College and Research Libraries


A C R L Micro card Series 
Abstracts of Titles* 
J O H N S T O N , P A U L I N E G L A D Y S 

A s u r v e y of n u r s i n g school l i b r a r i e s in t h e city 
of P h i l a d e l p h i a . R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . , U n i v e r s i t y of 
R o c h e s t e r P r e s s f o r the A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e 
a n d R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s , c o p y r i g h t 1955. ( v , 
55 1. t a b l e s . 28cm. A C R L M I C R O C A R D SERIES, no. 
38) T h e s i s ( M . S . in L . S . ) — D r e x e l I n s t i t u t e of 
T e c h n o l o g y . 1952. B i b l i o g r a p h y : 1. 51-55. 2 
c a r d s . $.50. 

L i b r a r i e s connected with professional schools of 
n u r s i n g had a slow arduous beginning. Emphasis 
w a s not placed on the values of a well organized 
library in a school of n u r s i n g until the s u r v e y of 
1932. I n 1949 the " M a n u a l of A c c r e d i t i n g Educa-
tional P r o g r a m s " in n u r s i n g , f o r the first time in 
the history of n u r s i n g schools, provided f o r the evalu-
ation of these libraries on a national scale. 

T h i s report consists of a history of the n u r s i n g 
school l i b r a r y movement in the U n i t e d States, a 
brief description of the schools of n u r s i n g participat-
i n g in this s u r v e y , and an account of the adminis-
tration and s e r v i c e s of the libraries in these n u r s i n g 
schools. 

J O N E S , R U T H 

A h i s t o r y of t h e l i b r a r y of T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e , 
C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y , 1887-1952. R o c h e s t e r , 
N.Y., U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r P r e s s f o r t h e A s -
s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e a n d R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s , 
c o p y r i g h t 1955. ( v , 35 1. t a b l e s . 28cm. A C R L 
M I C R O C A R D SERIES, no. 39) T h e s i s ( M . S . in L.S.) 
— D r e x e l I n s t i t u t e of T e c h n o l o g y , 1953. B i b l i -
o g r a p h y : 1. 33-35. 2 c a r d s . $.50. 

A f t e r a brief consideration of the development of 
T e a c h e r s College as an institution, three periods in 
the history of its library are discussed. T h e first 
covers the e a r l y y e a r s f r o m the endowment of the 
l i b r a r y in 1887 to the y e a r 1894, w h e n T e a c h e r s 
College moved to M o r n i n g s i d e Heights. T h e n e x t 
period covers the g r o w t h of the library and expansion 
of the collection up to 1924, when the library w a s 
moved to its present location in R u s s e l l H a l l . 
F i n a l l y , the development of the library since 1924 is 
considered, w i t h emphasis on the special f e a t u r e s and 
s e r v i c e s of T e a c h e r s College L i b r a r y . 

K L A N I A N , M A R Y 

U n i v e r s i t y of P e n n s y l v a n i a P r e s s , 1870-1952. 
R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . , U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r P r e s s 
f o r t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of College a n d R e f e r e n c e L i -
b r a r i e s , c o p y r i g h t 1955. (lit, 40 1. 28cm. A C R L 
M I C R O C A R D SERIES, no. 40) T h e s i s ( M . S . in L.S.) 
— D r e x e l I n s t i t u t e of T e c h n o l o g y . 1952. B i b l i -
o g r a p h y : 1. 36-40. 2 c a r d s . $.50. 

A history of the press with an introduction con-
t a i n i n g the development of u n i v e r s i t y press publish-
i n g in the U n i t e d States and an explanation of the 
f u n c t i o n of u n i v e r s i t y presses. T h e e a r l y abortive 

* A d d r e s s all o r d e r s f o r A C R L M I C R O C A R D S , 
w h e t h e r s t a n d i n g orders or o r d e r s for s i n g l e titles, to 
t h e M i c r o p u b l i c a t i o n S e r v i c e , U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r 
P r e s s , R o c h e s t e r 3, N e w York. 

and spasmodic publishing attempts at the u n i v e r s i t y 
a r e traced f r o m 1870 to 1927. D u r i n g this period, 
the press w a s reorganized four times. Continuous 
publishing began in 1927, when the press w a s 
o r g a n i z e d as a department of the u n i v e r s i t y . T h e 
publishing program, the policies of the press, and 
the part which the administration took in its devel-
opment are covered f o r the n e x t twenty-five y e a r s of 
operation to 1952. 

B E A C H , SISTER F R A N C I S M A R Y 

A h i s t o r y of t h e l i b r a r y of T r i n i t y C o l l e g e , 
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . R o c h e s t e r , N.Y., U n i v e r s i t y 
of R o c h e s t e r P r e s s f o r the A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e 
a n d R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s , c o p y r i g h t 1955. ( v , 
76 1. t a b l e s . 28cm. A C R L M I C R O C A R D SERIES, no. 
41) T h e s i s ( M . S . in L . S . ) — C a t h o l i c U n i v e r s i t y 
of A m e r i c a , 1951. B i b l i o g r a p h y : 1. 74-76. 3 
c a r d s . $.75. 

T h i s paper covers the development of the l i b r a r y 
of a Catholic liberal arts college f o r women f r o m 
1900 to 1950. T h e first chapter contains a brief 
history of T r i n i t y College showing growth in student 
body, courses of study, f a c u l t y , and physical plant. 
T h e remaining f o u r chapters concentrate upon the 
l i b r a r y in particular under the headings of housing, 
finances, book collection, and administration. A p -
pendices contain statistics comparing the T r i n i t y 
College L i b r a r y w i t h those of institutions of similar 
size throughout the country. 

T h e results of the study show that the library has 
grown proportionately w i t h the college and developed 
with the c u r r i c u l u m . Circulation statistics f o r the 
r e s e r v e room and the general collection indicate that 
the l i b r a r y is adequately s e r v i n g the students and 
f a c u l t y as f a r as the book and periodical collection is 
concerned. T h e most serious detriment is lack of 
space. 

D U N C A N , A N N E M C K A Y 

H i s t o r y of H o w a r d U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y , 1867-
1929. R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . , U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r 
P r e s s f o r t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e a n d R e f e r -
ence L i b r a r i e s , c o p y r i g h t 1955. ( v i , 97 1. 
t a b l e s . 28cm. A C R L M I C R O C A R D SERIES, no. 42) 
T h e s i s ( M . S . in L . S . ) — C a t h o l i c U n i v e r s i t y of 
A m e r i c a , 1951. B i b l i o g r a p h y : 1. 94"97- 3 
c a r d s . $.75. 

H o w a r d U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y w a s established one 
month a f t e r the f o u n d i n g of the institution, M a r c h 2', 
1867. I t occupied one room; its small book collec-
tion w a s composed p r i m a r i l y of donations, predomin-
ately r e l i g i o u s ; the staff consisted of one non-pro-
fessional l i b r a r i a n ; services were v e r y limited and 
the budget w a s nil. S i x t y - t w o y e a r s later, the book 
collection of 47,572 volumes had f a r o u t g r o w n the 
C a r n e g i e L i b r a r y building erected in 1 9 1 0 ; staff 
members numbered five; the hours of daily s e r v i c e 
had doubled f r o m the initial 6 to 12V2, and the 
budget had increased to $11,986. I n f l u e n t i a l fac-
tors: Congressional appropriations ( f r o m 1879) and 
the librarianship of E d w a r d C . W i l l i a m s . 

C L O P I N E , J O H N J U N I O R 

A h i s t o r y of l i b r a r y u n i o n s in t h e U n i t e d 
S t a t e s . R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . , U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r 

OCTOBER, 1955 
40 7 



P r e s s f o r t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e a n d R e f e r -
ence L i b r a r i e s , c o p y r i g h t 1955. ( i v , 183 1. 
28cm. A C R L M I C R O C A R D S E R I E S , no. 43) T h e s i s 
( M . S . in L . S . ) — C a t h o l i c U n i v e r s i t y of A m e r i c a , 
1951. B i b l i o g r a p h y : 1. 179-183. 5 c a r d s . $1.25. 

T h e first attempt of l i b r a r y employees to organize 
into a union in the U n i t e d S t a t e s occurred in the 
L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s circa 1916. T h i s first l i b r a r y 
union is still in existence. F r o m the L i b r a r y of 
C o n g r e s s , the movement spread at an e a r l y date t o 
public libraries in the D i s t r i c t of Columbia, N e w 
Y o r k C i t y and Boston. 

I n the 1930's, the C . I . O . and the A . F . L . at-
tempted to unionize l i b r a r y employees. L i b r a r y 
unions w e r e started at public libraries in N e w Y o r k 
C i t y , N e w a r k , Boston, A t l a n t a , C l e v e l a n d , M i l w a u -
kee, C h i c a g o , Detroit and K a l a m a z o o . A n attempt 
w a s made to unionize Y a l e U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r y . 
T h e s e attempts have met w i t h v a r y i n g degrees of 
success. 

T h i s thesis c o v e r s the period f r o m the b e g i n n i n g of 
the movement up to 1 9 5 1 . 

D U M M E R , E D W I N H E Y S E 

J . C. v o n A r e t i n a n d t h e l i b r a r y scene i n 
B a v a r i a in t h e s e c u l a r i z a t i o n p e r i o d , 1802-1811. 
R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . , U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r P r e s s 
f o r t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e a n d R e f e r e n c e 
L i b r a r i e s , c o p y r i g h t 1955. (iii, 82 1. 32 c m . 
A C R L M I C R O C A R D SERIES, no. 4 4 ) T h e s i s ( M . S . in 
L . S . ) — U n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o , 1944. B i b l i o g -
r a p h y : 1. 78-82. 3 c a r d s . $.75. 

B a s e d m o s t l y on G e r m a n p r i m a r y s o u r c e s , 
t h i s s t u d y s h e d s n e w l i g h t on J . C. v o n A r e -
tin, t h e f o r g o t t e n m a n in G e r m a n l i b r a r y 
h i s t o r y , w h o w a s d i r e c t l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e 
e m e r g e n c e of o n e of t h e w o r l d ' s g r e a t li-
b r a r i e s in M u n i c h k n o w n in o u r d a y as t h e 
B a v a r i a n S t a t e L i b r a r y . T h e d i s c u s s i o n 
g r o u p s itself u n d e r t h e f o l l o w i n g c h a p t e r 
h e a d i n g s : i . H i s t o r y of s e c u l a r i z a t i o n in 
B a v a r i a ; 2. A r e t i n b e f o r e h i s l i b r a r y c a r e e r 
a t M u n i c h ; 3. A r e t i n a s l i b r a r i a n at M u n i c h , 
1802-1811; 4. A r e t i n a f t e r M u n i c h , 1811-1824; 
5. A r e t i n t o d a y : a r e - e v a l u a t i o n . 

T U C K E R , J E N N I E S T R E E T E R , 1 9 0 6 -

O b e r l i n college l i b r a r y 1833-1885. R o c h e s t e r , 
N . Y . , U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r P r e s s f o r t h e A s s o -
c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e a n d R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s , c o p y -
r i g h t 1955. ( v , 125 1. 29 cm. A C R L M I C R O C A R D 
SERIES, no. 45) T h e s i s ( M . S . in L . S . ) — W e s t e r n 
R e s e r v e U n i v e r s i t y , 1953. B i b l i o g r a p h y : 1. [ 1 1 9 ] -
125. 4 c a r d s . $1.00. 

A p i c t u r e of t h e first f i f t y - t w o y e a r s of t h e 
O b e r l i n C o l l e g e L i b r a r y is b u i l t u p t h r o u g h 
e n t r i e s q u o t e d f r o m official m i n u t e s of F a c -
ulty, B o a r d of T r u s t e e s , a n d t h e B o a r d ' s 
e x e c u t i v e c o m m i t t e e , s h o w n t h r o u g h b i o -
g r a p h i c a l m a t e r i a l a b o u t t h e e a r l y l i b r a r i a n s , 
s k e t c h e d by c o n t e m p o r a r y s t u d e n t c o m m e n t , 
a n d i n t e r p r e t e d t h r o u g h a n a l y s e s of e a r l y 
c i r c u l a t i o n r e c o r d s a n d m a n u s c r i p t c a t a l o g s . 

A h i s t o r y of t h e l i t e r a r y societies' l i b r a r y , 
w h i c h w a s l a t e r to be a m a l g a m a t e d i n t o t h e 
C o l l e g e L i b r a r y , is s u m m a r i z e d f r o m its 
m i n u t e s , c o n s t i t u t i o n s , a n d m i s c e l l a n e o u s 
r e c o r d s . A d m i n i s t r a t i v e p r o b l e m s of n i n e -
t e e n t h c e n t u r y l i b r a r i a n s h i p a r e r e f l e c t e d a s 
t h e y a r o s e in o n e l i b r a r y . 

P A T T E R S O N , R U T H G. 

T h e i n f l u e n c e of H o w a r d P y l e on A m e r i c a n 
i l l u s t r a t i o n s . R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . . U n i v e r s i t y of 
R o c h e s t e r P r e s s f o r t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e 
a n d R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s , c o p y r i g h t 1955. ( 5 4 1. 
29 c m . A C R L M I C R O C A R D SERIES, no. 4 6 ) T h e s i s 
( M . S . in L . S . ) — W e s t e r n R e s e r v e U n i v e r s i t y , 
1954. B i b l i o g r a p h y : 1. [ 4 8 ] - 5 4 . 2 c a r d s . $.50. 

T h e s t u d y p r e s e n t s P y l e ' s a c h i e v e m e n t s a s 
a n i l l u s t r a t o r a n d c h i l d r e n ' s book a u t h o r 
w h o s e i m a g i n a t i o n a n d t e c h n i c a l skill r e -
v i t a l i z e d t h e field of i l l u s t r a t i o n , b o t h color 
a n d line, a n d m a d e it a n a c k n o w l e d g e d 
a r t i s t i c m e d i u m . A n e x p l a n a t i o n of h i s 
t h e o r y of e d u c a t i o n , b y w h i c h h e f r e e l y 
o f f e r e d t h e b e n e f i t s of h i s e x p e r i e n c e a n d 
r e p u t a t i o n , is i n c l u d e d . I t is m a i n t a i n e d t h a t 
t h r o u g h h i s o w n w o r k a n d t h a t of h i s p u p i l s , 
P y l e ' s i m p a c t on A m e r i c a n i l l u s t r a t i o n is i n -
c a l c u l a b l e . A n a n a l y s i s is o f f e r e d of t h e 
w o r k of h i s m a j o r s t u d e n t s , i n c l u d i n g M a y -
field P a r r i s h a n d N . C. W y e t h . 

D A N I E L , B E T T Y J A N E , 1 9 2 8 -

G e o r g i a i m p r i n t s , 1763-1799: a s t u d y of t h e 
f o r m a n d s u b j e c t m a t t e r of t h e e a r l y p r i n t i n g in 
G e o r g i a . R o c h e s t e r , N . Y . , U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h -
e s t e r P r e s s f o r t h e A s s o c i a t i o n of C o l l e g e a n d 
R e f e r e n c e L i b r a r i e s , c o p y r i g h t 1955. ( i v , 173 1. 
t a b l e s . 28 cm. A C R L M I C R O C A R D S E R I E S no. 47) 
T h e s i s ( M . A . ) — E m o r y U n i v e r s i t y , 1952. B i b -
l i o g r a p h y : 1. 107-111. 5 c a r d s . $1.25. 

T h i s i n v e s t i g a t i o n s o u g h t ( 1 ) to m a k e as 
c o m p l e t e a list as p o s s i b l e of all p r i n t i n g d o n e 
in G e o r g i a f r o m 1763 t h r o u g h 1 7 9 9 ; ( 2 ) to 
a n a l y z e t h a t p r i n t i n g as to f o r m a n d s u b -
ject m a t t e r ; a n d ( 3 ) to c o m p a r e t h e n u m -
b e r of e i g h t e e n t h c e n t u r y G e o r g i a i m p r i n t s in 
c e r t a i n l i b r a r i e s in t h e s t a t e w i t h s i m i l a r 
h o l d i n g s in l i b r a r i e s o u t s i d e t h e s t a t e . 

T h e c o m p i l e d list of i m p r i n t s s h o w e d t h e 
e a r l y G e o r g i a p r e s s to be c o n c e r n e d p r i n -
c i p a l l y w i t h f u n d a m e n t a l s of b u s i n e s s a n d 
g o v e r n m e n t , t h e w e e k l y n e w s p a p e r , a n d r e -
l i g i o u s m a t t e r s , p u b l i s h e d in t h e f o r m s of 
p a m p h l e t s , b r o a d s i d e s , a n d n e w s p a p e r s . T h e 
m a j o r i t y of t h e s e i t e m s a r e in G e o r g i a li-
b r a r i e s . 

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