Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs records,
1958-1981
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.
Size of collection
1 linear feet
1 records box(s)
Short description of collection
The collection consists of newsletters issued by the Council of Pugwash Conferences, and proceedings of Pugwash Conference meetings.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR168
An international movement with national groups in thirty countries, Pugwash works to avoid nuclear war. It began with an appeal by Bertrand Russell, who was joined by ten other scientists, to members of the international scientific community to "assemble in conference to appraise the perils that have arisen as a result of the development of weapons of mass destruction." The first conference was held in July 1957 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. Since then the conferences have been held at a variety of international locations on an annual and semi-annual basis. Members of the world scientific community gather in an unofficial capacity to discuss nuclear proliferation and propose measures by which the scientific community can influence governments in reaching international agreements limiting the accumulation and use of nuclear weapons. Since the late 1960s, topics have broadened to include environmental pollution, world overpopulation, the energy crisis, and problems of the developing nations.
The collection consists of newsletters issued by the Council of Pugwash Conferences, and proceedings of Pugwash Conference meetings. The newsletters were intended by the Council of Pugwash Conferences to keep members informed of Pugwash and general disarmament activity between the conferences. The proceedings consist of the Second Pugwash Conference and the Sixth Pugwash Conference.
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Institutions
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.
Subject terms
International cooperation.
Nuclear disarmament. Congresses.
Nuclear warfare.
This collection is organized into two series:
- Series I: Conferences
- Series II: Newsletters
Each series is arranged chronologically.
This collection was processed by
Lara D'Agaro in
2009.
Box [number], Folder [number], Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs records. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Title
Finding Aid to the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs records, 1958-1981
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 2009. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
| Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
2nd Pugwash Conference of Nuclear Scientists, Lac Beauport, Canada, verbatim transcript of 5th meeting, April 1958 |
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Folder 2 |
2nd Pugwash Conference of Nuclear Scientists, Lac Beauport, Canada, verbatim transcript of 6th meeting, April 1958 |
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Folder 3 |
2nd Pugwash Conference of Nuclear Scientists, Lac Beauport, Canada, verbatim transcript of 7th meeting, April 1958 |
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Folder 4 |
2nd Pugwash Conference of Nuclear Scientists, Lac Beauport, Canada, verbatim transcript of 9th meeting, April 1958 |
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Folder 5 |
2nd Pugwash Conference of Nuclear Scientists, Lac Beauport, Canada, verbatim transcript of 10th meeting, April 1958 |
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Folder 6 |
Proceedings of 6th Pugwash Conference, Moscow, USSR, 1960 |
| Box 1 |
Folder 7 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume I, number 1, 1959 |
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Folder 8 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 1, numbers 1-4, 1963-1964 |
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Folder 9 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 2, numbers 1-4, 1964-1965 |
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Folder 10 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 3, numbers 1-4, 1965-1966 |
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Folder 11 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 4, numbers 1-3, 1966-1967 |
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Folder 12 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 5, numbers 1-3, 1967-1968 |
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Folder 13 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 6, numbers 1-4, 1968-1969 |
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Folder 14 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 7, numbers 1-3, 1969-1970 |
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Folder 15 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 8, numbers 1-4, 1970-1971 |
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Folder 16 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 9, numbers 1-3, 1971-1972 |
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Folder 17 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 10, numbers 1-4, 1972-1973 |
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Folder 18 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 11, numbers 1-5, 1973-1974 |
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Folder 19 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 12, numbers 1-4, 1974-1975 |
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Folder 20 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 13, numbers 1-4, 1975-1976 |
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Folder 21 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 14, numbers 1-4, 1976-1977 |
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Folder 22 |
Pugwash Newsletter, special issue, May 1977 |
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Folder 23 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 15, numbers 1-4, 1977-1978 |
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Folder 24 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 16, numbers 1-4, 1978-1979 |
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Folder 25 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 17, numbers 1-4, 1979-1980 |
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Folder 26 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 18, numbers 1-4, 1980-1981 |
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Folder 27 |
Pugwash Newsletter, volume 19, numbers 1-2, 1981 |
