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Sub-series 2. International Meetings, 1970-1983

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Charles G. Overberger Papers contain the personal papers of American chemistry teacher and chemist Charles G. Overberger.

The collection provides a snapshot of Overberger’s career. Its contents are narrowly focused upon the last decades of his life and contain no material of a scientific nature and hardly any of a personal nature, though there are a few items of memorabilia included. The bulk of the collection details Overberger’s participation in a number of professional organizations to which he belonged. These include the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Because he was concerned about the societal impact of chemical processes, and questions of how the chemist fits into his society, the papers contained herein are less about the science of chemistry than they are about the profession of a chemist. The collection is arranged into the following seven series:

From the Collection:
  1. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  2. American Chemical Society (ACS)
  3. American Institute of Chemists (AIC)
  4. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
  5. National Research Council (NRC)
  6. National Science Foundation (NSF)
  7. Memorabilia

Dates

  • Creation: 1970-1983

Sub-series Description

Arranged in its original order, this sub-series consists of sixteen files in Box 8. These files contain correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, schedules, event programs, and three small black-and-white photographs about international meetings of IUPAC. Some of these meetings were not attended by Overberger for a variety of reasons. Folder 10 includes an abstract and typescript of Overberger’s speech “Science: Servant or Master?” delivered at his Parsons Medal Award Dinner in 1979.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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