Cage 411 Guide to the American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section Records 1909-1924 American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section Records Finding aid prepared by Richard D. Scheuerman Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English 2003 Finding aid written in English. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
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Cage 411 American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section Records 1909-1924 1 container. .25 linear feet of shelf space. 200 items. Minutes and correspondence, membership lists and publications of an organization of chemists. Correspondents include section chairs George Olson and Elton Fulmer. Collection materials are in English

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.

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

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.

This collection is open for research use.

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

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.

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

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.

Fulmer, Elton, 1864-1916 Olson, George Alfred, 1874- American Chemical Society, Northern Intermountain Section--Archives Chemists -- West (U.S.)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence Science Washington (State) Idaho

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

Series 1: Minutes, 1913-1924 15 items. 1 / 1 Minutes and Membership Rosters, 1913-1924 15 items. Series 2: Correspondence, 1909-1924 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. Series 3: Publications, 1911-1920 14 items. 1 / 11 1911-1920 14 items.