Finding Aid to the Optical Society of America miscellaneous publications, 1919-2000Niels Bohr Library & Archives 1.0 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 USA nbl@aip.org
2011 Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Amanda Nelson in 2011. 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 CollectionOptical Society of America. Optical Society of America miscellaneous publications 1919-2000 American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. 2 linear feet4 manuscript box(s) AR20111022 English Publications from the Optical Society of America (OSA) that include newsletters, membership directories, brochures, flyers and meeting programs. 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.

Optical Society of America Optics. Congresses. Optics. Societies, etc. Physics. Publishing. Directories Newsletters Historical Note

The Optical Society was established in 1916 to increase and diffuse the knowledge of optics in all its branches, pure and applied, to promote the mutual interests of investigators of optical problems, of designers, manufacturers, and users of optical instruments and apparatus of all kinds, and to encourage cooperation among them. It is a founding Member Society of the American Institute of Physics.

Scope and Contents of Collection

The collection contains miscellaneous publications printed by the Optical Society of America (OSA) for their members, membership directories, meeting programs, brochures, reprints, and Optics and Photonics News (1996-1998).

 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; reports and brochures are arranged alphabetically.

 Access to Collection

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

 Restrictions on Use of Collection

Provenance and Acquisition Information

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

 Processing Information

Amanda Nelson 2011.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Optical Society of America miscellaneous publications. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

 Container List Series I: Optical Society of America (OSA) miscellaneous publications 11 Membership directories, 1919 12 Membership directories, 1924, 1926 13 Membership directories, 1928, 1931 14 Membership directories, 1935, 1938, 1942, 1944, 1948 15 Membership directories, 1950, 1954, 1961 16 Membership directories, 1965, 1969 17 Membership directories, 1976, 1985 21 Membership directories, 1994-1995 22 Membership directories, 1998-1999 23 Conference on Laser and Electro-Optical Systems brochure, 1976 24 Fifty-year History of the Optical Society of America (OSA), 1966 25 Optics News article reprints, 1975-1976 26 Physics/Optics show brochures, 1969, 1974-1975 27 Products guide, 1997-1998 28 Your Career in Optics, undated 29 Optical Society of America (OSA) call for papers, 1998 31 Optical Society of America (OSA) annual meeting programs, 1927-1930 32 Optical Society of America (OSA) annual meeting programs, 1931-1935 33 Optical Society of America (OSA) annual meeting programs, 1936-1945 34 Optical Society of America (OSA) meeting programs, 1946-1955 35 Optical Society of America (OSA) meeting programs, 1956-1960 36 Optical Society of America (OSA) meeting programs, 1961-1963 37 Optical Society of America (OSA) meeting programs, 1964-1967 41 Optical Society of America (OSA) annual meeting and exhibit programs, 1995, 1997-1998 42 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/ Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) call for papers, 2000 43 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)/ Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) advance program, 1998 44 Optics and Photonics News, January-June 1996 45 Optics and Photonics News, July-December 1996 46 Optics and Photonics News, January-May 1997 47 Optics and Photonics News, July-December 1997 48 Optics and Photonics News, January-February, August 1998