San Jose State University SJSU ScholarWorks Special Libraries, 1928 Special Libraries, 1920s 9-1-1928 Special Libraries, September 1928 Special Libraries Association Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1928 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, September 1928" (1928). Special Libraries, 1928. 7. https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/sla_sl_1928/7 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Libraries, 1920s at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Special Libraries, 1928 by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ---.. -- Vol. 19 September, 1928 No. 7 20th CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PART 11. Research Uncle Sam and You Special Library and Research Survey of Special Collections Officers' Reports Proceedings Entored as second clnss matter at the Poat OfRce, Providence, R. I. under the Act of March 8, 1879. Acceptanca for mailing at special rnte of poatage provided for in section 1108, Act of October 3. 1917, authorized October 22,1927. Rates: $6.00 B year. Foreign $5.60; single wples 60 centn. Contents ARTICLES Public Affairs Information Service. By Rollin A. Sawyer............................................................... 232 / Research. By Dr. John A. Lapp............................ 2 19 Special Library and Research. By Professor Harold G. Moul ton. .............................................226 Survey of Special Collections in American Libraries. By Dr. W. Dawson Johnston ................................228 Uncle Sam and You. By Miss Ada L. Bush.. ....... 224 CONVENTION Address of Welcome Methods Committee, and Response. ........ 246 Boston S. L. A ......... 249 Associations. 1 927-28.. 239 Proceedinns- .............. 245 Editor's Report......... 23 7 Resolution Committee Election of Officers ..... 253 Secretary's Report........ Executive Officer's Re- port .......................236 Treasurer's Report ...... -NOTES Advertising, Old and Civil-Social Group....... 23 1 New.. ....................238 Executive Board.......... 230 Aslib ...................... 244 Magazine Copy ........... 23 1 Special Libraries Published Monthly September to April, bi-monthly May to August by THE SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION Publication Office, 11 Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. All payments should be made to Mrs. H. 0. Brigham, Executive Officer, 11 Nisbet Street, Providence, R. I. SPECIAL LIBRARIES Septrmbcr, 1928 Institutional Members California Michigan Texas Co., Los Angcles General Motors Corporation, Detruit Missouri Connecticut )'ale ~~IIIIersit y Ihary, New I 1iivc.11 Delaware New Jersey tlu Pont de Nenlours, E. I., Wilrningto!~ New Jvrscy Hell l'clephonc ('onlpany, Ncwark Newark Pu11lir I,il-rrary, 13usincss Branch, Illinois Newark Public Sen ~cc('c~t-por,~tm~ of NCW lerse!., 'All! n, A. ('. S. Co., Ch~cago Newark Ryllesby &: Cir., I1 hl., (%-ago Standard 011 Develop~~lc~~t('o., Elizdbetli 'Thirdgo 'I'rihunc, ('hkdgr~ New York +Common\\-ealth Edisot~ Cornl~anv,Chtragti lllino~sChamber of Cornmercc, Chicago Alexandcr Ilam~ltonInstitute, New 1 ork Insurance Library of Chicago American Bankers' AssociaLion, New York The W. E. Long Co., Chicago America11 Electric Railway Association, New York Indiana American Geographical Society, New York Li~~colnNational Life Insurance Co., Fort Anierican Institute of Accounta~~ts,New York Wayne American Management Association, New York American Museuin of Natural I-Iistory, New Maryland York Aniericat~ Society of Mechat~ical Eugineers, Consolidated Gas, Electric 1,ig-h~ & Power Ncw York Co., Baltimore An~ericanTelephor~c k 'I'clegraph Co., Gcncral Library, New York Massachusetts American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Law Baker Library-Harvard School of Business Library, New York Administration, Boston Association of Life Insurance Presidents, New Boston Elevated Railway, Boston York Boston Globe, Boston Barrington Associates, New York Christian Science hlonitor, Boston Baker & Taylor Co., New York Ed~sonElectric Illun~inatingCo., Boston Barton, Durstine Pr Osborn, New York Federal Reserve Bank of Bos\ton Beeler Organization, New York First National Bank, Boston Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York Insurance Library Association of Boston Blacktnan Co., New York Jackson & Moreland, Boston British Library of Information, New York Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ti- Brook1 yn Edison Cotnpany, Brooklyn brary, Canibridgc Brooknlire Econon~icService, New I'ork RIetcalf & Eddy, Hos~ot~ Child Study Association, New York Old Colony Trust Co., Boston Cleauliness Institute Library, New Ycrk Social Law Library, Boston Combustion Utilities Corporation, Long Island Stone & Webster, Boston City *New members joined alnce laat i~ueof Spmcial Libraries. September, 1928 SPECIAL LIBRARIES Consoliclatecl Gas Co, of New York Oklahoma Electric Bond Rr Share Co., New York U. S. Ru~eauof Mines, Nartlesy~lle Federal Reserve Bank of New York Fleischmann Company, New York I:ortl, Racon & Davis, iV'ew York Ar~ns~rongCork Co., 1,ancaster (;enera1 F:lcc*tric Co., Main - l,ihrnry, Sche- 11rv-lat1y Vra~iklin Instit~~te,Philntle1pl~i.r Houghton, E. F. & GI., I'hiladelplila (;r.lnL ('o., W. T.,New Yo1 k Jones Rt I.aughlin SteeI Company, I'I~~sI)LII~II C;rosvenor Library, RuFfalo New Jersey Zinc Co., I'almer~on C;u;iranty Company of New York I'liiladelphia College of L'i~nrniiicyancl Science, Ilome Insurance Co., New York Philadelphia Industrial Relations Counselors, New York Philatlelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia Inlrrnalional Railway Co., Buffalo Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, Phila- I,ongmans, Green Rr Company, New York delphia McCaII Company, New York Pittsburgh Railways Con~pany,Pittsburgh Merchants Association of New York I'rovident Mutual Me Insurance Co., l'llilii. Ylctropolitan h'luseun~of Art, New York School of Fine Arts, Ilniv. Petma., Phila. klelropolitnn Lile Insurance C'nnlpany, New IJniversity of Pittsburgh Library, Pittsburgh York Westinghouse Electric Research Libra1 y, T5. Municipal Reference Lihrary, New York Pittsburgh National Association of Manufacturers, New +Wynmissing 'I'ratle Srhoi~I,Wyomissing York National Autonlobile Chamber of Commerce, Rhode Island New York National City Financial Library, New York lihode Island State Library, Providence New Jersey Zinc Company, New York New York Academy of Mcdicinc, New Yorlr Wirconein New York Telephone Company, New York First Wisconsin National Hank, Milwaukee New York Times, The, New York I\/larshall Ilsley 13a1ik, Milwaukee North American Company, New York Schusl LT B ('n, 17hvard TIIC., \lilwnrlkcc Price, Waterlio~~sr9r Co, New York Putnam's Sons, (;. P., New York Kussell Sage Fouridetcor~,New 1'01 I< Sinclai~Refining Co , New York Standllrd Statistics Company, New York IInitecl States Rubber Company, New York Westel 11 UII~~I~Telegraph Company, New York White & Kemble, New Yolk \Vil~nI'o , I1 \IT., New S'ork Canada I-Iydroelectric Power Ccrrnmission of Ontario, Ohio Toronto General Electric Co., Research Laboratory, Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada, Toronto Clevelancl Royal Bank of Canada, Montrcal Proctor Pr Carnl~le,Cincinnt~li Toronto Transportation Con~mission,Toronto Special Libraries vol. 19 SEPTEMBER. 1928 N~.7 Research By Dr. John A. Lapp, Department of Sociology, Marquette University is to be a demonstration of a was active In the ~nterestsof Special real Rip Van Winkle. It has been Libraries. We went into the dining car THISten years since I attended a meeting of. for luncheon. It was to be a Dutch the Special Libraries Association. While treat. R'hen we got through the bill Was I have been in touch with its activities $1.25 each. The waiter brought one and have noted its progress, I have not chcck. I had a $5 bill in my pocket. had the privilege of meeting with its I don't know how a librarian in those membership within that span. I was in clays happened to have a $5 bill, but I at its birth nineteen years ago, when had one. I handed it to the waiter and there met a number of the men whom he brought back the change. My absent- I see here today in this audience--Mr. minded college professor friend was Lee, Mr. Handy, Mr. Brigham. Mr. earnestly talking to me. The waiter put Hyde was with us soon after. I am back down the change and 1ny friend picked today after all these years to have up a dollar and alcluarter of my change something to say about the central idea and paid me for his luncheon. He of the Special Libraries Association. It doesn't know to this day that he owes me is quite possible that you are using lan- for a lunch, and I will not tell him be- guage now which I am sure I do not cause it will spoil this story. You can see understand. There are a great many at least that I am on the trail of such terms in current use that would be novel possibilities of success and greatness as to me, and if I should sit through your he has already achieved. group discussions I would find myself Really, the Special Libraries Associa- indeed a Rip Van Winkle. tion as it stands today is a thrilling event Since the time I worked actively with in the history of the clevelopment of the Special I,il)raries Association I educiltion ~mcl rcsenrch i 11 Ihe I Tn i ted have become a college professor. T States. haven't been one very long and im To .be all ussocwtion ol this size 111 this never certain how I am acting in that brief s1)ac.e of lime xo~~mulatin~nlem- rble. I am trying to be like one, and act bers from pevple who were mere infants like one, and work like one; and i11 one at the time oi it:, forniatiun and having a respect I have done some very ad- large ~ne~nbershipfrom ir~stitutionsnot mirable succeeding-1 have shown un- then existent; to watch thib cleveloprnent mistakable signs of abse~~tmincled~~ess..~ICJIN the mall beginni~ig,especially to .I don't know but what that is a ol>ser\,c the growth of the whole con- good characteristic for librarians.