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Finding Aid to the American Geophysical Union addition to miscellaneous publications, 1982-2012

Publisher:

American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org

2012

Encoding Information:

Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Amanda Nelson in 2012. 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 Collection

Repository:

American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.

Title and dates of collection:

American Geophysical Union addition to miscellaneous publications, 1982-2012

Papers created by:

American Geophysical Union.

Size of collection:

1.5 linear feet
3 manuscript boxes
31 bound volumes

Short description of collection:

Publications from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) that include Eos newsletters, membership directories, brochures, flyers and meeting programs.

Language(s) of material:

English

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.

Historical Note

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an international non-profit scientific association with over 60,000 members. Established in 1919 as a committee within the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, AGU was independently incorporated in 1972. Since its founding, AGU is dedicated to furthering the sciences of geophysics through the individual efforts of our members and in cooperation with other national and international scientific organizations.

Scope and Contents of Collection

The collection contains miscellaneous publications printed by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for their members, and includes membership directories, brochures, meeting programs, and Eos newsletters. The Eos newsletters are available in either bound volumes or folders within the collection. See the arrangement and description of this collection for the location of the bound volumes.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

The collection is organized by type beginning with membership directories, then followed by reports or brochures, meeting materials, and newsletters. The membership directories, meeting materials, and newsletters are in chronological order.

Bound volumes of Eos newsletter can be found on shelf B-25 in the archives.

Access to Collection

http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Collection is added to on an annual basis as new publications are received.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Amanda Nelson in 2012.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], American Geophysical Union addition to miscellaneous publications. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List

Series I: American Geophysical Union (AGU) miscellaneous publications
Box 1 Folder 1 Membership directories, 1987
Folder 2 Membership directories, 1991
Folder 3 Membership directories, 1991
Folder 4 Membership directories, 1993
Folder 5 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Celebrates 80 Years of Leadership, 1999
Folder 6 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Handbook, 1995
Folder 7 General brochure, undated
Folder 8 American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1993 spring meeting program, April 20, 1993
Folder 9 American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1993 fall meeting program, October 26, 1993
Box 2 Folder 1 American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1994 spring meeting program, April 19, 1994
Folder 2 American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1994 Western Pacific geophysics meeting program, June 21, 1994
Folder 3 American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1994 fall meeting program, November 1, 1994
Folder 4 American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1995 spring meeting program, April 25, 1995
Folder 5 American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1995 fall meeting program, November 7, 1995
Folder 6 Committee on the History of Geophysics Newsletter, 1982-1985
Folder 7 Committee on the History of Geophysics Newsletter, 1986-1990
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound, 2 volumes], 1983
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound, 2 volumes], 1984
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound, 2 volumes], 1985
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound, 2 volumes], 1986
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound, 2 volumes], 1987
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound, 2 volumes], 1988
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 1989
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 1990
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound, 2 volumes], 1991
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound, 2 volumes], 1992
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 1993
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 1994
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 1996
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 1997
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 1998
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 2001
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 2002
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 2003
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 2004
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 2005
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 2006
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 2007
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos [bound], 2009
Box 3 Folder 1 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos, January-June 2010
Folder 2 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos, July-December 2010
Folder 3 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos, 2011
Folder 4 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos, January-June 2012
Folder 5 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Eos, July-December 2012