From the 1920's through the 1970's, The Field Museum's Division of Publications published four series of booklets on popular topics for the general reader. Written in non-technical language by Museum curators and associates, they were designed to give brief accounts of local flora & fauna, cultures & collections displayed in the Museum's exhibitions.
Below is a list of all of the titles published in the series, separated by their traditional subject divisions. Hyperlinked titles will take you to a page providing the full-text version on the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Titles that are not hyperlinked have not yet been digitized.
Anthropology
No. 1. The Chinese Gateway
By Berthold Laufer. 1922. 7 pages.
No. 2. The Philippine Forge Group
By F.C. Cole. 1922. 4 pages, 1 illus.
No. 3. The Japanese Collections
By Helen C. Gunsaulus. 1922. 19 pages, 6 illus.
No. 4. New Guinea Masks
By Albert B. Lewis. 1922. 10 pages, 6 illus.
No. 5. The Thunder Ceremony of the Pawnee.
By Ralph Linton. 1922. 20 pages, 4 illus.
No. 6. Sacrifice to the Morning Star by the Skidi Pawnee.
By Ralph Linton. 1923. 20 pages, 1 illus.
No. 7. Purification of the Sacred Bundles.
By Ralph Linton. 1923. 11 pages, 1 illus.
No. 8. Annual Ceremony of the Pawnee Medicine Men
By Ralph Linton. 1923. 20 pages, 2 illus.
No. 9. The Use of Sago in New Guinea
By Albert B. Lewis. 1923. 9 pages, 4 illus.
No. 10. Use of Human Skulls and Bones in Tibet.
By Berthold Laufer. 1923. 16 pages, 1 illus.
No. 11. The Japanese New Year's Festival, Games and Pastimes
By Helen C. Gunsaulus. 1923. 18 pages, 8 illus.
No. 12. Japanese Costume
By Helen C. Gunsaulus. 1923. 28 pages, 8 illus.
No. 13. Gods and Heroes of Japan
By Helen C. Gunsaulus. 1924. 23 pages, 6 illus.
No. 14. Japanese Temples and Houses
By Helen C. Gunsaulus. 1924. 20 pages, 8 illus.
No. 15. The Use of Tobacco Among North American Indians
By Ralph Linton. 1924. 28 pages, 6 illus.
No. 16. The Use of Tobacco in Mexico and South America
By J. Alden Mason. 1925. 16 pages, 6 illus.
No. 17. The Use of Tobacco in New Guinea
By Albert B. Lewis. 1925. 10 pages, 2 illus.
No. 18. Tobacco and Its Use in Asia
By Berthold Laufer. 1925. 39 pages, 10 illus.
No. 19. The Introduction of Tobacco into Europe
By Berthold Laufer. 1925. 66 pages.
No. 20. The Japanese Sword and Its Decorations
By Helen C. Gunsaulus. 1924. 21 pages, 4 illus.
No. 21. Ivory in China
By Berthold Laufer. 1925. 80 pages, 23 illus.
No. 22. Insect-Musicians and Cricket Champions of China
By Berthold Laufer. 1927. 27 pages, 12 illus.
No. 23. Ostrich Egg-Shell Cups of Mesopotamia and the Ostrich in Ancient and Modern Times
By Berthold Laufer. 1926. 51 pages, 19 illus.
No. 24. The Indian Tribes of the Chicago Region, with Specific Reference to the Illinois and the Potawatomi
By William D. Strong. 1926. 36 pages, 8 illus.
No. 25. The Civilization of the Mayas
By J. Eric Thompson. 1973 (7th ed.). 97 pages, 38 illus., 1 map.
No. 26. The Early History of Man, with Special Reference to the Cap-Blanc Skeleton
By Henry Field. 1927. 19 pages, 8 illus.
No. 27. The Giraffe in History and Art
By Berthold Laufer. 1928. 100 pages, 32 illus.
No. 28. The Field Museum-Oxford University Expedition to Kish, Mesopotamia, 1923-1929
By Henry Field. 1929. 34 pages, 14 illus., 2 maps
No. 29. Tobacco and Its Use in Africa
By Berthold Laufer, Wilfrid D. Hambly, and Ralph Linton. 1930. 45 pages, 6 illus.
No. 30. The Races of Mankind
By Henry Field, with Preface by Berthold Laufer and Introduction by Sir Arthur Keith. 1934 (2nd ed.). 40 pages, 9 illus., 1 plan
No. 31. Prehistoric Man, Hall of the Stone Age of the Old World
By Henry Field, with Foreword by Berthold Laufer. 1933. 44 pages, 8 illus.
No. 32. Primitive Hunters of Australia
By Wilfrid D. Hambly. 1936. 59 pages, 12 illus., 1 map
No. 33. Archaeology of South America
By J. Eric Thompson. 1936. 160 pages, 30 illus.
No. 34. Ancient Seals of the Near East
By Richard A. Martin. 1940. 3 pages, 24 illus
No. 35. Aleutian Islanders
By George I. Quimby. 1934. 48 pages, 17 illus.
No. 36. Mummies
By Richard A. Martin. 1976 (new edition revised and edited by David P. Silverman). 43 pages, 20 illus.
No. 37. Prehistoric Man
By Robert J. Braidwood. 1967 (7th ed.) 181 pages, 38 illus.
No. 38. Digging into History
By Paul S. Martin. 1959. 159 pages, 63 illus., 1 map.
Botany
No. 1. Figs
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1922. 8 pages, 1 illus.
No. 2. Coco Palm
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1922. 8 pages, 2 illus.
No. 3. Wheat
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1922. 8 pages, 1 illus.
No. 4. Cacao
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1922. 14 pages, 5 illus.
No. 5. A Fossil Flower
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1924. 16 pages, 10 illus.
No. 6. The Cannon Ball Tree
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1925. 8 pages, 6 illus.
No. 7. Spring Wild Flowers
By J. Francis Macbride. 1924. 32 pages, 30 illus.
No. 8. Spring and Early Summer Wild Flowers
By J. Francis Macbride. 1924. 30 pages, 28 illus.
No. 9. Summer Wild Flowers
By J. Francis Macbride. 1924. 30 pages, 28 illus.
No. 10. Autumn Flowers and Fruits
By J. Francis Macbride. 1924. 32 pages, 32 illus.
No. 11. Common Trees
By J. Francis Macbride. 1925. 44 pages, 47 illus.
No. 12. Poison Ivy
By James B. McNair. 1926. 12 pages, 6 illus.
No. 13. Sugar and Sugar Making
By James B. McNair. 1927. 34 pages, 6 illus.
No. 14. Indian Corn
By James McNair. 1930. 34 pages, 6 illus.
No. 15. Spices and Condiments
By James B. McNair. 1930. 64 pages, 11 illus
No. 16. Fifty Common Plant Galls of the Chicago Area
By Carl F. Gronemann. 1930. 30 pages, 51 illus.
No. 17. Common Weeds
By Paul C. Standley. 1934. 27 pages.
No. 18. Common Mushrooms
By Leon L. Pray. 1936. 68 pages, 65 illus.
No. 19. Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers
By Donald C. Peattie. 1936. 32 pages, 29 illus.
No. 20. House Plants
By Robert T. Van Tress. 1937. 36 pages, 31 illus.
No. 21. Tea
By Llewelyn Williams. 1937. 30 pages, 9 illus.
No. 22. Coffee
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1938. 44 pages, 15 illus.
No. 23. Carnivorous Plants and "The Man-Eating Tree."
y Sophia Prior. 1939. 20 pages, 8 illus.
No. 24. Mistletoe and Holly
By Sophia Prior. 1939. 32 pages, 8 illus.
No. 25. The Story of Food Plants
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1940. 32 pages, 8 illus.
No. 26. Tropical and Subtropical Fruits
By B.E. Dahlgren. 1947. 72 pages, 67 illus.
No. 27. Natural Landscapes of the United States
By J. Francis Macbride. 1950. 48 pages, 37 illus.
Geology
No. 1. Model of an Arizona Gold Mine
By Henry W. Nichols. 1922. 12 pages.
No. 2. Models of Blast Furnaces for Smelting Iron
By Henry W. Nichols. 1923. 12 pages.
No. 3. Amber
By Oliver C. Farrington. 1923. 7 pages, 4 illus.
No. 4. Meteorites
By Oliver C. Farrington. 1923. 11 pages, 2 illus.
No. 5. Soils
By Henry W. Nichols. 1925. 16 pages, 6 illus.
No. 6. The Moon
By Oliver C. Farrington. 1925. 14 pages, 2 illus.
No. 7. Early Geological History of Chicago
By Henry W. Nichols. 1925. 30 pages, 12 illus.
No. 8. Agate: Physical Properties and Origin
By Oliver C. Farrington. Agate: Archaeology and Folklore. By Berthold Laufer. 1927. 36 pages, 15 illus.
No. 9. How Old Are Fossils
By Sharat K. Roy. 1927. 12 pages, 4 illus.
No. 10. Famous Diamonds
By Oliver C. Farrington. 1929. 28 pages, 5 illus.
No. 11. Neanderthal (Mousterian) Man
By Oliver C. Farrington and Henry Field. 1929. 16 pages, 9 illus.
No. 12. Cement
By Henry W. Nichols. 1929. 15 pages, 4 illus.
No. 13. The Geological History and Evolution of the Horse
By Elmer S. Riggs. 1932. 54 pages, 19 illus.
No. 14. A Forest of the Coal Age
By B. E. Dahlgren. 1933. 40 pages, 27 illus.
Zoology
No. 1. The White-Tailed Deer
By Wilfred H. Osgood. 1922. 12 pages, 1 illus.
No. 2. Chicago Winter Birds
By Colin C. Sanborn. 1922. 12 pages, 1 illus.
No. 3. The American Alligator
By Karl P. Schmidt. 1923. 14 pages, 2 illus.
No. 4. The Periodical Cicada
By William J. Gerhard. 1923. 14 pages, 6 illus.
No. 5. The Alligator Gar
By Alfred C. Weed. 1923. 16 pages, 3 illus.
No. 6. The Wild Turkey
By John T. Zimmer. 1924. 14 pages, 1 illus.
No. 7. The Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo
By J. H. Patterson. 1925. 40 pages, 7 illus.
No. 8. Mammals of the Chicago Area
By Colin C. Sanborn. 1926. 23 pages, 22 illus.
No. 9. Pike, Pickerel and Muskalonge
By Alfred C. Weed. 1927. 52 pages, 12 illus.
No. 10. The Truth About Snake Stories
By Karl P. Schmidt. 1961 (3rd printing). 23 pages, 9 illus.
No. 11. The Frogs and Toads of the Chicago Area
By Karl P. Schmidt. 1929. 16 pages, 4 illus.
No. 12. The Salamanders of the Chicago Area
By Karl P. Schmidt. 1930. 16 pages, 4 illus.
No. 13. Sculptures of Champion Domestic Animals of Great Britain
The Sculptures by Herbert Haseltine. 1934. 45 pages, 19 illus.
No. 14. Turtles of the Chicago Area
By Karl P. Schmidt. 1938. 24 pages, 12 illus.
No. 15. Crocodile Hunting in Central America
By Karl P. Schmidt. 1952. 23 pages, 10 illus.