College and Research Libraries


By E D N A M A E B R O W N 

New Periodicals of 1948—Part 1 
Miss Brown is head, serials section, De-

scriptive Cataloging Division, Library of 

Congress. 

THE NEW periodicals of the first half of 1948 cover a broad range of subjects 
and show no special trend of interest or 
direction of study. W h e n the final selection 
and listing was made it was evident that 
the fields of literature, including linguistics 
and bibliography, and economics were 
treated in the greater number of the new 
journals with at least one outstanding publi-
cation in each of the fields of political 
science, special groups, science, medicine, 
and engineering. 

Literature 

The Arkham Sampler was launched in 
the winter of 1948 to publish literature of 
"fantasy" for readers interested in imagina-
tive writing as a literary form. T h e first 
issue includes stories, poems, critical articles, 
such as "Strange Ports of C a l l ; 20 Master-
pieces of Science-Fiction," and book reviews. 
From Madrid comes Cuadernos Hispano-
americanos, published by the Seminario de 
Problemas Hispanoamericanos, designed to 
show the contribution and influence of the 
Spanish people in history, literature, and 
art. Articles included ranged in subject 
and time from Alfonso X through Quevedo 
to "Nuestra T i e m p o y la Mision de las 
Espanas." " L i t t l e " magazines with sincere 
and lofty, if not altogether new aims, such 
as "to publish good literature," or " t o en-
courage writers," or " t o publish the best in 
creative writing" continue to appear. O f 

such there were Halcyon, Line, and Sibyl-
line. A "little" poetry magazine, The 
Poetry Hour, appeared in the spring whose 
contents consisted of short, sentimental 
verses. The Hudson Review, while more 
pretentious in appearance than the "little" 
magazines mentioned above, is similar in 
aim, namely the encouragement of Ameri-
can literature by publishing poetry, fiction, 
criticism and reviews by American and 
foreign writers. W h a t would seem to be a 
very liberal magazine, La Table Ronde, ap-
peared in Paris in January. Its contribu-
tors, to be of all ages, opinions, convictions, 
moral and philosophical beliefs, are to be 
allowed to write freely on what they believe 
to be the truth. 

Bibliography 

N o t received in time for inclusion in the 
1947 lists of new periodicals, but included 
here because of its importance, is Documents 
of International Organizations, a Selected 

Bibliography which appeared for the first 
time in November 1947. As a result of two 
conferences on the distribution of documen-
tary material held in 1947 under the 
auspices of the W o r l d Peace Foundation it 
was decided that a selected list from the 
mass of publications of international organi-
zations was needed by scholars, students, 
and librarians. T h e documentation in-
cluded in the first issue is grouped into six 
main categories: ( I ) T h e United Nations, 
( I I ) T h e Specialized Agencies \i.e. the 
Food and Agriculture Organization, the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, and others] ( I I I ) T h e 

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League of Nations, ( I V ) T h e Regional O r -
ganizations [i.e. the Arab League, Caribbean 
Commission, and others] ( V ) W a r and 
Transitional Organizations [i.e. Allied Con-
trol Councils and Commissions, and others] 
( V I ) Other Functional Organizations [i.e. 
Bank for International Settlements, Perma-
nent Court of Arbitration, and others]. 
Fiches Literaires from Paris, gives the usual 
trade information as well as brief critical and 
biographical notes for new books. T h e D e -
partment of Germanic Languages and 
Literatures of the University of Chicago 
started German Books, a Selective Critical 
Bibliography of Publications in German in 
the fields of the humanities and social 
sciences. T h e editors hope to meet the de-
mand from American readers for competent 
information and criticism in English on re-
cent German publications on German prob-
lems, at least for so long as the regular chan-
nels of intellectual intercourse are not fully 
restored. The Pamphet Index, a Catalogue 
of Small Publications in Social Affairs, ac-
cording to its first quarterly issue, will list 
general or "source-material," essentially 
nonperiodical, not published formally in 
book form, and not ordinarily listed in book 
or periodical catalogs. Data given include 
author, title, brief descriptive annotation, 
place, publisher, date, size, pagination and 
price. Renaissance News is a quarterly 
newsletter published by Dartmouth Col-
lege Library for the American Council of 
Learned Societies. Included are lists of 
library acquisitions, projects under way in 
history, literature, music, and visual arts, 
and announcements of exhibitions, meetings, 
and lectures. 

Linguistics 

Language Learning, a Quarterly Journal 

of Applied Linguistics is published by the 
Research Club in Language Learning at 
Ann Arbor and has for its purpose the im-

provement of foreign language learning and 
teaching. Lingua; International Review of 
General Linguistics is published in Haar-
lem. It will publish original articles in 
English or French on the more general 
problems of linguistics for persons who want 
to keep abreast of the development of the 
subject. Reviews of books and articles in 
periodicals are to be included. 

Political Science 

T o reflect the purposes and the interests 
of the School of Foreign Service of George-
town University, the students started the 
publication of The Envoy in January 1948. 
Contributions include articles on Trieste, 
D e Gaulle, opportunities in the foreign 
service, etc. Congressional Opinion, pub-
lished in Washington, is a monthly survey 
of views and action of members of Congress. 
Voting record, bills introduced, and quota-
tions from speeches are among the facts 
listed for each Congressman. A scholarly 
journal, The Western Political Quarterly 
published by the Institute of Government, 
University of Utah, "is devoted to the study 
and promotion of political science." T h e 
editors and the majority of contributors are 
professors in Western universities. From 
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, 
and Cultural Organization came the 
Unesco Courier aimed to inform the public 
in a general way on the activities of that 
organization. 

Economics 

A wide variety of problems is being 
treated in new journals in the field of eco-
nomics. From the Istituto di Economia 
Internazionale in Genoa came Economia 
Internazionale. Its field is the study of 
worldwide economic problems and condi-
tions and its contributors are European and 
American professors. T h e text is in Italian 
with the original English contributions in-

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eluded in a supplement. From Stockholm 
came Ekonomisk Tidskrift with contribu-
tions on general economic subjects in Swed-
ish or English. Book reviews, including 
reviews of foreign books, are included. 
Agricultural economics is well treated in 
Farm Policy Forum published by the Iowa 
State College Press with an editorial board 
and an advisory board composed of econo-
mists, farmers, business men, government 
specialists, and others. T h e analysis of the 
major developments relating to the Euro-
pean Recovery Program is the objective of 
The Marshall Plan Letter, published week-
ly in Washington. It will keep the reader 
informed on day-by-day and week-by-week 
regulations, controls, legal interpretations, 
appointments, contracts, shipments, etc. 
Masses and Mainstream "combines and car-
ries forward the thirty-seven-year-old tradi-
tion of New Masses and the more recent 
literary achievement of Mainstream." 
National Tax Journal is published by the 
National T a x Association and supersedes 
the association's Bulletin. It is to be a 
forum for the discussion of broad economic 
and social issues of taxation and expenditure 
policies. T h e official publication of the 
National Labor-Management Foundation is 
Partners. T h e aim of this new periodical 
is the promotion of a better and clearer 
understanding between workers, their em-
ployers, and the general public. T h e first 
issue included contributions by both labor 
and business leaders and covered such sub-
jects as the International Ladies' Garment 
W o r k e r s ' Union and the T a f t - H a r t l e y A c t . 
Rumbaugh's Key to Bond Investment is 
intended primarily for executives responsible 
for the investment of funds. T o a lesser 
degree it will be helpful to individuals inter-
ested in money and its employment. T h e r e 
are described various types of bonds avail-
able with their interest rates, brief para-
graphs on the condition of banks, interest 

rate outlook, tax exempt investments, etc. 
Two-Way World Trader is to be a guide 
for importers and exporters. Each issue 
will consist of an editorial with general 
topics pertinent to world trade; foreign 
market analysis with emphasis on United 
States imports from such market; a "made 
in America" products survey with full stress 
on U.S. exports of the particular product to 
the w o r l d ; the list of prime sources of sup-
ply and services keyed to the specific com-
modity and trading unit reported in that 
issue. 

Special Groups 

T h e Armenian people have started a new 
journal, The Armenian Review, to acquaint 
the English-speaking world with the cul-
tural heritage of the Armenians and to 
support the American effort in the safe-
guarding of world democracy. Included in 
the first issue are a story by W i l l i a m 
Saroyan, a biographical sketch of D r . 
Varaztad H . Kazanjian, noted plastic sur-
geon, articles on Armenian poetry, the 
Armenian church, the Sovietization of 
Armenia, and other articles equally well 
written and equally interesting. The Jour-
nal of Jewish Studies was started in London 
to fill the gap caused by the destruction of 
the European journals devoted to Jewish 
studies. A n idea of the scope of this quar-
terly can be had from the titles of a few of 
the articles in the first issue: " T h e Survival 
of Israel," "Archaic Vocalisation of Some 
Biblical Hebrew Names," " T h e Extent of 
the Influence of the Synagogue Service upon 
Christian W o r s h i p . " 

Science 

A journal of "international" scope is 
Arctic; Journal of the Arctic Institute of 

North America. Included in the first issue 
are articles on tht U.S. meteorological serv-
ices in Alaska, the Danish meteorological 

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service in Greenland, the growth of mete-
orological knowledge of the Canadian A r c -
tic, and a section of book notes entitled 
"Northern Reviews." Communications on 
Applied Mathematics, issued by the Insti-
tute for Mathematics and Mechanics of 
N e w Y o r k University will be devoted main-
ly to contributions in the fields of applied 
mathematics, mathematical physics and 
mathematical analysis. A popular science 
magazine is Pacific Discovery published by 
the California Academy of Sciences. It 
will emphasize the natural history of the 
Pacific Coast and the Pacific Basin. For 
the first issue, W i l l i a m Beebe contributed an 
article on hummingbirds, and Olaus M u r i e 
an article on Jackson Hole. These and 
other articles were well illustrated. 

Medicine 

T w o new periodical publications on can-
cer appeared. Cancer, a Journal of the 
American Cancer Society will publish 
papers dealing with all aspects of clinical, 
experimental and educational research done 
in the field of human cancer. T h e Texas 
Cancer Bulletin financed by the Texas Can-
cer Coordinating Council intends to bring 
together in brief form the results of impor-
tant research in the varied fields of cancer 
for the family doctor. Oral Surgery, Oral 
Medicine, and Oral Pathology is an out-
growth of the oral surgery section of the 
American Journal of Orthodontics and 

Oral Surgery. Pediatrics, the Journal of 

the American Academy of Pediatrics will 
publish papers on public health and preven-
tative medicine, genetics, nutrition, psy-
chology, education, social legislation, nurs-
ing, and sociology, when the subject matter 
is related to child health and welfare. T h e 
Societe Royale des Sciences Medicales et 

Naturales de Bruxelles began the publica-
tion of a series of Annales to publish the 
papers of Belgian Medical scientists. 

Engineering 

A m o n g the new engineering journals 
there are Applied Hydraulics publishing 
studies made on the transmission of power 
through the use of pressure on hydraulic 
fluids; Applied Mechanics Reviews, ab-
stracts, prepared by specialists or authorities, 
of articles in American and foreign jour-
nals; The Automatic Electric Technical 
Journal, superseding the Strowger Techni-
cal Journal, and reporting on the develop-
ments in the field of communications re-
search and their application; the Columbia 
E.ngineering Quarterly published by the 
students of the School of Engineering of 
Columbia University; and the Master Me-
chanic devoted to the care and mechanical 
features of construction equipment. 

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Law 

T w o new journals to publish articles by 
law school students were started. T h e 
Stanford Intramural Law Review is unique 
in that two issues are to be issued as prep-
aration and training for the editors and con-
tributors of the Stanford Law Review, 
planned for publication in the winter of 
1948-49. T h e University of Florida Law 
Review contributors included faculty, stu-
dents, and practicing lawyers. 

Miscellaneous 

The Monthly Film Strip Review pub-
lished in London consists of reviews by 
teachers of films useful in the educational 
field. T h e arrangement is by subject and 
such facts as length of film, name of dis-
tributor, owner of United Kingdom rights 
as well as the appraisal are given. Revue 
d'Esthetique founded under the auspices of 
the Societe Frangaise d'Esthetique is in-
tended to arouse interest and encourage 
studies in esthetics. Saskatchewan History 
will publish articles on the history of Sas-
katchewan from a variety of sources. 

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Periodicals 
Applied Hydraulics. T e c h n i c a l P u b l i s h i n g C o m p a n y , 

1240 Ontario St., Cleveland 13. v. 1, no. 1, F e b r u a r y 
1948. M o n t h l y . $2. 

Applied Mechanics Reviews. A m e r i c a n Society of 
Mechanical Engineers, 20th and Northampton Sts., 
E a s t o n , Pa. v. 1, no. 1, January 1948. M o n t h l y . 
$ 1 2 . 5 0 . 

Arctic. A r c t i c Institute o f North A m e r i c a , A u d u b o n 
T e r r a c e , B r o a d w a y at 156th St., N e w Y o r k City. v. 
1, no. 1, Spring 1948. F r e q u e n c y and price not 
given. 

The Arkham Sampler. A r k h a m H o u s e , Sauk City, W i s . 
v. 1, no. 1, YVinter 1948. Quarterly. $4. 

The Armenian Review. Hairenik A s s o c i a t i o n , I n c . , 2 1 2 
Stuart St., B o s t o n , v. 1, no. 1, W i n t e r 1948. Q u a r -
terly. $5. 

The Automatic Electric Technical Journal. A u t o m a t i c 
Electric Co., 1033 W . V a n B u r e n St., C h i c a g o 7. 
v . 1, no. 1, A p r i l 1948. Quarterly. $2. 

Cancer. Paul B. H o e b e r , I n c . , 49 E. 33rd St., N e w 
Y o r k City 16. v. 1, n o . 1, M a y 1948. B i m o n t h l y . 
$8 ($9-50 f o r e i g n ) . 

Columbia Engineering Quarterly. Columbia E n g i n e e r -
ing Quarterly, School o f Engineering, Columbia U n i -
versity, N e w Y o r k City 27. v. 1, no. 1, M a y 1948. 
4 nos. a year. $3 ( 1 0 i s s u e s ) . 

Communications on Applied Mathematics. Interscience 
Publishers, I n c . , 2 1 5 F o u r t h A v e . , N e w Y o r k City 3. 
v. 1, n o . 1, January 1948. Quarterly. $8. 

Congressional Opinion. Congressional O p ' n i o n , 3 1 9 Kel-
logg B l d g . , 1 4 1 6 F St., N . W . , W a s h i n g t o n 4, D . C . 
v. 1, n o . 1, January 1948. M o n t h l y . P r i c e not given. 

Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos. E d i c i o n e s Cultura His-
panica, M a r q u e s de Riscal 3, M a d r i d , no. 1, January-
F e b r u a r y 1948. F r e q u e n c y not given. $3. 

Documents of International Organisations. W o r l d 
P e a c e Foundation, 40 M t . V e r n o n St., Boston, v. x, 
no. 1, N o v e m b e r 1 9 4 7 . Quarterly. $2.50. 

Economia Internasionale. Segreteria Camera di Com-
m e r c i o , V i a Garibaldi 4, Genoa, v . 1, no. 1, January 
1948. Quarterly. L 4.000. 

Ekonomisk Tidskrift. E k o n o m i s k T i d s k r i f t Redaktion, 
Malmtorgsgatan 8, Stockholm, v. 1, n o . 1, M a r c h 
1948. Q u a r t e r l y , kr. 8. 

The Envoy. S c h o o l of F o r e i g n S e r v i c e , Georgetown 
U n i v e r s i t y , W a s h i n g t o n 7, D . C . v. 1, no. 1, January 
1948. M o n t h l y d u r i n g school year. $2. 

Farm Policy Forum. I o w a State College Press, A m e s , 
v. 1, n o . 1, J a n u a r y 1948. Quarterly. $2. 

Fiches Litteraires. Fiches Litteraires, 3 B o u l e v a r d des 
Sablons, N e u i l l y - S - S e i n e . n o . 1, J a n u a r y 1948. 
M o n t h l y . 750 f r s . f o r 6 mos. 

German Books. German B o o k s , B o x X , F a c u l t y E x -
change, U n i v e r s i t y o f C h i c a g o , C h i c a g o 3 7 . v. 1, 
n o . 1, January 1948. 5 nos. a year. $2. 

Halcyon. P . O . B o x 109, C a m b r i d g e 39, M a s s . v. 1, 
no. 1, W i n t e r 1948. 4 nos. a year. $2. • 

The Hudson Review. T h e H u d s o n R e v i e w , I n c . , 39 
W . n t h St., N e w Y o r k City 11. v. 1, no. 1, Spring 
1948. Quarterly. $3 ($4 f o r e i g n ) . 

Journal of Jeivish Studies. T h e Jewish Fellowship, 33 
B e r n e r St., C o m m e r c i a l R o a d , L o n d o n E . i . v. 1, 
no. 1, First Quarter 1948. Quarterly. $4.50. 

Language Learning. T h e Research C l u b in Language 
L e a r n i n g . 1 5 2 2 R a c k h a m B l d g . , 3 1 7 M a v n a r d . A n n 
A r b o r , M i c h . v. 1, no. 1, January 1948. Quarterly. $2. 

Line. L i n e , 634 N . Juanita A v e . , L o s A n g e l e s 4. 
v . 1, no. 1, A p r i l / M a y 1948. F r e q u e n c y not given. 
$2. 

Lingua. U i t g e v e r i j J. H . G o t t m e r , W i l h e l m i n a p a r k 1 2 , 
Haarlem, v. 1, no. 1, 1948. 4 nos. a year. $11.50. 

The Marshall Plan Letter. A r m y T i m e s , 1 1 1 5 18th St., 
N . W . , W a s h i n g t o n 6, D . C . v. 1, no. 1, A p r . 2 1 , 

1948. W e e k l y . $12. 
Masses & Mainstream. Masses & Mainstream, I n c . , 

832 B r o a d w a y , N e w Y o r k City 3. v. 1, no. 1, 
M a r c h 1948. Monthly. $4. 

The Master Mechanic. K i n g Publications, 503 M a r k e t 
St., San F r a n c i s c o 5. v. 1, no. 1, M a r c h 1948. 
Quarterly. $1 ($5 f o r e i g n ) . 

The Monthly Film Strip Review. T h e British Film 
Institute, 4 Great Russell St., L o n d o n , W . C . i . v. 1, 
no. 1. January 1948. Is. per issue. 

National Tax Journal. R o n a l d B. W e l c h , secretary, 
National T a x Association, P . O . B o x 1 7 9 9 , Sacra-
mento 8. v. 1, no. 1, M a r c h 1948. Quarterly. $3.75. 

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology. C . V . 
M o s b y C o m p a n y , 3207 W a s h i n g t o n B l v d . , St. L o u i s 
3. v. 1, no. 1, January 1948. M o n t h l y . $8.50 
($9.50 f o r e i g n ) . 

Pacific Discovery. C a l i f o r n i a A c a d e m y of Sciences, 
Golden Gate Park, San F r a n c i s c o 18. v. 1, no. 1, 
J a n u a r y / F e b r u a r y 1948. Bimonthly. $3. 

The Pamphlet Index. Schulte P r e s s , I n c . , 1 1 9 W . 
23rd St., N e w Y o r k City 11. v. 1, no. 1, A p r i l 1948. 
Q u a r t e r l y . $1.50. 

Partners. National L a b o r - M a n a g e m e n t Foundation, 139 
N . Clark St., C h i c a g o 2. v. 1, no. 1, January 1948. 
M o n t h l y . $5. 

Pediatrics. Charles C T h o m a s , publisher, 301-327 E. 
L a w r e n c e A v e . , Springfield, 111. v. 1, no. 1, January 
1948. M o n t h l y . $10 ( $ 1 2 f o r e i g n ) . 

The Poetry Hour. L a v i n i a A d e l e W a t k i n s , editor and 
publisher, 3020 Oliphant, San D i e g o 6. v. 1, n o . 1, 
S p r i n g 1948. Q u a r t e r l y . $2. 

Renaissance News. F r e d e r i c k W . S t e r n f e l d , editor, 
B o x 832, H a n o v e r , N . H . v. 1, no. i , S p r i n g 1948. 
Quarterly. $1. 

Revue d'Esthetique. Presses Universitaires de France, 
108 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris 6e. v. 1, no. 1, 
J a n u a r y / M a r c h 1948. Quarterly. 6 s o f r s . 

Rumbaugh's Key to Bond Investment. John H . R u m -
baugh, editor, 500 F i f t h A v e . , N e w Y o r k City 18, 
v. 1, no. 1, M a r . 12, 1948. W e e k l y . P r i c e not g i v e n . 

Saskatchewan History. M a r i o n W . H a g e r m a n , business 
manager, Saskatchewan H i s t o r y , B o x 100, U n i v e r s i t y 
of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, v . 1, no. 1, January 
1948. 3 nos. a year. 50^. 

Sibylline. Calvin W i l d e r , 33 Phillips St., W a t e r t o w n , 
Mass. v. 1, no. 1, J a n u a r y / A p r i l 1948. 4 nos. a 
year. $1.50 ($2 f o r e i g n ) . 

Societe Royale des Sciences Medicales et Naturelles de 
Bruxelles. Annates. L e s Editions " A c t a M e d i c a 
B e l g i c a , " 64 R u e de la C o n c o r d e . Bruxelles. v. 1, 
n o . 1 / 2 , 1948. Quarterly. 300 f r s . 

Stanford Intramural Law Review. Leland S t a n f o r d 
J u n i o r U n i v e r s i t y , S t a n f o r d , Calif. A p r i l 1948. 2 
nos. only to be issued. 75^ per issue. 

La Table Ronde. 4 R u e Jules-Cousin, Paris 4e. no. 1, 
January 1948. M o n t h l y . 670 f r s . 

Texas Cancer Bulletin. M . D . A n d e r s o n Hospital f o r 
Cancer Research, Houston, v. 1. n o . 1, J a n u a r y / 
F e b r u a r y 1948. B i m o n t h l y . $4 ($5 f o r e i g n ) . 

Two-Way World Trader. M a c l i n - T i l s e r P u b l i s h i n g 
C o m p a n y , I n c . , 505 F i f t h A v e . , N e w Y o r k City 27. 
F e b r u a r y 1948. M o n t h l y . $18. 

Unesco Courier. U n e s c o H o u s e , 19 A v e n u e Kleber, 
Paris, i 6 e . v. i , no. 1, F e b r u a r y 1948. M o n t h l y . 
50^ ( 6 i s s u e s ) . 

University of Florida Law Review. College of L a w , 
U n : v e r s i t y o f Florida, Gainesville. v. 1, no. 1, 
S p r i n g 1948. 3 nos. a year. $3. 

The Western Political Quarterly. F r a n k H . Jonas, 
secretary-treasurer, W e s t e r n Political S c i e n c e A s -
sociation, U n i v e r s i t y o f Utah, A n n e x 126, Salt Lake 
City 1. v. 1, no. 1, M a r c h 1948. $4 ($5 f o r e i g n ) . 

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