Optical Society of America miscellaneous publications,
1919-2000
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Optical Society of America.
Size of collection
2 linear feet
4 manuscript box(s)
Short description of collection
Publications from the Optical Society of America (OSA) that include newsletters, membership directories, brochures, flyers and meeting programs.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR20111022
The Optical Society was established in 1916 to increase and diffuse the knowledge of optics in all its branches, pure and applied, to promote the mutual interests of investigators of optical problems, of designers, manufacturers, and users of optical instruments and apparatus of all kinds, and to encourage cooperation among them. It is a founding Member Society of the American Institute of Physics.
The collection contains miscellaneous publications printed by the Optical Society of America (OSA) for their members, membership directories, meeting programs, brochures, reprints, and Optics and Photonics News (1996-1998).
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.
Institutions
Optical Society of America
Subject terms
Optics. Congresses.
Optics. Societies, etc.
Physics. Publishing.
Genre terms
Directories
Newsletters
The collection is organized by type beginning with membership directories, then followed by reports or brochures, meeting materials, and newsletters. The membership directories, meeting materials, and newsletters are in chronological order; reports and brochures are arranged alphabetically.
Collection is added to on an annual basis as new publications are received.
This collection was processed by
Amanda Nelson in
2011.
Box [number], Folder [number], Optical Society of America miscellaneous publications. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Title
Finding Aid to the Optical Society of America miscellaneous publications, 1919-2000
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2011
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Amanda Nelson in 2011. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
| Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
Membership directories, 1919 |
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Folder 2 |
Membership directories, 1924, 1926 |
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Folder 3 |
Membership directories, 1928, 1931 |
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Folder 4 |
Membership directories, 1935, 1938, 1942, 1944, 1948 |
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Folder 5 |
Membership directories, 1950, 1954, 1961 |
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Folder 6 |
Membership directories, 1965, 1969 |
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Folder 7 |
Membership directories, 1976, 1985 |
| Box 2 |
Folder 1 |
Membership directories, 1994-1995 |
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Folder 2 |
Membership directories, 1998-1999 |
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Folder 3 |
Conference on Laser and Electro-Optical Systems brochure, 1976 |
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Folder 4 |
Fifty-year History of the Optical Society of America (OSA), 1966 |
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Folder 5 |
Optics News article reprints, 1975-1976 |
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Folder 6 |
Physics/Optics show brochures, 1969, 1974-1975 |
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Folder 7 |
Products guide, 1997-1998 |
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Folder 8 |
Your Career in Optics, undated |
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Folder 9 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) call for papers, 1998 |
| Box 3 |
Folder 1 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) annual meeting programs, 1927-1930 |
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Folder 2 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) annual meeting programs, 1931-1935 |
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Folder 3 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) annual meeting programs, 1936-1945 |
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Folder 4 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) meeting programs, 1946-1955 |
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Folder 5 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) meeting programs, 1956-1960 |
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Folder 6 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) meeting programs, 1961-1963 |
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Folder 7 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) meeting programs, 1964-1967 |
| Box 4 |
Folder 1 |
Optical Society of America (OSA) annual meeting and exhibit programs, 1995, 1997-1998 |
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Folder 2 |
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/ Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) call for papers, 2000 |
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Folder 3 |
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/ Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) advance program, 1998 |
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Folder 4 |
Optics and Photonics News, January-June 1996 |
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Folder 5 |
Optics and Photonics News, July-December 1996 |
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Folder 6 |
Optics and Photonics News, January-May 1997 |
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Folder 7 |
Optics and Photonics News, July-December 1997 |
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Folder 8 |
Optics and Photonics News, January-February, August 1998 |
