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Series XVII. General, 1919-1973

 Series
Identifier: XVII

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: 1919-1973

Additional Description

Series Description

Arranged in its original order, this series contains IUPAC’s General files, which were generated between 1919 and 1973. Boxes 131-133 contain files concerning the following subjects:
  1. Membership of IUPAC Units
  2. International Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry (ILACh)
  3. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
  4. United Nations

Box 134 contains “Miscellaneous” files, which mainly concern the ability/inability to arrange or otherwise direct meetings involving the international community. They include correspondence between IUPAC Secretariat members Jean Gerard, Leo Baekeland, Charles Parsons, and other notables.

Correspondence makes up the largest component of the materials found in the General files. Other miscellaneous materials, including membership documents (drafted at IUPAC’s XXVth Council Meeting at Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy in July 1969), reports, minutes, and United Nations documents are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Repository Details

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