George Washington Carver

We have a list of the books from the library of George Washington Carver!

I've started a profile https://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWCarver and we are ready to begin adding books and would welcome volunteers!

If you are interested, please respond in this thread and I'll message you with the login info and some pages to work on (we can't post the entire file).

If you have a specific topic you'd be interested in cataloging, let me know that too. Some of the (idiosyncratic!) catalog headings include:

From the "Catalogue of Laboratory Books of Dr. Carver" section (DONE & CHECKED)
USDA and Smithsonian Publications (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Agriculture and Farming (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Animals and Insects (aspirit | DONE & CHECKED)
Cattle - Breeding & Dairying (aspirit | DONE & CHECKED)
History Books and Others (912greens | DONE & CHECKED)
Agriculture & Reports of Agriculture Experiment Stations (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Miscellaneous Books on Botany (silverwolf28, masterdeski, JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Bulletins, Pamphlets & Magazines (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Miscellaneous Chemistry (lolawalser | DONE & CHECKED)
Geology (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)

From the "Dr. Carver's Personal Library" section
Botany (page 1 to SomeGuyinVirginia and veatch2014 | DONE & CHECKED)
Farming (JBD1 DONE & CHECKED)
Books and Pamphlets on Agriculture (bubbles48 and JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Publications by Agricultural Experiment Stations (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Publications by Tuskegee Institute (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Miscellaneous Books (karenb and charl08 sections DONE & CHECKED; section 3 to karenb)
Literature (uninvitedwriter and JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Forestry (timspalding | DONE & CHECKED)
Birds (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Chemistry (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Nature, Zoology and Astronomy (plaugher | DONE & CHECKED)
Governmental Books (mrmapcase | DONE & CHECKED)
Geology and Geological Survey (cumberlandite | DONE & CHECKED)
Histories (mahsdad | DONE & CHECKED)
Medical Books (genesisdiem | DONE & CHECKED)
Cooking, Nutrition and Feeding (JBD1 and lauriecallen | DONE & CHECKED)
Bees (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Butterflies (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Insects (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Marine Books (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Poetry (JBD1 and dianeham | DONE & CHECKED)
Biographys and Autobiographys (mrmapcase | DONE & CHECKED)
Books of the World (genesisdiem | DONE & CHECKED)
Textbooks (timspalding | DONE & CHECKED)
Schoolbooks and books concerning Dr. Carver (JBD1 and txorig | DONE & CHECKED)
Religious Books (MarthaJeanne | DONE & CHECKED)
Chemistry (HRC0826 and JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Geology (JBD1 | DONE & CHECKED)
Books on the Negro (waitingtoderail | DONE & CHECKED)

After these two sections is a list of titles alphabetically; it's not clear whether these are different titles or the same bunch organized differently. Once we do the first lot, we'll be able to tell more easily what the later section is and whether we'll need to add those too.

I'll update this post as folks claim sections. We mostly have edition-level info (publisher/date) so the books should be fairly straightforward to add, I hope!

Hey. Do you have a sense of scale? I'll take a section at least. And I'll take something boring, so other people can do poetry or whatever. But I'd love a sense of scale.

They vary a lot; I'd say the bulk of the sections average between 20 and 30 titles? Not huge at all. Some more, some less (Histories and Medical Books for example are together on one page, totaling 15 titles).

Okay, set me up for something others won't necessarily want. How about forestry?

Could I please take his Farming books? (Living in Farmington it seems apropos.)

>4 timspalding: >5 HockeyLibrarian: - you got it! Coming momentarily.

I'll take the section on Biographys and Autobiographys.

I'll take on Nature, Zoology and Astronomy, if still available. (I will say that this is the first time I've participated in a Legacy Library project; I assume it's relatively straightforward?)

I'd love to help with a section. Also a first-timer.

>7 mrmapcase: >8 plaugher: - sure thing - coming soon.
>9 bostonbibliophile: - want to pick a section?

Hello, I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right section, but I would be willing to take the Geology and Geological Survey section. Not sure what is involved. Could someone please explain a bit more? Or perhaps the specific instructions will come with the list? Thank you.

I will take the Nature,Zoology, Astronomy section. But I have never done this before so will appreciate guidance

>11 cumberlandite: yes - basically it's just adding the books from a list, but I'll send some notes with the list! Coming shortly.

>12 barbharris1: that's one's taken - do you have another preference?

I’d like to help, don’t really care what subject although partial to literature.

I can help maybe?

These sound interesting but I'm game for anything:
Medical Books
Botany
Miscellaneous Books
Books of the World

>14 Uninvitedwriter: Literature headed your way!

>15 genesisdiem: Books of the World headed your way!

If anybody gets stuck, feel free to post here and I'll be happy to lend a hand.

I'm in the middle of a board game with my kid, but we have a quick guide somewhere, don't we?

>19 timspalding: Yes! At https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Cataloging_Guide (skipping to step 4)

Exciting! I'm guessing this will be my favorite Legacy Library. George Washington Carver's work was fascinating.

I'll take Animals and Insects.

>21 aspirit: Headed your way!

I'd like to help out. If you still need help, pass me a section.

>13 JBD1: Chemistry,Geology, Books on the Negro

Done with my section. I'm going to spend a little time going over people's work looking for combinations and authors.

Whoops. Sorry. This is timspalding.

>23 mahsdad: - Want to choose one?
>24 barbharris1: - Sent you a section of Chemistry/Geology! If you run out let me know and I'll send another!

>26 JBD1: Nah, surprise me. :)

>27 mahsdad: Histories it is! Headed your way.

All: I'm stepping away from the computer for the night (twelve hours is too many hours) - feel free to continue to request sections, and I'll send materials over in the morning!

Okay, well, I'm good for at least another section. Meanwhile I'll improve what's there. I've been adding author photos, Wikipedia pages, etc.

Hi- I've never done this before but would love to help if I can. Are either "History Books and Others" or "Miscellaneous Books" available? Maybe one of those would be good, but otherwise, I'm okay with anything.

>29 timspalding: >30 912greens: - sent you sections! And now I'm really going away.

I'll take Geology.

>28 JBD1: Jeremy, 2 things on the image you sent me.

1. Museum of Antiquity, I found several versions all around the right year, but with different publishers. The publisher in the image was Wever and Company, 1882. I chose the 1882 edition, but the publisher was listed as Western Publishing, hope that was okay, I can delete it and readd with the right publisher but different year

2. Sears' Information for the People - this was listed but had no author, date or publisher. I couldn't find anything specific. Tried Overcat and LOC.

Feel free to send me another, tomorrow.

I had a few that were hard. I searched WorldCat for the book, and then added the source I needed.

I'll take Governmental Books for tomorrow.

>33 mahsdad: I have book 1, dated 1884, from a different publisher.

According to WorldCat, you may have the edition published in Kansas City (28 on the list):
https://www.worldcat.org/title/museum-of-antiquity-a-description-of-ancient-life...

Also, book 2 might be this one. search the photos for the title page:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Book-Robert-Sears-Information-For-The-People-Antique-18... (edit, the title page isn't listed so I emailed the seller for one :D )

I could try religious books if it's not too big. Another new at this.

Can I do Poetry?

Awesome. Ill take a look when I had my first coffee. But count me in.

I'm in! Happy to take a section. Whatever has no takers yet; I haven't a preference.

Thanks for organizing this, JBD.

Will do a section if there are any still need to be doing? Great plan.

Okay! Back at it. I am just going to run through the questions from overnight and then I will sent out new sections shortly. Thanks all!

>42 JBD1: I forgot to mention: I'm most knowledgeable on subjects like arts and history. But I'll tackle any section to the best of my ability.

>33 mahsdad: - all good. I adjusted a couple and added the weird one.
>35 mrmapcase: - Governmental Books headed your way.

More in a sec.

>37 MarthaJeanne: >38 dianeham: - sent you one page each from those sections to get you started. If you want more, just let me know and I'll send the other page over too.

>40 karenb: >41 charl08: - just sent you each a bit of the Miscellaneous Books section!

>43 Nicole_VanK: - sent you another Miscellaneous chunk!

Okay, did I miss any requests? Sorry if so, just say the word.

I'll take Cattle - Breeding & Dairying next.

>49 aspirit: - headed your way!

>45 JBD1: Interesting titles. How do I enter into the GWC catalogue? Got it. READ the directions.

Hi Jeremy, I'll take the "Books on the Negro" section please. Do you have a sense of the scale?

I've entered the first one, two differences from the LoC entry. First is easy. Changed the printing date to match the list. But I have three forms of Tolstoy's name. LoC's form, LT's form, and the way it is on the list. I changed it to match the list. Is that what you want?

Whoops! this is actually MarthaJeanne.

This is timspalding. I'm doing personal > textbooks and I am completely stymied by this one. It is absolute madness to corner the edition. Jeremy?!

High-School Dictionary - Iveson, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. New York - 1880
William G. Webster

>52 waitingtoderail: Sure thing! It's about 30 titles. Sending info momentarily.

>53 GeorgeWCarver: - no, no need to match what's given in the list. Whatever is in the catalog record or is the standard form is fine (as long as it's the right name, of course).

>48 JBD1:, >32 SilverWolf28: You missed me - Geology

>54 GeorgeWCarver: - that's probably https://www.worldcat.org/title/high-school-dictionary-of-the-english-language-ex...

>57 SilverWolf28: - oh gosh, I'm sorry! Looks like the geology sections are claimed - want to grab another?

Hi, Jeremy--I could do Miscellaneous Chemistry and Botany...

>59 JBD1: Miscellaneous Books on Botany

>60 LolaWalser: >61 SilverWolf28: - sections headed your way!

Done with textbooks. A few things I've learned:

1. WorldCat is your friend. I've found it invaluable both for finding libraries that have a title and for getting the title based on bad or illegible information.
2. For textbooks at least, midwestern colleges and universities are the gold. Carver's textbooks were very often from the midwest, so Illinois, Chicago, Notre Dame were all good.

I'm going to take a break on a new section until I get some real work done today ;)

>63 timspalding: - Thanks. I was able to find matching records for most of the ones you hadn't found exact matches for, and I added the dictionary from >54 GeorgeWCarver:.

Hi, Jeremy. The page you sent me, "Miscellaneous Chemistry Books", 12 titles, have all been entered into the Laboratory Books collection.

You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.

>65 LolaWalser: - awesome! Do you want another page?

>67 JBD1:

Sure.

I'll try to help. Not an MLS cataloger but did original cataloging for years with private collections at UCSD. "Schoolbooks and books concerning Dr. Carver" sounds interesting!

>68 LolaWalser: >69 txorig: - headed your way!

I'm going to step away for a screen break for a little while, but I'll be back on in a bit.

I've updated my lot which was fun, but ran into a couple of things:

I had a Tolstoy issue too - "Tales and parables by tolstoi". I found no sign of this one, but editions of Master and Man shared both this as a subtitle and publisher/ year, so I've added it. (Just read "no data is better than bad data" Should I delete it? )

"Treasure by Albert Payson Tehune"
Tehune didn't turn up in overcat/LoC search but *Terhune* does - but no sign of this title that I could track down. Help!

"In Castle Colony" - In Castle *and* Colony comes up with matching author so I've added that.

>71 charl08: this one maybe? http://www.math.ttu.edu/~wlewis/books/treasure.htm

Hi, I'd love to help. I'll taking the cooking etc section, if it has not been requested. Otherwise any other topic is fine.

Laurie

>70 JBD1:

Second section of "Miscellaneous Chemistry Books" is in; 25 titles in all. How much more is there? I don't mind doing it all if it's some reasonable number...

>71 charl08: - You're set. I think you must be right about the Tolstoy and the Castle and Colony. I added Terhune's Treasure (yeah that was just a typo in the list).

>73 lauriecallen: - excellent! Sending it over shortly!

>74 LolaWalser:

in case it's missed

>76 LolaWalser: - One more page. Want it?

>76 LolaWalser: - Oops, nope, you're done! I accidentally scanned a page twice!

Here's a fun one: "Fruit Recipes" by Riley Berry. hehehehe

>78 JBD1:

Cool.

Er, shouldn't the spelling of Biographies and Autobiographies be corrected?

>80 LolaWalser: - That's how it's given in the list; usually for these we try and leave them as given, to the degree possible (but yes, it's misspelled!)

If there's anything left I can take a page, any subject.

>82 masterdeski: - just sent you a botany page, thanks!

I've done almost half of what you sent me. Don't think I'll do more tonight, but I can certainly handle the second page in the next day or two.

I will take whatever has the least interest or need the most work.

Please use the tag for your section (rather than making up different ones) - it's the only way I can keep track of what's being added and know what's left :-)

>70 JBD1: did you send?

>87 txorig: - yes, around noon today - see the comments wall on your profile!

>85 HRC0826: - just sent you some chemistry!

>88 JBD1: got it!

I have the same book twice - two different years - I put both in but I was wondering if I should take one out?

Edit - I'm SilverWolf

>91 GeorgeWCarver:, nope, you can leave it in - different editions are ok!

>92 JBD1: Thanks!

this is masterdeski, I've got this entry from my list: Gray's Lessons and Manual of Botany by Asa Gray, American Book Company, 1887. I am wondering if this is two books in one volume?
Gray's Lessons (http://www.librarything.com/work/6953157) and either
Manual of the botany... (http://www.librarything.com/work/1108077) or
Gray's Manual of Botany (http://www.librarything.com/work/3597558).
please help!

>94 GeorgeWCarver: - See https://www.worldcat.org/title/grays-lessons-and-manual-of-botany/oclc/62247742&...

I can't find Primer of Botany by Mrs. A. A. Knight - Ginn and Company - 1887

>96 GeorgeWCarver: https://www.worldcat.org/title/primer-of-botany/oclc/30609482?referer=br&ht=...

>94 GeorgeWCarver: >96 GeorgeWCarver: - if you don't feel comfortable adding these manually just skip them and I'll add them after, no worries!

>98 JBD1: I finished the section, there were 5 books that I couldn't find on overcat.

SilverWolf

I'll take botany, or something else that might help.

>1 JBD1: Hi, I would be happy to do a section as assigned. Are you including subjects and/or tags or are you simply doing descriptive cataloguing?

>95 JBD1:, thanks!
>98 JBD1: I'm okay with manually adding, I was just questioning in this case cuz the Uni of Manitoba entry consisted of two volumes, so I knew there was multi-volumes out there.
--masterdeski

>99 GeorgeWCarver: - thanks. You had a couple knotty ones in there! I've got them sorted now and added the others.

>100 SomeGuyInVirginia: >101 davidccook: - just sent you each botany pages - thanks! You can just add the "Books on Botany" tag for each.

Okay all, I've run out of steam and am stepping away for the evening. I'll catch up with questions and send out any new requested sections in the morning.

I have one on the poetry list that I can't read. Looks like Quartets and choruses?

Dianeham

>106 GeorgeWCarver: - Yep. I added that one. Tricksy.

Wow what an altruistic project that will be appreciated by many. I was browsing and I saw many titles without capitalization. I wanted to offer a couple tools I use when I'm unsure of title capitalization or appreciate a bit of technology helping me out.

https://convertcase.net/
https://capitalizemytitle.com/

Lots of choices for how you want the results

>1 JBD1: I'd like to give it a shot if any remains. I'm not particular about the subject.

>108 Corinne2020: People and libraries have different preferences for how to capitalize. In the end, it doesn't matter, and nobody should insist that their way is the only right way.

MarthaJeanne said "People and libraries have different preferences for how to capitalize. In the end, it doesn't matter, and nobody should insist that their way is the only right way."

I insisted? I did not. I saw a potential need and offered a tool that I appreciate. Book titles being capitalized is the norm. I imagine some people would appreciate a handy tool. If you don't that's fine, I don't see why you need to put negative connotations to my post. Just ignore it.

>108 Corinne2020: >110 MarthaJeanne: - useful tools indeed, but for these purposes of cataloging these libraries, just getting the information into the system is the main object. Editing each title for capitalization, &c. would be far too time-consuming.

>109 bubbles48: - sure thing! I'll send over a section shortly!

>112 JBD1: JBD1 thanks for letting me know "just getting the information into the system is the main object."

>111 Corinne2020: Is A norm, not THE norm. There are different norms.

Library of Congress does not capitalize most words in titles after the first word.

*eye roll*

ETA: Regarding the edit/additional information regarding the LOC- Okay. I was simply offering a tool in case some would like to use it. I guess it rubbed you the wrong way when I mentioned noticing a lack of capitalization. I was using it as a segue to sharing the tool. I understand it is not necessary or required.

I'd love to help out. What is the process? UtopianPessimist

>117 UtopianPessimist: - let me catch up and see what's left!

>118 txorig: - great, thanks! I'll tackle those couple.

OK. Done.

Algebra Elias Loomis Harper and Brothers New York, 1888
Find 1886 and other dates, just not 1888
Title: Elements of Algebra

>121 txorig: (see >120 JBD1:) :-)

Students' Conference Lake Geneva Wis 1894 no clue; title too generic YMCA?

King’s Agricultural Digest 1923 Found at Temple University Libraries
Catalog ID: 991012453949703811
Add manually?

>123 txorig: - yep. I've added the last couple, noting that the Lake Geneva one is unclear. You're all set!

>117 UtopianPessimist: - sent you a section of agriculture books (see your profile page)

I think all sections are now claimed - thanks everyone! If you want out of your section or need help, feel free to post here, of course.

Hi, any section still available?

I'll take a section, if one is still available--not picky about topic.

Hi- I've finished my section "History Books and Others", but have a couple of questions about one item on the second page: "State of Alabama Department of Alabama Official and Statistical Register of (1930?)". I'm not sure if I'm reading the date correctly-- it looks like 1930 in the publication name but not so much in the date. And if it IS 1930, I can't find that particular year anywhere, but the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History has the best collection of these annual registers, covering a huge time period. They just seem to be missing the 1930 edition. Here is their site: https://archive.org/details/@alabama_department_of_archives_and_history?and%5B%5...
If 1930 is the right date, should I manually add the title using the publishing information available for the surrounding years? Thanks!! Otherwise, my section is done.

>1 JBD1: I would be happy to volunteer!

Let us know what other help you need, Jeremy!

I think right now we're just waiting on folks who have claimed sections to add their titles. Once those are in, then I need to figure out whether the second list—organized alphabetically by title (argh)—is an overlap of the first or if it's different things - so far it looks more like the former than the latter. Will keep everyone posted.

>129 GeorgeWCarver: - Thanks! Pretty confident that date is 1939, so I added that edition.

Whoa! Great work everyone! Looks like it's nearly done? All the sections spoken for?

https://www.librarything.com/work/26171272 is messy. I changed the dates to match the list. Combining with recommended? LoC author is probably at least as accurate spelling as the list.

MarthaJeanne

https://www.librarything.com/work/7960512/covers/197142704 is almost certainly Well Springs. Entered manually and corrected.

First page done.

I'd also be happy to help! let me know what I can do!
Julie

(MarthaJeanne)
1) https://www.librarything.com/work/1942941/197161314
List says author is A J Johnson. Apparently he was publisher. Hitchcock as author makes lots more sense.

2) https://www.librarything.com/work/26173332/book/197161869 is close. I have not edited anything except tag.

3) https://www.librarything.com/work/26173433
Information cut and pasted from WorldCat. (Probably NYPL)

I've got to take a break.

Happy to help! Sign me up for whatever needs attention.

>137 GeorgeWCarver: continuation.

4) https://www.librarything.com/work/26176357/edit/197183386 is like 2) above.

Finished.

If anybody who's claimed a section doesn't have time and wants to free it up, let me know; it looks like we have some takers!

Since it's been three days, and in the interests of finishing up, I'm going to ask that folks who have outstanding sections finish them up by noon (EST) on Sunday, 7 March. If they're still free then, I will post the available sections and open them up for re-claiming. Thanks!

If you have claimed a section and need help or don't know how to get started, just ask and I'll be more than happy to assist! (And/or if you really want to do it but just can't do it by Sunday, let me know that too and we'll leave it for you!)

>141 JBD1: - Whoops, today got busy, sorry. If you still want to add books from sections you've claimed, go ahead and do that. I'll aim on reopening them for new claimants tomorrow.

let me know how i can help! and where i catalog these at. i just recently joined the library thing :D

farming and geology doesn't have done and checked by it. are these available? or does someone need help with it?

I'll open up the remaining groups when I get a chance (hopefully tonight, sorry, it's been a week). Stay tuned!

>144 veatch2014: - Actually I found you one for the meantime - sent you a message on your profile page. If you have questions, feel free to post them here!

Okay one section of Miscellaneous Books is up for grabs; if you want it, say the word and I'll send you the info.

>147 JBD1: Yes, please!

>148 karenb: Okay! Sent to your profile. Thanks!

Okay! Everything is in from the first section of the list. Now I'm going to go through the remaining list and see if there's more to be added or if it's just a repeat of the list we've added, just organized alphabetically. So far it seems like the latter is the case and there won't be much more to be added, but I'll keep you all posted!

>1 JBD1: I’d be happy to help. No particular preference