Finding Aid to the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers records, 1895-1979.Niels Bohr Library & Archives 1.0 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 USA nbl@aip.org
2009 Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2007. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process. Finding aid is written in English Description of the CollectionEastern Association of Physics Teachers. Eastern Association of Physics Teachers records, 1895-1979. American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. 0.5 linear feet1 manuscript box(s) AR155 English Meetings materials, reports and correspondence of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers. 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.

American Association of Physics Teachers. Eastern Association of Physics Teachers. Education. Societies, etc. Physics. Societies, etc. Physics. Study and teaching. Science. Study and teaching. Historical Note

Founded in 1895 to promote greater efficiency in the teaching of physics in secondary schools, the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers affiliated with the New England Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers in 1960.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Proceedings, minutes, bylaws, clippings. The minutes and proceedings document the founding and early meetings of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers, and include membership lists, lists of officers, newly admitted members, guests at association meetings, and topics in late 19th-early 20th century physics education, as well as announcements of meetings and mailings to members. The annually published by-laws (1900, 1903-1905) include a statement of purpose, constitution, list of current members and officers, and a list of association publications. The clippings are from popular press coverage of association meetings.

 Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into two series:

Series I: Reports and proceedings Series II: Correspondence

Each series is arranged chronologically.

 Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

 Restrictions on Use of Collection

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Received from the New England Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 1962; and the Harvard University Department of Physics, 1979.

 Processing Information

Lara D'Agaro 2007.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Eastern Association of Physics Teachers records. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

 Container List Series I: Reports and proceedings 1 Proceedings of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers, January 1895-December 1899 1 Reports of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers, 1897-1905 1 Proceedings of the Eastern Association of Physics Teachers, January 1900-December 1905 Series II: Correspondence 11 Letter from Katherine Sopka, Harvard University, March 12, 1979