Finding Aid to the American Geophysical Union History of Geophysics Committee records, 1981-2004Niels Bohr Library & Archives1.0American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & ArchivesOne Physics EllipseCollege Park, MD 20740USAnbl@aip.org2010Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 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 Geophysical Union. History of Geophysics CommitteeAmerican Geophysical Union History of Geophysics Committee records,
1981-2004American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.0.5 linear feet1 manuscript boxAR2010944EnglishRecords of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) History of Geophysics Committee.
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 Geophysical Union.American Geophysical Union. History of Geophysics Committee.Geophysics. Congresses.Geophysics. History.Geophysics. Societies, etc.Historical Note
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an international non-profit scientific association, established in 1919 as a committee within the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences before becoming independently incorporated in 1972. AGU is dedicated to furthering the sciences of geophysics through through publishing scientific journals and other technical publications, sponsoring scientific meetings of various sizes throughout the year and a variety of other educational and scientific activities. The AGU History of Geophysics Committee (HGC) includes members from each of the AGU Sections, as well as historians and librarians with an interest in the Earth and space sciences.
Scope and Contents of Collection
The records of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) History of Geophysics Committee include meeting agendas, minutes and notes, and correspondence. Folders contain name and subject indexes for the contents of the collection.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection 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.
Restrictions on Use of Collection
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Gift of David Stern, American Geophysical Union.
Processing Information
Melanie J. Brown
2010.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], American Geophysical Union History of Geophysics Committee records. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Container List
Series I: Meetings and correspondence
11
Meeting material and correspondence (History CTEE 1-265), 1981-198412
Meeting material and correspondence (History CTEE 266-444), 1984-198713
Meeting material and correspondence (Current history; 445- ; contents 266-name index) (1 of 2), 1984-200414
Meeting material and correspondence (Current history; 445- ; contents 266- name index) (2 of 2), 1984-2004