Finding Aid to the American Physical Society miscellaneous publications, 1920-2012

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 Physical Society miscellaneous publications, 1920-2012

Papers created by:

American Physical Society.

Size of collection:

7 linear feet
14 manuscript boxes

Short description of collection:

Publications from the American Physical Society (APS) that include newsletters, membership directories, brochures, flyers, pamphlets.

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.

American Physical Society.

Directories.

Fliers (printed matter).

Newsletters

Physics. Publishing.

Physics. Societies, etc.

Historical Note

This professional society of educators, industrial and government research workers, and students of physics and related fields, was established in 1899 to promote the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics. It was a founding Member Society of the American Institute of Physics.

Scope and Contents of Collection

The collection contains miscellaneous publications printed by the American Physical Society (APS) for their members, and includes newsletters, membership directories, brochures, flyers, pamphlets. Along with the American Physical Society News (1994-2011), the collection includes newsletters of some of the divisions including the Forum on Physics and Society (1972-2005), the Forum on History of Physics (1985-1996, 2006-2009), and the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (1994-2010).

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 are arranged alphabetically, as are the newsletters from the various divisions of APS.

Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. 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 Physical Society miscellaneous publications. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List


Series I: American Physical Society (APS) miscellaneous publications
Box 1	Folder 1	Membership directories, 1920
	Folder 2	Membership directories, 1930
	Folder 3	Membership directories, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941
	Folder 4	Membership directories, 1948, 1951
	Folder 5	Membership directories, 1955, 1958
	Folder 6	Membership directories, 1962, 1965
Box 2	Folder 1	Membership directories, 1968
	Folder 2	Membership directories, 1970
	Folder 3	Membership directories, 1975, 1977
	Folder 4	Membership directories, 1979
	Folder 5	Membership directories, 1981
	Folder 6	Membership directories, 1983
Box 3	Folder 1	Membership directories, 1985
	Folder 2	Membership directories, 1987
	Folder 3	Membership directories, 1989
	Folder 4	Membership directories, 1992-1993
Box 4	Folder 1	Membership directories, 1994-1995
	Folder 2	Membership directories, 1996-1997
	Folder 3	Membership directories, 1998-1999
Box 5	Folder 1	Membership directories, 2000-2001
	Folder 2	Anniversary materials, 1974, 1999
	Folder 3	Annual donors, 1998
	Folder 4	Careers in physics, undated
	Folder 5	Committee on Minorities in Physics: Explore, Understand, Succeed brochure, 2007
	Folder 6	Communications Revolution in Physics, 1982
	Folder 7	Energy Future: Think Efficiency, 2008
	Folder 8	Gender Equity: Strengthening the Physics Enterprise in Universities and National Laboratories, 2007
	Folder 9	General brochures, circa 1930, 1992, 1994, undated
	Folder 10	Member rates, 1982-1983
	Folder 11	American Physical Society (APS) Physics Post-Doctoral Information Pool, 1971-1972
	Folder 12	Physics shows, 1970, 1973-1977, 1979-1986, 1988
	Folder 13	Prizes and awards, 1996, 2001-2010
	Folder 14	Science Education Programs in the 21st Century Making a Dramatic Impact, circa 2000
Box 6	Folder 1	Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1979
	Folder 2	Special reports, 1971-1972
	Folder 3	Women in physics, 1972, 1981, undated
	Folder 4	World year of physics, 2005
	Folder 5	American Physical Society (APS) annual report, 1997
	Folder 6	American Physical Society (APS) Bulletin: Southeastern section, 1938-1957
	Folder 7	American Physical Society (APS) Bulletin: Southeastern section, 1960-1975
	Folder 8	American Physical Society (APS) Bulletin: Southeastern section, 1983, 1987
Box 7	Folder 1	American Physical Society (APS) meeting announcements, 1998-1999
	Folder 2	American Physical Society (APS) meeting announcements, 2000-2001
	Folder 3	American Physical Society (APS) meeting announcements, 2002-2005
	Folder 4	American Physical Society (APS) meeting announcements, 2006-2011
	Folder 5	American Physical Society (APS) meeting data, 1963, 1965
	Folder 6	American Physical Society (APS) meeting news release, 1977
	Folder 7	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Division of polymer physics, 2000
	Folder 8	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Four corners section, 2006-2007
	Folder 9	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: New England section, 2005
	Folder 10	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Southeastern section, 1938-1953
Box 8	Folder 1	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Southeastern section, 1954-1961
	Folder 2	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Southeastern section, 1962-1965
	Folder 3	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Southeastern section, 1967-1969
	Folder 4	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Southeastern section, 1971-1973
	Folder 5	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Southeastern section, 1975-1978
	Folder 6	American Physical Society (APS) meeting program: Southeastern section, 1979-1983
Box 9	Folder 1	Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP) Gazette, 1994-1995, 1997-1999
	Folder 2	Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP) Gazette, 2000-2004
	Folder 3	Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP) Gazette, 2005-2008
	Folder 4	Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP) Gazette, 2009-2012
	Folder 5	Forum on education newsletter, 1997-2000
	Folder 6	Forum on History of Physics (FHP) Newsletter, 1982-1984
	Folder 7	Forum on History of Physics (FHP) Newsletter, 1985-1987
	Folder 8	Forum on History of Physics (FHP) Newsletter, 1988-1990
Box 10	Folder 1	Forum on History of Physics (FHP) Newsletter, 1991-1993
	Folder 2	Forum on History of Physics (FHP) Newsletter, 1994-1996
	Folder 3	Forum on History of Physics (FHP) Newsletter, 1997-2005
	Folder 4	Forum on History of Physics (FHP) Newsletter, 2006-2011
		Forum on History of Physics (FHP) Newsletter (electronic versions available on preservation server), 2010-2012
Box 10	Folder 5	Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter, 1970, 1972-1977
	Folder 6	Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter, 1978-1982
	Folder 7	Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter, 1983-1987
Box 11	Folder 1	Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter, 1988-1992
	Folder 2	Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter, 1993-1996
	Folder 3	Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter, 1997-1999
	Folder 4	Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter, 2000-2002
	Folder 5	Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter, 2003-2005
		Forum on Physics and Society Newsletter (electronic versions available on preservation server), 2006-2012
Box 12	Folder 1	Introductory University Physics Project Newsletter, 1987, 1989-1991, 1993
	Folder 2	American Physical Society (APS) New York state section Newsletter, 2006
	Folder 3	American Physical Society (APS) News and Meeting News, 1994
	Folder 4	American Physical Society (APS) News and Meeting News, 1995
	Folder 5	American Physical Society (APS) News and Meeting News, January-June 1996
	Folder 6	American Physical Society (APS) News and Meeting News, July-December 1996
Box 13	Folder 1	American Physical Society (APS) News and Meeting News, 1997
	Folder 2	American Physical Society (APS) News and Meeting News, 1998, 2000-2001
	Folder 3	American Physical Society (APS) News, 2002-2003
	Folder 4	American Physical Society (APS) News, 2004-2005
	Folder 5	American Physical Society (APS) News, 2006-2007
Box 14	Folder 1	American Physical Society (APS) News, 2008-2009
	Folder 2	American Physical Society (APS) News, 2010
	Folder 3	American Physical Society (APS) News, 2011
	Folder 4	American Physical Society (APS) News, 2012