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Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information

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Call Number:
046
Repository:
Science History Institute Archives
Extent:
6.9 linear feet (6 boxes.)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information, 1949-2008, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1949-2008 (inclusive)
Creator:
American Chemical Society. Chemical Literature Group, American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Information, and American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Literature
Form:
Archival materials and Floppy disks
Abstract:
Institutional records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information.

The Division of Chemical Information (CINF) is a currently active division of the American Chemical Society. Its origins date back to 1943, when Gustav Egloff, Mary Alexander, and Prudence Van Arsdell of the Universal Oil Products Company presented the paper "Problems of Scientific Literature Survey". Later that year, the interest generated by this paper within the ACS led to the formation of the Chemical Literature Group. Initially part of the ACS' Division of Chemical Education, the new section soon experienced rapid growth.

In 1948, the Chemical Literature Group was granted divisional status and was renamed the Division of Chemical Literature, with Norman C. Hill serving as its first chairman. The new division concerned itself with the issues concerning the primary and secondary publication of chemical literature. The new division held its first session at the 1949 ACS Spring Meeting. That same year, it started publishing its quarterly newsletter Chemical Literature (later renamed Chemical Information Bulletin).

The Division of Chemical Literature experienced significant growth. In 1961, the division started publishing The Journal of Chemical Documentation, with Herman Skolnik serving as its first editor. During the 1960s and 1970s, its membership increasingly concerned itself with advances in information technology and the increasing electronic dissemination of chemical information. In recognition of the evolving interests of its membership, the Division of Chemical Literature was renamed the Division of Chemical Information in 1976.

The Division of Chemical Information currently "Fosters the sharing of expertise in science informatics, information technology, and librarianship to ensure members benefit from the experience of others and are able to improve the dissemination and utilization of scientific information." Over the course of its existence, the division has sponsored a number of symposia and workshops. The division also sponsors several awards, including the Herman Skolnik Award, the Val Metanomski Meritorious Service Award, and the Lucille M. Wert Student Scholarship.

Sources

American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information Website - https://acscinf.org/

Browne, Charles Albert and Mary Elvira Weeks, A History of the American Chemical Society, Seventy-Five Eventful Years, Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1952.

Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information contain the division's institutional records. The records are arranged into the following five series:

  1. Organizational Files
  2. Membership & Elections Files
  3. Awards & Publicity Files
  4. Conferences & Symposia Files
  5. Newsletters

The Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information were donated to the Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation) by the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information in 2008.

The Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information were processed by Andrew Mangravite in August 2015.

There are no other known archival collections created by the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information preserved at the date of processing.

Twenty-one other known collections created by the American Chemical Society are preserved at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Papers of Herman Skolnik are preserved at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Subject

Publisher
Science History Institute Archives
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid created by Andrew Mangravite and encoded into EAD by Kenton G. Jaehnig.
Finding Aid Date
2015
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.

Use Restrictions

The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Collection Inventory

Series Description

This series contains the Division of Chemical Information's organizational files. The contents of the Organizational Files are arranged into the following two sub-series:

  1. Administrative Files
  2. Historical Files
Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains the Division of Chemical Information's administrative files. They provide documentation of some of the division's internal administrative activities. The contents of these files consist of reports, meeting materials, by-laws, procedures manuals, and salary surveys.

Annual Reports, 1980-1991.
Box 1 Folder 1
Annual Reports, 1992-1999.
Box 1 Folder 2
Annual Reports, 2000-2007.
Box 1 Folder 3
Business Meetings (Incomplete run.), 1981-1987, 1995-2005.
Box 1 Folder 4
Bylaws, 1975-1994.
Box 1 Folder 5
Bylaws, 1986-2002.
Box 1 Folder 6
Executive Committee Meetings, 1981-2007.
Box 1 Folder 7
Planning Sessions (Includes CINF Mission Statement.), 1977, 1984, 1987, 2002.
Box 1 Folder 8
Procedures Manual, 1978 December.
Box 1 Folder 9
Procedures Manual - Revision, 1982 March.
Box 1 Folder 10
Procedures Manual - Revision, 1983 August.
Box 1 Folder 11
Procedures Manual, 1984 April 16.
Box 1 Folder 12
Procedures Manual, 1994.
Box 1 Folder 13
Procedures Manual, 1998 January.
Box 1 Folder 14
Procedures Manual, 2003 April.
Box 1 Folder 15
Procedures Manual, 2005.
Box 1 Folder 16
Salary Survey, 1992.
Box 1 Folder 17
Salary Survey (2 copies), 1994.
Box 1 Folder 18
Salary Survey, 2000.
Box 1 Folder 19
Sub-series Description

Arranged in their original order, this sub-series contains the Division of Chemical Information's historical files. They contain a limited amount of information regarding the history of the division. The contents of these files include, but are not limited to, reports, programs, and oral history interviews.

Archivist/Historian Reports, 1990-2001.
Box 1 Folder 20
CINF Historical Milestones, 1998.
Box 1 Folder 21
Communications/Finances/Meeting Programs (Three talks), 1982-1983.
Box 1 Folder 22
Oral Interviews, 1986, 1988.
Box 1 Folder 23
"50 Years of Chemical Information in the American Chemical Society", 1993.
Box 1 Folder 24
CINF 1993 History-List of Recipients (254 Numbered Copies), 1993.
Box 1 Folder 25

Series Description

Arranged in their original order, this series contains the Division of Chemical Information's membership and elections files. They contain information regarding the division's membership and annual officer elections. The contents of these files include, but are not limited to, correspondence, reports, officer lists, election materials, and membership rosters.

Membership Correspondence (Includes 1979 Membership Directory.), 1974-1990.
Box 2 Folder 1
Membership Demographics Reports, 1983-1998.
Box 2 Folder 2
Officers and Councilors, 1949-2008.
Box 2 Folder 3
CINF Officer Lists, 1993.
Box 2 Folder 4
General Note

Includes a 3.5 inch diskette.

CINF Officer Lists, 1994.
Box 2 Folder 5
General Note

Includes a 3.5 inch diskette.

Winter, CIB (Minutes & Functionaries List), 1994.
Box 2 Folder 6
CINF Officer Lists, 1995.
Box 2 Folder 7
General Note

Includes a 3.5 inch diskette.

CINF Officer Certification Forms, 1995.
Box 2 Folder 8
ACS Division Officer's List, 2001 March.
Box 2 Folder 9
Election Candidates, 1976-2007.
Box 2 Folder 10
CINF Ballot, Forms, Letters, Etc., 1992, undated.
Box 2 Folder 11
CINF Ballot, 1997-1999.
Box 2 Folder 12
CINF Mailing Labels, 2000.
Box 2 Folder 13
CINF Ballot, 1993.
Box 2 Folder 14
CINF Ballot Material, 1994 Spring.
Box 2 Folder 15
General Note

Includes a 3.5 inch diskette.

CINF Ballot Material, 1995 Spring.
Box 2 Folder 16
CINF Ballot Material, 1996 Spring.
Box 2 Folder 17
Labels & Calendar, 1997.
Box 2 Folder 18
CINF Label Order Forms, 1998-2000.
Box 2 Folder 19
CINF Account Authorization, 1995.
Box 2 Folder 20
CINF Correspondence, Re: Incorrect Billings, 1995.
Box 2 Folder 21
CINF Publications Contracts, 1989-1990.
Box 2 Folder 22
Activity & Membership Rosters - On 12 3.5 inch Diskettes, 2001-2002 .
Box 2
Activity & Membership Rosters - On 30 3.5 Diskettes, 2002-2006.
Box 2
CINF Files (From Bill Graves, Secretary, CINF) - (CINF Ballot Files), 1996-1999.
Box 2

Series Description

Arranged in their original order, this series contains the Division of Chemical Information's awards and publicity files. The materials in this series provide a small amount of information regarding awards sponsored by the division, including the Herman Skolnik Award and the Lucille M. Wert Student Scholarship. A small amount of materials regarding a couple of other ACS awards, including the Patterson-Crane Award and the ACS Meritorious Division Award are also present in this series. Several files documenting a sampling of the Division of Chemical Information's various public relations activities are also preserved here.

Herman Skolnik Award, 1989-2004.
Box 3 Folder 1
Patterson-Crane Award, 1983, 1987-2007.
Box 3 Folder 2
Meritorious Service Award-Lucille M. Wert Student Scholarship, 1989-2007.
Box 3 Folder 3
ACS Meritorious Division Award, 1988, 1995.
Box 3 Folder 4
The Tony Kent Strix Award (U.K. prize.) - Information Brochure, 1998.
Box 3 Folder 5
Miscellaneous ACS-CINF Brochures, 1971-1993, undated.
Box 3 Folder 6
"Chemical Information in the Computer Age", Journal of Chemical Education (Poster), 1988.
Box 3 Folder 7
"Chronology of Chemical Information Science", Chemical Heritage Foundation (Poster), 1998.
Box 3 Folder 8
ACS-CINF - "Editorials and Papers About the Division", undated.
Box 3 Folder 9
"Index to Papers Delivered Before the Division of Chemical Literature", 1964.
Box 3 Folder 10
"Titles of Papers Delivered Before the Division of Chemical Literature", 1953.
Box 3 Folder 11
1984 CINF Video "Chemists and Questions", 2008.
Box 3 Folder 12
"The Chemical Information Instructor", Journal of Chemical Education Column (General Info), 1992.
Box 3 Folder 13
ACS-CINF 50th Anniversary Gala (Founding as an ACS sub-division.), 1993.
Box 3 Folder 14
CINF 50th Anniversary Gala (CINF granted full division status.), 1997-1998.
Box 3 Folder 15
Miscellaneous Publicity Materials, 1984-1994.
Box 3 Folder 16

Series Description

Arranged in their original order, this series contains the Division of Chemical Information's conferences and symposia files. Four of the files in this series contain miscellaneous materials regarding conferences and symposia sponsored by the division between 1970 and 2006, which includes those held at the ACS' Spring and Fall Meetings. Five of the files in this series contain materials regarding conferences and symposia not sponsored by the division but were of interest to and/or attended by its members.

"ACS-CINF Symposia and Panel Discussions, 1970-1991" (List & Index), undated.
Box 3 Folder 17
ACS Winter Conference, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, March 14-17, 1973 (Mailing only.), 1973.
Box 3 Folder 18
Vendors' Seminars-Symposia, 1976-1989, 2006.
Box 3 Folder 19
ACS-CINF Tri-Society Symposia, 1978-2006.
Box 3 Folder 20
Miscellaneous Symposia Announcements, 1973-2005.
Box 3 Folder 21
International Conferences, 1987-2005.
Box 3 Folder 22
198th ACS National Meeting, Miami Beach, Florida, September 9, 1989 (CINF award.), 1989.
Box 3 Folder 23
National Symposia, 1994-1996.
Box 3 Folder 24
National Chemical Information Symposium, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, June 19-23, 1994, 1994.
Box 3 Folder 25

Series Description

Arranged in their original order by title and chronologically by date, this series contains issues of the following Division of Chemical Information newsletters published between 1949 and 2008: Chemical Literature/Chemical Information Bulletin, CI Newsletter/CINF News, and CINF E-NEWS.

Chemical Literature was first published in 1949 and was renamed Chemical Information Bulletin in 1975. Over the course of its existence, it has been published quarterly, semi-annually, and three times per year.

CI Newsletter was first published in 1986 and was renamed CINF News in 1989.

CINF E-NEWS was first published as an electronic e-mail attachment in 1999. The issues in this series are hardcopies printed in 2005.

Chemical Literature, Vol. 1. No. 1 (First issue of Chemical Literature.), 1949 November.
Box 4 Folder 1
Chemical Literature, Vol., 2, Nos. 1-4, 1950.
Box 4 Folder 2
Chemical Literature, Vol. 3, Nos. 1-4, 1951.
Box 4 Folder 3
Chemical Literature, Vol. 4, Nos. 1-4, 1952.
Box 4 Folder 4
Chemical Literature, Vol. 5, Nos. 1-4, 1953.
Box 4 Folder 5
Chemical Literature, Vol. 6, Nos. 1-4, 1954.
Box 4 Folder 6
Chemical Literature, Vol. 7, Nos. 1-4, 1955.
Box 4 Folder 7
Chemical Literature, Vol. 8, Nos. 1-4, 1956.
Box 4 Folder 8
Chemical Literature, Vol. 9, Nos. 1-4, 1957.
Box 4 Folder 9
Chemical Literature, Vol. 10, Nos. 1-4, 1958.
Box 4 Folder 10
Chemical Literature, Vol. 11, Nos. 1-4, 1959.
Box 4 Folder 11
Chemical Literature, Vol. 12, Nos. 1-4, 1960.
Box 4 Folder 12
Chemical Literature, Vol. 13, Nos. 1-4, 1961.
Box 4 Folder 13
Chemical Literature, Vol. 14, Nos. 1-4, 1962.
Box 4 Folder 14
Chemical Literature, Vol. 15, Nos. 1-4, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 15
Chemical Literature, Vol. 16, Nos. 1-4, 1964.
Box 4 Folder 16
Chemical Literature, Vol. 17, Nos. 1-2 (Becomes a semi-annual publication.), 1965.
Box 4 Folder 17
Chemical Literature, Vol. 18, Nos. 1-2, 1966.
Box 4 Folder 18
Chemical Literature, Vol. 19, Nos. 1-2, 1967.
Box 4 Folder 19
Chemical Literature, Vol. 20, Nos. 1-2, 1968.
Box 4 Folder 20
Chemical Literature, Vol. 21, Nos. 1-2, 1969.
Box 4 Folder 21
Chemical Literature, Vol. 22, Nos. 1-2, 1970.
Box 4 Folder 22
Chemical Literature, Vol. 23, Nos. 1-2, 1971.
Box 4 Folder 23
Chemical Literature, Vol. 24, Nos. 1-2, 1972.
Box 4 Folder 24
Chemical Literature, Vol. 25, Nos. 1-2, 1973.
Box 4 Folder 25
Chemical Literature, Vol. 26, Nos. 1-2, 1974.
Box 4 Folder 26
Chemical Literature, Vol. 27, Nos. 1-2 (Fall 1975 is the final issue of Chemical Literature.), 1975.
Box 4 Folder 27
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 28, Nos. 1-2 (Spring 1976 issue commences Chemical Information Bulletin.), 1976.
Box 4 Folder 28
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 29, Nos. 1-2, 1977.
Box 4 Folder 29
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 30, Nos. 1-3 (Chemical Information Bulletin re-institutes a three issues per year schedule.), 1978.
Box 4 Folder 30
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 31, Nos. 1-3, 1979.
Box 4 Folder 31
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 32, Nos. 1-3, 1980.
Box 4 Folder 32
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 33, Nos. 1-3, 1981.
Box 4 Folder 33
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 34, Nos. 1-3, 1982.
Box 4 Folder 34
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 35, Nos. 1-3, 1983.
Box 4 Folder 35
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 36, Nos. 1-3, 1984.
Box 4 Folder 36
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 37, Nos. 1-3, 1985.
Box 4 Folder 37
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 38, Nos. 1-3, 1986.
Box 4 Folder 38
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 39, Nos. 1-3, 1987.
Box 4 Folder 39
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 40, Nos. 1-3, 1988.
Box 4 Folder 40
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 41, Nos. 1-3, 1989.
Box 4 Folder 41
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 42, Nos. 1-3, 1990.
Box 4 Folder 42
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 43, Nos. 1-2 (Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 3 may be a missing number.), 1991.
Box 4 Folder 43
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 44, Nos. 1-3, 1992.
Box 4 Folder 44
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 45, Nos. 1-3, 1993.
Box 4 Folder 45
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 46, Nos. 1-3, 1994.
Box 4 Folder 46
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 47, Nos. 1-3, 1995.
Box 4 Folder 47
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 48, Nos. 1-3, 1996.
Box 4 Folder 48
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 49, Nos. 1-2 (Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 49, No. 3 may be a missing number.), 1997.
Box 4 Folder 49
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Last issue of Chemical Information Bulletin in a newsletter format.), 1998 Spring.
Box 4 Folder 50
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 50, No. 2 (With this issue, Chemical Information Bulletin debuts a magazine format.), 1998 Spring.
Box 5 Folder 1
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 51, Nos. 1-2 (Chemical Information Bulletin resumes a twice-a-year Spring/Fall format.), 1999.
Box 5 Folder 2
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 52, Nos. 1-2, 2000.
Box 5 Folder 3
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 53, Nos. 1-2, 2001.
Box 5 Folder 4
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 54, Nos. 1-2, 2002.
Box 5 Folder 5
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 55, Nos. 1-2, 2003.
Box 5 Folder 6
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 56, Nos. 1-2, 2004.
Box 5 Folder 7
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 57, Nos. 1-2, 2005.
Box 5 Folder 8
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 58 - Fall 2006 only (Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 58, No. 2, Spring 2006 is missing.), 2006 Fall.
Box 5 Folder 9
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 59, Nos. 1-2, 2007.
Box 5 Folder 10
Chemical Information Bulletin, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2008 Spring.
Box 5 Folder 11
CI Newsletter (Probably January 1986.), 1986.
Box 5 Folder 12
CI Newsletter, 1988 March.
Box 5 Folder 13
CINF News, 1989.
Box 5 Folder 14
CINF News, 1990.
Box 5 Folder 15
CINF News, 1991.
Box 5 Folder 16
CINF News, 1992.
Box 5 Folder 17
CINF News, 1993.
Box 5 Folder 18
CINF News, 1994.
Box 5 Folder 19
CINF News, 1995.
Box 5 Folder 20
CINF News, 1996.
Box 5 Folder 21
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1999.
Box 5 Folder 22
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 1, Nos. 2 & 3/Vol. 2, No. 1, 2000.
Box 5 Folder 23
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 2, No. 2 / Vol. 3, No. 1, 2001.
Box 5 Folder 24
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2002.
Box 5 Folder 25
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 4, Nos. 1-2, 2003.
Box 5 Folder 26
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 5, Nos. 1-2, 2003-2004.
Box 5 Folder 27
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 6, Nos. 1-2, 2004-2005.
Box 5 Folder 28
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 7, Nos. 1-2, 2005-2006.
Box 5 Folder 29
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 8, Nos. 1-2, 2006-2007.
Box 5 Folder 30
CINF E-NEWS, Vol. 9, Nos. 1-2, 2007-2008.
Box 5 Folder 31

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