Series XIII. Applied Chemistry Division (Division VI), 1961-1995, undated

This series contains the files of IUPAC’s Applied Chemistry Division. Established in 1949, it concerned itself with a number of areas of applied chemistry, including food preservation, fermentation, oils and fats, industrial hygiene, wood products, and pollution chemistry. The Applied Chemistry Division was reconstituted and renamed the Chemistry and the Environment Division in 1996.

Arranged in its original order, the Applied Chemistry Division files mainly document the activities of several bodies that were either formed or placed under the Applied Chemistry Division’s oversight. The bodies represented in this series include the division’s Committee, the Commission of Food Chemistry, the Oil and Fat Section, the Commission on Atmospheric Environment, and the Pesticides Section.

Correspondence makes up the bulk of the materials found in the Applied Chemistry Division files. Other miscellaneous materials, including reports, papers, manuscripts, minutes, and glossaries are preserved in this series as well.

Note - Commission on Food Chemistry records from January 1983 to August 1985 are missing and presumed lost.