AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	American Chemical Society. Minnesota Section, creator.
	Title:	American Chemical Society records.
	Dates:	1913-2010.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Organizational records of the Section include minutes, reports, membership data, financial records, and correspondence, as well as historical information and official documents such as the charter, articles of incorporation, and bylaws. Also included are files concerning meetings, conferences, and symposia, particularly the series of undergraduate symposia held annually at various colleges and universities throughout Minnesota.
	Quantity:	5.2 cubic feet (5 boxes, and 1 oversize folder in a partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

The Minnesota Section of the American Chemical Society was chartered in 1906 and hosted its first national meeting in 1910. In 1965, topical groups were organized to support specific interest areas such as inorganic, analytical, and polymer chemistry. Beginning in the 1950s, the section published its own journal, Minnesota Chemist.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. American Chemical Society Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,671; 12,842; 13,200; 13,222; 13,383; 13,345; 13,608; 13,788; 13,948; 14,183; 14,475; 14,710; 14,814; 15,025; 15,366; 16,326; 16,554

Processing Information:

Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson; Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, April 1999; Meagan Kellom and David B. Peterson, June 2011.

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 990017200340104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
149.A.20.7B		History and background information.


		Articles of incorporation, 1959.


		Bylaws, 1936, 1967, 1974, 1983, 1984-1988. 11 folders.


		Bylaws correspondence, 1946-1966, 1975-1979. 2 folders.


		Charter information, 1966-1968.


		Operating manuals, 1966-1969.


		Executive Committee:
			Minutes, January 1946-June 1995. 8 folders.
			Significant actions of the Executive Committee, 1950-1983. 2 folders.
			Committee membership lists, 1952-1965, 1977-1989, 1992, 1995.
			Correspondence, March 1948, June 1950-November 1954.


		Annual reports, 1948-1983. 5 folders.
			Missing: 1951, 1954, 1959.


Location
149.A.20.8F		Annual reports, 1984-1994. 4 folders.


		Monthly membership meeting files, November 1945-April 1983. 6 folders.
			Includes notices, correspondence, programs, speech abstracts, and related papers; 1966-1983 files incomplete.


		Lists of monthly meetings, 1985-1986.


Location
129.E.1.1B		Meeting files, 1968-1987, 2010. 17 folders.


Location
149.A.20.8F	Membership files:
		Lists and related papers, 1934-1963, 1965, 1966, 1968-1970.
		Correspondence of student affiliates, 1947-1954.
		Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary area members: Correspondence and miscellany, 1959, 1963-1964, 1968-1969.
		Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1950, 1955-1981.
			Includes membership committee correspondence.
Location
129.E.1.1B		Membership log, 1980.
		Rosters, 1985-1986.


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149.A.20.8F	Officers and committee chairs:
		Lists, 1939-1978. 2 folders.
		Miscellaneous papers, 1929, 1952-1983. 2 folders.
			Includes elections and nominating committee.


	Committee files:
		Awards, 1934, 1952-1984. 3 folders.
		Budget task force, 1992-1993.
		Education, 1951-1980.
		Polymer topical group, 1963-1977.
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149.B.9.1B		Professional status, 1945-1955, 1960-1973.
		Publicity, 1954-1966.
			Includes newspaper clippings.
		Speakers Bureau, 1957-1983.
		Miscellaneous committees: Arrangements-Symposium, 1950-1984.
			Includes Minnesota Chemist Committee.


Financial records:
	Treasurers' reports and budgets, 1929, 1939-1947, 1950-1975.
	Correspondence and related papers, 1950-1974.
	Treasurer's records:
		Norman W. Gill, 1974-1976. 5 folders.
		Pat Fish, 1976-June 1978. 3 folders.
		Miscellaneous records, 1978-1995.


	Symposiums, conferences, and meetings:
		Midwest Conference of Local Sectional Activities, 1966, 1970.
		Great Lakes Regional Meetings:
			June 1966-June 1980.
				Incomplete.
			St. Paul, June 1975.
			St. Paul, June 1983.
Location
129.E.1.1B			1972-1976.
		Spring symposium, 1969.
Location
149.B.9.1B		Minnesota section symposiums, 1947-1970. 2 folders.
		Undergraduate symposiums in chemistry, 1958-1966. 3 folders.
			Symposiums held annually at various colleges and universities throughout Minnesota.
Location
149.A.1.5B		Undergraduate symposiums in chemistry, 1967-1994. 5 folders.
		Miscellaneous conferences, 1990.


		General correspondence files, 1958, 1961-1988, 1992-1993. 4 folders.


		Federal legislation regarding creation of office of Technological Mobilization (1942-1943) and National Science Foundation (1945, 1947).


		First newsletter of the Minnesota Section, October 25, 1949.


		Retired chemists' pensions, 1960.


		Local section PR grant report, 1994.


	American Chemical Society (national organization):
		Charters, constitutions, and bylaws, 1970, 1975, 1978.
		Council minutes and related papers,
			1961-1962, 1966.
Location
129.E.1.1B			1986. 2 volumes.
Location
149.A.1.5B		Officers, council members, and board minutes, 1971-1980.
		Local sections' activity reports, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1971.
		National meetings held in Minnesota, 1929. 2 folders.
		Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration correspondence, 1951.
		Miscellaneous printed materials, 1913, 1929, 1959-1987. 2 folders.
		Miscellaneous pamphlets and booklets, 1950-1986. 2 packets.


Location
129.E.1.1B		Miniature tape dispenser, undated and 1955-1960.


Location
148.C.3.4F	Minnesota Section membership roster, September 18, 1968.
		Bound computer printout listing 1,382 names.

RELATED MATERIALS

Along Scientific Trails: A Series of Radio Talks, published by the American Chemical Society, Minnesota Section, is separately cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society book collection.

Minnesota Chemist, the official publication of the American Chemical Society, Minnesota Section, is separately cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society serials collection.

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Chemistry -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc.; Trade and professional associations -- Minnesota.

Organization:: American Chemical Society.

Occupation:: Chemists -- Minnesota.

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AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY:

OVERVIEW

HISTORICAL NOTE

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

RELATED MATERIALS

CATALOG HEADINGS