^1. Black, R.D.C., “History of economic thought”, In Fletcher, J. (Ed.) The use of economic literature, Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1971, pp. 190–191. Black is Professor and Head of the Department of Economics, Queen's University, Belfast. The other collections he mentions are at Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Chicago, and the Newberry Library.Google Scholar

^2. Mr. Carpenter's comments are quoted with permission, however responsibility for the accuracy of all other statements is solely the author's.Google Scholar

^3. All reported holdings are exclusive of microforms and reprints.Google Scholar

^4. Carpenter, K.E.The economic bestsellers before 1850: A catalog of an exhibition prepared for the History of Economics Society meeting, May 21–24, 1975, at Baker Library, Bulletin No. 1 (May, 1975), of the Kress Library of Business and Economics, Harvard Business School. 22pp.Google Scholar Also: Carpenter, K.E., Additions and corrections to the economic bestsellers before 1850, Boston: Baker Library, 1977, 5pp.Google Scholar

^5. Harvard's economics holdings were defined as the sum of 1) Widener Library shelflist, 24, Economics and economics periodicals, Vol. II, Author and title listing. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Library, 1970,Google Scholarand 2) Author-title catalog of the Baker Library, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1971.Google Scholar

^6. These titles were drawn at random from the Widener Library shelflist, 24, Vol. I. Classification schedule, Classified listing by call number, Chronological listing, Classification “Econ 101–126, Economics in general—History of economic theory-General.”Google Scholar