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Description of Collection Historical Note Scope and Contents of Collection Restrictions on Use and Access Selected Search Terms Organization and Arrangement of Collection Provenance and Acquisition Information Processing Information Preferred Citation of Collection Administrative InformationContainer List
Series I: Meetings and correspondenceAmerican Geophysical Union History of Geophysics Committee records, 1981-2004
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
American Geophysical Union. History of Geophysics Committee
Size of collection
0.5 linear feet
1 manuscript box
Short description of collection
Records of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) History of Geophysics Committee.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR2010944
Historical Note
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an international non-profit scientific association, established in 1919 as a committee within the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences before becoming independently incorporated in 1972. AGU is dedicated to furthering the sciences of geophysics through through publishing scientific journals and other technical publications, sponsoring scientific meetings of various sizes throughout the year and a variety of other educational and scientific activities. The AGU History of Geophysics Committee (HGC) includes members from each of the AGU Sections, as well as historians and librarians with an interest in the Earth and space sciences.
Scope and Contents of Collection
The records of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) History of Geophysics Committee include meeting agendas, minutes and notes, and correspondence. Folders contain name and subject indexes for the contents of the collection.
Restrictions on Use and Access
Permission of an officer of depositing organization required for access to records less than 25 years old.
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 Geophysical Union.
American Geophysical Union. History of Geophysics Committee.
Subject terms
Geophysics. Congresses.
Geophysics. History.
Geophysics. Societies, etc.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Gift of David Stern, American Geophysical Union.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Melanie J. Brown in 2010.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], American Geophysical Union History of Geophysics Committee records. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the American Geophysical Union History of Geophysics Committee records, 1981-2004
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2010
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2010. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: Meetings and correspondence
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Meeting material and correspondence (History CTEE 1-265), 1981-1984 |
| Folder 2 | Meeting material and correspondence (History CTEE 266-444), 1984-1987 |
| Folder 3 | Meeting material and correspondence (Current history; 445- ; contents 266-name index) (1 of 2), 1984-2004 |
| Folder 4 | Meeting material and correspondence (Current history; 445- ; contents 266- name index) (2 of 2), 1984-2004 |