College and Research Libraries
B y C O N S T A N C E M . W I N C H E L L
Selected Reference Books of 1953-1954
Miss Winchell is reference librarian, Co-
luin bia Un iversity.
I N T R O D U C T I O N
LI K E T H E P R E C E D I N G A R T I C L E S i n t h i s
' semi-annual series 1 this s u r v e y is based
on notes w r i t t e n by members of the R e f e r -
ence S t a f f of the C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y L i -
braries. 2 A n innovation in this issue is the
inclusion of a f e w titles in the sciences, an-
notations f o r w h i c h w e r e w r i t t e n by assist-
ants in the C o l u m b i a science libraries. 3
N o t e s w r i t t e n by assistants and used un-
changed are signed w i t h initials.
A s the purpose of the list is to present
a selection of recent scholarly and f o r e i g n
w o r k s of interest to r e f e r e n c e w o r k e r s in
u n i v e r s i t y libraries, it does not pretend to
be either w e l l - b a l a n c e d or comprehensive.
C o d e n u m b e r s (such as G 1 3 and 1 A 3 8 )
have been used to r e f e r to titles in the
Guide4 and its first Supplement.
B I B L I O G R A P H Y
I n d o n e s i a . K a n t o r B i b l i o g r a f i N a s i o n a l .
Berita bulanan . . . T a h u n ke 1 , no. 1 ,
D j a n u a r i 1 9 5 3 - B a n d u n g , 1 9 5 3 - m o n t h l y .
R p . 2 0 per y e a r .
A new national bibliography from Indo-
nesia. I t lists new books alphabetically by
author, giving f u l l bibliographical informa-
tion, including a one-word indication of the
type of book (e.g. novel, economics, politics,
etc.). T h e issue f o r Sept./Oct. 1953 in-
cludes a list of serials currently appearing,
1 C O L L E G E A N D R E S E A K C H L I B R A R I E S , J a n u a r y a n d J u l y
issues starting January 1 9 5 2 .
2 Mary Cunningham, Florence Gitelson, Olive John-
son, Kenneth Lohf, Eugene Sheehy.
3 Harold Bloomquist, James Dance, Francis O'Leary.
4 Winchell, Constance M. Guide to Reference Books.
7th ed. Chicago, A L A , 1 9 5 1 ; Supplement, Chicago,
A L A , 1954.
and another of periodicals, with addresses, of
which no current issues w e r e available and
f o r which no f u r t h e r information could be ob-
tained, and which may therefore have ceased
publication.
T h e bibliography is issued by the newly-
established Office of National Bibliography
under the direction of G . Ockeloen, and in-
cludes only Indonesian-language publications.
- O . J .
N euerscheinungen wissenschaftlicher Liter-
atur aus den Landern der Volksdemo-
kratie: Albanien, Bulgarien, Polen, Ru-
manien, Tschechoslowakische Republik,
Ungarn und der Volksrepublik China.
B e r l i n , Z e n t r a l s t e l l e f i i r w i s s e n s c h a f t l i c h e
L i t e r a t u r , 1 9 5 1 - O c t . 1 9 5 1 , v . 1 , no. 1 ,
s e m i m o n t h l y . D M 1 2 per y e a r .
V . 1 covers October 1 9 5 1 - D e c e m b e r 1952.
T h e entries, numbered continuously through-
out the year, cover literature in the social
sciences, sciences and technology and give
author's name, title, place of publication, pub-
lisher, date, pages, price and language of
original. T i t l e s are transliterated f r o m
Cyrillic characters where necessary and a G e r -
man translation of the title is always included.
Some of the entries have annotations in G e r -
man. T h r e e supplementary lists covering
( 1 ) Czech, ( 2 ) Polish and ( 3 ) Albanian,
Bulgarian, Chinese, Roumanian and H u n -
garian periodical literature are issued irregu-
larly. T o date there are no indexes.
E N C Y C L O P E D I A S
Lexikon der Frau. Z u r i c h , E n c y c l i o s V e r -
l a g , 1 9 5 3 - v . 1 , A - H . il. 1 3 5 S w . f r .
A n encyclopedia covering many fields, with
emphasis on the interests and point of view
of the woman. Particularly important are
the numerous bio-bibliographical sketches of
famous women of all times and nationalities.
Articles v a r y in length, but information ap-
292 COI.LEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES
pears to be u n i f o r m l y up to date and is gen-
e r a l l y w e l l d o c u m e n t e d ; bibliographical notes
are almost a l w a y s included. T h e accom-
panying plates are excellent, and consist of a
reproduction of a w o r k of a r t on one side and
nine small p o r t r a i t s on the o t h e r . — O . J .
D I S S E R T A T I O N S
A l k e r , L i s l . Verzeichnis der an der Uni-
versitdt Wien approbierten Disserta-
ii-onen 1937-1944. W i e n , K e r r y , 1 9 5 4 .
2 o 6 p . 1 4 8 S c h . ; $ 6 . 7 5 .
T o g e t h e r w i t h the list f o r 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 9 (see
Guide Suppl. 1 G 4 ) , this fills the gap between
the V i e n n a U n i v e r s i t y ' s Verzeichnis . . .
(Guide G 1 3 ) and the first inclusion of
doctoral dissertations in the Oesterreichische
Bibliographie (Guide Suppl. 1 A 3 8 ) in 1 9 5 0 . —
O . J .
Index to Theses Accepted for Higher De-
grees in the Universities of Great Britain
and Ireland, v . I , 1 9 5 0 / 5 1 - e d . by
P . D . R e c o r d . L o n d . , A s l i b , 1 9 5 3 - a n -
n u a l . 2 5 s .
T h e first record of its kind, this is a union
list of the theses f o r both m a s t e r s ' and
doctors' degrees accepted by universities in
E n g l a n d , W a l e s , Scotland, N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d
and the Republic of I r e l a n d . T i t l e s are listed
under g e n e r a l class w i t h indexes by a u t h o r
and subject.
P H I L O S O P H Y
I s t i t u t o di s t u d i f i l o s o f i c i . Bibliografia filo-
sofica dal 1900 al 1950. R o m a , E d i z i o n i
D e l f i n o , 1 9 5 0 - 1 9 5 3 - v . 1 - 3 , A - T ( I n
p r o g r e s s )
A joint p r o j e c t of the I s t i t u t o di Studi
Filosofici and the C e n t r o N a z i o n a l i di I n -
f o r m a z i o n i B i b l i o g r a f i c h e in collaboration
w i t h the C e n t r o di Studi Filosofici C r i s t i a n i
di G a l l a r t e . P r e s u m a b l y to be complete in
f o u r volumes, it is limited to w o r k s published
or reprinted f r o m 1 9 0 0 t h r o u g h 1 9 4 9 and in-
cludes w r i t i n g s of I t a l i a n a u t h o r s (including
articles in periodicals and publications of
academies and c o n g r e s s e s ) , and w o r k s of
classical, medieval and f o r e i g n a u t h o r s pub-
lished in or t r a n s l a t e d into I t a l i a n d u r i n g the
period. A r r a n g e m e n t is alphabetical by
a u t h o r , w i t h " w o r k s a b o u t " f o l l o w i n g " w o r k s
by." A l s o lists w o r k s of philosophical inter-
est in psychology, education, social science,
l a w and t h e o l o g y . — E . S .
PSYCHOLOGY
D a n i e l , R o b e r t S . a n d L o u t t i t , C . M .
Professional Problems in Psychology.
N . Y . , P r e n t i c e H a l l , 1 9 5 3 . 4 i 6 p . $ 5 - 5 © .
P r i m a r i l y a guide to the l i t e r a t u r e of psy-
chology, this is in p a r t a revision and expan-
sion of L o u t t i t ' s Handbook of psychological
literature ( 1 9 3 2 ) ( G u i d e J l ) . A l s o covers
l i b r a r y research, manuscript preparation, all
f o r m s of w r i t t e n and o r a l scientific reporting,
and outlets f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ; sections on " p r o -
f e s s i o n a l i z a t i o n " trace the g r o w t h of psy-
chology as a profession, fields of training, j o b
opportunities, professional o r g a n i z a t i o n s , etc.
references at chapter ends; appendices give
bibliographies of 3 0 6 r e f e r e n c e books ( a n n o -
t a t e d ) and 3 3 1 j o u r n a l s , sources of books and
supplies, and a g l o s s a r y of a b b r e v i a t i o n s . —
J . D .
R E L I G I O N
K n o w l e s , D a v i d a n d H a d c o c k , R . N e v i l l e .
Medieval Religious Houses. L o n d .
L o n g m a n s , G r e e n [ 1 9 5 3 ] . 3 8 7 P . m a p s .
4 2 s .
T h i s list of religious houses in m e d i e v a l
E n g l a n d and W a l e s is based on K n o w l e s '
Religious Houses of Medieval England
( L o n d o n , 1 9 4 0 ) , the m a t e r i a l of the e a r l i e r
w o r k being " r e d i s t r i b u t e d and v e r y considera-
bly a u g m e n t e d . " H o u s e s are g r o u p e d ac-
cording to religious order, w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n as
to dates of origin and final disappearance,
rank, w e a l t h and numerical strength, as w e l l
as indication of a r c h i t e c t u r a l remains. D o c u -
mented notes on the i n f o r m a t i o n given m a k e
up a l a r g e part of the v o l u m e . A n index, maps,
and tables showing increase and decrease in
the v a r i o u s religious orders, add to the v a l u e
of the w o r k . — E . S .
O s t e r l o h , E d o a n d E n g e l l a n d , H a n s .
Biblisch-theologisches Handworterbuch
zur Lutherbibel und neueren Uber-
setzungen. G o t t i n g e n , V a n d e n h o e k a n d
JULY1954 293
R u p r e c h t [ 1 9 5 0 - 5 2 ] ? L f g . 1 - 6 / 7 . ( I n
p r o g r e s s )
M o r e than t h i r t y persons f r o m all branches
of the e v a n g e l i c a l church in G e r m a n y h a v e
c o l l a b o r a t e d in the compilation of this n e w
dictionary based on the t e r m i n o l o g y used in
the L u t h e r B i b l e . M a n y c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e s a r e
given f r o m t e r m s used in other G e r m a n
B i b l e s and there is also in the second p a r t
a c r o s s - i n d e x of w o r d s f r o m Das Neue Testa-
ment Deutsch, the Menge-Bibel and the
Ziircher-Bibel. A r t i c l e s v a r y in length f r o m
a f e w lines to s e v e r a l pages. E x a c t r e f e r e n c e s
a r e given f o r B i b l i c a l citations but there is
little b i b l i o g r a p h y .
Shorter Encyclopaedia of Islam, e d i t e d on
b e h a l f of the R o y a l N e t h e r l a n d s A c a d -
e m y b y H . A . R . G i b b a n d J . H .
K r a m e r s . L e i d e n , E . J . B r i l l ; L o n d . ,
L u z a c , 1 9 5 3 . 6 7 1 p p . p l a t e s . 8 4 s .
L i m i t e d to articles r e l a t i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y to
the religion and l a w of I s l a m , this v o l u m e
brings t o g e t h e r all such articles f r o m the f i r s t
edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam (4V. and
suppl., 1 9 1 1 - 1 9 3 8 ) ( G u i d e K 2 5 5 ) , w i t h the
addition of a f e w n e w entries. M u c h of the
m a t e r i a l has been taken o v e r directly f r o m the
e a r l i e r w o r k , t h o u g h a n u m b e r of a r t i c l e s
h a v e been shortened o r r e v i s e d . A t a b l e of
" O r i g i n of the A r t i c l e s " indicates the a u t h o r s
of the articles as they a p p e a r e d in the l o n g e r
w o r k . A n e f f o r t has been piade to bring the
bibliographies up to date t h r o u g h the addi-
tion of n e w titles. A u s e f u l f e a t u r e is the
" R e g i s t e r of S u b j e c t s " w h i c h p r o v i d e s an
index to the entries t h r o u g h E n g l i s h - l a n g u a g e
s u b j e c t h e a d i n g s . — E . S .
SOCIAL S C I E N C E S
S c h l e i f f e r , H e d w i g a n d C r a n d a l l , R u t h .
Index to Economic History Essays in
Festschriften, 1900-1950. C a m b r i d g e ,
M a s s . , p u b . by A r t h u r H . C o l e a n d
d i s t r i b u t e d b y H a r v a r d U n i v . P r . , 1 9 5 3 .
6 8 p . $ 2 . 5 0 .
I n d e x e s the a r t i c l e s on economic history in
m o r e than 5 0 0 F e s t s c h r i f t e n . T h e a r r a n g e -
ment is by p e r i o d — a n c i e n t , m e d i e v a l and
m o d e r n — a n d u n d e r the m o d e r n period by
g e o g r a p h i c a l division subdivided by s u b j e c t .
T h e s e g r o u p i n g s a r e f o l l o w e d by sections on
the history of economic thought and business
economics, and economic h i s t o r i o g r a p h y and
m e t h o d o l o g y . T h e r e is an index by a u t h o r s
and one by p r o p e r n a m e s a p p e a r i n g in the
titles.
U . S . L i b r a r y of C o n g r e s s . C e n s u s L i b r a r y
P r o j e c t . Statistical Yearbook; an Anno-
tated Bibliography of the General Statis-
tical Yearbooks of Major Political Sub-
divisions of the World. P r e p a r e d by
P h y l l i s G . C a r t e r . . . . W a s h . , L i b . of
C o n g . , 1 9 5 3 . I 2 3 P . $ . 9 0 .
A t head of t i t l e : U . S . L i b r a r y of C o n -
g r e s s . R e f e r e n c e D e p a r t m e n t ; U . S . D e p t . of
C o m m e r c e . B u r e a u of the C e n s u s .
A r r a n g e d by continents and then a l p h a -
betically by c o u n t r y . F o r each e n t r y , gives
publishing body, title, dates of f i r s t and most
recent issues, o r in cases of i r r e g u l a r publi-
cation, of all issues. T h e annotations g i v e
brief histories of the publications, f r e q u e n c y ,
types of statistics covered, L C call no., etc.
S C I E N C E
H a w k i n s , R e g i n a l d R o b e r t . Scientific,
Medical, and Technical Books Published
in the United States of America; a Selec-
ted List of Titles in Print with Anno-
tations. S e c o n d s u p p l e m e n t , b o o k s p u b -
l i s h e d 1 9 4 9 - 1 9 5 2 . P r e p a r e d u n d e r t h e
d i r e c t i o n of the N a t i o n a l R e s e a r c h C o u n -
c i l ' s C o m m i t t e e o n B i b l i o g r a p h y of
A m e r i c a n S c i e n t i f i c a n d T e c h n i c a l B o o k s .
W a s h . , 1 9 5 3 . 5 7 9 P - $ 1 0 . ( D i s t r i b u t e d
b y B o w k e r )
F o r m a i n w o r k , f i r s t S u p p l e m e n t and an-
notations, see Guide Nio.
T h i s S u p p l e m e n t lists 2 8 4 4 items, selected
and described in the s a m e m a n n e r as in the
m a i n w o r k .
GEOLOGY
I n t e r n a t i o n a l G e o l o g i c a l C o n g r e s s , 1 9 t h ,
A l g e r , 1 9 5 2 . Liste des Geologues du
Monde invites a assister. . . . A l g e r ,
1 9 5 2 . 4 7 5 P -
T h i s d i r e c t o r y fills the gap l e f t by the cessa-
294 COI.LEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES
tion of the Internationaler Geologen- und
Mineralogen-Kalender in 1 9 3 7 . In the Liste
of some 2 5 , 0 0 0 names, the main complete
entry is under country and this is followed by
an alphabetical name index. Necessitated
by the method of compilation which bypassed
individuals to deal with national societies,
agencies and institutions, the Liste is some-
w h a t unbalanced, e.g. the United States occu-
pies 1 5 6 pages, F r a n c e 1 5 pages and the
U . S . S . R . 2 pages. T h e addresses, mainly
institutional, do not show the official connec-
tion of the individual and his organization.
Nevertheless, it is a useful l i s t . — F . O ' L .
A N T H R O P O L O G Y
K e e s i n g , F e l i x M a x w e l l . Culture Change;
an Analysis and Bibliography of Anthro-
pological Sources to 1952. . . . S t a n -
f o r d , C a l . , S t a n f o r d U n i v . P r . ; L o n d . ,
O x f o r d U n i v . P r . , 1 9 5 3 . 2 4 2 p . ( S t a n -
f o r d anthropological series. N o . I ) . $ 4 .
T h e analytical survey (p. 1 - 9 4 ) is divided
by broad periods and discusses the trends in
research and outstanding publications of each.
T h e bibliography (p. 1 0 4 - 2 4 2 ) is chronologi-
cal by year f r o m 1865 with a very brief list
of selected titles from 1 8 2 0 - 1 8 6 4 . Both books
and periodical articles are included. U n -
fortunately there is no index.
T h o m a s , W i l l i a m L . and P i k e l i s , A n n a .
International Directory of Anthropolo-
gical Institutions. N . Y . , W e n n e r - G r e n
F o u n d a t i o n f o r A n t h r o p o l o g i c a l R e -
s e a r c h ; distributed by the A m e r i c a n A n -
thropological Association, 1 9 5 3 . 4 6 8 p .
$ 4 .
A handbook on world-wide resources f o r
the anthropologist in the research or aca-
demic field. Each section is edited by a spe-
cialist in the particular geographic area and
has a brief introduction about facilities in the
region or country. T h i s is followed by de-
scriptions of the organizations (which are
arranged by category—educational, research
institutions and museums, professional or-
ganizations) giving brief data on personnel,
founding date, governing body, organization,
principal activities and publications. T h e r e is
an index of institutions, and an index of cities
and towns. A s data on personnel w a s con-
sidered to be of secondary importance there
is no name i n d e x . — F . G .
B I O L O G Y
H a u d u r o y , P a u l [ a n d o t h e r s ] . Diction-
naire des bacteries pathogenes pour
d'homme, les animaux et les plantes. 2 d .
ed. P a r i s , M a s s o n , 1 9 5 3 . 6 g i p . 1 1 , 0 0 6
f r .
Revised and enlarged over the 1937 edition,
H a u d u r o y has preserved a dictionary arrange-
ment by pathogenic bacterium-name. Entries
contain synonyms, morphology, cultures, bio-
chemical properties, biological properties, and
reference to the discovery of each organism.
Synonyms are included in the main alphabet as
cross-references. T h e symbols " C " and " N C "
indicate whether or not the bacterium is
preserved in a collection. Appended is an
alphabetical list of microscopic organisms
preserved in type-culture collections, giving
w o r l d locations, followed by lists of rickett-
siae and viruses. Unfortunately, bacterial
classification is f a r f r o m uniform. T h e table
of A . R . Prevot, a joint author, w a s used as
the authority f o r this w o r k , with Bergey's
Manual and T o p l e y and Wilson's Principles
used as supplements.—H.B.
M u r r a y , M a r g a r e t R . and K o p e c h , G e r -
t r u d e . A Bibliography of the Research
in Tissue Culture, 1884-1950; an Index
to the Literature of the Living Cell Cul-
tivated in vitro. N . Y . , A c a d e m i c P r e s s ,
1 9 5 3 . 2 v . $ 2 4 .
T h i s 2-volume w o r k attempts a compre-
hensive listing of references of the research in
tissue culture f o r the indicated years.
1 5 , 0 0 0 articles from 1 0 3 5 journals w e r e used
to prepare the w o r k , expanded by generous
cross-indexing to some 8 6 , 0 0 0 entries. C o m -
plete bibliographic citations are given under
all subject entries f o r an item, abbreviated
periodical titles being listed in the • first
volume with their f u l l titles. A u t h o r and
subject entries are arranged in one alphabet.
If the same article appeared in more than one
journal, all journal references are given;
when an article has been abstracted, r e f e r -
ences to the abstracting journals are given.
JULY, 1954 295
T h i s bibliography w i l l be the p r i m a r y source
f o r references on the subject f o r the 6o-odd
y e a r s covered. A n "incomplete and unveri-
f i e d " supplementary author list brings the
Bibliography u p t o 1 9 5 3 . — H . B .
H O M E E C O N O M I C S
L i n c o l n , W a l d o . American Cookery
Books, 1742-1860, r e v . a n d e n l . b y E l e a -
n o r L o w e n s t e i n . 2 d . ed. W o r c e s t e r ,
M a s s . , A m e r . A n t i q u a r i a n S o c . ; N . Y . ,
C o r n e r B o o k S h o p , 1 9 5 4 . I 3 6 p . $ 8 .
F i r s t edition, 1929, had title Bibliography
of American cookery books, 1742-1860, a n d
w a s reprinted f r o m A m e r i c a n A n t i q u a r i a n
Society, Proceedings, n.s. v. 39, 1929. p. 85-
2 2 5 .
L i s t s about 740 titles, 250 of which are
n e w in this edition. A r r a n g e m e n t is chrono-
logical, and f u l l bibliographical information is
given. L o c a t e s copies in 24 libraries. Indexes
by author and title.
S P O R T S
H e n d e r s o n , R o b e r t W . Early A?nerican
Sport; A Check-list of Books by Ameri-
can and Foreign Authors Published in
America Prior to i860, Including Sport-
ing Songs. 2 d e d . r e v . a n d e n l . N . Y . ,
B a r n e s , 1 9 5 3 . 2 3 4 P . il. $ 1 0 .
T h e first edition of this w o r k w a s pub-
lished in 1 9 3 7 in a limited edition by the
G r o l i e r C l u b . T h i s second edition lists 1 2 1 7
editions of 628 titles a r r a n g e d alphabetically
by author ( o r title, if anonymous) with a
subject index. T h e check-list is based on the
collection in the R a c q u e t and T e n n i s C l u b of
N e w Y o r k C i t y and indication is given by
symbol of the location of a title there, or, if
not there, in some other A m e r i c a n l i b r a r y .
F U R N I T U R E
H e a l , Sir A m b r o s e . The London Furni-
ture Makers from the Restoration to the
Victorian Era, 1660-1840. . . . L o n d . ,
B a t s f o r d , 1 9 5 3 . 2 7 6 P . il. £ 6 . 6 s ; $ 2 5 .
S u b t i t l e : A record of 2500 cabinet-makers,
upholsterers, c a r v e r s and gilders with their
addresses and w o r k i n g dates illustrated by 1 6 5
reproductions of m a k e r s ' trade-cards, with a
chapter by R . W . Symonds, F . S. A . on the
problem of identification of the f u r n i t u r e they
produced, illustrated by some hitherto un-
published examples of authenticated pieces.
T h e entries are arranged alphabetically by
name of the f u r n i t u r e maker with designation
of speciality, e.g. Cabinet-maker, Upholsterer,
etc., address, and dates when he flourished.
I n some cases annotations give f u r t h e r his-
torical or descriptive information. T h e black
and white plates of unusual and frequently
v e r y decorative trade-cards often give other
details.
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Cassell's Encyclopedia of Literature, e d .
by S i g f r i d H e i n r i c h S t e i n b e r g . L o n d . ,
C a s s e l l [ 1 9 5 3 ] ; N . Y . , F u n k a n d W a g -
n a l l s , 1 9 5 4 . 2 v . ( 2 o 8 6 p . ) 4 2 s e d . ; $ 2 5 .
A joint e f f o r t of 2 1 7 contributors, this com-
prehensive encyclopedia of w o r l d l i t e r a t u r e is
similar in its general intention to F r a u w a l l -
n e r {Guide Suppl. 1 R 4 ) .
T h e articles are arranged in three alpha-
betical p a r t s : P a r t I , histories of the l i t e r a -
tures of the w o r l d and topics of general
importance; P a r t I I , biographies of w r i t e r s
w h o died b e f o r e 1 A u g u s t 1 g 1 4 ; P a r t I I I ,
biographies of those living at that time or
born a f t e r it. T h i s partition w a s made to
simplify revision when new editions are being
prepared.
In P a r t I, headings have been selected
mainly on linguistic grounds, with others
chosen because of regional, political, social or
historic bases. M i n o r or little-known litera-
tures are represented. T h e general l i t e r a r y
articles include treatment of v a r i o u s move-
ments, styles, f o r m s , and genres. M o s t of the
555 articles in P a r t I include bibliographies,
which, while selective, are standard and retro-
spective. T h e bio-bibliographies in P a r t s I I
and I I I are concise and represent only the
most pertinent facets of an author's c a r e e r
and w o r k . — K . L .
D r u r y , F r a n c i s K e e s e W y n k o o p . Drury's
Guide to Best Plays. W a s h . , T h e S c a r e -
c r o w P r . , 1 9 5 3 . 3 6 7 P . $ 6 . 5 0 .
" I n c l u d e s more than 1 2 0 0 plays available in
English which have been successful, and which
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a r e of continuing interest to those w h o p r e -
sent plays, go to plays, and r e a d p l a y s . "
M a j o r listing, alphabetical by a u t h o r , gives
the p l a y ' s f i r s t date and s e v e r a l l a t e r editions
and collections in w h i c h it appeared, brief
annotation, and production data, i.e., n u m b e r
of acts, n u m b e r and types of sets, p e r f o r m e r s ,
and costumes. T h e r e a r e s e p a r a t e title and
subject i n d e x e s . — K . L .
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. 2 d
ed. L o n d . , O x f o r d U n i v . P r . , 1 9 5 3 .
1 0 0 3 p. 4 2 s .
Since the 1 9 4 1 edition ( G u i d e R 6 9 ) , some
1 3 0 0 quotations have been added and about
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A r r a n g e m e n t has been considerably modified,
f o r e i g n quotations and those f o r m e r l y f o u n d
in s e p a r a t e sections (e.g. H o l y B i b l e , N u r s e r y
R h y m e s ) being i n c o r p o r a t e d in one g e n e r a l
alphabetical scheme. S i m i l a r l y , there is a
single g e n e r a l index f o r all but G r e e k q u o t a -
tions. T h e l a t t e r a r e indexed s e p a r a t e l y .
T h e index has been e n l a r g e d , there being m o r e
than 1 0 0 additional pages of index in the n e w
edition as against some 1 2 added pages of
text. I t e m s a r e n u m b e r e d on each page, and
index r e f e r e n c e s a r e to page n u m b e r : q u o t a -
tion n u m b e r . — E . S .
B I O G R A P H Y
Diccionario biogrdfico de Venezuela. E d i -
t o r e s : G a r r i d o M e z q u i t a y c o m p a n i a .
1 . e d . M a d r i d , B l a s s , 1 9 5 3 . I 5 5 8 p .
$ 3 0 .
A l t h o u g h ostensibly a biographical dic-
t i o n a r y , this w o r k a c t u a l l y includes much
additional m a t e r i a l — g e o g r a p h i c a l , statistical,
s o c i a l — a r r a n g e d in a single alphabet. W h i l e
there a r e f u l l - p a g e articles on V e n e z u e l a n s
of historical importance, the main interest is
on c o n t e m p o r a r y biography. P h o t o g r a p h s
accompany many of the entries, and there is
an index by p r o f e s s i o n .
T h e m o n o g r a p h s on the V e n e z u e l a n states
include maps, c h a r t s , and i n f o r m a t i o n on the
s t a t e s ' population, g e o g r a p h y , c o m m u n i c a -
tions, economics, and c u l t u r e . O t h e r articles
a r e devoted to associations, ministries,
m u s e u m s , periodicals, universities, etc. T h e
single alphabet of such diverse m a t e r i a l m a y
be c o n f u s i n g at first, but the v o l u m e does con-
tain much that is both c u r r e n t and h e r e t o -
f o r e unobtainable. A classed list of business
and i n d u s t r i a l f i r m s is also included at the
end of the v o l u m e . — K . L .
Neue deutsche Biographie, h r s g . v o n d e r
H i s t o r i s c h e n K o m m i s s i o n bei d e r B a y e r -
ischen A k a d e m i e d e r W i s s e n s c h a f t e n .
B e r l i n , D u n c k e r & H u m b l o t , 1 9 5 3 -
B d . 1 , A a c h e n - B e h a i m . 7 8 o p .
A l t h o u g h the f i r s t v o l u m e of this n e w G e r -
m a n h i s t o r i c a l b i o g r a p h i c a l dictionary in-
cludes m a n y of the same n a m e s as a p p e a r in
t h e Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, it is n o t
intended to supersede the o l d e r w o r k . P e r -
sons w h o have died since the publication of the
ABD, and additional n a m e s f r o m e a r l i e r
periods, a r e also included h e r e ; the closing
date f o r v o l u m e 1 w a s D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 1 9 5 2 .
A r t i c l e s a r e signed, and bibliographies, includ-
ing m a t e r i a l s by and about biographees, a r e
given at the end of each article. R e f e r e n c e s
to p o r t r a i t s a r e also included in many cases.
T h i s w i l l be a v a l u a b l e biographical dictionary
w h e n c o m p l e t e . — O . J .
O ' R e i l l y , P a t r i c k . Caledoniens; repertoire
bio-bibliographique de la N ouvelle-Cale-
donie. P a r i s , M u s e e de l ' h o m m e , 1 9 5 3 .
3 0 5 p . il. ( P u b l i c a t i o n s d e l a S o c i e t e
des O c e a n i s t e s , n o . 3 )
T h i s f i r s t biographical dictionary of the
F r e n c h colony of N e w C a l e d o n i a includes
sketches of persons no l o n g e r living, w h o
have contributed to the g r o w t h and p r o s -
perity of the c o l o n y : a d m i n i s t r a t o r s , scientists,
engineers, t r a v e l l e r s , doctors, missionaries,
colonists, etc., and also the principal C a l e -
donian chiefs. A r t i c l e s v a r y in length f r o m
a f e w lines to s e v e r a l columns and give titles
of w o r k s by a u t h o r s but not r e f e r e n c e to
sources. A name index includes names men-
tioned in the sketches as w e l l as the main list-
ings.
P e r l e b e r g , M a x . Who's Who in Modern
China (from the beginning of the Chi-
nese Republic to the end of 1953)- • • •
H o n g K o n g , Y e O l d e P r i n t e r i e , 1 9 5 4 .
5 2 8 p . il. $9.
S u b t i t l e : O v e r t w o thousand detailed biog-
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r a p h i e s of t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t m e n w h o
t o o k p a r t in the g r e a t s t r u g g l e f o r C h i n a ,
i n c l u d i n g d e t a i l e d h i s t o r i e s of t h e p o l i t i c a l
p a r t i e s , g o v e r n m e n t o r g a n i s a t i o n s , a g l o s s a r y
of n e w t e r m s u s e d in c o n t e m p o r a r y C h i n e s e
t o g e t h e r w i t h a d o u b l e i n d e x in C h i n e s e a n d
E n g l i s h a n d t w o c h a r t s .
E n t r i e s a r e of t h e u s u a l w h o ' s w h o t y p e .
N a m e s a r e g i v e n in t r a n s l i t e r a t i o n a n d in
C h i n e s e c h a r a c t e r s . T h e t e x t is in E n g l i s h .
T h e b i o g r a p h i c a l s e c t i o n s i n c l u d e s k e t c h e s
of m e n a n d w o m e n f r o m b o t h n a t i o n a l i s t and
c o m m u n i s t C h i n a a n d t h e r e a r e a d d i t i o n a l
c h a p t e r s on t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d p e r s o n n e l
of n a t i o n a l i s t a n d c o m m u n i s t C h i n a . T h e
i n d e x e s c o v e r o n l y t h e b i o g r a p h i c a l m a t e r i a l .
Schweizer biograph.isch.es Archiv. R e d . D r .
W . K e l l e r , Z u r i c h , E P I V e r l . I n t e r n a -
t i o n a l e r P u b l i k a t i o n e n , 1 9 5 1 - 5 3 . B d .
1 - 3 - i l -
T h e f i r s t t h r e e v o l u m e s of a s i x - v o l u m e
b i o g r a p h i c a l d i c t i o n a r y of l i v i n g S w i s s p e r -
s o n a l i t i e s in a l l f i e l d s . E a c h v o l u m e is a r -
r a n g e d a l p h a b e t i c a l l y f r o m A t o Z , d i s t r i b u -
t i o n of b i o g r a p h i e s a m o n g t h e v o l u m e s b e i n g
a r b i t r a r y . S k e t c h e s , of t h e u s u a l w h o ' s w h o
t y p e , a r e in t h a t o n e of t h e f o u r n a t i o n a l
o f f i c i a l l a n g u a g e s w h i c h is u s e d by t h e b i o g -
r a p h e e , a n d t h e r e a r e e x c e l l e n t p h o t o g r a p h s
( i n a s e p a r a t e s e c t i o n of p l a t e s a t t h e end of
e a c h v o l u m e ) t o a c c o m p a n y m o s t of t h e
s k e t c h e s . T h e i n d e x g i v e s p a g e r e f e r e n c e s t o
b o t h t e x t a n d i l l u s t r a t i o n . V o l u m e s 1 - 5 a r e
t o be i n d i v i d u a l l y i n d e x e d , a n d v o l u m e 6 w i l l
i n c l u d e a c u m u l a t e d i n d e x t o t h e s e t . — O . J .
Who's Who in France: Paris. R e c u e i l d e
n o t i c e s b i o g r a p h i q u e s p a r J a c q u e s L a -
f i t t e e t S t e p h e n T a y l o r , 1 9 5 3 - 1 9 5 4 .
P a r i s , E d i t i o n s J a c q u e s L a f i t t e , 1 9 5 3 .
999p. $ 2 0 .
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is r e s t r i c t e d t o p e r s o n s l i v i n g in P a r i s , b u t
a c c o r d i n g t o a n n o u n c e m e n t s in t h e v o l u m e the
s e c o n d e d i t i o n , t o be p u b l i s h e d in 1 9 5 5 , w i l l
c o v e r t h e w h o l e of F r a n c e , i n c l u d i n g P a r i s ,
w i t h a b o u t 8 , 0 0 0 n o t i c e s . T h i s v o l u m e is in
t w o p a r t s , t h e f i r s t i n c l u d e s s o m e 5 , 0 0 0 b i o -
g r a p h i c a l s k e t c h e s of t h e u s u a l w h o ' s w h o
t y p e , t h e s e c o n d g i v e s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t 7 4
l a r g e b u s i n e s s f i r m s .
T h i s is o n e of a s e r i e s of E u r o p e a n w h o ' s
w h o s w h i c h is b e i n g p u b l i s h e d by t h e C e n t r a l
E u r o p e a n T i m e s P u b l i s h i n g C o m p a n y , in-
c l u d i n g Who's Who in Central and East
Europe and Who's Who in Switzerland.
Who's Who in Germany and Who's Who in
Austria a r e a n n o u n c e d a n d o t h e r s a r e t o
f o l l o w .
Wie is dat in Vlaanderenf Biografisch lexi-
con van bekende tijdgenoten in Vlaams-
Belgi'e op politiek, administratief, rechts-
kundig, godsdienstig, sociaal, militair,
sportief, economisch, wetenschappelijk en
artistiek gebied. B r u s s e l s , E l s e v i e r
[ C 1 9 5 3 ] 2 8 4 P . $ 5 - 2 0 .
I n c l u d i n g b i o g r a p h e e s f r o m a l l p r o f e s s i o n s ,
this n e w F l e m i s h - B e l g i a n w h o ' s w h o f o l l o w s
t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l p a t t e r n f o r s i m i l a r w o r k s
in E n g l i s h . I n a d d i t i o n t o b i o g r a p h i c a l d a t a ,
c u r r e n t a d d r e s s e s a n d c o n c i s e b i b l i o g r a p h i e s
of w r i t i n g s a n d o t h e r w o r k s a r e g i v e n . S o m e
e n t r i e s a r e d u p l i c a t e d in Le Livre bleu ( 1 9 5 0 )
(Guide Suppl. 1 S 1 5 ) , b u t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n is,
of c o u r s e , m o r e r e c e n t . — K . L .
Y bywgraffiadur cymreig hyd 1940; para-
towyd dan nawdd Anrhydeddus Gym-
deithas y Cymmrodorion. L l u n d a i n ,
1 9 5 3 . m o p . 4 2 s .
A n e w W e l s h b i o g r a p h i c a l d i c t i o n a r y , c o m -
p i l e d on t h e l i n e s of t h e Dictionary of Na-
tional Biography. A r t i c l e s a r e s i g n e d , a n d
s o u r c e s a r e g i v e n ; o n l y b i o g r a p h e e s w h o d i e d
b e f o r e 1 9 4 0 a r e i n c l u d e d . T h e r e is a b i b l i -
o g r a p h y a n d t h r e e i n d e x e s : A , p s e u d o n y m s ;
B , c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e s f r o m v a r i a n t f o r m s of
n a m e s ; C , p e r s o n s n o t e n t e r e d u n d e r t h e i r
o w n n a m e s b u t m e n t i o n e d in o t h e r e n t r i e s .
A n E n g l i s h e d i t i o n is p l a n n e d t o a p p e a r
in t w o o r t h r e e y e a r s ; s u b s e q u e n t l y t h e r e a r e
t o be s u p p l e m e n t s in b o t h l a n g u a g e s . — O . J .
H I S T O R Y
G h a n i , A . R . Pakistan; A Select Bibliog-
raphy. L a h o r e , P a k i s t a n A s s o c . f o r t h e
A d v a n c e m e n t o f S c i e n c e , U n i v . I n s t i t u t e
o f C h e m i s t r y , 1 9 5 1 . 3 3 9 p . R s . 1 2 ; $ 1 0 .
L i s t s 9 , 0 0 0 s e l e c t e d r e f e r e n c e s ( b o o k s , p a m -
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theses) in E n g l i s h r e l a t i n g to P a k i s t a n . Some
official publications a r e included. T h e period
covered is f r o m about 1 8 0 0 to 1 9 5 1 .
I n both the m a i n section and an appendix,
the m a t e r i a l is a r r a n g e d f i r s t u n d e r eight main
s u b j e c t s w i t h m a n y sub-divisions, then a l p h a -
betically by a u t h o r , o r by title if anonymous.
B i b l i o g r a p h i c a l details a r e o f t e n sparse. D i s -
sertations and theses l a c k dates. T h e r e is a
table of contents but no i n d e x . — M . C .
G r e e n e , E v a r t s B o u t e l l a n d M o r r i s , R i c h -
a r d B . A Guide to the Principal Sources
for Early American History (1600-1800)
in the City of New York. 2d ed., r e v .
b y R i c h a r d B . M o r r i s . N . Y . , C o l u m b i a
U n i v . P r . , 1 9 5 3 . 4 0 0 p . $ 1 0 .
T h e f i r s t edition of this v a l u a b l e guide w a s
published in 1 9 2 9 ( G u i d e V 9 6 ) . I n this
second edition, in a f e w instances, c o r r e c t i o n s
and revisions h a v e been m a d e in the t e x t but
f o r the most p a r t the additional m a t e r i a l is
included in a supplement, p. 3 2 9 - 3 6 7 , w h i c h
f o l l o w s the s a m e g e n e r a l a r r a n g e m e n t as the
o r i g i n a l w o r k . I t e m s in the supplement h a v e
been i n c o r p o r a t e d into the g e n e r a l index.
Harvard Guide to American History, [ e d .
b y ] O s c a r H a n d l i n , A r t h u r M e i e r
S c h l e s i n g e r [ a n d o t h e r s ] C a m b r i d g e ,
M a s s . , B e l k n a p P r . of H a r v a r d U n i v .
P r . , 1 9 5 4 . 6 8 9 P - $ 1 0 .
T h i s l o n g - a w a i t e d successor to and r e v i -
sion of C h a n n i n g , ( E d w a r d ) H a r t and T u r -
n e r ' s Guide to the Study and Teaching of
American History (Guide V 9 5 ) reached us
the day t h a t the m a n u s c r i p t of this article
w a s to be submitted. E d i t e d by O s c a r H a n d -
lin, A r t h u r M e i e r Schlesinger, S a m u e l E l i o t
M o r i s o n , F r e d e r i c k M e r k , A r t h u r M e i e r
Schlesinger, J r . , P a u l H e r m a n B u c k , it is a
w o r k of f i r s t importance but u n f o r t u n a t e l y
there h a s not been time f o r a d e q u a t e e x a m i n a -
tion. I n g e n e r a l it f o l l o w s the main outlines
of C h a n n i n g , H a r t and T u r n e r — " C h a p t e r s
1 - 5 consist of s i x t y - s i x essays dealing w i t h the
methods, resources, and m a t e r i a l s of A m e r i -
can history. . . . C h a p t e r s 6 - 2 0 consist of
detailed r e a d i n g lists a r r a n g e d w i t h r e f e r e n c e
to historical periods. . . . " ( P r e f . ) .
T h e listing is a highly selective guide to
books and articles published up to D e c e m b e r
3 1 , 1 9 5 0 which w a s selected as the t e r m i n a l
date f o r publications. A must f o r all r e f e r e n c e
departments.
N e w b e r r y L i b r a r y , C h i c a g o . A Catalog
of the William B. Greenlee Collection of
Portuguese History and Literature and
the Portuguese Materials in the New-
berry Library, c o m p . by D o r i s V a r n e r
W e l s h . C h i c a g o , N e w b e r r y L i b r a r y ,
1 9 5 3 . 3 4 2 P - $ 3 -
T h e c a t a l o g of a v a l u a b l e collection of
P o r t u g u e s e and B r a z i l i a n m a t e r i a l s , c o v e r i n g
holdings up to N o v e m b e r 1 , 1 9 5 2 . B o o k s
held by other sections of the N e w b e r r y L i -
b r a r y a r e included, as w e l l as those w h i c h
constitute the W i l l i a m B . G r e e n l e e collec-
tion. A r r a n g e m e n t is by subject, w i t h an
index by a u t h o r and title, w h i c h includes m a n y
c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e s f r o m v a r i a n t spellings of
n a m e s . O f the 5 , 8 3 3 entries, 1 5 0 a r e f o r
periodical files. F u l l bibliographical i n f o r m a -
tion is given, though titles h a v e in some cases
been a b b r e v i a t e d to s a v e space. T h i s is a
v e r y w e l c o m e addition to the m e a g e r r a n k s of
P o r t u g u e s e l i t e r a r y and historical b i b l i o g r a -
p h y . — O . J .
Corrections
Pioneering Leaders in Librarianship, f i r s t
series, edited by E m i l y D a n t o n ( A L A , 1 9 5 3 )
2 0 2 p . ) w a s incorrectly priced at $4-45 in the
A p r i l issue of COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LI-
BRARIES. T h e c o r r e c t price is $ 4 . 2 5 .
I n the a r t i c l e " T h e P r e s e r v a t i o n of W o o d
P u l p P u b l i c a t i o n s , " by A l v i n W . K r e m e r ,
which appeared in the A p r i l , 1 9 5 4 issue of
C&RL, the f o l l o w i n g correction should be
m a d e : O n page 207, C o l u m n 1 , p a r a g r a p h 3,
the sentence beginning " A n e v a l u a t i o n of e x -
isting s p r a y m a t e r i a l s . . . " should r e a d : " A n
e v a l u a t i o n of existing s p r a y m a t e r i a l s which
deposit only a v e r y thin film w o u l d indicate
that they a f f o r d no appreciable increase in tear
resistance and contribute nothing to f o l d i n g
e n d u r a n c e . "
JULY, 1954 299