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Series I. Council, 1970-1994

 Series
Identifier: I

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Addenda to 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 1973 to 1995. The records are arranged into the following twenty-one series:

From the Collection:
  1. Council
  2. Bureau
  3. Executive Committee
  4. Finance Committee
  5. Meetings of Division Presidents and Records of Executive Secretary
  6. Publications Committee
  7. Standing Committees
  8. Physical Chemistry Division (Division I)
  9. Inorganic Chemistry Division (Division II)
  10. Organic Chemistry Division (Division III)
  11. Macromolecular Chemistry Division (Division IV)
  12. Analytical Chemistry Division (Division V)
  13. Applied Chemistry Division (Division VI)
  14. Clinical Chemistry Division (Division VII)
  15. Medicinal Chemistry Section (III.4)
  16. National Adhering Organizations
  17. Company Associates
  18. Observer Countries
  19. General Files
  20. IUPAC Conferences
  21. Conferences Sponsored by IUPAC

Dates

  • Creation: 1970-1994

Series Description

The Council is IUPAC’s primary governing body to which the Bureau, Executive Committee, Standing Committees, Divisions, Commissions, and all other IUPAC bodies are responsible. Its membership is composed of Delegations from the National Adhering Organizations (NAOs). Regular meetings of the Council are held every two years as part of the General Assembly.

Arranged in chronological order by date, this series contains IUPAC’s Council files regarding the 26th thru 37th Council Meetings, which were held at various locations between 1971 and 1993. The contents of the files in this series consist mainly of correspondence.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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