The book is entitled,"Who's Who in the Midwest" published by Marquis-Who's Who (A non-profit foundation) Chicago, 11 IL This book is a compilation of the Marquis-listed biographies being made of record in the Midwestern Section of the Marquis National Biographee Reference File. It is a type of reference file comprising of the following states of IL, MN, OH, ND,Wi, Nebraska, MO, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, and South Dakota. This book has an index of the biographies listed and also the biographies are listed in alphabetical order. List the name of the person, birthdate and where, parents, schools, accomplishments, etc. It was first published in 1949 and then again in 1952 and the later one being 1954. Hope this tells you more about the book.