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Special library collections in the Southern California area as an approach to historical studies
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SP E Ü im MBRàRÏ W m E€TI0N 8 IN
THE SOUTHERN CÂEIPORNIâ AREA
AS AN APPROACH TO HISTORICAL: STUDIES
by
W illia m A. H aarstad
A T h e sis P r e s e n te d to the
FACULTY OP THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In P a r t i a l F u l f i l l m e n t o f th e
R equirem ents f o r th e D egree
MASTER OF ARTS
( H is to r y )
June 1956
UMI Number: EP59681
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U N IV E R S IT Y P A R K
L O S A N G E L E S 7
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requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF ARTS
Townsend............... .
A s s i s t a n t Dean
Date...................June.,....195.6..
mBLE OP CONTENDS
OHAPÎER PAGE
I . INTROIWJCTIOH. GENERAL G H A RAO TE RIS TICS OP
A SPH3IAE LIBRAHT . .................................................... 4
I I . LOS ANGELES PHIEATEEIG CLüB LI BRA R Ï .................... 19
I I I . HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION LIBRARY ......................... 60
IV . BECKM AN INSTRUMENTS COMPANY L IB R A R Y ..................... 95
V. GENERAL CONCLUSION.........................................................................121
APPENDICES............................................................................................................. 126
BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................. 156
GHâPTSB I
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL CHâRâCTSRISTIOS OF â SPECIAL LIBRARY
T his t h e s i s i s an e f f o r t to d em o n stra te the im portance
o f the S p e c ia l L ib r a r y as a p o t e n t i a l f i e l d f o r h i s t o r i c a l
r e s e a r c h . In an a ttem p t to g i v e p o in t to t h i s stu d y th r e e
d i v e r s e s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s i n the Los A n g ele s m e tr o p o lit a n
a r ea have b een t r e a t e d . These are : H elm s, Los A n g ele s
P h i l a t e l i c , and Beckman I n s tr u m e n ts .
R e c o g n iz in g th e d i f f i c u l t i e s i n c i d e n t a l to g e n e r a l i z a
t i o n , t h i s a ttem p t i s made to c h a r a c t e r iz e the s p e c i a l
l ib r a r y :
1 , The s p e c i a l l i b r a r y e x i s t s as a s e r v i c e u n i t w it h in
an o r g a n iz a t io n h a v in g n o n - lib r a r y o b j e c t i v e s . For i n -
i s ta n c e ; an a u to m a tio n company, a p h i l a t e l i c s o c i e t y , or a
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fo o d company are e x a m p le s, ;
2 , L ib r a r y m a t e r ia ls are c o l l e c t e d and in fo r m a tio n .
s e r v i c e s d e v e lo p e d w ith the n eed s o f the s p e c i f i c o r g a n iz e -
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j t io n in m ind. T h is f a c t o r i s d e s c r i p t i v e o f s p e c i a l
I l i b r a r i e s as a ty p e and a l s o d i s t i n g u i s h e s one s p e c i a l ,
i !
I lib r a r y from a n o th e r . U n iq u en ess i s l a r g e l y a m a tter o f '
I i
I s u b j e c t s p e c i a l i z a t i o n . The l i b r a r y c o l l e c t i o n o f an
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a u to m a tio n company b e a r s s l i g h t resem b la n ce to t h a t o f a i
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p h i l a t e l i c a s s o c i a t i o n . In each l o c a t i o n , the l i b r a r i a n
n eed s to be th o r o u g h ly f a m i li a r w ith in fo r m a tio n s o u r c e s
and l i t e r a t u r e o f s u b j e c t s I n v o lv e d . I f the l i b r a r i a n f a i l s
i n t h i s r e s p e c t he w i l l e n c o u n te r th e m ajor problem o f wide
sp read la c k o f u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e e x t e n t to w hich th e
r e c o r d e d p a s t can be o f v a lu e i n s o l v i n g c u r r e n t prob lem s.
3 . The s p e c i a l l i b r a r y i s som etim es s m a ll, b o th i n
amount o f m a te r ia l h e ld and i n number o f s t a f f members.
These l i b r a r i e s g e n e r a l l y o p e r a te m ost e f f e c t i v e l y when
n ea r t h e i r c l i e n t e l e .
G en era l v a lu e o f the v a r io u s s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s n o te d i n
t h i s s t u d y .
E very r e s e a r c h la b o r a t o r y m ust have a l i b r a r y w hich can
p r o f i t a b l y become a t e c h n i c a l in fo r m a tio n c e n t e r f o r the
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w hole o r g a n iz a t io n . Thus i t i s w ith the Beckman A utom ation
c o n c er n w hich p r e s e n t s a f i n e exam ple o f a t e c h n i c a l lib rary.
The t e c h n i c a l p r o g r e ss t h a t we e n jo y a t th e p r e s e n t
tim e b eg a n when man le a r n e d to s t o r e , tr a n s m it w id e ly , and
^ S id n ey E dlund, "Major Problem s o f S p e c ia l L i b r a r i e s . . .
What To Do About Them," in S p e c ia l L i b r a r i e s , M ay-June,
1 9 5 3 , p . 1 8 2 .
2
H azel I z z o , "The R ole o f th e T e c h n ic a l L ib r a r y i n th e
R esea rch Program," In S p e c ia l L i b r a r i e s , J u ly -A u g u s t, 1 9 5 1 ,
p . 2 1 4 .
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c o n s u lt the r e c o r d ; when he s t a r t e d making the a c c o m p lish
m ents o f one g e n e r a t io n r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e t o the n e x t .
Most t e c h n i c a l men know t h a t to " sea r ch the l i t e r a t u r e "
i n a lm o st any f i e l d o f s p e c i a l i z a t i o n i s a fo r m id a b le t a s k .
T his i s e s p e c i a l l y tru e when new p r o j e c t s are i n i t i a t e d .
I n r e c e n t y e a r s the f l o o d o f t e c h n i c a l l i t e r a t u r e i n many
f i e l d s h as r ea c h e d th e d e lu g e s t a g e . To wade th rou gh th e
e n t i r e mass o f m a t e r ia ls on some s u b j e c t s may, under c e r
t a i n c o n d i t i o n s , be to o tim e consum ing and c o s t l y to be
f e a s i b l e . I t i s the l i b r a r y ’ s p u rp ose to s i m p l i f y the ta s k
o f s e a r c h in g the l i t e r a t u r e as much as p o s s i b l e and make i t
p r a c t i c a l fo r one to e x p lo r e any f i e l d o f t e c h n i c a l l i t e r a
tu r e w ith o u t undue w aste o f tim e and e f f o r t .
I n the in s t a n c e o f Beckman A u tom ation Company the
l i b r a r y m a in ta in s an e x t e n s i v e c o l l e c t i o n o f r e g u l a r l y u sed
l i t e r a t u r e , arran ged so as to be e a s i l y a v a i l a b l e . I n
j
[ a d d i t i o n , the l i b r a r y w i l l a tte m p t to o b t a in as q u ic k ly as
I p o s s i b l e from o u t s id e s o u r c e s any l i t e r a t u r e r e q u e s te d ,
j Any em ployee o f the Beckman c o n c e r n or an o u t s id e
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(p e r so n i n t e r e s t e d i n r e s e a r c h i s welcome to u se the
j l i b r a r y ’ s f a c i l i t i e s . A lso a l i b e r a l i n t e r - l i b r a r y lo a n
I p o l i c y h as b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d among members o f the S p e c ia l
L i b r a r i e s A s s o c i a t i o n .
As a u to m a tio n te c h n iq u e s are d e v e lo p e d and im proved i t
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“ becomes more and more ap p aren t t h a t a l i b r a r y k e e p in g i t s
im a te r ia l a b r e a s t o f c o n s ta n t ch an ges i s a v a lu a b le a s s e t to
I
I the sp o n so r in g c o n c e r n , the o u t s id e r e s e a r c h e r , and th e
e n t i r e f i e l d o f s p e c i a l l i b r a r i a n s h i p .
The c o l l e c t i n g o f stam ps i s a r e l a t i v e l y new p a stim e
d a tin g from the e a r l y 1 8 4 0 ’ s soon a f t e r G reat B r it a i n
is s u e d the f i r s t a d h e s iv e p o s ta g e stam p. The m ista k e n
im p r e s s io n t h a t p h i l a t e l y has s t r i c t l y a j u v e n i l e f o llo w in g
i s r a p id ly b e in g d i s p e l l e d . D e v o te e s o f the p u r s u it o f th e
e l u s i v e stamp number a r t i s t s , la w y e r s , s ta te s m e n , d o c t o r s ,
and s c h o la r s i n many f i e l d s . The "king o f h o b b ie s ’* i s
r a p i d l y e x p a n d in g , t h i s b e in g proven by the hundreds o f
l o c a l , r e g i o n a l , and n a t i o n a l stamp c o l l e c t o r s ’ a s s o c i a
t i o n s .
I n b r i e f , p h i l a t e l y i n v o l v e s n o t o n ly the c o l l e c t i n g o f
p o s ta g e and reven u e stam ps and p o s t a l s t a t i o n e r y , b u t the
stu d y o f t h e i r d e s ig n , p r o d u c tio n , u s e , and h i s t o r y .
W ithin i t s c o n f in e s are many s p e c i a l t i e s and s p e c i a l i s t s .
There are s t i l l th o s e who are d e v e lo p in g and e n jo y in g
w o rld -w id e c o l l e c t i o n s e v en though t h e i r h o ld in g s som etim es
run o v er s e v e r a l hundred volum es and w e ll o v e r a hundred
Ithou8and d i f f e r e n t stamp v a r i e t i e s . At the o th e r end o f
the s c a l e i s the c o l l e c t i n g o f b u t one stamp in a l l i t s
(p o s s ib le v a r ia n t s and i l l u s t r a t i o n s o f v a r ie d u s e s and
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p u r p o s e s . Stamp m e r ch a n d isin g h as b e e n " b ig b u s in e s s " f o r
w e l l o v e r h a l f a c e n tu r y .
The l i t e r a t u r e o f p h i l a t e l y runs now to o v er 2 0 ,0 0 0
p e r i o d ! c a l s volum es d a tin g b ack to 1 8 6 2 . S in c e the I 8 6 0 ’ s
th e r e have b e e n o v e r 2 ,4 0 0 d i f f e r e n t p h i l a t e l i c jo u r n a ls
s t a r t e d i n the U n ite d S t a t e s a lo n e . To stu d y and d e v i s e
ways and means o f c l a s s i f y i n g t h i s huge b u lk o f n a t io n a l
p h i l a t e l i c l i t e r a t u r e , a f l o u r i s h i n g P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y
A s s o c ia t i o n o f some 769 members i n 20 c o u n t r i e s , w ith i t s
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own jo u r n a l i s f u n c t io n in g i n an exp an d in g c a p a c it y .
I There are a la r g e number o f p h i l a t e l i c l i b r a r i e s a t
I v a r io u s p la c e s i n the w o rld , th e Los A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c
I S o c i e t y h a v in g one o f the fo r e m o st l i b r a r i e s i n th e U n ite d
i
S t a t e s . There are e ls e w h e r e la r g e p h i l a t e l i c l i t e r a t u r e
c o l l e c t i o n s i n n a t i o n a l or p u b lic or u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r i e s .
S p o r ts have become an i n t e g r a l p a r t o f American l i f e
a lm o st from the a c tu a l n a t i o n a l b e g in n in g s o f the U n ite d
S t a t e s . An im p o r ta n t a s p e c t o f the grow th o f s p o r t s has
b een a s s o c i a t e d w ith s c h o o l s . The c u r r e n t theme among
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G eorge T. Turner, Trends i n U n ite d S t a t e s P h i l a t e l i c
L i t e r a t u r e , (Am erican P h i l a t e l i c C o n g r e s s . . .O r ig in a l
P a p e rs, 1 9 4 5 ), V o l. X I, pp. 1 4 2 -4 6 .
^ P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , P h i l a t e l i c L it e r a t u r e
R ev iew , (G a n a jo h a r ie , New York, P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y
A s s o c ia t i o n ) .
e d u c a to r s i s t h a t a t h l e t i c s m ust be f o r a l l and a t h l e t i c s
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must be e d u c a t io n a l. A lth ou gh s p o r t s are n o t prom inent i n
the program o f the e le m e n ta r y s c h o o l , the b a s i s f o r s p o r t
perform ance i s l a i d i n the fu n d am en tal e x p e r ie n c e s i n
gam es, s t u n t s , d a n c in g , f r e e p la y , and g y m n a s tic s w hich th e
e le m e n ta r y s c h o o l p r o v id e s .
S p o r ts i n seco n d a ry s c h o o ls and c o l l e g e s have assumed
an im p o rta n t p la c e i n academ ic c i r c l e s . S in c e s p o r t s are
an a s p e c t o f e d u c a tio n i n s c h o o l and c o l l e g e , the o b j e c t i v e
o f s p o r t sh o u ld be i n s u b s t a n t i a l agreem ent w ith and g iv e
su p p o rt to a c c e p ta b le sta te m e n ts o f e d u c a tio n a l a im s.
At one tim e many o f the s o c i a l o r g a n iz a t io n s such as
th e ch u rch and o th e r p r o f e s s e d l y r e l i g i o u s b o d ie s cared |
l i t t l e f o r s p o r t s and the w hole a r ea o f p h y s ic a l e d u c a tio n , j
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Today th e v a r io u s d e n o m in a tio n s of th e ch u rch , the Y.M.C.A.,j
the Y .W .C .A ., the Y .M .H .A ., the K n ig h ts o f Columbus, th e j
Boy and G ir l S c o u t s , and s i m i l a r grou p s and c lu b s r e f l e c t j
]
the modern p o in t o f v iew r e g a r d in g the im p o rta n ce o f *
a t h l e t i c s i n l i v i n g . |
I n c r e a s i n g l y p e r s o n n e l e x e c u t i v e s i n in d u s tr y are j
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r e c o g n iz in g the v a lu e o f s p o r t s and o th e r form s o f
N a tio n a l E d u c a tio n A s s o c i a t i o n , " A t h le t ic s f o r A l l ,"
i n N a tio n a l E d u c a tio n A s s o c ia t i o n J o u r n a l, March, 1 9 5 4 ,
p . 1 4 4 .
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r e c r e a t io n i n k e e p in g th e em ployee f i t , p h y s i c a l l y , m e n ta l
l y , and s o c i a l l y . T o ta l f i t n e s s o f i n d iv i d u a l w orkers
i n c r e a s e s p r o d u c tiv e c a p a c it y . P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s p o r t s may
c o n t r ib u t e g r e a t l y to t o t a l f i t n e s s . R e c r e a t io n a l s p o r t s
f o r the workman may prom ote co n ten tm en t on the job and l e s s
a b s e n te e is m . S p o r ts p r o v id e o p p o r tu n ity to d e v e lo p
s t r e n g t h , en d u ra n ce, and a g i l i t y and th e y p r o v id e the
c o m p e t itiv e e le m e n t w h ich g i v e s v a lu a b le m en tal s t im u lu s .
Wholesome ty p e s o f o f f - h o u r d i v e r s i o n s prom ote f r i e n d s h i p s ,
m utual u n d e r s ta n d in g s , and o th e r w is e im prove m o r a le .
P r o f e s s i o n a l s p o r t s p r o v id e some A m ericans w ith the
o p p o r tu n ity to a c h ie v e n a t i o n a l em in en ce th rou gh t h e i r
s u p e r io r p erfo rm a n ces and r e c o r d s . There are a l s o r e c o r d s
g i v in g one em in en ce, b u t n o t a s s o c i a t e d w ith s u p e r io r
p erform an ces e . g . w o r st earn ed run a verage i n b a s e b a l l ,
m ost y a r d s l o s t in f o o t b a l l , and many o t h e r s . A ls o , p ro
f e s s i o n a l s p o r t s p r o v id e l u c r a t i v e incom es f o r many
a t h l e t e s .
I T his trem endous grow th o f s p o r t s i n Am erica has p r o -
jvid ed the im p etu s f o r a g r e a t o u tp u t o f s p o r t s l i t e r a t u r e ,
j s p e e la l c o l l e c t i o n s o f s p o r t in g m a te r ia l have b een f a r too
Ifew u n t i l r e c e n t y e a r s . Helms A t h l e t i c L ib r a r y i n Los
A n g e le s i s p r o b a b ly the f i n e s t s p o r t s l i b r a r y from the
s ta n d p o in t o f c o n te n t m a t e r ia l i n the e n t i r e U n ite d S t a t e s .
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G en e r o u sly endowed w ith fun ds f o r e x p a n s io n the l i b r a r y
has r a p i d l y come to the fo r e n a t i o n a l l y . The l i b r a r y h as
grown w ith Los A n g ele s and th e so u th e r n C a l i f o r n i a a rea
p r im a r ily b e c a u se o f a modern app roach i n a c q u ir in g s p o r t s
m a t e r i a l s . B ecau se o f g e n e r a l l y f a v o r a b le w ea th er c o n d i
t i o n s i n the Los A n g e le s a r ea s p o r t s have e n jo y e d and are
e n jo y in g a g r e a t boom. Helms L ib r a r y i s m ee tin g t h i s
c h a lle n g e b y a c q u ir in g m a t e r ia ls n o t found i n th e a v era g e
p u b lic l i b r a r y c o l l e c t i o n . For s p o r t in g r e c o r d s o f a l l
t y p e s , the r e s e a r c h e r w i l l f i n d Helms H a ll a p le a s a n t and
rew ard in g p la c e i n w h ich to s tu d y .
Im p o r ta n c e , alon g w ith d e f i c i e n c i e s » o f s p e c i a l c o l l e c t i o n s
to h i s t o r i a n s .
S p e c ia l l i b r a r i e s do h i s t o r i a n s a g r e a t s e r v i c e b y
making i t a p o l i c y t o c o l l e c t o r i g i n a l r e c o r d s , p r in t e d and |
u n p r in te d , c a t e g o r iz e d under c e r t a i n s u b j e c t h e a d in g s .
R ecords are o f s p e c i a l co n cern to the h i s t o r i a n and th u s a
l i b r a r y c o n t a in in g o n ly m a t e r ia l i n a c e r t a i n f i e l d makes
the h i s t o r i a n ’ s ta s k s im p le r i n r eg a r d to l o c a t i o n o f raw
m a t e r ia ls than would the l i b r a r y c o n t a in in g m a t e r ia l o f a
g e n e r a l n a tu r e .
Documents are the m a t e r ia ls u se d by h i s t o r i a n s i n th e
w r i t i n g o f h i s t o r y . H is t o r ia n s s t i r up e n th u sia sm , and
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h e lp prom ote an a t t i t u d e o f r e s p e c t fo r d ocu m en ts, b u t
a d d it io n a l v a lu a b le work i s done when th e y c o o p e r a te w ith
a l o c a l l i b r a r y or museum. H is t o r ia n s r a r e l y have p rop er
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t r a in in g in the c a r e o f d ocu m en ts. O ften h i s t o r i a n s do
n o t arran ge t h e i r m a t e r ia l w e l l , or e v en do n o t s o r t i t
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p r o p e r ly . I t would appear from t h i s t h a t d ocu m en ts, th e
raw m a t e r ia ls u se d by h i s t o r i a n s , need tr a in e d c u s t o d ia n s -
lib r a r ia n s .® L ib r a r ia n s th e n , though th e y may have d i f f e r
e n t names such as c u r a t o r , a r c h i v i s t , e t c . , are ch arged
w ith the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f p r e s e n t in g r e s e a r c h m a t e r ia ls to
the h i s t o r i a n . W ith in a s p e c i a l a rea the s p e c i a l l i b r a r i a n
m ust do the same t h in g .
In the p a s t many p r iv a t e i n d iv i d u a l c o l l e c t i o n s have
b een a v a i l a b l e to the h i s t o r i a n as so u r c e s o f r e s e a r c h
m a t e r i a l. At the p r e s e n t tim e, how ever, p r o f e s s i o n a l men
have l e s s tim e and money f o r the hobby o f c o lle c t in g .®
M oreover c o l l e c t o r s have t h i s drawback; d u rin g t h e i r l i f e
tim e th e y do n o t alw ays make t h e i r m a t e r ia l e a s i l y
e
Ruth A lla n , "What the H is t o r ia n Demands o f the
L ib r a r ia n ," i n New Z ealand L i b r a r i e s , May, 1 9 5 6 , p . 83
7
Loc « c i t .
8
L o c . c i t .
® I b ld ., p . 8 4 .
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a c c e s s i b l e to o th e r s I t would l o g i c a l l y f o l l o w t h a t
s p e c i a l l i b r a r y c o l l e c t i o n s have r e p la c e d p r iv a t e c o l l e c
t i o n s , a m ost v a lu a b le s e r v i c e to the h i s t o r i a n .
A d e f i c i e n c y i n s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s i s t h e i r a c t u a l
n u m e r ic a l s c a r c i t y . T h is g e n e r a l s c a r c i t y c u t s down on the
s p e c i a l f i e l d s o f stu d y a v a i l a b l e t o the h i s t o r i a n .
A poor f e a t u r e o f th e s p e c i a l l i b r a r y , w h ich i s b e in g
r a p i d l y c o r r e c t e d , has b e e n the g e n e r a l l a x i t y on the p a r t
o f l i b r a r i a n s to c l a s s i f y and c a t a lo g t h e i r m a t e r i a l.
W ithout p rop er c l a s s i f y i n g t h i s has made the r e s e a r c h e r ’ s
t a s k a p a in s t a k in g one a t b e s t .
I s u s c e p t i b i l i t y to v a lu a b le r e s e a r c h e x p e r ie n c e o f th e
I
j v a r io u s s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s n o te d i n t h i s s t u d y .
j
V ariou s minimum c o n d it io n s as t o what the r e s e a r c h e r
d e s i r e s from a l i b r a r y have b e e n l a i d down by h i s t o r i a n
I Ruth A lla n , fo r m e r ly on the s t a f f o f the H i s t o r i c a l Branch
I D epartm ent o f I n t e r n a l A f f a i r s i n New Z e a la n d .^ The
I r e s e a r c h c r i t e r i a e v o lv e d b y Mrs. A lla n are b a s i c a l l y
i
j p a r a l l e l to th o s e found i n th e s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s n o te d : ;
i ^^Ruth A lla n , "What th e H is t o r ia n Demands o f the
L ib r a r ia n ," i n New Z ealand L i b r a r i e s , May 1 9 5 5 , p . 8 4 .
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I b i d . . p . 8 6 .
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i n t h i s s tu d y .
R ecords sh o u ld h e k ep t m o d e r a te ly c le a n , f o r f i l t h y
r e c o r d s are d i f f i c u l t to work w it h . R ecords i n the
p h i l a t e l i c , a u to m a tio n , and s p o r t s l i b r a r i e s s t u d ie d i n
t h i s t h e s i s are k e p t im m a c u la te ly c le a n , and the g r e a t e s t
p h y s ic a l e a s e i s p r o v id e d the r e s e a r c h e r i n t h e i r u s e .
The r e s e a r c h worker sh o u ld have a q u i e t s tu d y a r e a ,
where he won’ t be b o th e r e d by o th e r p a tr o n s l e s s d e d ic a te d
to r e s e a r c h . The b e s t o f stu d y c o n d it io n s a re p r o v id e d f o r I
the r e s e a r c h e r i n a l l o f the l i b r a r i e s n o te d i n t h i s stu d y .
R ecords sh o u ld be s o r t e d , c l a s s i f i e d , and c a ta lo g e d
p r o p e r ly . T his a s p e c t o f the s p e c i a l l i b r a r y has b e e n
f a u l t y i n the p a s t . In th e Beckman L ib r a r y the Dewey
I
D ecim al c l a s s i f i c a t i o n sy stem has b e e n i n s t a l l e d . In th e I
Eos A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y a s p e c i a l p h i l a t e l i c c l a s s - j
i f i c a t i o n h as b een d e v is e d by a form er member o f the j
[L ib rary o f C o n g r e ss. In Helms A t h l e t i c L ib r a r y the L ib r a r y '
j ■ !
jof C o n g ress c l a s s i f i c a t i o n sy stem i s i n u s e . I t can be se e n
from t h i s t h a t the u lt im a t e i n c l a s s i f y i n g and c a t a lo g in g
i s p r o v id e d the r e s e a r c h e r b y the th r e e s u b j e c t l i b r a r i e s .
In m ost i n s t a n c e s the r e s e a r c h e r sh o u ld be a llo w e d f r e e
a c c e s s to a l l l i b r a r y m a t e r i a l s . A ll m a t e r ia ls i n th e
th r e e s u b j e c t l i b r a r i e s are e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e to the
i n v e s t i g a t o r , th u s e li m in a t i n g the p o s s i b i l i t y o f some
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v a lu a b le m a t e r ia l b e in g w it h h e ld .
F i n a l l y , l i b r a r y a d m in is tr a t o r s sh o u ld make l i b r a r y
m a t e r ia l a v a i l a b l e f o r c o p y in g b y the r e s e a r c h e r . A ll
m a t e r ia ls are r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e fo r c o p y in g b y th e r e s e a r c h
e r i n a l l o f the s p e c i a l c o l l e c t i o n s n o te d i n t h i s s tu d y .
J u s t i f i c a t i o n f o r the s e l e c t i o n o f the su b .1 e c t t o p i c as a
r e s e a r c h a id to h i s t o r i a n s .
H is t o r y may t r e a t o f w ar, d ip lo m a c y , a r t , i n s t i t u t i o n s ,
t r a v e l , s c i e n c e , in d u s t r y , b io g r a p h y , th o u g h t, or many
I o th e r s u b j e c t s . A l l o f t h e s e , or any o f them, or any p a r t
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o f one or more o f them , i s s u i t a b l e s u b j e c t m a tte r .
I S p e c ia l l i b r a r y c o l l e c t i o n s p r e s e n t a w ide range o f s u b j e c t :
I m a tte r to the h i s t o r i a n fo r p u rp o se s o f r e s e a r c h stu d y and j
I :
I h i s t o r i c a l w r i t i n g . The s p e c i a l i z e d s u b j e c t m a tte r i s |
* !
I c o n c e n tr a te d i n one l o c a t i o n f o r the h i s t o r i a n , thu s ;
; I
I e li m in a t i n g m a t e r ia l n o t p e r t i n e n t .
I ;
1 There are th r e e e s s e n t i a l p r o c e s s e s i n the a r t o f p r o - ,
I I
jd u c in g h i s t o r y ; the g a th e r in g o f d a ta , the c r i t i c i s m o f
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d a ta , and the p r e s e n t a t io n o f f a c t s in a r e a d a b le form ,
j This s tu d y i s v a lu a b le to the h i s t o r i a n i n the f i r s t f a c e t
I 2.2
Î Homer C. H o c k e tt, I n t r o d u c t io n to R e se a rc h i n
I A m erican H i s t o r y . (New York: M acm illan, 1 9 3 1 ) , p . X I.
[ j^^L o c . c i t . _____________________________ ____________
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o f p rod u cin g h i s t o r y : the g a t h e r in g o f d a t a . By stu d y in g
and n o tin g the r e s o u r c e s o f v a r io u s s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s a lo n g
w ith t h e i r c l a s s i f i c a t i o n sy stem s t h i s work h a s made i t
p o s s i b l e f o r the h i s t o r i a n t o a s c e r t a i n w h eth er or n o t
th e s e l i b r a r i e s would be v a lu a b le t o him i n the g a t h e r in g
o f d a t a . T his the h i s t o r i a n can do w ith o u t p h y s i c a l l y
i n v e s t i g a t i n g e a c h l i b r a r y .
A fte r the h i s t o r i a n c h o o se s a s u b j e c t on w hich to w r ite
he m ust th in k o f a v a i l a b l e r e s o u r c e m a t e r ia ls f o r h i s stu d y,
A g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y c o n f r o n t in g h i s t o r i a n s h as b e e n th e
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s c a t t e r e d c o n d it io n s o f m a t e r i a l s . In th e l i b r a r y c o l l e c
t i o n s t r e a t e d i n t h i s stu d y h i g h ly s p e c i a l i z e d m a t e r ia ls
are c o n c e n tr a te d i n one l o c a t i o n v h ic h i s a g r e a t boon to
the r e s e a r c h e r . I n the e n t i r e W estern U n ite d S t a t e s th e r e
are no l i b r a r i e s on p h i l a t e l y or s p o r t s ap p roach in g i n
s u b j e c t c o n t e n t th o s e o f the Los A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c
L ib r a r y or the Helms A t h l e t i c L ib r a r y ,
The r e s e a r c h e r w i l l n eed a p a r t i c u l a r know ledge o f the
l o c a t i o n o f the c h i e f c o l l e c t i o n s i n w h ich he i s i n t e r e s t -
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e d . For the h i s t o r i a n i n t e r e s t e d i n p h i l a t e l y , s p o r t s or
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H o c k e tt, £ p . c i t ,, p, 4 ,
^ ^ I b id ., p . 5,
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a u to m a tio n , t h i s stu d y w i l l a d e q u a te ly p r o v id e the answ er
to the l o c a t i o n of im p o rta n t c o l l e c t i o n s o f i n t e r e s t .
The L ib r a r y o f C on gress i n W ash in gton , D. € , , i s a
g r e a t r e p o s i t o r y o f m a t e r i a ls o f v a lu e and i n t e r e s t t o th e
h i s t o r i a n . A lth o u g h the r e s o u r c e s o f th e L ib r a r y o f
C on gress e x c e e d , on the w h o le , th o s e o f e v e r y o th e r c o l l e c
t i o n i n the c o u n tr y , f o r p a r t i c u l a r c l a s s e s o f m a t e r ia l i t
d o e s n o t alw ays sta n d f ir s t .^ ® For p h i l a t e l i c , s p o r t s , and
c e r t a i n ty p e s o f a u to m a tio n m a t e r i a l , the l i b r a r i e s n o te d
i n t h i s s tu d y have f a r s u p e r io r c o l l e c t i o n s from the s ta n d
p o in t o f c o n t e n t th a n d o es the L ib r a r y o f C o n g r e ss.
That m a t e r ia ls are so b a d ly s c a t t e r e d i n i l l o g i c a l
p l a c e s , th a t so la r g e a p a r t o f them i s n o t p u b lis h e d , and
t h a t th e g u id e s g iv in g t h e i r l o c a t i o n and c h a r a c te r are j
none to o a d e q u a te , are f a c t s w h ich c o n c e r n e v e r y h i s t o r i a n |
17 !
so o n e r o r l a t e r . The s p e c i a l l i b r a r y c o l l e c t i o n s o b ser v ed I
i n t h i s stu d y are arran ged i n su ch a manner to o f f s e t the
u s u a l problem s c o n f r o n tin g the h i s t o r i a n i n the g a t h e r in g
o f d a t a . F i r s t , th e r e i s no more l o g i c a l p la c e to h ou se
m a t e r ia l on p h i l a t e l y than i n a p h i l a t e l i c l i b r a r y ; and
au to m a tio n m a t e r ia l n a t u r a l l y f o l lo w s i n a t e c h n i c a l
^ ^ H ock ett, 0£ . c i t ., p. 6.
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L oc. c i t .
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l i b r a r y . S econ d , t h e i r g e n e r a l h o ld in g s are n o te d i n t h i s
s tu d y . T h ird , the e x a c t l o c a t i o n s o f t h e s e l i b r a r i e s are
i
' n o te d and g u id e s to u s e o f t h e i r m a t e r i a ls are p r e s e n te d
th rou gh n o tin g r e s p e c t i v e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s y s te m s . And,
f i n a l l y , the s p e c i a l i z e d c h a r a c t e r o f t h e s e l i b r a r i e s i s
the o v e r a l l g u id in g theme o f t h i s work. W ith t h e s e
p r i n c i p l e s so n e c e s s a r y to th e h i s t o r i a n i n the g a th e r in g
o f h i s d a ta i n mind i t becom es a p p a re n t t h a t t h i s stu d y
can a id h i s t o r i c a l r e s e a r c h .
CHAPTER II
LOS ANGELES PHILATELIC CLUB LIBRARY
STAMP COLLECTING
For i t s s i z e and w e ig h t the famous one c e n t 1856
i s s u e o f B r i t i s h Guiana i s the m ost v a lu a b le s i n g l e o b j e c t
i n the w o r ld . C o s tin g o n ly one c e n t when i t was i s s u e d ,
t h i s stamp to d a y c o u ld p r o b a b ly n o t be b o u g h t f o r l e s s than
$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 - 10 m i l l i o n tim e s i t s o r i g i n a l p r i c e .
Why anyone w ould pay su ch f a n t a s t i c sums f o r su ch
se e m in g ly w o r t h le s s sc r a p s o f paper i s so m e th in g t h a t can
be c o m p le t e ly u n d e r s to o d o n ly b y th o s e a v id h o b b y is ts
c a l l e d stamp c o l l e c t o r s , o f whom th e r e are 12 m i l l i o n i n
the U n ite d S t a t e s a lo n e . R a r ity o f a stamp t o g e t h e r w ith
i t s p h y s i c a l p e r f e c t i o n are g e n e r a l b a s i c sta n d a r d s o f
v a lu e . The r a r i t y i n many in s t a n c e s h a s b een c a u se d by
in a d v e r t e n t p r i n t i n g m is ta k e s o r e r r o r s - the wrong c o lo r
o f in k , an I n v e r t e d c e n t e r , a t e t e - b e c h e (a s i n g l e stamp
u p s id e down i n r e l a t i o n to a n o th e r on the same s h e e t ) . But
r a r i t y a lo n e i s n o t enough to g iv e g r e a t v a l u e . To become
one o f the w o r ld ’ s fo r e m o st c l a s s i c s a stamp must be d e s i r
a b le ; w h ich , when a man s e e s i t , makes him w i l l i n g to g iv e
up h i s money, r i s k h i s r e p u t a t i o n , commit t h e f t or even
murder to p o s s e s s i t . The B r i t i s h G uiana, f o r exam p le, i s
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n o t a b e a u t i f u l stamp.^ I t i s d i r t y , i t s c o r n e r s have b een
c li p p e d o f f , the penned i n i t i a l s o f th e p o s tm a ste r s c a r i t s
f a c e . T rue, the stamp i s u n iq u e , th e o n ly one o f i t s k in d
known to e x i s t . Y et o t h e r more a t t r a c t i v e stam ps are
u n iq u e . I t s i r r e s i s t i b l e f a s c i n a t i o n f o r c o l l e c t o r s i s an
en igm a. C e r t a in ly the hobby o f stamp c o l l e c t i n g i s an
im p o r ta n t and tim e-co n su m in g p a s tim e . As M arion H argrove,
th e n o te d a u th o r , and, a n on -stam p c o l l e c t o r has w r i t t e n :
"No one h as su cc ee d e d i n e x p l a in i n g th e f a s c i n a t i o n o f
stamp c o l l e c t i n g . I t g e t s you f i r s t , a p p a r e n tly , as an
i d l e d i v e r s i o n l i k e a jig s a w p u z z le : you p ic k up a p i e c e ,
f i g u r e o u t where i t g o e s , f i t i t i n and r e a c h f o r a n o th e r .
G ra d u a lly you l o s e tr a c k o f the tim e and o f the c a r e s t h a t
i n f e s t the day."®
At the p r e s e n t tim e a b a t t l e i s r a g in g b etw een the
c o l l e c t o r s o f t o p i c a l stam ps and th e r e s t o f the c o l l e c t i n g
p o p u la t io n . T o p ic a l c o l l e c t i n g sim p ly means c o l l e c t i n g
stam ps p e r t a in in g to a c e r t a i n t o p i c su ch as b i r d s ,
r e l i g i o n , m u sic , men w ith b e a r d s and s p e c t a c l e s , and a lm o st
^S c o t t ’ s Stan dard P o sta g e Stamp C a ta lo g u e , 1 9 5 5 ,
(New York: S c o t t , 19541,' p . 1 7 5 .
2
M arion H argrove, " in so m n ia . Stam ps, and Mr, M inkus,"
H arp er’ s , V o l. 207 (Dec., 1 9 5 3 ) , pp . 5 1 - 2 .
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a n y th in g e l s e t h a t can be foun d i n any a p p r e c ia b le
q u a n t it y . As one c o l l e c t o r h as s t a t e d , " . . . th e r e i s some
th in g t o be s a id f o r t o p i c a l c o l l e c t i n g . As a m a tte r o f
f a c t i t would be an i d e a l hobby f o r a s e r i o u s p h i l a t e l i s t
to have f o r r e l a x a t i o n a f t e r h i s s tr e n u o u s and arduous
work as a s c i e n t i f i c p h i l a t e l i s t , "
The Eos A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c Club
The Eos A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c Club b egan i n 1 9 2 5 , and
from v e r y m odest b e g in n in g s has become one o f the l a r g e s t
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p h i l a t e l i c s o c i e t i e s i n the w o r ld .
At tb s p r e s e n t tim e the Club i s one o f th r e e stamp
s o c i e t i e s i n th e n a t i o n owning i t s own c lu b h o u s e . Some
tim e ago th e Club p u rch ased a b row n ston e b u i ld in g o f l a t e
I n in e t e e n t h c e n tu r y v in t a g e and made i t i n t o a c o m fo r ta b le
m e e tin g p l a c e . The c lu b l o c a t i o n i s on S ou th A lvarad o
S t r e e t i n Eos A n g e le s .
As f o r th e p h y s i c a l arrangem ent o f the b u i l d i n g , on
the basem ent l e v e l are p h i l a t e l i c p e r i o d i c a l s and new s
p a p e r s . The m ain or f i r s t f l o o r c o n t a in s the m e e tin g room
^ Josep h € . Horan, " P h i l a t e l i s t s S h ou ld Have a H obby,"
R e c r e a t io n , V o l. XEVII ( S e p t . , 1 9 5 4 ) , p . 40 7 .
4
P e r so n a l I n t e r v ie w s and C orresp on d en ce w ith Mr.
S to n e , L ib r a r ia n , J u ly -A u g u s t, 1 9 5 4 .
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and the l i b r a r y p r o p e r . U p s t a ir s i s a b r id g e room where
c lu b members can r e l a x b y p la y in g c a rd s w henever th e s t r e s s
and s t r a i n o f stamp c o l l e c t i n g becom es t e d i o u s .
The group m eets th ro u g h o u t the y e a r on Monday e v e n in g s.
The mem bership o f the c lu b v a r i e s , u s u a l l y b etw een f i f t y
and one hundred are a c t i v e a t a g iv e n tim e . A tten d a n ce a t
c lu b m e e tin g s a l s o v a r i e s . Male and fe m a le a tte n d a n c e i s
a p p r o x im a te ly e q u a l l y d iv id e d .
The clu b l i b r a r y was c o n c e iv e d i n 1 9 3 4 , and from
m eager b e g in n in g s has expanded i n t o the t h ir d l a r g e s t i n
j the w o r ld . The l i b r a r y c o n t a in s about 500 f e e t o f s h e l v -
I in g , and c o n t a in s b o o k s, p a m p h le ts, j o u r n a ls , l e a f l e t s ,
I maps, c a t a l o g s , p e r i o d i c a l s and n e w sp a p er s. About 2 0 ,0 0 0
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I The l i b r a r y i s su p p o rted by the c lu b and from p r iv a t e
s o u r c e s . Mr. F , M. G ilb e r t h as p u t more i n t o the l i b r a r y
than h a s any one i n d i v i d u a l . I t i s m a in ly b e c a u se o f
G ilb e r t t h a t the l i b r a r y has b e e n b u i l t i n t o one o f the
b e s t o f i t s ty p e i n th e w o r ld . I f a book i s n e e d e d , Mr.
G il b e r t w i l l u s u a l l y s e e t h a t th e l i b r a r y r e c e i v e s i t .
W ith the c o n tin u e d grow th o f th e l i b r a r y the need f o r
a c l a s s i f i c a t i o n sy stem a r o s e . At f i r s t L ib r a r y o f
C on gress sy stem s were t r i e d , b u t t h e s e were n o t s p e c i a l i z e d
enough to m eet th e n eed s o f th e l i b r a r y . L ou bert H.
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S c i s c o , fo r m e r ly w ith tb s L ib r a r y o f C o n g r e ss, was em ployed
to d e v is e a sy s te m . The method i n u s e a t the p r e s e n t tim e
was d e v e lo p e d b y him .
The e n t i r e sy stem i s n o te d b e c a u se o f i t s h i s t o r i c a l
s i g n i f i c a n c e as a u n iq u e c o n t r i b u t i o n to th e s t o r y o f
c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f c o l l e c t i o n s i n s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s . The
sy ste m w i l l a ls o a s s i s t i n n o t in g the m a t e r ia l i n th e
c o l l e c t i o n .
F o llo w in g i s the co m p lete c l a s s i f i c a t i o n accom panied
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b y e x p la n a to r y n o t e s .
E x p la n a tio n o f Code
The Code f o r N a tio n a l Books d e a l s w it h b ook s about
p h i l a t e l y o f a p a r t i c u l a r c o u n tr y . An a l p h a b e t i c a l
arrangem ent i s f o llo w e d i n the l i s t i n g o f c o u n t r i e s .
S u f f i c i e n t n u m er ica l sp a ce i s p r o v id e d f o r i n c l u s i o n o f
f u t u r e new c o u n t r i e s . The f i r s t number b e g in n in g ea ch
l e t t e r o f th e a lp h a b e t i s m e r e ly an a r b it r a r y one ch o sen
to b e g in t h a t p a r t i c u l a r a l p h a b e t ic a l l i s t i n g . A few
" see r e f e r e n c e s " are a l s o in c lu d e d , su ch as "Bohemia and
M oravia - s e e C z e c h o s lo v a k ia ." There i s so much m a t e r ia l
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U n p u b lish ed C l a s s i f i c a t i o n S y stem , Eos A n g e le s
P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y .
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on th e U n ite d S t a t e s t h a t th e r e i s a s u b j e c t breakdown
un der t h a t p a r t i c u l a r c o u n tr y .
F o llo w in g the Code f o r N a tio n a l Books i s th e Author
C l a s s i f i c a t i o n . I t i s a p h i l a t e l i c e q u iv a le n t o f th e
C u tte r sy ste m o f l i b r a r y c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . I t i s m e r e ly an
a u th o r scheme d e v is e d t o f u r t h e r a s s i s t in the l o c a t i o n o f
a b o o k . I t i s a d e q u a te ly e x p la in e d i n th e scheme i t s e l f .
S u b je c t In d ex
A ddress Books - s e e D i r e c t o r i e s
Aerograms - s e e P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y , F o r e ig n , U, 8 . P o s t a l
S t a t io n e r y
A ir î* e tt e r s - s e e P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y , F o r e ig n , TJ. S .
P o s t a l S t a t io n e r y
A ir M ail - ZZ 152
A irg ra p h s - s e e P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y , F o r e ig n , Ü, S , P o s t a l
S t a t i o n e r y
Albums - ZZ 9 9 8 -9 9 9
A nim als on Stamps - s e e T o p ic a l stam ps
Army Franks - s e e F a l s i f i c a t i o n s
A rt i n Stamps
A s s o c ia t i o n s - se e S o c i e t i e s
A t la s - s e e Maps
A u c tio n s - Hame o f C o l l e c t i o n , ZZ 850
A u to b io g r a p h ie s - s e e C o l l e c t o r s , D e a le r s
B alkan S t a t e s
B eg in n ers* I n fo r m a tio n - s e e I n t r o d u c t io n t o P h i l a t e l y
B e lg ia n Congo - s e e Congo
B ird s on Stamps - se e T o p ic a l Stamps
B ib lio g r a p h y - s e e L i t e r a t u r e , P h i l a t e l i c
B iograp h y - s e e C o l l e c t o r s , D e a le r s
Boer War
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B o o k le t Panes - Ü, S . ZZ 156
B oston (city)
Boy S c o u ts o f Am erica
B r i t i s h A f r ic a - B 680 or B 700
B r i t i s h Empire - s e e G reat B r i t a i n , G reat B r it a i n and
C o lo n ie s
B r i t i s h I n d ia - s e e I n d ia
B r i t i s h N orth Am erica - G 581
B r o a d c a s t s , Radio
B u t t e r f i e l d S ta g e Company
C a l i f o r n i a
Camel E xp ress
Cashmere - se e Kashmir
C a n c e lla t io n s - s e e U. S . P o s t a l M ark in gs, P o s t a l
Mark 1 ng s , For e i gn
Cards - s e e IJ. S , P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y , P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y ,
F o re ig n
C a t a l o g s , G en eral - ZZ 150
C a t h o lic P o sta g e Stamps - s e e T o p ic a l Stamps
C h a r ity S e a ls - se e S e a l s and L a b e ls
C h ristm a s S e a ls - s e e S e a ls and L a b e ls
C lu b s, Stamp - S o c i e t i e s
C oats o f Arms
C o il S tam p s, F o r e ig n
C oin s - ZZ 900
C o l l e c t i o n s (Name o f C o l l e c t i o n ) - ZZ 800
C o l l e c t o r s - ZZ 350
C olo r G uides - ZZ 525
C olorado
Commemorative Stamps
C o n fe d e r a te Stamps - s e e Ü, S . C o n fe d e r a te Stamps
Congo - C 660
C o n g r e sse s - ZZ 760 o r 761
C o n n e c tic u t
C o n v en tio n s
^Coros^ - s e e C o l l e c t o r s o f R e lig io n on Stamps
C o v e r s , F o r e ig n
Dea l e r s - ZZ 350
D e a lin g in Stamps - ZZ 300
D elaw are
D e t e c t o r , Stamp - s e e D i c t i o n a r i e s
D i c t i o n a r i e s - ZZ 275
D i r e c t o r i e s - ZZ 725
D utch I n d ie s - s e e N e th e r la n d s I n d i e s
E n tir e s , P o s t a l - s e e P o s t a l S t a t io n e r y
E n v elo p e s - s e e U, S . P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y , P o s t a l
S t a t i o n e r y , F o r e ig n
E ssa y s and P r o o f s . F o r e ig n
E r r o r s , F o reig n - s e e V a r i e t i e s , F o r e ig n
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E t i q u e t t e s (A ir M ail L a b e ls ) - s e e S e a ls and L a b e ls
E xam inati on o f Stamps - ZZ 575
E x h i b i t i o n s . Stamp — ZZ 7 7 6 , 6, 7 , 8 , 9
F akes - se e F a l s i f i c a t i o n s
F a l s i f i c a t i o n s - ZZ 425
F i c t i o n - ZZ 1 7 5
F la g C a n c e lla t io n s on U. S , Stamps - s e e IT. S . P o s t a l
Marking s
F la g s
F o r g e r ie s - s e e F a l s i f i c a t i o n s
Franked M all
Frauds - s e e F a l s i f i c a t i o n s
F rench Morocco - s e e Morocco
G eography i n R e la t io n to Stamps - ZZ 375
German S t a t e s - s e e Germany, or Name o f S t a t e Wanted
I G lo s s a r ie s - s e e D i c t i o n a r i e s
I G reat B r i t a i n - G 580
I G reat B r i t a i n and C o lo n ie s - G 581
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C hicago P h i l a t e l i c S o c i e t y , G ib b on s, G o ssip , K ohl,
I K r o ts c h e , M ek eel, M e l v i l l e , P o sta g e Stamp, S .P .A .,
i stamp C o l l e c t o r ' s , V erne, W .E .P ., P h i l a t e l i c Record
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j H e lic o p t e r M ail - s e e A ir M a il, Ü, S . A ir M ail
H er a ld ry i n Stamps - s e e T o p ic a l Stamps
His to r y o f P h i l a t e l y - ZZ 225
H is t o r y o f the P o s t a l S e r v ic e - ZZ 200
H o lla n d - s e e N e th e r la n d s
I d e n t i f i e r s - s e e D i c t i o n a r i e s
I l l u s t r a t i o n s , Stamp - ZZ 575
In d e x , L i t e r a t u r e - ZZ 700
I n d e x , M agazine - ZZ 701
I n d ia - I 250
In d ia n S t a t e s - I 251
I n t r o d u c t io n to P h i l a t e l y - ZZ 250
I n v e n t o r y , Stamp - ZZ 312
I n v e s t i n g i n Stamps - ZZ 325
I r e la n d - s e e I r i s h F ree S t a t e
Kashmir
King Edward Land - s e e New Z ealan d
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L e t t e r Cards and L e t t e r S h e e ts - s e e H, S . P o s t a l
S t a t i o n e r y , P o s ta l S t a t i o n e r y , F o r e ig n
L i t e r a t u r e , P h i l a t e l i c - ZZ 700
L o c a l Stam ps, F o re ig n
M a ilin g M achines - ZZ 477
Maine
[Malay S t a t e s - s e e S t r a i t s S e t t le m e n t s
{ M anufacture o f Stamps - ZZ 475
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Maps - ZZ 375
M a ssa c h u se tts
M edals - s e e C oin s
M etered M ail and M eters - ZZ 450
M in ia tu re S h e e ts - ZZ 158
Money, P aper - s e e C oins
Morocco - M 925
N e th e r la n d s - N 260
N e th e r la n d s I n d i e s - N 280
Nevada
Oaxaca
O il R iv e r P r o t e c t o r a t e - s e e N ig e r C o a st P r o t e c t o r a t e
Orange R iv e r C olony - s e e Orange F ree S t a t e
Paper and Paper Making - ZZ 475
P aquehoat C a n c e lla t io n s - s e e U, S , P o s t a l M arkings,
P o s t a l M arkings, F o r e ig n
P e r f o r a t io n G uides
P erm it M ail
P e n a lty E n v elo p e s and Cards - s e e Franked M ail
P h i l a t e l i c . L it e r a t u r e - se e L i t e r a t u r e , P h i l a t e l i c
P h i li p p i n e s - P 560
P hotography o f Stamps - se e E x a m in a tio n o f Stamps
P ig e o n P o st - s e e New Z ea la n d , A ir M a il, France
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E x p ress - s e e ü . S , Pony E xp ress
P orto R ico - s e e P u erto R ico
P o s t a l G u id e s, F o r e ig n - ü . S . , U 4 96; F o r e ig n , s e e C ountry
P o s t a l G u id es, U. 8 . - s e e X J. S , D i r e c t o r i e s
P o s t a l H is t o r y - se e H is t o r y o f the P o s t a l S e r v ic e TJ, S . ,
H is t o r y o f the P o s t a l S e r v ic e
Pos t a l M ark in gs, F o rei gn
Pos t a l S t a t i o n e r y , F o r e ig n
P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y , TJ, S , - s e e TJ. S , P o s t a l S t a t io n e r y
P o s te r Stamps - se e S e a ls and L a b e ls
Postm arks - s e e P o s t a l M ark in gs, F o r e ig n , TJ, S , P o s t a l
M arkings
P r e c a n c e ls - ZZ 500
P r in t in g o f Stamps - s e e M anufacture o f Stamps
P r o o fs - s e e E ssa y s and P r o o f s , F o r e ig n , TJ, S , E ssa y s
and P r o o fs
Propaganda L e a f l e t s
P u e rto R ico - P 720
R a ilw a y S tam p s, F o re ig n
R e l ig i o n on Stamps - se e T o p ic a l Stam ps, R e lig io u s
Red C ross Stamps - s e e S e a ls and L a b e ls
R e p a ir in g Stamps
R e p r in ts - ZZ 550
R e v e n u e s,
R h o d esia - s e e N orthern or S o u th ern R h od esia
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R oeket Stamps
S a n it a r y P a ir Stamps - s e e S e a ls and L a b e ls
S a v in g s Bank Stamps
S c o tla n d - s e e G reat B r i t a i n
Se a l s and L a b e ls - ZZ 600
S eeb eck s - s e e F a l s i f i c a t i o n s
S o c i e t i e s , P h i l a t e l i c - ZZ 750 to 758
S o l d i e r M ail - s e e U. S . C o v e r s, C o v e r s , F o r e ig n
S ou th A f r ic a - s e e U n ion o f S ou th A f r ic a
Sou th B u lg a r ia - s e e B u lg a r ia
S o u v e n ir S h e e ts - s e e M in ia tu r e S h e e ts
S p a n ish Morocco - s e e M orocco !
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Stamp Clubs - s e e S o c i e t i e s , P h i l a t e l i c j
Stamp C o l l e c t i n g |
Stamp D e a le r s and D e a lin g - s e e D e a le r s , D e a lin g i n Stamps |
Stamp D e sig n - s e e A rt i n Stam ps, M anufacture o f Stamps
Stam ps, I l l u s t r a t i o n s - s e e I l l u s t r a t i o n s , Stamp
Stamp M achines - s e e Vending M ach in es, M a ilin g M achines
Stamps f o r In v e s tm e n t - s e e I n v e s t i n g i n Stamps
S ta m p le ss C ov ers - se e U. S . C o v ers, C o v e rs, F o r e ig n
S u b je c t Stamps - s e e T o p ic a l Stamps
jsu d e te n la n d - s e e Germany
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T eleg ra p h Stam p s, F o r e ig n
T exas
T h er a p e u tic Value o f P h i l a t e l y
T o p ic a l Stamps - ZZ 625
T r ea ty P o r ts - s e e C hina
T u b e r c u lo s is Stamps - se e S e a l s and L a b e ls
U n ite d S t a t e s T eleg ra p h Stamps - U 589
V a r i e t i e s , F o r e ig n
Vending Machine s
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E x p la n a tio n o f th e C l a s s i f i c a t i o n System
”ZZ” i s an a r b it r a r y l e t t e r i n g sy stem d e v is e d to
c o v e r the s u b j e c t in d e x . The numbers u se d are a l s o
a r b i t r a r y i n n a t u r e . I n the l i s t i n g o f s u b j e c t s th o s e
u n d e r lin e d are as th e y appear i n the s u b j e c t c a t a l o g .
An u n d e r lin e d card means a d e f i n i t e card w i l l be foun d in
the c a t a lo g under t h a t p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t . A card n o t
u n d e r lin e d i n d i c a t e s a ^ see reference** from a g e n e r a l to a
more s p e c i f i c s u b j e c t . An u n d e r lin e d e n tr y w ith no number
a f t e r i t means th e r e i s no m a t e r ia l on t h a t p a r t i c u l a r
s u b j e c t i n the c o l l e c t i o n , b u t i t i s n o te d i n the in d e x
f o r fu tu r e u s e ,
*ZZ* l o c a t e s the m a t e r ia l w hich i s s h e lv e d i n a
**M iscellaneous C a s e .” I t i s a d e p o s i t a r y f o r p h i l a t e l i c
s u b j e c t m a tte r n ot d e a lin g w ith a s p e c i f i c c o u n tr y .
F o llo w in g t h i s page can be se e n the " M is c e lla n e o u s Case"
s u b j e c t l i s t i n g s .
M is c e lla n e o u s Case
ZZ
ZZ 150 C a t a lo g s , G eneral
152 C a t a lo g s , A ir P o s t, G en eral
155 C a t a lo g s , L o c a l P o st
156 C a t a lo g s , B o o k le t Panes
158 C a ta lo g s , M in ia tu re S h e e ts
160 C a t a lo g s , P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y , G en eral
165 C a t a lo g s , Revenue Stam ps, G en era l
170 C a t a lo g s , T eleg ra p h Stam ps, G en era l
175 F i c t i o n
200 H is t o r y o f the P o s t a l S e r v ic e
225 H is t o r y o f P h i l a t e l y
250 I n t r o d u c t io n to P h i l a t e l y
275 D i c t i o n a r i e s
300 D e a lin g i n Stamps
312 I n v e n t o r i e s and In su r a n c e f o r C o l l e c t i o n s
325 I n v e s t i n g in Stamps
350 B io g r a p h ie s and A u to b io g r a p h ie s
375 G eography in R e la t io n to Stamps
400 T e c h n ic a l I n fo r m a tio n , G en eral
425 F a l s i f i c a t i o n s
450 M eters and M etered M ail
475 Paper Making and Stamp M anufacture
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ZZ 477 M a ilin g and Vending M achines (E x c ep t M etered M ail)
500 P r e c a n c e ls
525 C olor G uides
550 R e p r in ts
575 E x am in a tio n o f Stamps
600 S e a l s and L a b e ls
625 T o p ic a l Stamps
675 V a r i e t i e s , F o r e ig n
700 L i t e r a t u r e , P h i l a t e l i c
701 I n d e x e s , M agazine
725 D i r e c t o r i e s
750 S o c i e t i e s , G en eral
751 S o c i e t i e s , N a t io n a l
752 S o c i e t i e s , L o c a l, A - D
753 S o c i e t i e s , L o c a l, E - I
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I 754 S o c i e t i e s , L o c a l, J - N
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I 755 S o c i e t i e s , L o c a l, 0 - S
I 756 S o c i e t i e s , L o c a l, T - Z
I 758 S o c i e t i e s , F o r e ig n
I 7 6 0 C o n g r e s s e s , U. S .
j 761 C o n g r e s s e s , F o r e ig n
j 775 E x h ib it i o n s , G en era l
I 7 7 6 E x h i b i t i o n s , U. S . , L o c a l, N a t io n a l, and
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
ZZ 777 E x h ib it ! o n s . F o r e ig n , I n t e r n a t i o n a l
778 E x h ib it i o n s , F o r e ig n , N a tio n a l
779 E x h ib i t i o n s, A ir P o s t , a l l C o u n tr ie s
800 C o l l e c t i o n s
850 A u c t io n s, G en er a l I n fo r m a tio n , R eview s and Resumes
851 A u c t io n s , A - B
852 A u c tio n s , C - D
853 A u c t io n s , E - F
854 A u c t io n s , G -
H
855 A u c tio n s , I - J
856 A u c t io n s , K - L
857 Aue t i o n s, M - N
858 Auc t i o n s , 0 — P
859 Auc t i o n s ,
@ -
R
860 Auc t i o n s , s - T i
861 A u c t io n s , U - V 1
862 A u c tio n s , w - X 1
863 Auc t i o n s . Y - z
900 C oins and N u m ism atics '
998 Albums, A m erican M anufacture
999 Album s, F o r e ig n M anufacture
Code fo r N a tio n a l Books
A 140 A b y s s in ia B 300 Baden
180 Aden 320 Bahamas
200 A fg h a n ista n 340 B ah rain
240 Aguera 360 Bangkok
280 Ai t u t a k i 380 Barbado s
300 A lb a n ia 400 Barbuda
340 A le x a n d r e tta 420 B a su to la n d
1 380 A lg e r ia 440 Batum
400 A l l e n s t e i n 460 B a v a r ia
440 Andorra 480 B echuanaland
480 A ngola B e lg ia n Congo - s e e
Congo
500 Angra 500 B e lg ia n E a st A f r ic a
540 Anjouan 520 B elgium
580 Annam and Tonkin 540 B en in
600
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A n tigu a 560 B e r g e d o r f
i 640 A r g e n tin e 580 Bermuda
680 Armeni a Bohemia and M oravia - ,
s e e C z e c h o s lo v a k ia
700 A s c e n s io n 600 B o l i v i a
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1
A u s t r a li a 620 B o sn ia and H e r ze g o v in a
780 A u s tr ia 640 B r a z i l
800 A z e r b a ija n 660 Bremen
840 A zores 680 B r i t i s h C e n tr a l A f r ic a
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B 700 B ri t i sh E a st A f r ic a 520 C ey lon
720 B r i t i s h Colum bia and
Vancouver I s la n d
540 Chad
740 B r i t i s h Gui ana 560 C h ile
760 B r i t i sh Honduras 580 C hina
B r i t i s h New G uinea 600 C i l i c i a
s e e Papua
B r i t i s h N orth A m erica -
se e G reat B r i t a i n 620 C o ch in China
and c o l o n i e s
800 B r i t i s h Soloman I s l a n d s 640
820 B runei
840 Brunswick
860 B u lg a r ia
880 Burma
300 Cameroons
320 Canada
340 C anal Zone
360 Cape Juby
380 Cape o f Good Hope
400 Cape Verde
420 C a r in th ia
440 C a r o lin e I s la n d s
460 C a s t e l l o r i z a
480 Cayman I s la n d s
500 C e n tr a l L ith u a n ia
660
680
700
720
740
760
780
800
820
840
860
D 200
300
400
500
C olom bia
Congo
Cook I s la n d s
C orea
C orfu
C o sta R ica
€ r e te
Cub a
Curacao
Cyprus
C y r en a ica
C z e c h o s lo v a k ia , Bohemi;
and M oravia
Dahomey
D a lm a tia
D a n ish West I n d i e s
D an zig
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D 600 Denmark
700 D ieg o S u arez
800 D om inica
900 D om inican R e p u b lic
D utch I n d i e s - s e e
N e th e r la n d s I n d ie s
E 200 E a st A f r ic a and Uganda
I 290 E a s te r n R um elia
!
380 E a s te r n S i l e s i a
! 470 Ecuador 0
i
560 E gypt
650 E lo b e y , Annobon and
C o r isc o
740 E p iru s
830 E r it r e a
I 920 E s to n ia
|P 200 F a lk la n d I s la n d s
Î
I 250 Far E a ste r n R ep u b lic
I 300 Fernando Po
I 350 F i j i
! 400 F in la n d
450 Fiume
500 France
550 F rench C o lo n ie s
600 F rench Congo
650 F rench E q u a t o r ia l A f r ic a
700 F rench Guiana
750 F ren ch G uinea
800 F rench I n d i e s
850 F rench O cean ia
900 F ren ch Sudan
950 F unchal
200 Gabon
240 Gambia
280 G eo r g ia
300 German E a st A f r ic a
340 German Hew G uinea
380 German S o u th w est A f r ic a
400 Germany
440 G ib r a lt a r
480 G il b e r t and E l l i c e I s la n d s
500 G old C o a st
540 Grand Comoro I s la n d
580 G rea t B r i t a i n
581 G reat B r it a i n and
C o lo n ie s
600 G reece
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G 640 G reenland
680 Grenada
7 0 0 G riq u alan d West
740 G uadeloupe
7 80 G uatem ala
800 Guam
H 200 H a i t i
270 Hamburg
340 Hanover
410 H atay
480 H aw aii
550 H ejaz
620 H e lig o la n d
H o lla n d - se e
H e th e r la n d s
690 Honduras
760 Hong Kong
830 H orta
900 Hungary
I 200 I c e la n d
250 I n d ia
251 I n d ia n S t a t e s
350 In do-G hin a
400 Inhambane
450 I n i n i
500 I o n ia n I s la n d s
550 I r a q
600 I r i s h F ree S t a t e
625 I s r a e l
650 I t a l i a n C o lo n ie s
700 I t a l i a n E a st A f r ic a
750 I t a l i a n S o m a lila n d
800 I t a l y
850 I v o r y C o a st
J 200 Jam aica
500 Japan
800 J u g o s la v ia
K 200 K a r e lia
250 Kashmir
300 Kenya and Uganda
400 K iauchau
King Edward Land
Hew Z ealan d
500 K ionga
- s e e
K 600 Kuwaî t
440 M a rsh a ll I s la n d s
L 200 Labuan
470 M a rtin iq u e
250 L agos
500 M a u r ita n ia
300 L a ta k ia
530 M a u r itiu s
350 L a t v ia
560 M ayotte
400 Lebanon
590 Me c k le n b u r g -S c hwe r i n
450 Leeward I s la n d s 620 M e c k le n b u r g - S t r e lit z
500 L ib e r ia 650 Memel
550 L ib ia
680 M esopotam ia
600 L i e c h t e n s t e i n 710 M exico
675 Lombardy-Vene t i a 740 M iddle Congo
700 L ourenco Marques 770 Modena
750 L ubeck 800 M oheli
800 Luxemburg 830 Monaco
M 200 Mac ao 860 M ongolia
230 M adagascar 890 M ontenegro
260 M adeira 910 M o n tse rr a t
290 M ald ive I s la n d s 925 Morocco
320 M alta 940 Mozambique
350 Manchukuo 941 Mozambique Company
360 M anchuria
380 M arianas I s la n d s N 200 N a ta l
410 Mari en we r de r 220 Nauru
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N 240 He jd
660 N orth ern R h od esia
250 H epal
680 N o rth w est P a c i f i c I s la n d s
260 N e th e r la n d s 700 N o r way
280 N e th e r la n d s I n d i e s 720 N o s s i-B e
300 N e v is 740 Nova S c o t i a
320 New B r i t a i n 760 N y a ssa la n d P r o t e c t o r a t e
340
360
New B runsw ick
Hew C a le d o n ia
780 N yassa
380 New G uinea 0 200 Obock
400 Hew H eb rid e s O il R iv e r s - s e e N ig e r
C o a st P r o t e c t o r a t e
420 New R ep u b lic 400 O ldenburg
440 New S ou th W ales 600 O ltr e Giuba
470
485
New Z ealand
New foundland
800 Orange R iv e r C olony and
Orange F ree S t a t e
500 N ica ra g u a P 200 P a k is t a n
520 Hi g e r 240 P a l e s t i n e - s e e I s r a e l
540 N ig e r C o a st
P r o t e c t o r a t e
280 Panama
560 N ig e r ia 320 Papua
580 N iue 360 P araguay
600 N orth Borneo 400 Parma
N orth German P o s t a l
D i s t r i c t - s e e
Germany
440 Penrhyn I s la n d
620 N orth Ingerm anland 480 P e r s ia
640 N orthern N ig e r ia 520 Peru
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P 560 P h i li p p i n e I s la n d s
600 P i t c a i r n I s la n d
640 Poland
680 P on ta D elgad a
P orto R ico - se e
P u erto R ico
760 P o r tu g a l
800 P o rtu g u e se A f r ic a
840 P o rtu g u e se Congo
860 P o rtu g u e se G uinea
880 P o rtu g u e se I n d ia
900 P r in c e Edward I s la n d
940 P r u s s ia
720 P u erto R ico
Q 300 Q ueensland
600 Quelim ane
R 200 R eunion
Rhodes - s e e A egean
I s la n d s
300 R h od esia
400 Rio de Oro
500 Romagna
600 Roumanie
700 Roman S t a t e s
800 Rouad
900 R u ss ia
950 Ryukyus
S 16 0 Saar
175 S t . C h r is to p h e r
190 S t . H elen a
205 S t . K it t s - H e v is
220 S t . L u cia
235 S t e . M arie de M adagascar
250 S t . P ie r r e e t M iquelon
265 S t , Thomas and P r in c e
I s la n d s
280 S t , V in c e n t
295 S a lv a d o r
310 Samoa
325 San Marino
340 Sarawak
355 S a r d in ia
370 S asen o
385 Saxony
400 S c h l e s w i g - H o ls t e i n
415 S c h le s w ig
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S 430
445
460
475
490
505
520
535
550
565
580
595
610
625
640
655
670
685
700
715
730
745
S e n e g a l
Senegam bia and N ig e r 760
S e r b ia
S e y c h e ll e s
Siam
S i b e r ia
S i c i l y - s e e Two
S i c i l i e s
S ie r r a Leone
Som ali C oast
775
790
810
825
T 260
290
310
S o m a lila n d P r o t e c t o r - 340
a te
S ou th A u s t r a li a 370
S o u th B u lg a r ia 400
S o u th R u s s ia 430
S o u th ern N ig e r ia 460
S o u th ern R h o d esia 490
S o u th w est A f r ic a 510
S p a in 540
S p a n ish G uinea 570
S p a n ish W estern Sahara 600
S t e l l a l a n d 630
S t r a i t s S e t t le m e n t s 660
Sudan 690
Bude t e n la n d - s e e Germany
Surinam
S w a zila n d
Sweden
S w itz e r la n d
S y r ia
T a h it i
T anganyika
Tannu Tuva
Tasmania
Te te
Thrace
T ib e t
Timor
Tobago
Togo
Tonga
T r a n sc a u c a sia n F ed er a ted
R e p u b lic s
T ran s-Jord an
T'ransvaal
T r in id a d
T r in id a d and Tobago
r
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T 710 T r i p o l i t a n i a 516 C o n fed er a te S t a t e s
740 T u n is ia 519 C overs
770 Turkey 524 E ssa y s and P r o o fs
810 Turkey in A s ia 529 Pranked M ail
840 Turks I s la n d 534 L o c a ls
870 Turks and C a ico s I s la n d s 539 P la t e Numbers
900 Tuscany 544 E x p ress Companies
930 Two S i c i l i e s 549 P o st O f f ic e D epartm ent
j X T 190 XJbangi
280 Uganda
370 U k rain e
460 U n ion o f S ou th A f r ic a
470 U n ite d N a tio n s
490 U n ite d S t a t e s o f Am erica
493 H is t o r y o f U. 8 . P o s t a l
S e r v ic e
495 D i r e c t o r i e s , C it y and
S t a te
496 D i r e c t o r i e s , C ountry
( P o s t a l G u id es)
497 D i r e c t o r i e s , M is c e lla n e o u s
498 G en era l I s s u e s , 1 9 th
C entury
499 G en eral I s s u e s , 1 9 th and
2 0 th C e n tu r ie s
500 G en eral I s s u e s , 2 0 th
C en tu ry
514 C o il Stamps
R e p o r ts , PM G
550 P o s t O f f ic e D epartm ent
R e p o r ts, 3d A s s i s t
a n t PM G o n ly
554 P o s t a l Laws and
R e g u la tio n s -
555 P o s ta l Laws and R egu la
t io n s - G en eral
559 P o s t a l M arkings |
I
564 P o s t a l S t a t i o n e r y !
569 P o s t a l R ailw ay M ail |
574 R evenues j
I
576 L ic e n s e Stamps
I
579 S a n it a r y F a ir Stamps
584 S t a t e R evenues
589 T eleg ra p h Stamps ,
594 V a r i e t i e s , U, S . |
i
640 Upper S e n e g a l and Niger,
730 Upper S i l e s i a
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U 820 Upper V o lta
910 Uruguay
V 200 V a tica n C ity
400 V en ezu ela
600 V i c t o r i a
800 V ir g in I s la n d s
W 200 W a llis and Futuna I s la n d s
350 W estern A u s t r a li a
500 W estern U k rain e
650 W hite R u ssia
800 W urttemherg
Y 500 Yemen i
I
I
Z 300 Zam bezia j
500 Z an zib ar |
700 Z u lu lan d i
N
0 6
P
Q
H 7
S
T
U 8
X 9
Y
' Z
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A uthor C l a s s i f i c a t i o n
lA The name " S c is c o ," f o r ex a m p le, would
B 1
C be coded S 1 4 .
D S S
E 2 c 1
F i 4
s
G 3 c
H o
I The f i r s t th r e e l e t t e r s , o n ly ,
J 4
K o f the surname i s u s e d i n th e
L 5 c l a s s i f i c a t i o n schem e.
Los A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y
P h i l a t e l i c L it e r a t u r e
For o v e r n i n e t y y e a r s b o o k s , p am p h lets and a r t i c l e s
'd e a lin g w ith e v e r y c o u n tr y where p o s ta g e stam ps a re p r o
duced and e v e r y im a g in a b le a s p e c t o f p h i l a t e l y have b e e n
p o u rin g from th e p r e s s . I t i s im p o s s ib le to g i v e even an
in a d e q u a te summary o f t h i s v a s t o u tp u t i n a stu d y su ch as
t h i s . In c lu d e d w i l l be o n ly some o f th e m ain tr e n d s th a t
have b e e n f o llo w e d i n p h i l a t e l i c w r i t i n g s
R oughly i t may b e s a id t h a t w r i t i n g s a b o u t p h i l a t e l y
f a l l i n t o s e v e r a l d i s t i n c t c l a s s e s . There are the p io n e e r
works whose v a lu e i s now more h i s t o r i c a l th an a c t u a l ; th e r e
are the monographs on c o u n t r ie s and i s s u e s composed b y , and
in te n d e d f o r , s p e c i a l i s t s ; th e r e are th e s t u d i e s o f p a r t i c
u l a r b r a n c h e s o f p h i l a t e l y su c h as l o c a l s and p ostm ark s;
th e r e are the p o p u la r g u id e s to s t a m p - c o l l e c t i n g as a w hole
or to v a r io u s p h a se s o f i t ; th e r e are the book s about r a r e
[stam p s and e x c i t i n g f i n d s ; th e r e are th e c a t a l o g s o f stamp
• d e a le r s and a u c t io n e e r s ; and th e r e i s th e la r g e bod y o f
I
: p h i l a t e l i c jo u r n a lis m t h a t r a n g e s o v e r the e n t i r e f i e l d
from e x p e r t d i s c u s s i o n t o t r i v i a l p e r s o n a l i t i e s .
^ P erso n a l V i s i t s to Los A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y ,
J u ly , 1 9 5 4 .
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Some o f the e a r l y stamp l i t e r a t u r e i s v e r y v a lu a b le
and th e r e are p e o p le who c o l l e c t i t i n a manner t h a t l i n k s
b o o k - c o l l e c t i n g to p h i l a t e l y .
As f o r m onographs, w hich form the r e a l c o re o f
p h i l a t e l i c l i t e r a t u r e , t h e i r number i s v e r y l a r g e . The
S tan d ard In d e x to P h i l a t e l i c l i t e r a t u r e . e d i t e d b y A lb e r t H.
H a r r is , w hich d e a l s w ith su ch monographs as app eared b e tw e en
1879 and 1 9 2 5 , a n a ly z in g as w e ll the c o n t e n t s o f ab ou t
f i f t y B r i t i s h and Empire p h i l a t e l i c j o u r n a l s , c o v e r s the
w orld a l p h a b e t i c a l l y from A b y s s in ia to Z u lu la n d . I t con
t a i n s some 130 t a l l , d o u b le -c o lu m n e d , s m a ll- t y p e p a g e s .
O ther than s p o r t s , i t i s p r o b a b ly tr u e t o sa y t h a t no hobby
h a s a l i t e r a t u r e e v en b e g in n in g t o app roach i n b u lk th e
l i t e r a t u r e b r o u g h t f o r t h by p h i l a t e l y .
Many o f t h e s e m onographs, th o u g h p u b lis h e d lo n g a go,
are s t i l l the sta n d a r d works on t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r c o u n t r ie s
o r i s s u e s , and ev en i f m ost o f them a r e o u t o f p r i n t and :
^ expensive, th e y are q u it e e s s e n t i a l to advanced c o l l e c t o r s .
Year b y y e a r , h ow ever, new m onographs on th e o ld stam ps
keep a p p e a r in g , and as a r c h iv e s are opened and s c h o la r s h ip
e x p a n d s, our know ledge o f the stam ps o f d i f f e r e n t la n d s and
p e r io d s grow s to e n c y c lo p e d ic p r o p o r t io n s .
I n a b r i e f manner some o f th e le a d in g b ook s d e a l in g
w ith the stam ps o f v a r io u s c o u n t r i e s sh o u ld be m e n tio n e d .
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F i r s t , G reat B r i t a i n . James B. Seymour^s t r e a t i s e . The
I Stamps o f G reat B r i t a i n , w h ich ta k e s the r e c o r d from 1840
to 1 8 6 5 , i s a c l a s s i c o f m inute s c h o l a r s h i p , r e c o g n iz e d as
th e l a s t word on e a r l y B r i t i s h sta m p s. More r e c e n t l y
Stamps o f th e E m p ire, b y T. Todd, i s a v e r y good a c co u n t o f
B r i t i s h p o s t a l h i s t o r y from the b e g in n in g s up to th e r e i g n
o f K ing George VI. I n a n arrow er f i e l d . Chapman F. D.
M a r s h a ll’ s A S tu d y o f the I»1 n e - E ngraved Twopence P o sta g e
1
Stamp o f G reat B r i t a i n i s a p o s i t i v e m ust f o r th e s p e c i a l i s t
c o l l e c t o r o f t h i s famous stam p. An A m erican work o f s im ila r
n a tu r e to t h a t o f M a rsh a ll i s S t a n le y B. A sh b rook ’ s The
U n ite d S t a t e s Ten C ent Stamp o f 1 8 5 5 - 1 8 5 7 .
I n the U n ite d S t a t e s John N. L u f f ’ s P o sta g e Stamps o f
the U n ite d S t a t e s , has b e e n sta n d a r d i n the f i e l d f o r o v e r
f o r t y y e a r s . A ugust D i e t z ’ s r e s e a r c h on th e stam ps o f th e
C o n fe d e r a te S t a t e s i s a l s o e x c e l l e n t .
1
j I n the f o r e i g n f i e l d th e r e i s E. D ie n a , f o r so lo n g
j the le a d in g a u t h o r i t y on the stam ps o f the I t a l i a n s t a t e s ; |
■ T racey Woodward, whose monograph on the stam ps o f Japan i s
I
an i n t e r e s t i n g work; and J . H. C u r ie , w hose whole p h i l a t e l i c
I i n t e r e s t was c e n te r e d on the stam ps o f the T r a n sv a a l.
Stamp c a t a l o g s , w h ich qu ote money v a lu e s o f stam p s,
a re c o n s u lt e d a g r e a t d e a l when th e p u rch a se o f a stamp i s
c o n te m p la te d . At th e p r e s e n t tim e th e l e a d in g c a t a l o g i n
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the U n ite d S t a t e s i s J . S c o t t ’ s S tan d ard Stamp C a t a lo g u e .
I n G reat B r i t a i n i t i s S t a n le y G ibbons P r ic e d C a ta lo g u e o f
S tam p s. On the c o n t in e n t o f Europe the m ost im p o r ta n t i s
M ich el B riefm a rk en - K a t a lo g , a German p u b l i c a t i o n . A l l o f
t h e s e c a t a l o g s are a n n u a ls .
The f i r s t stamp a u c t io n was h e ld i n P a r is i n 1 8 6 5 , th e
f i r s t i n New York i n 1 8 7 0 , and the f i r s t i n London i n 1 8 7 2 .
I n P a r is a P h i l a t e l i c S o c i e t y was fou n d ed i n 1 8 6 5 , i n New
York one was foun ded i n 1 8 6 7 , and i n London the P h i l a t e l i c
S o c i e t y , now the R oyal P h i l a t e l i c S o c i e t y , was foun ded i n
1869 7
I t h as b e e n e s t im a t e d t h a t b e fo r e W orld War I I two
hundred p h i l a t e l i c j o u r n a ls were b e in g r e g u l a r l y p u b lis h e d
8
th ro u g h o u t th e w o r ld . The b o o k s and p am p h lets d e a l in g w ith
p h i l a t e l y a re l i t e r a l l y c o u n t l e s s .
P h i l a t e l i c jo u r n a ls are e x tr e m e ly im p o r ta n t i n the
w orld o f p h i l a t e l i c l i t e r a t u r e . F i r s t and fo r e m o st th e r e
i s The London P h i l a t e l i s t , the o rg a n o f the R oyal
P h i l a t e l i c S o c i e t y . I t i s the secon d o l d e s t o f th e s u r v i v
in g p h i l a t e l i c jo u r n a ls o f G rea t B r i t a i n and, b e in g e n t i r e l y
7
U n p u b lish e d A u c tio n C a t a lo g s , Los A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c
L ib r a r y .
Q
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Stamp D e a l e r s ’ D ir e c t o r y 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 5 4 ,
Tom Morgan, e d . ( 4 th e d . ; London: H a r r is , 1 9 5 4 ) , pp . 9 1 - 1 0 1 .
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n on -com m ercial and in te n d e d o n ly f o r r e a l s t u d e n t s , h o ld s a
p o s i t i o n i n the p h i l a t e l i c w orld w o rth y o f i t s p u b l i s h e r ’ s
r o y a l p r e f i x .
I n th e U n ite d S t a t e s an im p o r ta n t jo u r n a l i s S tam p s,
a se m i-w e e k ly p u b l i c a t i o n . C o v e r s, i s a m on th ly d e a l in g
w it h the c o l l e c t i n g o f stam ps on c o v e r ( e n v e l o p e ) . C overs
i s becom in g i n c r e a s i n g l y p o p u la r w ith th e s p e c i a l i s t .
The is s u a n c e o f g e n e r a l m anuals on stam p c o l l e c t i n g
h as b e e n v e r y e x t e n s i v e i n r e c e n t y e a r s . Some o f the b e t t e r
Am erican b ook s i n the manual l i n e are Stamps f o r P r o f i t and
P le a s u r e , b y H a r r is B. John son ; How to C o l l e c t Stam ps, by
R alph A, K im ble, and Famous Stamps and t h e i r S t o r i e s , b y
Montgomery M u lford .
S in c e th e e a r l y days i n t e n s i v e work h as b e e n done on
th e s u b j e c t o f f a k e s and f o r g e r i e s . A v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g
stu d y d e a l in g w ith stam p i r r e g u l a r i t i e s was made i n 1938 by
the P o sta g e M eter Company, S ta m fo rd , C o n n e c t ic u t , c a l l e d
The Stamp R a c k e t. The work was a su r v e y c o v e r in g th e
t r a f f i c i n c o u n t e r f e i t , s t o l e n and washed p o s ta g e sta m p s.
There i s a l s o Phantom P h i l a t e l y , by F r e d e r ic k J . M e l v i l l e .
T h is work i s on in v e n te d p o s ta g e stam ps b y u n a u th o r iz e d
i n d i v i d u a l s o r g r o u p s , A v e ry r e c e n t work on stamp
f o r g e r i e s i s t h a t b y h i s t o r i a n L o w e ll H a g a tz, e n t i t l e d The
E a r ly P h i l a t e l i c F o r g e r ie s o f a l l C o u n t r ie s . The book i s
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q u it e c o m p r e h e n siv e , and i s becom ing sta n d a r d i n th e f i e l d .
There are a lw a y s new f o l l o w e r s o f th e more u n u su a l
a s p e c t s o f p h i l a t e l y , and i n r e c e n t y e a r s much r e s e a r c h h as
b e e n done i n o p en in g b y p a th s or e n la r g in g th o s e t h a t have
b e e n h a r d ly to u ch ed u p on . Exam ples o f t h i s ty p e o f stu d y
are Handbook o f N aval P o stm a rk s, b y J o se p h M. H a le ; K le in e s
Handbuch d er B e u tsc h e n F e ld p o s t 1 93 7 - 1 9 4 5 , b y A lfr e d
d e m e n t , and P o s t a l I s s u e s o f the C hannel I s l a n d s , a u th o red
and p r i v a t e l y p r in t e d b y W illia m R o w c r o ft, J r .
Works d e a l in g w ith the romance o f stamp c o l l e c t i n g ,
su ch as i n c r e d i b l e d i s c o v e r i e s and enormous p r i c e s , alw ays
seem t o be p o p u la r , p erh ap s as much so w it h the p u b lic a t
la r g e as w it h stam p c o l l e c t o r s , e v e n i f a c cu ra c y i s n ot
alw ay s t h e i r s t r o n g e s t f e a t u r e . John W. N i e k l i n ’ s
F ab u lou s P o sta g e S tam p s, i s v e r y r e a d a b le . I n C h a r le s J .
j P h i l l i p ’ s Stamp C o l l e c t i n g : the King o f H ob b ies and the
j Hobby o f K in g s , one i s a b le to f i n d e n t e r t a i n i n g s t o r i e s o f
r a r e stamps and u n e x p e c te d f i n d s .
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I The R oyal P h i l a t e l i c S o c i e t y i n London, and th e C o l- I
L e c t o r s Club i n New York own m a g n if ic e n t l i b r a r i e s . The i
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l i b r a r y o f th e Los A n g e le s P h i l a t e l i c Club i s b e in g c o n tin u -|
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a l l y expand ed , and may i n th e f u t u r e ap p roach the e x c e lle n c e !
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o f th o s e two l i b r a r i e s . I n su ch l i b r a r i e s th e s t u d e n t can ,
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c o n s u lt b ook s and p e r i o d i c a l s nowhere e l s e a v a i l a b l e ; th e r e
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c a n he d e te r m in e , a c c o r d in g to h i s n e e d s , what h o o k s he ca n
do w ith o u t and what books he must h a v e .
The P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n i n New York was
e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 4 2 . I t h as q u ic k ly g a in e d p o p u l a r it y
among th o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n p h i l a t e l i c r e s e a r c h . I t h as an
o f f i c i a l p u b l i c a t i o n c a l l e d P h i l a t e l i c L i t e r a t u r e R ev iew , a
m o n t h l y I t s c o v e r a g e o f l i t e r a t u r e d e a lin g w ith p h i l a t e l y
i s v e r y b road and i s a m ust f o r anyone s e r i o u s l y i n t e r e s t e d
i n stamp c o l l e c t i n g .
I n c l o s i n g i t i s to b e n o te d t h a t some o f the v a r io u s
p u b lic l i b r a r i e s have a p h i l a t e l i c s e c t i o n , from w h ich th e
g e n e r a l c o l l e c t o r can s e l e c t h i s r e a d in g . For the s p e c i a l
i s t , h ow ever, i t i s n e c e s s a r y to fr e q u e n t a p h i l a t e l i c
l i b r a r y . |
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The c o l l e c t i n g o f p o s ta g e stam ps has lo n g b e e n I
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r e c o g n iz e d as a r e s p e c t e d hobby. I n a d d i t io n to th e hobby j
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a s p e c t o t h e r v a lu e s are g a in e d from the c o l l e c t i n g o f t h e s e !
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l i t t l e b i t s o f p a p e r , ;
A few o f the s u b j e c t i n t e r e s t s em an atin g o u t o f
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P h i l a t e l i c L ib r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , P h i l a t e l i c
L i t e r a t u r e R ev iew , m o n th ly .
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s tamps are :
G overnm ent. By s tu d y in g s ta n p s the r i s e and f a l l o f
govern m en ts can be a c c u r a t e l y t r a c e d . By the c h r o n o lo g ic a l
arran gem en t o f a c o u n t r y ’ s sta m p s, th e k i n g s , q u ee n s,
em p erors, mona r c h s , d i c t a t o r s and p r e s i d e n t s f a l l in t o
t h e i r p r o p e r o r d e r . P i c t o r i a l p r e s e n t a t i o n makes an o t h e r
w ise d u l l s u b j e c t a l i v e and v ic sid .
F o r e ig n E x ch a n g e, Economic tr e n d s i n a c o u n t r y ’ s
h i s t o r y are tr a c e d th ro u g h stamp c o l l e c t i n g b y f o l lo w in g
th e r i s e and f a l l o f c u r r e n c ie s th ro u g h s u c c e s s i v e p e r io d s
o f i n f l a t i o n and d e p r e s s i o n .
L a n g u a g e s. I n t h i s c a te g o r y s k i l l m ust be e x h i b i t e d
i n d e c ip h e r in g many d i f f e r e n t la n g u a g e s , some o f a n c ie n t ;
v a r i e t y and some o f newer v i n t a g e . !
T r a v e l. Through the medium o f the stam p one i s a b le !
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I to v i s i t v i c a r i o u s l y f o r e i g n la n d s and p e o p le s th ro u g h j
n o t in g the v a r io u s d e s ig n s on sta m p s. !
A r t . Many fam ous p a i n t in g s and e t c h i n g s have b e e n j
p o r tr a y e d on the stam ps o f th e w o r ld . To own one o f t h e s e
c l a s s i c works o f a r t e v en on a p o s ta g e stamp must c e r t a i n l y !
g iv e a r t i s t i c s a t i s f a c t i o n to many.
C o lo r S tu d y . A k e e n know ledge o f c o l o r s can be g a in e d
i n a s h o r t sp a ce o f tim e th rou gh th e s t u d y o f sta m p s.
Types of Paper. By collecting stamps one can qualify
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as a pap er e x p e r t . Stamps a re p r in t e d on j u s t ab ou t e v e r y
ty p e o f paper t h a t has e x i s t e d .
T ypography. An exam ple o f a lm o st e v e r y ty p e f a c e
known has ap p eared on sta m p s.
P r i n t i n g . Stamps have b e e n p r in t e d on a l l ty p e s o f
p r e s s e s .
The E n g r a v e r ’ s A r t . Many o f th e d e s ig n s a p p e a r in g on
stam ps are th e r e s u l t o f the f i n e s t a r t i n c o p p e r and s t e e l
e n g r a v in g .
H i s t o r y . The v a lu e o f p o s ta g e stam ps a s a r e c o r d
sh o u ld c u r r e n t l y o u t r i v a l the v a lu e o f the c o i n , w h ich has
b e e n the s u b j e c t o f much ^ ^ h isto r ic a l s t u d y , ” and p h i l a t e l i c
l i t e r a t u r e f r e q u e n t l y becom es h i s t o r i c a l i n t h a t i t
d e m o n s tr a te s what i s commemorated. Stamps have b e e n is s u e d
i n trem endous p r o f u s io n w ith a g r e a t v a r i e t y o f s u b j e c t j
m a t te r . T h is v a r i e t y h a s p r o v id e d m a t e r ia l f o r many p h a se s |
o f h i s t o r y . H i s t o r i e s o f th e stam ps th e m s e lv e s can be i
s t u d ie d i n a d d it io n t o h i s t o r i c a l e v e n t s and s c e n e s d ep icted !
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on the sta m p s. The h i s t o r y o f s t a m p - is s u in g a g e n c ie s i s
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a l s o a f e r t i l e f i e l d f o r r e s e a r c h and s t u d y . V iv id n e s s i s j
g iv e n t o h i s t o r y when n o te d th ro u g h the s t u d y o f sta m p s. j
Fauna, F lo r a , and E th n ograp h y. I n r e c e n t y e a r s many
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fla m b o y a n t c o lo r schem es have b e e n u se d b y v a r io u s c o u n t r ie s
to i l l u s t r a t e n a t i o n a l F lo r a , Fauna, and E th n o g ra p h ic
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f e a t u r e s on p o s ta g e sta m p s.
B io g r a p h y . When c o l l e c t i n g stam ps one comes a c r o s s
the names o f u n f a m ilia r men and women. C o l l e c t i n g becom es
more i n t e r e s t i n g when so m eth in g i s known about t h e s e men
and women. C o l l e c t i n g makes b io g r a p h y more v i v i d .
P rop agand a. P o sta g e sta m p s, c a n c e l l a t i o n s , and c o v e r s
are v e r y e f f e c t i v e means o f p rop agan d a, a s t h e y i n f l u e n c e
l a r g e segm en ts o f the p o p u la t io n , and r e a c h an e v e n w id er
p u b lic th an t e l e v i s i o n , r a d io or m o v ie s . A lth o u g h w id e ly
e x p l o i t e d as a propaganda medium o n l y i n r e c e n t y e a r s , the
p o s ta g e stamp and the c a n c e l l a t i o n a re now everyw h ere u se d
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to s e r v e propaganda p u r p o s e s , and a r e u sed f o r t o u r i s t i c , I
c u l t u r a l , e co n o m ic , r e l i g i o u s , p o l i t i c a l , and i d e o l o g i c a l
e n d s . C ach eted c o v e r s , w ith v a r io u s d e s i g n s , have a l s o b e e n
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u se d f o r p u r p o se s o f p rop agan d a. A lso i n th e propaganda j
v e in are th o s e grou p s w h ich b r in g p r é s su r e to b e a r f o r th e j
I i s s u a n c e o f stam ps to commemorate so m e th in g . The fu t u r e
I w ill c e r t a i n l y w it n e s s an e v en g r e a t e r a p p l i c a t i o n o f
jpropaganda t e c h n iq u e s to p h i l a t e l y .
j C h r o n o lo g y . Many fam ous d a t e s i n h i s t o r y are n o te d on
I8 tam p s. The c a r e f u l s t u d e n t w i l l l e a r n t h e s e d a t e s a f t e r
w orking lo n g enough w ith h i s c o l l e c t i o n .
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I t i s c o n c lu d e d t h a t the v a lu e s o f stamp c o l l e c t i n g
a re numerous* By n o t in g th e r e s o u r c e s o f a p h i l a t e l i c
l i b r a r y i t i s f e l t t h i s stu d y h a s shown the h i s t o r i a n t h a t
p h i l a t e l i c r e s e a r c h h a s more v a lu e s than sim p ly th e p u r s u i t
o f a h ob b y.
CHAPTER I I I
HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION LIBRARY
S p o r ts
S p o r ts as we know them to d a y have d e v e lo p e d from crude
form s o f c o m p e t it io n , and o f t e n have b e e n frow ned upon b y
v a r io u s p o w e r fu l f a c t i o n s . Too many tim e s s p o r t h a s b een
e x p l o i t e d f o r gam b lin g and com m ercial i n t e r e s t s , b u t i t
c o n t in u e s to l i v e - a c o n t in u a l so u r c e o f en joym en t to a l l
a g e s and o c c u p a t io n s .
The p o s s i b l e g r e a t f a i l u r e s and s u c c e s s e s i n s p o r t
b o t h com bine to form the d e m o c r a tic p a t t e r n t h a t i s con
t a in e d i n Am erican c u l t u r e . T his f a i l u r e - s u c c e s s com bina
t i o n i s em bodied i n the Am erican s p i r i t o f f a i r p la y -
f o r t h i s f a i r p la y i s the s o u l and s u b s ta n c e o f s p o r t .
Any M ention o f s p o r t s i n s t a n t l y b r in g s t o mind the
Imany and v a r ie d ty p e s o f s p o r t in g e v e n t s t h a t are p a r t i c -
lip a te d i n b y the s p o r t in g p u b l i c . A p a r t i a l l i s t i n g o f th e
[ d i f f e r e n t ty p e s o f s p o r t s would in c lu d e :
A n g lin g B i c y c le R acing
A rch ery B i l l i a r d s
A u tom ob ile R acin g B i r l i n g (Log R o llin g )
A v ia t io n B o b -S le d d in g
Backgammon B ow ling
Badm inton B oxin g
B a s e b a ll B u ll F ig h t in g
B a s k e t b a ll C an oein g
Cat Shows
C heckers
Chess
Cock F ig h t in g
G o d eh all
Corn H usking
C r ic k e t
C u r lin g
Dog R acing
Dog Shows
Dog S le d R acing
Dom inoes
F e n c in g
j F ie ld h a ll
[Firearm s
jP o o tb a ll
jFox H u n tin g
G lid in g and S o a r in g
|G olf
[Gym nastics
{Handball
{Harness H orse R acing
[Hockey
H orse R acing
H o r se sh o e and Q uoit P it c h in g
{Horse Shows
p u n t in g
p u r l i n g (H u r le y )
lic e B o a tin g
jJai A la i
[Ju ju tsu
p a c r o s s e
Lawn B ow lin g
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Lawn T en n is
Motor B o a tin g
M otor C y c lin g
P add le T ennis
P ig e o n R acing
P i s t o l and R e v o lv er S h o o tin g
P la y in g Cards
P o lo
R acq u ets
R i f l e S h o o tin g
Rodeo
Roque
Rowing and S c u l l i n g
S h u ffle b o a r d
S k a te S a i l i n g
S k a tin g
S k e e t
S k iin g
S o f t b a l l
Squash R acq u ets
Swimming
T able T enn is
T en n is
Track and F i e l d
T r a p sh o o tin g
Tug 0 ’War
V o lle y B a ll
W alking
W ater P o lo
W eigh t L i f t i n g
W r e stlin i
Y a c h tin g
T h is g r e a t v a r i e t y makes i t a p p a re n t t h a t s p o r t i s a
f e r t i l e f i e l d f o r l i t e r a t u r e . T h is g r e a t amount o f
m a t e r i a l , and th e p o p u la r a p p ea l b ook s i n th e s p o r t in g
f i e l d have to the g e n e r a l r e a d in g p u b l i c , have c o n t r ib u t e d
t o the abundance o f l i t e r a t u r e i n th e s p o r t s a r e a .
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Frank G. Menke Encyclopedia of Sports. New York:
'A. S. Barnes, 1944. 628 pp.
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L i b r a r i e s c o n t a in in g o n ly book s on s p o r t s are v e r y few ,
and have n o t b een d e v e lo p e d to any d e g r e e . One v e r y n o t a b le
e x c e p t io n i s Helms H a ll in Los A n g e le s .
Helms H a ll
On numerous o c c a s io n s f o r p u r p o se s o f r e s e a r c h and
stu d y i t h a s b e e n the p le a s u r e o f the a u th o r o f t h i s stu d y
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to v i s i t Helms H a l l , home o f Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n .
A r c h i t e c t u r a l l y , the b u i l d i n g h o u s in g the F o u n d a tio n i s one *
o f b e a u t y . C o n str u c te d o f ta n b r ic k i t i s b o th d u r a b le and
c a tc h in g t o the e y e . L o c a te d a t 87 6 0 V en ice B o u lev a rd i n
W est L os A n g e le s , i t i s e a s i l y r ea c h e d from the downtown
a r e a s .
Helms H a ll i s a c r e a t i o n o f p r i v a t e e n e r g y and i n i t i a
t i v e - th e r e s u l t o f a l i f e l o n g i n t e r e s t and lo v e o f s p o r t s
jby Mr. P au l E . H elm s, fo u n d er and sp o n so r o f th e e n t i r e
I p r o je c t. A s u c c e s s f u l b u s in e s s c a r e e r h as e n a b le d Mr. Helms
jto ch a n n el fu n d s f o r th e d ev elo p m en t o f th e F o u n d a tio n .
jA fter t a k in g a v i t a l i n t e r e s t i n th e 1932 Olym pic Games,
jwhich were h e ld i n Los A n g e le s , Mr. Helms o r ig i n a t e d
th e Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n i n 1 9 3 6 , a n o n - p r o f i t .
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I P e r so n a l v i s i t s to Helms H a l l , F e b ., 1 9 5 5 , and on
e a r l i e r o c c a s i o n s .
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p h ila n t h r o p ic i n s t i t u t i o n w h ich was d e s ig n e d t o i n s p i r e a l l
y o u th and c a r r y on th e Olympic h e r i t a g e .
The f i r s t u n i t o f Helms H a l l , c o m p r isin g e x e c u t i v e
q u a r te r s and o f f i c e o f Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n , H a ll o f
Fame cham bers, and L ib r a r y room, w it h a d j o in in g p a t i o , was
d e d ic a t e d on O ctob er 1 8 , 1 9 4 8 .
On November 2 8 , 1949 a seco n d u n i t , i n c lu d i n g th e m ain
e n t r a n c e , Olympic F la g Room, O lym pic Room, a d d i t i o n a l H a lls
o f Fame, s e c o n d - s t o r y o f f i c e s , and F ou n d er’ s Room, was
comp l e t e d .
A t h ir d u n i t , i n c lu d i n g a u d ito r iu m , H a ll o f Fame
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c o r r id o r s , and P r é s s C lu b , w i l l co m p lete the p r o j e c t .
Those honored i n th e s p o r t s s h r in e are d e te r m in e d by
th e Helms H a ll B oard, whose members are a u t h o r i t i e s i n
t h e i r f i e l d . The M anaging D ir e c t o r o f Helms H a ll and Helms
A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n i s W. R, " B i l l ” S c h r o e d e r , who has
s u p e r v is e d the e n t i r e p r o j e c t s i n c e i t s i n c e p t i o n .
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Correspondence with Mr. Schroeder, Feb., 1955.
Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n
This p a r t i c u l a r p o r t io n o f th e Helms p r o j e c t was
fou n d ed on O ctob er 1 5 , 1 9 3 6 , and h as g iv e n i t s su p p o r t to
a t h l e t i c and y o u th a c t i v i t i e s o f v a r io u s t y p e s .
The F o u n d a tio n has a lw ays worked w ith a t h l e t i c
a g e n c ie s , c o l l e g e s and th e P r e s s , i n c l u d i n g r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
o f Radio and T e l e v i s i o n . A ls o th e F o u n d a tio n h a s c o n t r i b
u te d b o th f in a n c ia lly and p h y s i c a l l y to program s w h ich have
b e e n d e v e lo p e d f o r th e b e n e f i t o f a t h l e t i c s . Many
t r o p h ie s have b e e n g iv e n b y th e F o u n d a tio n f o r e x c e l l e n c e
i n the f i e l d o f s p o r t s . P r o j e c t s have in c lu d e d the A t h le t e
o f the Y e a r , and A t h le t e o f th e Month s p o n s o r s h ip s ; A t h le t ic
H a lls o f Fame ; th e Helms World Trophy, Rose B ow l, F o o t b a ll
H a ll o f Fame; and e x t e n s i v e r e s e a r c h and l i b r a r y d e v e lo p -
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ment and e x p a n s io n .
D uring the y e a r s o f World War I I th e F ou n d ation
d e v o te d much o f i t s e f f o r t s to war c h a r i t i e s .
Olympic F la g Room
T his f o c a l p o in t i n Helms H a ll , sp r e a d s beyond an arch
w hich le a d s from th e m ain e n t r a n c e . D is p la y e d on s t a f f s
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e x te n d in g from the w a l l s o f t h i s f i n e room are the f l a g s o f
n a t io n s w h ich have se r v e d as Olym pic Games h o s t s s i n c e th e
i n c e p t io n o f th e modern games i n 1 8 9 6 . The g r e a t a ttr a c tic m
i n the F la g Room i s the Helms World Trophy w h ich i s a f i n e
a r t i s t i c work.
T a l l , g r a c e f u l p i l l a r s s u p p o r tin g H a ll o f Fame
t r o p h ie s o f g o l d , upon w h ich appear th e names o f many o f
th e g r e a t cham pions o f s p o r t s , l i n e the Olym pic F la g Room.
A b e a u t i f u l s e r i e s o f c o n n e c tin g archw ays adds d i g n i t y
and g r a c e to t h i s s e c t i o n o f the h a l l . Two o f th e a r c h e s
o f th e Olympic F la g Room open i n t o p a n e l a l c o v e s w h ich
s e r v ê as A t h le t e o f the Month and A t h le t e o f th e Y ear room s.
Here are the p h o to g ra p h s o f th o s e hon ored b y th e Helms H a ll
B oard .
The m ain e n t r a c e o f Helms H a ll le a d s i n t o H a ll o f Fame
a r e a s and p h o to g ra p h g a l l e r i e s . A s ta ir w a y from t h i s s e c
t i o n l e a d s to th e se co n d s t o r y o f th e b u i l d i n g . Mementos o f
s p o r t , o ld a t h l e t i c eq u ip m en t, and s h in in g t r o p h i e s , a l l
i d e n t i f i e d w ith Im p ortan t a t h l e t i c e v e n ts o f the p a s t ,
l o c a t e d th r o u g h o u t th e H a l l , p r o v id e v i s i t o r s w it h d i s p l a y s
o f l a s t i n g i n t e r e s t . P h o tograp h s o f famous a t h l e t e s i n
a c t i o n , im p o r ta n t a t h l e t i c e v e n t s , and sta d iu m s l o c a t e d i n
many s e c t i o n s o f the w o r ld , c o v e r th e w a l l s o f t h i s s h r in e
to s p o r t .
He 1ms WorId Trophy
T h is g r e a t tr o p h y i s made o f s o l i d s i l v e r and g o ld ,
and su p p o r ts a r e p r o d u c tio n o f th e w o r ld , i n r e l i e f , made
o f b r o n z e and s i l v e r . S p a r k lin g gems d o t the l o c a t i o n s o f
c i t i e s i n w h ich th e modern Olympic Games have b e e n h e l d .
The tro p h y r e s t s upon a b a s e o f c o l o r f u l m a rb le. O v e r a ll
the tr o p h y i s n e a r l y e i g h t f e e t i n h e i g h t . V alued i n e x c e ss
o f te n -th o u s a n d d o l l a r s , th e Helms World Trophy i s l i n e d
w ith s i x g o ld p a n e l s , one f o r e a c h C o n tin e n t o f th e W orld.
The p u rp ose o f th e Helms World Trophy i s to honor th e
fo r e m o st am ateur a t h l e t e o f ea ch c o n t i n e n t , a n n u a lly , w it h
s e l e c t i o n s b e g in n in g i n 1 8 9 6 , the y e a r i n w h ich th e f i r s t
o f th e m odern Olym pic Games were h e l d . Names o f th o s e
c h o se n f o r h o n ors have b een en g ra v ed upon th e Helms World
Trophy. A lth o u g h C om m ittees i n th e v a r io u s C o n tin e n ts make
I recom m en d a tio n s, th e Helms H a ll Board d e te r m in e s th e f i n a l
I 5
I s e le c t i o n s .
A t h le t e o f th e Month
One o f th e o u t s t a n d in g p r o j e c t s o f Helms A t h l e t i c
I
F o u n d a tio n has b e e n the A t h le t e o f th e Month program . The |
Helms H a ll Board s i n g l e s o u t , e a ch m onth, an a t h l e t e f o r j
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s p e c i a l r e c o g n i t i o n - g a in in g f o r the one c h o se n th e Helms
A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n m ed a l. The p h o to g ra p h o f the hon ored
a t h l e t e i s th e n p la c e d i n the A t h le t e o f th e Month H a ll o f
^ 6
Fame p a n e l.
A t h le t e o f th e Year
One o f the m ost c o v e t e d s p o r t s awards on th e n a t i o n a l
sc e n e i s t h a t o f the Helms A t h le t e o f the Y ea r. T hese
s e l e c t i o n s , w hich d a te b ack to 1 9 0 0 , a re d e ter m in e d b y th e
Helms H a ll Board i n D ecem ber, w ith p r e s e n t a t io n s u s u a l l y
b e in g made i n Jan u ary, d u r in g s p e c i a l l y p la n n ed c e r e m o n ie s .
The p h o to g ra p h s o f th o s e c h o se n f o r A t h le t e o f the Y ear
h on ors are p o s te d i n th e Helms H a ll A t h le t e o f th e Year
P a n el ?
B a s e b a ll and F o o t b a ll T ro p h ies
I Many ch am p ion sh ip b a s e b a l l mementos l i n e the w a lls o f
jth e B a s e b a ll s e c t i o n o f Helms H a ll . Among the t r e a s u r e s
I are t r o p h i e s won b y ch am p ion sh ip tea m s, g lo v e s worn b y a l l -
jtim e " g r e a t s , ” u n ifo rm s w hich were worn b y H a ll o f Fame
I ^ P e rso n a l i n t e r v i e w w ith Mr. S c h r o e d e r , F e b ., 1 9 5 5 . j
' i
7 !
P e r s o n a l i n t e r v i e w w ith Mr. S c h r o e d e r , F e b ., 1 9 5 5 .
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s t a r s , p la q u e s w hich were p r e s e n t e d b y m ajor le a g u e b a s e b a l l
c l u b s , and p h o to g ra p h s o f World S e r ie s ch am p ion sh ip tea m s.
Rose Bowl game f o o t b a l l s ; s h o e s , now b r o n z e d , worn b y
f o o t b a l l im m ortals i n c o m p e t it io n ; j e r s e y s worn b y A l l -
A m erican s; r e p r o d u c tio n s o f su ch g r e a t s as 8 ta g g and Rockne;
o i l p a i n t in g s o f C oaches Warner and Zuppke; and p h o to g ra p h s
o f N a tio n a l C ham pionship tea m s, and su ch form er g r e a t s as
[Grange and T horpe, are alw ays a so u r c e o f i n t e r e s t to
v i s i t o r s o f Helms H a l l , Of s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t to f o o t b a l l e r s
i s t h a t the " F a th er o f Am erican F o o t b a ll" - W a lter Camp, i s
im m o r ta liz e d t h e r e ,
Olympic Room
The Olympic Room i s o f s p e c i a l s i g n i f i c a n c e , b e c a u se
i t h o u se s the awards w h ich have b e e n won b y th e v a r io u s |
O lym pic Games ch am p ion s. Such mementos as fram ed s c r o l l s , j
i
o f f i c i a l p o s t e r s , p la q u e s , p h o to g ra p h s and o th e r ite m s j
r e l a t i n g to th e Olym pic Games, are d i s p la y e d i n t h i s room. |
j The s e t t i n g o f the Olympic Room i s v e r y s t r i k i n g , w it h '
I i
i t s c o l o r f u l w a l l s , tro p h y e a s e s o f c o n t r a s t in g f i n i s h ;
I i
p a s s i v e d i s p l a y c a s e ; t e r r a z z o f l o o r i n g o f many h u e s; and |
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u n iq u e w o r ld -g lo b e l i g h t i n g f i x t u r e w h ich e x te n d s g r a c e f u l l y
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from the beamed c e i l i n g .
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C o n fe r e n c e s and m e e tin g s o f im p o rta n ce are f r e q u e n t l y
h e ld i n the Olympic Room.
Awards
A lth o u g h Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n awards have numbered!
i n the h u n d red s, s in c e 1 9 3 6 , th e r e are s e v e r a l w hich are
p r e s e n te d s p a r in g ly - to th o s e who a c h ie v e i n n o te w o r th y
m anner. These in c lu d e the Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n
m e d a llio n , th e d i s t i n c t i v e Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n com
m em orative m e d a llio n , th e Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n tro p h y
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and the Helms World Trophy s i l v e r p la q u e .
A t h l e t e s o f the Month, and t h o s e c h o se n f o r s p e c i a l
r e c o g n i t i o n have b e e n the r e c i p i e n t s o f Helms A t h l e t i c
F o u n d a tio n m e d a llio n s . Those m aking e x c e p t i o n a l c o n t r ib u
t i o n s to s p o r t s are p r e s e n t e d w it h Helms H a ll com m em orative i
I
m e d a llio n s * The Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n tro p h y i s I
r e s t r i c t e d to p e r p e tu a l c o m p e t it io n s o f im p o r ta n c e , and f o r ■
I
H a ll o f Fame h o n o r s . j
The Helms World Trophy s i l v e r p la q u e , s e t i n t o a s t r ik -!
in g w a ln u t c a s e , i s p r e s e n te d o n ly to th e s i x am ateur |
i
a t h l e t e s who are c h o se n f o r A t h le t e o f the Year h o n o r s , i n j
the s i x c o n t i n e n t s . I
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Helms H a ll o f Fame
W ith th e Helms H a ll Board s e r v in g as the s e l e c t i o n
c o m m ittee , the Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n i n s t i t u t e d H a lls
o f Fame i n the v a r io u s f i e l d s o f s p o r t s . These H a lls o f
Fame have b een d e v e lo p e d i n C o lle g e and P r o f e s s i o n a l F o o t
b a l l , B a s e b a l l , Track and F i e l d , B a s k e t b a l l, T e n n is , G o lf,
B o x in g , Swimming, A u tom ob ile R acin g and o t h e r o r g a n iz e d
s p o r t in g en d ea vors.®
Most im p o r ta n t o f the s e v e r a l H a lls o f Fame i s t h a t
w h ich r e c o g n iz e s th o s e who, i n th e o p in io n o f th e Helms
H a ll B oard, have c o n t r ib u t e d m ost to s p o r t s . Ten were
named i n the o r i g i n a l e l e c t i o n s , i n 1 9 4 8 , w ith su b se q u e n t
e l e c t i o n s b e in g h e ld a n n u a lly .
P h otog rap h s o f a l l who are named f o r H a ll o f Fame
h o n o rs are p o s te d i n Helms H a ll , w it h the names o f e a ch
b e in g en graved upon H a ll o f Fame t r o p h i e s .
A m ericana Mementos
As a s o r t o f d e p a r tu r e from the g e n e r a l th em e, b u t o f j
i n t e r e s t as h i s t o r i c a l a r t i f a c t s are c e r t a i n ite m s o f th e
P au l H. Helms A m ericana c o l l e c t i o n , w h ich i n c lu d e s a g o ld
w atch c h a in p r e s e n te d to Abraham L in c o ln b y a C a l i f o r n ia
^Personal Interview with Mr. Schroeder. _Feb_., _1956_.
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d e l e g a t i o n i n 1 8 6 3 , and w h ich was worn by th e P r e s id e n t
d u r in g h i s term o f o f f i c e ; a l s o an ax h a n d le w h ich was
fa s h io n e d and u se d b y L in c o ln , when a young man, a t New
Salem , I l l i n o i s , i n 1 8 3 4 .
G o lf and T en n is
G o lf and t e n n i s are f e a t u r e d on the seco n d f l o o r o f
Helms H a l l . V i s i t o r s may c a t c h g lim p s e s o f th e fam ous
cham pions o f t h e s e s p o r t s , whose p h o to g ra p h s are p o s te d
upon th e w a l l s , a s one a sc e n d s the s ta ir w a y l e a d in g from
the m ain f l o o r . T ro p h ies and p la q u e s a l s o adorn th e w a l l s
i n t h i s s e c t i o n .
S im ila r s e c t i o n s , f e a t u r i n g o t h e r s p o r t s , are l o c a t e d
i n v a r io u s cham bers and h a l l s o f th e b u i l d i n g .
B eyond, i n a d j o in in g q u a r t e r s , are the o f f i c e s o f the '
C a l i f o r n ia I n t e r s c h o l a s t i c F e d e r a t io n , an o r g a n i z a t i o n which;
s u p e r v i s e s h ig h s c h o o l a t h l e t i c s th r o u g h o u t so u th e r n
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C a l i f o r n i a . j
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j
F ou n d er’ s Room |
D is p la y e d h e r e are the p e r s o n a l t r o p h i e s , aw ards, and j
ite m s r e l a t i n g to s p o r t s , w hich have b e e n p r e s e n te d to P aul i
H, H elm s, Helms H a ll fo u n d e r . A ls o d i s p l a y e d i n th e ;
F ou n d er’ s Room, are the o r i g i n a l s i g n a t u r e s o f P r e s id e n t s I
7 2
b e g in n in g w ith G eorge W ash in gton , b e in g accom panied i n
fr a m e s, by commemorative in a u g u r a t io n m e d a llio n s , and
e n g ra v ed l i k e n e s s e s o f th e P r e s i d e n t s .
P a tio A c t i v i t i e s
The P a t io , a d j o in in g Helms H a l l , i s the sc e n e o f many
Helms H a ll g a t h e r in g s and s p e c i a l award p rogram s. C iv ic
c lu b s and o t h e r o r g a n iz a t io n s f r e q u e n t l y sp o n so r Helms H a ll
a c t i v i t i e s , b r in g in g i n t h e i r members and g u e s t s t o p a r t i c
i p a t e i n f e s t i v i t i e s as w e l l as c e r e m o n ie s . Bronze
p la q u e s , commemorating a c h ie v e m e n ts and s p o r t i v e c l a s s i c s ,
are found on th e w a lls su rr o u n d in g Helms H a ll p a t i o .
D in in g f a c i l i t i e s a re a v a i l a b l e i n th e p a t i o , and a re u s e d
o f t e n f o r d in n e r p a r t i e s and p rogram s, a s w e ll as f o r
p a r t i e s f o r you n ger p e o p le .
Rose Bowl Trophy
j The Rose Bowl Trophy, d o n a ted b y P au l E . H elm s, and
d e d ic a t e d a t Helms H a ll on O cto b er 1 4 , 1 9 5 0 , w ith o f f i c i a l s
o f th e P asadena Tournament o f H oses A s s o c i a t i o n , f o o t b a l l
jco a ch es, A ll-A m e r ic a n s , a t h l e t i c l e a d e r s , and members o f th e
jPress a t t e n d in g , i s one o f th e m ost im p o sin g o f a l l o f th e
Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n t r o p h i e s .
^ C o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i t h Mr. S c h r o e d e r , F e b . , _ 1 9 5 5 .
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E n cased b e h in d p l a t e g l a s s , the Rose Bowl Trophy
s e r v e s to r e c o r d th e r e s u l t s o f Tournament o f R oses f o o t b a l l
c l a s s i c s w h ich have b e e n s ta g e d i n P a sa d en a , s i n c e 1 9 0 2 .
T his i s the tro p h y f o r w hich th e r i v a l Rose Bowl team s
c o n t e s t e a ch Hew Y e a r ’ s Day. I t i s lo d g e d p erm a n en tly i n
the Rose Bowl H a ll o f Fame, i n P a sa d en a , where Rose Bowl
v i s i t o r s may s e e i t th r o u g h o u t th e y e a r . The Rose Bowl
Trophy, o f la r g e bow l d e s i g n , i s made o f s i l v e r , w it h
d e c o r a t iv e r o s e d e v e lo p m en ts e n c i r c l i n g i t , b e in g l i n e d
i n s i d e w it h g o l d .
L ib r a r y
Helms H a ll s p o r t s l i b r a r y i s one o f the m ost c o m p lete j
i n e x i s t e n c e . I t c o v e r s a l l s p o r t s , and a l l o f t h e i r |
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d i v i s i o n s - am ateu r, c o l l e g i a t e , and p r o f e s s i o n a l . j
The l i b r a r y h as b e e n d e v e lo p e d o v e r a p e r io d o f y e a r s j
b y W . R. " B ill" S c h r o e d e r , the m anaging d i r e c t o r o f Helms j
A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n s i n c e i t s i n c e p t i o n . The l i b r a r y c o n - j
t a i n s a p p r o x im a te ly 5 ,0 0 0 v o lu m e s, i n c lu d i n g b o o k l e t s ,
m a g a z in e s, n ew spap er f i l e s , r e c o r d c o m p ila t io n s , c o l l e g e j
y e a r b o o k s , p h o to g ra p h s and o t h e r h i s t o r i c a l d o c u m e n t s j
S in c e 1 9 3 6 , c o u n t l e s s s p o r t s c o l l e c t i o n s o f im p o rta n ce,;
^ ^ P erso n a l v i s i t s to Helms H a ll L ib r a r y , F e b ., 1 9 5 5 .
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c o v e r in g many f i e l d s , have b e e n added to th e Helms L ib r a r y ,
Some have b e e n d o n a te d ; o t h e r s have b e e n p u r c h a se d .
Helms H a ll L ib r a r y i s open t o th o s e who c o n d u c t s p o r t s
r e s e a r c h , w ith o u t c h a r g e . The m a t e r ia l i n the l i b r a r y
d o e s n o t c i r c u l a t e to th e g e n e r a l p u b l i c . At th e p r e s e n t
tim e the l i b r a r y d o e s n o t have a c l a s s i f i c a t i o n sy s te m .
H owever, one i s b e in g d e v e lo p e d a f t e r t h a t o f th e L ib r a r y
o f C o n g r e ss .
Many r a r e v o lu m e s, and c o l l e c t o r ’ s i t e m s , d a t in g f a r
i n t o th e N in e t e e n t h C e n tu ry , are in c lu d e d i n th e Helms H a ll
L ib r a r y . The range o f the g e n e r a l book c o l l e c t i o n i s l a r g e .
Much o f the m a t e r ia l i s n o t found i n the a v e r a g e p u b lic
l i b r a r y .
F o llo w in g i s an a tte m p t t o n o te some o f the more
im p o r ta n t b ook s i n th e c o l l e c t i o n b y s u b j e c t s p o r t .
B oxin g j
The Home o f B o x in g , by A. F . B e t t in s o n and B. j
B e n n is o n , i s a d e t a i l e d s t o r y o f B r i t i s h b o x in g . Joe L o u is ;
- Man and S u p er- F i g h t e r , b y Edward Van E v e ry , i s p r o b a b ly |
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th e b e s t work on th e l i f e o f th e form er H eavyw eigh t Champion!
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o f th e W orld. Mr. Van E very i s a n o te d s p o r t s w r i t e r . |
W ith ou t G lo v e s , b y James B, H endry, i s an o ld e r work d ealin g:
w ith b o x in g h i s t o r y from th e b e g in n in g s u n t i l 1 9 2 0 . Jack !
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Dempsey - The I d o l o f F l a t ! a n a , i s b y Mat F l e i s c h e r , lo n g
a s s o c i a t e d w it h b o x in g as th e e d i t o r and p u b lis h e r o f R ing
M a g a zin e. This book i s q u it e co m p reh en siv e i n i t s t r e a t
ment o f Dempsey, and would seem to b e q u it e a c c u r a t e .
The Saga o f S o c k , b y John V. Cromback, i s a f a i r l y r e c e n t
h i s t o r y o f p u g i li s m , and n o t as d e t a i l e d as some o f th e
e a r l i e r works d e a l in g w it h t h i s a s p e c t o f the s p o r t . Gene
Tunney, a g a in b y Mat F l e i s c h e r , i s th e s t o r y o f the form er
H eavyw eigh t Ghampion o f the W orld, I n a c c u r a c y th e book i s |
q u it e s i m i l a r t o th e work on Dempsey b y Mr. F l e i s c h e r . Max
Baer The Glamour Boy o f th e R in g , by Mat F l e i s c h e r , i s th e I
s t o r y o f th e form er h e a v y w e ig h t cham pion o f th e w o rld and
h i s p la y b o y c a r e e r . John The G r e a t, b y D on ald Barr G h id sey ,
r e l a t e s the l i f e o f John L . S u l l i v a n , the f i r s t M arquis o f
Q u een sb erry r u l e s cham pion . The F ig h t in g Man, b y W illia m A.j
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e d i t e d and p u b lis h e d b y Mat F l e i s c h e r . T h is work i s a
v a lu a b le h i s t o r i c a l c o n t r i b u t i o n to th e s p o r t o f b o x in g .
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r e c o r d s as w e l l as b r i e f b i o g r a p h ic a l in f o r m a t io n , o f
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m is s in g i n the e a r l i e r e d i t i o n s . As a r e a d y r e f e r e n c e on
the s p o r t o f b o x in g the v a lu e o f t h i s r e c o r d book i s q u it e
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book d e a l in g w ith the f i n e r p o in t s o f the game o f g o l f .
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in f o r m a tio n b a s i c to the s p o r t . Mine H o le s o f G o l f , by
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o f p la y in g the game, r a th e r th an t r e a t i n g th e h i s t o r y o f th e
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s p o r t . Modem G o l f , b y H arold H. H i l t o n , i s s i m i l a r to th e
C o r t i s s o z work i n t h a t i t s p rim ary g o a l i s p la y in g
t e c h n iq u e s . The book has many f i n e i l l u s t r a t i o n s . Low
3gore G o l f , i s a u th o re d b y th e fam ous p r o f e s s i o n a l g o l f e r
Jim F e r r i e r . I t d e m o n s tr a te s how th e game sh o u ld b e p la y e d
th r o u g h th e e y e s o f an e s t a b l i s h e d e x p e r t .
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B r i t i s h p u b l i c a t i o n d e a l in g w ith th e h a p p e n in g s in th e g o l f
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co n cern ed w it h B r i t i s h g o l f . Law o f th e L in k s . b y Hay
Chapman, o u t l i n e s th e p h y s i c a l arran gem en ts o f v a r io u s
g o l f i n g c o u r s e s .
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Helms L ib r a r y book c o l l e c t i o n i s q u it e p r o l i f i c
r e g a r d in g th e s p o r t o f b a s e b a l l . The number o f t i t l e s
b e in g q u it e e x t e n s i v e . L i t t l e League B a s e b a l l , b y Hy
T u rk in , e x p l a in s i n d e t a i l th e c o m p lic a te d m a ch in ery th a t
i s n eed ed to a d m in is te r n a t i o n a l l i t t l e le a g u e b a s e b a l l .
B a s e b a ll E x t r a , b y Frank Graham, i s m a in ly on b a s e b a l l i n
g e n e r a l , s t o r i e s and a n e c d o te s o f the n a t i o n a l p a s tim e .
The W ashington S e n a t o r s , b y S h i r l e y P o v ic h , i s th e h i s t o r y
o f the W ashington N a t io n a ls B a s e b a ll Club o f the A m erican
L e a g u e . The a u th o r i s a v e te r a n s p o r t s w r i t e r i n th e
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W ash in gton , D, C. a r e a . S o f t b a l l f o r G i r l s , b y V io la
M i t c h e l l , i s one o f the fe w books on t h i s p a r t i c u l a r s p o r t
a s s l a n t e d f o r women o n l y . The R ea l McGraw. by M rs. John
McGraw, i s a b io g r a p h y o f th e l a t e manager o f the Mew York
G ia n ts o f th e N a tio n a l L eague - John J . McGraw. R ega rd in g
McGraw, the work i s p r o b a b ly d e f i n i t i v e . Bobby S h a n tz , b y
Edward D e la n e y , i s th e s t o r y o f the fam ous p i t c h e r f o r th e
form er P h ila d e lp h ia (now K ansas C it y ) A t h l e t i c s . The
a u th o r i s w e ll-k n o w n as a s p o r t s w r i t e r fo r s e v e r a l new s
p a p e r s . The Mew York Y a n k e e s, b y Frank Graham, i s an
in f o r m a tiv e h i s t o r y o f the m ost s u c c e s s f u l o r g a n i z a t i o n i n
s p o r t - th e famed Mew York Y ankees o f the A m erican L ea g u e.
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jwork i s m a in ly c o n c er n e d w it h the Am erican aM N a t io n a l
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s t a t i s t i c a l b io g r a p h ic a l l i s t i n g o f p la y e r s i n the m ajor
l e a g u e s . The L i t t l e Red Book o f B a s e b a l l . i s an ann ual
w hich g i v e s m ajor le a g u e b a s e b a l l r e c o r d s . The work i s
v e r y d e t a i l e d , and i s c o n s id e r e d as th e l a s t word i n
d e te r m in in g b a s e b a l l r e c o r d s . B a s e b a ll R ecords o f th e
P a c i f i c C oast L e a g u e , i s p u b lis h e d i n t e r m i t t e n l y b y Helms
A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n . I t p r e s e n t s r e c o r d s o f th e P a c i f i c
C oast League o n l y . An e x t e n s i v e f i l e o f the now d e fu n c t
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p u b l i c a t i o n . The B a s e b a ll G uide and R ecord Book, i s an
an n u al resum e o f b a s e b a l l a c t i v i t i e s . I t c o v e r s m inor
le a g u e b a s e b a l l i n a d d i t io n to t h a t o f the m ajor l e a g u e s .
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m ajor le a g u e b a s e b a l l p l a y e r s . The c o v e r a g e i n t h i s work
k s q u it e d e t a i l e d . H t. Lo u is S p o r tin g News, i s th e f o r e -
p o s t new spaper d e a l in g e x c l u s i v e l y w it h s p o r t s . I t i s
p u b lis h e d b y J . G. T a y lo r S p in k , and i s d e v o te d a lm o st
e n t i r e l y to b a s e b a l l . I t i s a w e e k ly .
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Helms L ib r a r y i s a d e q u a te ly s to c k e d w ith b ook s on t h i s
p o p u la r s p o r t . B a s k e t b a l l , b y James Mai s m ith , i s im p o r ta n t
b e c a u se th e a u th o r . Dr. M aism ith , in v e n t e d th e game l a t e i n
the n in e t e e n t h c e n tu r y . The book g i v e s th e g e n e r a l v ie w s
o f the a u th o r on b a s k e t b a l l , w it h h e l p f u l h i n t s on how to
p la y a b e t t e r gam e. S c i e n t i f i c B a s k o t b a l l . b y Howard A.
H obson, i s a d e t a i l e d work g i v i n g th e f i n e r p o i n t s o f th e
gam e. V a rio u s o f f e n s i v e and d e f e n s i v e sy ste m s r e l a t i v e to
b a s k e t b a l l are o u t l i n e d . Around th e World w it h th e Harlem
G l o b e t r o t t e r s , b y Dave Z in k o f f , i s a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g s t o r y
o f the w orld famed Negro b a s k e t b a l l team w h ich a n n u a lly
t h r i l l th e p u b lic w ith t h e i r c o u r t comedy and f i n e p l a y .
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p u b lis h e d b y th e N a tio n a l C o l l e g i a t e A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n ,
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U n ite d S t a t e s . A c t i v i t i e s o n ly o f c o l l e g e s b e lo n g in g to th e
N a t io n a l C o l l e g i a t e A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n are in c lu d e d .
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M a te r ia l i s q u it e d e t a i l e d , and th e work i s a sta n d a r d i n
th e f i e l d . A n oth er p u b l i c a t i o n c o n c e r n e d w ith an n u al
r e p o r t s on c o l l e g e b a s k e t b a l l i s B a s k e t b a l l A n n u a l. I t i s
n o t a s d e t a i l e d as th e O f f i c i a l C o l l e g i a t e B a s k e t b a ll Record
B ook, b u t d o e s c o n t a in many a c t i o n p h o to g r a p h s .
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g r e a t numbers o f p e o p le , b u t l i k e g o l f , i s n o t a p o p u la r
s p e c t a t o r s p o r t . Wimbledon S t o r y , b y Norah Gordon Gl e a t h e r ,
r e l a t e s the t e n n is h i s t o r y t h a t h as t r a n s p ir e d a t Wimbledon,
E n g la n d , famed home o f B r i t i s h t e n n i s . Lawn T e n n is , b y
J . Barmby P a r e l, i s on bad m in ton and t e n n i s p la y in g
t e c h n iq u e s , w ith em p h a sis on t e n n i s . Budge on T e n n is , I s
b y th e form er w orld cham pion am ateur t e n n i s t - J . D onald
B u d ge. The a u th o r t e l l s how to a t t a i n ch am p ion sh ip form .
F i f t e e n - T h i r t y , b y H e le n W i l l s , i s s i m i l a r t o th e Budge
work i n t h a t i t i s a u th o re d b y a form er cham pion. The
work i s p r im a r ily c o n c e r n e d w ith th e h i s t o r i c a l a s p e c t s o f
c o m p e t it iv e t e n n is a s w e l l a s th e a tta in m e n t o f cham pion
s h ip form .
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The L ip to n S t o r y , b y A le c Waugh, i s th e s t o r y o f th e g r e a t
B r i t i s h sp ortsm an and t e a ty c o o n - S ir Thomas L ip to n .
C o m p e titio n f o r th e h i s t o r i c A m erica’ s Cup i s th e c h i e f
g o a l o f a l l y a c h tin g e n t h u s i a s t s . I t i s an i n t e r n a t i o n a l
tr o p h y u s u a l l y c o n t e s t e d f o r on an an n u al b a s i s . On f i v e
d i f f e r e n t o c c a s io n s L ip to n a tte m p te d , w ith f i v e d i f f e r e n t
y a c h t s , to d e f e a t th e U n ite d S t a t e s and c a p tu r e th e
A m erica’ s Cup f o r B r i t a i n - and f i v e tim e s he was r e b u f f e d .
T h is somewhat p a t h e t i c s t o r y i s g r a p h i c a l l y t o l d i n th e
Waugh b o ok . The A m erica ’ s Cup R a c e s , b y H er b e rt L. S t o n e ,
i s the h i s t o r y o f the t h r i l l i n g r a c e s t h a t h ave b een h e ld
f o r the r i g h t to p o s s e s s th e fam ous cu p .
Y a c h t in g , a m o n th ly m a g a zin e, i s sta n d a r d f o r y a c h tin g
e n t h u s i a s t s i n th e U n ite d S t a t e s - p r im a r ily b e c a u se i t i s
the o n ly one o f any c o n se q u en ce i n th e f i e l d .
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The l i t e r a t u r e o f f o o t b a l l i s v e r y p r o l i f i c , and th e
c o l l e c t i o n i n Helms L ib r a r y i s one o f c o n s id e r a b le s i z e .
F o o t b a ll F a b l e s . b y S ta n W. C a r ls o n , i s a c o l l e c t i o n o f
a n e c d o te s ab ou t th e game w r i t t e n i n an am using m anner.
American Football, by Walter Can^, is a standard reference
work, and, a lth o u g h q u it e d a te d , i s s t i l l v a l i d from th e
s t a n d p o in t o f c o n t r a s t i n g modern f o o t b a l l w it h th e way i t
was p la y e d i n the 1 8 9 0 ’ s . The S to r y o f Pro F o o t b a l l , b y
Howard R o b e r ts , i s a h i s t o r y o f p r o f e s s i o n a l f o o t b a l l . The
book assum es added i n t e r e s t b e c a u s e o f the trem endous g a in s
b e in g made b y p r o f e s s i o n a l f o o t b a l l a t the p r e s e n t t im e .
W inning F o o t b a l l , b y B e r n ie B ierm an, t e a c h e s th e brand o f
f o o t b a l l expounded b y Mr. Bierm an when he was c o a ch a t th e
iU n iv e r s it y o f M in n e so ta . The book has many f i n e i l l u s t r a
t i o n s . The R ead er, b y Herman Hickman, i s a humorous
c o l l e c t i o n o f f o o t b a l l t a l e s c o l l e c t e d b y th e a u th o r ,
fo r m e r ly a p la y e r and c o a c h . The Eose Bowl Game, b y Rube
S am u elson , i s a h i s t o r y o f the fam ed an n u al E a st-W est
c l a s s i c h e ld i n P a sa d en a , C a l i f o r n i a , on Janu ary 1 s t . The
a u th o r has lo n g b e e n a s s o c i a t e d w it h f o o t b a l l as a s p o r t s
w r i t e r i n th e P asadena a r e a . He h a s s e e n many o f th e games
p la y e d i n th e B ow l, and i s q u it e q u a l i f i e d to w r it e th e
s t o r y o f the s e r i e s . C a l i f o r n i a F o o t b a l l H is t o r y , by B r ic k
M orse, i s th e h i s t o r y o f i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e f o o t b a l l a t th e
U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a , B e r k e le y cam pus. Mr. Morse playedj
f o o t b a l l a t C a l i f o r n i a and i n c lu d e s many p e r s o n a l e x p e r i
e n c e s i n the work. Ten Top T rojan F o o t b a l l T h r i l l e r s , i s
b y th e Los A n g e le s Times s p o r t s w r it e r - B raven D y er. For
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y e a r s Mr. Dyer h as f o llo w e d the f o o t b a l l f o r t u n e s o f th e
U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u th ern C a l i f o r n i a . In t h i s book he c h o o se s
th e te n games w h ich , i n h i s o p in io n , are the most t h r i l l i n g
t h a t the T ro jan s have p a r t i c i p a t e d i n . F o o t b a ll i n War &
P e a c e , b y C lark S h a u g h n essy , i s a h i s t o r y o f f o o t b a l l as
se e n th r o u g h the e y e s o f the a u th o r , a form er c o l l e g e and
p r o f e s s i o n a l c o a c h . A s p e c i a l f e a t u r e o f the work i s the
s t o r y o f g r e a t f o o t b a l l b a c k f i ë l d c o m b in a tio n s .
One o f th e b e t t e r known a n n u a ls on f o o t b a l l i s
I l l u s t r a t e d F o o t b a l l A n n u al, w hich u s u a l l y makes an a p p ea r
ance i n l a t e summer. I t c o n t a in s a resum e o f th e p r e c e d in g
s e a s o n a lo n g w ith p r e d i c t i o n s f o r th e new s e a s o n .
I n the r e f e r e n c e a r e a an im p o r ta n t work on p r o f e s s i o n
a l f o o t b a l l i s The O f f i c i a l N a t io n a l League F o o t b a ll
E n c y c lo p e d ia , b y R oger T r e a t , I t i s c o n c er n e d p r im a r ily
w ith d e t a i l e d r e c o r d s r e l a t i n g t o team s and p la y e r s o f th e
N a tio n a l P r o f e s s i o n a l F o o t b a ll L ea g u e, a n d ,i s im p o rta n t as
a r ea d y r e f e r e n c e book f o r th e s e c u r in g o f in fo r m a tio n about!
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i n Helms L ib r a r y . Down the S t r e t c h , by C o lo n e l M att J .
Winn, i s th e h i s t o r y o f th e K entucky D erb y, p r o b a b ly th e
m ost fam ous Am erican h o r se r a c e . The a u th o r was lo n g th e
d i r e c t o r o f C h u r c h ill Downs, i n L o u i s v i l l e , K en tu ck y, th e
home o f th e D erb y. Mr. Winn o b se r v e d e v e r y D erby ru n , from
the f i r s t i n 1875 u n t i l h i s d e a th i n 1 9 5 0 . The S m a sh ers,
by C. W. A n d erson , i s the s t o r y o f 24 fam ous th orou gh b red
r a c e r s . The work i s r e p l e t e w ith p e n c i l d r a w in g s .
In the p e r i o d i c a l f i e l d h o r se r a c in g i s r e p r e s e n t e d b y
s e v e r a l p u b l i c a t i o n s , n o t a b ly T urf and S p o r ts D i g e s t , a
m o n th ly . T h is m agazin e c o n t a in s a v a r i e t y o f s t o r i e s con
c e r n in g th e s p o r t , some o f th e f i c t i o n t y p e . A r a t i n g form
f o r r a c e r s i s in c lu d e d , and some in f o r m a t io n f o r th e
b e t t o r s , A m agazine more d e d ic a t e d to h o r s e r a c in g i t s e l f
m inus the w a g erin g a s p e c t i s B lo o d - H o r s e , a w e e k ly , pub
l i s h e d i n L e x in g t o n , K en tucky, I t a tte m p ts to r e l a t e th e
h a p p e n in g s i n the t u r f w orld on a w e e k ly b a s i s . No w ager
in g in fo r m a tio n o f any k in d i s in c lu d e d i n t h i s p e r i o d i c a l . |
The m agazine i s c o n c er n e d a s much w ith th e b r e e d in g c o n
fo r m a tio n o f th e r a c e r s as w ith a c t u a l r a c i n g .
M is c e lla n e o u s S p o r ts
Helms L ib r a r y c o n t a in s many works on m inor s p o r t s .
The F ly in g S p ortsm an , b y Dave H arbour, r e l a t e s th e s p o r t in g
t h r i l l s t h a t accompany th e p e r s o n f l y i n g s t r i c t l y f o r
p l e a s u r e .
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A erodynam ics f o r Model A i r p l a n e s , by Donald K. F o o te ,
i s p r im a r ily co n c er n e d w it h m ethods u se d i n b u i l d i n g m odel
a i r p l a n e s . A n other work b y Mr. F o o te i s Model A ir p la n e
E n g in e s . I t f e a t u r e s e n g in e c o n s t r u c t io n r e l a t i v e to b u i l d
in g m odel a i r p l a n e s .
P o l o , by J . Moray Brown, i s an o ld e r B r i t i s h work on
t h i s a n c ie n t s p o r t . The c h i e f i n t e r e s t o f the book i s
b e t t e r p la y in g t e c h n iq u e s .
Saga o f th e Speedw ay, b y P e t e r De P a o lo , i s an a u to
b io g r a p h y o f t h i s fam ous a u to m o b ile r a c in g d r i v e r . The
work i s h i s t o r i c a l l y im p o rta n t i n t h a t the fam ous 500 m ile
I n d i a n a p o l is r a c e i s d i s c u s s e d . Speed on S a l t , b y G eorge
B y sto n and W. F . B r a d le y , i s the s t o r y o f the sp eed t r i a l s
h e ld on the S a l t Lake F l a t s n e a r B o n n e v il l e , U ta h .
Tumbling I l l u s t r a t e d , by L. L . McClow, i s c o m p le te w itii
i l l u s t r a t i o n s o n how to become a b e t t e r tu m b le r . The book
i s o f l i t t l e h i s t o r i c a l I n t e r e s t .
W r e s t l i n g , by E. G, G a lla g h e r and Rex P e e r y , am ply j
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Modern S k i i n g , b y R o b ert B ourdon, i l l u s t r a t e s b e t t e r j
s k i i n g t e c h n i q u e s . The d i f f e r e n t p h a se s o f the s p o r t su c h j
as s k i i n g on i c e ; deep snow s k i i n g ; d o w n h ill r a c in g ; and
s la lo m are i n d i v i d u a l l y n o t e d .
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S h a llo w Water D i v i n g , b y H il b e r t S ch en ck , J r . , and
H enry K e n d a ll, i l l u s t r a t e s d i v i n g t e c h n iq u e s . The h a z a r d s
o f s h a llo w w a ter d iv in g a r e d i s c u s s e d . B e g in n in g
S y n ch ro n lze d Swimming, b y B e t t y S p e a r s , g i v e s th e b a s i c
i l l u s t r a t e d r u d im e n ts o f t h i s a q u a tic s p o r t .
The sta n d a r d h i s t o r i c a l work on b ad m inton i s The
Badm inton L ib r a r y , b y Lord W alsingham and S i r R alph Payne
Gavwey. A lth o u g h q u it e d a te d i t i s v a lu a b le i n d e te r m in in g
f i n e r p o i n t s o f the game, and f o r p r e s e n t in g b a s i c r u l e s .
G en era l Works
Books on s p o r t s i n g e n e r a l a re q u it e numerous i n
Helms L ib r a r y . F a r e w e ll to S p o r t , b y P au l G a l i l e o , i s a
c o l l e c t i o n o f a r t i c l e s on s p o r t w r i t t e n by the au th o r when
he was a s y n d ic a te d s p o r t s w r i t e r . On l e a v i n g th e s p o r t s
f i e l d f o r work i n o th e r a r e a s he c o m p ile d t h i s c r o s s s e c t i o n
o f h is a r t i c l e s . S p o r ts E x t r a , e d i t e d b y S t a n le y Frank, i s
a c o l l e c t i o n o f o u ts ta n d in g new spap er a r t i c l e s on s p o r t s b y j
n o te w o r th y s p o r t s w r i t e r s . Many o f th e a r t i c l e s are w r i t t e n I
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I n the p e r i o d i c a l a r ea S p o rt L i f e , a m o n th ly , c o n t a in s |
m is c e lla n e o u s in fo r m a tio n on th e s p o r t in g f i e l d i n g e n e r a l .
S p o r ts P a r a d e , a m o n th ly , i s q u it e s i m i la r to S p o rt L i f e .
S p o r ts Album, an i r r e g u l a r p u b l i c a t i o n , i s p r im a r ily
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c o n c er n e d w ith s h o r t b i o g r a p h ic a l a r t i c l e s on fam ous
a t h l e t e s . A w id e ly p u b l i c i z e d new m agazin e i s S p o r ts
I l l u s t r a t e d . T his i s a w e e k ly and a tte m p ts to c o v e r the
s p o r t s h a p p e n in g s on a w e e k ly b a s i s . I t a l s o c o n t a in s an
i n t e r n a t i o n a l s p o r t s c a le n d a r o f f u t u r e im p o r ta n t e v e n t s .
N a t io n a l r a d io and t e l e v i s i o n s c h e d u le s o f s p o r t in g e v e n ts
are a l s o l i s t e d . D e s p it e a tte m p ts t o r e l a t e h a p p en in g s i n
many s p o r t s , the m agazin e o f t e n f i n d s i t s e l f in th e a r ea o f
th e m ajor s p o r t s - b a s e b a l l , f o o t b a l l , b a s k e t b a l l , h o r s e
r a c i n g , and b o x in g .
Helms P u b li c a t i o n s
The h i s t o r i c a l d e v e lo p m en t o f Helms L ib r a r y h a s b e e n
c o n s id e r a b ly a c c e l e r a t e d b y the p u b l i c a t i o n o f many ite m s
on s p o r t s b y th e Helms F o u n d a tio n .
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Olym pic Champions 18 9 6 - 1 9 5 2 , i s a summary o f a l l
Olympic Games w in n er s s i n c e th e i n c e p t i o n o f th e modern
games i n 1 8 9 6 . The work i s amply i l l u s t r a t e d w ith h i s t o r i c
p h o to g ra p h s o f the cham pions i n a c t i o n ,
j The A t h le t e o f the Month program i s a s s i s t e d e a c h
jmonth b y the p u b l i c a t i o n o f a S p e c i a l R e le a s e Helms
12 ,
Olympic Champions 1 8 9 6 -1 9 5 2 , (Los A n g e le s : H elm s,
1 9 5 2 ) .
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A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n , w hich names the hon ored a t h l e t e
l i s t i n g h i s a t h l e t i c a c h ie v e m e n ts . Nom inees to Helms H a ll
o f Fame are a l s o hon ored b y a S p e c i a l R e le a s e Helms A t h le t ic
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F o u n d a tio n . A c o m p le te summary o f th e nom inees* c a r e e r i s
g i v e n . On c e r t a i n o c c a s io n s S p e c i a l R e le a s e Helms A t h l e t i c
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F o u n d a tio n w i l l commemorate c e r t a i n o c c a s i o n s . I n 1953
the s e v e n t e e n t h b ir t h d a y a n n iv e r s a r y o f th e F o u n d a tio n was
n o te d i n su ch a r e l e a s e . To h e lp c e l e b r a t e th e e v e n t th e
r e l e a s e l i s t e d th e b ir t h d a y s o f s e v e r a l hundred fam ous
a t h l e t e s .
Recom m endations f o r ann ual w in n er s o f th e Helms World
Trophy are a l s o l i s t e d i n a S p e c i a l R e le a s e Helms A t h l e t i c
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F o u n d a tio n . The w in n ers and t h e i r a t h l e t i c a c co m p lish m en ts
a re p r e s e n t e d .
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S p e c ia l R e le a s e Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n ,
(Los A n g e le s : H elm s, m onthlyTI
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Helms H a ll o f Fame Nom inees S p e c i a l R e l e a s e ,
(Los A n g e le s : H elm s, a n n u a l l y ) ,
^ ^ B irth d a y A n n iv e r sa r y S p e c i a l R e l e a s e , (Los A n g e le s :
He 1ms , i r r e g u l a r l y ) .
Helms H a ll o f Fame World Trophy W inners S p e c ia l
R e le a s e ! (Los A n g e le s : H elm s, a n n u a l l y T .
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He1ms Olympic Games Record Book 1 9 5 2 , i s a c o m p lete
s t a t i s t i c a l h i s t o r y o f th e 1952 gam es. The work i s amply
i l l u s t r a t e d w ith p h o to g ra p h s o f the a c t i o n h e ld i n
H e l s i n k i , F in la n d .
A n oth er p u b l i c a t i o n h o n o rs the game o f b a s k e t b a l l -
th e HeIms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n . . . A l l - A m erica C o lle g e
B a s k e t b a ll Team S e l e c t i o n s I t l i s t s c o l l e g e A ll-A m e r ic a
b a s k e t b a l l p la y e r s as s e l e c t e d b y H elm s. The l i s t i n g s
c o v e r th e p e r io d 1 9 2 0 -1 9 5 3 , and are r e v i s e d a n n u a lly . Data
in c lu d e s name o f p l a y e r , h i s s c h o o l , and y e a r s e l e c t e d f o r
A ll-A m e r ic a h o n o r s .
The so u th e r n C a l i f o r n i a h ig h s c h o o l tr a c k s e a s o n i s
n o te d i n Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n S o u th e rn C a l i f o r n i a
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Prep S c h o o l Track and F i e l d Record 1954 S e a s o n . T h is i s
an ann ual p u b l i c a t i o n w h ich g i v e s i n d e t a i l the h i s t o r y o f
t h i s p o p u la r s p o r t . The work i n c l u d e s ; a fo r e w o r d , naming
o f a t h l e t e s o f th e y e a r i n t r a c k and f i e l d ; r e c o r d s f o r
w in n in g s c h o o l s i n the Sou th ern C a l i f o r n i a I n t e r s c h o l a s t i c
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Helms Olym pic Games Record Book 1 9 5 2 , (Los A n g e le s ;
H elm s, 1 9 5 2 } ,
^^Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n . . . A l l - A m erica C o lle g e
B a s k e t b a l l Team S e l e c t i o n s , (Los A n g e le s : H elm s, 1 9 5 3 ) .
^^Helms A th le t i c F o u n d a tio n S o u th ern C a l i f o r n i a Prep
I S c h o o l Track and~FrëTd Re c o rd 19 5 4 , ( Lo s Ange 1 é s ; EeTmsTl'G 54).
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F e d e r a t io n , b o th i n d i v i d u a l and team .
Helms F o u n d a tio n a l s o p u b l i s h e s i n b o o k l e t form
r e p r i n t s o f o u t o f p r in t p e r i o d i c a l a r t i c l e s on s p o r t .
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G o l l e g e B o a t R acin g i n th e 80* s , i s an approved r e p r i n t
o f an a r t i c l e a p p ea r in g i n th e May, 1887 i s s u e o f C en tu ry
M a g a zin e. From th e s t a n d p o in t o f r e s e a r c h t h e s e r e p r i n t s
are o f g r e a t v a lu e . A n other (and the l a s t one c u r r e n t l y
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c o m p le te d ) i s The Am erican Game o f F o o t b a l l , r e p r in t e d
from th e O cto b er , 1887 i s s u e o f C en tu ry M agazin e. These
r e p r i n t s are in te n d e d to be a s e r i e s c o v e r in g th e e n t i r e
s p o r t in g f i e l d .
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Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n . C o lle g e B oat R acing i n
Ithe 80* 3 , r e p r in t e d from May, 1887 i s s u e o f C entu ry
M a g a z in e . L os A n g e le s : Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n ,
p a sh u n a l P u b lis h in g C o ., n . d . U npaged.
j ^^Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n . The Am erican Game o f
F o o t b a l l , r e p r in t e d from O cto b er, 1887 i s s u e o f C entury
M a g a zin e. Los A n g e le s : Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n ,
N ashu nal P u b lis h in g C o ., n . d . U npaged.
Conel u s i o n
S p o rt to u c h e s b o t h s e x e s , n e a r ly a l l age l e v e l s , and
a lm o st a l l i n s t i t u t i o n s o f s o c i e t y . I n th e Am erican c u l
t u r e , the n a t u r a l h a b i t a t o f s p o r t s i s the s c h o o l i n a l l o f
i t s many fo r m s, b u t i t r a n g e s beyond s c h o o l and u n i v e r s i t y
d ays t o in d u s t r y , b u s i n e s s , and to many s o c i a l a g e n c i e s .
The v a lu e s o f s p o r t s are many and in c lu d e th e r e c r e a
t i o n a l and h e a l t h p o t e n t i a l s o f a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n
s p o r t s . Many p r o f e s s i o n a l a t h l e t e s , though t h e y may have a
c o m m e r c ia liz e d o u t lo o k on s p o r t s , s t i l l r e t a i n en joym en t
from t h e i r p a r t i c i p a t i o n In s p o r t s b e c a u s e t h e i r f i r s t
a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s p o r t s came i n c h ild h o o d , where
s h e e r lo v e o f th e game im p e lle d them to l e a r n to p la y i t .
E n te r ta in m e n t i s p r o v id e d c o u n t l e s s m i l l i o n s o f s p o r t s
v ie w e r s th ro u g h th e medium o f t e l e v i s i o n , r a d i o , n ew sp ap ers,
and b o o k s . E d u c a tio n i n many r e s p e c t s i s p r o v id e d by
s p o r t s th ro u g h c o n n e c t io n w it h s c h o o l a t h l e t i c program s and
o t h e r m e d ia .
S p o r ts a l s o d e v e lo p the c o m p e t it iv e s p i r i t - th e w i l l
t o w in . For the A m erican c u lt u r e t h i s i s v i t a l , b e c a u se i t
i s the v e r y b a s i s o f c a p i t a l i s m , the s p i r i t o f f r e e
c o m p e t i t i o n .
S p o r ts c o m p e t it io n more than a n y th in g e l s e has made
th e s p o r t s " h ero” i n th e e y e s o f th e g e n e r a l p u b l i c . T his__
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"hero" a s p e c t h as grown t o such p r o p o r t io n s t h a t b io g r a p h ie s
o f s p o r t s p e r s o n a l i t i e s have b e e n w r i t t e n i n p r o f u s io n d u r
in g th e p a s t few y e a r s . T his p a r t i c u l a r p h ase o f s p o r t
must have im p o r ta n t c o n n o t a t io n s to the h i s t o r i a n b e c a u se
o f the r e s e a r c h p o s s i b i l i t i e s . A ls o m a t e r i a l o f a t r u l y
h i s t o r i c a l n a tu r e i s grow in g r a p i d l y i n th e f i e l d o f s p o r t .
P roblem s a l s o c o n fr o n t th e s p o r t in g s c e n e . L i t t l e i s
b e in g done t o combat th e c r a s s c o m m e r c i a ll s t i c a t t i t u d e th e
s p o r t in g g e n t r y i s ta k in g toward c o m p e t it iv e a t h l e t i c s .
M onetary p r o f i t i s p u sh in g s p o r t i t s e l f more and more i n t o
th e b a ck g ro u n d . The e t e r n a l w i l l t o w in i s b e in g sh u n ted
a s id e f o r m oney-m aking p u r p o s e s . Too much s p o r t s v ie w in g
te n d s to make the g e n e r a l p u b lic sh y away from a c t i v e
p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s p o r t s t h e m s e lv e s . T h is s i t u a t i o n c o u ld
have f a r - r e a c h i n g p h y s i o l o g i c a l e f f e c t s . A lso th e r a c i a l
b a r r i e r h a s n o t b e e n c o m p le te ly e r a s e d i n s p o r t s . S in c e
th e end o f World War I I some c o n s id e r a b le p r o g r e s s i n t h i s
d i r e c t i o n has b e e n made.
I n Helms L ib r a r y th e h i s t o r i a n i s a b le to stu d y and
t r a c e s i g n i f i c a n t d ev elo p m en ts i n th e h i s t o r y o f s p o r t ,
A c o m b in a tio n o f c ir c u m s ta n c e s , d u r in g the l a s t two
g e n e r a t i o n s , h a s b r o u g h t abou t th e c r e a t i o n and d ev elo p m en t
o f a r a th e r la r g e number o f b a l l gam es, unknown t o a p u b lic
w h ich d o e s n o t v i s i t th e p la y g r o u n d s i n v a r io u s com m u n ities.
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Some o f t h e s e gam es, o f p o s s i b l e i n t e r e s t to h i s t o r i a n s ,
are t e t h e r b a l l , c a p t a i n ’ s b a l l , d r iv e b a l l , Newcomb b a l l ,
punch b a l l and s p r i n t b a l l . The v a r io u s r e a s o n s f o r th e
b a n n in g o f b u l l f i g h t i n g and cock f i g h t i n g i n many c o u n t r i e s
are a l s o o f s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t to th e r e s e a r c h e r . A ls o o f
i n t e r e s t to the h i s t o r i a n s are s t u d i e s o f b u s i n e s s c o n c e s
s io n s and t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p to s p o r t , d ev elo p m en t o f
e l e c t r i c t im e r s , m eaning o f gam b lin g odds to s p o r t s ,
l e g a l i t y o f l o t t e r i e s , s a l a r i e s f o r s p o r t s p r o f e s s i o n a l s ,
and h i s t o r y o f v a r io u s w orld s t a d i a . A f a s c i n a t i n g s tu d y
i s t h a t o f t r a c i n g th e s t o r y o f s p o r t s no lo n g e r i n e x i s t
e n c e , su ch a s b a t t l e r o y a l s , b u l l r a c i n g , cow f i g h t s , f a c e
s la p p in g and backw ard ru n n in g b y man. The s t o r y o f Helms
A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n can b e s t be s t u d ie d i n Helms L ib r a r y .
The h i s t o r y o f th e Olympic Games i s c o m p le t e ly c o v e r e d i n
jHelms L ib r a r y . A ls o h i s t o r i e s o f h ig h s c h o o l a t h l e t i c s i n
jC a lifo r n la are a d e q u a t e ly p r e s e n te d i n Helms L ib r a r y
{re se a rc h m a t e r i a l .
I The v a lu e s o f s p o r t s are many, b u t th e r e are a l s o
iproblem s c o n f r o n t in g t h e i r c o n tin u e d e x i s t e n c e . By n o t in g
th e v a lu e s and problem s o f s p o r t s , w h ile a t the same tim e
s t u d y in g the r e s o u r c e s o f a s p o r t s l i b r a r y , i t i s hoped t h a t
h i s t o r i a n s may s e e th e v a lu e o f s p o r t s r e s e a r c h a s an a id i n
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m a in ta in in g a c o m p e t it iv e s p o r t in g sy s te m .
CHAPTER IV
BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS COMPANY LIBRARY
I n t r o d u c t io n
A new p r o d u c tio n te c h n iq u e c a l l e d a u to m a tio n i s sw eep
in g Am erican in d u s tr y .^
News o f a new a u to m a tio n f a c t o r y means b i g h e a d lin e s
i n D e t r o i t , M ich igan n e w sp a p er s. I n t h i s c i t y whose l i f e
i s bound so c l o s e l y to the m a n u fa ctu rin g i n d u s t r y , th e man- j
o n - t h e - s t r e e t p r o b a b ly knows more abou t a u to m a tio n th an i n
any o th e r c i t y . But w h ile D e t r o i t h a s found i t e a s y to
g r a sp what a u to m a tio n i s , th e r e are n o t many p e o p le who
a g r e e on what a u to m a tio n w i l l mean, what i t w i l l b r i n g .
A u tom ation has a lr e a d y c a u se d w i l d c a t s t r i k e s i d l i n g
th o u sa n d s . I t c o u ld b r in g lo n g , b i t t e r s t r i k e s i d l i n g
m i l l i o n s . A u tom ation w i l l b r in g r a d i c a l ch an ges i n
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jthousands o f job c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s . The f a c t o r y la b o r e r o f i
jtoday w i l l be the s k i l l e d t e c h n i c i a n o f tom orrow , Automa- |
jtio n m ight make th e 3 0 -h o u r week a s common as th e 4 0 -h o u r j
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{Week i s to d a y . And w h ile many se e t h i s as th e i n t r o d u c t i o n
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|of an e r a o f l i v i n g sta n d a r d s h ig h e r than any known b e f o r e , j
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A r t i c l e b y Rey W. B rune, U n ite d P r e s s S t a f f C o rre-
isp o n d en t, S a n ta Ana R e g i s t e r , S a n ta Ana, C a l i f o r n i a , Monday,
F eb ru a ry 2 8 , 1 9 5 5 , p . A4.
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o t h e r s f e a r i t w i l l c r e a t e m ass unem ploym ent and b r in g a
d e p r e s s io n t h a t would make th e e a r l y 1 9 3 0 * s seem p l e a s a n t
by co m p a riso n .
What i s a u to m a tio n ? The word i s n o t y e t i n th e d i c
t i o n a r y . I t i s e a s i e r to i l l u s t r a t e what a u to m a tio n i s than
to d e f i n e i t .
Once a p e r so n u s e d t o l i f t a te le p h o n e r e c e i v e r and
g i v e a number to an o p e r a t o r . She p lu g g e d i n w ir e s to
c o n n e c t th e r i g h t p a r t i e s . Now, a p e r so n l i f t s th e
r e c e i v e r and d i a l s a number. E l e c t r i c r e l a y s make th e
p r o p e r c o n n e c t io n . That i s a u to m a tio n .
Take an a ssem b ly l i n e . Â p a r t n e e d in g two h o l e s b o red
in i t m oves down a co n v e y o r b e l t . I n m ost f a c t o r i e s to d a y , :
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|a man would l i f t the p a r t from the b e l t , f e e d i t i n t o a '
jboring m achine and th e n r e p la c e i t on the b e l t . A se co n d j
man w ould be s ta n d in g n e a r b y to r e p e a t the o p e r a t io n f o r thej
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jsecond h o l e . Now, In a u to m a tio n th e p a r t would a u t o m a t ic a l-
jly be f e d from the c o n v e y o r t o the f i r s t b o r in g m ach in e,
■move a u t o m a t i c a l l y to t h e se co n d m achine and th e n p r o c e e d ;
j ;
jdown the c o n v e y o r . No hands would to u ch i t . One w orker |
.might be s ta n d in g b y w a tc h in g c o n t r o l s t o s e e th e job i s I
(done p r o p e r ly . j
I W ith a u to m a tio n d e s c r i b e d , i f n o t d e f i n e d , l e t u s j
jstudy a te c h n o lo g y l i b r a r y . T h is s tu d y a s s i s t s i n b e t t e r j
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u n d e r s ta n d in g the l i b r a r y m a t e r i a ls n e c e s s a r y t o th e
s u c c e s s f u l c o n d u c tin g o f an a u to m a tio n in d û s t r y . W ithout
know ledge o f t h e s e m a t e r i a l s the b a r e term a u to m a tio n has
l i t t l e or no m ea n in g . P r e c e e d in g the t e c h n o lo g y l i b r a r y
s tu d y s p e c i f i c i t y i s a t t a i n e d b y n o t in g th e h i s t o r y and
d ev elo p m en t o f Beckman L ib r a r y ,
H is t o r y o f Beckman I n s tr u m e n ts Company
I n 1934 Dr. A rnold 0 , Beckman was t e a c h in g a t th e
jC a lifo r n ia I n s t i t u t e o f T ech n o lo g y i n P a sa d e n a . At th e
r e q u e s t o f , and to accom m odate, a f r i e n d he s k e tc h e d a
g a d g e t f o r the f r i e n d .
The s k e tc h r e s u l t e d i n a Beckman d e s i g n w h ich was |
term ed a pH m eter - an in s tr u m e n t f o r d e te r m in in g th e degree]
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■of a c i d i t y o r a l k a l i n i t y i n any s o l u t i o n . A f t e r b u i l d i n g {
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jthe f i n i s h e d p r o d u ct th e r e s u l t becam e th e f i r s t p r a c t i c a l :
j . :
g l a s s e l e c t r o d e pH m e te r ; e a r l i e r o n es had b e e n f r a g i l e , î
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b u t Beckman’ s was ru gged enough t o sta n d up i n i n d u s t r i a l I
p r o c e s s e s . The s u c c e s s o f the pH m eter e n a b le d Beckman t o
la u n c h h i s b u s i n e s s w h ich h a s s i n c e become e n la r g e d |
c o n s id e r a b ly .
In 1940 Beckman produ ced h i s seco n d in s tr u m e n t - h i s
jv ersio n o f the q u a r tz s p e c tr o p h o to m e te r . A s p e c t r o p h o t o -
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m eter makes a c h e m ic a l a n a l y s i s o f a sa m p le, d e te r m in in g
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what s u b s t a n c e s are p r e s e n t i n i t and i n what am ou n ts. I t s
sp e e d and a c c u r a c y p u t i t f a r ahead o f th e l a b o r io u s t e s t s
t h a t w ere n e c e s s a r y b e f o r e . The new d e v ic e was im m e d ia te ly
u s e f u l i n m easu rin g V itam in A c o n t e n t .
Beckman so o n q u it t e a c h in g to g i v e h i s e n t i r e tim e to
b u s i n e s s . T h is i n s p i t e o f th e e s t i m a t e b y c h e m ic a l e q u ip
ment d e a l e r s t h a t 500 s a l e s w ould be a 1 0 - y e a r c e i l i n g f o r
h i s pH m e te r , and 100 s p e c tr o p h o to m e te r s w ould s a t u r a t e th e
m a rk et.
I t was a l s o i n 1940 t h a t Beckman produ ced th e He11p o t -
w hich i s s h o r t te r m in o lo g y f o r h e l i c a l p o t e n t io m e t e r . A
p o t e n t io m e t e r m easu res m e c h a n ic a l e n e r g y or movement by
t r a n s l a t i n g i t i n t o e l e c t r i c a l s i g n a l s t h a t mark o u t a
cu rve on a g ra p h . The Beckman " h e l i c a l ” ty p e means i t ’ s
sh aped l i k e a c o i l e d s p r in g or w ir e .
The H e lip o t proved to b e - a t o o l f o r i n c r e a s i n g the
a c c u r a c y o f r a d a r . World War I I a l s o opened up a v a s t j
jmarket f o r a n a lo g com p uters and o t h e r p r e c i s i o n d e v i c e s . |
I The H e lip o t so o n fou n d a u s e as a com ponent o f many ty p e s
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o f p r e c i s i o n in s t r u m e n t s . Demand soon fo r c e d Beckman to ^
s e t up a s e p a r a te company to make H e l i p o t s . T h is s e p a r a tio n '
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p ro ved a g r e a t f i n a n c i a l s u c c e s s . |
I n 1952 Beckman began w orking on h i s p r e s e n t o r g a n iz a
t i o n b y c o n v e r t in g th e H e l i p o t company i n t o a d i v i s i o n o f
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Beckman In tr u m e n ts , I n c .
A ls o i n 1 9 5 2 , Beckman p u rch a sed B e r k e le y S c i e n t i f i c
C orp. and made i t the B e r k e le y , C a l i f o r n i a , D i v i s i o n o f h i s
company. B e r k e le y C orp. was a c o n c e r n i n the f i e l d o f
d i g i t a l or n u m e r ic a l c o m p u te rs.
B e r k e le y ’ s m ain p r o d u ct was an e l e c t r i c c o u n te r w h ich
c o u ld c o u n t up to 200 m i l l i o n o p e r a t io n s a s e c o n d , and
c o u ld a l s o be u s e d as a c o n t r o l d e v i c e . A t the p r e s e n t
tim e t h i s c o u n te r i s b e in g u s e d a t the P it t s b u r g (C a lifo r n ia )
p l a n t o f th e C olum bia-G eneva S t e e l D i v i s i o n o f U. S . S t e e l
C o r p o r a tio n , t o c o u n t o f f 1 ,2 3 2 s h e e t s o f s t e e l a s th e y are
b e in g r a p i d l y punched o u t , s t o p th e o p e r a t i o n , and sen d
them to th e d ip ta n k .
W ith the new arra n g em en t, Beckman s t i l l owns m a j o r it y
i n t e r e s t i n the company, thou gh a p u b lic o f f e r i n g o f s t o c k
was made i n 1 9 5 2 . I n a d d i t io n t o 1 ,0 7 9 ,7 3 5 s h a r e s o f
common, th e r e are $ 2 .5 m i l l i o n i n 4^% d e b e n t u r e s .
R e c e n tly Beckman h as d e l i v e r e d i t s 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 th in s tr u m e n t
i n a m arket th e e x p e r t s once s a id would be s a t u r a t e d a t 6 0 0 .
Beckman a l s o h a s a new d e v i c e , an a u to m a tic d a ta c o n v e r t e r ,
r e a d y f o r th e E sso l a b o r a t o r i e s i n B aton R ou ge, L o u is ia n a .
R e c e n t ly Beckman moved i t s m ain d i v i s i o n to a new $2
im illio n f a c t o r y a t P u l l e r t o n , C a l i f o r n i a . T h is p l a n t i s a
s t r u c t u r a l m arvel and has room f o r a f o u r f o l d e x p a n s io n .
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The b u i l d i n g s are c o n ta in e d i n a p p r o x im a te ly 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 sq u are
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f@ et. The p l a n t em ploys 800 f u l l - t i m e w o r k e r s. Beckman
i s a l s o d e v e lo p in g i t s new German p l a n t i n t o f u l l p ro d u c
t i o n , and i s b u i l d i n g up an i n t e r n a t i o n a l s a l e s d i v i s i o n a t
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th e M unich, Germany h e a d q u a r te r s .
Beckman’ s German v e n tu r e i s th e n e w e st and p o s s i b l y th e
m ost a m b itio u s o f h i s many b u s i n e s s e n t e r p r i s e s . Beckman
I n s tr u m e n ts h as alw ays had s i z a b l e s a l e s i n Europe - o v e r
$1 m i l l i o n a y e a r a t th e p r e s e n t t im e . B ut Beckman
d e c id e d to s e c u r e a f ir m e r f o o t h o l d i n th e German and
E uropean m arket b e f o r e German m a n u fa c tu r e r s c o u ld c a t c h u p .
I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t h i s o v e r s e a s p l a n t w i l l s o l v e m ost
o f h i s e x p o r t p r o b le m s, e n a b le him to com pete abroad on
b e t t e r term s by lo w e r in g c o s t s , and ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e
German p o o l o f t e c h n i c a l manpower.
Beckman h a s h ig h hope f o r h i s German v e n t u r e , e x p e c t s
t o s e l l h a l f the o u tp u t o f th e German p la n t i n W est
Germany a l o n e . But h e ’ s ta k in g a w id e r f i e l d f o r h i s ta r g e t
a r e a . One o f the r e a s o n s he b u i l t in Germany was to be
a b le to s e l l in s tr u m e n ts t o f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s t h a t c a n ’ t
pay i n d o l l a r s o r s t e r l i n g b u t ca n pay i n s o f t c u r r e n c y .
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P e r s o n a l v i s i t s to Beckman In s tr u m e n ts G o ., F eb . 1 9 5 5 .
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U n p u b lish e d B ro ch u re, Beckman In s tr u m e n ts C o ., n .d .
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I n o rd er t o rem a in n o t o n ly a b r e a s t o f th e f i e l d , b u t
a l s o t o a tte m p t t o a s s u r e l e a d e r s h i p Beckman In str u m e n ts
Company h as c r e a t e d a s p e c i a l l i b r a r y - th e t e c h n o lo g y
l i b r a r y .
The T ech n o lo g y l i b r a r y
A t e c h n o lo g y l i b r a r y i s one o f th e v a r io u s ty p e s o f
s p e c i a l l i b r a r i e s . A c l e a r and sim p le d e f i n i t i o n o f a
s p e c i a l l i b r a r y s t a t e s t h a t "a s p e c i a l l i b r a r y i s a s p e c i a l
c o l l e c t i o n s e r v in g a s p e c i a l c l i e n t e l e and u s in g s p e c i a l
m ethods f o r the p u r p o se .
No two c o r p o r a t io n l i b r a r i e s are i d e n t i c a l , th e
p o l i c i e s , m ethods and c o l l e c t i o n s v a ry a c c o r d in g t o th e
s u b j e c t i n t e r e s t and p la c e o f the l i b r a r y i n th e o r g a n iz a
t i o n . The prim ary f u n c t i o n s o f t e c h n o lo g y l i b r a r i e s are
a lm o st u n i v e r s a l i n t h e i r a p p l i c a t i o n . They a r e :
1 . M a in ta in on b e h a l f o f i t s c l i e n t e l e a c o n t in u in g |
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s u r v e y and e v a l u a t i o n o f c u r r e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s , r e s e a r c h i n i
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p r o g r e s s , and a c t i v i t i e s o f i n d i v i d u a l a u t h o r i t i e s .
2 . O rga n ize the s o u r c e s o f b o t h w r i t t e n and u n w r itt e n
e x p e r ie n c e and know ledge from th e s p e c i a l i s t ’ s v ie w p o in t . i
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Alma C larvoe M i t c h i l l , A B r i e f f o r C o r p o r a tio n
L i b r a r i e s ; A G uide f o r t h e i r O p e r a tio n and M anagement. (New
Y ork: S p e c i a l L i b r a r i e s A s s o c i a t i o n , 1 9 4 9 ) 7 P«
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3 . A ssem ble from w it h i n and w ith o u t th e l i b r a r y b o th
p u b l i c a t i o n s and in f o r m a tio n as r e q u ir e d b y th e a c t i v i t i e s
o f i t s c l i e n t e l e , d is s e m in a t in g t h e s e on th e i n i t i a t i v e o f
th e l i b r a r y as w e ll as on r e q u e s t , o f t e n i n a b s t r a c t or
memorandum form o r ie n t e d f o r im m ed iate a p p l i c a t i o n t o any
i n d i v i d u a l ’ s w ork.
4 . Make the s e r v i c e s and m a t e r i a l s o f the l i b r a r y
a v a i l a b l e t o a l l d e p a r tm en ts o f th e company.
5 . I n many c o r p o r a t io n s , b u t n o t a l l , th e l i b r a r y has
become the o f f i c i a l r e p o s i t o r y f o r a l l p r in t e d m a tte r and
r e p o r t s i s s u e d b y th e v a r io u s d e p a r tm en ts w it h in th e
o r g a n i z a t i o n .
6 . I n many t e c h n i c a l l i b r a r i e s a c l i p p i n g s e r v i c e on
s u b j e c t s o f c u r r e n t i n t e r e s t t o the p l a n t i s m a in ta in e d .
L e t us c o n s id e r i n what ty p e o f an o r g a n i z a t i o n a
t e c h n i c a l l i b r a r y would be o f m ost v a l u e . The b a s i s f o r a
l i b r a r y d o e s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y depend on s i z e ; in d e e d , an
o r g a n i z a t i o n w it h th r e e hundred e m p lo y ee s m ig h t r e q u ir e
more s e r v i c e s o f a l i b r a r y than one w ith two th ou san d
e m p lo y e e s .
U s u a l l y , a p l a n t en gaged i n a h i g h l y t e c h n i c a l p r o c e s s
i n v o l v i n g th e u s e o f one o f the s c i e n c e s I s one t h a t h as
th e g r e a t e s t n eed f o r a l i b r a r y . There i s su ch an immense
q u a n t it y o f m a t e r i a l a v a i l a b l e i n th e s c i e n c e s t h a t a
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t r a in e d p e r so n I s n e c e s s a r y t o c l a s s i f y p r o p e r ly and make
a v a i l a b l e t h i s w e a lth o f in f o r m a tio n .
Many o f th e t e c h n i c a l l i b r a r i e s i n la r g e c o r p o r a t io n s
b e g a n i n sm a ll c o l l e c t i o n s w i t h i n th e v a r io u s d e p a r tm e n ts .
The p e o p le who o r i g i n a t e d t h e s e book c o l l e c t i o n s had no
id e a o f form in g a l i b r a r y as a s e p a r a t e d e p a r tm e n t. The
n eed f o r in fo r m a tio n i n d o in g d a i l y work made i t n e c e s s a r y
to a c q u ir e b o o k s , p e r i o d i c a l s , and s e r v i c e s w h ich f u r n i s h
th e r e q u ir e d d a t a . The i d e a o f a c e n t r a l l i b r a r y o r ig i n a t e d
a s th e book c o l l e c t i o n showed i t s v a lu e to the o r g a n i z a t i o n
or a s the draw backs o f s m a ll l o c a l c o l l e c t i o n s a p p ea r e d .
In t h i s manner t e c h n i c a l l i b r a r i e s were o r g a n iz e d , and i n
many i n s t a n c e s th e y d id n o t im m e d ia te ly g a in d e p a r tm e n ta l
s t a t u s b u t rem ained u n d er the s u p e r v i s i o n o f the d ep a rtm en t
w h ich had o r i g i n a t e d th e book c o l l e c t i o n . I n a number o f
com p an ies the l i b r a r y was o r i g i n a l l y a p a r t o f the r e s e a r c h
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d e p a r tm e n t, a rra n g ed to s e r v e th e e x p e r im e n ta l r e s e a r c h j
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d ep artm en t or r e s e a r c h la b o r a t o r y , l a t e r r e c e i v i n g d e p a r t - |
m en ta l s t a n d in g . '
To e f f e c t maximum e f f i c i e n c y w it h in th e l i b r a r y i t s e l f ,
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a t t e n t i o n sh o u ld be fo c u s e d on a good o p e r a tin g u n i t . Clear,
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Rose L. V orm elker, The Company L ib r a r y . . . What i t i s
and d o e s . M o n tc la ir , New J e r s e y : M o n t c la ir , 1 9 5 1 , p . 6 .
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o u t l i n e s o f a u t h o r it y and o r g a n i z a t i o n a re to be d e s i r e d .
L ib r a r y p e r s o n n e l sh o u ld b e d iv id e d i n t o two w orking grou p s
The f i r s t group t e c h n i c a l p r o c e s s e s (o r d e r and c a t a l o g ) and
the seco n d group d iv id e d un der l i b r a r y s e r v i c e ( r e f e r e n c e
and c i r c u l a t i o n ) .
The t e c h n i c a l p r o c e s s e s group would be ch a rg ed w ith
th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f o r d e r in g , r e c e i v i n g , and c a t a l o g i n g
a l l l i b r a r y m a t e r i a l s . A f t e r r e c e i v i n g l i b r a r y m a t e r i a ls
from s u p p l i e r s th e y sh o u ld im m e d ia te ly p r e p a r e t h e s e
m a t e r i a ls f o r u s e . A s t a t i s t i c a l r e c o r d o f a l l work com
p l e t e d w i t h i n th e group f o r p la n n in g p u r p o se s sh o u ld a l s o
be m a in ta in e d . P rim ary d u t i e s o f the l i b r a r y s e r v i c e group
w ould be t o arra n g e f o r lo a n s and r e t u r n o f l i b r a r y
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m a t e r i a ls and to p r o v id e in f o r m a tio n and r e f e r e n c e s e r v i c e . I
I n o r d e r t o p erform t h e i r p rim ary d u t i e s m ost e f f i c i e n t l y I
th e group sh o u ld p r o v id e f o r th e o r d e r ly arran gem en t o f j
l i b r a r y m a t e r i a l s . A n oth er f u n c t i o n o f t h i s grou p would be
t o p r o v id e b i b l i o g r a p h i e s a t th e r e q u e s t o f the v a r io u s
o p e r a t in g d e p a r tm e n ts . By m a in ta in in g a m ica b le r e l a t i o n s
w it h o t h e r l i b r a r i e s and r e s e a r c h s o u r c e s th e s e r v i c e group
would b e a b le to f a c i l i t a t e i n t e r - l i b r a r y l o a n s .
I n a s m a lle r l i b r a r y , i n a l l p r o b a b i l i t y , one or two
p e r s o n s would have t o s u f f i c e i n p e r fo r m in g b o t h th e
t e c h n i c a l and s e r v i c e f u n c t i o n s .
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We have n o te d a w ork in g o r g a n i z a t i o n f o r a t e c h n i c a l
l i b r a r y , now l e t u s exam ine th e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e tw e e n th e
l i b r a r y and o th e r d ep a rtm en ts o f th e c o r p o r a t io n . Many
e a r l y t e c h n i c a l l i b r a r i e s came u n d er th e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f
th e T e c h n o lo g ic a l R e se a r c h D epartm ent and s i n c e the d e p a r t
m ent head had ch arge o f the book c o l l e c t i o n i t was s tr o n g
i n b o o k s p e r t a i n in g to r e s e a r c h , b u t weak on o th e r p h a se s
o f the b u s i n e s s .
On th e o th e r hand, i f the l i b r a r y i s a s e p a r a t e e n t i t y ,
p e o p le from the v a r io u s o p e r a tin g d e p a r tm en ts f e e l f r e e to
u s e the l i b r a r y f a c i l i t i e s ; h o w ev er, i f the l i b r a r y i s p a r t
o f a n o th e r departm en t company e m p lo y ee s may f e e l t h a t th e y
are im p o sin g on th e p a r e n t d ep artm en t b y u s in g th e l i b r a r y
r e s o u r c e s . N e e d le s s to s a y , b y h a v in g a c e n t r a l i z e d ,
d e p a r tm e n ta l l i b r a r y under the s u p e r v i s i o n o f an e x p e r i
e n c ed l i b r a r i a n g r e a t e r c o n t r o l can be e x e r c i s e d o v er the
book c o l l e c t i o n th u s f a c i l i t a t i n g l o c a t i o n o f n eed ed
m a t e r i a l s . A nother a d v a n ta g e o f c e n t r a l i z a t i o n i s th e f a c t
t h a t d u p l i c a t i o n o f o r d e r in g b ook s ca n be a v o id e d .
I n a la r g e c o r p o r a t io n h a v in g many s u b d i v is io n s th e r e
i s an ad van tage i n h a v in g a c e n t r a l i z e d l i b r a r y and s m a lle r
d e p a r tm e n ta l c o l l e c t i o n s b a s e d i n th e p a r t i c u l a r d ep artm en t
where su ch c o l l e c t i o n s c o n s e q u e n tly c o u ld a f f o r d th e
maximum b e n e f i t . I d e a l l y , th e c e n t r a l l i b r a r y would s t i l l
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h ave a d m in is t r a t iv e c o n t r o l o v e r th e s p e c i a l i z e d b r a n c h e s
and w ou ld h ou se th e u n io n c a rd c a t a l o g f o r a l l th e c o r p o r a
t i o n m a t e r i a l s . Each o f th e b r a n c h l i b r a r i e s w ould have
i t s own l i b r a r i a n or p e r s o n i n c h a r g e . They n eed n o t
n e c e s s a r i l y be t r a in e d l i b r a r i a n s b u t sh o u ld be I n s t r u c t e d
b y the head l i b r a r i a n as t o the a c c e p te d company m ethods
and p r o c e d u r e s . Through a c o o p e r a t iv e sy s te m o f i n t e r -
l i b r a r y lo a n s and a m utual exch an ge o f in f o r m a tio n i t would
b e p o s s i b l e t o e n jo y th e b e n e f i t s o f s p e c i a l i z e d c o l l e c
t i o n s , w h ile s t i l l r e t a i n i n g th e a d v a n ta g e s o f a c e n t r a l i z e d
o r g a n i z a t i o n . The above sy ste m h a s b e e n fou n d t o work v e r y
s a t i s f a c t o r i l y f o r s e v e r a l la r g e c o r p o r a t i o n s .
A c co r d in g to l i b r a r i a n s , th e l i b r a r i a n s h o u ld be
r e c o g n iz e d a s a d ep artm en t h e a d . T h is w i l l e n a b le him to
work on an e v en b a s i s w ith o th e r d ep artm en t h ea d s and w i l l
h e lp e s t a b l i s h th e id e a t h a t the l i b r a r y , t o o , i s a v i t a l
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p a r t o f th e o r g a n i z a t i o n . •
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I n d i s c u s s i n g th e p la c e o f the l i b r a r y i n a b u s i n e s s j
o r g a n i z a t i o n m en tio n sh o u ld b e made o f th e j u s t i f i c a t i o n
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f o r h a v in g a company l i b r a r y . There i s b u t one r e a s o n f o r ;
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a b u s i n e s s c o r p o r a t io n t o approve a p r o j e c t f o r s t a r t i n g a j
b u s i n e s s l i b r a r y - a d eq u a te r e t u r n . T his r e t u r n may n o t be j
e n t i r e l y o r im m e d ia te ly eco n o m ic; y e t , i n the end th e ■
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l i b r a r y m ust "pay" i t s way. What, t h e n , are th e r e tu r n s ? ^
1 . I t w i l l im plem ent th e eq u ip m en t o f e x e c u t i v e s ,
s t a f f m embers, and em p lo y ees who have to d e a l w ith
f a c t s . Q uick a c c e s s to in f o r m a tio n i n c r e a s e s
e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f a l l em p lo y ee s from to p to b o tto m .
2 . I t w i l l c e n t r a l i z e in f o r m a tio n , i n hands o f s k i l l e d
w o r k e r s , who know how to r e n d e r i t m ost e f f e c t i v e l y .
3 . I t w i l l sa v e d u p l i c a t i o n , r e n d e r in f o r m a tio n
p r o m p tly , and c o n se r v e th e tim e and e n e r g y o f
h ig h e r o f f i c i a l s .
4 . I t w i l l c r y s t a l l i z e and s t i m u l a t e e d u c a t io n a l
a c t i v i t i e s . The s p e c i a l l i b r a r y i s a n a t u r a l
c e n t e r f o r su ch work.
The L ib r a r ia n i n th e S p e c i a l L ib r a r y
A c o r p o r a t io n sh o u ld be a s p a r t i c u l a r i n s e l e c t i n g a
l i b r a r i a n as i t i s i n c h o o sin g o t h e r d ep a rtm en t h e a d s .
C e r t a in p r e r e q u i s i t e s may be m en tio n e d a s b e in g im p o r ta n t |
to a l i b r a r i a n ’ s s u c c e s s . A c o l l e g e e d u c a t io n and a lib r a iy j
s c h o o l d e g r e e are v e r y d e s i r a b l e r e q u ir e m e n ts . The q u e s t io n
som etim e a r i s e s a s to w h eth er i t w ould be b e s t to have a
s u b j e c t s p e c i a l i s t and t e a c h him l i b r a r y m ethods o r h i r e a |
l i b r a r i a n and a c q u a in t him w ith th e p rob lem s p e c u l i a r to
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th e company. E x p e r ie n c e h a s ta u g h t th e m a j o r it y o f ‘
com panies t h a t i t i s u s u a l l y or f r e q u e n t l y b e s t to have I
6 !
D a n ie l N. Handy, The C r e a t io n and D evelop m ent o f an !
In su r a n c e L ib r a r y (New York : S p e c i a l L i b r a r i e s A s s o c ia t i o n ,
1 9 4 1 ) , p. 7.
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someone w e l l s c h o o le d i n l i b r a r y t e c h n iq u e s to a d m in is t e r
th e company l i b r a r y and t h a t kn ow led ge In th e s p e c i a l f i e l d
o f b u s i n e s s can d e v e lo p . I f th e l i b r a r i a n w ould have
e x p e r ie n c e i n th e ty p e o f o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t i s s e a r c h in g
f o r a l i b r a r i a n , so much th e b e t t e r .
The p e r so n d e s i r o u s o f em barking upon a c a r e e r i n
l i b r a r y work sh o u ld g e t a good fo u n d a t io n w ith a b road
f i e l d o f k n o w led g e. Today’ s c o r p o r a t io n i s a c o m p lic a te d
a f f a i r c o n c er n e d w ith many p rob lem s o f r e s e a r c h , e n g in e e r
i n g , p r o d u c tio n , m a r k e tin g , s e l l i n g , and p e r s o n n e l. The
l i b r a r i a n w i l l be c a l l e d upon to p r o v id e b o o k s , p am p h lets
and in f o r m a tio n on a l l p h a se s o f the com pany’ s b u s i n e s s .
E d u c a tio n a l backgroun d and s u b j e c t e x p e r ie n c e are
h e l p f u l i n c o n t r ib u t in g to the m aking o f a s u c c e s s f u l
l i b r a r i a n b u t th e y are n o t the o n ly f a c t o r s . A f r i e n d l y ,
c h e e r f u l p e r s o n a l i t y c e r t a i n l y w i l l go a lo n g way i n m aking
p e o p le want to u s e th e l i b r a r y f a c i l i t i e s . The l i b r a r i a n
I sh o u ld be a b le t o d e a l w ith a l l ty p e s o f p e o p le i n th e
I company from th e h i g h e s t e x e c u t i v e to th e lo w e s t c l e r k .
A b i l i t i e s s h o u ld i n c lu d e the s k i l l i t ta k e s t o d ig o u t
in f o r m a tio n from a l l s o r t s o f p l a c e s ; th e c a p a c it y to f u l l y
comprehend the problem s a t hand and the im a g in a t io n to s e e
and o f t e n i n i t i a t e f u r t h e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s to be o f s e r v i c e .
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A l l t h i s r e q u ir e s a p e r so n who i s m a tu r e , a l e r t and
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r e s p o n s i b l e , as w e l l as f l e x i b l e .
Beckman T e ch n o lo g y L ib r a r y
The T e ch n o lo g y L ib r a r y has b e e n a p a r t o f Beckman
I n str u m e n ts from the v e r y b e g in n in g . U n t i l the company
moved t o F u l l e r t o n a n o n - p r o f e s s i o n a l l i b r a r i a n was
em p loyed . S h o r t ly a f t e r th e move to F u l l e r t o n , M rs. H ert a
F is h e r , a n a t i v e o f V ien n a , A u s t r ia , and a g r a d u a te o f th e
U n i v e r s i t y o f D enver L ib r a r y S c h o o l was em ployed as
l i b r a r i an
The l i b r a r y w elcom es v i s i t o r s , b u t e a c h m ust w ear a
c o m p a n y -issu e d i d e n t i f i c a t i o n ta g b e f o r e a d m itta n c e .^
M a te r ia l i n th e l i b r a r y c i r c u l a t e s to e m p lo y ee s o n ly ; how
e v e r , i n t e r - l i b r a r y lo a n s are a v a i l a b l e to o t h e r l i b r a r i e s .
Beckman l i b r a r y i s open from 8 : 0 0 A. M. u n t i l 4 :4 5 P. M.
Mondays th r o u g h F r i d a y s .
Dewey D ecim al S y stem o f C l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s u s e d b y
Mrs, F is h e r i n c l a s s i f y i n g th e m a t e r i a l . P r e v i o u s l y th e
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A n g e lic a B lo m s h ie ld and E l i z a b e t h F erg u so n ( e d s . ) .
The C r e a tio n and D evelop m en t o f an I n su r a n c e L ib r a r y (3d
e d . ) ; New York : 1 9 4 9 , p . 3 .
^ P e r so n a l I n t e r v ie w w it h M rs. F is h e r , F e b ., 1 9 5 5 .
^Personal visits to Beckman Instruments Co., Feb. 1955.
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l i b r a r i a n d id n o t u s e a c l a s s i f i c a t i o n sy ste m so th e
D ecim a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f the m a t e r i a l was i n i t i a t e d * A lso
th e form er l i b r a r i a n had a tte m p te d t o d e v i s e a u n iq u e
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c l a s s i f i c a t i o n schem e, b u t th e r e s u l t s were in a d e q u a t e .
The e n t i r e c o l l e c t i o n was c l a s s i f i e d b y b roa d s u b j e c t
c a t e g o r i e s su ch a s B u s in e s s A d m in is t r a t io n , B io lo g y and
C h e m istr y . T i t l e s were th en a lp h a b e t iz e d w it h in th e s u b je c t
c a t e g o r i e s . The p la n was e n t i r e l y to o b r o a d , and made th e
l o c a t i o n o f m a t e r i a l d i f f i c u l t .
A d i c t i o n a r y c a t a l o g i s b e in g u se d i n the l i b r a r y ,
e v e r y th in g b e in g a l p h a b e t i c a l i n n a t u r e . L ib r a r y o f
C on gress c a r d s are ad ap ted t o the m a t e r ia l f o r c a t a l o g i n g .
The s e l e c t i o n o f b o o k s f o r th e l i b r a r y i s done b y th e
l i b r a r i a n and th e e m p lo y e e s, and some m a t e r i a l i s a c q u ir e d Î
th ro u g h g i f t s . The l i b r a r y c o n t a in s some 2500 b o o k s , b u t j
the m ain f e a t u r e o f th e l i b r a r y i s th e p e r i o d i c a l c o l l e c t i o n !
Some 400 p e r i o d i c a l s are s u b s c r ib e d to b y th e l i b r a r y , m ost ^
o f them b e in g s t r i c t l y t e c h n i c a l i n n a t u r e . U s u a lly |
m a t e r ia l i n p e r i o d i c a l s i s more r e c e n t i n n a tu r e th a n t h a t
i n b o o k s , hence p e r i o d i c a l s a r e o f g r e a t e r v a lu e to a '
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company %hich m ust have the l a t e s t d e v e lo p m e n ts i n th e I
f i e l d t o k eep a b r e a s t o f i t s c o m p e t it o r s . j
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I n a d d i t io n to b ook s and p e r i o d i c a l s th e l i b r a r y
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c o n t a i n s :
C l a s s i f i e d a c c o r d in g to Dewey D ecim al sy ste m
C a ta lo g s
A b s tr a c t s
B u l l e t i n s
Not c l a s s i f i e d , b u t c a t a lo g e d a l p h a b e t i c a l l y a c c o r d in g
to a u th o r or t i t l e
P h o t o s t a t s
R e p r in ts
P am phlets
C ir c u la r s
R ep o rts
The a u to m a tio n b u s i n e s s i s h i g h l y c o m p e t i t i v e , and as
a r e s u l t some o f th e m a t e r i a l i n th e l i b r a r y i s c l a s s i f i e d -
n o t a v a i l a b l e to the p u b l i c , and o n ly to c e r t a i n e m p lo y e e s.
The l i b r a r y h a s no b u d g e t, i n s t e a d h a s an a c c o u n t
num ber, w h ich f o r f i s c a l r e a s o n s p l a c e s th e l i b r a r y under
th e R e se a rc h D epartm ent h e a d . T h is arran gem en t h a s b een j
c o n s id e r e d u n s a t i s f a c t o r y b y Mrs. F is h e r b e c a u s e i t has j
c o m p le t e ly s u b o r d in a te d th e l i b r a r y to a d ep a rtm en t head [
who i n m ost i n s t a n c e s would n o t be a b le t o d e te r m in e |
w h eth er or n o t a book sh o u ld be p u rc h a sed f o r th e lib r a r y * i
M rs. F is h e r h a s c o n te n d e d t h a t th e l i b r a r y sh o u ld be a I
s e p a r a t e d e p a r tm e n t, an e n t i t y i n i t s e l f . T h is arrangem ent '
Iwould b e t t e r e n a b le h e r t o c o o r d in a t e th e p u r c h a s in g o f j
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j m a t e r ia l f o r th e l i b r a r y , and s e l e c t i n g o f b o o k s . As a j
p r o f e s s i o n a l l i b r a r i a n she h a s f e l t sh e c o u ld b e t t e r \
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p erform the t a s k than c o u ld a d ep artm en t h ead somewhat
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rem oved from th e l i b r a r y
An e x tr e m e ly u s e f u l s e r v i c e th e l i b r a r y p erform s i s
the a b s t r a c t in g o f l i t e r a t u r e c u r r e n t i n th e t e c h n o l o g i c a l
f i e l d . The m a t e r ia l i s rea d b y th e s t a f f and l i b r a r i a n ,
and m o n th ly a b s t r a c t s are th e n sum m arized, c o o r d in a te d and
p u b lis h e d b y th e l i b r a r y f o r u s e o f th e e n t i r e Beckman
s t a f f . A t y p i c a l a b s t r a c t i s :
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R ecen t d e v e lo p m e n ts i n W h ite-S u g a r C o lo r im e tr y .
T, R. G i l l e t t and W , D. H ea th . D i s c u s s i o n o f h i s t o r y
o f t h i s d e t e r m in a t io n ; r e p o r t o f c o l l a b o r a t i v e s t u d i e s
on v a r io u s a n a l y t i c a l p r o c e d u r e s . D e s c r i p t i o n o f
p r e s e n t sta n d a r d m ethod, d e s c r i p t i o n and e v a l u a t i o n o f
Beckman Sugar C o lo r im e te r .
A n oth er s e r v i c e r e n d e r e d b y th e l i b r a r y i s the
a b s t r a c t i n g o f new b o o k s o f i n t e r e s t t o the company.
F o llo w in g i s an e x c e r p t o f the a b s t r a c t o f P h y s ic s o f
E x p e r im e n ta l M ethod, b y H. J . J . B r a d d ic k :
A w orthy com panion a t l a s t to S t r o n g ’ s ’ P r o c ed u r es o f
E x p e r im e n ta l P h y s i c s . ’ D e s e r v e s a s p e c i a l p la c e on
th e s h e l f o f e v e r y r e s e a r c h w o rk er. More th a n a mere
r e f e r e n c e work, a th r e a d o f p r i n c i p l e and b a s i c
c o n c e p t c o u r s e s th r o u g h o u t; the b oo k e d u c a t e s as w e l l
a s i n f o r m s .11
A ccord in g to Mrs. F is h e r t h i s s e r v i c e h as p ro v en
^ ^ P er so n a l I n t e r v ie w w ith Mrs. F i s h e r , F e b ., 1 9 5 5 .
Beckman D i v i s i o n , Beckman I n s t r u m e n t s , I n c . ,
L i t e r a t u r e Summary R e se a rc h D ep a rtm en t. D e c . 1954 -
Jan . 1 9 5 5 .
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e x tr e m e ly v a lu a b le t o the s t a f f , and i s one o f the m ost
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im p o r ta n t f u n c t i o n s o f th e l i b r a r y .
As m en tio n ed p r e v i o u s l y i n t h i s stu d y th e p e r i o d i c a l
c o l l e c t i o n i n Beckman L ib r a r y i s p r o b a b ly i t s m ost o u t s t a n d
in g f e a t u r e . The h i s t o r i c a l d e v e lo p m en t o f the e n t i r e
l i b r a r y i s r e f l e c t e d i n th e g ro w th o f the p e r i o d i c a l c o l
l e c t i o n . T his e n t i r e c o l l e c t i o n in c lu d i n g a l i s t i n g o f th e
h o ld in g s i s in c lu d e d i n the a p p en d ix o f t h i s w ork. For
p u r p o se s o f t h i s s tu d y s e v e r a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ty p e s o f
p e r i o d i c a l s i n th e l i b r a r y are n o t e d .
A m erican M a c h in is t , i s a p e r i o d i c a l c o n cern ed w ith
m etalw ork p r o d u c tio n , and o f g r e a t v a lu e i n a c o n c e r n su ch
as Beckman’ s .
B r i t i s h B u l l e t i n o f S p e c t r o s c o p y , i s a h i g h l y s p e c i a l
i z e d p u b l i c a t i o n o f s e v e r a l a l l i e d g ro u p s i n B r i t a i n - th e
I n d u s t r i a l S p e c tr o s c o p y Group o f th e I n s t i t u t e o f P h y s ic s ,
P h o t o e l e c t r i c S p e c tr o m e tr y Group; and th e I n f r a r e d
D i s c u s s i o n G roup.
C h em ical A b s t r a c t s . p u b lis h e s i n a b s t r a c t form the
im p o r ta n t m a t e r ia l a p p ea r in g i n c h e m ic a l l i t e r a t u r e .
C o r tis o n e I n v e s t i g a t o r , a b s t r a c t s from th e m e d ic a l
l i t e r a t u r e m a t e r ia l on c o r t i s o n e and o t h e r s u b s ta n c e s o f
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Correspondence with Mrs. Fisher, Feb., 1955.
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r e l a t e d a p p l i c a t i o n .
F lo w , i s the m agazin e o f m a t e r ia l h a n d lin g and p a ck a g
in g m e th o d s.
J o u rn a l o f M e t a ls . i s a sta n d a r d p e r i o d i c a l on th e a l l -
im p o r ta n t r o l e o f m e ta l i n modern i n d u s t r y .
M achine D e s ig n , i s a p r o f e s s i o n a l jo u r n a l f o r c h i e f
e n g in e e r s and d e s i g n e r s .
P a c i f i c F a c t o r y , i s th e p la n t management and p ro d u c
t i o n m agazin e o f the W estern U n ite d S t a t e s .
R eview o f S c i e n t i f i c I n s t r u m e n t s . c o n t a in s im p o r ta n t
d i s c o v e r i e s i n the f i e l d o f s c i e n t i f i c in s tr u m e n t d e v e lo p
ment •
Vacuum, i s a r e v ie w o f d e v e lo p m e n ts i n vacuum r e s e a r c h
and e n g i n e e r i n g .
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Of se c o n d a r y im p o rta n ce i n th e l i b r a r y i s th e book |
c o l l e c t i o n . As m en tio n ed p r e v i o u s l y some 2500 b ook s are j
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h o u sed i n the l i b r a r y . T his c o l l e c t i o n i s b e in g c o n t i n u a l l y
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e n la r g e d , b u t a t the p r e s e n t tim e i s oversh adow ed by th e j
p e r i o d i c a l s . !
The book c o l l e c t i o n f o r what i t l a c k s i n s i z e makes up |
i n q u a l i t y . Many o f th e b oo k s a re v e r y s p e c i a l i z e d , and j
d i f f i c u l t f o r th e laym an t o com prehend. Most o f the b ook s j
a re r e c e n t i n n a t u r e , t h i s b e in g n e c e s s i t a t e d b y the many j
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o p e r a t in g ch a n g es w h ich a f f e c t an in d u s t r y o f the Beckman !
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t y p e . S e v e r a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t y p e s o f b ook s found i n th e
l i b r a r y a re n o te d , w ith th e i d e a o f o b s e r v in g t h e i r h i g h l y
t e c h n i c a l n a t u r e .
D i f f u s i o n i n and Through S o l i d s . by R ich a rd M, B a r r e r ,
i s the l a t e s t work on d i f f u s i o n a r y m ethods as i n t e g r a t e d
i n t o a u to m a tio n .
The T ech n o lo g y o f A d h e s iv e s . b y John B elm o n te, i s i n
th e m ain on te r m in o lo g y r e l a t i n g to com m ercial work i n
a d h e s i v e s .
S t a t i s t i c a l M ethods f o r C h em ical E x p e r im e n ta tio n . b y
W. L. G ore, i s a sta n d a r d work on th e r e l a t i o n o f s t a t i s
t i c a l m eth o d o lo g y to c h e m is tr y .
M etal D a ta , b y Samuel L . H oy t, i s o f prim e im p o rta n ce |
to Beckman, b e c a u se the l a t e s t com m ercial m arket d a ta i s |
the b a s i s f o r t h i s w ork. |
P a in t F ilm D e f e c t s T h e ir C a u ses and C ure, by M anfred |
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jH ess, i s a r e c e n t book on ways and means to im prove th e
com m ercial p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f p a i n t . ;
E n g in e e r in g M anufacture and M eth od s, b y G il b e r t S .
S e h a l l e r , i s u se d a g r e a t d e a l b y th e Beckman e n g i n e e r s . j
I t a tte m p ts to c o r r e l a t e p r o f e s s i o n a l e n g in e e r in g tech n iq u es!
w ith com m ercial mass p r o d u c t io n i d e a s . ;
A T r e a t i s e on E l e c t r i c i t y and M agnetism , b y James Cleikj
M axw ell, i s a r e c e n t work r e l a t i n g th e l a t e s t t h e o r i e s i n
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e l e c t r o n i c s as advan ced by B r i t i s h s c i e n t i s t s .
Hew I n s tr a m e n ta l M ethods i n E l e c t r o c h e m is t r y , b y P aul
D e la h a y , i s a n o th e r B r i t i s h w ork. T h is a tte m p ts to o u t l i n e
the com m ercial p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f c o r r e l a t i n g th e f i e l d s o f
e l e c t r o n i c s and c h e m is tr y .
H igh V o lta g e L a b o r a to r y T e c h n iq u e , b y J , D. C raggs and
J . M, Meek, i s a n o th e r B r i t i s h work, i s a s a f e t y stu d y whi(±
i s u se d as a sta n d a r d r e f e r e n c e s o u r c e a t Beckm ans. The
l a t e s t s a f e t y d e v i c e s a re o u t l i n e d .
A n a l y t i c a l A b s o r p tio n S p e c t r o s c o p y , e d i t e d b y M, G.
Me1 1 a n , i s a sta n d a r d work o f c o n s id e r a b le v a lu e to
Beckman. I t d e a l s w ith the com m odity t h a t Mr. Beckman i s
m ost i n t e r e s t e d i n - the s p e c t r o s c o p e .
Summary ^
W hile the p o l i c i e s , m ethods and c o l l e c t i o n s o f c o r p o r a - j
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t i o n l i b r a r i e s v a r y a c c o r d in g to the s u b j e c t i n t e r e s t o f ■
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the i n d u s t r y , t h e i r p rim a ry f u n c t i o n s are q u it e s i m i l a r . |
The need f o r p r o p e r ly c l a s s i f i e d in f o r m a t io n i n a c c o m p lis h - |
in g d a i l y work l e d t o th e grow th o f l i b r a r i e s w it h in |
c o r p o r a t i o n s . The l i b r a r y s u b o r d in a te t o a n o th e r d e p a r t - j
ment w i l l te n d to be hampered i n sc o p e and s e r v i c e , t h e r e
f o r e , f u l l d e p a r tm e n ta l s t a t u s i s t o be d e s i r e d b e c a u se i t
o f f e r s o p p o r t u n it y to r e n d e r the m ost e f f e c t i v e s e r v i c e .
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C o n sid e r a b le c a re sh o u ld b e ta k e n i n s e l e c t i n g the
te c h n o lo g y l i b r a r i a n . D e s ir a b le q u a l i t i e s a re a good
fo u n d a tio n i n b road f i e l d s o f i n t e r e s t , kn ow led ge o f
l i b r a r y t e c h n iq u e s and p l e a s i n g p e r s o n a l i t y c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .
The new p r o d u c tio n te c h n iq u e c a l l e d a u to m a tio n i s
sw eep in g Am erican in d u s t r y a t the p r e s e n t tim e . S t a r t i n g
i n 1934 D r. A rnold 0 . Beckman r a i s e d h i s company i n t o a
commanding p o s i t i o n i n th e w orld o f i n d u s t r y . The company
h a s c o n t i n u a l l y exp an d ed , w it h the German v e n tu r e b e in g th e j
f i r s t a tte m p t to in v a d e th e f o r e i g n m arket b y means o f a
jEuropean p l a n t . The new p a r e n t p l a n t i n F u l l e r t o n ,
C a l i f o r n i a , i s s t i l l a n o th e r s t e p i n Beckman’ s b u i l d i n g
program .
The Beckman L ib r a r y i s l o c a t e d i n th e F u l le r t o n p l a n t ,
and i s un der the p r o f e s s i o n a l d i r e c t i o n o f Mrs. H ert a
j F is h e r . The Dewey D ecim al sy ste m o f c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i s
jbeing i n s t i t u t e d b y M rs. F is h e r t o r e p la c e a f a u l t y , s u b j e c -
jtiv e ty p e o f c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i n u s e b e f o r e th e a r r i v a l o f
‘ M rs. F is h e r as l i b r a r i a n .
F u tu re d ev elo p m en t o f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r s p e c i a l l i b r a r y
seem s a s s u r e d . I t i s f o r the h i s t o r i a n now to f i n d the
m ost s a t i s f a c t o r y m ethod o f c a p i t a l i z i n g on t h i s ty p e o f
(s p é c ia l l i b r a r y as a s o u r c e f o r e co n o m ic , b u s i n e s s and
t e c h n o l o g i c a l h i s t o r y o f th e r e c e n t U n ite d S t a t e s .
C o n c lu s io n
The f i e l d o f s c i e n c e h as v a r io u s c o n n o t a t io n s i n th e
modern w o r ld . The ato m ic e r a h as u s h e r e d i n a new c o n c e p t
o f e x i s t e n c e . The b e n e f i t s o f s c i e n t i f i c d i s c o v e r y are
many, b u t a t th e same tim e th e p o t e n t i a l d is a d v a n ta g e s o f
s c i e n t i f i c p r o g r e s s are g r e a t .
Among the p rob lem s t h a t have a r i s e n i s th e c o n t r o v e r s y
t h a t s c i e n c e and r e l i g i o n a re i n o p p o sin g cam ps. S u s p ic io n
e x i s t s t h a t s c i e n c e i s l a r g e l y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r abandonment
o f m oral p r i n c i p l e s and e t h i c a l s t a n d a r d s . There are o t h e r
a d v e r se d e v e lo p m e n ts . S c i e n t i s t s w ith t h e i r i n t e r n a t i o n a l
i s t o u t lo o k have c r e a t e d a m is u n d e r s ta n d in g o f the
s c i e n t i f i c c o n c e p t o f f r e e ex ch a n g e o f in f o r m a t io n . The
p o l i t i c a l r e p e r c u s s i o n s o f t h i s o u t lo o k have b e e n w id e
sp re a d s i n c e th e end o f W orld War I I . The d e ta c h e d s o c i a l
n e u t r a l i t y o f s c i e n t i s t s , and t h e i r i n d i f f e r e n c e to p u b lic
a t t i t u d e s have h e lp e d to p a i n t an u n fa v o r a b le p i c t u r e i n
the mind o f the g e n e r a l p u b l i c . S c i e n t i s t s have a l s o b e e n
prone t o r i d i c u l e a r e a s o f k n ow led ge w h ich are n o t m easu r
a b l e , a t th e same tim e d i s a g r e e i n g among th e m s e lv e s as to
what can be c o n s id e r e d ’’s c i e n t i f i c . ”
The s c i e n t i s t s have done v e r y l i t t l e to a l l e v i a t e th e
f e a r s and r e s e n tm e n ts o f the g e n e r a l p u b lic r e l a t i v e to th e
d e s t r u c t i v e pow er o f s c i e n c e . S c i e n t i f i c i l l i t e r a c y among
1 1 9
th e g e n e r a l p u b lic i n A m erica h a s b e e n a problem w it h w h ich
th e s c i e n t i s t s have had to c o n te n d , the answ er to w h ich h as
n o t b e e n fo r th c o m in g .
I t i s a p p a ren t t h a t th e grow in g i n t e r e s t i n s c i e n c e
h a s l e d t o an i n t e r e s t i n the h i s t o r y o f s c i e n c e . Most o f
the work done i n t h i s f i e l d h a s b e e n b y i n v e s t i g a t o r s from
many f i e l d s - i n c lu d i n g s o c i o l o g y , p h ilo s o p h y , and s c i e n c e
i t s e l f - and th e y have had to u n c o v e r f o r th e m s e lv e s t h a t
p a r t o f the h i s t o r y o f s c i e n c e t h a t was r e l e v a n t t o t h e i r
i n t e r e s t s . S y s t e m a t ic advancem ent o f k n ow led ge i n t h i s
s p e c i a l i z e d s u b j e c t m u st, h ow ev er, depend on p r o f e s s i o n a l l y
t r a in e d h i s t o r i a n s o f s c i e n c e , w it h b a ck gro u n d s i n b o th
h i s t o r y and s c i e n c e , t o ta k e th e le a d i n th e w r i t i n g o f t h e |
h i s t o r y o f s c i e n c e . F u tu re h i s t o r i e s o f s c i e n c e w i l l be
w r i t t e n by t h e s e p e o p le w it h h i s t o r y - s c i e n c e t r a i n i n g .
I n some i n s t a n c e s the h i s t o r y o f s c i e n c e n e e d s to be j
r e w r i t t e n . Many h i s t o r i a n s have c o n c e iv e d th e h i s t o r y o f i
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s c i e n c e a s b e in g fu n d a m e n ta lly th e h i s t o r y o f s c i e n t i f i c I
th o u g h t. Those who s tu d y the h i s t o r y o f s c i e n t i f i c th o u g h t :
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w i l l r e a c h i n due c o u r s e th e q u e s t io n o f th e r e l a t i o n s I
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b e tw e e n t h a t th o u g h t and the s t a t e o f s b c i e t y . But a j
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h i s t o r i a n who s t a r t s w it h t h o s e r e l a t i o n s o f t e n en d s by
t a k in g the s c i e n t i f i c th o u g h t f o r g r a n te d and r e l a t i n g i t
t o o d i r e c t l y to th e con tem p ora ry econom ic and s o c i a l w o r ld .
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w ith o u t a d eq u a te e v id e n c e t h a t the assum ed l in k a g e s e x i s t e d ,
I n t h i s a r e a h i s t o r i a n s n eed to c l e a r t h e i r t h in k in g and
d e f i n e term s b e f o r e w r i t i n g a d e f i n i t i v e h i s t o r y o f s c i e n c e .
O ther h i s t o r i e s o f s c i e n c e have b e e n w r i t t e n u s in g i n s u f
f i c i e n t so u r c e m a t e r i a l . T h is h a s r e s u l t e d i n f a c t u a l l y
i n c o r r e c t h i s t o r i e s . M a te r ia l w r i t t e n i n t h i s manner m ust
be r e w r i t t e n u s in g new and b e t t e r r e s e a r c h t e c h n iq u e s .
T hese t e c h n i q u e s ,b e in g g a in e d th r o u g h t r a i n i n g i n th e
s c i e n c e s as w e l l as h i s t o r i o g r a p h y .
Throwing open th e d o o r s to s c i e n t i f i c kn ow led ge w i l l
a id h i s t o r i a n s g r e a t l y i n s tu d y in g and s o l v i n g some o f th e
p rob lem s t h a t have c o n f r o n te d and a r e now c o n f r o n t in g th e
s c i e n t i s t and laym an. By n o t i n g the r e s o u r c e s o f a s c i e n c e
l i b r a r y i t i s f e l t t h a t t h i s s tu d y h a s a id e d i n o p e n in g th e
d o o r s to s c i e n t i f i c k n o w led g e. To make t h e s e r e s o u r c e s
a v a i l a b l e t o the h i s t o r i a n i s th e u l t i m a t e c o n t r i b u t i o n th e
l i b r a r i a n can make t o the s tu d y o f h i s t o r y .
CHAPTER V
GENERAL CONCLUSION
W herever th e r e i s a p rob lem o f g o v ern m en t, f i n a n c e ,
b u s i n e s s , m a n u fa c tu r in g o r comm erce, th e men who th in k and
who a c t upon in f o r m a t io n m ust p o s s e s s a l l a v a i l a b l e k n ow l
e d g e . The s p e c i a l l i b r a r y i s th e means to t h a t e n d .
C o n tin u in g kn ow led ge m ust be made a r t i c u l a t e i n e v e r y d a y
a f f a i r s . I n s t e a d o f b e in g h id d e n i n a g e n e r a l l i b r a r y
s c a t t e r e d and u n c o l l e c t e d , i t w i l l b e fo c u s e d upon th e jo b s
w h ich men p erfo rm and w i l l h e lp i n the s o l u t i o n o f problem s
w h ich a r i s e .
A lth o u g h p h i l a t e l i c l i b r a r i e s are a l i k e i n b e in g
r e p o s i t o r i e s o f p h i l a t e l i c w r i t i n g s , m ost o f them have an
i n d i v i d u a l i t y w h ich ca n n o t f i t i n t o a u n ifo r m p a t t e r n .
T h is i n d i v i d u a l i t y a lo n e makes r e s e a r c h i n t h i s ty p e o f
l i b r a r y im p o r ta n t t o the h i s t o r i a n . Most l i b r a r i e s o f
c o l l e c t o r s c lu b s are c o n c er n e d s o l e l y w it h s a t i s f y i n g th e
demands o f t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r c l i e n t e l e . T h is i s a d i s
a d v a n ta g e to th e p h i l a t e l i c a l l y I n t e r e s t e d n o n -c lu b member
i n t h a t i t i s d i f f i c u l t f o r him to o b t a in in f o r m a tio n
q u i c k ly . R esea rch b y h i s t o r i a n s made a v a i l a b l e to th e
Ig e n e r a l p u b lic w ould be a w o r th w h ile s e r v i c e in d e e d .
I One f u n c t i o n o f any l i b r a r y i s to k eep s a f e a l l
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p r in t e d m a tte r o f m e r it so t h a t i t w i l l n o t v a n is h from th e
e a r t h . This i s a f u n c t i o n t h a t C o l l e c t o r s ’ c lu b s a re
g r a d u a lly a ssu m in g . Such a f u n c t i o n i s o f v a lu e to th e
h i s t o r i a n , f o r he may assum e t h a t m a t e r ia l i n p h i l a t e l i c
l i b r a r i e s i s as c o m p le te as p o s s i b l e . The i d e a o f c o m p le te
n e s s sh o u ld a id him g r e a t l y i n r e s e a r c h .
Most stam p c o l l e c t o r s a re a c c u m u la to r s and n o t s t u d e n t s
Of t h i s group many m igh t become s t u d e n t s i f th e y had fu r t h e r
in f o r m a t io n and a s s i s t a n c e . The h i s t o r i a n c o u ld a id them
b y m aking known r e f e r e n c e m a t e r ia l a v a i l a b l e i n p h i l a t e l i c
l i b r a r i e s .
S in c e p h i l a t e l y i s a hob b y, no a p p e a ls i n th e name o f
e d u c a t io n or r ig h t e o u s n e s s can lu r e p e o p le i n t o p h i l a t e l i c
l i b r a r i e s . He who knows t h a t r e s e a r c h i s p r a c t i c i n g th e
a r t o f d e t e c t i o n can e n j o y g a t h e r in g f a c t s . He who l i k e s
o ld e n tim e s can s a t i s f y h i s a n t iq u a r ia n i n t e r e s t . He who
w ants to be m a ste r o f a s u b j e c t can g e t from b ook s much o f
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th e in f o r m a tio n he w a n ts. To t e l l c o l l e c t o r s a b o u t t h e s e j
!
and many o t h e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r e x p a n d in g th e p le a s u r e o f
j
s p e c i a l i t i e s i s th e g r e a t problem o f p h i l a t e l i c l i b r a r i a n s . 1
I
This t a s k can be g r e a t l y a id e d b y th e r e s e a r c h h i s t o r i a n . I
i
The f u tu r e v a lu e o f th e p h i l a t e l i c l i b r a r y to th e |
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h i s t o r i a n m ust be f i n a l l y tem pered w it h the p o s s i b i l i t y j
t h a t th e p o s ta g e stam p w i l l d is a p p e a r c o m p le t e ly . T his |
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i s th e r e s u l t o f the r a p id grow th o f m etered p o s t a g e , or
e v e n o f the p o s s i b i l i t y o f f r e e p o s t a g e . I f the stam p i s
I e v e n t u a l l y r e p la c e d , th e p h i l a t e l i c l i b r a r y may become
o b s o l e t e . These l i b r a r i e s may th e n be p r e s e r v e d th r o u g h
h i s t o r i c a l i n t e r e s t f o r p u r p o se s o f r e s e a r c h .
Of g r e a t v a lu e t o th e h i s t o r i a n i s a s p o r t l i b r a r y .
Changing s o c i a l p a t t e r n s o f s p o r t s a f f e c t our c u l t u r e
g r e a t l y . C o n tin u ed a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n s p o r t s b y th e
g e n e r a l p u b lic h a s f a r r e a c h in g p h y s i o l o g i c a l e f f e c t s , and
t h e s e c o n se q u e n c e s c o u ld g r e a t l y a l t e r our c u lt u r e i n th e
f u t u r e . The h i s t o r i a n can r e n d e r immense s e r v i c e t o
s o c i e t y by n o t in g t h e s e ch a n g in g p a t t e r n s th r o u g h stu d y o f
th e l i t e r a t u r e o f s p o r t s .
S p o r ts c o n t i n u a l l y change i n b o th o r g a n i z a t i o n and
p u r p o se . Hew s p o r t s e v o lv e o u t o f o ld gam es. L a c r o s s e ,
the n a t i o n a l game o f C anada, had i t s b e g in n in g s i n an o ld
I n d ia n game c a l l e d b a g g a ta w a y . Some games c o n s t a n t l y
assum e new fo r m s. B a s k e t b a ll i s b e in g changed e a c h y e a r
b y the f o r m u la t io n o f new r u l e s and the d i s c a r d i n g o f o ld
I
j p r a c t i c e s . Many modern s p o r t s h ave c o m p le t e ly l o s t t h e i r
{ o r ig in a l p u r p o se . B o x in g , s t a r t e d a s sim p ly p h y s i c a l
c o n d i t i o n i n g , i s now a lm o st c o m p le t e ly c o m m e r c ia liz e d . The
same can be s a id o f w r e s t l i n g . I t i s im p o r ta n t f o r th e
h i s t o r i a n to be aware o f t h i s c o n s t a n t e v o l u t i o n o f s p o r t .
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T his change i s o b se r v e d b y s t u d y in g the r e s o u r c e s o f a
s p o r t s l i b r a r y .
Commer e i a l i S t i c p r a c t i c e s i n s p o r t s are grow in g
c o n s t a n t l y and c o u ld have d an gerou s f u t u r e c o n n o t a t io n s .
I f , th r o u g h r e s e a r c h , h i s t o r i a n s c o u ld gauge t h i s c a n c e r o u s
g ro w th and recommend c h a n g e s, th en p erh ap s the y e a r s w h ich
l i e ahead w i l l s e e th e r e v i v a l o f th e G reek i d e a l o f th e
g o ld e n mean - th e g o ld e n mean b e tw e e n p l a y i n g to w in and
f o r th e z e s t o f th e game.
Of much v a lu e to the h i s t o r i a n i s the s c i e n c e l i b r a r y .
S c ie n c e i s c o n t i n u a l l y making m a t e r ia l advancem ent f o r th e
b e tt e r m e n t o f the human r a c e . To k e e p a b r e a s t o f t h e s e
ch a n g es and to r e c o r d them i s p a r t o f t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f
the h i s t o r i a n . By s tu d y and r e s e a r c h i n a s c i e n c e l i b r a r y
the h i s t o r i a n i s a b le to d i s c e r n more e a s i l y t h e s e c o n t in u
ous c h a n g e s . The s c i e n c e l i b r a r y m ust a l s o k e e p a b r e a s t o f
the tim e s by s t o c k in g u p - t o - d a t e , im p o r ta n t s c i e n t i f i c j
m a t e r i a l . T h is i s an im p o r ta n t s e r v i c e th e s c i e n c e l i b r a r y j
can r e n d e r t o th e r e s e a r c h e r . I
The h i s t o r y o f s c i e n c e i s a young member o f th e a c a - I
I
dem ie f a m i ly . Compared w ith o t h e r h i s t o r i c a l f i e l d s , th e j
s t a t e o f k n ow led ge i n h i s t o r y o f s c i e n c e i s s t i l l v e r y j
p r i m i t i v e . The h i s t o r i a n can a s s i s t i n t h i s t a s k b y a p p ly
in g r e s e a r c h te c h n iq u e s i n g a t h e r in g in f o r m a tio n .
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A ccu ra cy o f f a c t and r e a s o n a b le i n t e r p r e t a t i o n r e q u ir e a
p r o f e s s i o n a l l y t r a in e d h an d . A s c i e n c e l i b r a r y i s a b le to
s u p p ly the m a t e r i a ls on s c i e n c e t h a t an h i s t o r i a n can m old
i n t o a f i n i s h e d r e s e a r c h p r o d u c t.
I n t h i s day o f g r e a t m a t e r ia l a c h ie v e m e n ts o f s c i e n c e
and g r e a t m oral s p i r i t u a l f a i l u r e o f man, i t h a s become
f a s h io n a b le t o c r e d i t to s c i e n c e the m oral and s p i r i t u a l
f a i l u r e as w e l l as th e m a t e r ia l a c h ie v e m e n ts . She f a i l u r e
i s n o t d u e, h ow ev er, to th e a p p l i c a t i o n o f the s c i e n t i f i c
m ethod and i d e a l to s o c i a l p r o b le m s. I t i s due r a t h e r to
th e f a i l u r e t o m a in ta in th o s e h ig h i d e a l s o f i n t e l l e c t u a l
h o n e s t y when c o n s id e r in g problem s i n th e s o c i a l and
p o l i t i c a l r e a lm . Hie h i s t o r i a n may b r id g e t h i s gap b e tw e e n
s c i e n c e and s o c i e t y th ro u g h the medium o f t r u t h s le a r n e d i n |
r e s e a r c h t r a i n i n g . These i n t e l l e c t u a l t r u t h s may be u s e d j
i n s tu d y in g m a t e r i a l and r e s o u r c e s o f a s c i e n c e l i b r a r y . j
S c i e n t i f i c l i t e r a t u r e i s o f t e n to o d i f f i c u l t to b e |
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u n d e r s to o d b y th e g e n e r a l p u b l i c . The p roblem o f e v o lv i n g
u n d e r s ta n d in g from p u b l i c c o n f u s io n c o n c e r n in g s c i e n t i f i c
t o p i c s h a s n o t b e e n s u c c e s s f u l l y s o l v e d . The h i s t o r i a n ,
n o t in g th e r e s o u r c e s o f a s c i e n c e l i b r a r y , w i l l b r in g th e
in fo r m a tio n to th e g e n e r a l p u b lic i n term s more r e a d i l y
u n d e r s to o d , th u s c o n t r i b u t i n g g r e a t l y t o human d e v e lo p m e n t.
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX I
SELECTED BOOKS AND PERIODICALS
LOS ANGELES PHILATELIC LIBRARY
M a te r ia ls TJsed as I l l u s t r a t i o n s
Monographs
H a r r is , A lb e r t H ., e d . The S tan d ard In d e x to P h i l a t e l i c
L i t e r a t u r e . London: H a r r is P u b l i c a t i o n s , 1 9 3 3 .
132 pp .
E a r ly S tan d ard Works
A shb rook , S t a n le y B. The H n ite d S t a t e s Ten C ent Stamp o f
1 8 5 5 - 185V . New York: H. L . L in d q u is t , 1 9 3 6 . 87 pp .
L u f f , John N ic h o la s . P o sta g e Stamps o f the U n ite d S t a t e s .
New York: S c o t t Stamp & C oin C o ., 1 9 0 2 . 417 pp .
M a r s h a ll, Chapman F r e d e r ic k B endy. A S tu d y o f th e L in e -
E ngraved Twopence P o sta g e Stamp o f G reat B r i t a i n .
London: H a r r is P u b l i c a t i o n s , 1 9 2 9 . 69 pp.
Seym our, James B en jam in . The Stamps o f G reat B r i t a i n .
London: The R oyal P h i l a t e l i c S o c i e t y , 1 9 3 4 . 114 pp.
Todd, T, Stamps o f th e E m p ire. London: T, N e ls o n & S o n s,
1 9 3 8 . 194 pp.
(C a ta lo g s
I M ic h e l B r le fm a rk en - K a t a lo g , Europa 1 9 5 1 - 1 9 5 2 . München;
V e r la g d e s S ch w an eb erger Album, 1 9 5 1 . 1094 pp.
S c o t t '8 S tan d ard P o sta g e C a t a lo g u e , 1 9 5 1 . New York: S c o t t
P u b l i c a t i o n s , 1 9 5 1 . 1162 pp.
S t a n le y G ib b o n s, L im it e d , P r ic e d C a ta lo g u e o f S tam p s, 1952
London: S t a n le y G ib b o n s, 1 9 5 2 . 983 pp.
128
J o u r n a ls
C o v e r s . A lb an y, O regon: Van D ahl P u b l i c a t i o n s , m o n th ly .
S tam p s. New York: H. L, L in d q u is t , w e e k ly .
The London P h i l a t e l i s t . London: The R oyal P h i l a t e l i c
S o c i e t y , m o n th ly .
W estern Stamp C o l l e c t o r . A lb an y, O regon: Van D ahl
P u b l i c a t i o n s , t w ic e - w e e k ly .
M anuals
iJohnson, H a r r is B. Stamps f o r P r o f i t and P l e a s u r e .
Richm ond, V i r g in ia : The H ild a y Company, 1 9 3 4 . 79 pp .
K im b le, R alph A. How t o C o l l e c t S tam p s. New York;
G r o s s e t & D u n lap , 1 9 3 3 . 204 pp.
M u lfo rd , M ontgomery. Famous Stamps and t h e i r S t o r i e s .
New York: G uppies & Leon Company, 1 9 3 4 . 147 pp .
F o r g e r ie s
M e l v i l l e , F r e d e r ic k John . Phantom P h i l a t e l y . L u cern e:
E . B e r tr a n d , 1 9 5 0 . 204 p p .
P o sta g e M eter Company. The Stamp R a c k e t. S ta m fo rd ,
C o n n e c tic u t: The P o sta g e M eter Company, 1 9 3 8 . 31 pp .
R a g a tz , L o w e ll J o se p h . The E a r ly P h i l a t e l i c F o r g e r ie s o f
a l l C o u n t r ie s . W ash in gton : E d u c a tio n a l R e se a r c h Bureau,
1 9 5 3 . 1 9 5 p p .
S p e c i a l ! z e d L i t e r a t u r e
C lem en t, A l f r e d . K le in e s Handbuch d e r D e u tsc h e n F e ld p o s t
1 9 3 7 - 1 9 4 5 . G raz, A u s t r ia ; Im E e T b s tv e r la g d e s
V e r fa s s e r s , 1 9 5 2 . 63 pp.
H a le , J o se p h M. Handbook o f N aval P o stm a r k s. B o sto n :
S p a u ld in g -M o ss Company, 1 9 3 9 . 148 pp .
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R o w cr o ft, W illia m J r . P o s t a l I s s u e s o f th e Ghanne1
I s l a n d s . S , Ozone P ark , New York : W illia m R ow croft
J r . , 1 9 5 3 . 31 pp.
Works D e a lin g w ith the Romanoe o f Stamp C o l l e c t i n g
N i e k l i n , John W. F ab u lou s P o sta g e S ta m p s. New Y ork :
H a s tin g s H ouse, 1 9 3 9 . 172 pp.
P h i l l i p s , C h a r le s Jam es. Stamp C o l l e c t i n g : the K ing o f
H ob b ies and th e Hobby o f K in g s . Nev/ York: H. L .
L in d q u is t , 1 9 3 6 . 408 pp.
APPEHDIX I I
Books
APPENDIX I I
SELECTED BOOKS AND FEREODICALS
HELMS ATHLETIC LIBRARY
M a te r ia ls U sed as I l l u s t r a t i o n s
B oxin g
B e t t i n s o n , A. P . , and B. B e n n iso n . The Home o f B o x in g .
London; Odhams P r e s s , n .d . 253 pp.
Brady, W illia m A. The F ig h t in g Man. I n d i a n a p o l is ;
B o b b s - M e r r ill, 1 9 1 6 . 227 pp .
C hids e y , D onald B a r r . John th e G r e a t . New York:
D ou b led ay , Doran & C o ., 1 9 4 2 . 337 pp.
Cromback, John V. The Saga o f S o c k . New York:
A. S . B a r n e s, 1 9 4 9 . 381 pp.
D a v is , R ob ert H. Ruby R o b er t. New York; G eorge H, D oran,
1 9 2 6 . 134 pp.
F l e i s c h e r , N a t h a n ie l B. Gene Tonney . New York; R in g ,
1 9 3 1 . 127 pp.
Jack Dempsey - The I d o l o f F i s t i a n a . New York ;
R in g, 1 9 2 9 . 309 pp.
• Baer The Glamour Boy o f the R in g . New York;
R in g, 1 9 4 2 , 42 pp.
H endry, James B. W ithout G lo v e s . New York: A. L . B u r t,
1 9 2 4 . 389 pp.
Van E v e ry , Edward. Joe L o u is - Man and S u p er- F i g h t e r .
New York ; F r e d e r ic k A, S t o k e s , 1 9 3 6 . 183 pp.
J o u r n a ls
Ring M ag a zin e. New York: R in g, m o n th ly .
132
A nnual P u b li c a t i o n s
E v e r la a t B o x in g R e co r d . New York: S p o r ts P u b lis h in g Co.
Ring Record B ook. New York: R in g .
G o lf
Books
Chapman, Hay. Law o f th e L in k s . San F r a n c is c o : In g rim
R u tle d g e , 1 9 2 3 . 61 pp .
C o r t i s s o z , R o y a l. N ine H o le s o f G o l f . New York: C h a r le s
S c r ib n e r * s S o n s, 1 9 2 2 . 97 pp .
P e r r i e r , Jam es. Low S c o r e G o l f . C h ic a g o : Z i f f - D a v i s ,
1 9 4 8 . 127 pp.
H i l t o n , H arold H. Modern G o l f . New Y ork: M acm illa n ,
1 9 2 2 . 140 pp .
T r a v e r s , Jerome D. T ra v ers G o lf B ook. New York:
M acm illan , 1 9 1 3 . 242 p p .
Annual P u b li c a t i o n s
C ra w ley , L eo n a rd . The G o lf A n n u a l. London: P l a y f a i r .
B a s e b a ll
Books
D e la n e y , Edward. Bobby S h a n tz . New York: A. S . B a r n e s,
1 9 5 3 . 150 pp .
Graham, F rank. B a s e b a l l E x t r a . New York: A. S . B a r n e s,
1 9 5 4 . 250 pp.
The New York Y a n k e e s. New York: G. P. Putnam* s
S o n s, 1 9 4 3 . 282 pp .
G rayson , H arry. They P la y e d th e Game. New Y ork: A. S .
B a r n e s, 1 9 4 4 . 160 pp.
McGraw, Mrs. John J . The R eal McGraw. New York: D avid
McKay, 1 9 5 3 . 336 p p .
133
M i t c h e l l , V i o l a . S o f t b a l l f o r G i r l s . New York: A. S .
B a r n e s, 1 9 4 6 . 96 pp .
O l i v e r , Ted. K in gs o f th e Mound. Los A n g e le s : Helms
A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n , 1 9 4 7 . 181 pp.
P o v ic h , S h i r l e y . The W ash ington S e n a t o r s . New York:
G. P. Putnam’ s S o n s, 1 9 5 4 . 246 pp.
T u rk in , Hy. L i t t l e L eague B a s e b a l l . New York: A. S .
B a r n e s, 1 9 5 4 , 238 pp.
J o u r n a ls
B a s e b a ll D i g e s t . C h ic a g o : B a s e b a ll D i g e s t , m o n th ly .
B a s e b a ll M a g a zin e . H ack en sack , New J e r s e y : B a s e b a ll
;a z in e , m o n th ly . (No lo n g e r p u b l i s h e d ) .
Annual P u b li c a t i o n s
B a s e b a ll Guide and Record Book. S t . L o u is : G. € . S p in k
and Son .
B a s e b a ll R ecords o f th e P a c i f i c C o a st L e a g u e . Los A n g e le s :
Helms A t h l e t i c F o u n d a tio n . T h is work h a s a p p eared a t
i r r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s .
B a s e b a ll R e g i s t e r . S t . L o u is : C. C. S p in k and Son.
L i t t l e Red Book o f B a s e b a l l . New York : A1 Munro
E l i a s B a s e b a ll B ureau.
M ajor L e ague B a s e b a l l . New York: D e l l .
Who * 8 Who i n B a s e b a l l . New York : B a s e b a ll M agazin e.
N ew spapers
S t . L o u is S p o r tin g N ew s. S t . L o u is : G. 0 . Sp in k and Son,
w e e k ly ..
134
Badm inton
Books
W alsinghatn, L ord , and S i r R alph P ayne-G avw ey.
The Badminton L ib r a r y . London; Longmans, 1 8 9 8 . 483 pp.
B a s k e t b a ll
Books
Dean , E v e r e t t S . P r o g r e s s iv e B a s k e t b a l l . New York;
P r e n t i c e - H a l l , 1 9 5 0 . 271 pp.
H obson, Howard A. S c i e n t i f i c B a s k e t b a l l . New York;
P r e n t i c e - H a l l , 1 9 4 9 . 250 pp.
N a is m ith , Jam es. B a s k e t b a l l . New York : A s s o c ia t e d P r e s s ,
1 9 4 1 . 198 p p .
Z in k o f f , D ave. Around the W orld w ith th e Harlem G lob e
t r o t t e r s . P h i la d e l p h i a ; Macrae S m ith , 1 9 5 3 . 218 pp.
Annual P u b li c a t i o n s
B a s k e t b a ll A n n u a l. New York: P u b l i c i t y E n t e r p r i s e s .
O f f i c i a l C o l l e g i a t e B a s k e t b a ll Record B ook. New York :
N a t io n a l C o l l e g i a t e A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n .
T en n is
Books
B udge, J . D o n a ld . Budge on T e n n is . London: J a r r o l d s ,
1 9 3 9 . 159 pp.
C le a t h e r , Norah G ordon. Wimbledon S t o r y . London:
S p o r tin g H andbooks, 1 9 4 7 . 96 pp .
P a r e l, J . Barmby. Lawn T e n n is . New York: M a cm illa n , 1 9 0 4 .
419 pp.
W i l l s , H e le n . F i f t e e n - t h i r t y . New York: S c r ib n e r ’ s S o n s,
1 9 3 7 . 311 pp.
Books
135
Y a c h tin g
S to n e , H er b e rt L. The A m erica ’ s Cup R a c e s . New York:
M acm illan , 1 9 3 0 . 356 pp .
Waugh, A le e . The L ip to n S t o r y . Garden C it y , New York:
D o u b led a y , 1 9 5 0 . 277 pp .
J o u r n a ls
Y a c h t in g . New York: Y a c h tin g P u b lis h in g C o r p ., m o n th ly .
F o o t b a ll
Books
Bierm an, Bern i e . W inning F o o t b a l l . New York:
M cG raw -H ill, 1 9 3 7 . 276 pp .
Camp, W a lte r . A m erican F o o t b a l l . New York: H arp er, 1891
175 pp.
C a r lso n , S ta n W. F o o t b a l l F a b l e s . M in n e a p o lis :
Olympic P r e s s , 1 9 3 9 . 192 pp.
D y er, B raven . The Ten Top T rojan F o o t b a l l T h r i l l e r s .
Bos A n g e le s : H o u lg a te H ouse, 1 9 4 9 . 127 p p .
Hickman, Herman. The R e a d e r . New York: Simon &
S c h u s t e r , 1 9 5 3 . 206 pp .
M orse, B r ic k . C a l i f o r n i a F o o t b a l l H i s t o r y . B e r k e le y ,
C a l i f o r n i a : G i l l i c k P r e s s , 1 9 3 7 . 233 p p .
R o b e r ts, Howard. The S t o r y o f Pro F o o t b a l l . New York:
Rand M cN ally, 1 9 5 3 . 32 5 pp .
S am u elson , Rube. The Rose Bowl Game. Garden C i t y ,
New York: D o u b led a y , 1 9 5 1 . 299 p p .
S h a u g h n e ssy , C la r k . F o o t b a l l i n War & P e a c e . C l i n t o n ,
S o u th C a r o lin a : J a co b s P r e s s , 1 9 4 3 . 90 p p .
136
A nnual P u b li c a t i o n s
I l l u s t r a t e d F o o t b a l l A n n u a l. New York: F i c t i o n H ouse,
T r e a t, R oger. The O f f i c i a l N a t io n a l F o o t b a ll Be ague
F o o t b a ll E n c y c lo p e d ia . New Y ork: A. S , B a r n e s, 1 9 5 2 ,
389 p p . T his work a p p ea rs a t i r r e g u l a r i n t e r v a l s .
H orse R acin g
Books
A n d erson , € . W. The S m a sh ers. New Y ork: H arp er, 1 9 5 4 .
100 pp .
Winn, Matt J . Down th e S t r e t c h . Hew York: Sm ith and
D u r r e l l , 1 9 4 5 . 298 pp .
J o u r n a ls
B lo o d - H o r s e . L e x in g to n , K entucky: A m erican Thoroughbred
B r e e d e r s A s s o c i a t i o n , w e e k ly .
Turf and S p o r ts D i g e s t . B a ltim o r e , M aryland: M ontee,
m o n th ly .
M is c e lla n e o u s S p o r ts
Books
Bourdon, R o b e r t. Modern S k i i n g . P h i la d e l p h i a :
L i p p i n c o t t , 1 9 5 3 . 96 pp.
Brown, J . M oray. P o l o . L on don: V in to n , 1 8 9 6 . 196 pp .
E y s to n , G eo rg e, and W. F. B r a d le y . Speed on S a l t . New
York : S c r ib n e r ’ s S o n s, 1 9 3 6 . 8 4 pp .
F o o t e , D onald K. A erodynam ics f o r Model A i r p l a n e s .
New York: A. S . B arn es, 1 9 5 2 . 1 58 pp .
Model A ir p la n e E n g in e s . New York: A. S . B a r n e s,
1 9 5 2 . 177 pp.
G a lla g h e r , E. C ., and Rex P e e r y . W r e s t l i n g . New York:
A. S . B a r n e s, 1 9 5 1 . 91 pp.
137
H arbour, D ave. The P ly in g S p o rtsm a n . New York: A. S .
B a r n e s, 1 9 5 2 . 122 pp .
MeClow, L . L . Tumbling I l l u s t r a t e d . New York: A. S .
B a r n e s, 1 9 3 1 . 212 p p .
P a o lo , P e te r D e. Saga o f th e Speedw ay. C le v e la n d :
Thompson P r o d u c ts , 1 9 3 5 . 170 pp .
S c h e n e k , H i l b e r t , J r . , and H enry K e n d a ll. S h a llo w Water
D i v i n g . C am bridge, M aryland: C o r n e ll M aritim e P r e s s ,
1 9 5 0 . 138 pp .
S p e a r s , B e t t y . B e g in n in g S y n c h r o n iz e d Swimming.
M in n e a p o lis : B u r g e ss, 1 9 5 0 . 90 pp .
G e n e r a l Works
Books
F rank, S t a n l e y , e d . S p o r ts E x t r a . New York: A. S . B a r n e s,
1 9 4 4 . 282 p p .
G a l l i c o , P a u l. F a r e w e ll to S p o r t . New York: K nopf, 1 9 3 7 .
349 pp.
J o u r n a ls
S p o r t L i f e . New York: S e l e c t P u b l i s h e r s , m o n th ly .
S p o r ts Album. New York: D e l l , i r r e g u l a r .
S p o r ts I l l u s t r a t e d . New Y ork: Time, w e e k ly .
S p o r ts P a r a d e . K ansas C it y , M is s o u r i: P r in to g r a p h ,
m o n th ly .
APPENDIX I I I
APPENDIX III
SELECTED BOOKS AND PERIODICALS
. BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS LIBRARY
Books U sed as I l l u s t r a t i o n s
B a r r e r , R ichard M, D i f f u s i o n i n and Through S o l i d s .
C am bridge, E n glan d : U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s , 1 9 6 1 . 464 p p .
C r a g g s, J . D . , and J . M, Meek. H igh V o lta g e L a b o r a to r y
Tec h n iques . London: B u tte r w o r th , 1 9 5 4 . 404 pp .
D e la h a y , P a u l. New I n s tr u m e n ta l M ethods i n E l e c t r o
c h e m is t r y . New Y ork: I n t e r s c i e n c e , 1 9 5 4 . 437 pp .
B e lm o n te, Joh n . The T ech n ology o f A d h e s iv e s . New Y ork:
Re i n h o ld , 1 9 4 7 . 516 p p .
G ore, W. L . S t a t i s t i c a l M ethods f o r C h em ical E x p erim en ta -
t i o n . New York: I n t e r s c i e n c e , 1 9 5 2 . 210 pp.
I
j H e s s , M anfred. P a in t F ilm D e f e c t s T h eir C au ses and C ure.
I London: R e in h o ld , 1 9 5 2 . 544 pp.
I H oyt, Samuel D. M etal D a ta . New Y ork: R e in h o ld , 1 9 5 2 .
I 526 p p .
I
M axw ell, James C le r k . A T r e a t is e on E l e c t r i c i t y and
M agnetism . New York: D o v er, 1 9 5 4 . 500 pp .
M e lla n , M. G ., e d . A n a l y t i c a l A b so r p tio n S p e c t r o s c o p y .
New York: W ile y , 1 9 5 0 . 618 p p .
S c h a l l e r , G il b e r t S . E n g in e e r in g M anufacture and Methods
New Y ork: M cG raw -H ill, 1 9 5 ^ 613 p p .
P e r i o d i c a l s U sed as I l l u s t r a t i o n s
A m erican M a c h in is t . New York: M cG raw -H ill, f o r t n i g h t l y .
B r i t i s h B u l l e t i n o f S p e c t r o s c o p y . C am bridge, E n glan d:
I n s t i t u t e o f P h y s i c s , q u a r t e r l y .
I 140
I C hem ical A b s t r a c t s . W ash in gton , D, C .: A m erican C hem ical
I S o c i e t y , m o n th ly .
! C o r tis o n e I n v e s t i g a t o r . Rahway, N. J . : M erck, m o n th ly .
B lo w . C le v e la n d ; Plow M agazine, m o n th ly .
J o u r n a l o f M e t a ls . New York: A m erican I n s t i t u t e o f
M ining and M e t a l lu r g i c a l E n g in e e r s , m o n th ly .
M achine D e s ig n . C le v e la n d : P e n to n , m o n th ly .
P a c i f i c F a c t o r y . San F r a n c is c o : P a c i f i c F a c to r y
M a gazin e, m o n th ly .
R eview o f S c i e n t i f i c I n s t r u m e n t s . New York: A m erican
I n s t i t u t e o f P h y s i c s , m o n th ly .
W astes E n g in e e r in g . New York: C ase-Sheppard-M ann, monthly*
APPENDIX IV
APPENDIX IV
PERIODICALS-EOLDINOS
A cta C h im iea S c a n d in a v ia 1 9 5 5
A ir F orce 1 9 5 4 -5 5
A l l - S t a t e Tax R ep ort 1 9 5 3 -5 5
A m erican A s s o c ia t i o n o f T e x t i l e
T e c h n o lo g is t s , P a p ers 1 9 5 3 -5 5
A m erican A v ia t io n 1 9 5 3 -5 5
Am erican C h em ical S o c i e t y , J o u r n a l 1 9 2 3 -5 5
I Arnerican C it y 1 9 5 3 -5 5
I A m erican E n g in e e r 1 9 5 3 -5 5
I Am erican J o u rn a l o f C l i n i c a l P a th o lo g y 1 9 5 0 -5 5
I A m erican O il C h e m ists’ S o c i e t y , J o u r n a l 1 9 4 7 -5 5
Am erican M a c h in is t 1 9 5 0 -5 5
A m erican P h a r m a c e u tic a l A s s o c i a t i o n , J o u rn a l 1 9 4 7 -5 5
Am erican S c i e n t i s t 1 9 5 4 -5 5
A m erican S o c i e t y f o r T e s tin g M a t e r ia ls B u l l e t i n 1 9 4 6 -5 5
A m erican W ater Works A s s o c i a t i o n , J o u r n a l 1 9 4 9 -5 5
A n a l y t i c a l C him ica ACTA 1 9 4 7 -5 5
A n a l y t i c a l C h em istr y 1 9 3 0 -5 5
A p p lie d S p e d tr o s c o p y 1 9 4 8 -5 5
A s s o c i a t i o n f o r Com puting M ach in ery, J o u rn a l 1952
A s s o c i a t i o n o f O f f i c i a l A g r i c u lt u r a l C h e m ists ,
J o u r n a l 1 9 4 8 -5 5
Atom ic E nergy Newsweek 1 9 5 2 -5 5
143
A u tom atic C o n tr o l 1 9 5 4 -5 5
A u tom ation 1 9 5 5
A v ia t io n P a r ts and M arkets 1 9 5 3 -5 5
A v ia t io n Week 1 9 5 2 -5 5
B e l l L a b o r a t o r ie s R ecord 1 9 5 4 -5 5
B e l l System T e c h n ic a l J o u r n a l 1 9 2 4 -5 5
B ib lio g r a p h y o f T e c h n ic a l R ep orts 19 5 5
B r i t i s h B u l l e t i n o f S p e c tr o s c o p y 1955
B r i t i s h J o u r n a l o f A p p lie d P h y s ic s 19 5 5
I Bie B u l l e t i n 195 5
I B u l l e t i n o f th e Atom ic S c i e n t i s t s 1 9 5 4 -5 5
I
I B u l l e t i n S e r v ic e 1 9 5 5
B u s in e s s O u tlook 195 5
B u s in e s s S e r v ic e Check L i s t 1 9 5 5
B u s in e s s Week 1 9 5 4 -5 5
B uyers P u r c h a sin g D i g e s t 1 9 5 3 -5 5
C a l i f o r n ia Law R eview 1955
C anadian P ulp and P aper 1 9 5 2 -5 5
Ceram ic I n d u s tr y 1 9 5 4 -5 5
C e r e a l C h em istry 1 9 5 3 -5 5
C hem ical A b s t r a c t s 1 9 5 2 -5 5
C h em ical and E n g in e e r in g News 1 9 5 1 -5 5
C hem ical E n g in e e r in g 1 9 4 5 -5 5
144
C h em ical E n g in e e r in g P r o g r e s s
C h em ica l P r o c e s s in g
C h em ica l Week
Ghem ische In d u s t r i e
C hem ist A n a ly s t
C h em istr y and P r o c e s s E n g in e e r in g
C i v i l E n g in e e r in g
Com m ercial F e r t i l i z e r
C om plete N a tio n w id e P rocurem ent S e r v ic e
C om prehensive E xp ort S c h e d u le
C o n s t r u c t io n Equipm ent
C o n tr o l E n g in e e r in g
C o r r o s io n
C o r tis o n e I n v e s tig a to r
C u m u lative Book In d e x
D a lla s
D e s ig n News
Drug and C o sm e tic I n d u s t r y
Drug Trade News
Dun’ s R eview and Modern I n d u s t r y
Du P ont M agazine
1 9 4 8 -5 5
1 9 5 2 -5 5
1 9 5 1 -5 5
1 9 4 9 -5 0
1 9 4 7 -5 5
1 9 5 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1955
1955
1955
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 2 -5 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 2 -5 5
195 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
Econom ic I n d i c a t o r s
E l e c t r i c a l Equipm ent
E l e c t r i c a l M a n u fa ctu rin g
19 5 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1952-55
145
E l e c t r i f i e d I n d u s t r y 1 9 5 5
E le c t r o c h e m ic a l S o c i e t y , J o u r n a l 1 9 4 8 -5 5
E l e c t r o n i c D e s ig n 1 9 5 3 -5 5
E l e c t r o n ic E n g in e e r in g 1 9 5 5
E l e c t r o n ic Equipm ent 1 9 5 4 -5 5
E l e c t r o n i c s 1 9 3 6 -5 5
E ndeavour 1 9 5 4 -5 5
E n g in e e r in g Hews Record 1 9 5 2 -5 5
Em ergency B u s in e s s C o n tr o l Law R eport 19 5 5
Equipment and M a te r ia ls R e p o r ter 1 9 5 4 -5 5
The Exchange 1 9 5 5
E x p o rt Trade and S h ip p e r 1 9 5 0 -5 5
F a c to r y Management and M ain ten an ce 1 9 5 0 -5 5
F e d e r a l S e c u r i t i e s ’ Law R e p o r ter 19 5 5
F e d e r a l Tax Guide R ep o rts 1955
F ee d in g and H ou sin g 1 9 5 5
Flow 1 9 5 3 -5 5
Food E n g in e e r in g 1 9 5 1 -5 5
Food P r o c e s s in g 1 9 5 3 -5 5
F o r e ig n Commerce W eek ly 1 9 5 5
F o rtu n e 1 9 5 1 -5 5
F r a n k lin I n s t i t u t e , J o u r n a l 1 9 4 9 -5 5
F u l l e r t o n Hews T ribune 1955
146
G, E. Tube Manual and Su pp lem ents
G, P, (A m erican Academy o f G en era l P r a c t i c e )
G en era l E l e c t r i c R eview
G la s s I n d u s t r y
Good P a ck a g in g
Government C o n tr a c ts
Government C o n tr a c t R ep o rts
H arvard B u s in e s s R eview
H arvard Law R ep ort
1 9 5 5
1955
1 9 4 9 -5 5
1955
1 9 5 3 -5 4
1 9 5 5
195 5
1 9 5 3 -5 4
19 5 5
I n d u s t r i a l and E n g in e e r in g C h em istr y 1 9 2 3 -5 5
I n d u s t r i a l A r ts In d e x 1 9 5 3 -5 5
I n d u s t r i a l D e sig n 1 9 5 4 -5 5
I n d u s t r i a l D evelop m ent 1 9 5 4 -5 5
I n d u s t r i a l Equi praent News 1 9 5 4 -5 5
In du s t r i a 1 Im provem ent 1955
In du s t r i a l L a b o r a t o r ie s 1 9 5 2 -5 5
In dus t r i a l L ed g er 1955
I n d u s t r i a l M aintenance 1 9 5 4 -5 5
I n d u s t r i a l M ark eting
1 9 5 3 -5 5
In dus t r i a l News
1 9 5 4 -5 5
I n d u s t r i a l P h otograp h y 1 9 5 3 -5 5
I n d u s t r y and Power 1 9 5 3 -5 5
I n o r g a n ic C h em icals 1955
147
I n s t i t u t e o f R adio E n g in e e r in g (IR E ),
P r o c e e d in g s 1 9 5 1 -5 5
I n s t i t u t i o n s 19 5 5
In str u m e n t and A p p aratu s News 1 9 5 3 -5 5
I n s t r u m e n t a t io n 1 9 4 5 -5 5
In str u m e n t M a n u fa ctu rin g 1 9 4 7 -5 5
In str u m e n t S o c i e t y o f A m erica, J o u r n a l 1 9 5 4 -5 5
In str u m e n ts and A u tom ation 1 9 4 8 -5 5
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Com m ission on G la s s , P r o c e e d in g s 19 5 5
I n t e r n a t i o n a l M arkets 1 9 5 5
I n v e s t o r ’ s Reader 1 9 5 4 -5 5
I I o d in e A b s t r a c t s and R eview s 1 9 5 4 -5 5
I Ir o n Age 1 9 5 2 -5 5
Jou rn al o f A ccou n tan cy 1 9 4 7 -5 5
Jou rn al o f A g r ic u lt u r a l and Food C h em istr y 1 9 5 3 -5 5
J o u rn al o f A p p lie d P h y s ic s 1 9 3 2 -5 5
J o u rn a l o f C hem ical E d u c a tio n 1 9 4 4 -5 5
J o u rn a l o f C hem ical P h y s ic s 1 9 5 1 -5 5
J ou rn a l o f C l i n i c a l I n v e s t i g a t i o n 1954
J o u rn a l o f L a b o r a to r y and C l i n i c a l M ed icin e 1 9 2 9 -5 5
J o u rn a l o f M eta ls 1 9 5 1 -5 3
J o u rn al o f N u c le a r E n ergy 1 9 5 4 -5 5
J o u r n a l o f O rgan ic C h em istry 1955
J ou rn al o f P h y s ic a l C h em istry 1 9 5 3 -5 5
148
J o u r n a l o f R e se a r c h ( N a t io n a l Bureau o f
S ta n d a r d s )
Jou rn al o f S c i e n t i f i c In str u m e n ts
J o u rn a l o f S o u th srn R esearch
L abor P o l i c y and P r a c t ic e S e r i e s
Labor Law
L a b o r a to r y , The
L a b o r a to r y World
L i f e
L i l l y R eview
Machine and T ool B lue Book
Machine D e sig n
M achinery
M agazine o f S ta n d a rd s
Management Methods
Management R eview
M a te r ia ls and Methods
M ech an ical E n g in e e r in g
M erchants and M a n u fa ctu rers A s s o c i a t i o n ,
J o u r n a l
M etal F in is h in g
M etal P r o g r e s s
M ethods
M ill and F a c to r y
1946-55
1 9 3 2 -5 5
1 9 5 1 -5 3
19 5 5
1955
1 9 5 0 -5 5
1 9 5 2 -5 3
1955
1955
1 9 5 1 -5 5
1 9 4 9 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 2 -5 5
1 9 5 1 -5 5
1 9 5 2 -5 5
1955
1 9 5 1 -5 5
1955
1955
1 9 5 2 -5 5
149
M ining E n g in e e r in g 1 9 5 2 -5 5
M ining World 1 9 5 3 -5 5
M odem I n d u s tr y 19 5 5
M odem L ith o g r a p h y 1 9 5 1 -5 5
M odem Machine Shop 1 9 5 1 -5 5
Modem M a te r ia l H a n d lin g 1 9 5 4 -5 5
Modern M eta ls 1 9 5 2 -5 5
M odem P ack a gin g 1 9 5 5
M odem P l a s t i c s 1 9 4 8 -5 5
M onthly C a ta lo g o f U. S , Government
P u b li c a t i o n s 1955
M onthly Labor R eview 1955
M onthly Hound T able M in utes 1955
M onthly Su pp lem ents 1955
M u n icip a l U t i l i t i e s M agazine 1 9 5 1 -5 5
N. à . M. ( N a t io n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f M anufacturers) 1 9 5 5
N. A. M. News ( N a t io n a l A s s o c i a t i o n
M a n u fa c tu r e r s)
o f
19 5 5
N a t io n a l Academy o f S c ie n c e s o f the
P r o c e e d in g s
U. S . A .,
1 9 5 2 -5 3
N a ti on al P h o to g r a p h e r 1 9 5 4 -5 5
N a tio n s B u s in e s s 1 9 5 3 -5 5
N atu re 1 9 4 8 -5 5
New Equipm ent D i g e s t 1 9 5 4 -5 5
150
Newsweek
N u c le a r S c ie n c e A b s t r a c t s
N u c le o n ic s
O f f i c e , The
O f f ic e Management
O f f i c i a l A i r l i n e Guide
O f f i c i a l F o r e ig n A ir m a il Guide
O f f i c i a l G a z e tte o f the U, S . P a t e n t O f f ic e
O il and Gas Jo u rn a l
O i l , P a in t and Drug R e p o r ter
O p tic a l S o c i e t y o f A m erica, J o u r n a l
O p tik
Ordnance
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 4 8 -5 5
1 9 4 7 -5 5
1955
1 9 5 4 -6 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1955
1 9 5 5
1 9 5 1 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 3 6 -5 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
P a c i f i c A ir and Truck T r a f f i c 1 9 5 3 -5 5
P a c i f i c F a c to r y 1 9 5 3 -5 5
P a c i f i c I n d u s t r y 1 9 5 1 -5 5
Paper M ill News 1 9 5 4 -5 5
Paper Trade J o u r n a l 1 9 5 4 -5 5
P a y r o ll Tax Guide 1 9 5 0 -5 5
P e r so n n e l 19 5 5
P etr o le u m 1 9 5 5
P etr o le u m E n g in e e r 1 9 5 0 -5 5
P etr o le u m P r o c e s s in g 1 9 5 0 -5 5
151
P e tr o le u m R e f in e r
P h a r m a c e u tic a l A s s o c i a t i o n , J o u r n a l
P h i l i p ’ s E l e c t r o n ic Tube Handbook
P h i l i p ’ s S e r v in g S c ie n c e and I n d u s t r y
P h i l i p ’ s T e c h n ic a l R eview
P h i l o s o p h i c a l M agazine
P h o t o e l e c t r i c S p e c tr o m e tr y Group B u l l e t i n
P h y s ic a l R eview
P h y s ic s A b s t r a c t s
P h y s ic s Today
P la n t
P la n t E n g in e e r in g
P l a s t i c s World
P l a t i n g
P o s t a l Guide
Power Equipment
P r e c i s i o n M etal M olding
P r i n t e r ’ s In k
P ro d u c t D e s ig n and D evelop m en t News
P ro d u ct E n g in e e r in g
P ro d u ct F in is h i n g
P r o d u c tio n
P r o d u c tio n E n g in e e r in g and Management
P r o d u c tio n Equipm ent
1 9 5 0 -5 6
1 9 5 5
1 9 5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 4 9 -5 5
1 9 5 2 -5 5
1 9 4 9 -5 1
1 9 2 2 -5 5
1 9 5 2 -5 5
1 9 4 8 -5 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 0 -5 5
19 5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
1 9 5 1 -5 5
1 9 5 3 -5 5
1 9 5 4 -5 5
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P u b lic Works 1 9 5 4 -5 5
P ulp and P aper 1 9 5 4 -5 5
P u lp , Paper and Board I n d u s tr y R ep ort 195 5
P u lp , Paper and Board o f F a c ts f o r I n d u s t r y
S e r i e s 1955
P u r c h a sin g 1 9 5 4 -5 5
P u r c h a sin g News 1 9 5 4 -5 6
Q u a lity - C ost S e r i e s P o s t e r s 19 5 5
Quick 1955
R* B. H, D is p e r s io n s 19 5 5
R. C. A. R eview 1 9 5 1 -5 5
R. C. A. S e r v ic e S h e e t s 1955
Radio and T e l e v i s i o n News 1 9 5 0 -5 5
Radio E l e c t r o n ic E n g in e e r in g 1 9 5 4 -5 5
R ea d er’ s D i g e s t 1955
R eview o f Modern P h y s ic s 1 9 3 2 -5 5
R eview o f S c i e n t i f i c I n str u m e n ts 1 9 3 3 -5 5
I S a l e s Management
I S c a la c s
S c i-T e c h News
S c ie n c e
S c ie n c e A b s t r a c t s - S e c t i o n
S c ie n c e News l e t t e r
1 9 5 0 -5 5
1 9 5 1 -5 5
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S c i e n t i a I n t e r n a t i o n a l 19 5 5
S c i e n t i f i c A m erican 1 9 4 7 -5 5
S c i e n t i f i c M onthly 19 55
S im u la tio n C o u n c il N e w s le t t e r 19 5 5
S o c i e t y f o r E x p er im e n ta l B io lo g y and
M e d ic in e , P r o c e e d in g s 1 9 5 4 -5 5
S o u th e rn C a l i f o r n i a Eaw R eview 1955
S o u th ern C hem ical I n d u s t r y 1 9 5 3 -5 5
S o u th e m Power and I n d u s tr y 195 5
S o u th w e ste r n P u r c h a sin g A gent 1955
I S p e c ia l l i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n , J o u r n a l 1 9 5 1 -5 5
1 S p e c t r o c h im ie a A cta 1 9 5 2 -5 5
I S t a n d a r d iz a tio n 1 9 5 1 -5 5
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S ta n d a rd s J o u r n a l o f R esearch 1955
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j S ta n fo r d haw R eview 1955
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I S t a t e Bar o f C a l i f o r n i a , J o u r n a l 1955
S t e e l 1 9 5 1 -5 5
S t e e l H o rizo n s 1 9 5 4 -5 5
S te e lw a y s 1 9 5 3 -5 5
S tu d e n ts Tax haw S e r v ic e 1955
S u rv ey o f C u rren t B u s in e s s 1955
T. A. P. P . I . 1955
Tax I d e a s 19 55
Tax haw Review 1955
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T e c h n ic a l D ata S e r v ic e 1 9 4 9 -5 2
Te c lin ic a l News B u l l e t i n ( N a tio n a l Bureau o f
S ta n d a r d s) 1 9 5 0 -5 5
T e c h n ic a l R ep o rts 1 9 5 5
T e le -T e c h 1 9 4 7 -5 5
T e x t i l e Age 1 9 5 1 -5 5
T e x t i l e World 1 9 5 0 -5 3
Think 1 9 5 3 -5 5
Tide 1 9 5 5
Time 1 9 5 4 -5 5
Time I n t e r n a t i o n a l 1955
T o o lin g and P rod u cin g 1 9 5 3 -5 5
I Trade R e g u la tio n s 19 5 5
jT u n g -S o l T e c h n ic a l D ata Book 1955
In. s. A. 1955
i
U. S . Government A d v is e r 1955
TJ. S . Government P rop osed P rocu rem en ts and
C o n tr a c t Awards, S y n o p s is 1955
n . S . N a tio n a l Bureau o f S ta n d a r d s , C ir c u la r s 1955
U, S , News and W orld R ep ort 1 9 5 4 -5 5
Vacuum 1 9 5 1 -5 3
W all S t r e e t J o u rn a l
W astes E n g in e e r in g
Water and Sewage Work
Water Works E n g in e e r in g
W est C oast S h ip p e r
W estern A d v e r t is in g
e s te r n A v ia t io n
W estern E l e c t r o n i c News
W estern F in is h i n g
W estern I n d u s tr y
I W estern M achinery and S t e e l World
W estern M etals
W ile y B u l l e t i n
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