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Sub-series 3. Organic Chemistry Division (Division III), 1919-1992

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Records contains the organizational records of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, which mainly cover the period from its founding in 1919 to 1973. The records are arranged into the following twenty series:
From the Collection:
  1. Council
  2. Bureau
  3. Executive Committee
  4. Financial
  5. Division Presidents
  6. Officers
  7. Biochemical Nomenclature
  8. Divisions
  9. Medicinal Chemistry Section
  10. Commissions
  11. Standing Committees
  12. Publications
  13. Adhering Organizations
  14. Company Associates
  15. Observer Countries
  16. Associated Organizations
  17. General
  18. Congresses
  19. Conferences
  20. International Council of Scientific Unions
From the Collection:

Note - The following existing series and sub-series were removed from the collection:

Series V. Division Presidents Series VI. Officers Series VIII. Divisions, Sub-series 4. Macromolecular Division (Division IV) Series XI. Standing Committees, Sub-series 2. Ad Hoc Committees Series XV. Observer Countries Series XVI. Associated Organizations

Dates

  • Creation: 1919-1992

Additional Description

Sub-series Description

This sub-series contains the files of IUPAC’s Organic Chemistry Division. Established in 1949, it worked to promote the goals of IUPAC in the field of organic chemistry. The Organic Chemistry Division was renamed the Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Division in 1999.

Arranged in its original order (numerically by Commission Number and chronologically by date), the Organic Chemistry Division files specifically document the activities of the following three commissions that were either formed or placed under the Organic Chemistry Division’s oversight:
  1. Commission III.1: Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
  2. Commission III.2: Commission on Chemical Plant Taxonomy
  3. Commission III.3: Photochemistry

Correspondence makes up the bulk of the materials found in the Organic Chemistry Division files. A variety of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, reports, minutes, articles, and newsletters are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Repository Details

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