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Series X. Commissions, 1919-1950

 Series
Identifier: X

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: 1919-1950

Series Description

This series contains IUPAC’s Commissions files. The files in this series specifically document the activities of the following three IUPAC Commissions between 1919 and 1950:

  1. Commission des Constantes Radioactives
  2. Joint Commission on Standards, Units, and Constants of Radioactivity
  3. Commission VI: Commission on Scientific and Industrial Property

Correspondence makes up the bulk of the materials in this series. A few other miscellaneous materials, including reports are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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