College and Research Libraries Brief of Minutes, Association of Research Libraries, January 26, 1952, Io-wa City T HE 38TH meeting of the Association of Research Libraries was held in Iowa City, Iowa, on 1 anuary 26, I952, in connec- tion with the dedication ceremonies for the new library building at the State University of Iowa. Three sessions were required for the 38th meeting of ARL, all being held m the historic Old Capitol building. FIRST SESSION Newspapers on Microfilm A new edition of Newspapers on Microfilm was reported in progress. The original I948 edition was published by ARL. 1 The new edition is to be published by the Library of Congress and will be based in part upon the records accumulated in the Microfilming Clearing House at LC. Mr. Schwegmann of LC plans to complete the editorial work be- fore 1 une 30, I952. Farmington Plan The Farmington Plan, whereby ARL mem- bers in cooperation seek to get into the country and have centrally recorded one copy of each book of research importance, was presented by Mr. Metcalf. He recalled that after the last two meetings he had been directed to prepare a simplified classification that might · be used for a concentration of Farmington receipts among some 25 large libraries. His investigation of this problem not being com- plete, he was asked to continue the study. A thorough discussion followed on the problem of so-called "minor languages," and whether materials from "minor language" countries should be distributed according to subject classification (the original concept of 'the Farmington Plan) or whether, because of language and cataloging difficulties, these materials should be sent to a single library. The suggestion to handle materials in some of the less widely read languages by ignoring the subject classification was rejected. 1 On sale for $2.00 by Dr. C. W. David, University f Pennsylvania Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. JULY, 1952 In further discussion, it was revealed that approximately I 7,000 books had been received by Farmington Plan libraries during the past year, of which at least so% would not have come into the country without the Plan~ No extension of the Farmington Plan to new countries was authorized, although the Com- mitte-e on National Needs proposed to suggest certain "critical areas" for future considera- tion, as, for example, South East Asia. Coun- tries included in the Farmington Plan at present are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bo- livia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. SECOND SESSION Manuscripts, Copyright, etc. Mr. Rice of NYPL raised a question on the implementation of the "Report on the Use of Manuscripts" (see C&RL 1 an. I952, p. s8- 6o) which 'led directly to a discussion on literary rights and copyright. The Executive Secretary, Mr. David, reported that he had referred to the, National Historical Publica- tions Commission the problem of perpetual literary property rights. Mr. Coney of California then referred to the need for a better understanding of copy- right and the rights of libraries or scholars to make copies of copyrighted material. Mr. Shaw of the Department of Agriculture sug- gested that the issue related primarily to the private use of materials, a use outside the scope • of copyright. Private use of copies is permissible but cannot, of course, include re- publication rights or public uses. With respect to manuscript materials, it was noted that the courts have to date held that publication takes place when the material has been placed in a public institution. When the person who sells or gives the manuscript to a library is also the owner of both property and literary rights the manuscript is published and the library is free to use it in any way it wishes. But under these decisions, when 253 the owner of a manusc,jpt does not own the literary property he has no right to publish it by giving or selling it to a public institu- tion, and if the literary property does not pass to the library with the manuscript the library would continually be violating the common law literary property in such a manuscript by making it publicly available. Publication and Recording of Dissertations Mr. Ellsworth of Iowa presented a report for his committee which stressed (A) that all doctoral dissertations be published, (B) that micropublication was suitable, and (C) that abstracts be made periodically available. The report then recommended that ARL members join an enlarged Microfilm Abstracts pro- gram, with participation possible on different levels, according to the method in which micro- publication was handled. In support of the committee report, Mr. Ellsworth remarked on the desirability pf using an existing organi- zation (University Microfilms) and an exist- ing abstract journal, particularly as they as- sured speedy publication and bibliographical control. In the discussion that followed, the costs of the Microfilm Abstracts service were sharply attacked. The program was also seen to be , in a sense, a duplication of Doctoral Diss ertations, a successful ARL bibliography for many years. A motion to adopt the report was carried , however. An investigation was also asked for a cumulative index to Doctoral Dissertations. Safeguarding Library Mat e-rials in the Event of War Mr. Rice of NYPL stated that a committee of the CNLA is at work on this matter and that suggestions for local action will soon be forthcoming. Exports to Russia -and Oth er Countrie/Und er Communist Control Recent relief granted by the Department of Commerce permitting licensed exportation has made committee study and action unneces- sary. Microfilm Lending Mr. Lyle of Louisiana presented a report for his committee, as follows: Policy on th e Interlibrary Lending of Microfilm The Committee on the Interlibrary Lending of Microfilm favors a liberal policy of micro- film lending. The principal provisions of such a policy are set forth below. It should be borne in mind that any one provision listed below is subject to the limitations implied in the other provisions. 1. The conditions of loan set forth in the proposed revision of the ALA Interlibrary Loan Code under Part I: Principles and Policies should apply to the interlibrary lend- ing of microfilm. Specific reference is made in Part I of the Code to the purpose, responsi- bilities, expenses, and duration of interlibrary loans. 2. Positive microfilm should be lent freely and without restriction. 3· Negative microfilm should be lent pro- vided the lending library owns the original, or has easy access to the original for re- photographing, and provided the original is not so fragile that re-photographing would damage it. Extreme care should be exercised in handling negative microfilm. 4· Microfilm of manuscript material owned by another library should not be lent without the permission of that library except in in- stances where it is quite obvious such permis- sion is unnecessary. The use of su ch material should be subject to the conditions imposed on the borrowing library by the rerort of the Committee on the Use of Manuscripts. 5· The requesting library is required to name in the first application for a loan of microfilm the type of microfilm reading equip- ment it has available for use. Microfilm should be restricted for use in the building where suitable equipment and supervision are available for its use. 6. The minimum unit of loan will be one reel. Not more than four reels should be requested at one time. ' Upon motion, the report was adopted as a statement of policy. THIRD SESSION Princeton Statistics Discussion on the stattsttcs annually as- sembled and distributed by Princeton was led by Mr. Heyl. It was· agreed that the annual report should hereafter be arranged alpha- 254 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES betically and should include only those colleges and universities having membership in ARL. Committee on Bibliography Mr. Shaw of USDAL presented a brief report describing the approach to the problem of entry and abbreviation in Chemical A b- stracts, the reversal of Biological Abstracts' policy which resulted in sections of BA be- coming available again on library -subscription, and a proposal for a research grant in biblio- graphic communication. Committee on Serials Mr. Brown of Iowa. State Coilege intro- duced the report of his committee by remark- ing on the increase of journal subscription rates. French technical and scientific journals may cost so% more in 1952 than in 1951. English and American prices for scientific and technical journals were estimated to be 25% higher in 1952 than in 1951. The prices for 1953 will be further increased. The practice of some publishers in charging libraries a rate higher than that charged indi- viduals has been observed by the Committee. Some publishers are setting U.S. subscription rates higher than rates for other countries. Strong protests have been made against these discriminations. Chinese Importations Mr. David announced that the Treasury Department has been receptive to his request that 13 libraries be permitted licenses to im- port Cljinese books. Complete information on procedure was expected soon. Henry Silver Having learned from Mr. Pargellis of Newberry that the ACLS study on publication costs and Mr. Henry Silver's good work had been terminated, it was moved that a letter be sent to ACLS emphasizing the services of Mr. Silver and the regret of ARL that the important study had been discontinued. Publication of the National Union Catalog, etc. Mr. Clapp of LC described the project, soon to begin, of filming the Union Catalog as a security measure. various proposals have also been made in recent years for the publication of the Union Catalog in printed form. Preliminary studies on cost and form have been made by LC. The possibilities of publication are now ready for study by a joint committee of national library organizations. LC has also started work which will extend the Slavic Union Catalog (a separate part of the National Union Catalog) to include sub- ject and title cards. The expanded Cyrillic Union Subject Catalog will be completed, according to present plans, in 1953. The promotion of UNESCO coupons was recommended by an action requesting ALA to submit the matter for ALA Council considera- tion. Fulbright Scholarships Mr. Clapp, having been in a position to re- view the applications of librarians for Ful- bright awards, remarked on the necessity for well-matured and sound project descriptions. He suggested that ARL members concern themselves with finding good candidates and in giving advice on project descriptions. USBE trnd Non-Trade Publications A proposal was made by Mr. Wagman of LC and approved that ARL support the ex- perimental use of USBE facilities in the pro- curement of non-trade publications. Election of Officers Mr. Miller of Indiana was elected Execu- tive Secretary, replacing Mr. David who had served in this post faithfully and efficiently for five years. Mr. David was elected to the Advisory Committee, replacing the senior member, Mr. P. N. Rice.-R. A. Miller, executive secretary. Danish Microfilming Project The firm of Arthur G. Hasso in Hellerup, Denmark, has announced a microfilming project for complete files of leading Danish newspapers. This firm has been engaged in an extensive microfilming project for the JULY, 1952 Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, in preparing copies of Danish parish registers, census records, military levying rolls, probate records, etc. Details may be obtained from the firm at 4-10 Sundvej, Hellerup, Denmark. 255 Ne\Vs from the Field Acquisitions~ Gifts, Collections Bryn Mawr College has received ·by gift and bequest from Howard L. Goodhart almost one thousand volumes, to form the Marjorie Walter Goodhart Mediaeval Li- brary. The collection, which contains numer- ous examples from such well-known 15th century printers as Aldus, Jenson, John of Spire, Peter Schaeffer, Stephan Plannk, Zainer, Zel, Ratdolt, Koberger, Koelhoff, Gui Marchand, Jean Petit, Anton Sort, Sweynheym and Pannartz, and numerous others, is particularly strong in theological and philosophical works but includes materials on law, medicine and music as well as con- temporary editions of 15th century authors. Among the authors and titles represented are Saint Jerome, Eusebius, Gregory I, Bonaven- tura, Bernard de Clairvaux, Albertus Mag- nus, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, Boethius, Rolewinck's Fasciculus Temporum, Colum- na's H ypnerotomachia Poliphili, Savonarola, Justinian, Caesar, Boccaccio, Vergil, Dante, Josephus, Petrarch, and Gafurius' P'ractica Musicae. Acquisition by the Yale University Library of "the most important Americana find in years" broqght nationwide publicity. The Pequot Library Association of Southport, Connecticut, has lent to Yale the collection to which three Southport citizens had contributed to the upbuilding. These included papers signed by Queen Elizabeth I and Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII; a set of auto- graphs of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; Hakluyt's Principal/ N aviga- tions, 1589; a printed letter in Latin by Chris- topher Columbus describing his trip to the New World, and John Eliot's 1663 trans- lation of the Bible into the Indian tongue. A fuller account of the "find" appeared in Time, April 14, 1952. The archives and files of the publishing firm of Henry Holt and Company have been pre- sented to Princeton University by the com- pany. Particularly valuable because of the extensive author-publisher correspondence represented, the collection promises to be a valuable source for 19th and 2oth century literary research. The Holt company has announced its intention of maintaining the colle :.: tion by adding later materials as they become available. The personal papers of the late Henry L. Stimson have been presented to Yale Univer- sity. The vast collection of over. 6o,ooo documents covers Stimson's life from his days as a student at Andover and Yale, down through his service as Secretary of State in the Hoover Cabinet, ending in 1933. In accordance with the wishes of Stimson, who graduated from Yale in 1888, the papers were presented to the university by the Henry L. Stimson Literary Trust. The personal papers of the late William Howard Taft, his father Alphonso Taft, and other members of the Taft family have recently been presented by the former Presi- dent's children to the Library of Congress as a gift to the nation. Part of the papers have been in the library since 1919, when the former President himself deposited them there. The collection, consisting of some 5DO,ooo items, contains correspondence with figures of national importance. Until January I, 1960, the papers may be consulted only with the permission of the Taft family. Permission should be requested through the Chief of the Manuscripts Division of the library. A first edition of the earliest American architectural book written and published in the United States has been added to the Co- lumbia University Libraries. The book, The Country Builder's Assistant, written and pub- lished in 1797 by Asher Benjamin and eontain- ing "new designs in country building and archi- • tecture," received wide distribution throughout the colonies and exerted a profound influence on the development of architecture in the United States. In the volume, for the first time, there were designs for specific American use which would be executed by builders in remote areas where architects, as such, were not available. Bombed, water-soaked, mutilated, and ten years late, the last parcel of a gift from Japan, dedicated to the improvement of Japanese-American understanding, has arrived at ·the Columbia University East Asiatic Library. The delayed gift, comprising more than 300 volumes representing the last pre- war Japanese thought in the arts, social sciences, and humanities, was made to the 256 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES University just prior to Pearl Harbor by the Nichi-Bei bunka gakkai (The Japanese Cul- ture Center of America), which had its head- quarters in Tokyo. The Grosvenor Library, Buffalo, announces the receipt of a substantial bequest from one of its outstanding benefactors , George Nathan Newman, who died July 28, 1951. Over a period of twenty years, Mr. Newman gave the library between 30,000 and 40,000 vol- umes, chiefly' in the fields of art, music, litera- ture, genealogy, and local history, and 7000 phonograph records. Mr. Newman left the library his house and the contents thereof, including app oximately 6,ooo volumes, an extensive stamp collection and numerous framed prints and pictures. He also left the library approximately $IO,ooo.oo in cash and an interest in a valuable piece of property in the main business district of Buf- falo. A Lincoln document which provided one of the notable "scoops" of newspaper history has been given to the Cornell University Library. The manuscript, signed in Lincoln's hand, is an engrossed copy of his Emancipa- tion Proclamation freeing the slaves. Its acquisition came with a gift of original Lin- coln material from Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas H. Noyes of Indianapolis. The Noyes gift also includes the original manuscripts of Lin- coln's Congressional message of 1862 on the abolition of slavery in the District of Colum- bia, and of part of his final speech in the unsuc- cessful senatorial campaign of 1858 against Stephen A. Douglas. Through the generosity of two alumni, one of the long-felt needs of the Cornell Uni- versity Library has been met by the estab- lishment of a Rare Book and Manuscript Department. An alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous was inspired by the recent discovery of the long-sought diaries of Cornell's first president, Andrew D. White, and encouraged by the fascinating accounts of literary research in Altick's The Scholar Ad- verztwrers , to make a gi~t to provide for the first year's operation. Support for continued operation over a period of years from the same source has been generously assured. These funds have been available for the op- eration and development of the rare book collection, but not for the provision of quarters. To meet the need of preparing suitable JULY, 1952 space in the library building, another donor, Victor Emanuel '19, gave support. This made it possible to install air-conditioning for two floors of stack, provide additional steel shelving, paint where needed , and make suitably secure the whole area used to house the rare books. One of Louisiana's better known private book collections, consisting of more than 3,000 volumes, has been presented to the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library at Tulane University. The collection, bequeathed to Tulane by the will of the late Mrs. Mary Thomas Duncan of Alexandria, La., consists primarily of historical and legal materials and is especially strong in Louisiana and southern historical volumes. It includes early Louisi- ana and southern biographies and journals, complete files of several outstanding historical journals, and many standard works on re- gional history. Of special interest are a letter from Edward Livingston, noted Louisiana statesman of the 19th century, several vol- umes of newspapers published at Alexandria during the Civil War, and original early 19th century legal treatises and manuscripts of southern historical interest. Aimed at preserving the minutiae which are the key to history, a new division of manuscripts has been started at the Univer- sity of North Dakota library under the direction of two University history profes- sors. The new division is called the Orin G. Libby Historical Manuscripts Collection, in honor of Dr. Libby, who sponsored the organi- zation of the North Dakota State Historical Society, and for the next forty years served as its secretary, editor, and principal contributor to its publications. The collection of letters, manuscripts, business papers and similar material concerning North Dakota will provide a priceless treasure of source material for studies of the vivid chapters of the state's history. Recent acquisitions have lreen correspondence of John Burke, g~vernor of North Dakota (1907-1913); papers of Louis Kosuth Church, governor of Dakota Territory ( 1887-1889); papers of Samuel Torgeson, Grand Forks banker; letters, docu- ments and books from ]. M. Gillette, pro- fessor of sociology at the university, 1907- 1950. The library also holds the papers of Webster Merrifield, president of the Uni- versity ( 1891-1909). Brown University Library has recently re- 257 ceived a gift of $IOo,ooo from Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, ] r., to establish a me- morial to Arthur Moulton Allen, a classmate of Mr. Rockefeller. The present Social Studies Reading Room in the ] ohn Hay Library is to be renamed the "Arthur M. Allen Reading Room" and will contain the portrait now being painted at Mr. Rocke- feller's direction, and a memorial plaque. A library institute for in-service Curricula training for practicing librarians will be held at Emory Univer- sity August 4 to g. The first such program offered by Emory since 1939, the institute is expected to attract about 50 librarians from throughout the South. The Chicago Undergraduate Library of the University of Illinois has replaced its Reference Department with an experimental Department of Library Instruction and Ad- visement, which maintains very close relation- ships with both the Department of English and the Student Counseling Bureau. (See its mimeographed "Proposal for a New Type of College Library Department," a limited number of copies of which are still available on request.) What are believed to be the first accredited courses in the work of historical agencies were offered last spring at the Library School of the University of Wisconsin, by the staff of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Four courses covered the fields of historical records including printed records, private manuscripts and public archives; historical museums, sites and restorations; state and local historiography; and the history and administration of historical agencies. Further details may be had from Miss Rachel Schenk, director of the Library School, University of Wisconsin, Madison; or Dr. Clifford Lord , director, State Historical Society of Wis- consin, 816 State Street, Madison 6, Wis- consin. Buildings Brow n University has opened a new photographic laboratory. The extensive new quarters centrally located on the campus are entirely utilized for the work of the laboratory. Formerly located in a small frame structure at the edge of the campus, the laboratory has now acquired a large three-story building with 22 rooms and a floor area of over 7000 square feet. De- signed by George C. Henderson, director of the photographic service for the past five years, the new laboratory is completely fur - nished with all modern equipment required to handle work in many fields of photography. Dedication of the new library of the State University of Iowa took place on ] anuary 25 -26. Addresses on the first day included one on "The Student and His Reading" by Dr. Stanley Pargellis of the Newberry Li- brary, and a discussion of the university library's place in teaching and research by Dean E. T. Peterson, director of libraries, R. E. Ellsworth, and , Prof. ] ohn E. Briggs. The second day was devoted tit> seminar dis- cussions on: "Human Relations Area Files Problems," "Library Architecture and Build- ing Planning," "Special Collections and Rare Books," "Library Implica tions of General Education Programs," " Micropublication of Dissertations." The book collection at Southwestern Col- lege, Winfield, Kansas, was moved into the new library building early in the year. The new building is a two-story structure, modern in design. In addition to the open shelf capacity of the reading rooms there are four levels of stacks. The reading rooms are efficiently lighted by using a combination of fluorescent ceiling lights and sealed-beam spots recessed into the ceiling. The $8so,ooo air-conditioned William Al- len White Memorial Library on the campus of Kansas State Teachers College of Em- poria was dedicated at special ceremonies April 21-22. Modern in design the building is a four-story structure with red brick and stone exterior. Interior features include both natural and fluorescent lighting, forced air ventilation, large glass areas and no solid part1t10ns. The building has a ground area of 20,000 square feet , outside dimensions · of 142 x 146 feet, a seating capacity of 8oo, and shelving capacity for approximately 200,000 volumes. The dedication and informal opening of the enlarged library building at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , took place on April 18. Misc ellaneous The University of Min- nesota Library has opened a freshman-sophomore li- brary in an attempt to serve the undergraduate library needs. This library 258 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES is the beginning of a plan to bring the under- graduate closer to the materials he must deal with all through college. At the moment the emphasis is on the social sciences. In the future, however, the humanities and the natural and physical sciences will be included. • Everything in the library is pointed at one objective, ease of use and withdrawal of books. All the stacks are in the middle of the reading room, open to all parts of the room, and students browse through them freely. The entire book collection in the reading room is of the self-service type. The shelv- ing arrangement is somewhat unique at the university. The major breakdown is by the main teaching departments served, such as political science, English, etc. Within each group to each book is assigned a circulation number which also serves as a location sym- bol for the shelf. At Brooklyn College Library lists of new acquisitions are being prepared by using IBM, the M ultilith machine, and punched cards. The cards, punched for new books as they arrive in the library, are first ar- ranged by subject on an IBM sorter. They are then run through and IBM account- ing machine which transfers the punched in- formation in list form to a Multilith stencil at the rate of 6o titles per minute. The time and labor saved by utilizing machines will make it possible to issue a list of new books each month. Cornell University has announced the crea- tion of a central university archives to col- lect and preserve its historical records. For a first task, the archives organization will assemble and catalog historical material which is already at the university in the collection of regional history, the university library itself and elsewhere. The agency will also establish a procedure for screening records being discarded by various university offices. It will go beyond the campus to seek addi- tional material from alumni, other individuals and additional sources. Both the archives and the collection of regional history will be placed this summer in the new Albert R. Mann Library being completed for the State Colleges of Agriculture and Home Eco- nomics. Dr. George Sarton, emeritus professor of the history of science at Harvard University, has been appointed the A. S. W. Rosenbach JULY, 1952 Fellow in Bibliography for 1952 at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. In this capacity he will deliver three lectures on "The Apprecia- tion of Ancient and Medieval Science in the Renaissance." The lectures will be heard Oct. 17, 24 and 3 1. They will deal succes- sively with medicine, philosophy and mathe- matics. The Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia announced the establishment of an annual book award for outstanding contribu- tion to the field of children's literature at dte dedication of the new William Allen White Library April 21. The project, to be known as the William Allen White Children's Book Award, will be sponsored by the library and the Kansas State Teachers College Depart- ment of Library Science. The winning author, who will be selected by the school children of Kansas, will receive a medal which is to be designed by a Kansas artist. Plans are to make the first award in the autumn of 1953. Controlling interest in the British Book Centre, New York, has .been purchased by Captain I. R. Maxwell, managing director of Simpkin Marshall Ltd., the British book wholes·alers. He has announced a vigorous expansion program which is expected to alter the entire character of British book distribu- tion in this country. Projects planned for the Book Centre are the est'ablishment of an international depart- ment which will maintain stocks and accept orders for any foreign publication, a maga- zine subscription department, a publishing de·partment for scholarly and non-fiction titles (also published by other firms abroad) and the creation of a British Book Club to dis- tribute monthly selections chosen by an Anglo- American board of judges. The British Book Centre in New York was originally established by B. T. Batsford in 1949. The new president of the BBC is · Albert Daub, former secretary, director and general manager of Stechert-Hafner, Inc. and of the Hafner Publishing Company. Ronald Freelander continues as executive vice-presi- dent, and Kenneth MacKenzie as secretary- treasurer and sales manager. The Hon. W. W. Astor, Ronald Tree and Walter Pierre Courtauld, who had interests in the Dunstead Trust and the Centre, con- tinue as minority stockholders. On the fiftieth anniversary of the publica- 259 tion of The Virginian, May 1952, the Uni- versity of Wyoming Library opened a memorial exhibition in honor of the book that has become known as the greatest novel of the West that America has yet produced. • Over forty different editions and printings of the novel were on display along with many other interesting items including the original manuscript of four chapters of the novel, given to the University of Wyoming Library recently by the members of the Wister family; two story book dolls representing the Virginian and Molly, given by a friend to Mr. and Mrs. John Hicks when they were married in 1906; several unpublished Wister letters; many photographs of the author; a photostat copy of Owen Wister's first pub- lished story "Down in a Diving Bell" which appeared in H ora Scholastica for November 1873, the school paper of St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., etc. The occasion was also celebrated by present- ing a one-half hour radio program over the local radio station, KOWB, about The Vir- ginian and its author, Owen Wister. The broadcast included a thirteen minute record- ing of an interview between Owen Wister's daughter, Mrs. Walter Stokes, .and Luther Evans, Librarian of Congress. The song Ten Thousand Cattle Straying, written by Wister for the drama version was sung on this program by a member of the Music Department of the University of Wyoming. Two books have been published by the University of Wyoming Library Associates to help commemorate the first fifty years of The Virginian. One book is entitled, My Father, Owen Wister by Frances K. W. Stokes and The Letters Written by Owen Wister to his M oth eor during his First Trip to Wyoming in r885. These letters were not known until recently and they contain much new, valuable information about Owen Wis- ter' s first visit to Wyoming. The other book consists of Owen Wister's letters from the Western History Department of the Univer- sity of Wyoming Library and was published on the Southpass Press, one of the oldest presses to come into Wyoming and now put back into operation by the University Library. Both of these books were released at the time of the opening of the exhibition. A paper, "Fifty Years of The Virginian/' was given by N. Orwin Rush, Director of tl:le University of Wyoming Library, at the opening of the exhibit and has been accepted for publication by the Bibliographical Society of America for its Papers. Publications Professor Edwin T. Martin, Emory University, is the au- thor of ThQmas J e/ferson/ Sci entist, a publication of Henry Schuman (New York , 1952, 289 p., $4.00). Professor Martin has prepared a careful and interesting story of Jefferson's role in science, a story which has never before been assembled in just this way. Other volumes recently released by Henry Schuman include Doctors in Blue: The Medical His- tory of the Union Army in the Civil War, a study based on surgeons' reports, inspectors ' observations, soldier narratives and other source materials, by George Washington Adams (235 p., $4.00); The Quest for Utopia, by Glenn Negley, an anthology of 33 imaginary Utopias, So per cent of them hitherto unavailable ($6.75); and Elijah Jordan's Business Be Damned, a critique of American business in its relations to the nation's industry, its political and legal struc- ture, and its cultural order. Two new titles in the Barnes and Noble College Outline Series recently received are Readings in Sociology, edited by Alfred Mc- Clung Lee (439 p., $1.75), and An Outline of International Relations, by George B. de Huszar and Alfred De Grazia, Jr. (339 p., $1.50). The Lee volume contains 50 read- ings prepared by 56 social scientists. The Huszar-De Grazia volume includes materials dealing with the United Nations and other international organizations. The Library Association (London) has issued The London Union List of Periodicals: Holdings of the Municipal and County Li- braries of Oreater London, edited by K. A. Mallaber and Philip M. De Paris (1951, 216 p.) and the Subject Index to Periodicals, I950, general editor: T. Rowland Powel (658 columns, price £s.s.o.). Two new Library Association pamphlets were pub- lished in February: no. 9, County Library Transport, A Report of the Transpo ,rt Sub- Committee of the County Libraries Section, edited by F. A~ Sharr ( 64 p., price 7s.), and no. 10, The State as Publisher, a Librarian's Guide to the Publications of His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Sidney Horrocks (32 p., price ss.). The Sharr pamphlet is based on a 260 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES I950 study of the use of bookmobiles by Eng- lish county libraries and includes extensive data on types of vehicles used and on operat- ing methods. Mr. Horrocks' brief guide pro- vides a convenient, clear account of the kinds of official publications issued by the British government, their history, purpose, and pres- ent characteristics, together with information about indexes and guides to them, suggestions for arranging them, and an "interim code" for cataloging them. The American Council of Learned Societies has issued a critique of the report Education and National Security, issued by the Educa- tional Policies Commission of the National Education Ass·ociation of the United States, the American Association of School Ad- ministrators and the Executive Committee of the American Council on Education. This brief (5 p.) statement emphasizes the im- portance of educational programs in the social sciences and the humanities in a national security program and suggests that the orig- inal report did not give sufficient recognition to them. The Winter I952 number of the A CLS Newsletter ( v. 3, no. I) is devoted to the annual report of the executive director, Learning, the Study of Man. Columbia University Press has published two important reference titles, The Columbia Lippincott Gazettee