Newly Catalogued Library Materials Summer 2024

Librarians at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives catalog hundreds of materials on a monthly basis. Here is a curated list of newly cataloged items. To view more information and to request access to these materials, follow the links below to SearchWorks, the Stanford University Libraries online catalog.

Author: Russia. Generalʹnyĭ shtab. Glavnoe upravlenie

Title: Sbornik Glavnago upravlenīi︠a︡ Generalʹnago shtaba [Сборникъ Главнаго управленія Генеральнаго штаба]

Published: S-Peterburg, Voennai︠a︡ tipografīi︠a︡, 1909-1918

The publication represents periodically created reports for the General Staff of the Russian Imperial Army, published from 1909 to 1918. These reports mainly focused on foreign armies and their military capabilities. The reports provided information about the organization and locations of foreign military units, army training, readiness, and the general population's military training level. They included a military-historical section, a military-political section, and reviews of publications on military topics. The Hoover Institution Library & Archives holds all issues from January 1910 to the first month of WWI in 1914, followed by an Index of articles [Ukazatelʹ stateĭ, pomi͡eshchennykhʺ vʺ Sborniki͡e Glavnago Upravlenīi͡a Generalʹnago Shtaba], published in 1914 for the period from 1909 to 1913. HILA copies (v.20-v.62) feature bookplates with the inscription "From the Library of the Crown Prince and Heir Apparent Aleksei Nikolaevich."

Author: Wilhelm Heine

Title: Reis om de wereld naar Japan

Published: [Rotterdam], [H. Nijgh], [1856]

This 1856 publication is a Dutch translation of Reise um die Erde nach Japan an Bord der Expeditions-Escadre unter Commodore M.C. Perry. It charts the 1852/1855 United States Naval Expedition to Japan, which was led by Commodore Matthew Perry, and it includes a chapter on the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). It has a beautiful and intricate frontispiece illustration and illustrated leaves of plates throughout.

Author: Ria Cooreman & Evelyn McMillan

Title: Belgian war lace 1914-1918

Published: [Ghent], Snoeck ; Brussels, Royal Museums of Art and History, [2024]

This richly illustrated publication documents the Royal Museums of Art and History's collection of war lace, specifically the lace made in Belgium during World War I, known as "war lace". It showcases the work of several lace makers, their distinctive designs, and their efforts to preserve this national art form during the deprivations of war. The publication features a poster titled "Belgian lace is not a luxury" held by HILA, painted by Sterne Stevens for the Commission for Relief in Belgium, which appears on page [1] of the publication. The book also highlights the lace given to the Hoovers in appreciation of their relief efforts on behalf of lace workers. One of the authors, Evelyn McMillan, is a Librarian Emerita at Stanford University.

Author: Gilbert de Chambertrand

Title: Les causes cosmiques de la guerre de 1939

Published: Paris, Adyar, 1946

This rare book attempts to chart the origins and causes of World War II through astrology. It includes several astrological charts, including natal charts, relating to Adolf Hitler, his family, the establishment of the Nazi party, and the German invasion of Poland. It also includes a chapter dedicated to Benito Mussolini's astrology.

Title: Baraban [Барабан]

Published: Petrograd: Izd-vo t-vo "Novyĭ Satirikon", 1917-1918

The satirical journal "Baraban" was published in Russia during the turbulent years of 1917 and 1918, ceasing publishing in the spring of 1918. The journal's caricatures, some in color, were followed by short stories and spoofs about current events. Its texts aimed to ridicule and were equally critical of both the right and the left, accusing them of threats to democracy (Tsentr Sotsialno-politicheskoi Istorii). In addition to addressing political figures and events in revolutionary Russia, the journal also commented on world events, including WWI enemies and allies.

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