WELLS ARCHIVES
RECORD GROUP 10

 

WRG 10 - Books - Encyclopaedias

Collection dates, Series #1 of 1 1927 - 1945

 

Scope and Contents

The collection of books that is with the Wells Collection has been broken up into various catagories.  The encyclopaedia’s constitute one group.

 

Series 1:

Contains Encyclopaedias, Year Books and Atlas’ from 1936 to 1945

 

In this Series:

1. = Miscellaneous Encyclopaedia

 

 

2. MISCELLANEOUS ENCYCLOPAEDIA

 

   (8)          The New Wonder World Encyclopaedia                             Copyright 1947

      By George L. Shuman and Co.

      Volumes 1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11

      1 - The Every-man Encyclopaedia                         Copyright not known            edited by Andrew Boyle and Sons Ltd.and

      Ernest Rhys   

      Vol. 2, Ram to Ste

   (1)          Macfadden’s Encyclopaedia of  1914

      Physical Culture by Physical Culture

      Publishing Company, New York City

   (2)          The Universal Standart Encyclopaedia by         No date

      Joseph Laffan Morse - Standard Ref. Works

      Publishing Company, Inc. Vol. 1,3,

   (2)          The New General Encyclopaedia, editors:  Foster, Hughes,            1935

      Goodwin - Vol. 3 (T) & 14 (N)

 

3. ATLAS’

  

   (1)          1 - Dent’s Canadian School Atlas by J.M. Dent and Sons First Published 1938

      (Canada) Ltd.

 

 

WRG 10:  Books - Encyclopaedias

Series 2:

This Series is a continuation of the previous one.

 

In this Series:

1. = Encyclopaedia Britannica

2. = Britannica Junior

 

1. ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA

 

   (11)        Encyclopaedia for Boys and Girls      Copyright 1943

      Volumes 7 - 12

 

2. ENCYCLOPAEDIA JUNIOR  

 

   (4)          Brittanica Book of the Year       1943, 1944, 1945, 1948

      Encyclopaedia Brittanica, Inc. Chicago