Sub-series 5. XVIth International Congress, 1956-1957
Scope and Content
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:
- Council
- Bureau
- Executive Committee
- Financial
- Division Presidents
- Officers
- Biochemical Nomenclature
- Divisions
- Medicinal Chemistry Section
- Commissions
- Standing Committees
- Publications
- Adhering Organizations
- Company Associates
- Observer Countries
- Associated Organizations
- General
- Congresses
- Conferences
- International Council of Scientific Unions
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: 1956-1957
Sub-series Description
Arranged in its original order (mostly by section number), this sub-series contains IUPAC’s XVIth International Congress files. These files provide a significant amount of documentation regarding the XVIth International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry, which was held in Paris, France in July 1957
Correspondence makes up the bulk of the materials in the XVIth International Congress files. A variety of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, reports, paper manuscripts, speech manuscripts, circulars, and schedules are preserved here as well.
Repository Details
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