Series III. Material Gathered for an Organizational History, 1872-1996, undated
Scope and Content
The Records of the Manufacturing Chemists’ Association is a fragmentary collection. The bulk of the
association’s early records are believed to have been lost in a fire. What remains, aside from the letter books and one volume of minutes, is mostly related to several attempts to gather historical documents to be used for an official history of the association. Attempts made by association secretaries in 1921 (in preparation for the Manufacturing Chemists’ Association 50th Anniversary) and 1947 (75th Anniversary) both ended in failure. In 1972, the Manufacturing Chemists’ Association was able to issue a commemorative volume honoring their Centennial.
These records contain correspondence and documentation relating to all three attempts. The records are arranged into the following four series:
- Correspondence and Letter Books
- Administrative
- Material Gathered for an Organizational History
- Manufacturing Chemists’ Association Addenda
Dates
- Creation: 1872-1996, undated
Series Description
Arranged in its original order, this series makes up the bulk of the Records of the Manufacturing Chemist’s Association. The materials in this series were collected to write a history of the Manufacturing Chemists’ Association, which was ultimately written in 1972 as part of the Association’s Centennial. Many of the contents of these files were gathered by John I. Tierney and Warren N. Watson, secretaries of the Manufacturing Chemists’ Association.
The contents of this series are arranged into the following three sub-series:
- Documents and Correspondence
- Newspapers
- Photographs
Repository Details
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