Guide to the American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section Records
1909-1924

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Historical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Series 1: Minutes,

 

Series 2: Correspondence,

 

Series 3: Publications,

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section
Title: American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section Records
Dates: 1909-1924 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 1 container. (.25 linear feet of shelf space.) (200 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 411
Summary: Minutes and correspondence, membership lists and publications of an organization of chemists. Correspondents include section chairs George Olson and Elton Fulmer.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

Languages: Collection materials are in English 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical Note

The American Chemical Society, founded in 1876, is the largest international association of chemists. Its principal publication is The Journal of the American Chemical Society. The society is composed of a number of local sections,one of which, the Northern Intermountain (formerly Idaho-Washington), was established in 1912 under the leadership of Dr. George Olson of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station. There were 26 charter members. Dr. Elton Fulmer was elected chairman in 1913.

Content Description

The records of the ACS's Northern Intermountain Section contain the minutes and correspondence of the organization from 1909 to 1924.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation :  

[Item Description]. Cage 411, American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section Records . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

The records of the ACS's Northern Intermountain Section are divided into three series. The folders within each series are arranged chronologically. Series One, Minutes, consists of the records of annual meetings from 1913 to 1924. Membership lists are included for 1913, 1918, 1919, 1923 and 1924. Series Two, Correspondence, comprises the majority of the material in the collection and includes the period 1909 to 1925, except 1914-1915. A final folder, Publications, constitutes the third series and includes society directories and bulletins.

Acquisition Information :  

The records of the American Chemical Society's Northern Intermountain Section were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in August, 1978 by Mike Farrell, Department of Chemistry.

Separated Materials :  

The State Chemist Records (UA 78-27) were part of the same donation. The two collections were separated on November 2, 1979 (79-53).

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: Minutes, , 1913-1924
15 items.
Container(s)
Description
Box/Folder
1 / 1 Minutes and Membership Rosters, , 1913-1924
15 items.

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Series 2: Correspondence, , 1909-1924
Container(s)
Description
Box/Folder
1 / 2 1909-1912
15 items.
1 / 3 1913
10 items.
1 / 4 1916
5 items.
1 / 5 1917
455 items.
1 / 6 1918
25 items.
1 / 7 1919
15 items.
1 / 8 1920
20 items.
1 / 9 1921-1923
10 items.
1 / 10 1924
25 items.

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Series 3: Publications, , 1911-1920
14 items.
Container(s)
Description
Box/Folder
1 / 11 1911-1920
14 items.

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Fulmer, Elton, 1864-1916
  • Olson, George Alfred, 1874-
  • Corporate Names :
  • American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section--Archives  ( creator)
  • Subject Terms :
  • Chemists -- West (U.S.)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence

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    Finding aid prepared by Richard D. Scheuerman
    © 1979