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Records of the North American Catalysis Society

 Collection
Identifier: imported-9266394b-ab99-4eb3-8385-6c8180cd8df9

Scope and Contents

For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1060642~S6

This collection records the history of the society containing files from the year of the founding through the 1990s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1956-1998
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1960-1990

Language of Materials

Text in English.

Biographical sketch

Founded in 1956 as The International Catalysis Society (ICC) the goal of North American Catalysis Society (NACS) is "to promote and encourage the growth and development of the science of catalysis and those scientific disciplines ancillary thereto."

Extent

10.8 Linear Feet (23 boxes)

Abstract

The collection comprises a selection of organizational records of NACS. This material was found in the collections and was left as found.

Arrangement

Organized into six series: I. Administrative (incl. Minutes of Board Meetings)-1963-1999; II. Financial (Treasurer's files)-1957-1993; III. Meetings (NACS National Meetings 1-16 & ICOC Meetings); IV. Awards V.Publications (Newsletters)-1967-1999; VI. Correspondence-1965-1998. Series

Ownership and Custodial History

On deposit from the North American Catalysis Society at the Othmer Library.

Related Archival Materials

Title--See also The Papers of Heinz Heinemann, 1939-2005, in the. Custodian--Othmer Library at the Chemical Heritage Foundation Philadelphia, PA..

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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