Popular / Leaflet Series

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
• Botany
• Geology
• Zoology

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." By 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.