Alden Todd

Alden Todd (January 12, 1918 – March 8, 2006) was an American author. His works included Finding Facts Fast,^[1]^[a] a popular guide on library research, released in several editions (from 1972 to 1992) prior to the emergence of the World Wide Web. In 1965, Alden Todd won a Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association, for his book Justice on Trial: The Case of Louis D. Brandeis.^[2]

Published works

Minding the Money: A Practical Guide for Volunteer Treasurers, iUniverse, 2003, ISBN 9780595272624
Finding Facts Fast, first edition: 1972; latest edition: Ten Speed Press, 1992, 160 pages, ISBN 9780140512038
Richard Montgomery: Rebel of 1775, D. McKay Co., 1967
A Spark Lighted in Portland: The Record of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, McGraw-Hill, 1966
Justice on Trial: The Case of Louis D. Brandeis, McGraw-Hill, 1964, ISBN 9781111360665
Abandoned: The Story of the Greely Arctic Expedition 1881-1884, McGraw-Hill, 1961, ISBN 1-889963-29-1

Notes

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When searching Alden Todd's Finding Facts Fast^[1] for a term, e.g., Bowker use Internet Archives User Interface, such as the Magnifying glass in the margin on the left: type in 'Bowker' to find two results:
- (twice yearly) International Books in Print, Bowker, New York, 1989 (on page 96) and
- Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, 1989 edition Bowker, London, New York (on page 97) and
  - Bowker, London, New York Walford's Guide to Reference Material, Walford, A. (Ed) in the Notes on page 106

References

^ ^a ^b Todd, Alden; Loder, Cari (1990) Finding facts fast Internet Archive. Bibliography: p. 94-97 ISBN 9780140512038
^ AmericanBar.org (1965) Silver Gavel Award: For “Justice on Trial,” a historical book by A. L. Todd on the U.S. Senate fight in 1916 leading to the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis

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[fff-2] When searching Alden Todd's Finding Facts Fast^[1] for a term, e.g., Bowker use Internet Archives User Interface, such as the Magnifying glass in the margin on the left: type in 'Bowker' to find two results:
(twice yearly) International Books in Print, Bowker, New York, 1989 (on page 96) and

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, 1989 edition Bowker, London, New York (on page 97) and
Bowker, London, New York Walford's Guide to Reference Material, Walford, A. (Ed) in the Notes on page 106

[2] (twice yearly) International Books in Print, Bowker, New York, 1989 (on page 96) and

[3] Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory, 1989 edition Bowker, London, New York (on page 97) and
Bowker, London, New York Walford's Guide to Reference Material, Walford, A. (Ed) in the Notes on page 106

[4] Bowker, London, New York Walford's Guide to Reference Material, Walford, A. (Ed) in the Notes on page 106

[aldenToddFFF-1] Todd, Alden; Loder, Cari (1990) Finding facts fast Internet Archive. Bibliography: p. 94-97 ISBN 9780140512038

[silverGavel-3] AmericanBar.org (1965) Silver Gavel Award: For “Justice on Trial,” a historical book by A. L. Todd on the U.S. Senate fight in 1916 leading to the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis

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