The following is a list of the periodicals in the D. C. Grotto Library. It shows the name of the publication, the first and last year in the Library files, the state of origin, and (usually) the publishing group. Holdings for many publications are incomplete. Contact Donnie Hammond at 571-699-6383 or theglobetrottingdonnie@yahoo.com to request material.
Locations of the publication in the library (mostly for internal use in finding a publication):
“cab” means the issues are in one of six steel file cabinets.
“env” means they are in an envelope filed in the last file cabinet.
“box” means they are in one of four storage boxes.
“tub” means they are in a plastic hanging file tub.
“dig” means some or all the issues are in digital (PDF) format. Most are scanned from original printed copies.
| Publication | Years | State | Organization | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCA Newsletter | 1990-1990 | KY | American Cave Conservation Assoc. | tub2 |
| Alaskan Caver | 1970-2001 | AK | Glacier Grotto | cab |
| AMCS Activities Letter | 1977-1977 | TX | Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies | tub2 |
| American Caves | 1991-2001 | KY | American Cave Conservation Assoc. | cab |
| Arizona Carbide Lamp | 1975-1976 | AZ | NSS Arizona Regional Assoc. | tub2 |
| Arkansas Speleological Survey | 1966-1967 | AR | Arkansas Speleological Survey | tub2 |
| Balls-Down Crawl Gazette | 1978-1979 | NY | unknown grotto | tub2 |
| Baltimore Grotto News | 1968-2019 | MD | Baltimore Grotto | cab/dig |
| Bat Banding & Bat Research News | 1962-1964 | KY | Wayne Davis, U of VT and U of KY | tub2 |
| Bat Times | 1981-1987 | TN | Holston Valley Grotto | tub1 |
| Bats | 1993-1993 | TX | Bat Conservation International | tub2 |
| BATS News | 1990-2001 | VA | Battlefield Area Troglodyte Society | tub1/dig |
| BCCS Newsletter | 1981-1981 | VA | Butler Cave Conservation Society | tub2/dig |
| Better Caves and Sinkholes | 1984-1987 | CA | Santa Barbara Undergnd | box2 |
| Bexar Facts | 1990-1995 | TX | Bexar Grotto | cab |
| Birmingham Grotto Newsletter | 1976-2001 | AL | Birmingham Grotto | cab |
| Bloomington Indiana Grotto Nltr | 1960-1991 | IN | Bloomington Indiana Grotto | box4 |
| Borehole Banter | 1988-1991 | NC | Central Carolina Borehole Grotto | cab |
| Brand-X | 1977-1982 | WA | Xanadu Grotto | tub1 |
| Brass Light | 1973-1986 | VA | Richmond Area Speleo Society | cab/dig |
| British Caving Assoc. Newsletter | 2004-2006 | — | British Caving Association | cab |
| Bucks County Diviner | 1980-1992 | PA | Bucks County Grotto | cab |
| California Caver (now Western Caver) | 1961-2011 | CA | NSS Western Region | cab |
| Carabiner Wrap-up | 1972-1982 | WV | Greenbrier Grotto | cab/dig |
| Carbide Courier | 1993-2001 | OH | Dayton Underground Grotto | cab |
| Carbide Dump | 1970-2022 | VA | Blue Ridge Grotto | cab/dig |
| CAS Newsletter | 1980-1985 | — | NSS Computer Applications Section | tub2/dig |
| Cascade Caver | 1968-2000 | WA | Cascade Grotto | box4 |
| Cavalier Caver | 1963-2002 | VA | Charlottesville Grotto | cab/dig |
| Cave and Karst Science | 1995-2012 | UK | British Cave Research Assoc. | cab |
| Cave Conservancy of the Virginias | 1987-1987 | VA | Cave Conservancy of the Virginias | tub2/dig |
| Cave Crawler’s Gazette | 1974-1997 | AZ | Central Arizona Grotto | cab |
| Cave Cricket Gazette | 1974-2000 | OH | Miami Valley Grotto | cab |
| Cave Fill | 1985-1985 | MO | St. Louis Univ. Grotto | tub2 |
| Cave In | 1984-1984 | IN | Speleological Studies Group | tub2 |
| Cave Lights | 1977-1977 | NV | Great Basin Grotto | tub2 |
| Cave Notes | 1959-1967 | CA | Cave Research Associates | cab |
| Cave Owner’s Newsletter | 1993-1993 | VA | Virginia Cave Board | tub2/dig |
| Caves and Cavers | 1982-1982 | VA | Cave Conservation Institute | tub2/dig |
| Caves and Karst | 1967-1971 | CA | Cave Research Associates | cab |
| Caving in the Rockies | 1981-1983 | CO | Colorado Grotto | cab |
| Caving Magazine | 1976-1977 | — | NSS publication | tub2 |
| Central Jersey Caver | 1979-1997 | NJ | Central NJ Grotto | tub2 |
| CIG Newsletter | 1963-2022 | IN | Central Indiana Grotto | cab |
| CKKC Newsletter | 1980-1987 | KY | Central Kentucky Karst Coalition | cab |
| Cleve-O-Grotto News | 1970-2009 | OH | Cleveland Grotto | cab |
| COG Squeaks | 1961-2001 | OH | Central Ohio Grotto | cab |
| Colonial Caver | 1966-1968 | DC | George Washington Univ. Grotto | tub1/dig |
| Commander Cody Chronicles | 1980-2004 | DE | Commander Cody Cave Club | cab |
| Crawlway Courier | 1968-1999 | IL | Little Egypt Student Grotto | box4 |
| Cumberland Valley Caver | 1990-2015 | PA | Franklin County Grotto | tub1/dig |
| D. C. Speleograph | 1947-2022 | DC | District of Columbia Grotto | cab/dig |
| Dead Dog Dispatch | 1987-2011 | WV | Tri-State Grotto | cab/dig |
| Der Fledermaus | 1975-2003 | NC | Flittermouse Grotto | cab |
| Der Schlaz (in German) | 2007-2018 | GER | Association for Speleology in Munich | dig |
| Desert Caver | 1975-1997 | AZ | Escabrosa Grotto | box3 |
| Devil’s Advocate | 1980-2001 | CA | Diablo Grotto | box4 |
| Down Under | 1976-1979 | TN | National Caves Association | tub1 |
| Dripstone | 1966-1980 | NY | Cornell U Student Grotto | tub1 |
| DUG Scoops | 1983-1999 | MI | Detroit Urban Grotto | cab |
| Electric Caver | 1971-2001 | OH | Greater Cincinnati Grotto | cab |
| ESSO Bee | 1989-1992 | WV | ESSO Grotto | tub1/dig |
| European Region of the NSS | 1977-1986 | — | European Region of the NSS | tub1 |
| Explorer | 1973-2011 | CA | Southern California Grotto | cab |
| Florida Speleologist | 1976-1994 | FL | Florida Speleological Society | box3 |
| Florida State Caver | 1982-1990 | FL | Florida State Cave Club | box2 |
| Foggy Bottom Caver | 1971-1971 | DC | George Washington Univ. Student Grotto | tub2/dig |
| Foresight | 1966-1982 | MO | Chouteau Grotto | box1 |
| Frederick Underground | 1975-1980 | MD | Frederick Grotto | cab/dig |
| Frog Croaks | 1981-1981 | AL | Ft. Rucker Ozark Grotto | tub2 |
| Gasconade Grotto Newsletter | 1964-1964 | MO | Gasconade Grotto | tub2 |
| GEM Caver | 1968-1977 | ID | Gem State Grotto (1968 & 1977 only) | cab |
| GEO**2 | 1979-1997 | — | NSS Geology & Geography Section | cab/dig |
| Georgia Spelunker | 1961-1970 | GA | Atlanta Grotto | cab |
| Georgia Underground | 1966-2007 | GA | Dogwood City Grotto | cab |
| GROSS Out | 1981-1988 | WV | GROSS Grotto | cab/dig |
| Groundhog | 1977-1997 | VA | Shenandoah Grotto | cab/dig |
| GSS Bulletin | 1971-1971 | GA | Ga Speleological Society | tub2 |
| Guacharo | 1964-1964 | PA | Swathmore Student Grotto | tub2 |
| Guano Gazette | 1976-1994 | MD | Annapolis Grotto | cab/dig |
| Guano Heap | 1989-1992 | CO | Southern Colorado Mtn. Grotto | box1 |
| Habla … Oztotl | 1983-1989 | TX | Dallas-Ft Worth Grotto | box1 |
| Hard Hat News | 1976-1976 | CO | Colorado State Outings Club | tub2 |
| Highlander | 2004-2006 | VA | Virginia Highlands Grotto | cab/dig |
| Highlands Caver | 1981-1981 | NC | Highlands Grotto | tub2 |
| Hole Story (the) | 1992-1994 | GA | Dogwood City Grotto | tub2 |
| Hole Truth | 1977-1979 | NY | Niagara Frontier Grotto | tub2 |
| Hollow Earth News | 1994-1999 | WI | Wisconsin Speleological Society | cab |
| Huntsville Grotto Newsletter | 1968-2001 | AL | Huntsville Grotto | cab |
| IKC Update | 1990-1991 | IN | Indiana Karst Conservancy | tub2 |
| Indiana Cave Survey News | 1988-1988 | IN | Indiana Cave Survey | tub2 |
| Intercom | 1961-1994 | IA | Iowa Grotto | box2/dig |
| J. of the Yale Speleological Society | 1966-1967 | CT | Yale Speleological Society | tub2 |
| Johnhouse News | 1976-1984 | OH | Dayton Area Speleological Society | cab |
| Joint Controlled Caver | 1974-1977 | WV | Mountain State Grotto | cab/dig |
| Journal of Cave and Karst Studies | 1996-2009 | — | NSS (supersedes NSS Bulletin) | cab |
| Journal of Spelean History | 1974-1989 | — | NSS American Spelean History Assoc. | cab |
| Karst Chronicle | 2000-2008 | PA | Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy | cab |
| Karst Kaver | 1967-1980 | WV | Monongahela Grotto | cab/dig |
| Karst Window | 1967-1994 | KY | Louisville Grotto | cab |
| Kentucky Caver | 1972-1997 | KY | Bluegrass Grotto | cab |
| Limestone Ledger | 1970-1972 | CA | Sierra Mojave Grotto | box1 |
| Lower Level Ledger | 1975-1976 | VA | New River Valley Grotto | tub2/dig |
| Loyalhanna Troglodyte | 1992-2003 | PA | Loyalhanna Grotto | cab |
| Madison U. Grotto Quarterly | 1981-1987 | VA | Madison Univ. Student Grotto | cab/dig |
| Massachusetts Caver | 1967-2022 | MA | Boston Grotto | cab/dig |
| Maverick Bull | 1986-2001 | TX | Maverick Grotto | cab |
| Meramec Caver | 1975-2001 | MO | Meramec Valley Grotto | cab |
| Met Grotto News | 1953-2002 | NY | Met Grotto | cab |
| Michiana Caver | 1980-2001 | IN | Northern Indiana Grotto | cab |
| Mid Hoosier Grotto Newsletter | 1988-1991 | IN | Mid Hoosier Grotto | tub1 |
| Mid-Illinois Grotto Newsletter | 1968-1972 | IL | Mid-Illinois Grotto | tub1 |
| Miss. Underground Dispatch | 1975-1986 | MS | Southern Mississippi Grotto | box1 |
| Missouri Speleology | 1970-1970 | MO | Missouri Speleo Survey | tub2 |
| Missouri Underground | 1969-1970 | MO | Kansas City Area Grotto | tub2 |
| Mole Hole Scroll | 1986-1986 | PA | Franklin County Grotto | tub2 |
| Month’s Guano | 1989-2001 | MO | Kansas City Area Grotto | tub1 |
| MSS Liaison | 1961-2000 | MO | Missouri Speleological Survey | cab |
| MSS Newsletter | 1956-1968 | MO | Missouri Speleological Survey | tub1 |
| Muddy Litter Letter | 1992-1996 | — | NSS Cave Rescue Section | tub2 |
| Mudslinger | 1996-2002 | VA | New River Valley Grotto | tub1/dig |
| NATCAP Grotto News | 1969-1970 | VA | Arlington, VA | tub2/dig |
| National Geographic | 1934-1997 | — | about 165 issues containing cave articles | shelf |
| NCRC Newsletter | 1984-1988 | — | National Cave Rescue Commission | tub1 |
| Netherworld News | 1966-2022 | PA | Pittsburgh Grotto | cab/dig |
| New Hole Truth | 1979-1979 | NY | see Hole Truth | cab |
| New York Caver | 1968-1968 | NY | MET Grotto | tub1 |
| Nittany Grotto News | 1964-2013 | PA | Nittany Grotto | cab |
| North Am. Biosphere Nltr. | 1975-1985 | — | NSS Biology Section | box3 |
| Northeastern Caver | 1976-2022 | — | NSS Northeastern Region | cab/dig |
| NSS Administrative Memo | 1990-1992 | — | NSS (Evelyn Bradshaw) | tub2 |
| NSS Bulletin | 1967-1995 | — | NSS, replaced by J Cave & Karst Studies | cab |
| NSS News | 1954-2019 | — | NSS, many early issues missing | cab/dig |
| NWRA Northwest Caving | 1980-1980 | — | NSS Northwestern Region | tub2 |
| Nylon Highway | 1974-2001 | — | NSS Vertical Section | cab |
| Ohio Valley Caver | 1980-1991 | OH | NSS Ohio Valley Region | tub2 |
| Oklahoma Underground | 1974-1990 | OK | Central Oklahoma Grotto | box2 |
| Open Cave (the) | 1999-2001 | WV | West Virginia Cave Conservancy | cab/dig |
| Out of the Mouth of Lucifer | 1969-1970 | GA | Dantes Grotto | tub2 |
| Outlaw | 1978-1993 | WY | Hole in the Wall Grotto | box2 |
| Ozark Speleograph | 1984-1994 | MO | Lake Ozark Grotto (1984 & 1994 only) | tub2 |
| Ozark’s Underground | 1975-1990 | MO | Ozark Highlands Grotto | box1 |
| Oztotl Caver | 1989-1998 | TX | Dallas/Ft. Worth Grotto | cab |
| Pack Rat Scat | 1980-1998 | PA | Greater Allentown Grotto | cab |
| Parkersburg Subterranean Flier | 1984-1984 | WV | Parkersburg Grotto | tub2 |
| PCC Update | 1985-1985 | PA | PA Cave Conservancy | tub2 |
| Petroglyph | 1964-1996 | IN | Evansville | box3 |
| Philadelphia Grotto Digest | 1968-1990 | PA | Philadelphia Grotto | cab |
| Philadelphia Grotto Newsletter | 1967-1968 | PA | Philadelphia Grotto | cab |
| Philly Grotto News | 1995-2005 | PA | Philadelphia Grotto | cab |
| Pholeos | 1982-2011 | OH | Wittenburg Univ. Speleological Society | cab |
| Pine Mountain Fault | 1997-2002 | KY | Pine Mountain Grotto | cab |
| PITS | 1990-1995 | VA | James River Grotto | tub1/dig |
| Potomac Caver | 1958-2022 | VA | Potomac Speleological Club | cab/dig |
| PUB (the) | 1978-1981 | CO | Southern Colorado Grotto | tub1 |
| Pueblo Underground | 1977-1979 | CO | Southern Colo. Mtn Grotto | tub2 |
| Pulaski Underground | 1984-1989 | KY | Lower Cumberland Speleo Society | tub2 |
| Range of Darkness | 1979-1979 | TX | San Antonio Grotto | tub2 |
| RASS Register | 1985-2000 | VA | Richmond Area Speleo Society | cab |
| Region Record | 1970-2022 | — | NSS Virginia Region | cab/dig |
| Rock River Irregular | 1968-1994 | IL | Rock River Speleo Society | box2 |
| Rocky Mountain Caving | 1984-2013 | CO | Colorado Grottos | cab |
| Sag Bag | 1988-1988 | CA | Shasta Area Grotto | tub2 |
| SFBC Newsletter | 1979-2001 | CA | San Francisco Bay Chapter | cab |
| Shippensburg Grotto Newsletter | 1967-1968 | PA | Shippensburg Grotto | cab |
| Social Sciences Newsletter | 1975-1988 | — | NSS Social Science Section | tub2 |
| Sonar | 1983-1997 | OK | Tulsa Grotto | cab |
| Southeast Caver | 1975-1979 | MO | Southeast Missouri Grotto | cab |
| Southwestern Cavers | 1975-2001 | NM | NSS Southwestern Region | cab |
| SPCCC Update | 1991-1991 | KY | Somerset & Pulaski County Conc. Cit | tub2 |
| Spelean Spotlight | 1980-2001 | MI | Michigan Interlakes Grotto | cab |
| Speleo Themes (Huntsville) | 1994-1994 | AL | Huntsville Grotto | tub2 |
| Speleocraft | 1975-1975 | IN | John Marshall High School Spelunking Club | tub2 |
| Speleogram | 1977-1978 | KS | MOARKSOK Area Speleo. Assoc | tub2 |
| Speleograph (Oregon) | 1977-1997 | OR | Oregon Grotto | box1 |
| Speleology | 2003-2013 | — | British Cave Research Assoc. | cab |
| Speleonews | 1974-2002 | TN | Nashville & Chattanooga Grottos | cab |
| Speleonics | 1985-1986 | — | NSS Communications & Electronics Section | tub2 |
| Speleospace | 1997-2001 | TX | Greater Houston Grotto | tub1 |
| Speleothem | 1964-1969 | MN | Southwest Montana Speleo Soc | tub2 |
| Speleothemes | 1961-1994 | NJ | Northern New Jersey Grotto | cab |
| Speleotymes | 1970-1970 | IN | Indiana U Spelunking Club | tub2 |
| Speleotype | 1967-2000 | TN | East Tennessee Grotto | cab |
| St. Louis U. Student Grotto Newsltr | 1962-1969 | MO | St. Louis U. Student Grotto | tub1 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Caver | 1967-1967 | MO | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | tub2 |
| Stanford Grotto Monthly Report | 1950-1952 | CA | Stanford Grotto | cab |
| Stanford Grotto News | 1988-1988 | UT | Stanford Grotto | cab |
| Stanislaus Cave Examiner | 1982-1993 | CA | Stanislaus Grotto | box2 |
| Subterranean Sun | 1965-1968 | DC | American Univ. Grotto | cab |
| Subterranean Sun | 1974-2001 | MD | Sligo Grotto | cab |
| Subterranean Traveler | 1978-1978 | MO | Kansas City Area Grotto | tub2 |
| Subterranean Voice | 1997-2001 | IN | St. Joseph Valley Grotto | cab |
| Sunday Caver | 1977-1980 | NY | Adirondack Grotto | box3 |
| SWTSG Newsletter | 1971-1973 | TX | Southwest Texas State Univ. | tub2 |
| Tagline | 1993-1997 | TN | Chatanooga Grotto | tub1 |
| Tampa Bay Caver | 1983-1995 | FL | Tampa Bay Grotto | box2 |
| Tech Troglodyte | 1965-1999 | VA | VPI Cave Club | cab/cab |
| Terra Incognito | 1977-1979 | WV | WVU Student Grotto | tub2/dig |
| Texas Caver | 1962-2000 | TX | Texas Speleological Assoc. | cab |
| Tidewater Ooze | 1977-2001 | VA | Tidewater Grotto (formerly Splash) | cab/dig |
| Troglodyte | 1968-1968 | TN | Cumberland Grotto | tub2 |
| Troglodyte Tribune | 1993-1999 | NC | Triangle Troglodytes | cab |
| Twilight Zone | 1993-1998 | TN | West Tennessee Grotto | tub1 |
| UAAC News | 1967-1969 | AZ | UAAC Grotto | tub1 |
| Under the Highlands | 1983-1989 | MO | Ozark Highlands Grotto | tub2 |
| Undergraph Interground | 1990-1997 | AL | Undergraph Caving Club | box3 |
| Underground | 1961-2000 | MO | Mid-Mississippi Valley Grotto | box3 |
| Underground Experience | 1968-1969 | NM | Sandia Grotto | tub2 |
| Underground Express | 1975-1977 | OR | Willamette Valley Grotto | cab |
| Underground Leader | 1974-1977 | MO | Ozark Highlands Grotto | cab |
| Underground Mountaineer | 1984-1994 | TN | Mountain Empire Grotto | tub1 |
| Underground Press | 1986-1989 | MO | Kansas City Area Grotto | tub2 |
| Underwater Speleology | 1983-2001 | — | NSS, Cave Diving Section | cab |
| Underworld | 1983-1983 | CT | Central Connecticut Grotto | tub2 |
| Up Rope | 1968-1971 | DC | PATC Mountaineering Section | tub1/dig |
| UTG News | 1977-1977 | TX | University Speleological Society | tub2 |
| Valley Caver | 1973-2001 | CA | Mother Lode Grotto | cab |
| VAR/FYI | 1982-1989 | VA | Virginia Region of the NSS | tub1/dig |
| Virginia Cellars | 1987-2011 | VA | Virginia Speleological Survey | cab/dig |
| West Virginia Caver | 1983-2022 | WV | various WV grottos | cab/dig |
| Western Caver (formerly Cal. Caver) | 2011-2016 | CA | Western Region of the NSS | cab |
| Western Maryland Troglophile | 1983-1984 | MD | Western Maryland Grotto | tub2/dig |
| Windy City Speleonews | 1970-2022 | IL | Windy City Grotto | cab/dig |
| Wisconsin Speleologist | 1961-1993 | WI | Wisconsin Speleo. Survey | box2 |
| Wisconsin Speleology | 1981-1981 | WI | Wisconsin Speleo. Survey | tub2 |
| WKSS Annual Report | 1978-1984 | KY | Western Kentucky Speleological Survey | cab |
| Women’s News | 1978-1980 | — | NSS Women’s Section | tub2 |
| WSS Bulletin | 1980-1980 | WA | Washington Speleological Survey | tub2 |
| WTC News | 1978-1979 | TN | West Tennessee Chapter | tub2 |
| Xanadu Quarterly | 1977-1982 | WA | Xanadu Grotto | tub2 |
| York Grotto Newsletter | 1961-1999 | PA | York Grotto | cab |