 1927...... $376.75 General Office. In 1928 the work was still in its Dues, current collected 1928.. ...4,831.40 ~nfancy. In 1929 it was reported under the Dues, current collected 1929...... 5,377.84 jurisdiction of the Secretary, then an elective Dues, currcnt collected Jan.-April officer. Therefore the present annual report is 30,1930 ...... 5,083.55 an auspicious occasion to submit to the As- Dues pnid new members since April sociation as a whole a brief accounting of ac- 30,1930 ...... 136.75 complishment at headquarters. Dues outstanding from those who Owing to the fact that all bills are rendered paid in 1929...... 469.00 by the Secretary and all money collected and The publications of the Association were as deposited in the bank by her, much of our much in need of supervision as the membership progrese can be expressed in terma of the files. Before the concentration at Providence finances of Special Libraries Association. As the publications were in various places and the the report of each treasurer covers one year distributing and accounting officials in six only, n survey of these figures during the different locations. Distribution and billing management of the paid executive might not were necessarily confused and desultory. Our be amiss. task was to collect all publications in one place Let us first consider the question of mem- and theh to systemat~zeorders, shipping, billing bership. On April 30th, 1930, our total mem- and accounting. As these items form an im- bership amounted to 1,250. Last year the total portant factor in our income I am sure that you was 1122, in 1928 it was 910 and in 1927 only will be interested in the total for these three 566. These figures show 'the splendid co- years: operation on the part of all our members and 1928 Receipts from publications.. .. $301.68 particularly the efficient and constructive work 1929 Receipts from pubiications. ... 671 84 of the national membership committees during 1930 Receipts from publications.. .. 766.49 that period. These repreeent the year closing with the annual At the formation of the General Office, report presented in the Spring of the yew desig- however, there was the problem of the de- nated. In 1930 the figure is the more significant linquent members. The Association had grown when you take into consideration the fact that to such proportions that billing took more time 1929-1930 has not brought forth as many new than a volunteer officer with a regular position publications as 1928-1929. There are several could possibly give without injuring her items about to appear but even Information professional work and in consequence bills Bulletin No. 9 appeared too late for inclusion had not been rendered and records were more in the 1929-1930 report. or leas in a tangle. This gives you a background of the membership problems which The same systematization hae been applied required full time by someone. Here are the to the magazine and the advertising accounts, figures which express the question in tangible and we fee1 that we have co-operated efficiently form: in helping the Editor bring his advertising report from $996.16 last year to $1,600.39 Dues, delinquent collected Sept.- this year with an additional $257.00 outstand- Dec., 1927...... $18.50 ing and payable for advertisements which have Dues, delinquent collected 1928 . . 647.75 already appeared. Dues, delinquent collected 1929. ... 206 32 Since the organization of the General Office Dues, delinquent collected 1930. ... 70.90 Special Libraries Association has added two Note what a large amount of money owing new Groups, the CivicSocial and the Museum, for delinquent dues was collected in 1928 and and six affiliated local chapters, Pittsburgh, how much smaller an amount there was in Cleveland, Detroit, Illinois, Cincinnati and 1929 after the systematized methods showed Baltimore. To each of these we have rendered results. Yet the membership total was 910 in assistance in various ways. 1928 and 1122 in 1929. We have worked with all the presidents of Here are the dues, current which brmg out local associations, chairmen of Groups and the encouraging facts with still greater clear- national committee chairmen, serving as liaison neaa: officer between them, between new membera 174 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930

and one or several of these officials, and helping operate with the local Chairman of Arrange- with membership lists and payments. ments in convention plans, take charge of During the current year just closing the hcadquarters during the period of the con- inventory of publications has been completed. vention and compile the official copies of the This is to be used by the Chairman of the Proceedings from which the data for Special - Publications Committee as a basis for deciding Libraries are published. the quantity .md price of future publications In our function as representative of the and constitutes, we feel, another step in the Treasurer at the General Office we submit to systematic control of our affairs. the Executive Board an annual budget and We have laid the foundations for what we submit a monthly financial statement of re- hope will prove to be several new local associa- ceipts and disbursements, together with a list tions and we have endeavored to promote of bills outstanding, ~f there are any unpaid. goodwill anlong our various groups and local This statement has been the work of President chapters. Alcott and it has been under his guidance that During the year 1929-1930 there have been Special Libraries Association has attained the some striking instances of co-operation from achievement of paying its bills on thc basis of outside organizations. Among these are the 30 day credit. "Sources of Investment Inforn~ation" puh- lished as a result of the relations of the Financial Another achievement of President Alcott is Group with the American Rankers Association the national nlernbership list compiled by the and which resulted in the gift to Special Li- Secretary at his instigation and printed under brarics Association of a number of these pamph- his supervision. lets. There has also been the Petroleum Bib- In closing my report I want to express my liography which has brought credit to all of appreciation of the loyal co-operation and ex- the Association and the proposed gift by the cellent work of our Executive Board, local Boston Elevated Railway of copies of Mr. officers, Group and committee chairmen and Arniistead's Steam Railway Bibliography for many other members. our Institutional tnembership list. As part of the routine work of the General MARYH. BRIGHAM, Office we handle all convention invitations, co- Secrelary. Group Reports 1929-1930 Civic Social Group Commercial-Technical Group The Civic-Social Group was organized in Before the group had started on its work for 1929. Various members of the Association felt the year it was startled by the news of the that there was a need for it and the enthusiasm death of its newly elected Chairman, Mrs. over the first Group program presented at the Jennie Lee Schram. Those who hew Mrs. conference in 1929 proved without doubt the Schram and who were familiar with her , soundness of their insight. abundant store of energy realized what her The response shown by those who have been loss would mean not only within the group but asked to make suggestions for the program this also in the association. It was with a very year has been most gratifying and gives evi- heavy heart that the present Chairman re- dence of a marked increase in interest among sumed the duties as leader of the group for our members. We trust that the result will another year. measure up to last year's standard. No definite Although there has not been any outstanding undertaking other than the annual conference developments in the work of the Commercial- has been begun by the Group. Under the leader- Technical Group during this past season, there ship of the national chairman and secretary the have been started several projects which it is members in New York City have had several hoped will bear fruit before the next Con- interesting gatherings, thc most recent one a vention. One of these is an index to Statistical trip to the experimental town, Kadburn, N. J. Sources of Infornlation which is being pre- Similar efforts in other centers would no doubt pared by the Committee on Sources of Sta- atimulate interest. tistical Information, of which Miss Marian INA CLEMENT, Manley is Chairman. Through the co-operation Chairmun. of Mr. W. P. Cutter of the Baker Library of

FLtundd Gmup Report dl appar In a Ltar ha.-Editor. May-June, 1930 SPECiAL LI'BdAkIkS iM

Harvard University, a rough outhne of a chart of which Mr. M. E. Pellett is Chairman. Mr. for this purpose has been made available. L. Armistead, is working on a "General When completed it is planned to have the bibl~ography on urban electric railways," rhart printed in such a way that it can either Miss Louise Evans hns issued a mimeographed be placed under the glass top of a desk or bibliography on "Toll Bridges," and is working mounted and hung on a wall for ready refer- on other highway transportation bibliographies, ence. especially along the lines of safety and finance, Another project which was started duritig Miss Clara J. W~d~erhas compiled a "List of the ycar was the distribution of a "Round references to material on air transportation, Robin." It is hoped that by means of tliis May, 1928-May, 1930," consisting of thirty- publication to bring each mcmbcr of the group nine pages. The Water Transportation Bib- into closer contact one with the other. Al- liography which Mr. Pellett liimself is working though only one number has so far been sent on is approxhiag its final preparative stage. out, it is planned to continue the issuance of and is expected to go to press during the nionth these lette~sin the fall. In addition to these of Scptcniber. Nearly fifty libraries have co- two new developments, the group through its operated in this work and the collections of Chairman, has been of assistanc.e to the Com- about thirty of them will be keyed in the m~tteeto revise the "I-Iandbook of Comniercial bibliography. The b~bliography will contain Information Services," in compiling and approximately 15,000 references to books and editing the section on Conimercial Services. pamphlets, periodical references being ex- Nor havc the committees within the group clutied. been inactive. MISS Mary Louise Alexnnder, Again I wish to take this opportunity to Cha~rnianof the Advertising Committee, has thank the Group Committee Chairmen and written to the librar~ansof seventeen advertis- the other group officers for the splendid co- ing agencies, telling them of the aims of the operation they have given me in carrying on Association and group and asking that they the work of the Commercial-Technicai Group join us. The Electrical Engmeering Committee during this past ycar. through its Chairman, Mrs. Katherine May- ALMAC. MITCIIILL, nard, has almost completed its "List of recently Chairman. published bibliographies on Electrical En- gineering," 1918-1928. Miss Josephine Green- Insurance Group wood, Clia~rmanof the Illuminating Engineer- ing Committee, reports that the 1928-1929 The work of the Insurance Group has been "Illuminating Bibliography" is being distri- planned to cover a two year period because so buted and that the one for 1929-1930 is in few members will attend the San Francisco preparation. Mr. D. I;. Brown and his com- meeting. All iniportant discussions will have mittee on Oil are doing a fine piece of work to be carried over until the 1931 convention. with the Bureau of Mines Bibliography. This Besides, the compilation of a parnphlct on bibliography is published in co-operation with the insur;ince library, which is now being pre- he Special Libraries Association and thet pared, will require two years of work before Amer~can Petroleum Institute and has been it will be in shape for general discussion. under way for a little more than a year. It is Pamphlet om the insvratrce library. Under the essentially a conipilation of abstracts, current direction of Mr. IIandy, the Cliairrnan of patents, and journal articles relating to the the Publication Committee of our group, we varlous phases of the petroleum industry. Two havc been working on a pamphlet to be called hundred and seven journals are being covcred the Insurance Library. This booklet is to cover regolarly. The Public Utilities Conin~ittee, problems that arise in the organization and with its Chairman, Mrs. Louise P. Dorn, is nlanagement of an insurance library, and will compiling a list of Public Utility I-louse Organs. deal with such questions as classifications, Miss Edith L. Shearer, Chairman of Lhe Rub- subject headings, sources of .i~~suranceinforma- ber Comm~tteereports that Part I of the first tion, etc. The pamphlet will includc a list of bibliography on Rubber has been distributed insurance hbraries in the United States and to the original purchasers of the bibliography. Canada, a list of the important annuals and The third Rubber Bibliography for the year yearbooks in the insurance field, and a list of 1928 is now in the hands of the Puldicat~on the "best" insurancc books. While this list of Committee and will be ready for distribution "best" books is bemg voted upon by the mem- in the summer. There are several bibliographies bers of the group at the present time, the final under way in the Transportation Committee revision of the list will riot be niade until the 176 SPECIAL LIBRARIB8 Ahy-Junc.. lB30

membera have discussed the selection at the Art school I~brary,3; General museum library 1931 meeting of the group. Insurance li- (art, history, acience), 3; History museum brarians are receiving many calls for lists of library, 5; Milrcellaneoua museum library, 4; books that might be purchased as a foundation Science museum library, 12; Science academy for an insurance library, and we expect that library, 1; Science society library, 1. when this booklet is finished we shall have a Soon after organization, the Group had the ready answer for this type of question. misfortune to lose its very able chairman, Industrial Arts Index. The H. W. Wileon Mias Isabel L. Towner, due to her resignation Company has come to the aid of insurance li- as Librarian of the United States National brarians by including four more insurance Museum. The Executive Board 'made a very periodicals in its Industrial Arts Index. Through happy choice in the appoihtment of Miss E. the efforts of Miss Woodward, the Secretary Louise Lucas, Librarian of the Fogg Art of our group, the members were given a chance Museum at Harvard University, to "carry to indicate their choice of the magazines to be on." (No vice-chairman had been elected.) included. As a result, the Eastern Underwriter, During the year reprints of two appers the Insurance Field, the National Underwriter, presented at the 1929 meeting and several and the Weekly Underwriter are now mdexed letters and announcements have been mailed regularly in Industrial Arts Index. The to approximately seventy-five members and Spectator had already been indexed, as well potential members. as some of the industrial safety and labor maga- The discovery that only two of our members zines. As a group we wish to express our ap- expected to attend the conference at San preciation to the H. W. Wilson Company and Francisco (one of whom being Mr. Thomas also to Miss Woodward for her share in the Cowles, President of the San Francisco Chap- work. ter) caused considerable consternation, espec- New members. The Insurance Group now ially as two would not constitute a quorum. consists of thirty-four members, four of whom Since the returns inditated that at least fifteen have joined during the past year, due largely would be able to go to Buffalo, it seemed ad- to the efforts of Miss Bradley, the Chairman of visable to meet there with the American As- the Membership Committee of the Associat~on sociation of Museums, June 4-6. The Associa- and a member of our p-odp. One of the four tion's response to the suggestion was most new members is from India, Mr. R. S. R. lyer cordial; they have extended very gracious of Bombay. We hope that some day he may hospitality, and, in addition, have given us be able to attend a meeting of our group. One generous publicity in two ibsues of the Museum of our members, Miss Woodward, has been News. "Ill blows the wind that profitsnobody." working to organize a new chapter of Special Already the plan is beginning tp bear fruit. Libraries Association in Baltimore, and the Muaeum directors arc becoming more library group as a whole is proud of her actlvlty. conscious. In one instance, at least, a museum Co-operation. 1 believe all the members of the librarian who was not planning to attend the Insurance Group will agree that it would be meeting was "requested" to do so by her hard for any one of us to get along now without director] occasional help from the other members, and MINNIEWHITE TAYLOR, that, as we gradually learn the resources of the Secretary. other insurance collections, our own libraries are becoming more and more useful to our Newtipaper Group readers and patrons. During the past year activities in newspaper MABELB. SWERIG, library circles, in my opinion, have been greater Charrman. than any similar period. Newspapers in all parts of the country have been enlarging, re- Muaeum Group organizing and re-equipping their reference The Museum Group of the Special Libraries departments to cope with modern conditions. Association is now one year old. It has forty- I might call your attention to a few that I one members representing art, history, and am familiar with. In New York the Herald sciencc muscums, art schools, academies of Tribune, Daily News and the Brooklyn Eagle science, etc. The most distant member is at have new buildings and the libraries have been the Bernice P. Bishop Museum in Honolulu. moved into more commodious quarters, and The membership may be analyzed as follows: have added much new equipment, the Brook- Art museum library, 10, Art reference library, 2; lyn Eagle getting new equipment throughout. MapJune, lOSO SPECIAL LIBRARIES 177

In Philadelphia the Evening Bulletin is plan- library to help out during the summer vacation. ning to move its reference department into When she returned to take up her work at the much larger quarters, purchasing much new University in the fall, in her place I engaged equipment, and are changing over 'to a new one that graduated in June from this same system to meet new conditions. The Public school. The experiment waa most gvtifying, Ledger has during the past year completed the I found both of them intelligent, quick to installation of 287 steel vertical units, five learn and most willing to do any task I asked drawer height to replace the old type oak of them. Their work was of the very highest units, this step has added equivalent to 100 order, and I found this graduate could in six equare feet to the capacity of the room covering months' time assume the responsibility, that 3600 square feet. In Chicago thp Daily News it would under ordinary circumstances take when it moved into its new building, doubled several years to reach that stage. These stu- the floor area and re-equipped its reference dents were from the School of Journalism of department with all new equipment. The University of Minnesota, and if they turn out Herald and Examiner also moved into much any more of the same type, I am strong for larger quarters to increase the working facilities. students of journalism. This trend is a good I mention these facts to show that the general omen for the future of newspaper reference tendency everywhere is to lay more stress libraries, and we who are present laying a nolid on the reference department end of the news- foundation, can rest assured that the torch of paper, and despite the general depression of progress will be carried by worthy successors. business in all lines, reference libraries have Another incident worthy of comment is the continued with unabated pace. It is a good publication of a book devoted exclusively to augury for the future of newspaper reference the newspaper reference library. The tit!e of departments everywhere. the book is "Newspaper Reference Libraries, At the Swampscott conferer~cein 1925 it was their History and Service." We are indebted, suggested in the Newspaper Group meetings for this fine piece of work, to Prof. Robert W. to a member of the New York Times Index Desmond, Department of Journnllsm of the staff, that if the Times would change its index University of Minnesota. It was written for into a monthly accumulative rather than a use as a textbook, in his classes of jourmlism quarterly, its value would be enhanced many as there was no book available for the pprpose. fold to those using it, especially the newspaper Mr. Desmond has performed a very crehitable librarian. This year the Times for the first piece of work, that it would have done justice time has acted upon our suggestion, and I to one in the profession. It not only is the first am sure that every newspaper library that book of its kind, but is most comprehensive, has occasion to use it, is more than appreciat~ve covering the history of \he newspaper reference for th~sfine contribution to the profession. library from almost the beginning to the present While on this point, I would like to suggest day. In it he also dcscribes methods and sys- that a committee be appointed to draw up tems of some of the leading rcferencc libraries. a set of resolutions, giving an expression of It is a book that every newspapcr lil~~riari appreciation to the Times management for this should have and rend, and learn 1i1ucI1 about fine enterprise. his or her profession. Schools of journalisn~in several of our large universities have recognized the importance Another incident worthy of note is the fact of the work of the newspaper librarian, and in that one of the foremost filing equipment con- doing so have added to the course in their cerns in th~scountry has recognized the im- journalism classes, studies in newspaper refer- portance of the reference department as a big ence work. They contend that even if the field for exploitation. It has taken steps to student of journalism does not follow library enter it on n large scale. Durlng the last two trainmg as a profession, this knowledge will years at the yearly convention of the American make them better journal~sts, teaching the Press Association this concern leased exhibit advantage of using the reference library, and space with the object of stirnulati~iginterest insuring more accur~icyin their writing. Those in newspaper Iibraries among the visiting persons who decide to follow library work as a ed~torsand publishers. The firm had a fine profession will bc better equipped with this display of filing equipment, typewriter guides, background to assure success. It has been my folders, etc. They had high pressure salesmen privilege during the past year to try out this and demonstrators showing modern says of theory. As an experiment, last summer, I filmg clippings, photogtapl~s,cuts, etc. I was engaged a young woman student to work in my informed that results have been very sntls- 178 SPECIAL L1BR:ARIES May-June. 1930

factory, and that they got a good many pros- letters by air mail early in the spring to get the pects. sentiment of west coast librarians. There was The growth in membership has been ateady a great deal of talk anlong librarians in the and up to the usual during the past year. east about a regional conference, the sentiment The Assoc~ation advanced the Newspaper being that the group could not get a corporal's - Group $100.00 for the use of the Membership guard to turn out, and that there would be no Committee and other expenses. Most of this use getting up a program. Then something was used by the committee ctrcularizing and happened. There was a deluge of letters in writing letters direct to ed~tnrsand publishers response to my plea, all offering to co-operate and I understand the results have been quite and assist every way possible. They not only satisfactory. sad it with words, but w~thmemberships. The most gratifying incident of the year, The result is this fine gathering of enthusiastic in my opinion, is the sprrit and the whole- and earnest reference librarians. hearted manner in which the newspaper The east is west and the west is east and librar~ansof San Francisco and other coast let us hope it will ever be thus. cities responded to my plea for assistance in I take off my hat to California. planning this Newspaper Group program. It JOSEPH F. KWAPIL, looked to me like a hopeless proposition. I sent Chairman. Local Associations, 1929-1930

Bortoa of the library to museums of art and natural history. At the March meeting at the Harrison The Boston Assoc~ationreports a men~bership Gray Otis House of the Society for the Pre- of 242, and has added 30 new members during servation of New England Antiquities, the year. We have held seven regular meet- Mr. Dow, the Curator, spoke most interestingly ings and shall hold another before the close of on the work of the Society; and at the April the year. The present year began auspiciously at the meeting in the United States Custom House, we listened to highly entertaining and inform- Boston Public Library on the evening of Ing talks on the customs service, from Mr. September 16, 1929, with addresses by Presi- Mann, Deputy Surveyor and Mr. Frye, Deputy dent Alcott and other members of the Special Collector. Librar~esAssociation Executwe Board, who had held their own m,eeting in Boston that At its November meeting, the Association afternoon. Our only meeting deahng exclusively voted to hold no regular meeting In December. with matters of library technique was that of In its stead, a dinner meeting unique in our November 25, at the Congregational Library, history was substituted. Careful plans were ~rhenthe program consisted of a serles of ad- made and very su~cessfullycarried out by a dresses on Encyclopaedias and other Reference committee appointed for the purpose. The Books. members were grouped at tables according to The other meetings have been of general vocation; i e , there were banking, newspaper, interest and high cultural value. At the October insurance, engmeering, religious and other meetlng at the World Peace Foundation, we groups. It was a memorable occ.ision and at were addressed by Mr. Charles D. Belden several tables library matters were actually of the Boston Public L~braryand other mem- discussed. bers, who gave accounts of their visits to Informal luncheons for members of the ' European l~braries and library conventions Association have becn held on Tuesdays during during the summer. Our January meeting was the year at two Bobton restaurants. They are outstanding in attendance and interest. We known as the "up-town" and the "down-town" were the guests of the Massachusetts Inst~tute groups. No record of attendance has been of Technology, three of whose faculty told of taken, but it has been surprisingly good. These the work of the Inst~tuteand discussed scient~fic luncheons are proving so valuable not only for questions of popular interest. The February the pron~otion of acquamtance among the meeting was at the Fogg Art Museum at members, but for the exchange of ideas as well, Harvard, where we wcre favored by .~ddiesses that they seem dest~nedto become a permanent from members of the faculty on the relation feature. The Report of the New York Specmi Lihrnrles hclation wlll be printed In a Later hue.-Editor. May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 179

Our Education Committee under the Chair- and told us something of their work. In addi- manship of Miss Burrage, secured the services tioh, Miss Stowell gave an account of the P. of Miss Kimball of the Boston University & G. contests in soap sculpturing, several prize School of Education, who gave to a class of winning models of which were on exhibition in eighteen members of the Association a course the library. of ten lectures on reference work. Theee most January 20, 1930-A delightful trip to the instructive lessons were given on successive Cincinnati Art Museum to see the collection of Thursday evenings during the winter. old and rare cards of the U. S. Playing Card For two years, our Conlmittce on Metllods, Company was the principal feature of the Miss Bowman, Chairman, has been at work on evening. Immediately afterwards, members a Bibliography of Methods for Special Li- adjourned to the Kemper Lane Hotel for dinner braries. This task has been completed and the February 17, 193QDinner in the cafeteria work has been submitted to the Executive of the Masonic Temple was followed by a visit Council of the Special Libraries Association for to the Masonic Library. Mr. Schmerr, the consideration with respect to printing. librarian in charge, gave us an interesting talk We would especially commend the work of on his collection of books and showed us some our Hospitality Committee, of which Mr. Lee rare first editions. A business meeting con- has been Chairman and Miss Merriam the cluded the evening. Power behind the Throne. They have pro- March 13, 1930-Instead of a regular meet- vided us with excellent suppers, made new ing, we attended the banquet of The Cincinnati members feel at home, promoted acquaintance Business and Professional Women's Club, held ahong members new and old, and have done at the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce a8 a much to promote the success of all the mect- part of the activity of National Businese ings. Women's Week. Our largest meeting was that in January, at April 14, 193kThis evening was spent at Boston Technology, with an attendance of 125. St. Xavier College with Miss Sylvia Laithwatc, Our average attendance has been 78 with an librarian, as Ilostess. Dinner was served in the average of 49 at the suppers. On the whole, our dining-room of the College and a visit to the year has been both pleasant' and profitable library followed. Everyone enjoyed seeing the and we are happy to report that the affairs of large collection of books, which includes many the Association are in a prosperous condition. very old and rare volumcs, and hearing Miss FREDERICKT. PERSONS, Laithwate's account of her work. A business Presidenl. meeting at which the members unanirnoudy voted for affiliation with the national Special Cincinnati Libraries Association concluded the evening. During the year, 1929-30, six business meet- May 12, 193&Dinner at the Mariemont ings were held in addition to two meetings Inn was followed by o business meeting which (October and March) with outside organiza- ~ncludedelection of officers. The results of Lhis tions. Activities of each month are listed as election are as follows: follows: President-E. Gertrude Avey-Cincinnati September 24, 1929-After a dinner served Public Library at the Sweet Clover Lunchroom, our members Vice-President-Virginia Ilickman-Cin- adjourned to the Public Library for a business cinnati Times Star meeting, followed by a general meeting with all Secretary-Treasurer-Elsie Plynn-Proc- Cinc~nnatilibrarians to discuss plans for the ter & Collier Company Ohio Library Association Convention. October 9, 10, 11, 1929-Ohio Library As- The menlbers then motored to the Cincinnati sociation Convention in Cincinnati. S. L. A. Observatory where the rerna~nderof the evening menlbers were urged to attend as many meet- was spent looking at the moon and stars. ings of the 0. L. A. as possible and were Altho our business meetings for the year are especially well' represented at the banquet at over, we have planned one morc gathering, the Sinton Hotel, October 10. which we are looking forward to w~thhappy November 18, 1929-Members were guests anticpation. Miss Avey, our new president, of The Proctor t Gamble Company at its has invited us to spend the afternoon and eve- Cincinnati-office library. After n dclic~ous ning of June 14 on her farm, a beautiful spot supper served in the company lunch room, overlooking the Ohio River. A camp supper Miss Stowell and Miss Gordon, librarians, will be served. ELSE L. SCHULEE, showed us their interesting collection of books Presidenl. lad SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-Ju*; IS30

Union List of Perwdicals The chief object of our small organ~ation Under the chairmanship of Miss M. C. this year has been the promotion of the good Darby, Technology Division, Cleveland Public fellowship and co-operative spirit which has Library, a union list of periodicah in the field always existed among our membership. For of economics and technology haa been compiled that reaaon three of our six regular meetings and will be in ahape for reference within a few during the year have been more or lea8 social, months. The list will be kept on cards filed while the other three have had quite ambitious at the Public Library. programs to which interested friends have been Committees invited. We have Miss Roee Vormelker, chairman of "The Stock Market and Busineae" was the our Program Committee, to thank for our' theme of the fimt of the program meetings, on exceedingly interesting programs and social November 26. The work of the stock exchange meetings. Our good showing in the matter of was described by the secretary of the Cleveland paid-up memberehip is due to the efforta of Stock Exchange in connection with the showing Miss Emma Boyer, chairman of the Member- of a moving picture film loaned by the New ship Committee. We feel that the members of York Stock Exchange. Aa official from the our small Chapter are closely united in spirit Fedetal Reserve Bank, and the economint of the and that our objective for the year in that Midland Bank of Cleveland were the other respect has been fulfilled. guest speakers, who discussed the relation of the ALTA B. CLAFLIN, stock market to the Federal Reserve System President. and to business in general. Detroit A joint meeting with Pittsburgh and Detroit The Detroit Chapter of Special Libraries Chapters was planned for February 14, at Associat~on has held monthly meetings, be- which were present six members of the Pitts- ginning with September, each month, except burgh chapter, including Miss Callan, .presi- December, until June, dent, Mr. Pettit, president of the Detroit The luncheons are held at noon, usually with Chapter, one librarian guest from Akron, and a brief talk by one of the librarians, occasion- one from Chicago. The total attendance at ally with an address hy an official of the firms dinner was 44. The very enjoyable program for which have special libraries. the meeting had been arranged by the Museum The attendance has averaged thirty-five. group in our membership, at the Cleveland Art though one meeting brought out nearly sixty Museum, with Dean Henry Turner Bailey, of and another had only twenty the Cleveland School of Art, aa principal speaker. For the May meeting, on May 27th, a han- The last df the program meetings took place quet was held, with Charles F. Kettering, at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce on Vice-President of the General Motors Corpo- May 26, with Mr. Geo. H. Thobaben, manag- ration and head of the General Motors Ke- ing director of the Cleveland Life Underwriters search Libraries, as speaker. Association, and Mr. G. H. Culver, Assistant Fom M. PEITIT, Estates Trust Officer, Union Trust Company, Chairman. as speakers. Illinob All the evening meetings have been dinner The friendly spirit of co-operation of not meetings, as most effective in getting at- only the members of Special Libraries but all tendance and promoting acquaintanceship. In the library agencies of Chicago has been very addition the members who could conveniently evident this past year resulting in responsive do so have lunched together once a week at a interest and good attendance at meetings. regular place and hour. At one of our luncheon There have been six meetings-three lunch- meetings we had the pleasure of having Mr. eon and four dinner gatherings. The luncheon Alcott as guest. meetings were an innovation, giving those who Membership were not able to attend meetings in the evening Our paid-up memberships now numbers 35, an opportunity to meet the special libraries 12 of which are $5.00 memberships, and the group at noon. rest $1.00. In addition there are four pros- A star attraction was the first meeting when pective memberships, not yet paid up. We Qum Ryan, nationally known broadcaster, have no institutional memberships ($15.00) gave a talk on Libraries, Research, and Radio. thia year. A dinner in the Petit Gourmet, one of Chi- May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 181

cago's most charming and unusual restaurants, Membership preceded the talk which drew a record attend- There are about 125 people on the mailing ance. lists to receive notices of meetings. It was con- The November luncheon meeting was held sidered a good promotional plan to place at Art Institute with a visit to Ryerson and any one who might be interested on the tnailing Burnham libraries. Miss Ethelred Abbott gave list hoping that constant hammering away in an account of these special art libraries and presenting the work of the Special Libraries Miss Marion Rawls told those present about would finally result in membership. The idea the very fine architectural resources of Burn- has been successful-there are now about 85 ham Library members in Institutionarl, Active, or Associate In December a hurr~ed call was sent to class. members to meet Mr. William Alcott, Prcsi- PuMicily dent of Special Libraries. It was the privilege Several notices of meetings and spccial of the few who were able to make hurried plans speakers have appeared in the local newspapers to meet Mr. Alcott at a luncheon at Le Petit and Editor and Publisher magazine. hlr. Gourmet. Mr. Alcott's welcome was spon- Shinnick, in his talk on Business and Libraries taneous and his brief renlarks were heard with emphasized the need that lillrarics have for great interest publicity in gaining recognition of the im- The January meeting, a luncheon meeting portance of their work. at the Federal Reserve Bank, with a very Special appreciation is due and readily interesting account of the Federal Reserve acknowledged for the splendid work and co- system by Miss Nichols, librarian, attracted operation of the officers for the past year-Mr. quite a number of new people, several coming Joseph A. Conlorti, Secretary-Treasurer, and from important investment houses and financial Miss Carrie Joncs, Chairman of the Program institutions. Cortimittee. MILDREDBURKE, Presrdcnl. Mr. 0. E. Norman gave an illustrated talk Pithburgh on "Romance in Busines~" at the February A travel committee is not part of the or- meeting at the People's Gas Company. At ganization of the Pittsburgh Chapter but the this meeting it was voted to affiliate with spirit of "going and seeing" seemed to animate the National Special Libraries Association. the program for the season. The Cleveland The March meeting was a dmner meeting at Special Libraries Association invited this the Eleanor Club with five minute informal Chapter to meet in Cleveland with it and the di~ussionson the libraries of Abbott Labora- Detroit Chapter February 14th, so that we tories, The Journal of Commerce, Household midwestern librarians might become better Fihance Company, La Salle Extension Univ- acquainted and learn something of our neigh- ersity, Michael Reese Hospital, Natibnal Safety boring city. Council, and The Standard Oil of Indiana. After a. delicious dinner in the Cleveland Mr. William Shinnick (Scrutator of the Art Museum, the three groups, now become Chicago Tribune) well known business analyst one because of thc conviviality of the dinner, and economist was the speaker and an out- adjourned to the Textile Room to hear that standing event at the final May meeting. This dclightful speaker, Henry Turner Bailey, was a dipner gathering at Rococo House, re- Dean of the Cleveland School of Art, on the nowned Swedish restaurant. Later the group "Librarian and the Beautiful." Under the went to Northwestern University where Miss guidance of most gracious hosts the visitors Lammers, Librarian of the University Library, were enabled to see the libraries and meet the graciously acted as hostess and explained the librarians identified with each one's particular many interesting projects which are being interests. Thus we entered into the spirit of co- developed in the library of this most progressive operation which characterizes the work of the practical laboratory of learning. The election of Cleveland Chapter. Perhaps we have learned officers for the coming year occurred at this the secret of the success of this youthful member meeting. They are as follows: of the Association, its gain In numbers and im- Mr. Joseph A. Conforti, President. portance. The People's Gas & Coke Co., Chicago The members of the Chapter had the oppor- Mim Ethelred Abbott, Vice-president, tunlty of visiting the IIomestead Steel Mill of The Ryerson Library, Art Institute of the Carnegie .Steel Company through the Chicago. courtesy of Mr. Stevens, Librarian of the Miss Buena Lindsay, Secretary-Trealurer, Ilomestead Carnegie Library, in December. Marshall Field & Company, Chicago. Although the steel industry plays a consider- 11 182 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 able part in the life of Pittsburgh the visits to Tuberculosis League, President; Miss Edith the mills arc rare and considered a privilege. Portman of the Koppers Company Labora- Btllets, ingots and slabs arc well known terms tories, Vice-Presidenl; Miss Esther Fawcett for the basic commodities out of which are of the College of Fine Arts Library of the fabricated the major products of this district, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Secretary- but to see the actual processes of manufacture Treasurer; the Executive Board made up of was a new and valuable experience for most of Miss Mary Lynch, Librarian of the Pittsburgh our members. Academy of Medicine and the outgoing Presi- It is alwdys a pleasure to visit the Mellon dent. Institute, to glimpse the laboratories where so The Executive Committee has had frequent many researches valuable to the industrial meetings during the year; since only four and commercial world have been and are being regular meetings of the Chapter are scheduled pursued. The October meeting was held in the this has been a means of keeping track of new lounge, Miss Lois Heaton, the Librarian, program and business matters from month to presiding. It was a singular honor to have Dr. month. E R. Weidlein, the Director of the Institute, Two members of our Chapter lectured before address the group, telling of the projects under the students of the Carnegie Library School consideration and the methods of applying this winter. Mrs. Blanche K. S. Wappat, scientific research to the needs of industry a former President, gave the "History and and business. There was much in this talk Development of Special Libraries" in two lec- that concerned us as special librarians In our tures and Miss Adeline Macrum's subject was relations to our employers, busmess, pro- "Hospital Library Work." fcssional and institutional. Hallowe'en refresh- The luncheon and bridge will be given June merits were served. The library was v~sitedby 7th at the '(Mayfa~rHotel." This has come those who had not seen it in the new quarters. to be a pleirsant social wind-up of the program The Business District Branch of the Carnegie of our Chapter. L~hraryof Pittsburgh is located in the heart JESSIE CALLAN, of the business and legal stronghold of the city President. in the City-County Building. Miss Marian San Francisco Hatch, Librarian, spoke at the March meeting held in this library, her subject covering the The San Francisco chapter's fiscal year is the service of such a branch to the ltbrary needs of calendar year, so this report, as usual, is a those engaged in bwiness. Reports were had collaboration of two sets of executives. The from the members who had vis~tedCleveland sixth season of the chapter's affiliation with the the week before. Since thcse were itidivttlual national Association has seen a continuation of impressions and varied because of the diversity the practice in vogue last year, namely, visiting of interests of the visitors the discussion follow- and getting acquainted with the resources of ing was lively and entcrtaining. the special libraries of the San Francisco Bay The regular April meeting provided an inter- area, as well as work on the uncompleted esting evening. After dinner the members project of the union list of serials in such li- were guests of Mrs. Jean Wilson Gilson, braries. In addition, the revision of the 1927 Librarian of the Pli~l.~clelphiaCompany and the directory of spec~alI~braries in California was "Contact Club," a reading group of the Com- undertaken, in co-operation with the Southern pany. MI. Edwin ~.'~riffiths,General At- Cal~forniachapter. torney of the Company, spoke of the place of These two projects are now in the final stages. the library In the organization and introduced The union l~stcommittee, Miss Isabel H. Mr R D. McKinnis whose subject was thc Jackson, chairman, learned of a similar project training of employees by the Educational being undertaken by a comm~tteeof the Conl- Department. Mr. Ralph Munn, Ltbrarian of monwealth Club of Califomla and is planning the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, explained a very promising co-operative arrangement his recent survey of the library situation in whereby a provisional list as a joint product Pittsburgh. A supper was served by the Home may result, later to be printed. Meanwhde Economics Department of the Company in the card file w~llbe kept up to date in some "Utdity Hall." local library for reference The Commonwealth Dtnner at the "P~ttsburgher Grill" and a Club is also planning a survey of the intel- short business session preceded this meetmg. lectual resources of the region, which will be The officers for the coming year were elected, aided by the co-operation of our Association. bliss Adeline Illacruni, Ltbrarian of the Thc revised directory is about to be printed May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 183 and w~lldoubtless be ready for distribution at convention committee with Miss IC. Dorothy the convention. Ferguson as acting chairman. The Februaly meeting was held at the Pacific Gas & Electric The June 1929 meeting was given over to a Company, where dinner was served in the report on the convention by Mlss K. Dorothy company's dining room and Mr. W. G. Vin- Ferguson, librarian of the Bank of Italy, who cent, vice-president and executive engineer, was delegate. The July meeting was omitted spoke on the history and use of natural gas, on account of vacations. In August members a very interesting and appropriate topic met at an informal dinner downtown and tllen ~nasnluchas his company was about ready to went to visit the fanlous exhibition of con- cut over the Bay reglon to natural gas coming temporary Anlerican sculpture at the California from the Kettleman Hills fields 300 miles to Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park ' the south. overlooking the Golden Gate. The official lecturer for the exhibit, Mrs. Rose Berry, was The California State Cliarnbcr of Conln~erce hostess on a personally conducted tour of the was host to the Association in March, following show, which occupied practically the whole a sea food dinner in a neighboring cafe. Mr. building. In September Mr. Paul Clagstone, Herbert F. Ormsby, in charge of research western division manager of the United States activities, gave an illustrated talk on the Chamber of Commerce, told of the various organization and work of the Chamber, a activities of his organization. young institution but with numerous and important undertakings in progress all over The October meeting was a visit to two of the the State. The April meeting was a luncheon special libraries at the University of California at which Mr. "Scotty" Mortlend, news rad~o in Berkeley. Preceded by a dinner nearby, the announcer for KPO, "the voice of San Fran- inspection was informal as the libraries ?ere cisco," spokc entertainingly about his work in use. The bureau of economic research and and about newspaper libraries, not forgetting the library of public administration, housed as to mention his fortl~comingbook of verse, one organization In the University Library from which he read several selections. The budding, under the charge of Dr. Helen Page May mcctlng wrll be a dinner gathering for Bates, is malntalned by the economics and consideration of convention business and plans. political science departments themselves. A large and important expansion of this library's Our meml~ershiphas increasecl from 30 to 47. activities will take place this year, due to We are in the mtdst of a campaign at present, financial aid from an Eastern endownlent fund. under Mr. W. A. Worthington's cllarge, to The agricultural library is one of the larger increase our membership boll1 within and regular branchcs of the University Library. without the chapter. In November an "among ourselves" meeting hliss R. Dorothy Ferguson has given her was held, with special treatment by hliss course of lectures on special libraries again this Annette Windcle, librarian at the American Spring at the University of California School Trust Company, of the practice of selective of Librarianship, a~rdwill repeat them this cataloguing. The Decemher meeting was a Summer at the Riverside Library Service luncheon devoted to business, the chief itcm 01 School. Miss Perguson is also serving on the which was the election of officers, as follows: Federal and States Relations committee of president, Thomas Cowles, assistant librarian the A. L. A., as well as on thr. hospitality of the California Academy of Sciences; vice- llospitality of the A. L. A. convention com- president, Mrs. Anly M.Caya, librarian of the mittee. The prebidcnt for this year was ap- California State Chamber of Commerce; pointed secretary of the special libraries section aecretary-treasurer, Miss Margaret M Miller, of the California Library Associntion, wll~ch departmen1 of economics of the Standard Oil is to meet wit11 the A. L. A, in Los Angeles Company of California; member of the execu- the last week in June. tive committee, Miss Virginia Rucker, librarian A busy and profitable year has passed. of the Commonwealtll Club of California. We plan to continue our visits to the special The first meeting of the new year was a libraries in our region and to give some con- luncheon, at which announcement of the sideration incidentally to t hc technical wnys choice of San Francisco for the next annual and means in use among ourselves. conference was made. Committee reports were read and new committee appointments named, TIIOMASCOWLBS, the most important of which was the special President. 184 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Idor-June, 1930 Southern California European Toure The large percentage of members attending the regular meetings of the Southern California Under the auspices of The Open Road, 20 Chapter of the Special Libraries Association West 43rd Street, New York, a tour of seven during the year gives evidence of the fine work and one-half weeks to the libraries and literary on the part of the Program Committee. Be- landmarks of Western Europe has been ar- ginning October 19th, a group of thirty or ranged for June 28 to August 25, 1930. It is more assembled at El Segundo for an out-door planned primarily for librarians and student meeting and picnic given by the Standard Oil librarians under the leadership of Miss Mabel Company of Southern California. The Novem- F. McCarnes, librarian of the Longstreet ber meeting was an instructive visit to the Library of Peddie School, Hightstown, New Los Anaeles County Free Library, including g 'Jersey. The membership of the group is limited fine luncheon. In December we learned ;he to twelve. The itinerary is well planned so that functions of the Research Department of the the world's famous library collections can be Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, where a visited as well as literary shrines, and oppor- fine dmner was served and we were entertamed tunity provided for entertainment in academic by two moving picture films. On January 21st and library circles. we had a reception and dinner party at the Los Angeles Public Library. One of the high- lights of the season was the joint meeting, in Editor, Special Libraries: February, with the American Chemical Society I believe that many librarians mlght be glad at the Los Angeles City Club. A comprehensive to know of a non-commercial CO-OPERATIVE idea of the work clone by a bank library was trip to Europe being organized under the leadei- obtained from our March meeting at the Bank ship of Prof. Tredwell Smith, of Teachers' of Italy. A most enjoyable evening was spent College. For $375 one can have a four-weeks' at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chase on April tour in England, Belgium, Germany and 15th when Mr. Chase gave a personal travelog Austria, with ocean passage both ways included. of their recent experiences in Europe. The For $175 more, one can add a three-weeks' climax of th~seventful season was the trip of tour in Russia, all under expert guidance. fifty-eight members and friends to the oil Or one may plan one's own tour in any other shipping station at Terminal Island on May direction. If there is any balance left, it will 10th bnder the auspices of the General Pe- be refunded pro rata. troleum Corporation. With the nine members This is surely an unusual opportunity. In- added this year we now have a total member- quiries should be addressed to Prof. Smith at ship of sixty-seven in the organization. 229 West 48th St., New York. The party will Fmishing the revised edition of the Union leave New York, June 28th. List of Periodicals in Libraries of Southern FREDERICK A. BLOSSOM, Cal~Iorniais one of our greatest achievements Librarian of The Explorers Club. for this year. It is now in the hands of the printer and we expect it will soon be ready for distr~bution. Map Collections The list of Special Libraries in Southern Editor of Speclal Libraries: Caldorn~a has been revised for the new Librarians with geographical or historical Directory of Special Libraries of California departments under their care will be interested which is being printed in San Francisco for use in a "Comprehensive List of Map Collections at the National Convention. A dozen or more in the District of Colunibia" which has been members from th~sChapter are attending the issued, under date of January 1, 1930, by the National Convention in San Francisco, June Board of Surveys and Maps and copies of 18-23. which may be obtained free of charge on ap- The recent change In our organizat~onfrom plication to the Board, Room 6204, Interior the one office of Secretary-Treasurer to the Department Building, Washington. The list two offices, a Secretary and a Treasurer, has describcs the general classes of maps available helped materially in the work accompl~shed in some forty government bureaus and In- by the society th~sye'lr. dependent establishments in Washington, with information as to those which are for sale. FREDERICKA. BLOSSOM, President. Libmrzan of The Explorers Club. May-June, 1930 SPEClAL LIBRARIES 185 Executive Board Mr. F. Y. Stewart, Sales Director of the Service, would be glad to send copies of ths Price List The Executive Board held its pre-conference to anyone interested, and we are informed that meeting in New York on April 28, 1930 at the the Service is rapidly growing in popularity Metropolitan Life Insurance L~brary. and is now established in many of the large The Membership Committee, Miss Florence technical libraries of the United States both Bradley, Chairman, recommended solicitation in the public and special field. of institutional memberships through co- operation of local associations, suggested personal memberships to accompany institu- Mines Bibliography tional memberships from an organization; believed persons securing employment through The Oil Committee of the Commercial- our association should become members; Technical Group, under the leadership of Mr. urged greater interest of Group chairman in Delbert F. Brown of the Standard Oil Com- membership problems and the development of pany of New Jersey, has been active in de- new locals when opportunity permits. veloping the Bureau of Mines Bibliography. The Publications Committee, '~issLinda This bibliography, published in co-operation H. Morley, Chairman, reported recent printing with the Special Libraries Association and the American Petroleum has been of Information Bulletin, No. 9, a third issue Institute, of Rubber Bibliography ready for press and a under way a little more than a year. This pub- new edition of Commercial Information Ser- lication is essentially a compilation of abstracts, vices Handbook in progress. of current patents and journal articles relating to the various phasea of the petroleum industry. Miss Isabel H. Jackson, Bank of Italy, San It is prepared from abstracts submitted to the Francisco, was appointed Chairman of the Bureau of Mines by the various contributors, News Committee. each of whom has assumed the responsibility The San Francisco Chapter was authorized of going through regularly n definite list of to bring up to date the Directory of Special journals and noting therefrom all articles which Libraries of California. might be of interest to the bibliography. These The membership list of the S. L. A, as of abstracts are then eent to the Bureau of Mines date May 1st was ordered printed, distributed Office in San Francisco for compilation. Two to institutional members and the remainder hundred and seven journals are now being placed on sale. covered regularly for this bibliography. The Travel Committee reported activities in connect~onwith the forthcoming conference. Announcen~ents were made concerni~lgaf- Materials for Research filiat~onof the Illinois Chapter and the pro- The Joint Co~nmitteeon Materials for Re posed formation of a new chapter in Baltimore. search of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Engineering Index Council is making a survey of the activities of The Engineering Index Service, maintained learned societies and other agencies throughout under the direction of the American Society of the United States: (1) in the collection and Mechanical Engineers with Mr. Walter E. preservation in American repositories of mater- Spear, Chairman, Engineering Societies Li- ials for research in the fields of the social brary Board, as Chairman of the Advisory sciences and the huinanities; and (2) in the Board, has in recent months changed its method making of such materials more readily dis- of distribution so that persons may obtain coverable and accessible to scholars generally bibliographic informat~onon certain subjects at through the production of guides and the pub- a reasonable price. lication of source material. A recent circular prepared by the Service The main purpose is to discover, for this entitled "Divisions and Price List" shows the committee and for all interested in promoting wide range of information furnished by the such activities, how the general field is dwided, Service for a specified amount. For example, how well its acveral parts are being covered, card reports OII Aeronautical Engineering may and what portions are being overworked by be obtained for $12.00 per year; Aerial Trans- needless duplication of collections, under- portation and Aviation for $40.00 per year; worked by inadequately supported agencies, or Highway Transportation for $32.00 per year. overlooked entirely. SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 Classification and Indexing Louise Keller and Ernilie Mueser, Department Editors

Classification for a Law Library lawyer knows h~stools. The law student is "I should like to secure a clasnification the apprentice, learning the use of tools, while the research worker rather studies the scheme for a law library, preferably m ex- tools, their tempers and thew possibilities pansion of D. C. Our collection now housed than uses then1 for an ~mmediateobjective, in a apecial legal library, is being made part i.e , the winning of a case. It appears to be of the regular company library. It is my in- the research worker who 1s most critical of tention, so far as practicable, to keep the law the lack of science in not merely the collection in a separate alcove, using but one classification of law books, but the class- card catalog. This collection is used by ification of law. lawyera and members of the clum department. At present there are about 300 Law Librarians are agreed that the Dewey volumes in the collection, not including Dec~nial Classificdtion is not suitable for a pamphlet laws!' lawyer's collectiori of law books. The Library of Congress Class~ficationincludes only Con- The librarian, unfamiliar with the law and stitutional Law, Class K, Law not as yet being the professional use of law books will do well worked out. The Cutter Expansive, Seventh to first fix in mmd certain facts. Class~fication,has a section on law which was The classification of law means, to the worked out by Dr. G. E. Wire, until recently lawyer and the law librarian, the arrange- librarian of the Worcester County Law Li- ment of the subjects dealt with by the law, brary, Worcester, Mass. Dr. Wire is the strong wh~chin the catalog becomes analogous to and consistent advocate of a classified arrange- the subject heddings of the lay librarian. ment of law books. In talking and reading one must cl~stinguish His arguments are- between this meaning, which 1s as old as 1 It keeps books on one subject together. Blackstone, and the shelf arrangement of 2. It keeps editions of one author together. law books. 3. It answers 95% of calls for books. The books which comprise a law library are, 4. It makes it unnecessary for one person roughly, statutes, reports, digests, en- to keep In his own mind what books cycloped~asand textbooks. For the most there are on a particular subject. part, thesc arrange themselves; they 5. It puts law l~brariesin line with other naturally take a form classification, sub- libraries. divided by country, state, or jurisdiction. On this point law librarians are in accord, The majority of law librar~arisaclvoc;lte, difiering only In minor details. It is the text- or use, author arrangement of text-books. The books which form the real object of con- term author arrangement, seems to us who are troversy "Text-hooks are generally ex- unfamiliar with law books, somewhat un- positions of the law as found in statutes and fortunate, since it seems to allow of varying reported cases" and are in cffect "spec- interpretations and shades of meaning, even ialized cl~gests, more or less carefully among the law librarians. W. J. C. Berry has analyzed." It is these text-books which plainly stated his conception that author shn~~ltl rnmy law librarians claim are Loo broad in be strlctly construed, as Green's Bri~eon Ultra subject to allow of sufficiently close class- V~resunder Brice, and Chitty's Blackstone ~firat~onto gain the advantages of classi- under Blackstonc, and these again to be ification by sul)lect. A sample of form ar- arranged alphabetically as Blackstone by rangtnient In use at thc New York State Chltty, Cooley, Sharswoocl, Tucker, Wendell, Law Library will bc found in Kaiser's book ctc It appears to bc analogous to the usual (sce Bibliography). library arrangement of biography first by the The professional users of law books differ biographee, and secondly by the author of the greatly from the laymen who consult law biography. books hecause of the bearing of the law The ndvocatcs of author arrangement crit- upon their daily lives and avocations. Law icize subject arrangement as follows- books arc as necessary to the lawyer as 1. Book on two subjects cannot be in two tools to the carpenter, ,lnd the experienced places May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 187

2. Attendants must be educated to the can also be studied in greater detail in these classification. works. 3. Subject class~fication unnecessary when Where for one reason or another the Dewey subject catalogue is used. Decimal Classificdtion is used, and the class 4. Confusion arises from subject arrangement, dlvision is not sufficiently detailed the Class- for d~ffercnt people will use d~fferent ification Dfcinmle Universelle should be names. consulted, or, when less expmslveness is The advantages of author arrangenlcnt is needed, the modification of the Dewey Decimal claimed to be- Classification as used in the Rhode Island State 1. The books can be found and delivered In Library A copy of the latter may be borrowed shorter time. from Miss Keller. 2. As law text-books are always somebody's Note. This is the third request for a class- treatise on something, they invite author ification of law books which has come to the arrangement. Committee on Classific.at~onswithirl the last In connection with these claims and counter- two years, so the answer covers more than tlie clams, it should be mterjected that marks and actual ques~ion,and we attach a bibliography. notations on law books seem to be considered It has not been possible to consult, or' cltcck, unnecessary, except occasionally, when the dl tlie references, wh~chhave been drawn from markmg on the book label does not plainly various sources. indicate ita place In the scheme, or Tor an BIBLIOGRAPHY occas~onalclass, arranged at the d~scretionof M. the librarian. Alexander, W. Shclf classification of foreign law books, Association of the bar of the City It is also ncccssary to state that the advo- cates of author arrangement do not claim that of New York. Law l~braryjournal, v. 13:6-9. 1920. the rule should be unvaryingly applied in every Bassett, E Classificatiorr of foreign law books. particular. Library journal, v. 45:751-2. 1920. Where a subject can be separated from the -Shelf classification of foreign law books. main body of the law, constitutional law, for Law library journal, v. 12.91-101. 1919. example, or rned~caljurisprudence, there is no Berry, W. J. C. Classifi~ation of law text- objection to the individual librarian doing SO at his own convenience. The contention is that books, I, By authors, [part] 1. Law library a consistent attempt to class~fy law books journal, v. 1:ll-12 1908. results In separation of books which must be Lawclassification under the author arrangement. American library association consulted together, and there is a tendency for hulletm 1: Conf. no. 257-8. 1907. people to belleve that the one section contams the best books on the subject, which very Bibliografia juritl~caIlisp!inica, in Bibliographia universali por D. JosC dc P~rayMarch likely is not so...... t. 1. Uarcelonn, Borras, Nestrcs y ca. In view of these facts the Advisory Council [1921-.] believes it would be the part of wisdom for any Borchnrtl, Edwin M. Considerntions in the one charged ~riththe classifymg of a law library cataloging and classification of Roman and to first make the necessary form classifications, civ~llaw books. Law library journnl, v. 17: and then determ~ncwhether the collection of 26-31, 1924. text-books is sufficiently extensive, and of a Classification of legislation. N.Y. State library. character to repay the refinement of subject Report 85:413-44. 1902. classification. A trial per~otl would also bc advisable, in which the demands of the users -Repor1 86:8-23. 1903. could be stnd~ed,and the~rwishcs consulted. -Report 87.at end of v. 1. 1904. The class~ficationof the law as it appears Darbagh, Thomas S. AmnemonicclassificaL~o~l in the catalogue, lwing also an essential part lor law libraries. Law library journnl, v. of the librarian's work, a study should be made 22 30-41. 1929. of the headings and methods in use. Iriforrna- Author claims his system can be used with tion on this point IS beyond the $ope of the either D. C. or L. C, class~fications. Council's work, but we recommend as "first France-ComitC de l4g1slation btrnngfirc-Bib aid" Lo librarians 111 charge of a law collection, liotllcque. . . Bibliothi.que du Cornit4 dc Kaiser's hook (see B~bliography),and the files ICgislation btrangh. Catalogue. Janvirr of the Law Library Journal for further study. 1889. Paris, Imprinlerie nationale, 1889. The question of the arrangement of law books 718 p. 188 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June,1930

-Supplement de 1902. Paris, Imprimerie -Subject classification of text-books in law nat~onale,1903. 658 p. libraries. American library association bulle- Hewitt, L. E. Classification of law text-books, tin 1, Conference no. 258-60. 1907. I, By authors, [part] 2. Law library journal, "Please advise me whether there has v. 1:12-14. 1908. been published since 1924 a detailed break- Internationale vereinigung fur bergleichende down of groupa 651 and 658 of the Dewey rechtswissenschaft und volkewirtschaftslehre Clasaiflcntion ayatem." zu Berlin. Internationales und auslandisches Taking for granted that you have the llth recht. Gesamtkatalog der bestande von 30 (1922) edition of the D. C. containing the Berliner bibliotheken . . . Berlin, F. Vahlen, expansion of 651. A 12th edit~onof the D. C. 1914. 1466 col., 1469-1684 p. appeared in 1927, including a slightly modified Kaiser, John Boynton. Law, legislative and 651 class and an expanded 658 class. In 1929- municipal reference hbraries . . . Boston, 30 there also appeared a French edition of the Boston book co., 1914. 467 p. D. C. the Classification DCcimale Universelle Kephart, H New York State law-outline of and will be referred to as the C. D. U. classification. U. S. Report:881-8. 1892-3. The following are specific comn~entson 651 Kuhlman, Augustus Frederick. Problems in and a brief outline of the 658 class. library cataloging and classification as en- In the 12th edition of the D. C. 651.42 Daily countered by a research student. Law li- hours has twenty-seven subdivisions whereas brary journal, v. 22:114-21. 1929. the C. D. U. 651.41 Duration of Work-refers Deals ma~nlywith subject headings. to the 658.38 group for the same material. This Lane, W. C. Report on classification, 1883-85. being a subdivision of 658.3 Personnel where it Library journal, v. 10:260-1. 1885. seems to belong. Law library of Congress classification scheme, Staff Rules has changed from 651.43 in the main division by country. Law library jour- llth edition to 651.44 in the 12th. nal, v. 22:123-27. 1,929. 651.53 Arrangement, Classification; and Law society of Upper Canada-Library. A 651.54 Storage; of the llth edition has six subject-index to the books . . . Toronto, and four additional subdivisions in the 12th Printed for the Law society, 1923. 480 p. edition. The C. D. U. has twenty-one further [Round table, classification of law books, at the divisions. 24th annual meeting, American association The 658 class in the 12th edition of the D. C. of law libraries, May 16, 1929.1 Law library is briefly as follows, the numbers after each journal, v. 23:Z-8. 1930. entry indicating the number of further subdivisions. Reference to the C. D. U. will be Rowell, J. C. Schemes of classification of law made only where an expansion is noteworthy. books. Library journal, v. 31:147-8. 1906. 658 Business methods Sage, L. H. Arrangement of law books Ameri- 658.1 Generalities includes: Promotion (lo), can library association bulletin, 2.296-8. Financing (8); Financial manage- 1908. ment (8); Organization (7); Ex- Small, A. J. Classification of law text-books, penses (2). 11, By subjects [part] 2. Law library journal, 658.2 Plant: Location (10); Material; De- v. 1:16-18. 1908. sign (9), Lighting (3);Heating and Smith, Claribel H. and Baker, H. G. Manage- vedtilating; Power (4); Production ment of a small law library. Law library equipment; Service (12). journal, v. 156-61. 1908. 658.3 Personnel: refers to divisions under A summary of practice, including shelf 331. classification. The C. D. U, has a well developed U. S. L~braryof Congress. Tentative list of group here following in the main subject headings and index rules for the the outline of 331 but adding 55 State law index . . . Washington, Govern- common analytical subdivisions ment printing office, 1927. 220 p. for factors influencing work and Wire, G.E. Cataloging and classification of law gives the whole class of 658.3 more libraries. Worcester co. (Mass.) law library. the point of view of the actual per- 7th Annual report, [appendix]. [Announce- sonnel problems in any organization ment.] Public libraries, v. 10:220. May, 1905. instead of the more impersonal eco- -Classification of law text-books, 11, By nomic aspect necessary in 331. subjects, [part] 1. Law library journal, 658.5 Production: Planning (9); Time rec- v. 1:14-15. 1908. ords (6); Rate setting (7); Shop or- MapJune, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

ganization (7); Research and ex- The most regrettable feature of the book is periment (5); Shop maintenance(4). that certain problems not yet adequately 658.7 Buying (11); Receiving (5), Storing treated anywhere are here also passed over and material control (15); Shipping without thorough discussion. Ambng these (15). are joint authors, pseudonyms and anonyms, 658.8 Selling (4); Department organization entry for the Bible, and the cataloging of books (7); Trade promotion (5); Market- in foreign languages. The more difficult

ing-. product (4); Channels of sale classes of the D. C. are not touched. It is (11). exasperating to find a definite statement of the 658.9 Soccific industries. in C. D. U. this ia a most puzzling difficulties of alphabeting, with- 'small group cailed Other commer- out any advice as to their solution. The cial transactions. cataloging of periodicals and publications of The most important difference between the corporate bodies, the topics of selective D. C. and the C. D. U. is that the latter has a cataloging and the making of an authority list, series of auxiliary tables and common analytical are dismissed with scarcely more than a refer- subdivisions with which any group in the ence to other sources of information. classification can be amplified and expanded It would be expecting too much, howcver, to to whatever extent desired. Besides this there get solutions for all the problems of cataloging is a symbol of relation which can link together and classification in one book of this size, and any two subjects under consideration. Miss Mann has given us a wealth of infornlation Examples: illustrating related subjects- not to be found elsewhere. Her chapter on 658.281 :666.1 Conveyor systems in glass "How to read a book technically" alone would factory. make the book indispensable. One would look 658.5 :629.113 Production control in the far to find such clear, compact and adequate automobile industry. explanations of the Decimal Classification and 658.788 :665 Packing and shipping oil and especially of the Library of Congress Clnssifica- lubricants. tion. Nowhere in print is there such good Use of auxiliary tables: material on subjcct and form entries for the Belt transmission tests. dictionary catalog, nor such adequate pre- Team work in the storage sentation of the merits of the classified catalog. room. The book is readable enough to put into the Race observation in iabor hands of anyone interested in the theory of turnover. classikation and cataloging, although it is Report on the f uel research. intended for teachers or students of formal Paper making in Canada. courses. For them, the rcfcrencea at ends of . . Steam boiler soecifications. chapters, the thought questions generously Mann, Maraaret. Introduction to cata- provided, and the statistical information are of loging and the claeeilcatlon of books. special value. Chicago, American library association, 1930. (Library curriculum studiee.) An Advertising Librarian's Criticism The final edition of Miss Mann's book will be heartily welcomed by everyone interested The following are extracts from a letter in cataloging and classification. Those who received disapproving the nrt~cleon Advertis- have become familiar with it in the tentative ing which appeared in SPECIAL LIBRARIES edition of 1928 will find it greatly improved, for April, with a few answering comments. not only in the compactness impossible to "I always believe that business libraries attain in a mimeographed ed~t~on,but also should cut all possible rcd tape and simplify in the clarity and effectiveness of presentation library methods and pract~cesto thc utmost. which will put it at once in the front rank of The deciding factor for everythi~lg1s always books dealing with its subjects. "Is it practical?" which means, does it fit out Since the viewpoint of the book as a whole business and does it allow the library to do a is that of the public library system rather than thorough, quick job with a minimum amount of the special or technical library, it is an im- of help . . . We own about 5,000 books and provement to have the dictionary catalog maintain a clipping file filling 130 standard treated as the basic form. In the tentative file drawers and covering more thdn 3,000 edition the classed catalog was presented first, different subjects . . . We call ours an "ad- and the dictionary catalog explained as a vertising library" only because it serves an variation from it. advertising agency; in reality we are interested 190 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 in all industries and commodities and in the "I do not believe there is any real problem entire proces. of distribution." over a classification for books. We have found Dewey entirely adequate with the addition of "I have read the Classification Committee 5 or 5 extra points after 659." article on advertising and I am much distressed A hbrary so extensive reaches the propor- over it. In the first place, I cannot understand tions of a regular library emphasizing a special it The terms and phrases are not those in subject It may reasonably be said that every common use in advertising; the specific sub- library of 5,000 or more volumes has some jects mentioned to illustrate certain sections special Interest which it eniphasizes. It there- are not the important subjects nor are they fore requires a classification scheme based on logically arranged. I really believe that after the whole of human knowledge and not on a ten years of building an advertising library, sect~onthereof. I should find something helpful In an article The classification schemes on Advertising onmadvertisingclassification, but I do not in this given by the Committee are parts of a whole one . . . " and should not be used or considered out of "I believe that there is a great deal that the their relation to the rest of the classification. Classification Committee could do for advertis- In this relat~onthey have been tested and found ing libraries. We are badly in need of standard satisfactory. subject headings for a data file covering ad- The policy of the Classification Comm~ttee vertising, merchand~sing,sales management, is to be a clearing house of information, to offer and subheadings to fit every type of commodity helpful suggestions but not to do basic work and service. (Incidentally, I pray that everyone such as building a classification or compiling a shall forever keep away from all sorts of nu- l~stof subject headings. It hopes however, to merical classifications for data files.) Here 1s a stimulate other persons to offer expert advice large job for any group but I think it will have in the field of their special knowledge to be done by studying the cx~stingsystems in The question of alphabet~c subject filing advertising librar~esand by getting the back- versus numerical subject filing is controversial. ground and experience of people who have Many factors enter into it and can be debated worked with advertising subjects." at length by those In favor of either. Digest of Business Book Reviews Compiled by the Staff of the Newark Business Branch Library

Adams, J. T. Our business civilization. pers~st." William Feather. Nation's Business Boni, 1929. $3.00. February, 1930, p. 160. 1369 words. "Mr. Adams we~ghsthe increases in wages, "Thts is no 'white collar' complaint. It is electric ice boxes and mcchanizat~onagainst logical and requires analysis and argument. ' the decreases In access to sunlight, air, quiet, The numerous busmess men in America who spaciousness and privacy, 'vestiges of a now have the imagination and the courage to look lost mode of comely and gracious living.' beyond the day's work into the future of These are the most expensive 'things to ac- America w~llfind "Our Business Civilization" quire, when they can be acquired at all, in the tough, but necessary, reading." John Carter. 15, 1929, 82. 168 modern c~ty.'" Otto T. Mallery. Management Forbes, December p. words. Rev~ew,February, 1930, p 68. 410 words Edie, L. D. Capital, the money market "Surely ~t is a tribute to our good nature and gold. Univ. of Chlcago Press, 1929. and our youthful spirit that we read and enjoy 50c. these scorching critic~smsof ourselves. What natlon was ever known to take smilingly so "Professor Edie says among other things much punishment? I cannot imagme an Eng- that in this country, more than at any other lishman of the type so much admired by Adams time or in any other place in the world, larger read~nga hook so cr~ticalof h~mself and his numbers of people are making an effort to pro- ways. He would likely toss the book in the vide themselves with invested incomes, and wastebasket and think no more of it Amen- therefore society must carry an enormous cans, however, enjoy crit~cisrn, and cry for overhead burden or fixed charge in the form of more. I like this characteristic, and hope it will dividends due this expanding group of claim- May- June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 191 ants." George W. Cronyn. System, October, "The expansion of the accounting office to 1929, p. 77. 168 words. the point where, under the direction of a con- "A brochure throwing a broad light on the troller, it will bc able to gather and prepare all chief financial problems of the day. It is in the dat.1 necessary to a factual control not only the nature of a short course in the new factors of production but of distribution, is visualized which have come to play about money and and its technique presented." George W credit." American Bankers Association Jour- Cronyn. System, February, 1930, p. 181. 182 nal, September, 1929, p. 296. 31 words. words. Bankers Magazine July, 1929, p. 170. 130 Credit Monthly. February, 1930, p. 33. words. 595 words. Hackett. J. D. Labor management. Apple- IIoar, R. S. Conditional eales. Ronald. ton, 1929. $5. 1930. $10. "Of special importance to concerns employ- "The book aims to help the seller, not the ing large numbers of workers, the principles of purchaser. Its 'p~tfalls,'in the final chapter, labor management are equally applicable to are for guidance only of the one party to the small groups of employees. This book is for contract-showing him how to make sure of every executive who has anything to do with collecting his money." Distribution and Ware- the management of a labor force." Industrial hous~ng,April, 1930, p. 28. 605 wortls. D~gest,May, 1929, p. 66. 180 words. "Installment selling, which is so widely pre- "The reader will find little philosophy and valent today in hundreds of industries, has only a scanty consideration of 'labor problems' many pitfalls for the unwary . . . This vol- in their economic or social aspect. He will find ume, prepared by the commercial attorney of a a large reservoir of factual material bearing company doing nn installment business of many upon the practical administration of personnel, millions of dollars a year, shows how one's in some lines extended to include the most interests can be protected at every stage ol the minute details as to methods and practices." contract and in every section of the U. S." E. S. Cowdrick. Management Review, August, Dartnell Reference Index, 1930. 1929, p. 283. 1267 words. "Law and local pr;rctices governing thc now "Mr. Hackett has supplied an excellent popular method of selling goods whereby the panorama picture of the activities now usually vendor retains title to the goods until they are administered in industry by the personnel paid for, are described and interpreted." department. The procedures reviewed nre up- American Bankers Association Journal, hlnrch, to-date and are clearly set forth." Ordway 1930, p. 882. 31 words. Tead. Personnel Journal, February, 1930, "The book is intended for both lawyers and p. 363. 280 words. laymen. Its keynote may perhaps be found Hayes, M. V. Accounting for executive in the author's words, 'the best way to gct control. Harper, 1939. $6. out of trouble is to keep out of it, by complying "The entire approach from the management in the first place with all possible requirements angle is suffused with a scientific management of both locd law and practice.' " llarold tint. Mr. Hayes whlle not n rabid Taylor Dudley C;reeley. Journal of Accountancy, man, has evidently accepted much of the Mnrch, 1930, p. 228. 551 words. Taylor philosophy of management RO that the discussion is in terms of the procurement man- Jackson, J. H. Auditing problems. Ron- ager, the facilitation manager and so on-terms ald, 1929. $6. which indicate the assunlption of Taylor prin- "The problems are replcte with realistic ciples." American Accountant, April, 1930, detail which must be seen to he appreciated. p. 175. 645 words They cover every phase of the audit, from prc- "It is extremely doubtful whether, in these liminary considerations to the final report." days of condensed literature, the busy execu- H. F. Taggart. tive would have either the time or the inclina- American Economic Review, hiarch, 1930, tion to wade through this mass of theory to p. 116. 210 words. extract the worth-while practical points which "As its title implies, it contains problenls in are hidden in its midst . . . To the junior the spec~alfield of auditing to which the student student, particularly to the student of manage- is expected to apply his previously acquired ment engineering, this volurnc yhould prove of knowledge of princ~plesand procedure gathered considerable interest." Harold R. Caffyn. from standard textbooks. These problems are Journal of Accountancy, March, 1930, p. actual cases, or are adapted therefrom, drawn 233. 803 words. from business life." W. H Lawton, Journnl of 192 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June; 1930

Accountancy, January, 1930, p. 72. 341 words. Lyon, L. S. Hand-to-mouth buying. American Accountant. February, 1930, p. 86. Brookings Institute, 1929. $4. 790 words. "This is a very detailed study of the problem -the experiences of individual companies with Klllough, H. B. and L. W. Raw materials of orders over a period of years, a study of the size Industrlallsm. Crowell. 1929. $3.75. of orders in various industries, hand-to-mouth "Never before has a comprehensive knowl- shipping, the costs of small orders, and other edge of material resources been so necessary to details of the far-reaching effects of hand-to- an understanding of the growth of industrial- mouth buying are carefully analyzed.'' Dart- ism throughout the world as it is at the present nell Reference Index, 1930. time." Credit ~Monthly,October, 1929, p. 41. "This is a book for manufacturers who have 455 words. the patience to examine minutely the causes "This informng study makes a survey of all and effects of hand-to-mouth buying, a practice the world's products, dividing the investiga- here interpreted in terms of the business and tion into five parts: textile fibers, crude prod- economic issues involved. It is a social as well ucts of the forest, population and the food as a business problem, demanding in its analysia supply, minerals and fuel and power. Without the study of masses of statistics on specific question, the native resources of each country industries." Clayton Hoagland. New York are going to exert more and more effect upon Sun, November 30, 1929. 71 words. that nation's place in the sun. Hence any study "But hand-to-mouth buying in the present of raw materials has a profound polit~calas well era, the author asserts, is more severe than in as economic significance." Industrial' Digest, the earlier periods. The desire to be cautious February, 1930, p 27. 371 words. may be no greater, but mechanical improve- "In defining the scope of their subject, the ments make it possible for the buyer to buy authors urge that factors other than physical less far ahead, to demand quicker delivery, to resources are the raw materials of industry. require smaller units than was ever the case They would include the human element and before." Credit Monthly, March, 1930, p. 48. industrial organization with all that these 637 words. imply." I. Lippincott. American Economic "This is a book which should be read with Review, March, 1930, p. 98. 407 words. profit by every progressive purchasing agent with the vision to be interested in the basic Kitson, H. D. How to flnd the rlght voca- economics underlying his vocation!' Manage- tion. Harper, 1929. 52.50. ment Review, April, 1930, p. 143. 665 words. "Many books are attractive to handle, but R. 0. Beckman. they become prosaic and preachy. This book "On the whole, the book is a thorough piece is attractive to the average secondary school of work, an excellent analysis and evaluation or college youth; he opens it and finds it amus- of a current business phenomenon. Purchasing ing, interesting, sensible and real." Richard D. agents, who have contributed largely to the Allen. Personnel Journal, April, 1930, p. 449. situation and to the study, will find in it a 420 words. broad view of a general movement in which "Asserting that over one-half of the wage their own policies, collectively, play a sig- earners of the United States are either dis- nificant part." Purchasing Agent, December, satisfied or inefficient in their work, the author 1929, p. 1398. 280 words. has presented in an easy and interesting style "An important section of the book is devoted a summary of the principles of vocational guid- to a consideration of the relative amount of ance which may be helpful in pointing the way stocks and inventories carried by business to occupations that will be pleasing and suit- over a decade. A number of striking disclosures able ta the individual worker." W. C. Bowen. are made in this connection." System, Feb- Management Review, January, 1930, p. 72. ruary, 1930, p. 181. 143 words. 504 words. "His conclusion is that most people are not Maze, C. L. and J. G. Glover. How to 'born for a vocation,' but continually adjust and analyze costs. Ronald, 1929. $5.00. adapt themselves in accordance with the "The simplicity of the book, both in subject- changes going on in society. A first-rate book matter and in form, should make it useful as a for young folks, and for those who advise them text . . . If the book docs no more than show in vocational matters." H. P. Dutton. Fac- the student and the executive where to look tory and Industrial Management, January, for waste it has served a useful purpose. And 1930, p.'79. 168 words. this is perhaps the volume's greatest value." MapJune, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

American Accountant, April, 1929, p. 224. ate both in text antl picture-which is an in- 475 words. valuable contribution to the literature of "Cost accnunting is an aid to management, finance." Industrial Digest, March, 1930, not a substitute for it. The aim of the authors p. 32. 445 words. is to present the ideals of the cost accountant "For the business man the most fascinating in such a way that young executives may utilize and illuminatin~of his books is the recently ccsts to greater advantage." Management Rc- publisl~ed history of financial spccidation view, December, 1929, p. 430. 152~worcls which begins with prehistoric man arid ends "While there is little strictly new or original with Amerlc.lls domination of international in the book, it presents a new form of compila- finance." George W Cronyn System, I'eh- tion from sources not usually brought into runty, 1930, p. 181. 234 words. clobe association, yet funtla~neni.rlly related Nystrom, Pnul H. Economic principles of to the broad subject of costs . . . Coneidcretl consumption. Ronald, 1929. $5.00. prin~.~rilyas a textbook for students, it has "Not only scientific observers like Dr. earned a place in the educational list." Arthur Nystrom, but bminess Inen also are beginning Andersen. American Economic Review, to suspect that advertising is a weapon for the Septeniber, 1929, p. 464 365 words. consumers as well as the producers. Originally Miller, M. D. Bank sales management. interitled to stimulate and control conwmer Ronal,d, 1929. $5.00. demand, it has gradually tended to become a "It describes modern methods of obtaining means whereby the consumer cxprcsses his new business th.~thave been tried and tested wants and desires ancl thus shapes the products and fouqd to be successful not only ill selli~~gand polic~esof.thc rnanufact~rrcrs. If the con- the services of a bank but of keeping them sold." sumcr is king and is going to use llis kinfily American Winkers Association Journal, May, powers, it certainly behooves those who cater 1929, p. 1145. 57 words to him to find out more about his character, his "The book is well written and the banking Iiab~ts,ancl his methods of exercising his pre- departments analyzed indicate complete famil- rogatives." George Burton I-lotchkiss Ad- iarity with the subjects. Possibly fifty per cent vertising anti Selling, January 8, 1930, p. 38. of the words could have been left out without 589 words. decreasing the value of the book antl at a "A soimtl and comprehensive analysis of the saving of time to its readers." 0. F. Meredith. elemcnts, social, economic, and personal;wl?ich Management Review, July, 1929, p. 251 160 affect consumption and determine the rise and words. fall of industries. If you have not thought "About all we hear nowadays is 'science,' through the relation of your ~ndustryto de- but J, guess it's inevitable When husirwss and niantl influences, it is time you did so, and you industry become as complex as they are now, could not make a better start than with thi~ it's the only way out, so we might ns well book I' 13. P. Dutton. Factory and Iriclustrial accept that fact and each of us become scient- Management, January, 1930, p. 79. 152 words. ists in his own way." George W. Cronyn. "If the render of this book ask of it that the System, October, 1929, p. 79. 92 words. findings of many economists on the subject of consumption be presented ill tletn~l,he may Mottram. R. H. History of financial consider it to havc fulfilled its fuliction. No speculation. Little, Brown & Co., 1929. less than 71 tables aml 29 plates are inclutlcrl, $4. and a voluminous I)ihliograpIiy in itself givcs "It is a book for the banker who wants sonw evidence of thc width of material consulted." interesting reading of the side wllicll will R. F. Lovett. Mnn;rgement Review, January, develop his general knowledge and unclcr- 1930, p. 36 581 worda. standing of his field." Bankers Monthly, Reed, V. D. Planned marketing. Ronald, April, 1930, p 49, 210 works. 1929. $5. ' "His book is a very useful corrcctivc to loose "For any person who is assigned he task of thinking about the funct~onof speculatio~~in planned marketing and who is witl~outs1,ecial industrial society. It is also a valuable and expcriencc, this volu~neoffers a helping hand. compact account of the most misunderstood If the same task Co~ncsto one wlth eupcrience, phase of financial life." Forbes, December 15, it is well worth thc price ;is n guide, or outline, 1929, p 82. 190 words. of what to dn and what not to tlo." Distribu- "All the world and all time are drawn upon tion and Wt~reIiousing, November, 1829, for material'for this elaborate volume-elabor- p. 39. 330 worcls. 194 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930

"This work deserves the careful attention of to get to the new place, but he hasn't much men engaged in the difficulties of forming and faith that the subject will occupy it. A face- executin~plans for the marketing of goods." tious reader might ask-"why send out the C. L Barnum. Bullctin of the Taylor Society, missionaries if the heathen don't want to be Dcccmbcr, 1929, p 218. 342 words. saved?" Albert S. Keister. American Eco- "Effective planning of marketmg, according nomic Review, March, 1930ip. 119. 605 words. to Professor Paul Nystrorn, recognized au- "This book is designed, if not actually to thority on the subject, is one of the most im- awaken this comatose owner of American in- portant essentials of modern business practice. dustry, at least to make him turn over in his The widely variegated prohlems which one is sleep." John Carter. Forbes, October 15, called upon to face necessitate constant study 1929, p. 112. 305 words. and the ahility to cal~~tal~zeupon the experience of others." Advertising and Sell~ng, White, Percivnl. Snles quotas. Harper, June 26, 1929, p. 85. 140 words. 1929. $1.00. "Anyone who knows White's previous works Reilly, W. J. Mnrketlng investigations. wdl know his writing on distr~bution and Ronald, 1929. $5. advertising carries the t~nden~nhlccvidencc of "A l~ookthat presents problems-and at- intensive study, as well as the stamp of true tacks them, that asks questions-and answers experience and authority " Walter Mann. them, is welcome in any held-in this part~cular Sales Management, May 4, 1929, p. 270. 276 ~nstancc-the Market Manager has been well words. served." Lefax, August, 1929, p. 29, 345 words "It is, I believe, the first complete statement "Any executive who contemplates thc or- of the underly~ngtheory of various kinds of ganiz,~t~onof a markel analysis department, or quotas, thc use of market analysis, the ap- employing somc outside agency to make a plication of scientific methods to quota setting, study, would profit by ~erusingthis volume. and the quota in operation and practice." IIe will get, in an evening's reacllng, suggestiorls George W. Cronyn. System, December, 1929, of the weakness and advantage of each meth- p. 86. 168 words. od." D~stributionand Warehousing, Novem- "Reviewing existing methods of setting sales ber, 1929,p. 38. 412 words. quotas the author classes them as follows. "The book has much to rccommcnd itself guesswork quotas, based on what is thought for classroom use The orp~nizatior~and con- will be sold; psychological quotas, wherein sales densat1011of material should give the student quotas are allowed to be set by the salesmen; of distr~butionproblems a defin~tegrasp on this quota constants evolved from a statistical net rather elusive subject, and the allalytical of figures which hear a definite relation to aspects of m~erprctationof market data mer~t market potentialities, such as automobile carcful study by student as well as research registrations for the manufacturers of special- speual~st." Arthur E. Nilssan. American ties for automobilists; territorial quotas and Economic Rev~ew,March, 1930, p 117. 605 quotas founded on sales statistics." Industrial words. Digest, October, 1929, p. 35. 294 words. Managel~~entReview. August, 1929, p. 285 240 words. Theodore Swann, President of The Swann Sales Management. September 29, 1929, Corporation, Birmingham, who admits that p 654. 299 words. he 1s neither a cl~crnlstor an engineer, but has a wholcso~nerespect for research, was inter- Senrs, J. 11. New place of the stockholder. viewed by the Editor of Clrenrical a~rdMefal- Hatper, 1929. $4. Isrgzcal Engzneerl,r,q atid the result, "hlaking "During the last decade the reldt~onsbe- Research Pay Its Way," has been reprinted tween corporations and stockholders have from the February issue of that magwine. taken on new and wtder ramificat~ons. John H. Sear's book is designed to help show the SPECIAL LIBRARIES for June, 1926 corporation how it can profit by closer rela- was a California Number. A limited tions with its stockholders and to show the number of copies are available. stockholtler how he can best protect his rights and help h~scompany " Nation's business, Price fifty cents. Apply to General April, 1930, p. 232. 70 words. Offices, Providence, or S. L. A. Head- "He shows the stockholder a new place, how quarters during the Co~vention uch better it is than the old place, and how week. m MayJune, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Associations This issuc fcaturcs the in~tialmeeting of tlie National Assocmtion are constantly workmg Baltimore Chapter which was welconlcd into on pcrplcxing problems such as classification the organization by Miss Rebccca Rankin, a and the find111gsof tlie various comniittrcs arc former President of S. L. A. :~vailnl~leto any member for the ask~ng. In closing Miss Rankin suggcstcd that a Baltimore centralized mcet~ng place be tlecidetl 11po11, A group of twenty special librarians from and nftcr tlic appointment of a Clia~rman,Vicc- Baltimore City asscmblcd at the Hidden Chairman ant1 Secretary-'l'rrasu~cr, the nicm- Gardens, 721 St. Paul Street, on the evening bcrs bc asked to rote upon thc numbcr of meet- of May 15, 1930, for thc purpose of organizing ings to IIC hcld each ycar Tlmc arc tcrl local a local cl~aptrrof the Special Libraries As- chapters and the Raltin~orcAssociat~on \dl sociation. be the younpcst, and sl~ouldin hliss Rnnkin's After a very deliglitful dinner, during which opinmn be the most vigorous. time was afforded those prcscnt to be~omc Following Miss Rankin's very intcrcsting acquainted with each other, tllc mccting uns tliscuss~or~,Mr. William S. Ilamill of thc called to order by Dr. Horace Flack of the Baltimore Association of Commerce, and n Legislative Reference Department, City I-IeII. former technical librarian, made n brief atltlrrss. Dr. Flack spoke very cnthusinsticnlly of the Spcaking from his pcrsond cxpericr~cc tic plans of the chapter and coniplimcntcd those empl~as~zetltlic advantagcs of tlic local as- responsible for the organization of the group sociation as pointcd out by Miss Rankin, and in being able to secure as a speaker for the lait1 great strcss on tllc importance of contact evening Miss ICebccca B. Rankin, Librarian of persons in work of this nature. of the Mun~c~palReference Library of New A discussion from tlic floor follou~cclthc two York City and former President of tlx Special atldresscs, ~fterwliicl~ Dr. Flack suggesictl L~brarjesAssociation. that the oilicers for thc coming ycar be as MISS Rankin gavt an interesting rCsumi: of follows: the early history of the assoriation from its Miss Laura A. Woodward, Cl~airmar~,Mr. organization at Brctton Woods in 1909. She W~lliam S I-Inmill, Vice-Chairman, Miss reviewed the rapid growth of the association Eleanor F;dley, Secretary-Trensurcr. A no ti or^ which in the first ycar consisted of 50 mcmbers to this cffcct was made and carried. and in RIX years had increased to 350. The many In order to form .I local chapter it is neccssery interests of the association demanded thc that ten or morc mcmbcrs sign a pctition to formation of Croups and Local Associations be prescntctl at the Executive Boarrl Meeting. and Miss Rankin recounted llcr cxpcricnces in A petition addrcsscd to Mr. William Alcott, aiding thc dcvclopment of these local Cl~aptcrs. Pres~tlc~~t,and to the members of tllc Exccu- In 1920 Miss Rankin was clcctcd President tivc Board had bccn prcparctl and sixteen of of the New York Special Libraries Association those present very willingly signccl thc paper and during her term of officc it was fold that whi~11will bc ;~ctetlupon at the next ~neeting the most successful meetings were the dinner of tlic Uoarrl. mcctings and that the interest shown and the Boston benefits derived warranted a monthly mccting from October to May. Miss Rankin also On April 28, 1930, forty-ninc 111r1n1)c.r~met mentioned the tlevelopment of the Groups for supper at Yc Brass Rnil, 5 13rontl Strect which are now an important part of thc and proccedetl thence to tllc [J. S. Custo~l~ association and ind~catedthat the Groul~idea I-Iousc whcrc opportunity was affordecl to fiw orig~natedIn the 1.ocal Associat~ons. Boston from the Balcony on tl~c25th floor The main object of a meeting of Special Thc meeting was held in tlic Civil Srr\.icc Librarians 13 the interchangmg of ideas in Examinat~onRoom on the 16th floor It was order to hclp one another and to learn thc opened by the reatllng oi the niin~~tesof thc facilities of each special library. The fine spirit February and hlarcli ~ncctings and 11y thc of cooperation which prevails among the report of tl~cTreasurer. T11c cl~;~irrnanof I he National Association, the u4lingness of each Mcmbersl~ip Cornn~ittcc rcportcd li\c candi- member to Iwlp others is proof cnough of the dates. good that can be obtained by reason of such an Dr. Persons, presiding, then i~~lroilucedMr. organization. Tllc various committees of thc Moses Mann, Deputy Surveyor of Customs, 196 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June,' 1930

who welcomed the membership and then most Fogg Art Jlusel~m,antl the Reverend Iirctl- entertainingly told of his work in connecticn crick T. Persons, Librarian of the Congre- with the supervision of inspectors on the piers, gational Lihrary narrating various incidents which had to do with efforts to evade payment of duty. New York Mr. R. G. Frye, head of the Liquidating An attendance of 135 at the meeting on Department, spoke interestingly, but ratte April 25 testified to the interest aroused by our briefly, upon the financ~alphase of the Servicr, meetmg place,-the beautiful new library of cspeci3lly with reference to rates of duty, the the Rockefeller Institute. The latest improved tariff and revenue contributed to the Govern- metal stacks, book supports that really support,. ment. shaded lights at every conceivable spot, metal Some discussio~~was 11,ltl upon the rcvisd hinged drawers for magazines, visible index conet~tution,a draft of which had been sent to guides to the contents of the stacks for every the membership w~ththe noticrsof the meeting. tier,-these and many other devices of the Further discuseion and a taking of votes on the perfectly equipped library inspired admiration various wctions was postponed to the May and envy. Add to this a setting of panelled meeting. walls, the adornment of the beautiful painting A large group of librarians gathered for the of Lavoisier by David, the unobstructed view annual ineeting of the Special Libraries Asso- from a series of windows of the East River ciation of Boston on May 26, 1930 The mcct- and the Queensboro Bridge with its twinkling ing was held in the Library of Boston ,College lights and one doesn't wonder at Miss Trask's antl a tour of that I~caut,ifulbuilding precedetl pride that her years of library service shodd the evcawg's program. have received this crowning recognition of the Reports from the secretary antl cliairmcn of importance of the library in this med~calre- cornm~tteessummarized the work of the ycai search institut~on. and the mmnhers had the plcasure of hcarlng A delicious dinner was served in the dining the Rcwrcntl John I: Murphy, S.J, speak on room of the Institute with Dean's as cajterer "Some Libraries of the Past" His picture of At the head table the special guests were Miss ihc woes of the early li)rar~ans made v~vid Esther Johnstone, president of the New York the difficulties of preserving libraries which L~brary Club and Miss Bertine Weston, wcrc thrcatcned with destruction by fire, bar- managing editor of the Library Journal. barians, and reformers, and suggested that, in Miss Trask spoke informally about various compariqot~ with the past, librarians wcrc in features of the library which we were to Paradise today. examine in more detail later in the evening A brief talk on the "New Boston College and the meeting then adjourned to another Library" hy the librarian, the Reverend Wil- part of the building. Here, a remarkable liam Stinson, S J., supplcmentcd what he had moving film of cell life was shown, magnifying told inlormally on the tour of inspection many thousands of times cells in the famous After the two speechcs of the evening, husi- living embryo chicken henrt of Dr. Carrel's ness was resumed The proposed revision of fifteen year old experiment. the Cotlsiitution was discussed by sectioils ant1 The vital part played by periodicals in cur- voted on Thc name of the Assoc~at!on is to rent medical research was emphasized by Miss be changed from Special L~brariesAssociatmn Trask, who pointed out that medical books of Boston to Boston Chapter, Spccial Li- become out-of-date almost as soon as written. braries Aswciat~on. The efficient system that she has evolved for The following officers wcrc clcctctl for the indexing and advertising this valuable maga- ycar 1930-31. President, Miss Ahbic G Glover, zine material so that her clientkle is kept in- Assistant Librar~anof the Insurance Library formed up-to-the minute is in itself worth a Assoc~at~onof Boston; Vice-President, Mrs. visit by every special librarian interested in Gerhard D~ctrlchson, Chief of the llusincss the intensive use of the periodicals in a library. Branch of the Boston Public Library; Secre- It should be added, too, that any librarian who tary-Trcdsurer, hfiss Elizabeth Downcs, Li- is weary of her own job and feels the need of hrarian of the Boston Un~versitySchool of a fresh vision should see Miss Trask at once Education ; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. and absorb some of her energy and enthusiasm hfiss M~ldrcd E Robic, Librarian of I.ec, for her work that seems to stimulate daily Higginson & Co.; hlcrnbcrs of the Exccotive new interest and desire to outdo previous noad, Miss E Louise Lucas. Librarian of the records of service. May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 197

New York nearby local associations at Boston end Phil- The Group Committees of the New York adelphia. Special Libraries Association were active dur~ng After thc acccplance ol the nominating conl- the month of April. The Insurance Group held mittce's report, Miss Bradley I~a~~tlcilover 111c a luncheon on April 12th and the Financial gavcl of the association to lhc incoming prcsi- Group had luncheon together on April 22nd. dent, Miss Marguerite Burnett. The Civic-Social Group, as a result of letters sent out by its energetic chairman, Miss Ina Clement, met in impressive numbers at a recent One of tlie most interesting nlcetlngs nf the dinner meeting of the Association. season was tlic annual dinner meeting of the The May business mceting of the New York Special 1-ibrariea Council of Philadelpl~iaantl Spec~alL~l~raries Association had the dclight- Vicinity which was lield at the Art Alliance on ful and unust~al settmg of thc Brooklyn April 11, 1930. Botanic Gartlcn in all its spring glory of color- Dr. F. Cyrd Jatncs, Professor of Finance at ful aralcas, purple iris antl charniirig rock gar- the Wharton School of the University of dens. After a walk through the grou~itls a Pennsylvania, was the cl~iefspcaker. His talk, huffct Supper was served in the roltlntla of the of particular interest to those librarians who main Imilding. deal with commerce and finance in reports Mr. Calvin Foss, librarian, surprised us by and surveys for large corporations, rclntccl to arranging to have the dircctor of the Galden, the Bank of International Settlen~ents. IIc Dr. C. Stuart Gagcr, address us. Dr. Gagcr's discussed the history and importance of this very interesting, and often humorous, account Bank and also the part which the Ul~itedStates of the study of botany heginning with Aris- will play in its activities. totlc opcned our eyes to the ever fresh attrac- Mrs. Eleanor Morton, a columnist of the twn of this old sc~cncc.He informecl us that Public Ledger, spoke inforn~allyon wonlcll in thc library's collection of incunab~~lais une of business. Mr. Anguy Fletcher, Director of the the four finest in the IJnitcd States, ad British Library of Information, gave all en- pointccl out that these books are not increly thusiastic talk on the coming S. L. A. conven- thcrc as noteworthy examples of printing art tion in California and reasons why every sl~ecial but arc used for the valuable Lotanic inlorma- librarian should be anxious to attcnd, llis tion they cotltain. The library subscribes tn remarks determined each one to put forth ,I the almost unbelieval~lctotal of 930 periotl~cals great effort to make tl~ctrip. dcvotcil to botany. Much botanical literature **I is mucd in the form of pamphlets and thew An invitation from the Curtis Instilute of are carefully bound, intlividuiilly, bccause of Music to hold our Gila1 meeting of tlic w.~son their pertnancnt refercncc value. on May 2nd in their library was accepted w~lli Various comnlittce reports wcrc rcatl ancl real joy by the Special Libraries Council of approved. The membership now stands at JPb. Philadelphia and Vicinity. Of the new members addcd during the year. Because of tlie interesting program arranged Miss Wray rcported 37 for the Commercial- by the Institute, plans were made to reduce to Technical Group and 15 for the Financial, as a minimum the time required for the trans- the largcst Group additions. action of the annual business alT;urs. This was Miss Ruth Savortl reported progress ot~the accomplishecl must satisfactorily by the clis- IJn~onList of Periodicals and urgently rc- tribution to the menlbership ill advance of tlic quested an expression of opinion from the meeting a composite letter from the chairnlan members present as to the uscfulricss of the embodying the reports of oficers and commiltcc list, wh~chrel~rescnts thc status as of January chairmen, s11owi11g the Council's financial 1, 1929. position, its activities and its nccoulplisli~~lcnts MISS Rebccca Kankin rcported for the Em- for their con~ideration. ployment Committec on active file of 289 rcgis- At the brief busines~session prccedi~lgtlic trants. Requests from employers during the program of the evening, the report of the year totaled 98 and 45 of these wcrc filled by Nominating Committec was prcscntcd recoln- the committee. The prcsident's annual report, mending that the affairs of the Council shoulcl in addition to summarizing tlic tnccting of the again be placed in the hands of the group that year, referred to thc special cfforts made to had managed then1 during the lust ywr. Tl~c co-operate with the Nat~onalassociatidn, ancl report was accepted and the following pcrsolis also to establish ne~ghborlyrelations with thc wcrc elected for the 1930-1931 season: Chair- 12 198 SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 man, Dorothy Ilemis, Lippincott L~brary, meetmg. Sixty-five were present for the dinner University of Pennsylvan~a; V~cc-Chairman, and twclve more came later for the program. Alfred Rtgl~ng,The Franklin Institute, Secre- During a short I~usmessmeeting the follow- t.iry, Helen M. Rank~n,Municipal Reference ing officers werc elected for the year 1930-31: Division, Thc Free Library of Ph~ladelphia; Cha~rnlan,Miss E. Lou~seLucas, Fogg Art 'Crcasurcr, Laura E Hallson, American Philo- Museum Library, I-larvard University; Secre- supl~icalSocicty. tary-Treasurer, Miss Elsie A. Grob, Lynn Pub- On bchalf of the Council, Mr Rigling paid lic Library. a well deservcd tribute to our Chatrmar~,MISS "Methods of co-operation between the Bcmis, for her sk~lfulguidance and participa- Catalog and Reference Departments" were tlon In evcly phase of the Cou~lcd'sact~vit~es cltscussed briefly by Miss Ruth H. Calkins, during the past season, and expressed our Seattle Public Library; Miss Mary E. Hyde, pleasure at hcr consent to contmue in office in Sinunons College, School of Library Science; spite of the increased pressure of her own work. Miss Marion A. Cooke, Prov~dence Public A votc of thanks was .ilso exlentled to oflicers Library; Miss Ruth E. Brown, Brookline and members who were scrving the Council. Public Library, Mrs. Frances R. Coe, Massa- Our hostess, Miss Marjorie Winn, Librarian chusetts State Library; and Miss Mildred of the Curtis Institute of Music, welcomed the Tucker, Harvard College Library. guests most cordially and told of the interesting Professor Chester N. Grecnough of Harvard and important part the hbrary plays in this University told of the Holl~s Collect~on of great conservatory of music, the g~ftof Mary books at the collcge library, sketching the per- Louise Curtis Rok, whlch, it is conceded, ranks sonality of the thtrd of that name who sent * second to none in the world. The Itl~rarycort- so generously of volumes on political theory, tains one of the most valuable and extensive many being beautifully published and orna- collections of books on muw in Amer~m,and mcntcd according to his directions. approximately fifteen thousand separate musi- cal composit~ons. MISS W~hnspoke of the ~~ecessttyof deviating from ccrtain library There was a dinner meeting of the Maryland, standards In ,tdministermg her library, all Virg~nia and Distr~ct of Columbia Regional with Llte ~deaof making its services of the Group of Catalogers and Class~fiers,at the grcatcst vdlue to the faculty of the lnst~tution American Association of University Women Club House, Washmgton, D C., on April 19th w111ch includes on its teaching staff such cele- ,. britics as Josef Hofmann, Mmc Marcella I hirty-one persons were present. The Chair- Sembrtch, Emilio de Gogorza, Leopold Auer, man, MISS Mary Louise Dinwiddle, Assistant Felix Salmond, Carlos Salzedo,-just a few of Librarian of the University of Virginia, pre- a long list of artists who devote part or all of s~ded. The dinner committee consisted of tlletr time to instruction Miss Lma Carnahan, Miss Jane Cooke and Miss Harriet Pierson, and to this committee, A tour of ths beautiful building to the stu- in great part, was due the success of the dios, Casimir Hall the aud~lorium,and the meeting. Instrunlent rooms was most inspiring, and made Mr. Miles 0. Price, Librarian of the Law onc feel most assuredly that "the beauty of Library, Columbia University, gave an in- his surtoundings and the facilities placed at teresting address on classification in a law his disposal can scarcely fail to inspire the best library, Dr. George E. Wire, Librarian of the efforts of any pupil who has within h~ma spark Worcester County Law Library, Worcester, of nrnbition." Mass., spoke of his experience as a law libra- Ssn Francisco rian Mr. Theodore A. Mueller, of the Li- brary of Congress, gave an address on cat- On April 15th Lhe Spec~alL~hraries Associa- aloguing theology, and MISS Harriet Pierson, tion or San Francisco held a luncheon nlretlng of the Library of Congress, spoke in apprecia- at thc P~.IL,LHotcl MI Scotty Mortland, a tion of the work of Dr. Waltl~erKoenig, who member of thc Sail Fratrcisco Chro?izclc staff, recently retired as Assistant Chief of thc spoke on newspaper libraries with special refer- Catalog Division, at the Library of Congress, encc to the C/J~OII~G!Clibrary. after thirty years' servlce. . The Group re- Cataloguers and Classifiers gretted that Miss Olive Jack, Assistant Chief of On Wcd~lcsd,ryevening, Apr~l23J, the Bos- the Law Division, Library of Congress, who ton Group of Catalogers and Classifiers was to speak on law work at the Library of gathered at the Ventlome for their 1930 Spring Congress, was ill and unable to be present. May-June, 1930 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Events and Publications Rebecca B. Rankin, Department Editor

Book Marks, the bulletin of the Public AIIRUSFletcher, Director of the British Library of Des Mo~nes,March, 1930, devotes Library of Informatio~i, contributes a very a page to "Books for the Business Man and readable article on "Arthur James Balfour" Woman." *I* ill Cwretal History for May. There has been so much demand for "Corn- * plete Sets Generally Found in Large Li- The Opelr Shelf, the house organ of the Cleve- hraries," recently issued by the Queens- land Public Library, for May, is devoted to borough Public Library, that the subject matter the subject "Busi~iessPrint." has heen reproduced in pamphlet form. *I*

Special Libraries Council of Philadelphia The Czly Bnilder of Atlanta, Georgia, in its has brought its local Directory of 1926 up-to- hlay issue describes a unique directory service date by issuing a Supplement, January 1, 1930, compiled by the Post D~rectoryCompany of During those four years twenty-four new li- Georgia. Thc dircctorics are placed out of doors braries have been added to the list, and neces- on attractive weather proof self-cloelng pressed sary corrections and revision have been made. steel boxes, locatcd at strategic points on the The Philadelphia Directory serves as a guide streetsof the city. The directory ~tsellis printctl to tlie library resources of thc community, on water proof tag board and bound with a patented loose lcnf bilitler. The IJnst D~rcctory public, institutional, and privaie. * itlea originated in Scnttlc, Washington, in 1926. The Sixth Yearbook of the Educational Press *** Assoc~at~onof America has rcccntly been pub- I~sliedfor the Association by tlie Conln~itteeon "A Survey of Special Work lor Busi~lesshle~l Standards. The volume contains a classified ill Lnrgcr Public Libraries," rcccntly compiled l~stof educntionnl periodicals, il~cluding a by Marian C. Mar~lcy, Librarian, Business group of eight magazines devoted to the library Branch, Newark Public Library, is now in ~~rint. field. Copies may be obtai~~erlupon application lo *** the Business Branch, Ncwark Public Library, The Index in two volumes to that valuable 34 Commerce Street. set of nineteen volumes published in 1918 and *** 1919 by the City of New York, "M~nutcsto One of the largest band libraries ill the world the Common Council of the City of Ncw York, is owned by thc Goldman Ba11.d wllicli is 1784-1831" is now available. Distribution is stated to have a repertory of ten tl~ousand being made by the Municipal Reference Li- "ready to play pieccs" with an individual score brary, 512 Municipal Building, New York City, for each of the seventy players composi~~gthe for the Mayor's Committees in charge of pub- band. Radio listeners always recall with lication. *** pleasure the deliglitful ~uuuical programs prc- sentcd by Edwin Franko Goldnlan especially The Police Department of City of New York the playing of his own compositions. has its own official monthly organ entitled *** SPRING 3100, the Department's telephonc number. The first issue of "Spring 3100," The report on Inclustrial Fcllowsliips of hlarch, 1930, appeared a few weeks ago in an Mellon Institute, rcprintccl from Itrdirslrinl or~ginal cover in colors depicting the gold- and Et~gitreeringCltenrislry i~itlicatesll~c with domed Police Headquarters wit11 onc of its aclivities of this Inhtitutc organized cxclusivcly new airplanes poised above it. Dedicated to for the application of stxnce to Lccl~~iology. Mayor Walker, graced by a frontispiece draw- Among the nolcworthy rcsearcl~ebin progress ing of Commissioner Whalen, printed in mod- arc investigations 011 air ~~ollulio~~,I~rirklnyi~~g, ern fashior~ without capital letters on the iodine, a study of hent insuIation, special editorial page, illustrated with comic pen nnd investigations on petroleum, nn i~ivesli~;~lio~i ink drawings by De Milt and some cartoons of slccp, and ~r special investigation co~ltluctctl and many photographs, the magazine is dis- in behalf of the La~~ndryowners'National As- tinctly original. sociation on all phases of laundry operations. 200 SPEC1 AL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930

l'hc Dullct~nissued hy thc Investment Bank- 'The Institute for Kcscarch in Land Eco- ers Assoc~at~onfor May 2d describes the nomics and Public Utilities 1s developing .I col- Exhibit and Reference Library mamtained by lection of public utdity employees' magazines the Association The article states that 10,000 and the Librarian, M~ssLurile L. Keck, is copics of the soulLe book have been distributed. anxious to know any other library is making It may be recalled that this source book was a similar collection. Correspondcncc regarding printed in co-operation with thc Special Li- th~smatter should bc addressed to Miss Keck braries Association. at Northwestern University, 337 East Cl~icitgo Avenue, Chicago *I* Tlic School of Citizenship and Public Ad- ministr~t~onof the University of Southern The Refiner and Nalvral Gnsolrne Manu- California has recently created a new govern- jactrrrer for April devotes ;I full page to a ~iientresearch library for tlic use of the school. sympathetic revlew of the lhbliography of Spcc~almaterial has been gathered on state Petroleum cornpilcd I>y Miss Mclissa Speer, budget, utilit~cs,city management and various bibl~ographerfor the I'etroleum Field Office mun~cipaladmin~strative problems. of the U. S Bureau of Mines III co-operation wttli the American Petroleum Institute and the Specd L~brariesAssociation. The story A nicc bit of publicity for our colleagues In presents in detail the ~o-operatingmembership Philadelphia appearcd in the Phzlndelphia of the jomt committee and 1s ~llustratedwith a Bueiling Rullefin on Aprd 2, 1930. Undcr the photograph of Miss Speer. liead~ng"Men and Things" the writer notes *** the v.~lue of books as practical tools in the The National Statistical Service recently promotion of business and sketches in a graphic issued a new edition of "American Under- way the salient point3 concerning the principal special libraries in Phil.~delpliia The Special writing Houses and Their Issues" under the editorsh~pof Otto P. Scliwarzscl~ild of New L~brnr~esCounc~l of Philadelphia and Vicinity York City. An innovation in thc new edition is to be congr~~tulatedupon this mteresting IS a list of American and Ca~~adianaccount- item. *** ants, appraisers, cnginccrs and lawyers mentioned in the newspaper syndicate advertise- Philpdclphia, the publication of tlic Phila- ments in connection with financ~alstatements dclpli~a Chamber of Com~iierce, hegmning and otlicr matters of Icgality. The new volunle March, 1930, will present each month two records the underwriting activit~esof over one pages of busmess book information prepared thousand American and Canadian invcstmcnt by the Special Libraries Council of Phil;idcl- houses during the year 1929. phia and Vicinity. This cnntr~l)i~t~onwill con- *** sist of short reviews and notices of new books and is another means of bringi~~gpublic rccog- Thc Weekly Bulletin published by the nition to the Council. American Woman's Association in its issue for May 15th contains an interesting editorial by Isabella M Cooper on ltbrarianship as a Under the titlc "Tlic Door at the Right of the profession. Shc kecnly outlines the qualifica- Arch," Mr. Frank H. Chase, Assistant Li- tions for librarianship and infcrs that spccializa- bta~ian of the Boston Public L~brary, in t~onmay be an ultimate aim. She suggests " hlorc Books" for Apl~l,1930, describes the new methods of education and emphasizes the value Illwary building crcctcd by Mr. Louis E Kir- of spec~all~brar~es as a field. stein in memory of 111s father as a home for the *** Dusincss 1J1anch. The article is also prrnted In A-tablet in memory of John CoOton Dana, ilie SIoirc utld Wcbsler Jm~rnalfor May. for twenty-five years l~blar~anof the Newark l'ublic Libruy, was unvcilcd in the library on Dr. T P Sevensma, l~brarianof the League May 16th. Miss Beatr~ceWinser, librarian, of Nations' Library, Ins written a Iioreword ur~veiletlthe tablet which was presented to the to a "Key to League of Nations' Documents, trustees by Stephen B G~lliuly,chairman of 1920-79," con~pilccl11y hla~~eJ Carroll, chief the tablet committee. Funds for the tablet of thc refe~cnccscrvicc on intcrnat~onalaffairs wcrc raised by children of tlic Newark public of thc World I'cncc 1;ounclation Library. The schools under the auspices of the Schoolme~i's "Kcy" is being published as an aid to lihraries Cluh. Exercises in the Second Presbyterian and not IIJ~profit. Church ptcceded the unveil in^. LIBRARY SUGGESTIONS

AN APPROACH TO LITERATURE by THE WAY OF THE DRAMA by Bruce II Hoxm N. Fmrchlld ...... $2 .OO Carpenter ...... $3 26

SHAKESPEARE AND HIS FELLOW THE NEW CRITICISM by Edwm 8. DRAMATISTS (~ntwo volumes) by Burgum...... 2.60 E. H. C. Oliphnnt...... per vol. 6 00 MEDIEVAL NARRATIVE by Mmrgmret INTRODUCTION TO MODERN JOUR- II Schlaugh...... 2.60 NALISM by Stewart Robertson...... 2.60 Get these hooks at your bookstore. Or return this advcrtiscrnent to us with your business card and they will be mailed direct on approval for free examination. copy of catalogue sent free on request.

Prent ice did, IPP 70 Fifth Avenue, new york n. q.

I LIBRARY I ITOOLS &)

I will bring you ( Our Catalog and Price List'of Supplies and Mending Mater- ials, also a booklet entitled BOOK-MENDING: some - - - - short cuts and Labor Saving Devices- - - - THE H. R. HUNTTING CO.,Springfield, Mass.

GRAPHICS HEADQUARTERS OUTLINE MAPS CORK BULLETIN LETTERING PENS BOARDS GRAPH RULED SHEETS NUMBERED PINS AND EXHIBITS PREPARED TACKS MECHANICAL BAR COLORED GLASS MAP CHARTS PINS GRAPHIC RECORD SUPPLIES AND SERVICE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION COMPANY 28 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET. PROVIDENCE. R. I.

Itr answeriirg Advcrtisetitet~lsrilentiott Special Librarirs 12* SPECIAL LIBRARIES May-June, 1930 Personal Notes

Mr. Reinhold T. Puach, librarian of the Aim Ebbcsen, who has been first assistant American Weekly, Inc , New York City, conin the W. T Grant Company L~b~ary,New tributes an article to "The File," a monthly York, has resigned to accept .I position in the bullet~nof The F~lingAssociation of New York. library of Batten, Bxton, Durst~ne& Osborne. **I Miss Ebbesen has been succeeded by Katherine Miss Helen Terry, senior mcmber of the staff Uhelin, who was already on the library staff. of the hlun~cipal Reference Lihrary of Mil- 111 waukee, has been appointed acting I~brar~an. Miss Gerald~neRainmer is now in charge *** of the library of the IIardware hlutual Casudty Miss Betty Ross, who has been In the catalog- Company of Stevens Po~nt,Wisconsin. ing department of the Princeton University 111 Library, has taken a position w~ththe Library John Henry Parr, l~brarianof Ford, Bacon of the McGraw-Hill Publ~sh~ngCompany. & Davis, New York, has assumed additional *** dul~rsas library adviser of Snead & Co. Mqaret Plcming is now circulation assistant *** in the U S Rubber Company Library, New Ruth Schulnierich is now identified with the York. National Committee for Mental Hygiene in **I New York and has cl~argeof the files for that Hazel Merry, formerly with the Federal organizat~on. Reserve Bank, Chicago, has recently joined I*. the library staff of the Museum of Science and Our sympathy is extended to Moll~s W. lndustry, Chicago, founded by Julius Rosen- Hering, librarian of the Missionary Research wald. Library, upon the recent death of her mother. *I* Mrs. Hering often attended meetings of the Dorothy Watson, librar~anof the Bankers New York Special L~brariesAssociation Trust Company, New York City, has been ap- 111 pointed chairman of the Financial Group of the The New York County Lawyers' Association S. L. A to fill the unexpired term causcd by recently adopted a rcsolut~onupon the death hliss Moe's resignation. of Richard L. Crumli for fiftccn years librarian 111 of the Association. The resolution on behalf of Emily G. Davis recently joined the staff of the library comn~~tteewas published in the the New York Public Library. Miss Davis New York Times. was formerly librarian of the Johns-Manville *I* Corporation. Mrs. Virginla Cleaver Bacon, Librarian of *I* the Oregon State Library, passed away Aprd Martha Nichols has become assistant to Miss 12, 1930. Mrs. B'icon was a graduate of the Morley at the Inclustr~alRelations Counselors, University of Oregon and the Riverside School Inc., New York City. of Library Servlce. Prior to assuming the posttion of Statc Librarian she was Library Adviser in Adult Education in the Libnry Association of Portland. Orepon. I*. LlBRARlANS LIBRARIANS Eleanor ff. Duncan, formerly ed~torof the WANTED SUPPLIED "Library Journal," back in this country after For good For positions an extensive trip abroad, co~~tributesan in- posltlons In anywhere teresting study on Co-operation of Libraries all parts of This service with Recreational Institutions which is printed in "Libraries," Apnl, 1930. the country is free 11 1 Wrllc Immedkakly lo Depl. C Mary B. Day, now librarian of the Rosen- THE AMERICAN LIBRARIANS' AGENCY wald Museum of Science and Industry, describes the purposes of that institutiun and the WINDSOR. CONNECTICUT library's part therein for the April number of "L~bmries"

Pages 139-140, 147-152, 203-208 deleted, advertising.