Records of the American Astronomical Society, 1897-1988 (bulk 1920-1980)
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics.
College Park, MD 20740
Papers created by
American Astronomical Society.
Size of collection
31 linear feet (62 boxes)
Short description of collection
Organization founded in 1899 for the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. Documents the founding and growth of the organization and its activities; includes records of membership, correspondence, programs, meetings, constitutions, by-laws, executive committee minutes, treasurer's reports, photographs of meetings. Subjects covered include education and employment of astronomers; scientists and World War II; women astronomers; UFOs.
Language(s) of collection
English
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) had its origin at a conference of astronomers and astrophysicists that was held October 18-20, 1897, in conjunction with the dedication of Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. A second conference was held at Harvard College Observatory on August 18-20, 1898, at which a committee was appointed to lay the ground work for a permanent national society of astronomers and astrophysicists. The purpose of the society was to be the "advancement of astronomy, astrophysics, and related branches of physics." The committee consisted of George E. Hale, Simon Newcomb, Edward C. Pickering, Edward W. Morley, and George C. Comstock. A meeting for preliminary organization was held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on August 23, 1898, at which the committee was enlarged by the addition of Samuel P. Langley, Lewis Boss, Albert A. Michelson, and Joseph S. Ames. This enlarged committee was designated the Executive Council and was authorized to draft a constitution. A constitution was prepared at a meeting at the Smithsonian Institution, February 18, 1899.
The first official meeting of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America, as the American Astronomical Society was then called, was held at Yerkes Observatory on September 6-8, 1899. At this meeting the constitution was adopted, and the Society's first officers were elected. In 1914, by amendment to the constitution the name of the Society was changed to the American Astronomical Society. In 1928 the American Astronomical Society was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, and Dearborn Observatory, Evanston, Illinois, was designated the Society's legal home. Membership in the Society was open to any person "deemed capable of preparing an acceptable paper on astronomy, astrophysics, or related branches of physics." In 1966 AAS became a Member Society of the American Institute of Physics.
The governing body of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America was a council composed of the president, two vice-presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, nine councilors, and two ex-presidents. Simon Newcomb was elected first president and remained president until 1905 when he was succeeded by Edward C. Pickering, who headed the Society until 1919. Some of the most prominent scientists in the twentieth century have been presidents of the Society.
During the early years of the Society meetings were held annually. Since 1920 two meetings have been held each year, one in late summer and one, for a time held in December and now held in January, with officers elected at the summer meetings. Programs at these meetings consist mainly of papers submitted by members which are later abstracted in the Society's official journals. The Society has also held symposia consisting of invited papers, which are published in the Society's journals. The first of the American Astronomical Society's journals, Publications, ceased publication with Volume X in 1943. Since that time, papers have been abstracted in the Astronomical Journal, acquired in 1941 by the American Astronomical Society from Dudley Observatory, Albany N.Y., which had been publishing it since 1849. The AAS now publishes it in conjunction with the American Institute of Physics. The Society also publishes the Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society in conjunction with the American Institute of Physics and collaborates with the University of Chicago in publishing the Astrophysical Journal, which was founded in 1895 and was purchased from the University of Chicago in 1972.
Throughout its history the Society has concerned itself with the issues of education and employment in the sciences, particularly astronomy. They have, at various times, run an appointment service, participated in the work of the Scientific Manpower Commission, and supported committees on the Teaching of Science and Math and a Task Group on Education in Astronomy. Among the Society's activities is the Visiting Professors Program which is financed by the National Science Foundation, and consists of both a domestic and foreign program. The American Astronomical Society awards a number of prizes, of which the Annie J. Cannon Prize is the oldest. This prize, created in 1933 by the distinguished astronomer Dr. Annie Jump Cannon, is given to a woman astronomer who has made a valuable contribution to astronomy and its allied sciences. The American Astronomical Society has also participated in the International Astronomical Union, founded in 1919 under the auspices of the International Research Council and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), predecessor of the IRC. The American National Research Council officially named the American Astronomical Society as agent with the American delegation.
As with most societies of this kind, the records of the Society were moved from place to place with each new officer for many years. But in 1962 the Society had become sufficiently large that the Council moved to set up a permanent full-time office with an executive officer and a secretary. The first executive officer was Paul Routly, whose appointment began August 15, 1962. Routly was succeeded in 1969 by Hank M. Gurin.
The original American Astronomical Society offices were located in Princeton, New Jersey. In September 1977 the Society began looking into setting up a national office in Washington, D.C. with the intention of being more involved with important issues of legislation affecting the sciences. In June 1978, the Society began advertising for a new executive officer who would take on the task of interacting with Congress and federal agencies. Peter Boyce moved into the position of executive officer at about the same time the new offices were opened in Washington, D.C. on March 1, 1979.
The records currently cover the period 1895-1988 and are described in three subgroups representing four separate accessions. It should be noted that the subgroups overlap and the same subjects may be covered in all three subgroups. Most of the surviving documentation on the organization's founding is in Subgroups I and II. Membership applications, correspondence, and lists found throughout give details on the growth of the organization. A complete set of minutes (1897-1962) can be found in Subgroup I, and there is a wealth of information on meetings of the AAS throughout. Subgroups II and III contain significant records on the founding of the American Section of the International Astronomical Union.
It should also be noted that there are significant gaps in these records. Since AAS did not have a permanent office for so many years, the records were shifted to each new officer causing many inactive records to be lost in the process. There is very little correspondence prior to 1915 and there is a large gap in the records of the treasurer.
Some of the topics discussed in the collection include education and employment of astronomers, insights into international relations in the scientific community after World War I, employment of astronomers during the Depression, the organization of scientific personnel in support of the war effort in the 1940s, the participation of women astronomers, and UFOs.
All photographs and negatives in the collection have been separated to the Emilio Segrè Visual Archives Collection. Photocopies of them remain with the records.
For specific information on the collection consult the more detailed descriptions in each of the three subgroups.
Permission of an officer of the American Astronomical Society required for access to records less than 50 years old. All other records open to approved researchers.
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.
These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
Persons
Abbot, Charles G. (Charles Greeley), 1872-.
Boss, Benjamin.
Burbidge, E. Margaret.
Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-.
Cannon, Annie Jump.
Cattell, James McKeen, 1860-1944.
Comstock, George C. (George Cary), 1855-1934.
Curtiss, Ralph H.
Doolittle, Charles L. (Charles Leander), 1843-1919.
Dugan, Raymond Smith, 1878-1940.
Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelly), 1912-.
Fox, Philip, 1878-.
Fredrick, Laurence W.
Frost, Edwin Brant, 1866-1935.
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938.
Hussey, William Joseph.
Hynek, J. Allen (Joseph Allen), 1910-.
Jacoby, Harold, 1865-1932.
McLaughlin, Dean B. (Dean Benjamin), 1901-1965.
McVittie, George C. (George Cunliffe).
Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931.
Miller, John Anthony.
Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909.
Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919.
Russell, Henry Norris, 1877-1957.
Schlesinger, Frank.
Seares, Frederick Hanley, 1873-.
Stebbins, Joel.
Wilson, Herbert C.
Institutions
International Astronomical Union--American Section.
Mount Wilson Observatory.
Subject terms
Astronomical observatories.
Astronomy--Societies, etc.
Astronomy--Study and teaching.
Science--International cooperation.
Telescopes.
Unidentified flying objects.
Occupation terms
Astronomers.
Women astronomers.
Genre terms
Minutes.
Negatives.
Because of their existing arrangement at the time of accession, different subject matter, and initial processing, each subgroup is arranged somewhat differently. The largest body of records (Subgroup I) is arranged primarily around the officers and divisions of the organization (president, treasurer, secretary, committees, etc.). Subgroup II is primarily arranged by subject, and Subgroup III is chronological. Therefore, because of the differing arrangements and overlapping dates, researchers should note that there is more than one place that a specific document might be found.
Subgroup I. Publications of the American Astronomical Society, including indexes, were removed to the Niels Bohr Library. These include: Vol. 1-3 and 5-10; reprints from Popular Astronomy for meetings 16-18; report of the Committee on Stellar Parallaxes, 1915 and 1916; abstracts to be presented at meetings 127 and 129-130.
Photographs were added to the Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, including: group photos of the AIP Governing Board at the Niels Bohr Library (1971-1973, 1975-1977); informal group photos of J.A. Hynek, J.H. Heard and G.F.W. Mulders; and group photos from AAS meetings (1958 and 1959).
Subgroup III. Photographs and negatives of AAS meetings (1927, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1939) and IAU Meeting (1932) have been separated to the Emilio Segrè Visual Archives Collection.
Minutes, 1897-1962, available on microfilm.
The Niels Bohr Library is the official repository for the archival records of the American Astronomical Society and continues to accession new groups of AAS records. These records were received by the Niels Bohr Library in four accessions during 1964, 1975, 1990, and 1998. The provenance of each accession is given in detail in the three subgroups of this finding aid. The main body of the records is described in Subgroup I and constitutes a combination of the 1990 and 1998 accessions. The 1975 accession is described in Subgroup II, and the 1964 accession in Subgroup III.
Permission to cite from this collection is required in advance from the director of the Center for History of Physics. Please cite as: Folder [Number], Box [Number], Records of the American Astronomical Society. Niels Bohr Library, American Institute of Physics. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740.
Title
Finding Aid to the Records of the American Astronomical Society, 1897-1988, (bulk 1920-1980)
Sponsor
This finding aid has been encoded by the Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics as part of a collaborative project supported by a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities, an independent federal agency. Collaboration members in 1999 consisted of: American Institute of Physics, California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Rice University, University of Alaska, University of Illinois, and University of Texas.
Publisher
American Institute of Physics.
Center for History of Physics.
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
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Published in 2000
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Series Description
Size: 17 linear feet (34 manuscript boxes)
Provenance: Subgroup I represents two additions to the records of the American Astronomical Society. The first was donated to the American Institute of Physics by deed of gift in January 1990. These documents were transferred by Dr. Roger A. Bell, Secretary, and deposited in the Archives of the Niels Bohr Library in March 1990. The second, smaller addition was donated and delivered by Dr. Robert Milkey, Executive Officer, on March 6, 1998.
Processing Information: The records contained in Scope and Content were processed and described in 1997-1998 by Marcia Frank Peri.
Scope and Content: These records of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) span the years between 1897, the year of its inception, and 1988 with the bulk of the materials falling between about 1930 and 1980. The documents have been organized into eight series: Office of the President/Executive Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, Committee Files, Records of Meetings, Files Maintained by the Society Concerning Affiliated Organizations, Published Matter, and Photographs. A number of these series have been further arranged into subseries.
The collection contains a substantial amount of correspondence, memos, and circulars pertaining to the functions and activities of the Society along with a variety of reports, budgets, statements and proposals. Also included are rosters, such as those for Women in Astronomy, Society officers, and committee members; articles of incorporation, constitutions and bylaws including revision materials; invoices and receipts for various offices and for general membership; minutes of divisions, committees, and related institutions; the programs, agendas, news releases, scrap books and minute books of annual meetings; nomination forms, resumes, transcripts, and publications connected with membership, the awards committee, and the appointment service; brochures; offprints; journals; cassette tapes; and photos.
The volume of documents emanating from a specific office varies considerably over the years depending on the record keeping practices of the person holding the office. This being the case, in some areas there is a wealth of information and in others there is very little. Most significantly there is a substantial gap in the records of the treasurer. The scarcity of records for this office may be attributed to several factors, the most notable of which is documented in the correspondence of the secretary. On February 15, 1941 Frank C. Jordan, treasurer of the Society, was killed in an explosion at his home. Letters written to the secretary indicate that Society records kept at the house were destroyed in the ensuing fire. In addition, Society records in the possession of Frank K. Edmondson, a former Society treasurer, are currently deposited in the Indiana University Archive along with his personal papers.
Despite these and other less significant omissions in the record, there is a wealth of information on the early history of the American Astronomical Society, its growth and its development. The largest proportion of the materials pertain to the general organization and function of the Society itself. The remaining documents relate to the functions and activities of affiliated organizations with which the American Astronomical Society had a close working relationship.
The evolution of the Society can be seen in a variety of materials such as the files of the president and secretary. Within their records are documents recording the development of the national office in Washington, D.C., of new AAS divisions, and of committees. In the course of their history, committees were formed and abandoned as the interests and needs of the Society changed. This is particularly well documented in the records of the awards committees, where over the years new awards were created and older awards merged with newer ones. In addition Society membership records allow one to see the long term patterns in the criteria by which membership was granted and the overall growth of the American Astronomical Society. These records contain nomination forms, resumes, correspondence and notes concerning decisions made about the status of nominees. Also included are dues information and member lists for current, deceased, and honorary members.
There is a substantial amount of material concerning procedures and details surrounding the organization of annual meetings and of the meetings themselves. Of particular interest is the large number of letters from members concerning the decision by the Society to hold its annual meetings only in states that had ratified the ERA amendment. This caused a firestorm of controversy within the society; the result was that a significant number of members refused to pay their dues or resigned their membership.
Many of the interests of both the Society and its members are clearly documented in the American Astronomical Society's committee files and in the correspondence of its officers. Among the president's correspondence is a survey of the membership of AAS on the UFO problem, conducted by P. A. Sturrock, professor of space science and astrophysics at Stanford, and published in January 1977. The study looked at the possible causes of UFO reports and asks scientists whether they had observed UFO phenomenon similar to published reports. Sturrock was interested in whether the scientists believed such phenomenon deserved serious study in contrast to the way such observations were then being handled. Also of note is the Society's stand on the government requirement of street lighting which they opposed as a form of light pollution. The correspondence files of the secretary also show an ongoing interest in, and commitment to, providing translations of Russian abstracts and journal articles.
One of the critical issues for the American Astronomical Society has been the support of education and employment in the sciences, particularly that of astronomy. Committees and task groups were organized and maintained over the years pertaining to education in astronomy, teaching in the sciences, and manpower and employment. Some of these were held in conjunction with government programs, the most notable of which were the development of curricula and organization of scientific personnel in support of the war effort in the 1940's and in the Manpower and Employment program of the 1970's. In addition the Society ran an Appointment Service, a sort of clearing house for jobs in astronomy, during the depression, which is heavily documented.
There are letters from institutions and individuals looking for qualified personnel, letters of recommendation, and correspondence concerning candidates. The bulk of the documents consist of letters, resumes, transcripts and photos from individuals seeking employment.
There is in this collection a significant volume of material which does not deal specifically with the internal activities of the American Astronomical Society but with other related organizations. These are the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Astrophysical Journal and the University of Chicago, the Astronomical Society and the American Institute of Physics, and the International Astronomical Union. The materials provide a clear picture of the interactions between the organizations and the American Astronomical Society, many of whose officers were members and officers in these organizations as well. The files include correspondence, minutes, reports, and meeting materials as well as constitutions and bylaws.
Arrangement: The first component of this collection was surveyed on site by AAS Historical Astronomy Division member David H. DeVorkin before it was donated to the AIP History Center. He found that the original order of the records had largely been lost and that folders from different sources and different time periods had been interfiled in the same boxes.
The initial inventory done at the beginning of processing confirmed DeVorkin's assessment; in addition it was found that the headings of folders often did not accurately reflect their contents. As a result, the present organization of these records is based largely on the organizational structure of AAS and the subjects covered instead of the order in which they were received. When files were found together in a clearly discernable order, that order was maintained. However, many files were out of order, and these were organized by the office of origin, e.g., president/executive officer, or by the subject matter that they cover.
Many documents, particularly those from the 1930s and 1940s, were in very brittle condition. These were copied onto archival bond and the originals disposed of. Programs and other materials were removed from acidic pages on which they had been mounted and the books and binders were disposed of. The exception to this procedure was in the treatment of the early scrap books and minute books. In these cases, it was impossible to remove documents from the brittle paper onto which they had been glued without damaging the documents, so they were left as they were found. With a few exceptions photographs found in the collection have been removed and placed in the Emilio Segrè Visual Archive. Remaining with the collection are a few snapshots attached to resumes which have no importance out of their original context, and two 8x10 and one 11x14 glass plate negatives of group meetings.
Materials from the second addition are made up largely of programs, announcements, minute books, and printed matter and have been incorporated into the structure of the first addition.
Where items were undated, and evidence for dating was available from surrounding materials, the processor has added dates in brackets.
Subgroup I, Series I: President/Executive Officer, 1895-1986 (bulk 1950-1978)
Boxes 1-3
Correspondence is separated by office: president and executive officer, with general correspondence arranged in date order followed by subject files in alphabetical order. Rosters are organized by type and are in date order as are articles of incorporation and constitution and bylaw revisions. AAS Division files containing correspondence, reports, minutes, and constitution and bylaws are in alphabetical order by the name of the division.
Subseries A. Correspondence
Subseries B. Rosters
Subseries C. Articles of Incorporation, Constitutions and Bylaws
Subseries D. Divisions
Subgroup I, Series II: Treasurer, 1935-1976 (bulk 1955-1975)
Box 4
General correspondence is arranged in chronological order followed by correspondence subject files in alphabetical order. Financial reports and budgets are organized by office and then in date order.
Subseries A. Correspondence and Memos
Subseries B. Financial Records
Subgroup I, Series III: Secretary, 1912-1984 (bulk 1930-1979)
Boxes 5-16
The secretary's correspondence is arranged in the same manner as the preceding officers. Correspondence subject files may contain reports, proposals, news releases, and forms in addition to correspondence. Orders and Invoices are in alphabetical order by type. Membership materials consisting of correspondence, orders and invoices, and nomination forms are arranged in alphabetical order by subject and thereafter in date order. The files of the Appointment Service which contain correspondence, resumes, transcripts, photos and brochures, are divided into two groups; those seeking employment and those looking to hire. Each group is then arranged in chronological order by year. Awards and Prizes are in alphabetical order by title of the award and subsequently in date order. These files contain bank records, reports, memos, correspondence, resumes, and abstracts. Cassette tapes, boxed separately, are undated and contain the minutes of council meetings.
Subseries A. Correspondence
Subseries B. Cassette Tapes
Subseries C. Orders and Invoices
Subseries D. Membership
Subseries E. Appointment Service
Subseries F. Awards and Prizes
Subgroup I, Series IV: Committees, 1940-1980 (bulk, 1968-1980)
Boxes 16-19
The memos, minutes, agendas, resumes, reports, correspondence and questionnaires that comprise the committee files are arranged in alphabetical order by the title of the committee and then in date order.
Subgroup I, Series V: Meetings, 1897-1988 (bulk 1920-1980)
Boxes 19-28
Meeting files are in chronological order by meeting date and contain correspondence, contracts, brochures, arrangement charts, resolutions, minute drafts and reports. Organizational files are in alphabetical order by subject and contain similar materials. Signature books, minute books, programs and preliminary announcement pamphlets and scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order.
Subseries A. Meeting Files
Subseries B. Organizational Materials
Subseries C. Signature Books
Subseries D. Programs and Preliminary Announcements
Subseries E. Minute Books
Subgroup I, Series VI: Affiliated Organizations, 1922-1980 (bulk 1940-1979)
Boxes 29-34
AAAS correspondence, reports and memos are arranged in chronological order. Correspondence for both the Astrophysical Journal and Astronomical Journal are arranged in chronological order with subject files following in alphabetical order. Constitutions and bylaws, reports, and circulars pertaining to the Astronomical Journal and the American Institute of Physics are in date order. Meeting files are in alpha order by subject. The records of the IAU/USNC are arranged in date order within each of the each subject.
Subseries A. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Subseries B. Astrophysical Journal
Subseries C. Astronomical Journal/AIP
Subseries D. International Astronomical Union
5 linear feet (10 manuscript boxes)
Provenance: This addition to the archival records of the American Astronomical Society was transferred to the Niels Bohr Library in September 1975. The records were then in the hands of the executive officer of the Society, Hank M. Gurin, who had received them as part of a transfer of AAS materials from the Yerkes Observatory in July of that year.
Scope and Content: The records in Subgroup II include some of the founding documents of the organization, such as a signature list of the charter members, annotated copies of the constitution, handwritten minutes of the Council (1899-1901), drafts of the founding resolution, and the program and minutes of the third conference held in September 1899 at Yerkes Observatory.
The correspondence is primarily that of the secretary and concerns the general business of the society from 1898-1917. Some correspondence subject files concern proposed resolutions and communication with other organizations (1913-1935), but are by no means extensive or complete. A set of Council minutes is nearly complete, beginning with the 27th meeting in 1921 through the 56th meeting in 1936; the 28th meeting is missing. The secretary/treasurer's reports cover the years 1927-1935. There are individual meeting folders for 12 meetings (1909-1917). The membership files include lists, applications, elections, notifications and some correspondence for the period 1898 through 1935, but with many gaps and fragmentary information.
Records from the American Section of the International Astronomical Union document the years 1922-1934, including correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports. Again, there are gaps.
This portion of the collection fills in some of the missing years in the earlier accession (Subgroup III), namely the 1898-1917 period, and includes some of the founding documents, the records of the AAS remain incomplete.
Subgroup II, Series I: Founding Documents of the Society, 1898-1918
Box 1
Materials dealing with the founding of the Society, including lists of charter members, initial proceedings for forming the union, constitutions, bylaws and resolution.
Subgroup II, Series II: Correspondence, 1898-1935
Boxes 1-4
The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent in Boxes 1-3, and primarily concerns issues of membership, meetings, papers, and the general business of the Society during the years 1898-1917. In Box 4, correspondence is arranged alphabetically by subject and covers the years 1913-1935. Some of the latter includes communications on other organizations and resolutions.
Subgroup II, Series III: Council, 1899-1936
Boxes 4-5
Includes Minutes of Council (1921-1936); secretary and treasurer's reports (1927-1935); individual committee reports, minutes, and correspondence; and committee materials dealing with arrangements for the 1932 meeting of IAU in the U.S. Arranged chronologically, then alphabetically.
Subgroup II, Series IV: Meetings, 1899-1934
Boxes 6-7
General subject folders concerning meetings (hotels, transportation, etc.). Individual folders for meetings 1910-1917. Arranged chronologically.
Subgroup II, Series V: Membership, 1898-1936
Box 8
Lists of early members, membership applications, election notifications, and correspondence. Includes 2 folders of the secretary's accounting records for 1911-1914. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Subgroup II, Series VI: Publications, 1910-1936
Box 9
Copies of Publications (Vol. II and III), publication agreements, proofs, correspondence regarding distribution and rejected papers. Arranged alphabetically.
Subgroup II, Series VII: International Astronomical Union, American Section, 1922-1935
Box 10
Executive Committee minutes; reports, correspondence of committees, and accounts and receipts for 1928.
9 linear feet (18 manuscript boxes)
Provenance: This was the first group of records to be transferred to the Center for History of Physics by vote of the Council of the American Astronomical Society on June 24, 1964. As was customary, these records had previously been passed from secretary to secretary having had no permanent home until acquisition by the Center. At the time of the actual transfer in July 1965 the papers were in the custody of the current secretary of the AAS, George C. McVittie, University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois.
Scope and Content: The collection consists mostly of general correspondence among the officers of the Society, reports, minutes of meetings, and a few reprints for the years 1915, 1917-1927, 1937-1939. Also included are records documenting the founding of the American Section of the International Astronomical Union, 1919-1920 and intermittent records 1925-1932. Among the correspondents are: Charles G. Abbot, Benjamin Boss, Annie J. Cannon, W. W. Campbell, George C. Comstock, George E. Hale, Edwin Hubble, Albert A. Michelson, Edward C. Pickering, Henry Norris Russell, Harlow Shapley, Joel Stebbins, Frank Schlesinger. Some of the topics covered in these records include: insights into international relations throughout the scientific community after World War I, George E. Hale's correspondence on the one-hundred inch telescope, and the participation of women astronomers in the AAS. Panoramic photographs and negatives of AAS group meetings are included for 1930, 1931, 1933 and 1937.
Correspondence and records of 1916, and 1928-1936 are not included in this portion of the collection.
Arrangement: The records are arranged chronologically, 1915, 1917-1927, 1937-1939. A second series of the American Section of the International Astronomical Union is arranged chronologically, 1919, 1920, 1922.
Subgroup III, Series I: Correspondence, Reports, Minutes, 1915, 1917-1927, 1937-1939
Boxes 1-13
The correspondence is arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically by correspondent. Reports, minutes, publications follow the correspondence for each year.
Subgroup III, Series II: Founding of the American Section of the International Astronomical Union, 1919-1922
Boxes 14-18
Arrangement: The correspondence is arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically by correspondent. Reports minutes, publications follow the correspondence for each year.
Container List
Subgroup I, Series I: President/Executive Officer, 1895-1986
Subseries A. Correspondence
| Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
D.H. Menzel, 1955 |
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Folder 2 |
D.H. Menzel/Paul Merrill, 1956 |
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Folder 3 |
Paul Merrill, 1957 |
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Folder 4 |
Paul Merrill, 1958-1959 |
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Folder 5 |
Lyman Spitzer, C.S. Beals, Leo Goldberg, 1961-1968 |
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Folder 6 |
A.E. Whitford, 1969-1972 |
|
Folder 7 |
Martin Schwarzchild, 1969-1972 |
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Folder 8 |
Margaret Burbidge/UFO Survey, 1974-1977 |
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Folder 9 |
Margaret Burbidge, 1976-1977 |
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Folder 10 |
Margaret Burbidge, Jan-Aug 1978 |
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Folder 11 |
Margaret Burbidge ERA Controversy, 1978 |
| Box 2 |
Folder 1 |
Ivan King, July 1978 - June 1979 |
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Folder 2 |
Paul M. Routly, 1965-1969 |
Subseries B. Rosters
| Box 2 |
Folder 3 |
Journal Editors, 1895-1965 |
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Folder 4 |
Officers and Councilors, 1919, 1927-1936 |
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Folder 5 |
Officers, Councilors, and Members, 1950-1955 |
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Folder 6 |
Officers, Councilors, and Members, 1962 |
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Folder 7 |
Officers, Councilors, and Committees, 1968 |
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Folder 8 |
Officers, chronological lists, 1900-1969 |
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Folder 9 |
Officers and Nominees, alpha lists, 1900-1969 |
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Folder 10 |
Officers and Committees, 1900-1969 |
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Folder 11 |
Officers, Councilors, Awards Recipients, 1971 |
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Folder 12 |
Officers and Nominees, 1975 |
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Folder 13 |
Officers, Councilors, and Committees, 1977 |
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Folder 14 |
Officers, Councilors, and Committees, 1980 |
| Box 3 |
Folder 1 |
Women Astronomers, 1974 |
Subseries C. Articles of Incorporation, Constitutions and Bylaws
| Box 3 |
Folder 2 |
Articles of Incorporation, 1927-1940 |
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Folder 3 |
Constitutions and Bylaws, 1899, 1911, 1918, and 1927 |
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Folder 4 |
Constitution and Bylaws, 1929 |
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Folder 5 |
Constitution and Bylaws, 1952, 1956-1957 |
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Folder 6 |
Constitution and Bylaws, 1960-1961 |
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Folder 7 |
Constitution and Bylaws, 1966 |
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Folder 8 |
Constitution and Bylaws, 1968-1969 |
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Folder 9 |
Constitution and Bylaws, 1970-1973 |
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Folder 10 |
Constitution and Bylaws, 1978-1979 |
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Folder 11 |
Constitution and Bylaws, 1986 |
Subseries D. Divisions
| Box 3 |
Folder 12 |
Dynamical Astronomy |
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Folder 13 |
High Energy Astrophysics |
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Folder 14 |
Petitions for Divisions |
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Folder 15 |
Physical Sciences |
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Folder 16 |
Planetary Sciences |
Subgroup I, Series II: Treasurer, 1935-1976
Subseries A. Correspondence and Memos
| Box 4 |
Folder 1 |
Frank Jordan, 1935 |
|
Folder 2 |
Frank Jordan, 1936 |
|
Folder 3 |
Frank Edmondson, 1956 |
|
Folder 4 |
Frank Edmondson, 1960 |
|
Folder 5 |
Frank Edmondson, 1961 |
|
Folder 6 |
Frank Edmondson, 1962-1963 |
|
Folder 7 |
Frank Edmondson, 1964 |
|
Folder 8 |
Frank Edmondson, 1965 |
|
Folder 9 |
Frank Edmondson, 1966 |
|
Folder 10 |
Frank Edmondson, 1967 |
|
Folder 11 |
Frank Edmondson, 1968 |
|
Folder 12 |
Frank Edmondson, 1969 |
|
Folder 13 |
Frank Edmondson, 1970 |
|
Folder 14 |
Frank Edmondson, 1971 |
|
Folder 15 |
Frank Edmondson, 1972 |
|
Folder 16 |
Gould Fund, 1975 |
Subseries B. Financial Records
| Box 4 |
Folder 17 |
Budget-Executive Officer, 1974 |
|
Folder 18 |
Budget-Secretary, 1955-1956 |
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Folder 19 |
Budget/Annual Report-Treasurer, 1947, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1967 |
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Folder 20 |
Statements and Audit Reports, 1949, 1969-1971, 1976 |
Subgroup I, Series III: Secretary, 1912-1984
Subseries A. Correspondence
| Box 5 |
Folder 1 |
Unidentified, 1912, 1916 |
|
Folder 2 |
Joel Stebbins, 1926-1927 |
|
Folder 3 |
R.S. Dugan, 1928-1929 |
|
Folder 4 |
R.S. Dugan, 1930-1931 |
|
Folder 5 |
R.S. Dugan, 1932-1933 |
|
Folder 6 |
R.S. Dugan, 1934 |
|
Folder 7 |
R.S. Dugan, 1935 |
|
Folder 8 |
R.S. Dugan, 1936 |
|
Folder 9 |
D.B. McLaughlin, 1940 |
|
Folder 10 |
D.B. McLaughlin, 1941 |
|
Folder 11 |
D.B. McLaughlin, 1942 |
|
Folder 12 |
D.B. McLaughlin, 1943, 1945 |
|
Folder 13 |
C.M. Huffer, 1952 |
|
Folder 14 |
J. Allen Hynek, 1955 |
|
Folder 15 |
J. Allen Hynek, 1956 |
| Box 6 |
Folder 1 |
J. Allen Hynek, Jan-June 1957 |
|
Folder 2 |
J. Allen Hynek, July-Dec. 1957 |
|
Folder 3 |
J. Allen Hynek, 1958 |
|
Folder 4 |
J. Allen Hynek, Jan.-July 1959 |
|
Folder 5 |
J. Allen Hynek, Aug.-Dec. 1959 |
|
Folder 6 |
J. Allen Hynek, 1960 |
|
Folder 7 |
J. Allen Hynek, 1961 |
|
Folder 8 |
G.C. McVittie, Harlan Smith, 1962 |
|
Folder 9 |
G.C. McVittie, 1964 |
|
Folder 10 |
G.C. McVittie, 1965 |
|
Folder 11 |
G.C. McVittie, 1966 |
| Box 7 |
Folder 1 |
G.C. McVittie, 1967 |
|
Folder 2 |
G.C. McVittie, 1968 |
|
Folder 3 |
G.C. McVittie, 1969 |
|
Folder 4 |
Laurence Fredrick, 1970 |
|
Folder 5 |
L. Fredrick, 1971 |
|
Folder 6 |
L. Fredrick, 1972 |
|
Folder 7 |
L. Fredrick, 1973 |
|
Folder 8 |
L. Fredrick, 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 9 |
L. Fredrick, 1976-1977 |
|
Folder 10 |
L. Fredrick, 1978-1979 |
|
Folder 11 |
Air Freight Service, 1979-1980 |
|
Folder 12 |
AAS Cooperative Committee on the Teaching of Science and Mathematics, 1963-/1969 |
|
Folder 13 |
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1953-1968 |
| Box 8 |
Folder 1 |
Awards and Prizes, 1958 |
|
Folder 2 |
Awards and Prizes, 1963-1967 |
|
Folder 3 |
Cameron Gift, 1973 |
|
Folder 4 |
Charter Flights, 1973-1975 |
|
Folder 5 |
Capernicus Stamp, 1970-1971 |
|
Folder 6 |
Corporate Status, 1962-1968 |
|
Folder 7 |
Council-AAS, 1977 |
|
Folder 8 |
Council Action Letters, 1974 |
|
Folder 10 |
Executive Committee, 1956, 1961-1963 |
|
Folder 11 |
Executive Committee, 1964-1968 |
|
Folder 12 |
Executive Committee, 1976-1977 |
|
Folder 13 |
Expense Statements, 1947-1948, 1955-1960, 1963-1964, 1972, 1974 |
|
Folder 14 |
5-Lacertae, 1956-1957 |
|
Folder 15 |
Robert P. Kraft, 1978 |
|
Folder 16 |
Form Letters, 1974-1980 |
|
Folder 17 |
Future Meetings, 1970-1974 |
|
Folder 18 |
Insurance File, 1972-1979 |
|
Folder 19 |
Invitations, 1969-1972, 1979 |
|
Folder 21 |
W.W. Morgan, 1969 |
|
Folder 22 |
National Park Grant, 1974-1977 |
|
Folder 23 |
National Research Council, 1956-1957 |
|
Folder 24 |
National Research Council, 1958-1959 |
| Box 9 |
Folder 1 |
National Research Council, 1979 |
|
Folder 2 |
National Science Foundation-Mini Grant, 1978 |
|
Folder 3 |
NSF MiniGrant - G. Westerhout, 1978-1979 |
|
Folder 4 |
Officers and Councilors, 1973-1975 |
|
Folder 5 |
Physics Today, 1978 |
|
Folder 6 |
Postal Service Problems, 1976-1979 |
|
Folder 7 |
Procedures for Office of Secretary |
|
Folder 8 |
Project Able, 1966-1967 |
|
Folder 9 |
Publications Dispatch Service, 1979-1980 |
|
Folder 10 |
Questionnaire, 1973 |
|
Folder 11 |
Roster of Science and Specialized Personnel, 1942-1945 |
|
Folder 12 |
Scientific Manpower Commission, 1953 |
|
Folder 13 |
Scientific Manpower Commission, 1960-1976 |
|
Folder 14 |
Survey of Physicists and Society Members, 1972 |
|
Folder 15 |
Tax Status, 1965, 1971-1979 |
|
Folder 16 |
TGEA, 1972-1974 |
|
Folder 17 |
TGEA, 1975-1979 |
|
Folder 18 |
World Almanac, 1964 |
Subseries B. Cassette Tapes
| Box 10 |
Nine (9) tapes with unidentified recordings of AAS Executive Committee Meetings. Few dates are mentioned and the closest date approximation for those with dates casually mentioned are 1976-1981. |
Subseries C. Orders and Invoices
| Box 11 |
Folder 1 |
BAAS Payments, 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 2 |
General Stores Requisitions, 1979-1980 |
|
Folder 3 |
King Lindsay Printing Co., 1973-1979 |
|
Folder 4 |
Litow, Rose, 1974-1979 |
|
Folder 5 |
Pierson, Richard, 1979 |
|
Folder 6 |
Payments - Misc., 1958-1969 |
Subseries D. Membership
| Box 11 |
Folder 7 |
Directory--Orders and Invoices, 1969-1970 |
|
Folder 8 |
Directory--Orders and Invoices, 1971 |
|
Folder 9 |
Directory--Orders and Invoices, 1972 |
|
Folder 10 |
Dues--Arrears, 1976 |
|
Folder 11 |
Dues--Arrears, 1979 |
|
Folder 12 |
Report - Dues and Membership in Scientific Societies, 1960 |
|
Folder 13 |
Dues--Withheld - ERA Controversy, 1979-1980 |
| Box 12 |
Folder 1 |
Analysis of Numbers, 1931-1964 |
|
Folder 2 |
Corporate, 1963-1965 |
|
Folder 5 |
Corporate, 1968-1969 |
|
Folder 6 |
Deceased, 1960-1965 |
|
Folder 7 |
Deceased, 1966-1969 |
|
Folder 8 |
Deceased, 1970-1979 |
|
Folder 9 |
Emeritus, 1972-1977 |
|
Folder 10 |
Honorary, 1928, 1935, 1955 |
|
Folder 12 |
Member List, 1911-1939 |
|
Folder 13 |
Resignations and Drops, 1979 |
|
Folder 15 |
Return Mail/Change of Address, 1966-1967 |
|
Folder 16 |
Return Mail/Change of Address, 1978-1980 |
|
Folder 17 |
Nominations, 1927-1936 |
|
Folder 18 |
Nominations, 1956-1970 |
| Box 13 |
Folder 1 |
Nominations--Accepted, 1969-1972 |
|
Folder 2 |
Nominations--Rejected, 1964-1967 |
|
Folder 3 |
Nominations--Rejected, 1968-1972 |
|
Folder 4 |
Nominations--Returned for Completion, 1969-1972 |
|
Folder 5 |
Promotions, 1968-1972, 1979 |
Subseries E. Appointment Service
| Box 13 |
Folder 6 |
Applicants, 1930 |
|
Folder 7 |
Applicants, 1931 |
|
Folder 8 |
Applicants, 1932 |
|
Folder 9 |
Applicants, 1933 |
|
Folder 10 |
Applicants, 1934 |
|
Folder 11 |
Applicants, 1935 |
|
Folder 12 |
Applicants, 1936 |
| Box 14 |
Folder 1 |
Applicants, 1937 |
|
Folder 2 |
Applicants, 1938 |
|
Folder 3 |
Applicants, 1939 |
|
Folder 4 |
Applicants, 1940 |
|
Folder 5 |
Positions and Recommendations, 1929-1930 |
|
Folder 6 |
Positions and Recommendations, 1931 |
|
Folder 7 |
Positions and Recommendations, 1932-1934 |
|
Folder 8 |
Positions and Recommendations, 1935 |
|
Folder 9 |
Positions and Recommendations, 1936 |
|
Folder 10 |
Positions and Recommendations, 1937 |
|
Folder 11 |
Positions and Recommendations, 1938 |
|
Folder 12 |
Positions and Recommendations, 1939-1940 |
|
Folder 13 |
Requests and Positions, 1960 |
|
Folder 14 |
Brochures and Guides, 1956, 1972 |
Subseries F. Awards and Prizes
| Box 14 |
Folder 15 |
A.J. Cannon Prize, 1933-1934 |
|
Folder 16 |
A.J. Cannon Prize, 1956-1969 |
|
Folder 17 |
A.J. Cannon Prize, 1971-1974 |
| Box 15 |
Folder 1 |
A.J. Cannon Prize, 1975-1979 |
|
Folder 2 |
G.E. Hale Lectureship, 1974, 1978 |
|
Folder 3 |
Heinman Prize, 1979 |
|
Folder 4 |
National Medal of Science, 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 5 |
Perkin Fund, 1973, 1976 |
|
Folder 6 |
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 1945-1946 |
|
Folder 7 |
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 1955-1959 |
|
Folder 8 |
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 1960-1964 |
|
Folder 9 |
H.N. Russell Lectureship/National Medal of Science, 1962-1964 |
|
Folder 10 |
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 1965-1969 |
|
Folder 11 |
H.N. Russell Lectureship/National Medal of Science, 1966 |
|
Folder 12 |
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 1970-1974 |
|
Folder 13 |
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 1975-1980 |
|
Folder 14 |
Trumpler Award, 1973-1974 |
|
Folder 15 |
Helen Warner Prize, 1955-1959 |
|
Folder 16 |
Helen Warner Prize, 1960-1964 |
|
Folder 17 |
Helen Warner Prize, 1965-1969 |
| Box 16 |
Folder 1 |
Helen Warner Prize, 1970-1973 |
|
Folder 2 |
N.L. Pierce Prize, 1972-June 1973 |
|
Folder 3 |
Warner/Pierce Prize, Aug. 1973-1974 |
|
Folder 4 |
Warner/Pierce Prize, 1975-1979 |
|
Folder 5 |
Warner Pierce Prize Nominee - Genzel, Reinhard, 1982 |
|
Folder 6 |
Warner/Pierce Prize Nominee - Cowie, Lennox, 1983 |
|
Folder 7 |
Warner/Pierce Prize Nominee - Kron, Richard, 1983 |
|
Folder 8 |
Warner/Pierce Prize Nominee - Lattimer, James, 1983 |
|
Folder 9 |
Warner/Pierce Prize Nominee - Saraz, Craig, 1983 |
|
Folder 10 |
Warner/Pierce Prize Nominee - Winget, Donald, 1984 |
Subgroup I, Series IV: Committees, 1940-1980
| Box 16 |
Folder 11 |
AAAS Committee on Teaching of Science and Mathematics, 1950, 1954 |
|
Folder 12 |
Ad Hoc Committee, President's Advisory, 1975-1976 |
|
Folder 13 |
Ad Hoc Committee, Future of CEA, 1972 |
|
Folder 14 |
Ad Hoc Committee, Long Range Study, 1975 |
|
Folder 15 |
Ad Hoc Committee, Long Range Study, 1976 |
|
Folder 16 |
Ad Hoc Committee on Publications, 1972 |
|
Folder 17 |
Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Center for Astrophysics, 1979 |
|
Folder 18 |
Ad Hoc Committee, Secretariat Study, 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 19 |
Ad Hoc Committee on Society and Division Prizes, 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 20 |
Ad Hoc Committee on Travel, 1968 |
| Box 17 |
Folder 1 |
Advisory Committee (East-Coast and West Coast), 1976-1978 |
|
Folder 2 |
Astronomy Mini-Study Committee, 1975 |
|
Folder 3 |
Distribution of Astronomical Literature (Report), 1954 |
|
Folder 4 |
Education in Astronomy, 1963-1969 |
|
Folder 5 |
Financial and Investment Advisory Committee, 1974-1977 |
|
Folder 6 |
Greenstein Committee, 1974 |
|
Folder 7 |
Manpower and Employment, 1972-1977 |
|
Folder 8 |
Manpower and Employment, 1975 |
|
Folder 9 |
Meeting Committee, 1973-1974 |
|
Folder 10 |
Nominating Committee, 1966-1969 |
|
Folder 11 |
Nominating Committee, 1970 |
|
Folder 12 |
Nominating Committee, 1971 |
|
Folder 13 |
Nominating Committee, 1972 |
| Box 18 |
Folder 1 |
Nominating Committee, 1973 |
|
Folder 2 |
Nominating Committee, 1974 |
|
Folder 3 |
Nominating Committee, 1976 |
|
Folder 4 |
Nominating Committee, 1975 |
|
Folder 5 |
Nominating Committee, 1977 |
|
Folder 6 |
Nominating Committee, 1978 |
|
Folder 7 |
Nominating Committee, 1979 |
|
Folder 8 |
Nominating Committee, Jan-July 1980 |
|
Folder 9 |
Nominating Committee, Aug-Dec 1980 |
|
Folder 10 |
Nominating Committee, 1980 |
|
Folder 11 |
Photographic Materials, 1965-1974 |
| Box 19 |
Folder 1 |
Policy and Program Committees; Proposal to Create Committees, 1940 |
|
Folder 2 |
Policy Committee, 1941 |
|
Folder 3 |
Public Funds, 1973 |
|
Folder 4 |
Publications, 1956-1959 |
|
Folder 5 |
Publications, 1960-1968 |
|
Folder 6 |
Russell Lecturer Committee, 1969-1970 |
|
Folder 7 |
Slipher Fund Committee, 1974-1980 |
|
Folder 8 |
Steering Committee, 1973-1976 |
|
Folder 9 |
Teachers Committee, 1954-1956 |
|
Folder 10 |
List of Past Meetings |
Subgroup I, Series V: Meetings, 1897-1988
Subseries A. Meeting Files
| Box 19 |
Folder 11 |
25th Meeting, Chicago, Dec. 1920 |
|
Folder 12 |
46th, 53rd and 56th Meeting, Sept. 1931, Dec. 1934 and Sept. 1936 |
|
Folder 13 |
75th Meeting, Madison, Sept. 1946 |
|
Folder 14 |
92nd, 95th, 97th, 100th and 101st Meeting, April 1955-1959 |
|
Folder 15 |
104th, 105th and 106th Meeting, Dec. 1959, April 1960 and Aug. 1960 |
|
Folder 16 |
108th and 109th Meeting, June and Dec. 1961 |
|
Folder 17 |
110th, 111th and 112th Meeting, April, Aug. and Dec. 1962 |
|
Folder 18 |
115th, 117th, 119th and 120th Meeting, Dec. 1963-Dec. 1965 |
|
Folder 19 |
122nd, 126th Meeting, July 1966-April 1968 |
|
Folder 20 |
131st, 133rd Meeting, Dec. 1969-Dec. 1960 |
|
Folder 21 |
134th Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, March 1971 |
|
Folder 22 |
135th Meeting, Amherst, MA, Aug. 1971 |
|
Folder 23 |
136th, 138th-140th Meeting, Dec. 1971-June 1973 |
| Box 20 |
Folder 1 |
141st, 142nd Meeting, Dec. 1973-March 1974 |
|
Folder 2 |
144th Meeting, Gainsville, FL, Dec. 1974 |
|
Folder 3 |
145th Meeting, Bloomington, IN, March 1975 |
|
Folder 4 |
146th, 147th Meeting, Aug. 1975-Jan. 1976 |
|
Folder 5 |
148th Meeting, Haverford, June 1976 |
|
Folder 6 |
148th Meeting, Haverford, June 1976 |
|
Folder 7 |
149th, 150th Meeting, Dec. 1976-June 1977 |
|
Folder 8 |
151st Meeting, Austin, Jan. 1978 |
|
Folder 9 |
153rd Meeting, Mexico City, Jan. 1979 |
|
Folder 10 |
154th Meeting, Wellesley, June 1979 |
|
Folder 11 |
155th Meeting, San Francisco, Jan. 1980 |
|
Folder 12 |
156th Meeting, Cambridge, Preliminary Program and Agenda, June 1980 |
|
Folder 13 |
156th Meeting, Cambridge, Council Meeting, June 1980 |
|
Folder 14 |
156th Meeting, Cambridge, Business Meeting, June 1980 |
Subseries B. Organizational Materials
| Box 21 |
Folder 1 |
Poster Sessions |
|
Folder 2 |
Organization and Procedures |
|
Folder 3 |
Special Sessions/Invited Speakers, 135th-143rd Meeting, Aug. 1971-Aug. 1974 |
|
Folder 4 |
Special Sessions/Invited Speakers, 144th, 145th Meeting, Dec. 1974-March 1975 |
|
Folder 5 |
Special Sessions/Invited Speakers, 146th-148th Meeting, Aug. 1975-June 1976 |
|
Folder 6 |
Special Sessions/Invited Speakers, 149th-153rd Meeting, Jan. 1977-Jan. 1979 |
Subseries C. Signature Books
| Box 21 |
Folder 7 |
4th-44th, 1902-1930 |
|
Folder 8 |
45th-76th, 1930-1946 |
|
Folder 9 |
77th-113th, Sept. 1947-Apr. 1963 |
|
Folder 10 |
114th-133rd, 1963-1970 |
Subseries D. Programs and Preliminary Announcements
| Box 22 |
Folder 1 |
Programs and Announcements (scrapbook), Earliest 1920 |
|
Folder 2 |
Programs and Announcements, 1911-1912 |
|
Folder 3 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1921 |
| Box 23 |
Folder 1 |
Programs and Announcements (scrapbook), 1929-1946 |
|
Folder 2 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1939-1949 |
|
Folder 3 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1950-1959 |
| Box 24 |
Folder 1 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1960-1964 |
|
Folder 2 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1965-1969 |
|
Folder 3 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1970-1971 |
|
Folder 4 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1972-1973 |
|
Folder 5 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1974 |
|
Folder 6 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1975 |
| Box 25 |
Folder 1 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1976-1977 |
|
Folder 2 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1978-1979 |
|
Folder 3 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1980-1981 |
|
Folder 4 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1982-1983 |
|
Folder 5 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1984-1985 |
| Box 26 |
Folder 1 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1986-1987 |
|
Folder 2 |
Programs and Preliminary Announcements, 1988 |
Subseries E. Minute Books
| Box 26 |
Folder 3 |
Minute Book, Handwritten, 1899-1917 |
|
Folder 4 |
Minute Book, Typed, 1897-1922 |
| Box 27 |
Folder 1 |
Minute Book, 1922-1933 |
|
Folder 2 |
Minute Book, 1933-1934 |
| Box 28 |
Folder 1 |
Minute Book, 1945-1957 |
|
Folder 2 |
Minute Book, 1957-1962 |
Subgroup I, Series VI: Affiliated Organizations, 1922-1980
Subseries A. American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
| Box 29 |
Folder 1 |
Correspondence, 1955-1959 |
|
Folder 2 |
Correspondence, 1960-1968 |
|
Folder 3 |
Correspondence, 1969-1972 |
|
Folder 4 |
Reports and Memos, 1928-1942 |
|
Folder 5 |
Reports and Memos, 1956-1959 |
|
Folder 6 |
Reports and Memos, 1960-1966 |
|
Folder 7 |
Reports and Memos, 1970-1972 and 1978-1979 |
Subseries B. Astrophysical Journal
| Box 29 |
Folder 8 |
The Astrophysical Journal University of Chicago, 1952-1959 |
|
Folder 9 |
The Astrophysical Journal University of Chicago, 1960-1968 |
|
Folder 10 |
The Astrophysical Journal, 1971-1972 |
|
Folder 11 |
Correspondence, Helmut Alt, 1971 |
| Box 30 |
Folder 1 |
Correspondence, Helmut Alt, 1972 |
|
Folder 2 |
Correspondence, Helmut Alt, 1974-1976 |
|
Folder 3 |
Correspondence, Helmut Alt, 1978 |
Subseries C. Astronomical Journal/AIP
| Box 30 |
Folder 4 |
Correspondence, 1956-1959 |
|
Folder 5 |
Correspondence, 1960-1961 |
|
Folder 6 |
Correspondence, 1962-1963 |
|
Folder 7 |
Correspondence, 1964-1965 |
|
Folder 8 |
Correspondence, 1966-1967 |
|
Folder 9 |
Correspondence, 1968-1969 |
|
Folder 10 |
Correspondence--H. William Koch, 1978 |
|
Folder 11 |
Correspondence--Sidney Millman, 1978-1979 |
|
Folder 12 |
Correspondence--Audrey Spruill, 1969 |
|
Folder 13 |
Constitution/Articles of Incorporation, 1958-1969 |
| Box 31 |
Folder 1 |
Reports and Circulars, 1948-1959 |
|
Folder 2 |
Reports and Circulars, 1960 |
|
Folder 3 |
Reports and Circulars, 1961-1964 |
|
Folder 4 |
Reports and Circulars, 1965-1969 |
|
Folder 5 |
Reports and Circulars, 1976-1980 |
|
Folder 6 |
Meetings/Executive Committee, 1960 |
|
Folder 7 |
Meetings/Executive Committee, 1975 |
|
Folder 8 |
Meeting/Governing Board, 1960 |
|
Folder 9 |
Meeting/Governing Board, 1975 |
Subseries D. International Astronomical Union (IAU)
| Box 31 |
Folder 10 |
Correspondence, 1924-1925 |
|
Folder 11 |
Correspondence, 1927-1928 |
|
Folder 12 |
Correspondence, 1930-1931 |
|
Folder 13 |
Correspondence, 1939-1942 |
|
Folder 14 |
Correspondence, 1934-1935 |
|
Folder 15 |
Correspondence, 1945-1946 |
| Box 32 |
Folder 1 |
Correspondence, 1955 |
|
Folder 2 |
Correspondence, 1956 |
|
Folder 3 |
Correspondence, 1957 |
|
Folder 4 |
Correspondence, 1958 |
|
Folder 5 |
Correspondence, 1959 |
|
Folder 6 |
Correspondence, 1960-1963 |
|
Folder 7 |
Correspondence, 1965-1968 |
|
Folder 8 |
Correspondence, 1969-1970 |
|
Folder 9 |
Correspondence, 1971 |
|
Folder 10 |
Correspondence, 1972 |
|
Folder 11 |
Correspondence, 1973 |
|
Folder 12 |
Correspondence, 1974 |
| Box 33 |
Folder 1 |
Correspondence, 1976 |
|
Folder 2 |
Correspondence, 1978-1979 |
|
Folder 3 |
Subject File--Commission 24, 1979 |
|
Folder 4 |
Subject File--Dublin General Assembly, 1955 |
|
Folder 5 |
Subject File--Eleventh General Assembly, 1961 |
|
Folder 6 |
Subject File--Moscow Meeting, 1958 |
|
Folder 7 |
Subject File--Requirements for General Assemblies and Division of Responsibilities, 1979 |
|
Folder 8 |
Subject File--Travel Grants, 1979 |
|
Folder 9 |
Reports and Circulars, 1925-1935, 1940 |
|
Folder 10 |
Reports and Circulars, 1950-1958 |
|
Folder 11 |
Reports and Circulars, 1960-1969 |
| Box 34 |
Folder 1 |
Reports and Circulars, 1970-1971 |
|
Folder 2 |
Reports and Circulars, 1972-1973 |
|
Folder 3 |
Reports and Circulars, 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 4 |
Reports and Circulars, 1976-1977 |
|
Folder 5 |
Reports and Circulars, 1978-1979 |
|
Folder 6 |
Minutes, 1925-1929 |
|
Folder 7 |
Minutes, 1931-1934 |
|
Folder 8 |
Minutes, 1955-1959 |
|
Folder 9 |
Minutes, 1960-1964 |
|
Folder 11 |
Constitution, Bylaws and Statutes, 1943, 1955-1957 |
|
Folder 12 |
Constitution, Bylaws and Statutes, 1973 |
|
Folder 13 |
Constitution, Bylaws and Statutes, 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 14 |
Pamphlets, 1922-1960 |
Subgroup II, Series I: Founding Documents, 1898-1918
| Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
Resolutions, Committee Minutes, Signature Lists, and Miscellaneous Documents, 1898-1900 |
|
Folder 2 |
Third Conference, 1899 |
|
Folder 3 |
Draft of Constitution, 1898 |
|
Folder 4 |
Constitution and By-laws, 1899 |
|
Folder 5 |
Council Minutes, 1899-1901 |
|
Folder 6 |
Constitution, By-laws, and Membership Lists, 1903-1918 |
Subgroup II, Series II: Correspondence, 1898-1935
| Box 1 |
Folder 7 |
A Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1900-1917 |
|
Folder 8 |
Adams, C. E., 1914-1916 |
|
Folder 9 |
Adams, Walter S., 1912-1916 |
|
Folder 10 |
Aitken, Robert G., 1915-1916 |
|
Folder 11 |
Albrecht, Sebastian, n.d. |
|
Folder 12 |
Apple, A. Thomas G., 1914-1915 |
|
Folder 13 |
Arctowski, Henryk, 1916-1917 |
|
Folder 14 |
Auwers, Arthur von, 1914-1915 |
|
Folder 15 |
B Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899-1916 |
|
Folder 16 |
Bailey, Solon Irving, 1912-1914 |
|
Folder 17 |
Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1908-1916 |
|
Folder 18 |
Barrows, Albert, 1915 |
|
Folder 19 |
Barton, Samuel G., 1914 |
|
Folder 20 |
Bauer, Louis Agricola, 1912-1915 |
|
Folder 21 |
Bigelow, Harriet W., 1914 |
|
Folder 22 |
Boss Benjamin, 1912-1917 |
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Folder 23 |
C Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899-1917 |
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Folder 24 |
Campbell, William W., 1900-1916 |
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Folder 25 |
Cannon, Annie Jump, 1910-1917 |
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Folder 26 |
Cattell, James McKeen, 1898-1917 |
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Folder 27 |
Comstock, George C., 1899-1916 |
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Folder 28 |
Curtiss, Ralph H., 1911-1916 |
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Folder 29 |
D Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1900-1916 |
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Folder 30 |
Doolittle, Charles L., 1899-1916 |
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Folder 31 |
Doolittle, Eric, 1912-1916 |
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Folder 32 |
Douglas, Andrew E., 1914-1916 |
| Box 2 |
Folder 1 |
E Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899-1915 |
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Folder 2 |
Eichelberger, W. S., 1902-1915 |
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Folder 3 |
F Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1909-1917 |
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Folder 4 |
Fox, Philip, 1914 |
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Folder 5 |
Frost, Edwin B., 1899-1917 |
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Folder 6 |
Furness, Caroline E., 1912-1917 |
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Folder 7 |
G Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1910-1917 |
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Folder 8 |
Gingrich, Curvin H., 1915 |
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Folder 9 |
Gill, David, 1912 |
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Folder 10 |
Grosjean, Charles, 1909-1914 |
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Folder 11 |
H Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1900-1916 |
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Folder 12 |
Hale, George E., 1900-1917 |
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Folder 13 |
Howard, Leland Ossian, 1899-1917 |
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Folder 14 |
Humphreys, William J., 1899-1913 |
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Folder 15 |
Hussey, William J., 1915-1917 |
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Folder 16 |
I Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1909 |
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Folder 17 |
J Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1913-1915 |
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Folder 18 |
Jacoby, Harold, 1899-1917 |
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Folder 19 |
K Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899-1917 |
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Folder 20 |
Kappleman, E. L., 1913 |
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Folder 21 |
L Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1900-1916 |
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Folder 22 |
Leavitt, Henrietta S., 1914 |
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Folder 23 |
Lee, Oliver J., 1913-1915 |
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Folder 24 |
Leuschner, Armin Otto, 1915-1916 |
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Folder 25 |
M Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899-1916 |
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Folder 26 |
Miller, George A., 1912 |
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Folder 27 |
Miller, John A., 1912-1916 |
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Folder 28 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1912-1914 |
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Folder 29 |
Mitchell, Samuel Alfred, 1914-1917 |
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Folder 30 |
Morehouse, Daniel W., 1914 |
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Folder 31 |
Moulton, Forest Ray, 1913-1915 |
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Folder 32 |
N Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1904-1917 |
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Folder 33 |
Newcomb, Simon, 1899-1908 |
| Box 3 |
Folder 1 |
O Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1914-1917 |
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Folder 2 |
Olivier, Charles B., 1909-1916 |
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Folder 3 |
P Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899-1917 |
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Folder 4 |
Pickering, Edward C., 1899-1917 |
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Folder 5 |
Plaskett, John Stanley, 1912-1917 |
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Folder 6 |
Poor, John M., 1912-1917 |
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Folder 7 |
Q Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1914-1916 |
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Folder 8 |
R Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899-1916 |
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Folder 9 |
Rigge, William F., 1912-1916 |
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Folder 10 |
Roe, Edward Drake, 1912-1914 |
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Folder 11 |
Russell, Henry N., 1912-1917 |
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Folder 12 |
S Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1903-1917 |
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Folder 13 |
St. John, Charles E., 1912-1916 |
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Folder 14 |
Schlesinger, Frank, 1908-1917 |
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Folder 15 |
Schmidt, Richard E., 1914 |
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Folder 16 |
Seares, Frederick H., 1912-1916 |
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Folder 17 |
Shapley, Harlow, 1913-1914 |
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Folder 18 |
Slipher, Vesto Melvin, 1913-1916 |
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Folder 19 |
Slocum, Frederick, 1912-1917 |
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Folder 20 |
Stebbins, Joel, 1915-1917 |
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Folder 21 |
Stetson, Harlan T., 1912-1914 |
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Folder 22 |
Stone, Ormand, 1899-1909 |
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Folder 23 |
Strooban, Paul-Henri, 1914 |
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Folder 24 |
T Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1899-1916 |
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Folder 25 |
U Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1900-1917 |
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Folder 26 |
V Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1914-1916 |
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Folder 27 |
van Maanen, A., 1915-1917 |
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Folder 28 |
Very, Frank W., 1901-1917 |
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Folder 29 |
W Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1900-1917 |
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Folder 30 |
Whiting, Sarah F., 1912-1916 |
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Folder 31 |
Wilson, Herbert C., 1909-1917 |
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Folder 32 |
Y Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1914-1916 |
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Folder 33 |
Young, Charles Augustus, 1899-1902 |
| Box 4 |
Folder 1 |
Aluminizing Telescope Mirrors, 1935 |
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Folder 2 |
Antwerp Society, 1913-1914 |
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Folder 3 |
Astronomical Instruments, 1918-1919 |
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Folder 4 |
John Crerar Library, 1911 |
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Folder 6 |
Photographs, n.d. |
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Folder 7 |
International Geodetic Association, 1914 |
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Folder 8 |
Latin America, 1909 |
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Folder 10 |
St. Louis Public Library, 1913 |
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Folder 11 |
Western Austrailian Society, 1912-1913 |
|
Folder 12 |
Miscellaneous Subjects, 1928 |
Subgroup II, Series III: Council, 1899-1936
| Box 4 |
Folder 13 |
AASA Coucil, 1908 |
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Folder 14 |
AAS Council Minutes, 1921-1936 |
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Folder 15 |
Committee on Comets, 1908 |
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Folder 16 |
Committee Reports, 1910-1930 |
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Folder 17 |
Council Notes, 1899-1924 |
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Folder 18 |
Council plans-IAU meeting, 1930-1932 |
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Folder 19 |
Council plans-IAU meeting, 1931-1932 |
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Folder 20 |
Council/IAU Organization, 1930-1931 |
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Folder 21 |
Council/IAU Organization, 1930-1932 |
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Folder 22 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1927 |
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Folder 23 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1928 |
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Folder 24 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1929 |
| Box 5 |
Folder 1 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1930 |
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Folder 2 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1931 |
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Folder 3 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1932 |
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Folder 4 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1933 |
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Folder 5 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1934 |
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Folder 6 |
Secretary Treasurer Reports, 1935 |
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Folder 7 |
Secretary's Notices, 1908-1912 |
Subgroup II, Series IV: Meetings, 1899-1934
| Box 6 |
Folder 1 |
Emblems, 1913-1914 |
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Folder 2 |
Foreign Letters, 1909 |
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Folder 3 |
Foreign Letters, 1910 |
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Folder 5 |
Invitations, 1908-1935 |
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Folder 6 |
Programs/Reports of Meetings, 1899-1922 |
|
Folder 7 |
Transportation, 1901-1916 |
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Folder 8 |
August 1909 Meeting, 1908-1909 |
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Folder 9 |
August 1910 Meeting, 1910 |
|
Folder 10 |
August 1911 Meeting, 1911 |
| Box 7 |
Folder 1 |
December 1911 Meeting, 1911 |
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Folder 2 |
August 1912 Meeting, 1912 |
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Folder 3 |
December 1912 Meeting, 1910-1913 |
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Folder 4 |
December 1913 Meeting, 1913-1914 |
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Folder 5 |
August 1914 Meeting Papers, 1914 |
|
Folder 6 |
August 1914 Meeting, 1914 |
|
Folder 7 |
August 1915 Meeting, 1912-1915 |
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Folder 8 |
December 1916 Meeting, 1916-1917 |
|
Folder 9 |
August 1917 Meeting, 1917 |
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Folder 10 |
Meetings 38-48, 1927-1931 |
|
Folder 11 |
Meetings 49-54, 1931-1934 |
Subgroup II, Series V: Membership, 1898-1936
| Box 8 |
Folder 1 |
Applications for Membership, 1912-1914 |
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Folder 2 |
New Members, 1908-1910 |
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Folder 3 |
Notification of Election, 1909 |
|
Folder 4 |
Members, 1898-1909 |
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Folder 5 |
Members, 1913-1917 |
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Folder 6 |
Members, 1927-1931 |
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Folder 7 |
Members, 1932-1935 |
|
Folder 8 |
Accounts, 1914-1917 |
|
Folder 9 |
Account of Secretary, 1911 |
|
Folder 10 |
Checkbook Stubs, 1927-1936 |
Subgroup II, Series VI: Publications, 1910-1936
| Box 9 |
Folder 1 |
Publication Acknowledgements, 1915 |
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Folder 2 |
Ann Arbor Press, 1910-1915 |
|
Folder 3 |
Costs of Publication, 1927-1936 |
|
Folder 6 |
Vol. II Correspondence, 1915-1930 |
|
Folder 8 |
Publications Correspondence, 1928-1931 |
|
Folder 9 |
Rejected Papers, 1927-1933 |
Subgroup II, Series VII: International Astronomical Union, American Section, 1922-1935
| Box 10 |
Folder 1 |
IAU Meeting, 1927-1928 |
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Folder 2 |
IAU Meeting, 1932-1933 |
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Folder 3 |
IAU Meeting, Accounts, 1931-1932 |
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Folder 4 |
IAU Meeting, 1935 |
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Folder 5 |
IAU New Statutes, 1930-1931 |
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Folder 6 |
Stebbins Correspondence, 1923-1926 |
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Folder 7 |
Stebbins Correspondence, 1923-1926 |
|
Folder 8 |
Accounts, Receipts, 1928 |
|
Folder 9 |
General Correspondence, 1927-1934 |
|
Folder 10 |
Executive Committee, 1922-1932 |
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Folder 11 |
Executive Committee, 1927-1934 |
|
Folder 12 |
Notes of Secretary, 1927 |
|
Folder 13 |
Reports of Section Committee, 1927-1928 |
Subgroup III, Series I: Correspondence, reports, minutes, 1915-1939
| Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
Correspondence A, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 2 |
Correspondence B, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 3 |
Correspondence C, 1915-1918 |
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Folder 4 |
Correspondence D, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 5 |
Correspondence E, F, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 6 |
Correspondence G, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 7 |
Correspondence H, I, J, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 8 |
Correspondence K, L, 1917-1918 |
|
Folder 9 |
Correspondence M, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 10 |
Correspondence N, O, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 11 |
Correspondence P, Q, 1915-1918 |
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Folder 12 |
Correspondence R, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 13 |
Correspondence S, 1915-1918 |
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Folder 14 |
Correspondence T, U, V, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 15 |
Correspondence W, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 16 |
Correspondence Y, Z, 1917-1918 |
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Folder 17 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1914-1917 |
|
Folder 18 |
Treasurer's Reports, Amendments, etc., 1915-1918 |
| Box 2 |
Folder Folders 1-16 |
Correspondence A-Z, 1919 |
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Folder 17 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1919 |
|
Folder 18 |
Treasurer's Reports, Nomination Forms, etc., 1919 |
| Box 3 |
Folder Folders 1-16 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1920 |
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Folder 17 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1920 |
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Folder 18 |
Cancelled Checks, Dues Lists, etc., 1920 |
|
Folder 19 |
Reports, Nomination Forms, etc., 1920 |
| Box 4 |
Folder Folders 1-15 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1921 |
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Folder 16 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1921 |
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Folder 17 |
Cancelled Checks and Bank Statements, 1921 |
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Folder 18 |
Reports, Minutes, Programs, 1921 |
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Folder 19 |
Manuscript by Charles H. Bytel, n.d. |
| Box 5 |
Folder Folders 1-16 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1922 |
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Folder 17 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1922 |
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Folder 18 |
Cancelled Checks and Bank Statements, 1922 |
|
Folder 19 |
Reports, Minutes, Membership Lists, 1922 |
|
Folder 20 |
Publications Mailing Lists, 1922 |
| Box 6 |
Folder Folders 1-16 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1923 |
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Folder 17 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1923 |
|
Folder 18 |
Bank Statements, 1923 |
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Folder 19 |
Nomination Forms, Member Lists, 1923 |
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Folder 20 |
Publications Orders, Vol. 4, 1923-1927 |
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Folder 21 |
Publications Orders, Vol. 5, 1923-1927 |
| Box 7 |
Folder Folders 1-16 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1924 |
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Folder 17 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1924 |
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Folder 18 |
Bank Statements, 1924 |
|
Folder 19 |
Reports, Programs, 1924 |
| Box 8 |
Folder Folders 1-20 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1925 |
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Folder 21 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1925 |
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Folder 22 |
Bank Statements, 1925 |
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Folder 23 |
Reports, Membership Lists, 1925 |
| Box 9 |
Folder Folders 1-19 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1926 |
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Folder 20 |
Invoices and Receipts, 1926 |
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Folder 21 |
Cancelled Checks, 1926 |
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Folder 22 |
Pamphlets, 1926 |
| Box 10 |
Folder Folders 1-7 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1927 |
|
Folder 8 |
Correspondence - Stebbins, 1925-1932 |
| Box 11 |
Folder Folders 1-15 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1937 |
|
Folder 16 |
Reports and Pamphlets, 1937 |
| Box 12 |
Folder Folders 1-15 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1938 |
|
Folder 16 |
Minutes, Membership Lists, 1938 |
| Box 13 |
Folder Folders 1-16 |
Correspondence A - Z, 1939 |
|
Folder 17 |
Pamphlets, Membership Lists, etc., 1939 |
Subgroup III, Series II: Founding of the American Section of the International Astronomical Union, 1919-1925
| Box 14 |
Folder Folders 1-23 |
IAU Correspondence A - H, 1919-1920 |
|
Folder 24 |
IAU Committee Reports, 1919-1920 |
|
Folder 25 |
IAU Reports, Pamphlets, Member Lists, 1919-1920 |
| Box 15 |
Folder Folders 1-14 |
IAU Correspondence J - Z, 1919-1920 |
|
Folder 15 |
Meeting Minutes of American Section of IAU, 1919-1920 |
|
Folder 16 |
IAU Reports and Membership Lists, 1919-1920 |
|
Folder 17 |
Reprints, Pamphlets, Journals, 1919 |
| Box 16 |
Folder Folders 1-23 |
IAU Correspondence A - Z, 1921-1922 |
| Box 17 |
Folder Folders 1-5 |
IAU Reports, 1922 |
|
Folder 6 |
IAU Reprints, 1920-1922 |
| Box 18 |
Folder Folders 1-2 |
Reports (Cambridge Meeting), 1925 |
|
Folder 3 |
IAU Minutes, 1927 |
|
Folder 4 |
Receipts and Payments, 1922 |
|
Folder 5 |
Stebbins Notebook, ca. 1919-1925 |
Photographs
| Flat Box |
40th Meeting in Amherst, glass negative, September 1928 |
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42nd Meeting in Ottawa, glass negative, August 27, 1929 |
|
46th Meeting in Delaware, Ohio at Perkins Observatory, rolled negative, September 7-9, 1931 |
|
Meeting Photo, Henry Norris Russell in center, no date |
| Oversize Folders |
44th Meeting in Chicago, Adler Planetarium, positive, September 1930 |
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44th Meeting in Chicago, Adler Planetarium, negative, September 1930 |
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46th Meeting in Delaware, Ohio, Perkins Observatory, negative, September 7-9, 1931 |
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47th Meeting in Washington, DC, negative, December 31, 1931 |
|
Meeting in Chicago, Adler Planetarium, cracked negative, June 25, 1933 |
|
Williamstown Group, cracked negative, 1937 |
|
Meeting Photo, negative, no date |
