Finding Aid to the American Association of Physics Teachers American Journal of Physics editor's reports, 1967-2001Niels Bohr Library & Archives1.0American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & ArchivesOne Physics EllipseCollege Park, MD 20740USAnbl@aip.org2009Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2001, 2010. 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 CollectionAmerican Association of Physics Teachers.American Association of Physics Teachers American Journal of Physics editor's reports,
1967-2001American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.0.5 linear feet1 manuscript boxAR2001509EnglishA collection of reports from the editor of the American Journal of Physics.
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.Education. Societies, etc.Physics. Publishing.Physics. Societies, etc.Historical Note
This professional society of teachers of physics in colleges, universities, and secondary schools, was established in 1930 to advance the teaching of physics and further the appreciation of the role of physics in society and culture. It was a founding Member Society of the American Institute of Physics.
Scope and Contents of Collection
A collection of reports from the editor of the American Journal of Physics. Items include summary reports from the editor, editor's reports from the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Publications Committee, and a folder of miscellaneous editor's files including correspondence and editorials. The collection also contains clippings from the cartoon strip "Fox Trot," as Robert Romer was featured several times as a character in the strip.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into two series:
Series I: Editor's reportsSeries II: Miscellaneous
Each series is arranged chronologically.
Access to Collection
Permission of an officer of depositing organization required for access to records less than 25 years old. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Received from Bernard Khoury in 2001.
Processing Information
Katherine Hayes, Melanie Brown
2001, 2010.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], American Association of Physics Teachers American Journal of Physics editor's reports. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Container List
Series I: Editor's reports
11
Editor's reports - Taylor and Boley era, 1967-198812
Editor's reports - AAPT Publications Committee, 1982-198813
Editor's reports, 1988-199614
Editor's reports, 1997-2001
Series II: Miscellaneous
15
Editor's files - miscellaneous correspondence, editorials, cartoons, 1987-2001; undated