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. L I T E R A T U R E 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 296 COI.LEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES 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 2 5 0 dropped as seeming no l o n g e r f a m i l i a r . 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- JULY, 1954 297 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 . T h i s f i r s t i s s u e of a n e w F r e n c h w h o ' s w h o 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 - p h l e t s , a r t i c l e s , u n p u b l i s h e d d i s s e r t a t i o n s a n d 298 COI.LEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES 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