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Examines factors that influences the formation of a guide to collection of manuscripts on American Indian available in the library of American Society. Historical background of the library; Forms of printed manuscript guides; Prerequisites of the guide.

The article focuses on the history of the scientific association in Pottsville, Pennsylvania during the period 1854 to 1862. On October 10, 1854 a small group of men with a common interest in science formed the Pottsville Scientific Association. The association stimulated its members' own studies. The association published several worthwhile contributions to science. The members accumulated a large collection of minerals and a library of some 700 bound volumes as well as a large collection of scientific papers. .

The article presents information about the Longwood Library near Kennett square, Pennsylvania. The Library specializes in regional or personal collections. It has an admirable collection of material on Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours and his family. Du Pont was the President and the Chairman of the Board of DuPont EI Nemours. Du Pont used to collect material relating to his family and the Du Pont company. This collection of material by Du Pont was recently added to the extensive collection of documents of the Library concerning Du Pont de Nemours.

The article offers information on the Hunt Botanical Library which was opened by Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in October 1961. It states that the Hunt Library building was given by botanist Roy A. Hunt from Pittsburgh who also gifted the library of books in the plant sciences, the Rachel McMasters Miller Hunt Botanical Library. It mentions that the financial structure of the library is independent of CIT operation and development funds and is subject to review and approval by CIT as well as the Hunt Foundation. It mentions that the library has about 11,000 titles of bound volumes and 2,500 of pamphlets and collection of botanical prints and paintings, autograph letters of 18th and 19th century botanists and manuscripts, and portraits of botanists.