ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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• The second publication in a series of spe­
cial publications issued by the U.S. National 
Section of the Pan American Institute of Geog­
raphy and History is now available. The second 
publication, A Bibliography of Theses and Dis­
sertations on Latin America by U.S. Geogra­
phers, 1960-1970, was compiled by E rnst C. 
Griffin and Clarence W. Minkel of Michigan 
State University. The 240 bibliographic entries 
are arranged on an individual country basis, 
while the 37 dissertations in preparation are 
listed alphabetically at the end of the bibliogra­
phy. The bibliographic entry indicates if the 
thesis or dissertation is available on interlibrary 
loan, has been microfilmed by a university or 
by University Microfilms, or if the abstract has 
been published in Dissertation Abstracts. The 
bibliography consists of a preface and a sixteen- 
page bibliography, and costs $1.00. Individuals 
interested in receiving this publication should 
make their check or money order payable to: 
Dr. Arthur L. Burt, Chairman, U.S. National 
Section, PAIGH, Department of State, Room 
8847, Washington, D.C. 20520.

•  A Guide to the Manuscripts in the Eleuthe- 
rian Mills Historical Library: Accessions 
through the year 1965 by John Beverley Riggs 
has been published by the Eleutherian Mills 
Historical Library, Greenville, Wilmington, 
Delaware. This 1,205-page Guide lists the li­
brary’s extensive holdings in the field of indus­
trial history and the history of one of America’s 
important industrial families. Described in de­
tail are the archives of th e D u Pont Company 
from 1802-1902 as well as a large accumula­
tion of the records of enterprises located in the 
Delaware River region. A comprehensive index 
fills over 200 pages.

Included with business and economic records 
is a large collection of the papers of prominent 
members of the Du Pont family. Among the 
over two-and-one-half million manuscripts 
which fill shelves nearly a mile in extent are the 
papers of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours,

who led his family to America in 1800. D u Pont 
de Nemours was a friend of Jefferson and 
Franklin, a government official in France under 
the Ancien Regime, and a member of the revo­
lutionary government. To assist the researcher, 
author Riggs has prepared biographical sketch­
es and chronologies of the more significant per­
sonalities and businesses. The Guide is avail­
able from the Publications Department, 
Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, Green­
ville, Wilmington, Delaware 19807.

•  A bibliography of serial publications for the 
study of sub-Saharan Africa has been issued by 
the Library of Congress. Sub-Saharan Africa; 
A  Guide to Serials is for sale at $5.25 a copy 
from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 
20402. Compiled by the African Section of the 
Library’s General Reference and Bibliography 
Division, the 409-page guide contains 4,670 en­
tries recording a selection of serials published 
before 1969 in western languages and in Afri­
can languages using the Roman alphabet. It in­
cludes many of the titles appearing in Serials 
for African Studies, issued by the Library in 
1961, except that publications specifically on 
North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tu­
nisia, and the United Arab Republic) have 
been excluded. Most of the titles are held by 
the Library of Congress and other American li­
braries represented in the National Union Cata­
log. In  selecting the entries, the compilers have 
included monographic series, yearbooks, direc­
tories, and annual reports of learned institu­
tions. Several categories of publications have 
been excluded, however, such as annual reports 
of African government departments, serials of 
most territorial, provincial, and municipal ad­
ministrations, publishers’ lists, daily press re­
leases, missionary journals devoted primarily 
to religious material rather than African affairs, 
and telephone directories. Notes to several hun­
dred entries include information as to where 
the serials are abstracted or indexed.

News from th e  Sections
ART SUBSECTION

Peter Anthony of the University of Manitoba, 
Architecture Librarian and Chairman of the Art 
Subsection of ACRL, announces a survey ques­
tionnaire sent to 1,200 members of ALA who 
have, in the past, expressed an interest in art 
libraries and art librarianship. Its purpose is 
twofold: to canvass the membership’s activities 
in research projects or special interests; and to 
elicit response as to the future programs to be 
scheduled for the ACRL Art Subsection. All 
who have received questionnaires are urged to

respond. For further information or for the 
questionnaire, please address inquiries to Mrs. 
Kerry Zack, Art Library, Box 1605A, Yale Sta­
tion, New Haven, Connecticut 06520. ■ ■

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