IWGS Library

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The IWGS Library is the result of many years of book collecting by IWGS Founding Member, Walter Pagels.  Since the earliest days of the Society’s existence, the library was managed by Pagels.  As part of his service, he provided copies of articles and sections of books to members of the IWGS, and to other interested parties.  He kept records and filed annual reports and expense accounts to the BOD.  The collection, which probably started as a collection of Pagels’, grew to include several hundred books, magazines, and periodicals, making it one of the largest accumulations of waterplant-related topics.  Walter had always collected books, and his collection provided the core of the IWGS collection.  He travelled the world finding books both old and new, and we are the beneficiaries of that collecting habit.

Currently, the library resides in Escondido, California, in the office of David Curtright, who is working on making the library available to the IWGS membership.  In spite of the practical difficulties of such a policy, the IWGS is doing what it can to make this valuable resource available to interested parties, either through direct lending or through providing excerpts, just as Walter did for so many years.

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A.H.S. COMPLETE GUIDE TO WATER GARDENING

Author: Robinson, Peter Category: WATER GARDENS|AQUATIC FLORA| Volume: Pages: PP 216 Published In: Year: 1997

ADVANCED AQUARIST GUIDE

Author: Ghadially, Feroze Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 282 Published In: Eng. Year: 1969

ADVENTURES WITH FRESHWATER ANIMALS

Author: Headstrom, Richard Category: AQUATIC FAUNA (Excluding Fish)| Volume: Pages: PP 217 Published In: Dover Year: 1983

ALASKA YUKON WILDFLOWERS GUIDE

Author: White, Helen Ed. et. al. Category: PONDS|NATURAL HISTORY| Volume: Pages: PP 218 Published In: Alaska Year: 1974

ALASKAN WILDFLOWERS

Author: Pratt, Verna E. Category: ECOLOGY| Volume: Pages: PP 136 Published In: Alaska Year: 1989

ALGAE & WATER POLLUTANTS

Author: Palmer, C. Mervin Category: POLLUTION ALGAE| Volume: Pages: PP 124 Published In: Year: 1977

ALGAE IN WATER SUPPLIES

Author: Palmer, C. Mervin Category: ALGAE| Volume: Pages: PP 88 Published In: Washington, DC Year: 1962

ALGAE, THE GRASS OF MANY WATERS

Author: Tiffany, Lewis H. Category: ALGAE| Volume: Pages: PP 199 Published In: Year: 1958

ALLELOPATHIC AQUATIC PLANTS FOR AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT

Author: Elakovich, Stella D.|Jean W. Wooten Category: AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT|Ponds| Volume: Pages: Published In: Year: 1989

ALONG THE RIVERBANK

Author: Holmes, Nigel et. al. Category: RIVERS|NATURAL HISTORY|AQUATIC FLORA& FAUNA| Volume: Pages: PP 192 Published In: Year: 1990

AMERICAN WILDLIFE PLANTS – A GUIDE TO WILDLIFE FOOD HABITATS:

Author: Martin, A.C.|H.S. Zim|A.L. Nelson Category: ECOLOGY|Natural History| Volume: Pages: pp 500 Published In: New York Year: 1951

AMERICAN WILDLIFE PLANTS – A GUIDE TO WILDLIFE FOOD HABITATS:

Author: Martin, A.C.|H.S. Zim|A.L. Nelson Category: Volume: Pages: pp 500 Published In: New York Year: 1951

AMPHIBIANS OF ILLINOIS

Author: Parmalee, Paul W. Category: AQUATIC FAUNA| Volume: Pages: PP 38 Published In: Illinois Year: 1954

AN ESSAY ON THE NATURAL HISTORYOF GUIANA

Author: Bancroft, Edward Category: AQUATIC FLORA& FAUNA|Ecology| Volume: Reprint of 1769 original Pages: Published In: USA Year: 1971

AN INTRODUCTION TO ENTYMOLOGY

Author: Comstock, John Henry Category: AQUATIC FLORA& FAUNA|Ecology| Volume: Pages: PP 1044 Published In: New York Year: 1936

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE

Author: Haynes, Robert C. Category: ALGAE| Volume: Pages: PP 17 Published In: Year: 1988

AN OWNER’S GUIDE TO THE GARDEN POND

Author: Conrad, Roseanne D. Category: AQUATIC FLORA& FAUNA|Ecology| Volume: Pages: PP 126 Published In: Year: 1992

AN OWNER’S GUIDE TO THE GARDEN POND

Author: Conrad, Roseanne D. Category: Volume: Pages: PP 126 Published In: Year: 1992

ANIMAL LIFE IN FRESH WATER

Author: Mellanby, Helen Category: AQUATIC FAUNA (Excluding Fish)| Volume: Pages: PP 308 Published In: London Year: 1968

AQUACULTURE

Author: Bardach, John et. al. Category: AQUACULTURE| Volume: Pages: PP 868 Published In: Year: 1972

AQUACULTURE: FARMING IN WATER

Author: Wolfe, Louis Category: FISH| Volume: Pages: PP 107 Published In: New York Year: 1972

AQUARIA & GARDEN PONDS

Author: Cotton, W.H. Category: WATER GARDENS|AQUATIC FLORA| Volume: Pages: PP 90 Published In: London Year: 1935

AQUARIAL FISH

Author: Bannister, Keith|Tom Adams Category: FISH| Volume: Pages: PP 82 Published In: New York Year: 1977

AQUARIUM ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TROPICAL FRESHWATER FISH

Author: Ramshorst, Dr. J.D. van et. al. Category: FISH| Volume: Pages: PP 392 Published In: HP Books, Tucson Year: 1981

AQUARIUM FISHES & PLANTS

Author: Rataj, Dr. Karel|R. Zukal Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 132 Published In: U.K. Year: 1971

AQUARIUM HIGHLIGHTS

Author: Innes, William T. Category: FISH| Volume: Pages: PP 520 Published In: Pennsylvania Year: 1952

AQUARIUM PLANT CATALOG

Author: Oriental Aquarium Ltd. Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 88 Published In: Singapore Year: 1995

AQUARIUM PLANTS

Author: Brunner, Gerhard Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 93 Published In: USA Year: 1966

AQUARIUM PLANTS

Author: DeWit, H.C.D. Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 225 Published In: London Year: 1964

AQUARIUM PLANTS

Author: Jacobsen, Niels Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 160 Published In: U.K. Year: 1979

AQUARIUM PLANTS

Author: James, Barry Category: FISH| Volume: Pages: PP 117 Published In: USA Year: 1984

AQUARIUM PLANTS

Author: Kasselmann, Christel Category: ECOLOGY|Natural History| Volume: Pages: PP 518 Published In: Florida Year: 2003

AQUARIUM PLANTS

Author: Rataj, Dr. Karel|T.J. Horeman Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 448 Published In: TFH Year: 1977

AQUARIUM PLANTS

Author: Tepoot, Pablo Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 216 Published In: Florida Year: 1998

AQUARIUM PLANTS IN COLOR

Author: Axelrod, Herbert R. Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 31 Published In: Year: 1969

AQUARIUM WATER CHEMISTRY

Author: Geisler, Rolf Category: WATER CHEMISTRY|AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 32 Published In: New Jersey Year: 1963

AQUARIUMECOLOGY

Author: Wachtel, Hellmuth Category: AQUARIUM| Volume: Pages: PP 128 Published In: TFH, NJ Year: 1973

AQUASCAPING: PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE

Author: Butts, D. Category: WATER GARDENS|AQUATIC FLORA| Volume: Pages: PP 9 Published In: Florida Year: 1991

AQUATIC & MARSHLAND PLANTS OF LOUISIANA – A CHECKLIST

Author: Thieret, John W. Category: AQUATIC FLORA| Volume: Pages: PP 45 Published In: Year: 1972

AQUATIC & SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS OF THE LOWER GANGA DELTA

Author: Naskar, Kumudranjan Category: AQUATIC FLORA| Volume: Pages: PP 408 Published In: Delhi Year: 1990