American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy records,
1969-2000
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
American Astronomical Society. Division on Dynamical Astronomy.
Size of collection
5 linear feet
5 records boxes
Short description of collection
This collection contains founding documents and administrative records of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA).
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR2001446
The Division on Dynamical Astronomy, within the American Astronomical Society (AAS), was formed in 1970. The object of the American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy is the advancement of all aspects of dynamical astronomy, including celestial mechanics, solar system dynamics, stellar dynamics, the dynamics of the interstellar medium and galactic dynamics, and coordination of such research with other branches of science.
This collection contains founding documents of the division, bylaws, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, Brouwer Award materials, meeting programs and organizational materials. Includes files from various AAS DDA secretaries, including Alan Fiala, as well as Ray Duncombe's speech on the founding of the DDA. Also includes photographs, electronic files from web pages, and audio recordings of speeches and early meetings of the DDA.
Permission of an officer of depositing organization required for access to records less than 50 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.
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
Duncombe, Raynor L.
Fiala, Alan.
Institutions
American Astronomical Society.
American Astronomical Society. Division on Dynamical Astronomy.
Subject terms
Astronomy. Societies, etc.
Dirk Brouwer Award.
Physics. Congresses.
Physics. Societies, etc.
Genre terms
Bylaws.
Photographs.
Sound recordings.
This collection is organized into a single series:
- Series I: American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) records
The collection is unprocessed and is left in the original arrangment received.
Deposited by James Hilton in March, 2001.
This collection is unprocessed.
Box [number], Folder [number], American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy records, 1969-2000. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Title
Finding Aid to the American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy records, 1969-2000
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2013
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie Mueller in 2013. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
| Box 1 |
Information on organizing the 1996 meeting (from Dr. A. Fiala), undated |
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Bylaws, member list (floppy disk included), 1986 |
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Brouwer Award material, undated |
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Historical material on the AAS Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) - Herget photo, Brouwer speech, banquet, undated |
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DDA Secretary log book (notebook), 1988 |
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Notebook on the American Astronomical Society, 1987-1988 |
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DDA meeting information, 1979-1985 |
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Envelope of extra directories, 1988 |
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Laboratory notebook - apparently of the AAS DDA secretary, 1979-1987 |
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DDA correspondence of Byrd (secretary), May 1985-September 1988 |
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DDA meeting minutes and newsletters (numbers 1 and 64), 1970-1988 |
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DDA correspondence, May 1991-September 1995 |
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AAS newsletter, October 1985-December 1996 |
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DDA meeting minutes, 1989-1996 |
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DDA Treasurer's reports, 1989-1991 |
| Box 2 |
Brouwer Award, 1989 |
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Shu (Brouwer Award nominee), 1991-1995 |
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A. Toomre (Brouwer Award winner), 1993-1997 |
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Marsden (Brouwer Award winner), 1993-1997 |
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Brumberg (Brouwer Award nominee), October 1987-February 1992 |
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Peale (Brouwer Award winner), 1991-1995 |
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Kovalevski (Brouwer Award nominee), 1988-1993 |
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Lacroute(Brouwer Award nominee), 1989-1993 |
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Shu (Brouwer Award winner), undated |
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Sverre Aarseth (Brouwer Award winner), undated |
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Shu (Brouwer Award winner), undated |
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DDA meeting (organizational file), 1992 |
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DDA meeting (organizational file), 1993 |
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DDA meeting (organizational file), 1994 |
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Unmarked folder (contains meeting abstracts and notes), 1996 |
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DDA meeting (organizational file), 1995 |
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AAS schedules/announcements, 1990 |
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Brouwer Award, DDA bylaws, foreign affiliates, 1990 |
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DDA Secretary correspondence (Yeomans), (floppy disk included), 1988-1991 |
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DDA annual reports for AAS, 1991 |
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Unmarked folder (contains newsletter 72, questionaire, member lists), 1992 |
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Current mailing labels, undated |
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DDA newsletters (numbers 56-77), undated |
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Brouwer Award materials, 1988 |
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Brouwer Award nominations, 1985 |
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Unmarked folders (miscellaneaous, includes early correspondence, from Dr. W. Jefferys), undated |
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Brouwer Award (from Dr. W. Jefferys), 1977-1982 |
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Unmarked folders (miscellaneous, from Dr. W. Jefferys), mid-1980s |
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Bylaws, electronic newsletters, DDA meeting files (from DDA website, floppy disk included), 1999 |
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Brouwer Award lecture (from Dr. S. Peale), 1992 |
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DDA business files (from Dr. M. Murison), 1997 |
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DDA file (from Dr. M. Murison), 1998 |
| Box 3 |
Material on three early meetings (from Dr. J. Williams), undated |
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Guidelines for the Brouwer Award (from Dr. J. Williams), undated |
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Early newsletters (numbers 1-65), programs, and membership lists (from Dr. J. Williams), undated |
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Brouwer Award lecture (from Dr. C. Hunter), 1995 |
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Letter announcing DDA founding and information on first meeting (from Dr. R. Laubscher), undated |
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Summary of Brouwer award ballots (from Dr. R. Laubscher), 1994-1996 |
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DDA meeting questionnaire (from Dr. R. Laubscher), 1992 |
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Group photo of first DDA meeting (from Dr. R. Laubscher), 1970 |
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Early DDA papers (from Dr. Lieske), undated |
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Brouwer Award deliberations (from Dr. Lieske), 1980 |
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Brouwer Award nominations (from Dr. Lieske), undated |
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Letters from G.M. Clemence (from Dr. Lieske), undated |
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Letters from Paul Herget (from Dr. Lieske), undated |
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DDA newsletters (from DDA website), undated |
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Photographs from DDA meetings (from Dr. Hilton), undated |
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DDA secretary's notes (from Dr. Murison), 1999-2000 |
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DDA Meeting materials (from Dr. Hilton), 2000 |
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Brouwer Award notes (from Dr. Lissauer), 1999 |
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Brouwer AwardrReports (from Dr. Lissauer), 1990-1999 |
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Brouwer Award notes/notebook (from Dr. Lissauer), 2000 |
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Founding history speech - drafts, notes and slides (from Dr. Duncombe), 1995 |
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Correspondence on setting up the DDA (from Dr. Duncombe), 1968-1969 |
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DDA files - includes information on founding of the Brouwer Award (from Dr. Duncombe), 1972-1975 |
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DDA files - includes Duncombe Brouwer nomination (from Dr. Duncombe), 1976-1980 |
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DDA files - includes much information on organizing the first meetings (from Dr. Duncombe), 1969-1971 |
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Various files including revisions to by laws and Brouwer award rules (from Dr. Harris), undated |
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Preliminary archivist rules and papers from DDA meetings (from Dr. Hilton) , undated |
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Meeting registration (from Dr. Duncombe), 1990 |
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Meeting notes, including correspondence and foreign affiliate certificates (from Dr. Duncombe), 1990 |
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Meeting notes, registration, and correspondence for Frickefest (from Dr. Duncombe), 1985 |
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Meeting notes and correspondence, introduction for first Brouwer lecture (from Dr. Duncombe), 1978 |
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Miscellaneous DDA files (from Dr. Duncombe), 1988-1995 |
| Box 4 |
Miscellaneous DDA files, including correspondence and speeches (from Dr. Duncombe), 1977-1987 |
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Photograph from DDA Celestial Mechanics meeting (from Dr. Lieske), 1969 |
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Papers from DDA chair (from Dr. Seidelmann), undated |
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Survey of computing facilities of DDA members (from Dr. Seidelmann), 1971 |
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Early letters including announcement of formation, election notice, and bylaws (from Dr. Seidelmann), undated |
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Miscellaneous papers including transcript of first Brouwer Award lecture (from Dr. Seidelmann), undated |
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Recordings of first Brouwer Award lecture (reel to reel tapes, cassette tapes) (from Dr. Seidelmann), undated |
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Walter Fricke Brouwer Award Lecture (cassette) (from Dr. Seidelmann), undated |
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Program 0,1,2 (cassette) (from Dr. Seidelmann), undated |
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G.A. Wilkins talk sent to first DDA meeting on tape (reel to reel) (from Dr. Seidelmann), undated |
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Newsletters beginning with number 2 (from Dr. Doggett) , undated |
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DDA meeting with IAU colloquium 109 and Joint DDA HAD meeting in Chicago (from Dr. Fiala), undated |
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AAS and DDA - miscellaneous files, includes some correspondence (from Dr. Fiala), undated |
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Meeting papers (from Dr. Fiala), 1996 |
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Meeting papers (from Dr. Fiala), 1986 |
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AAS newsletters (from Dr. Fiala), undated |
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Brouwer Award materials, including nominations (from Dr. Fiala), undated |
| Box 5 |
Brouwer Award material (from Dr. Fiala), 1992-1993 |
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DDA meeting at Yosemite, speech by Duncombe (from Dr. Fiala), 1995 |
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DDA meeting information, minutes, and committee papers (from Dr. Fiala), 1994 |
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DDA meeting handbook (from Dr. Fiala), undated |
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Meeting info and papers (from Dr. Fiala), 1997 |
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Brouwer Award committee papers (from Dr. Fiala), 1995 |
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Meeting schedule (from Dr. Fiala), 1998 |
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DDA by-laws changes (from Dr. Fiala), undated |
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DDA meeting material (from Dr. Fiala), 1996 |
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Photographs of the 25th anniversary DDA meeting (from Dr. Laubsher), 1994 |
