Finding Aid to the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs records, 1958-1981Publisher:American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives Encoding Information:Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2009. 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 CollectionRepository:American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. Title and dates of collection:Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs records, 1958-1981 Papers created by:Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. Size of collection:1 linear foot Short description of collection:The collection consists of newsletters issued by the Council of Pugwash Conferences, and proceedings of Pugwash Conference meetings. Language(s) of material:English Selected Search TermsThese 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. Historical NoteAn international movement with national groups in thirty countries, Pugwash works to avoid nuclear war. It began with an appeal by Bertrand Russell, who was joined by ten other scientists, to members of the international scientific community to "assemble in conference to appraise the perils that have arisen as a result of the development of weapons of mass destruction." The first conference was held in July 1957 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. Since then the conferences have been held at a variety of international locations on an annual and semi-annual basis. Members of the world scientific community gather in an unofficial capacity to discuss nuclear proliferation and propose measures by which the scientific community can influence governments in reaching international agreements limiting the accumulation and use of nuclear weapons. Since the late 1960s, topics have broadened to include environmental pollution, world overpopulation, the energy crisis, and problems of the developing nations. Scope and Contents of CollectionThe collection consists of newsletters issued by the Council of Pugwash Conferences, and proceedings of Pugwash Conference meetings. The newsletters were intended by the Council of Pugwash Conferences to keep members informed of Pugwash and general disarmament activity between the conferences. The proceedings consist of the Second Pugwash Conference and the Sixth Pugwash Conference. Organization and Arrangement of CollectionThis collection is organized into two series:
Each series is arranged chronologically. Access to CollectionResearchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2009. Preferred Citation of CollectionBox [number], Folder [number], Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs records. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Container List
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