Specialized Sources for the History of Science

• Secondary Sources
  • Reference Sources: Chronologies, Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias, Handbooks
  • Bibliographies of Books and Articles
• Primary Sources
  • Periodical Indexes/Serial Bibliographies
  • Bibliographies of Books and Articles

This section is in a very early stage of development.

Agriculture: Chronologies, Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias, Handbooks

Hurt, R. D. 1996. American Farms: Exploring their History. Malabar, FL: Krieger Pub. Co., 165 pp.

Guide to research and writing.

Schapsmeier, E. L. and F. H. Schapsmeier. 1975. Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 467 pp.

Short (15-400 word) articles on persons, organizations, acts and laws, events. Subject indexes.

True, A. C. 1900. The Agricultural Experiment Stations in the United States. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of Experiment Stations. Bulletin; no. 80, 636 pp.

Descriptions of stations, their history, staff, equipment, and activities. Also overview, statistics, and list of publications.

Periodical Indexes

Forestry abstracts, 1939- .
LOCATION: Harvard Forest:

Social Sciences in Forestry Bibliography (1985- ) continues Social Sciences in Forestry Bibliography (1967-87) which is not available at Harvard