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Series XX. International Council of Scientific Unions, 1920-1970

 Series
Identifier: XX

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: 1920-1970

Series Description

The International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) was a non-governmental organization devoted to international cooperation in the advancement of science. Founded in 1931 as the successor organization to the International Research Council (IRC), its membership was made up of national scientific bodies and international scientific unions. In 2018, the ICSU merged with the International Social Science Council (ISSC) to form the International Science Council (ISC).

IUPAC joined the IRC in 1922 and stayed with the organization when it became the ICSU in 1931. As of January 2022, IUPAC is currently an active member of the ISC.

This series contains IUPAC’s International Council of Scientific Unions files. The files in this series mainly document IUPAC’s involvement and activities with the ICSU. To a small extent, they also document IUPAC’s involvement with ICSU’s predecessor, the IRC.

Correspondence and ICSU bulletins make up the largest components of the International Council of Scientific Unions files. Other miscellaneous materials, including reports, memoranda, League of Nations documents, and minutes are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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