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Vol. 13 February, 1922 No- 2

Trade Catalogues in Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh

Technology Librarian, Carnegle Library of Pittsburgh.

A few years ago, a writer in the En- (These figures ase based on the practice, gineeving Record (v. 71, p. 407) expressed mentioned below, of placing bulletins, cir- himself as follows on the subject of trade culars, etc., In binders and countlng each catalogues: "In my oplnlon and in the binder as one "catalogue"-actually there opinion of a number of engineers, specifica- arc probably 60,000 separate pieces of liter- tion writers and purchasing agents of well- ature ln the collection.) known firms with whom 1 have conversed, Collecting and Arrang~ngMaterial the average trade catalog is the most abused In establishing the collect~on, consider- and wasted form of advertising there 1s able help was given by certain technical today." The eame writer statcd further and trade journals which were willing to that "Easily 70 per cent of the catalogs are print brief announcements of the project, thrown away." but, in general, the collection has been There is considerable justification for built up by individual requests for liter- this attitude, for much of the trade literature. The chief sources for originating ature published is so lacking in logical ar- thcse requests are (1) announcements of rangement that its utility is greatly im- new catalogues, usually In advertisements paired. In spite of numerous shortcomings, and in the review columns of technical and however, it must be admitted that trade trade journals, and (2) lists of manufac- literature today contalns a vast amount of turers in lines where weakness in the exist- valuable Information which is not available ing collection is disclosed. Though the na- elsewhere; thus any library which is even ture of the material forbids keeping the cn- moderately concerned with technical and in- tire collection on open shelves, several dustrial service will find that this service hundred of the more recent, bound cata- may be greatly enhanced by collecting trade logues are usually kept in display cases in catalogues and making them accessible. the Technology Room. A sign on these The fact that so much trade literature cases calls attention to the collection and is generally thrown away strengthens the has been instrumen,tal in securing local argument for ~tspreservation in reference publications. libraries. With industrial organizations, Material in pamphlet fornl is sometimes trade catalogues are usually the perquisite accon~paniedby binders. Usually, however, of the purchasing agent and, in many the Library must supply binders and the cases, circulars and bulletins escape the Library bindery furnishes these at a very wastedbasket only if they happen to reach low cost. They are made in two standard the buyer when he is "in the market." In sizes, with cyelets so that material may be the case of more pretentious material, such punched and either laced in or fastened as bound catalogues, when a new edition is with long paper "rivets." Each binder received the older one is generally dis- is treated as one volume, and accessioned, carded. As these old ones are sometimes the same accession number appearing on badly needed for comparison, or to help the corresponding card in the name index. establish "the state of the art" in patent The arrangement of a collection of trade litigation, etc., the library which can afford literature should be governed by the nature the space will find it advantageous to keep of the service demanded. Many industrial obsolete editions. companies and some libraries have adopted Many years ago the Technology Depart- the policy of arranging catalogues on the ment af the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh shelves acording to "Dewey" or some other began the systematic collection and arrange- systenl of classification. The greatest ob- ment of trade literature and the collection stacle to this method is that there are many now represents some 3,600 manufacturers excellent catalogues which cannot be satis- and contains about 12,000 iLcatalogues.J~ facstorily classified, and which must bo fitted SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1922 awltrvardly into the classification scheme, will themselves classify certain sets of bul- or placed in a "iniscalle~~cous~'file. This letins, in which case the class is considered is true particularly of the largc catalogues as the unit, the Allis-Chalnlers "Flour Mill of jobbers and midtllemcn. No schenw is Bulletins," "Electrical B~llei~ins," etc., likely to provide acceptable classification being in separate binders and each class for such ~naterialas a Sears, Roebuck & indicated separately in the card-indexes. Company catalogue. Scts of bulletins are kept in loose-leaf In the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, binders and in rare cases where there is trade literature is shelved alphabetically by no published list of the numbers in an names of firms, using the following arbi- important set, it is worth while to makc a trary arrangcn1cnt for the publications table of contents on a sheet to be filed in u?zcfer tach firm. This brings together mu- front of each binder. This is perhaps bet- terial of thc same kind and presents no ter than entering each in the card-inclex. problems of classification. The failure to nlalre a separate card for nu~~rtill~...... 100 each piece of liternture docs not seriously Cntnlr~giles: L'coniplele," "g~wcral," "ger- impair the reference value of the collection, petual" ...... 200 because trade directories, such as "Thomas" Cntalo~ucs:"l~nrtt:il," ".rcr*tto~ial"...... 30P Clrculnr~ ...... 400 and "Hendricks" indicate the manufacturer I;'olrlcrs, fivers. Ienilets. etc ...... GOO of a special product not shown in the sub- Instruct lol; lujnlin ...... BOO jcct index. Then, if the literature of this IJhoto~rxl~Iis,I~l~ic-pttnts, etc , of product.. 700 Spectal pulillcntlons (rolmnts or magnzlnc ~nanufactureris available, it is usually no nrt~rlcw, etc ) ...... SOO more tedious to turn through his bulletins, Tcstltnoiiixls ...... 800 etc., than it would be to look through a Samglcu of pro~lurls...... 000 large number of cards. Of course, only a very few firms wlll have This arrangement operates better than any such wcnlth of publications as here in- classifying catalogues, because the demand dicated, but the scheme provides for even comes both by firm name and by subject. the most elaborate series. In most cases The former dellland is antomatically met all material wll~l fall in the first three or by shelf arrangment, and the latter by the four subdivisions, which are easily remeni- subject index, occasionally supplemented by bmed, and, through a coincidence, material trade directories. With a classified scheme which may be referred to subdivisions GO0 more time would probably be required in to 900 bears just enough relation to the cor- preparation for the shelves; much d~ficulty responding "Dewey" classes to give the would arise in the case of general cata- scheme a slight n~nenlonicvalue. Subdivi- logues, which do not admit of satisfactory sion 000 taItes care of such material as classification, and there would remain the sample boolts of paper stock, linoleum, oil- problem of getting at the material by firm cloth, wall-paper, etc. Separate card in- name. dexes are kept by subjects and by names of Many publications issued as trade litera- manufacturers. ture are of high technical value, and, when Name Index these are of sufficient importance to justify In the name index, entries are, of course, ~t,they are assigned to the general book under the name of the individual or com- collection-nsually the reference collection pany publishinfi. the literature-not the local -and hundreds of such publications have dealer or clistributor, evcn though the lat- been classified and entcred in the Technology ter nlay have an imprint or "sticlier" pn Dcpartlnent catalogue. To get the best the catalogue. The cards in the name In- service from the trade literature collection, dex give reasonably full information re- however, it IS desirable that all publicaLions garding the publications listed, and bear of any manufacturer shall be indicated (in red) the numerical, symbol indicntmg thereln, so when a publication is assigned the relative location of the publication to the book collection a card is immediately amonq oLhers published by the same firm; filed in the trade literature name index, and any particular catalogue (or set of later, when the publication is catalogued, bulletins) is thus definitely identified by thc this card is provided with the call nnmbcr firm name and the numerical symbol. identifying it. For this purpose, white A cayd is filed for each publicat~onex- cards ase used, while the trade literature cept in the casc of cc~tamregularly num- indexes, in general, are of cheap manila bercd series; in this case, the series. of stocl;. bulletins oy circulars is regarded as equiva- With many manufacturers and dealers lent to n single catalogue, ancl but one card the n~ostimportant trade lityature is in is made for thc set. This worlcs pretty the foim of "housc organs In order well, for wl~crcthe bulletins of a set are that this nuiterial may be represented, a few in nunibcr no confusion resnlts, and, salmon card for each house organ is filed where thc set is at all extensive, in many in the name indcs to trade literature. The cases n list of the bulletins is printed on Tcchnology Department receives more than each one, or an index to thcln is furnished 300 house organs. Thesc are checked as re- at intervals to he placed with the set in a ceived, filed for pelmanent reference, and binder. Occasionally the nlanuf acturers card catalogned by snbject, title, and name SPECIAL LIBRA.RIE.9 of company; but this material is not in- tion. The scope is more restricted as it rep- cluded with the trade catalogue collection resents, to quote the compilers, "the as- and need not be discussed here. selnblcd literature of manufacturers of Trade naims are entered rather spar- technical merchand~se." It is colnposed of ingly, since comprehensive lists, especially actual catalogues of machinery, engineer- for American products. appear in vario~is ing equipment, etc. these catalogues being trade dircctories, but entries are made for bound in uniform covcrs, and p~ovidedwith ninny names, such as "Dannemora steel" an index in a separate pamphlet. Thie and "D'Auria pun~pingeng~nes," which in index lncluclcs names of companies, subjects, inany cases arc not readily identified lists of blue-prints, line drawings, tables, through dircctories. and "engineering data," the last of these lists calling attention to instructions, tests, Subject Index standards, technical papers, etc., scattered In the subject index, entries are quite through the various catalogues comprising brief, listing only the names of manufac- the l'Studies.J' The service for 1921 repre- turers whose trade literature relates to the sents 147 companies and forms 60 nu~nbered product indexed. The symbol (f) before a volumes most of which appear in two or firln name indicates that the literature is more parts. Publications of the same com- loreign. Cross are provided. pany are generally bound in one volulne but Under "Cranes," we find Set! also "Der- this fentnre is unimportant as everythillg ricks" and "Hoisting and Conveying Ma- is indexed. chinery," under the latter of which ten For many years architects, contractors, cards are filled with entries. The practice nnd engineers have been familiar with of placing numerous entries on a single "Sweet's Architectural Catalogue" and card is perhaps illogical, for eventually "Sweet's Engineering CataloguelJJ which many cards will have to be rewritten, but were probably the pioneers in the field of it is a time saver in using the subject index, "union" catalogues made up by devoting and the original entries are spaced widely one or more pages to the trade literature so that others may be inserted. With these of each manufacturer listed. During re- brief entries, it is, of course, necessary to cent years many other "union" catalogue refer to the name index or the shelves to projects have been undertaken and there determine the dates and nature of the pub- are now at least a dozen published in the lications available under each firm. Sub- United States, each covering some special ject headings are developed according to technical field and each usually containing the nature of the material and there is no technical information which adds to the standard list, but an effort has been made value of the work. to make headings specific rather than broad, Generally the manufacturers represented so that all the niaterial under any subject in these catalogncs pay generonsly for tho may be relevant. space they use, thus contributing to the cost Use of the Collectlon of publicnlion, and publicity is supposed to be secured through free distribution of the Aside from definite requests from patrons cntalogues. Libraries in industrial com- who know of the trade literature collection, munikics afford the best possible field for both the Tecl~nology Department and the pahlicity, and wherc these catalogues are Branch libraries have many questions available free, they should be secured. which could not possibly be answered Several of the compilers, however, now throuph any other material in thc Library. place a price on their catalo~uesand the Almost daily, intruiries come for addresses purchase cannot always be recommended, of mannfacturcrs 1r1 various lines, and the in view of the fact that the space given trade literatuse collection is now so stronq each mnnufncturer is too hrief to form n that in mnny cases the inquirer can be told substitute for a general collcd.ion of trade that the c-~taloqucsof most of these inanu- catalogues. Faclurers mag be consulted here. The s1nd1 In 1917 (Z?~lawZPritltos, v. 59, p. 33) part of the collection shelved in the Tech- there mas predicted, ns a possilditg of the nolo~yRoom seems to be of never-failing ensuing five years, a loosc-leaf "master intel~st. The fact that visitors sit bv the catalojwe" includia~nol only trade litera- hour cuamininfi. thcse ctltalogues, indicates ture, but freight rates, discounts, prices, that thcy arc entertaining as well as in. etc., and estcnding to such refinements as st~uctive. vargin~the color of gaper for sheets issued clurinc: different years. Even if such Spec~alTrade L~beratureCollections a project should materialize it is doubtful The "Catalogue Studies" con~piled by if it could ever he carricd out on a scale Whipple's Technical Laboratories. Allston snfkicntlg comprehensive to do amng with Squaix1, Boston, constitutes a valuable ad- the necessity for a general catalogue collec- junct to the general tradc literature collection. SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1922 Trade and Class Directories Copyrighted in the U. S. 1919-Date. Part I, A-1. Prbpmrad by the Buslness Branch of the Nswsrk Public Llbrary, Newark, N. J. EntrSes in this liat we taken on& from the cqpyright records which appear monthly in the catalog of copyright entries, part 1, group 2. This accounts for the omission of info~mation,euoh as price and volume, from time to time. The omission of sme well-knmn trade directories, which have not been publi~l~edsince 1918 for Q- sdamce, accowntod jor by the date margin seleoded, wk., 1919--date. Othm have not been copyrighted at all. This b the fist bime an attempt has been made to print a mpre- hensivc list, of trade di~sclCions. It is hoped that the list may be kept up to date, and eapandsd both as to infmtimgiven about the vari- aue directories as well as to the number of directories. Many trade periodicals issue buyers' directories regdarly, which, by reaeon of soops and authori*, frilly wm-amt inclzlsioh in an ultimate lut of trade direotorios. Accoutantd Ofncss. Artlats. Accountants' dir and who's who. Rlta Bookplate annual Alfred Fowler, Kansas Perlne, N. Y., 1920. City, Mo. 1921 Accountants' forum. Internat. AOCountantd Dir. of bookplate artists. Alfred Fowler, Boc., Chicago 1020, v. 1, no. 1. Kansas City, Mo. 1919, 1920, 1921. Advertirera Associations-Agricultural Lombard's olrcular mnllers' dlr. A. P. Stevenson's omclal dlr of Indiana farmers' Lombard, Bt. Loul'e. 1919. buylng and shi'pping ~ssoclations. James McKlttriclr'a dlr, of ndvertisers Geo. Mc- A. Stevenson, Adrlan, Mlch. 1921. Klttrlck, N. Y. 1919, v. 20. 1920 v. 20. -- New England. 1921. v. 21. Mr. of agrlculturnl and amllated organizations of New England. Boston Chamber stands; advertising reglater. Nat. Regls- of Commerce, Boston, Mass 1921. ter Pub. Co.. Wllkea-Barre, Pa. 1920, - Cornmerclal . v. 6. no. 1. 1921, v. 6. Who's who among commercial organlzatlon Btandard register of natlonal ~dvertl'slng, secretaries Amerlcan Cl'ty Bureau, N. Y. agency list. Nat. Register Pub. Co., N. 1920, v 1. Y. 1919, no. 9 1820, no. 10. 1981, no. - Fraternal 11. Masonlc dir. Wm Johnston Co., Chicago. A~rlcultural Implement and Machinery 1921, $0.25.

Trade.. ~ Statistics of fraternal sop. Fraternal Moni'. Farm Implement news buyer'e gulde. Farm tor, Rochester, N Y 1919, 25th an. Implement News Co., Chicago. 1910, $1, 1920. 26th an v. 29 1920, .., v. 30. 1921, . ., v. 31. - ~edlcal. Millard's Implement dlr. Implement Trade Dir. of tuberculosis aasw. and oommlttees Journal Co., Kansas City, Mo. 1919, v. SS. In the U. 8. Nat. Tuberculosis Aamc., 1920, v. 34 1921, v. 55. N. Y. 1919. Tractor and implement blue book. Midland Pub. Co., St LOUIS,Mo. Automobile Accessories Buslneam. 1919, 1920, 1521 Jobbers, exporters, automobile accessories. garage crlulpment, tools, hardware. Spe- Agriculture. cialty Auto Parts Co., Inc., N. Y. 1920. Agrkultural almnnac John Baer's Eons, Roster of antomoblle accessory supply Inc., Lancaster, Pa. 1921, 1922. houses, wholesale and retall of TJ. S. and Alrcraft Industry. Canada. Ch~itonCo., Philadelphia 1919, Aircraft year book. bfanufactmrers' Alr- 1920, 1921. craft Assoc., Inc., N. Y. 1910. 1020, 1921 Roster of members of the automobile equip- Reglster of aircraft pilots Underwriters' ment assoc. Chilton Co., Plllladelphia Laboratories, Chicagn 1921. 1019. 1920 Archltects'- .- - . - Officecr.- . .- - . ~utornobileTrade. Arahltects of Central Western states. F. W Automobile trade dlr Automobile Trade Dodge CO., N. Y. 1921. Dir, Inc , N. Y 1919, v. 17. 1920, v. A~chitectsof greater N. Y, N. Y. State, 18. 1921. v. 19 ~?d-No~t.~rnN. J. F, W. Dodge Co., Automobile trade dir malling list. Auto- 11. X, 1361. mobile Trade Dlr., Inc, N. Y. 1919. 1920, Archltects of Middle Atlnntlc States F. W. 1921. Monthly supplement Dodge Co., N. Y. 1921. Baggage, tax1 and auto dlr. Yollow Cab Architects of New mnzland. F. W Dodee Co., Houston. 1920, 1921. Branham automobile reference book. Ben. ~rchi'tects of ~o~thwcsternstates. F. W. P. Branham Co., Chicago. 1921, $1. nodge CO. N. Y. 1921 Chilton automobile dm. Chllton Co , Phila- Bruce's dlr of school house architects. clelphla 1919, 1920, 1921. Quarterly. Bruce Pub Co , Mllwaulree, Wis. 1921. Chllton automobile dir dropped names, February, 1922 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 27

list of dealers, garages, etc. Chllton Co., Catalogue Service Co N. Y 1919. 14th Phlla. 1919, 1920. 1921. Monthly. an ed. 1920, 15th a;, ed Chilton automobile dlr new namea, Ilst of Builders' guide. Channon, Wllhelm Co., dealers, garages, etc Chilton Co., Phlla. Los Angeles, Cal. 1920. 1919. 1920, 1921. Monthly. Building Trades-Chicago. Chllton trade 11st. Chilton Co., Ph~la. Classlfled dlr of reliable flrms In the bulld- 1919, 1920, 1921. Ing trades of Chlcago. R. M. Roessner. Classlflcatlon manual list of automoblles Chicago. 1920. Ben. P. Branham Prlntlng Co., Chicago. - lndiana~olis 1920. Quarterly supplement. Handbook of automoblles. Nat. Automo- Classifled bullding trades dip. of Indlanapo- bile Chamber of Commerce, N. Y. 1919. Ils, Ind., and viclnlty, A B C Catalogue 16th an. 1920. 17th an. 1921. 18th an. CO, N. Y. 1920 Llst of omcers and managers of Amerlcan - Milwaukee. automobile and automoblie engine manu- Classlfled dlr. of rell'able flrms in the build- facturers. Chllton Co., Phlladelphla. ing trades of Mllwaukee. R. M. Roeasner. 1919, 1920, 1921. Quarterly Chicago. 1920 Nat motor theft dIr J. I. Dutton, Chl- - Minneapolis. cago. 1920, 1921 Quarterly. Classlfled dir. of rel~ableflrms in the bulld- Nat used cav mat ket report Chicago Av- ing trades of Mlnneapolts and St Paul. tomoblle Trade Assoc., Chicago. 1919, R. hf. Roessner, N. Y. 1920 1920, 1921. Quarterly. - Philadelphla. Nat. used car market report; pocket ed. l3ullclers' gulde dlr Building News Pub. Chicago Automobile Trade Assoc., Chl- Co., Philarlelphia. 1921. cago. 1919, 1920, 1921. Quarterly. - Plttsburgh. Rostor of merrfbers of the Automotive aasoc. Chilton Co , Philadelphla 1921. Builder's fir of Plttsburgh and vl.clnlty. - Des Moines. Richard M. Roessner, N. Y. 1919. - Toledo. Des Moines used automobile market gulde TJ. J. Davey, Des Mofnes, I. 1921. Classifled fill.. of rellable flrms in the build- - N. Y ing trades of Toledo, 0 R M. Roessner, ... . . N. Y. 1919. Classified automobile dir, of Utica, Rome, One~da and Mohawk valley. Yanltce Cannlng Trade. Trader Pub Co., Syracuse, N. Y. 1919. Canner's dlr. and allied Industries of U. 9. - Seattle. Xational Canners Assoc~ation.,Washlng- ton. 1920. Blue book dir, of the Seattle automotive In- Salmon packer's d~r (Reglster) Miller dustry R Camby. Seattle, Wash 1920. en or. Freeman, Seattle. 1919, 1920. Cattle Ralsing Business. ~mcr.bank reporter Steurer Pub Co.. Amer Hereford record and Hereford hand- N. Y 1920, $6 00. Quarterly. book Amer. Hereford Cattle Breedere' Bank almanac. Levey Printing Co. In- Assoc, Kansas City, Mo. 1919, 1920. 1921. dlanapolls 1921. Quai-terly Bank and attorney dlr. P. I-I I3nrlv. Chl- Amer ,Jersey Cattle Club of N. Y -Yearbook caRo. 1920. Amer Jersey Cattle Club, N. Y 1020. Bankers' and brokers' dir with l~stof lnw- Amer Shorthorn herd book Amer Short- yers and accountants W~lI~iims& Co, horn Rrecders' Assoc , Chicago. 1919. N Y. 1819, v. 37, 38, 39. 1920, v. 40, 41. 1020, N?I. Quarterly. 1921, v 42. $5 on Blue boolc of the FIampshlre breed, Hamp- Rankers' encyclopedia. Pui plr b mk. Rank- shire Dlr. & Yearbook Co, Inc., Peor~a. ers ~ncYcl~~@dinCo., N. Y 1919, 1920. 1900 1921. Sem~~annual. 11e;:Su'reg~ster of the Amer Jersey Cattle Blue Iloolc of bankers, brokers and invest- Club. Amer. Jersey Cattle Club, N. Y nient de:llers. Poor's Pub. Co., N. Y 1918. 1920, 1921. Three times a year. 1921. IIolsteln-Friesian herd boolc. ~olsteln Cashler's guide of N. Y. Landon T Assoc. of Amer.. Rrattleboro, Vt 1910, Davles, N. P. 1920, 1921. Monthly. v. 39, 40. 1920. v. 41. 1921, v. 42, 43, 44. Dlr. member bnnlcs, Federal Wserve Dls- Red pollerl herd book of cattle descended trict no 7 F. Longworth, Chicago 1920. from Norfolk-Suffollc red polled Red Rand hIcNa;!ly's hanker: dir and llst of at- pollod Cattle Club of Amer., Rlchlancl Cen- torney's bluc boolc. T:nnrl AIcYnllv & tre, Wls. 1919, v 31. 1920, v. 32 1921, Co.. Chlca~o. 1919. 1920. 1921. Seml- v. 33 annually - Reglster of merit of Jersey Cattle. Amer. Rand McNally bankers dir., coma. Key to Jersey Cattle Club. N Y 1918-19, 1919-20. nunlerlcal system of the 'Ameic. Bnnkerfi Cement Trade. Assoc Amer. Bankers Assoc N. Y. Dir. of ccment, gypsum and llme manufac- 1919, 5th ad., supp no. 2 192d, 6th ed. turers, w~thwhich is included sand. 1920. 6th ed . supp. no 1. gravel and crushed stone. Internat. Trade Press, Inc., Chicago 1919, 13th ed. Beautv'# Parlors. - Amer, almanac and biographic dir. of halr Chemical and Drug Trade. dressing nnd beauty culture and allled Chcmlcal engineorlng catalogue. Chemicnl professions Ludwig Waltar Alywn- Catalog Co., Inc, N. Y. 1919, 1920, 1921. Schmidt, N. Y. 1921. Era druggists' dlr, of Am~r.D. 0.Havl~es Book Collectors. Co., N. Y. 1921, 19th ed List of private boolc collectors. R R Em nnce Hst. D. 0. Haynes & Co.. N Bowlcer Co , N. Y 1919. Y. 1920. Brewing Trade. Green book for buyers Oil, Paint & Drug Reporter, N. Y 1920, 1921, $2.00 List of brewery plants in the U. S. H 9. Hayes drugg~sts'clir and commercial rating Rich & Co., Chicago. 1919, 1921. boolc. Edward N. Hayes Detrolt. 1920. Bullding Material Trade. Stubbs buyers' dir for the wholesale drug, New names and re-ratings. Matcrlal Men's chemicnl and aliled trades. A. Stubbs, Mercantile Assoc, Itd , N. Y. 1919, 1920, N. Y. 1919 1921. Quarterly. Trade mark llst Nat. Palnt, 011 & V~rnleh Sweet's architectural catalogue. Sweet's Assoc. 1920, BUPP. 28 SPECIAL I; IBRARIES February, 1922

Chlnese-~. Pub. Co, N. Y. 1919. 1920, 1921. Semi- Who's who of the Chlnese students in Amer. ann. Chinese Student's Alllance of the U. S. - Women-N. Y. A,. Berkeley.-. Cnl. 1921. Fairchild's women's wear dir. Fmrchild churches. Pub. Go.. N. Y. 1919. 1920, 1921. Semi- Annual refercncc book and dir. of the Catho- ann. lic clergymen of New England (province FairchiId's women's wear dir. of under- of Boston). J. H. Sheridan, Boston. garments. Fairchild Pub. Co., N. Y. 1919, 27th an, pub. 1921. 1921. Catholic telegraph almanac and dlr. Catho- Clubs-N. Y. lic Telegraph Pub. Co., Cincinnatf. (Pub. Club members of N. Y. John B. Gibson, in 1920, T. P. Hart, Cincinnati). 1920, N. Y. 1919, v. 4. 1920, v. 6. 1821. -Women. ~. - Living church annual and churchman's Omcial register ant1 dir. of the women's almanac. Morehouse Pub. Co., Milwau- clubs In Amer. Relcn M. Winslow, Shr- kee, 1021. ley, Mass. 1919, v. 21 1920, v. 22. 1921, OfRcial Cathollc dir, and clergy list. P. v. 23. $2.50. J. Kennedy & Sons, N. Y. 1919, 1920, 1021. club women of N. Y. Club Women of N. Clothlng- Trade. Y. CO., N. Y. (Pub. 1920-21, N. Y Dir. of men's and women's fabrics. Fair- Club Women's Rlue BOOB, Inc., N. Y ) chlld Pub. Co., N. Y. 1021, v. 16, no. 2. 1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22. Fairchlld's nat. dir . Fairchild Pub. Co ., Coal Trade. N. Y. 1921, v. 18. 1922, v. 19. Coal dealers' blue boolc. J. B Sanborn Co., Gerrick's dress buyers guide. Ed. Gerrick Chicago. 1919, 1920, 1921. Semi-ann. Co., Inc., N. Y. 1921. Coal field dlr. Keystone Consolidated Pub. - Baltimore. Co., Pittsburgh. 1919, 1919, supp. 1920, Fairchild's men's wear and women's wear $10. 1922, $10. dlr. Fairchlld Pub. Co., Chicago. 1920, Coal field dir, together with cross index of 1921. Seml-annually. mines by count~es. Pocket ed Keystone - Boston. Consolidated Pub. Co., Pittsburgh. 1919. Fairchild's men's wear and women's wear, 1920. Boston. Fairchild Pub. Co. Chicago. Coal trade. F. E. Saward, N. Y. 1919. l919,.v. 19. 1920, v. 20. 1921, v. 21. 46th yr. 1920. 47th yr. - Chicago. Mac's dir. of coal sdes companies Coal 1921. Falrchild's Chicago apparel gazette dlr. Information Bur., Pittsburgh. Fairchild Pub. Co., Chicago 1919, 1920, Collecting of Accounts. 1921. Semi-annually. Amer. dir. of collectlon agencies. J. B. - Clncinnatl. FIarrell, Washlngton. 1920. Fairch~lrl's men's wear and women's wear Cordage Trade. dir. Fairchild Pub. Co., N. Y. 1920, v. 1. Davison's cordage trade dir. Davison Pub. - Cleveland. Co, N. Y. 1918-19, 18th ann. ecl., $3. Fairchlld's women's wear and men's wear 1920-21, 19th ann. ed, $3. dlr Fairchild Fub. Co.. Chicago. 1920, Coruoratlons-N.. Y. v. 1. 1921, v. 2. Trow's copartnership and corporatlon dl?...... of the boroughs of IvIanhattan and the - Bronx. R. L. Polk & Co , N Y. 1918- hys' outfitter dir. naberdasher Co., N. 19, 6G. 1921-22, 67, $40 Y. 1920, 1921. Semi-annusl. v. v. Haberdasher red book dir. Haberdasher Corset Trade. Co., N. Y. 1919, 1920, 1921. Semi-ann. Bowman's corset and brassiere trade Bow- Men's and bops' clothjng, furnishings, etc. man Pub. Co., N. Y. 1920, 1st ann. ed. Ben Wiener Co., N. Y. 1921. Cotton Trade. Men's wear daily news record dir. Fair- Standard cotton mine practice and equip- child Pub. Co.--. N. Y. 1919. 1920. 1921. ment, with classifled buyers' index Nat. semi-nnn. -4ssoc. of Cotton Manufacturers, Boston. - Men.-N. Y. 1921. Fairchild's men's wear rlir. of N. Y. Fair- Credit Guldes. child Pub. Co., N. Y 1919, 1920, 1921. Blue boolc, confidential gulde. Merchants Semi-atm. Credit Lssoc., Birmingham, Ala. 1920, Men's apnarel club of N. Y. -Yearbook. 18th ed. Men's Apparel Club of N. Y., Rochester, Blue book cred~treference. H. L Cravens. N. Y. 1921. Chattanooga, Tenn. 1919-20, v. 24. 1920- IvIen'8 wear cl~llynews record dir. Fair- 21, v 25. 1921-22, v. 26. chlld Fub. Co.. N. Y 1910. 1920. Seml- Book of ratings. Uni'ted Agency, Chlcago. ann. 1919, v. 16. - Mllwaukee. Braclstreet's book of commercial ratings in Fnlrchild's men's wear and women's wear U. S. and Domin~on of Canada. Brad- dlr Fairchlld Pub. Co., N. Y. 1920, v. 1. street Co., N. Y. 1919, 1920 6 tlmes a - Philadelphia. year. Fairch~ld's mcn's wear and women's wear Bradstreet's book of commercial ratings of 1919, bankers, merchants, manufacturers, etc , dir. Fairchild Pub. Co., Chicago. in the U. S. Bradstreet Co., N. Y 1919, 1920, 1921. Semi-ann. 1930. 1921. Quarterly. - Women. Debtor register. Remby Assoc, Inc, N. Fairchtld's dally news record and women's P 1920, 1921. wear nat. dir. and drgest of the textile and Xnternat. trade record, book of ratings. apparel industries. Balrchild Pub. Co., P. 19. Early, Chicago. 1919, 1920. N. Y. 1920, $2.00. Mercantile agency reference book and key. Fairchild's dlr. of fabrics, women's wear. R. G. Dun & Co., N. Y. 1919, 1920, 1921. Balrchlld Pub. Co., N. Y. 1919, 1920, 1921. Quarterly. Seml-ann. Red boolc of Individual ratings. Commer- - Women--Chicago. cinl Reference Co., Inc., Philadelphia. 1919, Falrchild's women's wear dir. Fairchild 1920, $25. February, 1922 SPECIAL LIBRARIES 29

Refereence boolc and ltev contalning ratings Exporters' encyclopedia. Exporteys Ency- of merchnnts, manuficturers and trades clopedia Co.. N Y. 1918-19. 14th ed.. $5.50. generally throughout the U. 6 and Can- 1919-20, 15th ecl.. $10. 1921, 16Lh ed.. $15. ada. R. G. Dun. N. Y. 1919, 1920, 1921. 1922, 1'7th ed. $16. Quarterly. Intcrnl~t. cHr All countries Amer. Bur. Trust Imoli. ("rccl~t Repr~rt~ngCn.. New- of Trnde Extens~nn,Washington. 1921 ark, N. J 1910, 1920. Internat. dir. of lenclers in world trade of Dairy Industry. all connir~e.s,an nnnunl who's who her. Amer. milch goat recorcl. Amer. Milch Fur, of 'hnile Extension, \lrashington. Goat Record Assoc , Vincennes, Incl. 191% 1321. 1920, 1921. Quarterly. Intcrnat. tmle dcreloper InternnL Trade l)cveloper, Inc., Chicago. 101!1, IDSO, lith Directors-Boston. nnn etl . 1!1:'1 -22, 1Sth ann pd Dir. of directors in thc clty of Boston and Lowc's intelnnat, commercial 1111-. export vlclnity. l3;lnlcers Servlce Co., Boston. tracle. C. Lowe, Florence, Italy. 1991-22. 1019, 15th nnn. cd. 1920, lGth an. ed. Shelrlon's rq~orttmrle d. D Shchlon Co , - Connecticut. N Y. 1921. Dlr, of directors in th~state of Conn. Rank- -- Electrical Supply Trade. ers Scivico Co , Boston 1919, 1st ann. Electricnl export list of I~uycrs. Cnge Pub. ed. 1020, 2d nnn. ed. 1921, 3d nnn. ed. Co , Inc., K. Y 1919, no. 1. - N. Y. Fa~rs. Dir. of tlirectors in the clty of N. Y. Dir. IInff's nnt. fnlr dir. : the horst~mnn'sofflolnl of Directors Co, N. Y. 1919-20. 1921-22, racing guide E. L. Hutirnun, Cnmdcn. 17th ecl. 0. 1919. 13th arm. ed. 1920, l4lh nnn. erl. - Philadelphia. 1931. 14th mn. ed Boyd's manual of the ofRcers nncl directors fertilizer Trade. of Phlln. flnanc~alinterests. C. I3 Howe Xrnw, fert~llaerhnndboolc Wiire nror;. Co Addressing & Printlng Co., Plula. 1920- Phila. 1919, 19th am. ell. 1920, 13th 91, $16.00. nnn. cd. 1921, 14th nnn. ed. - Pittsburgh. Flsh Trade. D~rectoryof directors In Pittshurg district. Fisliermei~of thc Atlantic. Fis111n.q Llast- Banlters Servlce Co. 1919, 17th ed. crs AS~OC,Inc., Boston. 1021 - R. I. Pnclfic fishrrn~nnyear book. JIlller Free- n~rectoryof d~rcctorsin the state of Rhoilc man, Seattle. 1920, 1921. Island. Bankers Service Co., Boston. 1919, Florlst Business. Bd ed 1920, 3d ed. 1921, 4th ed. Florists' rrerllt gu~dc.the hluc I~oolc of the Dog Breeding Buslness. florist tmtle. Brcd S. lVcl)b, Chicago. C. S. R blue boolc of dog don^. C. S. R. 1921. Co.. hr. Y. 1919, 11th nnn. vol Food Trade. Firld dog stud book. Blrs N. Rowe, Chi- Food and fur breeders of Amer Food and cago. 1919, v. 19, 20. 1920, v. 21. Fur Breeders Dir. Co., Fort \VOIth, Tex. Drug Stores. imn.. Chaln drug stores in the TJ. S. DruggI~ltLl' Produce repnrter company's nat for)d dir. Circulnr, Inc.. N. Y. 1920, 1921. Producc Rcporter Co., Ch~cngo. lCil9. St. Louis Globe-Democrat complete routing Foundrv Trade. ~~ llst of all drug stores. Globe Prmting Pciiton's~. foundry llst: a d~rof the foun- Co . St. LOUIS. 1920. drlcs of tho U. S, and Canacla Penton Dry Goods Trade. Pub. Co . Cleveland. 0. 1918-l!l. 1020-21. Dry goods, department stores. Ben Wiener Freight Rates. Co., N. Y. 1921 6mclnl frelght tariff clir. C R. Guthrle. Electric Light and Power Companies. Wnshington, 1919, 1919, 1920, 1921. McGraw central statlon dlr. and data book. Fruit Trade. McGraw-I-Ill1 Co.. Inc., N. Y. 1919, 1920, Guide book, a rating gu~lcand classifled $20 l d~r.Fruit Prorlucc Rat~ngAgency, Chi- Electrlc Rallroad Business. cago. 1919, 1920, 1911. McGram Electrlc railway dlr. McGraw-HI11 Furniture Trade. Co, Inc., N. Y. 1919, 1320, 1921. Semi- I-rmcly guide, the furniture intlrs Leonard am. C. Stewart, Jarnestown, N Y 1921. Electrical Contracting Business. Gas Companies. Universal data and snlrs boolc. Nat. Assoc. ~rown'sdlr of Amer, gns compniiles. Pro- of Electrical Contractors. N. Y. 1919, gresslve 4ge, N. Y. 1919, 1030, $10. 1919, 1920. Glass Trade. Electrical Supply Trade. Dir. of glnss factorirs in the U S. i~nd E I\.[ F Electrlcnl year boolc. Electrical Cnnndn. Rudget Pub Co.. P~ttsburgh Trade Pub. Co., Ch~cngo. 1921, 1st ed. 1919, 1920, 1921, Electricnl record list of buyers Gage Pub. Grain Trnde. Co.. N. Y. 1915, no. 369. 1921, no. 371. List or flour brands and trncle mnrlcs. MI1- Englneering Offices. ler Pub. Co, hflnneapnlls. 1921. Amer. Assoc. of Engineers air. Amer. 3illlcr's nlrn;mac and year boolc of the trade Assoc. of En~lneers,Chlcago. 1919. Il11ller Pub. Co.. Jlinncapolls. 1918-19. Engineering Supply Business. 1 !IlY-:O, 19?0-21, 1021 Swret's rngineorlng cntnlogu~. Sweet's Greeks. C.'atalogue Service. Inc , N. Y. 1919, 6th U. S nnd Cnnnda Greek bus~nessdir. Greelc ann. cd 1920, 6th ann. ed. 1921, 7th Commercl;ll & Informnt~onRur., hc., hT. ann, ed P 1921. Export Trade. Grocery ~rade. Amer, eyporters export trnde dir. John- Orrin Thaclccr cllr, of wholesale grocers and ston Export Pub. Co , N. Y. 1918-1919, semi-jol>bers in the L' S and Canada. 1919-20, 6th ed. 1921-22, 7th ed. Fr~llklinPrlntinfi CO , Columbus, 0. 1919, Export rcgister of lentl~ngexport houses of $1.50. 1920, $2. 1821, $2. the I' S Export Manufacturers of U. El., Pocket list of wholesale grocers Thomas Inc., N. Y. 1919, 3d ed. Pub. Co., N. Y 1820, $10. 30 SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1922

Thomns' wholesale grocery and kindred Dlr, of kosher hotels, boardlng houses and trndes roglster for buyers and sellers restaurants in the U. S. United Syna- Thotnns Pub. Co., N. Y. 1919 22d ann. gogue of Amer.. N. Y. 1919. ad. 1020, 23d ann. ed. 1921, 24ih ann. ed. Hotel dm. of thc U. 9. and Canada. Amer. - Atlanta. Automob~le Assoc., Washington. 1919, Wholesale and retail grocery stores of At- 1920. lanta, Atlanta Journal Co., Atlanta. (no Lcahy's hotel guide of Amcr. Thomas F date of issue-copyrighted-. - Jan. 3. 1921). Leahy, Chicago. 1919, no. 30. 1920, no. 34. - Buffalo...-..~ . Omclal hotel red book and dir. Omcial HO- Route book of the retnil grocery trade in tel Red Book & Dlr Co., N. Y. 1919, Granter Buffalo. Amer. Specialty Manu- 1920, $4. 1921, $5 faoturors Assoc., N. Y. 1820. Seaman's handbook for shore leave U. 9. -CaIIfornla. Merchant hlarino Social Service Bur., California food products dir. A. Marks, Boston. 1920. gall Frnnolsco. 1920, v. 1, $6. Summer resort dir. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Detroit. - Brooklvn.~---~ N. Y. 1921. Polk's routed grocer and meat market Ilst. - ~arylah. R. L. Polk & Co.. Detroit. 1921. Hotel dlr, of Maryland. Automobile Club Of -Hamilton, 0. Md., Baltimore. 1920, 1921, $0.60. Liat of 186 retail groceries and meat mark- - N. Y. ets by routes, Hamilton Credlt Bur. Co., OfFIclal membership book. (N. Y. State EIamilton, 0. 1921.. hotel assoc.) M. A. Cadwell, N. Y. 1920. Lancaater Co.. Pa. - ~ - 4th ed. Route Ilst, roth grocers. Steinman & ~~~~~.~~~i~~,i~~ -rrade-~ y. Bollz, Lnncnster, Pa. 1820. Decorative furnisher dlr. aod buyers' gulde. - Mlddletown, 0. T. A. Cawthra & Co., N. Y. 1920, 1921. List of ratnil grocers and meat markets. Insurance. I-Inmilton Creait Bur. Co., Hamilton, 0. 1921. Annual cvclopedia of insurance in the U. S - Mllwaukea. R. B. 'Caver~y,N. Y. 192a 1921. Best's Insurance reports (casClty and mls- Llst of Milmaulcee grocers by route. Mil- cellaneous.) A. M. Best Co., Inc., N. Y. wnukeo Journal, Milwaukee. 1919, 1921 1919-20, 6th ann. ed. 1920-21, 7th ann. ed. - St. LOUIS. 1921-22, 8th ann. ed. Comnloto routing list of all grocory stores. Best's insurance reports (flre and marine). Globo Prlntlng Co., St. Louis. 1921. A. M. Best Co., Inc., N. Y. 1919-20, 20th - Springfleld. 0. ann. 1920-21, 21 ann 1921-22, 22d ann. Llst of 264 Springfleld retail groceries and Best's key rat~ngsand insuranco manual mont mnrkets by routes. Universal Credit A. M. Rest Co., Inc., N. Y. 1819, 13th Rntlng Co., Dayton. 1919, 1920, $0.60. ann. 1920, 14th ann. 1921, 16th ann. - Toledo. Best's policy analyses and d~videndillustra- Routa list of grocers. August WeinnndY, tions, A. M. Best Co., Inc., N. Y. 1019, Tolodo. 1021. I-I'andy1920, 1921. chart showing the financial stand- Hat Trade. ing and business of cnsualty, surety and Amor, hnttor dlr. Hat Trade Pub. CO , N. miscellatleous insurance companies In Y. 1920, v. 34. Amer. Spectator Co., N Y. 1919. 1921. Amer. hnttor dir. Buyers pocket ed. Hat Hine's dir. of insurance lawyers, adjustera Trnde Pub. Co., N. Y. 1919, 1920. and medical examiners. Hine's Sons Co., Horse Racing. N. Y. 1919, 1920. Amer, racing manual. F. H. Brunneil, Insurnnce almanac and encyclopedla. Un- Chicago. 1919, 1920, 1821. derwritcr Printing & Pub. Co.. N. Y. Amer. stud book. Jockey Club, N. Y. 1919, 1920, 1921. 1913, 7th supp. v. 11. 1919, 8th aupp. v. Insurnnce year book (flre and marlne). 11. 1920, v. 12. 1921, 4th su~p.v. 12. Spectator Co , N. Y. 1914-20, 1920-21. 48th Wnllnco'e year book of trotting nnd pacing. ann issue, $10. 1921-22, 49th snn. issue, Amrr. Trotting Register Assoc., Chicago. $15. 1018, v. 36. 1920, v. 36. Insurance yearbook (Llfe, casualty and mls- cellaneous ) Spectator Co., N. Y. 1919- Horse Shows. 20, 47th ann. 1920-21, 48th ann., $10. Ofllclnl llorse ahnw blue book. J. W War- 1821-22, 49th ann., $10. ing, N, Y. 1919, V. 13 1920, V. 14. Phila., Penn, and Del insurance dlr. J. H Hoapital Supply Trade. C. Whiting, Ph~la. 1918-19, $3. hlodorn hospltal year book; a buyers' refer- - Accident. once book of supplies and equipmcnt for Accident lnsurance manual. Spectator Co., hoflpltalg and allied lnst~tutlona. Modern N. Y. 1919, 26th ann. 1920, 27th ann. zrospital pub. Co., Inc.. Chicago. 191% 1921, 28th ann., $3.50. 1920. Pocket reglster of accident insurance Spec- Hospitals. tator Co., N. Y. 1919, 1921. Bruce's hospltal dir. Bruce Pub. C0-, Mil- - Fire. waultee . 1921. =ir of sanotorla, hospitals and day camps co . insuranceN. Y. 1920, 62d yearindex' 1921. Spectator for trontmont of tub~Tculoals. Nat. TU- Supplements to reports of fire lasurance berculosis Assoc., N. Y. 1919. cornpanlea. Spectator Co., N. Y. 1920, Standard hospital, asylum and institution v. 14, no. 11, 12. 1921, v. 16, no. 9. dlr, Standard Pub. Co., Marshalltown. - Mo. 1921. Life. Amer. underwriters' pocket chart of ilfe in- Hotel Supply Trade. surance companles. Thrift Pub. Co.. N. ~mer.11otel supplv dl?. H. W. Phillip% N. Y. 1919, 11th ann. 1920, 12th ann. Y. 1920, 1921, $2.00. Best's life insurance reports. M. Best Co., Hotels. Inc., N. Y. 1919-20, 14th ed. 1920-21, tr%vd and hotel dlr. H. W. Phil- 15th ed. 1921-22, 16th ed. Fllt?raft's compend of ~xornincut life ~nsur- lips, N. y. 1919, 1920, 1021, 7th ed., $6. February, 1922 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

ance companles. Flitcraft Lffe Insurance Standard Pub. CO., Boston. 1819, 12. Worlcs, Oak Park Ill (Pub. In 1919 and 1920, 1921, $3. 1920 by A. 3. slltcra~t Oak Park 111.) 1919 6th ann. ed. 1920, jth ann. ed., $2. Investment Brokers. 1~21:8th ann. ed., $2. Illvestment bankers aria brokers of Arner. Handy gulde to premium rates, applications 51. W. Sites, N. Y. 1920. and policies of Amer, llfe insurance com- lron and Steel Trade. panles. Spectator Co., N. Y. 1920, 29th A B C of lron and steel. Penton Club, ann. ed., $3.76. Cleveland. 1919 3d ed., $5. 1921, 6th ed., Life insurance almanac. W. C. Schuppel, s5. 1921-22. Portland, Ore. - glving the names of executives and Life insurance manual. Flltcraft Life In- oper~tlllgofflclals of won and steel plants surance Works, Oak Park, Ill. (Pub. in in the U. S and foreign countries. An- 1920 by A. J. Flltcraft, Oak Park, 111.) dresen Co.. Pittsburgh. (~nb.1919 by 1920, 33d ed. 1921, 34th ed. Fred C. Andresen, Pittsburgh). 1919, Llfc insurance policyholders pocket Index. 1921. Spectator Co., N Y. 1921. Dlr, of the iron and steol works of the U. List of Amer. life insurance cornpanles. s and Canada. Amer. Iron & Steel In- Spectator Co., N. Y. 1921. stitute, N. Y. 1919, 19th ed - New England. Standard won-steel-metal dlr Atlas Pub. Standard insurance dlr. of New England. CO., N. Y. 1920. An Advertising Library and its Service MARY LOUISE ALEXANDER, Librarian of Barton. Durstine & Osborn, Inc. The term advertising library is really a writers such as Woolley, Hill, and Arlo misnomer. Advertising is only one of the Bates. These, and the thesaurus, and other steps in marketing goods and the entlre word books-are absolute necessities; many process is studied before any advei-tising copy w~itershaving their own copies which plan can be decided upon. The sources of never leave their desks. Dictionaries of raw materials, the methods of manufacture quotations, proverbs and similies are al,so in and the trade outlets are investigated. constant demand. In addition to such gen- Sales management and salesmanship are eral works, an advertising library should vital. Psychology, history, literature and have ol?e or more recognized authorities on economics all play their part in advertisl~lg economics, pyschology and chemistry: an copy. And for the production of advert!s+ industrial geography, such as Smith's, a ments there must be works on type, pr~nt- gazeteer, an atlas, a comnlercial arithmetic ing, art source hoks and period design. A and bobks on graphic methods and statistics real advertising library, therefore, is nl- are also necessary. Biographies of living, most a miniature public library. successful men are of ~nterest,-we use Because of the great variety of subjects Forbes' "Men who are Making America" to be covered, it is necessary to choose books and Collier's "Book of Business" very often. with the utmost care. The number of vol- The bulk of our collection, however, is umes must be limited yet the collection devoted to business subjects. I am going to as a whole must be well rounded and ade- take space and time to list a few titles as quate. While the highly specialized library, I go along because it may interest other such as a Bank, or a tire factory, may pur- librarians to know books which we have chase every good book that is published on found particularly useful. In reading banking or on rubber, the advertising magazine articles, or in talking with special agency handling a financial account and librarians, I am always glad to learn the advertising an automobile tire can give names of boolcs that are standbys in certain space to only a few book: on each subject. lines of work. Recently there was an article Most advertising agencies, as probably in Burrough's Clearing House called everyone knows, handle a variety of na- "Books that Bankers Should Have," and I tional accounts, which necesitate a good hastened to check my sources against the working collection of books and clippings titles which were recommended there, on all of the important industries-such as clothine, food, automobiles, office equip- About a year ago a questionnaire was ment, etc. etc. I shall try ts outline in this sent oat to a number of advertising agencies article the information which is available and teachers of advertising and the follow- m our agency. ing list of Best Books on Advertising was Books compiled : Most of our reference boolcs are the O~erlngton.P. T. "Advertlslng as a Business standard tools comnlon to all libraries: the Force." Holllngworth, H. L. "Advertlaing and Enc~clopedia Britannica; foreign and 'Relhng: Princlnles of Appeal and Response." dcott, W. D. "The Psychology of Advertising." Enplish dictionaries: general and U. S., Starch, Daniel "Advor~islng; Its Prlnciplen, histories; and a half-dozen hand-books for Practice and Technique. SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1932

There are numberless other books in constant use in our library which I can only mention in passing; books on type and let- tering, poster work, modern illustratorss and period design; statistical books, aha- nacs, Poor's Manual, and either Dun or Bradstreet's book of rating. In additiun, every advertising agency needs books cov- Since this list was made up a nun~berof ering the fields in which they have accounts. good books have been published so that to the above tltles I think there should be For instance, if an agency specializes on added alllong others, Durstine's "hIalclng the advertising of toilet goods thcy will need medical books; if on foods, books on Advertlsenlents and Making Them Pay;" nutrition, domestic science, etc. Books in Halls "A4tlvertising Handbpok" and A. 5'; these special collections are apt to become Osborn's---- ~- "A Short Course In Advertis~ng. This last book has been adopted by the As- too numerous and it is often wise to first sociated Advertlsir~gClubs of. the World as get a new publication from the public Li- a text book for the course in advertising brary so that the person in the ofice most which they are giving in various large familiar with that subject may pass judg- cities. ment as to its permanent value for the The subject of marketing. should be firm's library. covered by sollle general books describing all the nlethods and channels for distribut- Magazines ing goods-s~ch as the boolts by Duncan, Even more important than books are the Converse and Copeland. And these may be magazines in an advertising library. Ad- by specialized works like vertising must be right up to the minute Nystrom "Economics of Retailing;" Burdick and to accomplish this competitive accounts lJSales Pro~notion by Mail; Bunting "The are watched, news items and selling plans Premium System of Forcing Sales;" and the followed, and the experiences of manufac- little book on "Department Stores" Issued turers and retailers carefully investigated. by J. 11. Cross & Compan~. Such material is generally out of date by Salesmanship and the psychology of buy- the time it gets into book form, so that the ing habits are of great importance. The best possible way to secure this informa- books by W. D. Scott, Hollingwortb and tion is to clip magazines as they come in. "Human Instincts" by ICelley are good for Advertising agencies are fortunate in re- the psychology an@. The A. W. Shaw cewing free copies of all publications in Company in their HOW-TO" series, have published some good books on the selling which their customers' campaigns are ap- process, and the volumes by N. A. Brisco, pearing. Our check list shows that we J. W. Fisk and William Maxwell are also are getting between 400 and 500 maga- very good. We own a set of the Alexander zines regularly and of these I think we have Hamilton Institute boolcs and these twenty- entered paid subscriptions to only about four volun~esform an excellent encyclopedia twenty titles. The paid subscriptions are of business. While it is not possible to buy for some foreign art magazines such as the set there is generally somc Inan 111 every 'lColour," "Gazette du Bon Gcnre" and "Das office who has taken that course and he may Plakkat." The other paid subscriptions are be persuaded to lend his books to the com- to our own trade papers. Of these it would pany's library. not be possible to list all thc magazines Trade Directories are very necessary in which we find useful but some of the best an advertising library and it is well to have are: "Printers' Ink1'-both the ~veeklyand each line of business represented by at least the monthly; "Advertising & Selling"; one good directory. Year Books of associa- "Associated Advertising"; "Editor and tions and societies are valuable also, and of Publisher"; Class; "Salesn~ann~ement'~; course, "Who's Who;" "Directory of Direct- "Business". "Admifiistration"; "System"; ors" and the city directory. We even have "Printing irtl' and the 'LInland Printer." a very small collection of telephone di- The two Printers' Ink are the only maga- rectories from some of the large cit~es. We zines we bind and keep on permanent file keep these because in making up route lists and it pays to keep these because of the of grocers, drug stores, etc. it is often quite remarkable index which this publication as sat is factor^ to get names of dealers maintains. We, who are in New Yoykacan from the classified sections of the telephone secure over the telephone, lists of refer- directory as to buy them from a commercial ences for many years back; and the index- listing company. An out-of-town telephone ing is so carefully done that even single book may be secured for 25 cents, while a paragraphs in articles are analyzed. In prepared list may cost as many dollars, or addition to bound copies we have a file of more, and take a week or ten days in the duplicate unbound Printers' Ink so that in- making. As for directories of publications, stead of copying articles we can clip and no library is complete without Ager's An- lend them to our branch offices or custom- nual and Crain's "Market Data ~~~k,"ers. These duplicates take up a good deal February, 1922 SPECIAL LIBRARIES of space but I consider them one of the and there is only one place to turn for in- most valuable parts of our library. formation. The great number of magazines and the Other Sources limited anlount of space demand that the There are numerous sources I rely upon files be kept to a minimum. I have there- which do not fall in the class of either books fore developed the habit of clipping maga- or inagazines. Some of these are the mar- zines just as soon as they come into the ket lctters lssuctl by bollle of the big banks, library. There are exceptions to this rule eapc.ciallg those of the different Federal of course-a fcw of the most valuable be- Hcscrve Banks. Thesc bulletins are dis- ing indexed and kept intact, but practically tributed gratis and every business library all of the trade papers are cut to bits and oug11l to be on the niailing list of onc or the information ronted through the office. two. This flood of material comes back to me There are several institutions making after its journey and the articles of perma- trade investigalions and issuing very use- nent interest that are saved are gradually ful reports. Such are the Ilartnell Cor- building up an exceedingly valuable file of porat~onin Chicago and the Harvard U?li- trade information. Many librarians prc- vcrsity School of Easiness. An increasing fer to depend on the periodical indexes and lumber of universities are developing cs- to search for material whenever a definite cellcnt courses in business and thcse de- request is reccived. I find it much more partments cooperate with organizations or satisiactory to have the information on file. ~ut~nufacturersor advert~sing agen1.s In For ~nstance,if I am asked for ideas on working out practical problems. The Har- sales contests; for information as to wheth- vard reports on various retail stores are er representative firms pay their salesmcn known to overgbody and the recent study on a salary or commission basis; what lo- of clothing stores made for the National cations in a city are considered best for Associ~tion of Rctail Clothiers by the certain types of stores, or how often travel- School of Commercc of Northwest Univer- ing salesmen are required to report to the sity is another example of the excellent home office, diligent search might unearth work that is being done. little or nothing in the standard indexes, Of increasing importance are the great yet we can hand out of our file at a mo- number of Government documents. The ment's notice the actual experiences of from new Survey of Current Business is prob- ten to fifty firms. ably in every special library and a set of Files the census volumes will be as saon as they It may sound as though our file is large are issued. It is a real problem to keep up and unwieldly but such is not the case. The with all of the different Governlncnt pub- arrangement is simple, being alphabetically lications and for this we have found our by subject with some large groupings such subscription to the Federal Trade Informa- as food, clothing, toilet goods. There are tion Service a good investment. This Ser- numerous cross references and many clip- vice follows all Guvernment activities for pings are rather carefully analyzed and the its subscribers and supplies desired ma- notations filed under subjects other than terial with an elimination of all red tape. the main discussion in the article. For I have not touchect upon the numerous convenience the file is divided into several information and economic services that are parts. There is one alphabet for General now on the market. Many of them arc ex- Information, which includes data on C~I- cellent but most are expensive and there is modities, marketing n~ethods, copy ideas apt to be such a tremendous alnount of and miscellaneous statistics. There is an- duplication in the information ~vhichis fur- other file colltaining only Advertisements, nished. Moreover a great many of the arranged under subjects whlch correspond really reliable services are quoted sooner or with the General Information headings. later in the tmde papers, general magazines There is the Territorial File containing b- or banking letters. The different pcriodi- formation on cities such as population, trad- cal cli~estsare not of much use to us being radius, industries, the numbers of retail canse af our own cxtensivc clipping. dealers, etc., etc. Thcre is the Art File There are, however, certain advertising in which we keep examples of artists' work aids which arc absolutely essential. One and source material for our studio, such as must have a directory of advertisers and costumes, interiors, pictures of flowers, bc able to find the products advertised and Father Time and what not. And lastly, the agency handling the account. There there is all of the information on our cus- are only two such directories on the mar- tomers. ,So far it has been possible to keep ket, I think; RlcICi~triclc'sand the Standard all of the file material, except correspond- Register. The advertising librarian must ence and advertising rates, in the library also be able to furnish a checking report and I hope that we may not outgrow this on national advertising; that is, tell the because it seems more practical to have one publications used by each ndvertiser and person responsible. There can then be no the amount of space in each. Either the duplication of effort between departments, Kuderling Con~panyin Chicago or the Pub- 34 SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1922

lishers' Information Service in New Yorli and organize information on their respec- gives this information. However, such data tive industries. Many of the newspapers is available for magazines only. There is and magazines are installing merchandis- no newspaper checking service except local ing service departments which are of in- records which are kept for a few of the estimable value to the advertiser and the large cities by individual papers In those agency. localities. This I believe covers the high spots of Trade associations collect a wealth of in- sources of information for an advertising formation on their given industry and most library. In reality the sources are as nume- of then1 are very willing to cooperate. I rous and as varied as the requests which make frequent visits to different associa- make up a librarian's day. The problem, tions and mritc those which are not in New of course, is to choose the best source and York City. deliver the right answer in the shortest Trade papers are beginning to assemble possible time.

-- Tokyo Asahi Supplies Small Files to Schools and Libraries

There has been so much A~sc~issionat -mmlous times at llbrary conventions as to the care of newspnpera, Lhe espense of their storage, etc., that SPn-

CIAL LIBRARIES renders m~ll-~~ sul'clp~ be ~nterestcdin thifi attempt of a Tokyo ed~Lorto mect tile situation. in sue by photographic process and the file is read with the aid of a microscope although keen eyes can easily distinguish the characters without artificial assis- tance. This reduction of type sizes, the fact that Japanese ncwspapers are usually of. Pour to six pngcs and cight at a maxlmum, and the omission from the file of all advertisements lnalces it possible to condense the inlportant reading matter, news and editorials, into a space PO small. The inclusion of advertisements from the monthly edition was discontinued only when paper became expensive, and it is planned to resume their insertion within a few months. The copy shown in the accom- panying illustration is open at a page carry- ing a large advertisement. Each clay the columns of the Asahi which arc to appear in the monthly edition are The Tokuo Asulzi Shinzbzw, one of the clipped and pasted on blank sheets. A largest of the Japanese capital's clozcn single plate made from a photograph of the or more daily newspapcrs, has found a sheet of clippings is the "form" from which unique scheme for supplylns bound files a page of the reference filc is printed. A of ~tsdaily editions for rePerence pur- qood quality of paper is used in the file and poses in libraries, schools, and colleges. it is bound in strong paper covers. It is believed that the plan, which might The monthly edition is sold at 1 yen 60 prove of value to any of the larger :en a copy (76 cents) or the annual sub- American newspapers, is in use nowhere scription rate is 16 yen ($8). It has a paid else in the world. circulation of more than 2,000 copies month- The bound file of the Asahi covering its ly and its use wherever newspapers files daily issucs for a month is 18 inches high are referred to is one of the Asahi's best by 12 inches wide and its thiclrness is advertisements. (Editor and Publisher, less than an inch. Tho type is reduced Feb. 25, 1922.) Special Libraries ADELA~DER. HASSE, Editor Office of Asst. Secy. of War. Washington, D. C. Associate Editors CLARIBEL R. BARNETT AB~IEG. GLOVER

Puhllahed Monthly excent July nnd ~u~untat 613 14th Street, Wa~hlngton. D C. Enleretl u racond-ch- matter a1 the Post omco at Waahlnfilon. D C. Accaplance for mulling at tho sgccl~l rato of pmtcgs prorldal for Ln 8ecLlon 1103. Act of Oct 3. 1917, ruthorlzed June 10. 1019. clvcks 410uld be mudc out to the Ansocintlun and muud to Alfred B Llndnay, Amt. Secy Treaa.. Burenu or E&llwry Economlca. Waehlneton, D. C Ratan: $4.00 r yaw; slnpla eople~ 50 aentc.

EDITORIAL THE PRICE OF A COW Speaking before a class in research technique recently, an ex-ambaa- sador of the United States said: "I have just come from a conference with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the War Finance Corporation and the President of the Federal Reserve Board. The con- sensus was that an era of prosperity is dawning. The price of a cow in Montana is today 33 1/3% higher than it was a year ago." The speaker then proceeded to deduct general agricultural prosperity and the resultant reaction on transportation and business with an ultimate revival of great industrial activity in the United States. Great industrial activity in the U. S. means industrial research ex- pansion. This is only another way of saying that there will be s boom in special library work. Are we ready? Do we appreciate the significance of the minuic fact as these students in research technique were made to appreciate it? Is our training such that we can anticipate the swing of the industrial pendulum'! If not then how are we able to collect and coordinate the fact information which it is our business to market? A cow is not only a cow to the special librarian. Read in the story by Miss Alexander in this issue how closely the work of the special librarian is welded to the various branches of the firm. This being the case a11 the complexities of the fism's selling and buying interests must he familiar to the special librarian. If they are entered into then thc work of the special librarian becomes vivid and vital. This inclivid~~albecomes sales- man to the firm. Miss AIexander speaks only of the advertising business. Her plat- form holds equally good in special library work anywhere, in bnnlting, insurance or newspaper work. Or, s~fbstitutefor the firm n great student body or a civic organization, and it holds just as good. The gift of realizing the correct requirements of the group to be served is an exceedingly valuable one. To a very large extent it depends upon the ability to appreciate the significance of the minute fact. SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1!)22

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pointed a "Conmitlee on Information Ser- Annual Convention vices" with Herbert 0. Brigham, Librarian of the Rhode Island Stntc Library, Provi- The 1922 annual convention of the dence, R. I., as Chairman. Besides RIr. S. L. A. will te held in Detroit, June 26- Brighmn the Committee includes the fol- July 1, coincidentally with the annual con- lowing members: Lina Morley, Librarian vention of the A. L. A. of the Newark, N. J., Business Branch; It is still too early to make announcements Adelaide R. Hasse, Editor of SPECIAL LI- of any part of the program for the S. L. A. BRARIES; Elizabeth B. Wray, Librarian Convention. There is every assurance, of the United States Rubber Conlpany; John hc~vevcr,that the high expectations aroused Macfarlane, of the Philadel- by the sncceess of the 1921 program are J. Librarian not going to be dissapointed in that of 1922 phia Commercial Museum; Charlotte Car- Everybody come! mody of the United States Department of Publ~cityCommittee Gets Results Comnierce Library, and Dorsey W. Hyde, Jr. The personnel of the S. L. A. Publicity L. Committee, of which Mnrgaret Reynolds, N. Y. S. A. Librarian of the First Wisconsin National February Meeting a Huge Success Bank, Milwaukee, Wis., is Chairman, is as Ofllcers: follows: Mary B. Day of the National Rebeccn B. Rmlcin, Pres. Safety Counc~l;Sarah Hallsted of the New Librarian, Mumy+- Rzference Llbrary, N. Y L'. York National Bank of Commerce; Joseph Carlos C. Houghton, Vice-Pres. Kwapil of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, Asst. Secretary Poor's Publishing Co , N. Y. C. and George Winthrop Lee of Stone and Elsie L. Raechtolcl, Secr. -Treas . Webster. This Committee has been active- Librarian, Irving Nationnl Bank, N. Y. C. ly on the job since it was organized and The February dinner meeting of the New much credit is due Miss Reynold~~l'orher York Special Libraries Association was an efforts. A special story on the Special unusually enjoyable affair held, as it was, Libraries Directory" has been sent to about in the beautiful assembly room of the Met- fifty different publications and articles have ropolitan Life Insurance Company, in their been published or are shortly to be publish- building on Madison Avenue. ed in fourteen. Up to the present time The announcement that the Metropolitan Inore than fifty review notices of the Di- Life Library which had recently moved in- rector~have been published in as lnanv to commodious, new quarters, was to be newspapers, magazines and periodicals ad open for inspection, and that Dr. Lee K. full-page advei-tisements have appeared in Brankel, Vice President, and Mr. J. C. SPECIAL LIBRARIES. "The Librarv Kavanagh, Third Vice President of the com- Journal," "Public ~ibrar'ies," and "~ilini pany, were to ,speak, attracted one of the and Ofice Management." All menibers of largest groups of librarians which have at- the Association are urged to send to Miss tended the meetings this year. Dr. Frankel Reynolds or other members of the Commit- gave an instructive talk on the activities of tee all possible news of special library ac- his organization in "health education," es- tivity for use in connection with their pub- pecially mnong foreigners who come to our licity work. shores, telllng us of the delightful publica- New Committee on Business lnformatlon tions which the Metropolitan issues, the Services preparation make-up, distribution amung The considerable number of specilalized the homes of workmen, and finally the re- business "services" which furnish statis- sults in better health, living conditions, and tics1 and other types of information and a lower death rate. Altogether it was an which are being offered to business firms illuminating picture of one phase of the on a cominercial basis have created a new work of this great insurance company. Mr. problem for the special librarian, research Xavanagh devoted his time to a discussion worl:er, and statistician. Some of these of his opinion bf what a business li'brary services are good and some are not. Charges should do for the business Inan and whnt someti!nes are reasonable and sometime are the business librarian should do to sell her excessive. Because of their confidential services. It gave us all much food for nature it is difficult to know whether or not thought and permitted us to see ourselves any special subject or field has been cov- through the eyes of those whom we serve. ered. Library Salesmanship was the keynote of For reasons such as the above thc Spe- the address and the point excellently given cial Libraries Association has recently ap- that librarians, like workers in a11 fields, February, 1922 SPECIAL LIBRARIES

nmst sell their commodity information if GETTING GOING IN SAN FRANCISCO thcy are to be successful. Mr. Carlos Houg+ton, Vice President of the New York That the spirit of orqamzatiol~ is mani- Special Libraries Association told us brief- festing. itself in Sxn Francisco spccial li- ly of a recent gathering of members of the brary cilscles is shown by a Iettcr recently Publicity groups of the Boston and New received from Margar& Hatch, Librarian York Specla1 Libraries Association and of the Stanclnrtl 011 Comp:lny in th;:t city. their plan to carry on a combined publicity iltiss Batch writes: "Thcrc are very few campaign. The visit to the librtn-y was a Business Libraries in the city. The work real deli~ht. bliss Cox, Librarian, and her 1s very new on the Coast; rccedly we made assistants, generously answered the niulti- survey in San Francisco. Local Librar- tude of questions put to them and made the lans are now holding infornlal mcetings inspection one of real value and pleasure. once a month, and we a1.e hoping to keep in toucli with new Busli~cssLibraries as S. L. A. OF BOSTON Officers. they arc started. Our Library is very Ernrst TIr Chapin. Pres. arxious to keep In t3wh wth tl.e Special 1.1111~nrIan.FIISL h-atinn;ll Rank. Libraries Association." The Librarians Laurn R G~bbs.Tire-Pres. who meet together in San Francisco are: Tell-1--TTTliere Co. of America. IIownr~l1,. Stebbins. T'lce-PI es. Lois Howe, Federal Reserve Bank; Annette I,ih~.nr~tm.Sor~al Law Library Winclell, Mercantile Trust Bank; Miss Abbir O. Glov~r,Sacvetnry Stayner, Wells Fargo Nevada Bank; Asst. I,~Rmrl.in, 'Ft'omrn's Educntional and Martha Smith, Associated Oil Company; In~luslrlnl ITnlnn. Ruth 1'. Cook, Treasurer hf. A. Lewis, General Elcctric Company, Librarian, I-I'rrvard .4rch~tectural Llbrnry. and Julia Evans, Southern Pacific Company.

11 Special Library Field Doings

Mr. Edwin E. Witte has been appointed have become quite unimpressible-we are no by the Wisconsin Free Library Co~nmission longer surprised at the apparent incongru- as chief of the Legislative Reference De- ity of any question. If any appraiser were partment to succeed the late Dr. Charles to ask us about the salvage value of a sec- McCarthy. The appointment will take ef- ond-hand coffin, or the average life of a fect April first. Mr. Witte is thirty-five century plant, we'd probably not be very years of age and is a graduate of the Uni- much surprised, and we would set the versity.of Wisconsin where he majored in proper stnngs in motion until we found an economics. Since 1917, he has been secre- answer." tary of the Wisconsin Industrial Connnis- Miss Lois M. Thum is ornanizing a li- ion. hrary for the Standard Accident Insurance Miss Julia Rupp, librarian of La Salle Company of Detroit. Insurance libraries Extension Institute, has an excellent story do seem to be cropping up on all sides. d the work of her library in the February Anna F. Frey, Librarian of the Western issue of Po.sonal Efltftciozcy. "The plan is Prec~pitation Company. 1016 West Ninth to make the Library serve as a bureau of street, Los Angeles, California, has recent- information.. .The Library is an im~ortant ly beconle a lnomber of the Special Libraries factor in the research work of the Univer- Association. The Western Precipitation sity . . . Thus the Library opens the in- Company is a chemical enq~neeringconcern formational resources of public libraries, controlling the rights of tl~eCotl.rel1 Pro- private libraries, industrial libraries, husi- cess in certain territories and the library ness organizations and government bureaus is connected with the Statistical Depart- for the service of the inside staff . . . ." ment of the firm. The American Appraisal Ne,u~s,house Mr. Frederick P. Jordan, for thirty organ of the American Appraisal Company, years nssistal~tlibrarian of the University Milwaulice, Wise., which is a member of the of Michigan, will retire on June 30 next. S. L. A,, in its March issue devotes a page The ~Tlichigan Alun~~wsof February 22 to "A Day in Your Library." Quite a pays tribute to Mr. Jordan's lonq service breathless day it is. Telephone, depart- and the value of his work to students and mental nnd mail calls for an astonishjng faculty alike. variety of information make a very im- The Boston Chamber of Commerce met pressive register of a day's work in this jointly on Februaly 2. with the Trustees particular library. "We of the library of the Boston Public Library, the Massa- SPECIAL LIBRARIES February, 1922 ehusetts Library Club and the Special Li- papers and reports collected by the Asso- braries Association of Boston, for the pur- ciation during the years of its existence pose of considering a wider use of the valu- constitute a valuable collection. Some of able sources of business information which the features of this department are: a exist in Boston and the surrounding cities clipping file, representative of the daily and towna. Mr. Everett Morss, President papc1.s of the country, including the New of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, pre- York Times and Wall Street Journal, also eided. Mr. Belden, Librarian of the Bos- those pnbhcations devoted to raclicalism, ton Public Library, introduced the speak- socialism, etc. Files of the Congressional ers. Mr. D. N. Handy, of the Insurance Record and of the Pennsylvania Legisla- Library Association, told of the special tive Bulletin. Manufacturers and employ- libraries in Boston. Mr. H. T. Daugherty, ers associations bulletins from all import- President of &the Massaahusetts L?brary ant centers of the United States, A li- Club, brought out the strength of the library which contains a carefully selected brary facilities outside of Boston. Dr. ljst of books dealing with various subjects Alexander Mann, Chairman of the Trus- of an industrial natnre. Throughout the tees of the Boston Public Library, set forth industrial United States points of contact what the library system of the c~tyItself have been established from which confiden- is prepared to do for the business commun- tial information can be obtained for mem- ity. Business men of Boston spoke briefly bers without charge or loss of tme. Mem- sumnlarizing their needs for special infor- bers are at all times free to call upon this mation. department for reference and rescarch re- Tho Co?~structo~,organ af the Associated ports on industrial and legislative matters General Contractors of America, in its is- as well as on events in the industrial world. sue of January, 1922, reviewing the pub- The work of the Co-operative Reference licity and research work of the Association, Library, Dublin, Ireland, is attractively set describes the launching of a new statistical forth in a circular recently received. This service for the constrnction industry Legun Library, which was founcled in 1914, on the in January of 1922. A library of infor- initiative of Sir Horace Plunlrett, and other mation for the Association is also pro- leaders of the cooperative movenlent, is in posed. reality a research institute for students of The library of the Metropolitan Life In- this subject. The Libraby issues a quar- surance Company is described in the Jan- terly "Bettw BusQzess," and has prepared uary issue of the Howe Office, house organ many boolts and bulletins which have had a of the home office of the Company. wide ci1:culation. The address uf the Li- The January number of Sales Manago- brary 1s : The Co-operative Reference nte~~tcontains the first of a series of articles Libra~y,The Plunkett House, Dublin, Ire- relating how such companies as the Good- land. Florence E. Marks is Librarian. year T~reand Rnbber Co., Bird & Son, The Clements Library of Americana is Swift & Co., U. S. Rubber Ca., American soon to be beautifully housed in the Clem- Writing Paper Co., and others have built ent~Memorial Library an the site of the Old up their libraries. The books which are in- Engineering Building, one of the oldest cluded, how they are circulated, and the landmarks on the campus of the University results which the conlpany has derived of Michigan. from having libraries, are some of the topics treated by the author of the series, Miss Mary G. Lacy, librarian of the Bu- Mr. Edwin H. Shanlcs, of the Dartnell di- reau of Markets and Crop Estimates, read torial staff. a paper on "Food Control During Forty- In a recent number of the Bulletin of the six Centuries. A contribution to the his- Employers1 Association of Pittsburgh. the tory of price-fixing,'' before the Agricultural following announcement is made: "The History Society, at the annual meeting Library, or Deparhnent of Information of In Washingtan, D. C., on March 10. this Association is a service feature not Mr. Herbert Kellar, of the McCormiclc possessed by many industrial associations. Library, Chicago, Ill., was unaninlously Here cm be found up-to-date minute in- elccted President of the Agricultural His- formation arranged for reference. Books, tory Society, at its meeting in Washington, pamphlets, bulletins, magazmes, news- D. C., on March 10.