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Series I: Reports and proceedings Series II: CorrespondenceEastern Association of Physics Teachers records, 1895-1979.
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Eastern Association of Physics Teachers.
Size of collection
0.5 linear feet
1 manuscript box(s)
Short description of collection
Meetings materials, reports and correspondence of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR155
Historical Note
Founded in 1895 to promote greater efficiency in the teaching of physics in secondary schools, the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers affiliated with the New England Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers in 1960.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Proceedings, minutes, bylaws, clippings. The minutes and proceedings document the founding and early meetings of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers, and include membership lists, lists of officers, newly admitted members, guests at association meetings, and topics in late 19th-early 20th century physics education, as well as announcements of meetings and mailings to members. The annually published by-laws (1900, 1903-1905) include a statement of purpose, constitution, list of current members and officers, and a list of association publications. The clippings are from popular press coverage of association meetings.
Restrictions on Use and Access
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.
Selected Search Terms
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.
Institutions
American Association of Physics Teachers.
Eastern Association of Physics Teachers.
Subject terms
Education. Societies, etc.
Physics. Societies, etc.
Physics. Study and teaching.
Science. Study and teaching.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into two series:
- Series I: Reports and proceedings
- Series II: Correspondence
Each series is arranged chronologically.
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Received from the New England Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 1962; and the Harvard University Department of Physics, 1979.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Eastern Association of Physics Teachers records. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers records, 1895-1979.
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2009
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2007. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: Reports and proceedings
| Box 1 | Proceedings of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers, January 1895-December 1899 |
| Reports of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers, 1897-1905 |
| Proceedings of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers, January 1900-December 1905 |
Series II: Correspondence
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Letter from Katherine Sopka, Harvard University, March 12, 1979 |