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Series XX. IUPAC Conferences, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1953

 Series
Identifier: XX

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: 1941, 1947, 1949, 1953

Series Description

Arranged in its original order, this series contains IUPAC’s Conferences files. The files in this series specifically document the following three IUPAC Conferences:

  1. XIVth Conference, Lourdes, France - 1947 (Originally planned to be held in London, England in 1941. Postponed due to World War II.)
  2. XVth Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 1949
  3. XVIIth Conference, Stockholm, Sweden - 1953

Correspondence makes up the largest component of the IUPAC Conferences files. Other miscellaneous materials, including reports, attendee lists, and programs are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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