Andrew Sly <sly@victoria.tc.ca> writes:
And you also have the uncertain situations. Here is a description from the LoC of a title that have availible, if I want it:
LC Control Number: 32012123 Type of Material: Text (Book, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Personal Name: Powell, Van. [from old catalog] Main Title: The mystery crash, Published/Created: New York, Chicago, A. L. Burt company [c1932] Description: 285 p. front. 19 cm. LC Classification: PZ7.P88 Sk no. 1
Interesting. LC Control Number: no2003090172 HEADING: Powell, Van 000 00427cz 2200145n 450 001 6046275 005 20030910113802.0 008 030909n| acannaabn |n aaa c 010 __ |a no2003090172 035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca06147918 040 __ |a LU |b eng |c LU |d DLC 100 1_ |a Powell, Van 670 __ |a His The mystery crash, 1932: |b t.p. (Van Powell) 670 __ |a LC Online Catalog, Sept. 8, 2003 |b (hdg.: Powell, Van; usage: Van Powell) 952 __ |a yz00 According to http://www.geocities.com/jjnevins/pulpss.html Sky Scout. The Sky Scout was created by A. Van Buren Powell and appeared in the four-book "Sky Scout" series, which began in 1932 with The Mystery Crash. The Sky Scout was an air detective. This is interesting because, according to LOC Authority "A. Van Buren Powell" is different from "Van Powell". The LOC Authority Heading Sez: LC Control Number: no 98132725 HEADING: Powell, A. Van Buren (Ardon Van Buren), b. 1886 000 00583nz 2200181n 450 001 916286 005 19981223051753.4 008 981222n| acannaab |a aaa c 010 __ |a no 98132725 035 __ |a (OCoLC)oca04886541 035 __ |a (DLC)no 98132725 040 __ |a MdU |c MdU 100 10 |a Powell, A. Van Buren |q (Ardon Van Buren), |d b. 1886 400 10 |a Powell, Ardon Van Buren, |d b. 1886 670 __ |a Call of the clouds, c1940: |b t.p. (A. Van Buren Powell) 670 __ |a LC PREM file |b (hdg.: Powell, Ardon Van Buren, 1886- ; usage: A. Van Buren Powell) 953 __ |a xx00 985 __ |c OCLC |e LSPC Kingkong (http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/ngcoba/po.htm) turns up: (Ardon) Van (Buren) POWELL {US} (M: 1886 - ?) (&ps: David O'HARA) The Mystery Boys And The Inca Gold [f|1931] The Mystery Boys And Captain Kidd's Message [f|1931] The Mystery Boys And The Secret Of The Golden Sun [f|1931] The Mystery Boys And The Chinese Jewels [f|1931] The Mystery Boys And The Hindu Treasure [f|1931] The Mystery Crash [f|1932] The Haunted Hangar [f|1932] The Vanishing Air Liner [f|1932] The Ghost Of Mystery Airport [f|1932] Jimmie Drury, Candid Camera Detective (ps: David O'HARA) [f|1938] What The Dark Room Revealed (ps: David O'HARA) [f|1939] Caught By The Camera (ps: David O'HARA) [f|1939] By Bursting Flash Bulbs (ps: David O'HARA) [f|1941] Who also appears to have written: BUD BRIGHT, BOY DETECTIVE -- 1929. Penn. BUD BRIGHT AND THE BANK ROBBERS -- 1929. Penn. BUD BRIGHT AND THE KIDNAPERS -- 1930. Penn. BUD BRIGHT AND THE DRUG RING -- 1931. Penn. BUD BRIGHT AND THE COUNTERFEITERS -- 1931. Penn. Are these two people the same? I have no idea. They both wrote about the same time in simular genres. Even if they are, we still only have a birth date and no death date. It just goes to show how difficult it is to track down dates for authority records, and LOC does make mistakes from time to time. b/ -- Brad Collins <brad@chenla.org>, Bangkok, Thailand