Series II. Administrative Records - Minutes of Meetings, 1946-1986
Scope and Content
The Records of the Gordon Research Conferences contain the organizational records of the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC), which mainly cover the period from 1927 to 2002. The records are arranged into the following twelve series:
- Neil E. Gordon and The Gibson Island Conferences
- Administrative Records - Minutes of Meetings
- Director’s Files
- Attendee Lists
- Programs
- Conference Evaluations
- Host Institutions
- Addendum - Biographical
- Addendum - American Association for the Advancement of Science and Johns Hopkins University Materials
- Addendum - Paul D. Boyer Notes
- Addendum - Miscellaneous
- Addendum - Reproductive Tract Biology Conference
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1986
Series Description
Arranged chronologically by date, this series contains an incomplete run of the GRC’s Minutes of Meetings, dating from 1946 to 1983 and then the year 1986. The minutes cover meetings of the GRC’s Board of Trustees, Advisory Board, Council, Budget and Finance Committee, and Scheduling and Selection Committee. Matters discussed include, but are not limited to, policy changes, finances, long-range planning and the setting up of individual conferences. These Minutes of Meetings begin late in the directorship of Sumner B. Twiss, cover the entire tenure of the GRC’s third Director, W. George Parks, and most of the tenure of Parks’ successor, Alexander M. Cruickshank.
Repository Details
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