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Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education

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Call Number:
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Repository:
Science History Institute Archives
Extent:
16.0 linear feet (36 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education, 1931-1986, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1931-1986 (inclusive) and 1950-1979 (inclusive)
Creator:
American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Education. Examinations Committee, and American Chemical Society. Section of Chemical Education
Form:
Archival materials
Abstract:
Institutional records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education.

The Division of Chemical Education (DivCHED) is a currently active division of the American Chemical Society. Its origins date back to the 1921 ACS Spring Meeting, when Edward Ellery presented the paper "Research for the Undergraduate" to the Division of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry. This paper attracted the attention of ACS President Edgar F. Smith and Neil E. Gordon, who recognized the value of papers like Ellery's and suggested the formation of a section for papers on chemical education. Smith's and Gordon's suggestion was well-received the by ACS' membership. This resulted in the foundation of the Section of Chemical Education shortly after the 1921 ACS Fall Meeting.

The new section experienced rapid growth. It was awarded ACS division status in 1924 and was renamed the Division of Chemical Education. Recognizing a need for a journal devoted to chemical education, the new division started publishing the Journal of Chemical Education that same year. By 1930, the division's Examination Committee had made plans to offer an annually issued exam in chemistry. The first of these exams, the ACS General Chemistry Exam, was introduced in 1934.

From its beginnings, the Division of Chemical Education has concerned itself with the improvement of the chemistry curricula in schools at every level. The Soviet Union's 1957 launch of the Sputnik satellite spurred the division's efforts to re-vamp old methods and to create advanced chemistry curricula, which led to its development of the CHEM Study Project (CHEMS) and Chemical Bond Approach (CBA) high school chemistry courses.

The Division of Chemical Education currently works toward the stated goal of "focusing and enhancing the interests and efforts of all constituencies involved in the teaching and learning of chemistry at every level". Over the course of its existence, the division has sponsored numerous symposia and workshops. It also sponsors several awards.

Sources

American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education Website - http://divched.org/

American Chemical Society Exams Website - https://uwm.edu/acs-exams/about-us/history/

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 Education, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education contains the division's institutional records. The records are arranged into the following nine series:

  1. Committee Meetings
  2. Divisional Correspondence
  3. Conferences
  4. Reports
  5. Correspondence, Alphabetical
  6. General Files
  7. ACS Division of Chemical Education Publications
  8. Historical Records
  9. Photographs

The Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education were donated to the Science History Institute (formerly the Center for the History of Chemistry) by the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education in 1983.

The Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education were processed by Andrew Mangravite in February 2016.

There are no other known archival collections created by the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education 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 following related collections are preserved at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

  1. Records of the American Institute of Chemists
  2. Homer J. Hall AIC/NJIC Collection
  3. Records of the Chemical Education Material (CHEM) Study Program
  4. Papers of Joseph S. Schmuckler
  5. Addenda to the Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Records
  6. Records of the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium
  7. Joseph F. Bunnett Papers
  8. Papers of Laurence E. Strong
  9. Papers of Herman Skolnik
  10. Henry Anthony Neidig C.B.A. Collection
  11. Marco H. Scheer C.B.A. Collection
  12. Frank X. Sutman Evaluation Report of the Field Testing Component of Chemistry in the Community (CHEMCOM)
  13. Records of the Advisory Council on College Chemistry

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Science History Institute Archives
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid created by Andrew Mangravite and encoded into EAD by Kenton G. Jaehnig.
Finding Aid Date
2016
Access Restrictions

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

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Collection Inventory

Series Description

Arranged in its original order, this series contains the Division of Chemical Education's committee meetings files. These files document meetings held by the division's principal committees between 1936 and 1972, including the Executive Committee, Board of Publication Committee, Program Committee, and Committee on the Teaching of Chemistry. Its contents consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, programs, and agendas.

Special Meeting Minutes, Washington, D.C., December 6, 1968 (Incorporation of division.), 1968.
Box 1 Folder 1
General Note

See also Box 35 Folder 6.

Executive Committee Minutes, New York City, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 2
Board of Publication Committee Minutes, New York City, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 3
Business Meeting Minutes, New York City, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 4
Executive Committee Minutes, Minneapolis, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 5
Board of Publication Committee Minutes, Minneapolis, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 6
Business Meeting Minutes, Minneapolis, 1969.
Box 1 Folder 7
Executive Committee Minutes, Toronto, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 8
Board of Publication Committee Minutes, Toronto, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 9
Business Meeting Minutes, Toronto, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 10
Executive Committee Minutes, Chicago, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 11
Board of Publication Committee Minutes, Chicago, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 12
Business Meeting Minutes, Chicago, 1970.
Box 1 Folder 13
Special Meeting, ACS Staff & CHED, April 17, 1970 (Cooperation with ACS, demise of AC3.), 1970.
Box 1 Folder 14
Special Meeting, Board of Publication, Aspen, July 20, 1970/Rump Session, Executive Committee, Aspen, July 23, 1970 (Income, budget, cooperation with ACS.), 1970.
Box 1 Folder 15
Executive Committee Minutes, Los Angeles, 1971.
Box 1 Folder 16
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Los Angeles, 1971.
Box 1 Folder 17
Business Meeting Minutes, Los Angeles, 1971.
Box 1 Folder 18
Special Meeting, Executive Committee, Columbus, Ohio, June 20-22, 1971 (CEPACC, Snowmass Conference.), 1971.
Box 1 Folder 19
General Note

See also Box 18 Folder 1.

Executive Committee Minutes, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Box 1 Folder 20
Board of Publication Committee Meeting Minutes, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Box 1 Folder 21
Business Meeting Minutes, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Box 1 Folder 22
Board of Publication Committee Meeting Minutes, Boston, 1972.
Box 1 Folder 23
Executive Committee Minutes, Pittsburgh, 1966.
Box 2 Folder 1
Board of Publication Committee Minutes, Pittsburgh, 1966.
Box 2 Folder 2
Business Meeting Minutes, Pittsburgh, 1966.
Box 2 Folder 3
Executive Committee Minutes, New York City, 1966.
Box 2 Folder 4
Program Committee Meeting Minutes, New York City, 1966.
Box 2 Folder 5
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, New York City, 1966.
Box 2 Folder 6
Business Meeting Minutes, New York City, 1966.
Box 2 Folder 7
Executive Committee Minutes, Miami Beach, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 8
Program Committee Meeting Minutes, Miami Beach, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 9
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Miami Beach, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 10
Business Meeting Minutes, Miami Beach, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 11
Executive Committee Minutes, Chicago, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 12
Committee on the Teaching of Chemistry Meeting Minutes, Chicago, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 13
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Chicago, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 14
Business Meeting Minutes, Chicago, 1967.
Box 2 Folder 15
Executive Committee Minutes, San Francisco, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 16
Committee on the Teaching of Chemistry Meeting Minutes, San Francisco, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 17
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, San Francisco, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 18
Business Meeting Minutes, San Francisco, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 19
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 20
Committee on the Teaching of Chemistry Meeting Minutes, Atlantic City, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 21
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Atlantic City, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 22
Business Meeting Minutes, Atlantic City, 1968.
Box 2 Folder 23
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, 1965.
Box 3 Folder 1
Committee Reports, Atlantic City (Includes Treasurer's Report.), 1965.
Box 3 Folder 2
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Atlantic City, 1965.
Box 3 Folder 3
Business Meeting Minutes, Atlantic City, 1965.
Box 3 Folder 4
Executive Committee Minutes, Detroit, 1965.
Box 3 Folder 5
Committee Reports, Detroit (Includes Program Committee Minutes.), 1965.
Box 3 Folder 6
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Detroit, 1965.
Box 3 Folder 7
Business Meeting Minutes, Detroit, 1965.
Box 3 Folder 8
Executive Committee Minutes, Chicago, 1964.
Box 3 Folder 9
Committee Reports, Chicago (Includes Final Fiscal Report for 1963-1964.), 1964.
Box 3 Folder 10
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Chicago, 1964.
Box 3 Folder 11
Business Meeting Minutes, Chicago, 1964.
Box 3 Folder 12
Executive Committee Minutes, Philadelphia, 1964.
Box 3 Folder 13
Committee Reports, Philadelphia (Includes AAAS Co-operation Committee.), 1964.
Box 3 Folder 14
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Philadelphia, 1964.
Box 3 Folder 15
Business Meeting Minutes, Philadelphia, 1964.
Box 3 Folder 16
Executive Committee Minutes, New York City, Fall 1963, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 1
Committee Reports, New York City, Fall 1963, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 2
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, New York City, Fall 1963, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 3
Executive Committee Minutes, Los Angeles, Spring 1963, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 4
Committee Reports, Los Angeles, Spring 1963, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 5
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Los Angeles, Spring 1963, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 6
Business Meeting Minutes, Los Angeles, Spring 1963, 1963.
Box 4 Folder 7
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, 1962.
Box 4 Folder 8
Committee Reports, Atlantic City, 1962.
Box 4 Folder 9
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Atlantic City, 1962.
Box 4 Folder 10
Business Meeting Minutes, Atlantic City, 1962.
Box 4 Folder 11
Executive Committee Minutes, St. Louis, 1961.
Box 4 Folder 12
Committee Reports, St, Louis, 1961.
Box 4 Folder 13
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Chicago, 1961.
Box 4 Folder 14
Business Meeting Minutes, St. Louis, 1961.
Box 4 Folder 15
Executive Committee Minutes, St. Louis, 1961.
Box 4 Folder 16
Committee Reports, St. Louis, 1961.
Box 4 Folder 17
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, St. Louis, 1961.
Box 4 Folder 18
Executive Committee Minutes, New York City, 1960.
Box 5 Folder 1
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, New York City, 1960.
Box 5 Folder 2
Executive Committee Minutes, Cleveland, 1960.
Box 5 Folder 3
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Cleveland, 1960.
Box 5 Folder 4
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, 1959.
Box 5 Folder 5
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Atlantic City, 1959.
Box 5 Folder 6
Executive Committee Minutes, Boston (Includes "Scientific Russian Without Tears."), 1959.
Box 5 Folder 7
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Boston, 1959.
Box 5 Folder 8
Executive Committee Minutes, Chicago, 1958.
Box 5 Folder 9
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Chicago, 1958.
Box 5 Folder 10
Executive Committee Minutes, San Francisco, 1958.
Box 5 Folder 11
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, San Francisco, 1958.
Box 5 Folder 12
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, New York City, Fall 1957, 1957.
Box 5 Folder 13
Board of Publication Meeting Minutes, Miami, Spring 1957, 1957.
Box 5 Folder 14
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, Fall 1956, 1956.
Box 6 Folder 1
Executive Committee Minutes, Dallas, Spring 1956, 1956.
Box 6 Folder 2
Executive Committee Minutes, Minneapolis, Fall 1955, 1955.
Box 6 Folder 3
Executive Committee Minutes, Columbus, Spring 1955, 1955.
Box 6 Folder 4
Executive Committee Minutes, New York City, Fall 1954, 1954.
Box 6 Folder 5
Executive Committee Minutes, Lawrence, Spring 1954, 1954.
Box 6 Folder 6
Executive Committee Minutes, Chicago, Fall 1953, 1953.
Box 6 Folder 7
Executive Committee Minutes, Los Angeles, Spring 1953, 1953.
Box 6 Folder 8
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, Fall 1952, 1952.
Box 6 Folder 9
Executive Committee Minutes, Buffalo, Spring 1952, 1952.
Box 6 Folder 10
Executive Committee Minutes, New York City, Fall 1951, 1951.
Box 6 Folder 11
Executive Committee Minutes, Chicago, Spring 1951, 1951.
Box 6 Folder 12
Executive Committee Minutes, Philadelphia, Spring 1950, 1950.
Box 6 Folder 13
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, Fall 1949, 1949.
Box 6 Folder 14
Executive Committee Minutes, Chicago, Spring 1948, 1948.
Box 6 Folder 15
Executive Committee Minutes, New York City, Fall 1947, 1947.
Box 6 Folder 16
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, Spring 1947, 1947.
Box 6 Folder 17
Executive Committee Minutes, Chicago, Fall 1946, 1946.
Box 6 Folder 18
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, Spring 1946, 1946.
Box 6 Folder 19
Executive Committee Minutes, New York City, Fall 1944, 1944.
Box 6 Folder 20
Executive Committee Minutes, Pittsburgh, Fall 1943, 1943.
Box 6 Folder 21
Executive Committee Minutes, Detroit, Spring 1943, 1943.
Box 6 Folder 22
Executive Committee Minutes, Buffalo, Fall 1942, 1942.
Box 6 Folder 23
Executive Committee Minutes, Memphis, Spring 1942, 1942.
Box 6 Folder 24
Executive Committee Minutes, Atlantic City, Fall 1941, 1941.
Box 6 Folder 25
Executive Committee Minutes, St. Louis, Spring 1941, 1941.
Box 6 Folder 26
Executive Committee Minutes, Detroit, Fall 1940, 1940.
Box 6 Folder 27
Executive Committee Minutes, Cincinnati, Spring 1940, 1940.
Box 6 Folder 28
Meetings Prior to 1940 - Executive Committee, Board of Publication, Business, Etc., 1936-1939.
Box 6 Folder 29
General Note

See also Box 35-36 for additional historical material.

Series Description

Arranged chronologically by year, this series contains correspondence relating directly to the functioning of the Division of Chemical Education.

Divisional Correspondence, 1954.
Box 7 Folder 1
Divisional Correspondence, 1955 March-May.
Box 7 Folder 2
Divisional Correspondence, 1955 June-September.
Box 7 Folder 3
Divisional Correspondence, 1955 October-November.
Box 7 Folder 4
Divisional Correspondence, 1955 December-1956 January.
Box 7 Folder 5
Divisional Correspondence, 1956 February-June.
Box 7 Folder 6
Divisional Correspondence, 1956 July-October.
Box 7 Folder 7
Divisional Correspondence - Conference Planning, Etc., 1955-1961.
Box 7 Folder 8
Divisional Correspondence, 1962 January-December.
Box 8 Folder 1
Divisional Correspondence, 1963 January-December.
Box 8 Folder 2
Divisional Correspondence, 1964 January-December.
Box 8 Folder 3
Divisional Correspondence, 1965 January-December.
Box 8 Folder 4
Divisional Correspondence, 1966 January-June.
Box 9 Folder 1
Divisional Correspondence, 1966 July-December.
Box 9 Folder 2
Divisional Correspondence, 1967 January-June.
Box 9 Folder 3
Divisional Correspondence, 1967 July-December.
Box 9 Folder 4
Divisional Correspondence, 1968 January-June.
Box 9 Folder 5
Divisional Correspondence, 1968 July-December.
Box 9 Folder 6
Divisional Correspondence, 1969 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 1
Divisional Correspondence (Includes "Operation Plan Book."), 1970 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 2
Divisional Correspondence, 1971 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 3
Divisional Correspondence, 1972 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 4
Divisional Correspondence, 1973 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 5
Divisional Correspondence, 1974 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 6
Divisional Correspondence, 1975 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 7
Divisional Correspondence, 1976 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 8
Divisional Correspondence, 1977 January-December.
Box 10 Folder 9
Divisional Correspondence, Re: "Scientific Cranks", 1969-1972.
Box 10 Folder 10

Series Description

This series contains the Division of Chemical Education's conference files. The contents of these files are arranged into the following two sub-series:

  1. Planning Conferences & Biennial Conferences
  2. Other Conferences
Sub-series Description

Arranged chronologically by year, this sub-series consists of files pertaining to the Division of Chemical Education's Planning Conferences and Biennial Conferences. Of particular interest are files regarding the Planning Conferences, in which the future course of chemical education in the United States was debated and decided upon by division members.

Purple Sage Planning Conference, February 5-8, 1962, 1962.
Box 11 Folder 1
Hebgen Dam Planning Conference, August 22-26, 1965, 1965-1969.
Box 11 Folder 2
Planning Conference, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, December 5-7, 1969, 1969.
Box 11 Folder 3
First Biennial, Snowmass, Colorado, July 20-24, 1970, 1970-1971.
Box 11 Folder 4
General Note

See also: Box 18 Folder 1 & Folder 6.

First Biennial, Snowmass, Colorado, July 20-24, 1970 - Correspondence, 1969-1970.
Box 11 Folder 5
Long Range Planning (Executive Committee & Others), Columbus, Ohio, June 20-22, 1971, 1971.
Box 11 Folder 6
Second Biennial, Mt. Holyoke College, Massachusetts, August 22-25, 1972, 1971-1973.
Box 12 Folder 1
Third Biennial, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, July 30-August 3, 1974, 1972-1975.
Box 12 Folder 2
Fourth Biennial Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, August 8-12, 1976, 1976-1977.
Box 12 Folder 3
Long Range Planning, Fort Collins, Colorado, July 21-22, 1978 - Agenda, Part I, 1978.
Box 13 Folder 1
Long Range Planning, Fort Collins, Colorado, July 21-22, 1978 - Agenda, Part II, 1978.
Box 13 Folder 2
Long Range Planning, Fort Collins, Colorado, July 21-22, 1978 - Correspondence & Report, 1978.
Box 13 Folder 3
Fifth Biennial Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, July 24-28, 1978, 1978.
Box 13 Folder 4
Sixth Biennial Conference, Rochester, New York, June 22-26, 1980, 1980.
Box 13 Folder 5
Seventh Biennial Conference, Stillwater, Oklahoma, August 8-12, 1982, 1979-1983.
Box 13 Folder 6
Sub-series Description

Arranged chronologically by year, this sub-series consists of files pertaining to a handful of miscellaneous conferences. Three of the conferences documented in these files were either planned or held by the Division of Chemical Education. Two files pertaining to non-ACS conferences that were attended by division members are also preserved here.

1965-1966 Two-Year College Chemistry Conference, 1964-1967.
Box 14 Folder 1
AC3-Type Regional Conference - Proposed by CHED but Vetoed by ACS, 1971.
Box 14 Folder 2
CEC '78, Beaver College Conference, Glenside, Pennsylvania, August 21-25, 1978, 1978.
Box 14 Folder 3
6th ICCE "Teaching Chemistry in a Diverse World," College Park, Maryland, August 9-14, 1981, 1979-1982.
Box 14 Folder 4
6th ICCE Conference Proceedings, 1981.
Box 14 Folder 5

Series Description

This series contains reports generated by the Division of Chemical Education. The contents of the Reports are arranged into the following two sub-series:

  1. Annual Reports
  2. Committee Reports
Sub-series Description

Arranged chronologically by year, this sub-series consists of annual reports generated by the Division of Chemical Education. The reports in this sub-series provide annual summaries of the division's activities.

CHED Annual Reports to ACS, 1947-1956.
Box 15 Folder 1
CHED Annual Reports to ACS, 1957-1969.
Box 15 Folder 2
CHED Annual Reports to ACS, 1968-1979.
Box 15 Folder 3
CHED Annual Reports to ACS, 1980-1982.
Box 15 Folder 4
Sub-series Description

Arranged in its original order, this sub-series mainly consists of reports generated by several Division of Chemical Education committees, including, most notably, the Examination Committee. Treasurer's reports are also preserved here.

2YC3 Committee Reports, 1966-1969.
Box 16 Folder 1
Committee on Visiting Scientists - Four Reports, 1966-1970.
Box 16 Folder 2
(Erstwhile) High School Teachers Committee - Includes Correspondence & Minutes, 1966-1978.
Box 16 Folder 3
Committee on the Teaching of Chemistry - Includes IUPAC/UNESCO "Evaluation in Chemistry" Report, 1967-1968.
Box 16 Folder 4
Examination Committee Reports, 1967-1970.
Box 16 Folder 5
Examination Committee Reports, 1959-1963.
Box 16 Folder 6
AAAS Liaisons/AAAS Representative Reports, 1968-1971.
Box 17 Folder 1
AC3 Reports, 1968-1969.
Box 17 Folder 2
Board of Publication - Correspondence and Reports, 1968-1977.
Box 17 Folder 3
Curriculum Committee, 1968, 1970.
Box 17 Folder 4
High School Teachers Saturday Seminar, 1968.
Box 17 Folder 5
International Aspects of Chemical Education, 1968.
Box 17 Folder 6
Program Committee - Three Reports, 1968-1970.
Box 17 Folder 7
General Note

See also Box 35 Folder 3.

Treasurer's Reports - Includes Correspondence, 1972-1977.
Box 17 Folder 8
General Note

See also Box 35 Folder 3.

Treasurer's Reports - Includes Correspondence, 1978-1982.
Box 17 Folder 9
General Note

See also Box 35 Folder 3.

Treasurer's Reports - Includes Correspondence, 1968-1971.
Box 17 Folder 10
UNESCO Reports, 1968.
Box 17 Folder 11
2YC3 - Correspondence, Newsletters, and Reports (Includes "A Chemistry Booklist for Two-Year Colleges."), 1969-1977.
Box 17 Folder 12
"College Chemistry Faculties", 1969.
Box 18 Folder 1
"Preliminary Report: International Conference on Education in Chemistry", 1970.
Box 18 Folder 2
General Note

Snowmass Conference - See also Box 11 Folder 4-5.

Report - "National Conference on the Public Understanding of Chemistry", 1970.
Box 18 Folder 3
C3S Report, 1971.
Box 18 Folder 4
"Chemical Education for Underprepared Students", 1971.
Box 18 Folder 5
Examination Committee Reports, 1971-1977.
Box 18 Folder 6
"International Conference on Education in Chemistry", 1971.
Box 18 Folder 7
General Note

Snowmass Conference - See also Box 11 Folder 4-5.

"ChemEd 73" (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) - Includes Correspondence , 1973-1979.
Box 18 Folder 8
Examination Committee Reports, 1978-1982.
Box 18 Folder 9

Series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains the Division of Chemical Education's alphabetical correspondence files. The files in this series regard a variety of matters, including, but not limited to, division committees, conferences, and the Journal of Chemical Education. Of particular interest are the files regarding the use of computers in the teaching of chemistry and the friction arising between the ACS and the Division of Chemical Education.

AAAS Cooperation Committee - Prior to 1962, 1959-1962.
Box 19 Folder 1
AC3 - Correspondence, Re: NSF and the Demise of AC3, 1969-1970.
Box 19 Folder 2
Baccalaureate Exam "Flap", 1975.
Box 19 Folder 3
C3S (Consultants) - Includes Some Brochures, 1969-1971.
Box 19 Folder 4
Chairman's Correspondence, 1970-1977.
Box 19 Folder 5
Chemical Education for the "General" Student - Includes Memos, Conference Materials, and a Monsanto Brochure, "The Chemistry of Life", 1971-1979.
Box 19 Folder 6
Cooperation Problems (ACS-Division of Chemical Education), 1969-1971.
Box 19 Folder 7
Computers (Committee on the Role of Computers in Chemical Education), 1971-1977.
Box 19 Folder 8
Curriculum Commission, 1968-1976.
Box 20 Folder 1
Disadvantaged Students (Committee on Teaching Science to the Unprepared Student) - Includes Newsletters, 1974-1981.
Box 20 Folder 2
Examinations Committee, 1955-1956.
Box 20 Folder 3
Institutes & Conferences (Committee Correspondence), 1969-1972.
Box 20 Folder 4
International Chemical Education - Includes Newsletters & Reports, 1969-1972.
Box 20 Folder 5
Journal (Journal of Chemical Education), 1954-1956.
Box 20 Folder 6
Journal (Journal of Chemical Education), 1962-1979.
Box 20 Folder 7
Mack Publishing Company (For Journal of Chemical Education), 1950-1964.
Box 21 Folder 1
Officers and Committees, 1941-1952.
Box 21 Folder 2
Officers and Committees, 1959-1962.
Box 21 Folder 3
Officers' Correspondence, 1959-1962.
Box 21 Folder 4
Program Committee, 1955-1956.
Box 21 Folder 5
Program Committee, 1969-1977.
Box 21 Folder 6
Task Force on Public Understanding of Chemistry, 1971-1979.
Box 21 Folder 7
Treasurer, 1959-1962.
Box 21 Folder 8
Shakhashiri, Bassam Z. (Chair, CHED), 1980-1982.
Box 22 Folder 1
Summer Institutes & Conferences (Committee on), 1955 May-1956 June.
Box 22 Folder 2
Summer Institutes & Conferences (Committee on), 1956 July-December .
Box 22 Folder 3
Teaching Committee (Committee on the Teaching of Chemistry), 1956.
Box 22 Folder 4
Teaching Committee, 1958-1961.
Box 22 Folder 5
Teaching Committee, 1968-1977.
Box 22 Folder 6
"VIP" File (Kept by Jay Young, Secretary, CHED.), 1969-1974.
Box 22 Folder 7

Series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains the Division of Chemical Education's general files. The files in this series regard a variety of subjects, many of which pertain to various aspects of the division's work, including, but not limited to, awards, committees, the Journal of Chemical Education, and task forces. The contents of the General Files consist of a variety of materials, including, but not limited to, correspondence, reports, newsletters, bulletins, financial documents, and minutes.

ACS - Awards in Chemical Education - Correspondence & Awards Bulletins, 1978-1983.
Box 23 Folder 1
ACS - Awards in Chemical Education - Correspondence & Awards Bulletins, 1967-1977.
Box 23 Folder 2
ACS Bulletins, 1964-1971.
Box 23 Folder 3
ACS Department of Educational Activities - Correspondence & Bulletins, 1978-1983.
Box 23 Folder 4
ACS Department of Educational Activities - Program Descriptions & Budgets, 1978.
Box 23 Folder 5
ACS Department of Educational Activities - Correspondence & Bulletins, 1962-1977.
Box 23 Folder 6
ACS National Office - Correspondence & Bulletins, 1978-1983.
Box 24 Folder 1
ACS National Office - Correspondence & Bulletins, 1964-1977.
Box 24 Folder 2
Board Committee on Education & Students - Correspondence, 1969-1978.
Box 24 Folder 3
Board of Publication - Correspondence & Reports, 1977-1978.
Box 24 Folder 4
Board of Publication - Special Meeting (Re: New Journal of Chemical Education Editor Selection) - October 1, 1977, 1977.
Box 24 Folder 5
Board of Publication - Agenda & Correspondence, Re: Executive Meeting, Atlantic City, September 9, 1974, 1974.
Box 24 Folder 6
Board of Publication - Correspondence (Re: Journal of Chemical Education Deficits), 1972, 1974.
Box 24 Folder 7
Bylaws Revisions - Correspondence & Copies, 1969-1977.
Box 24 Folder 8
Bylaws Revisions - Correspondence & Copies, 1949-1969.
Box 24 Folder 9
C3E (Council Committee on Chemical Education) - Correspondence & Agenda for Fall 1978 Meeting in Miami Beach, 1969-1979.
Box 25 Folder 1
C3S (College Chemistry Consultants Service) - Correspondence & Reports by Malcolm Renfrew, Program Director, 1972-1981.
Box 25 Folder 2
CEPACC (Chemical Education Policy Planning and Coordinating Commission) - Correspondence, Meeting Minutes & Reports, 1971-1977.
Box 25 Folder 3
CHED: 2YC3 (Two-Year College Chemistry Conference) - Correspondence, Newsletters & Reports, 1978-1983.
Box 25 Folder 4
CHED: Chairs, 1972-1980 - Correspondence, Organized by Name & Tenure Dates, 1972-1980.
Box 25 Folder 5
CHED: Crosby, Chair - Correspondence, 1981-1982.
Box 25 Folder 6
CHED: Elections, Before 1983 - Correspondence, CVs, Vote Tallies, 1969-1981.
Box 25 Folder 7
CHED: High School CC, Before 1982 - Correspondence & Reports, 1981-1982.
Box 25 Folder 8
CHED: Personnel & Nominations, Before 1983, 1978-1981.
Box 26 Folder 1
CHED: Totem Pole, Until 1983 - Lists of Officers & Committee Members, 1974-1983.
Box 26 Folder 2
Chemical Education Publishing Company - Correspondence & Reports, 1971-1975.
Box 26 Folder 3
General Note

See also Box 35 Folder 2.

Chemical Education Publishing Company - Contracts - With Mack Printing Company, 1939-1956.
Box 26 Folder 4
General Note

See also Box 35 Folder 2.

Chemical Education Publishing Company - Hutchison - (H.S., Executive Vice President) - Correspondence & Reports, 1961-1973.
Box 26 Folder 5
General Note

See also Box 35 Folder 2.

CEPC - Miscellaneous, 1979.
Box 26 Folder 6
CHOC (Center for the History of Chemistry) - Correspondence, Re: Founding, 1979-1983.
Box 26 Folder 7
"College Chemistry Faculties" - Includes Supplement, 1965-1966.
Box 26 Folder 8
Committee Appointments, Prior to 1962 - Correspondence, 1961-1962.
Box 26 Folder 9
"The Continuing Education Programs of the American Chemical Society", 1978.
Box 26 Folder 10
CPT (Committee on Professional Training), 1977-1981.
Box 27 Folder 1
Directory 1970s, 1967-1970.
Box 27 Folder 2
Divisional Activities Committee - Correspondence, Reports & Newsletters, 1977-1983.
Box 27 Folder 3
DOG (Divisional Officers Group) - Correspondence & Newsletters, 1969, 1978-1982.
Box 27 Folder 4
Du Pont Small Grants - Correspondence & Lists for Proposals Offered, 1968-1973.
Box 27 Folder 5
Education Commission - Correspondence & Reports, 1978-1980.
Box 27 Folder 6
"Educational Activities of the American Chemical Society" - Handbook, 1979.
Box 27 Folder 7
Education Commission (Experimental) - Agenda & Minutes, 1978 Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, November 9-10, 1978.
Box 27 Folder 8
Emeriti - Correspondence, Re: Definition and Status of, 1978-1982.
Box 27 Folder 9
Exam Committee Fiscal Papers, 1960-1974.
Box 27 Folder 10
Expenditures, 07/01/67-02/24/70, 1967-1970.
Box 27 Folder 11
Expenditures, 06/01/66-06/30/67, 1966-1967.
Box 27 Folder 12
Fagenbaum ACS Frosh Exam Committee - Correspondence and Report, 1967.
Box 28 Folder 1
HSCC (High School Chemistry Committee) - Correspondence, Newsletters and Reports, 1977-1980.
Box 28 Folder 2
ICASE (International Council of Associations for Science Education) - Correspondence, Newsletters, Reports (Includes "Report of Foundation Meeting."), 1973-1977.
Box 28 Folder 3
IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) - Bulletins, Re: Nomenclature and Organizational Structure, 1971-1972.
Box 28 Folder 4
International Chemical Education "Newsletter" - Correspondence, 1975.
Box 28 Folder 5
Journal (Journal of Chemical Education) - Advertising Management - Correspondence & Reports, 1969-1979.
Box 29 Folder 1
Journal - Board of Publication - Correspondence & Reports, 1980-1982.
Box 29 Folder 2
Journal - Editor - Correspondence & Reports, 1969-1982.
Box 29 Folder 3
Journal - Funding Proposals (High School Section mainly.), 1978-1979.
Box 29 Folder 4
Journal - Publications Coordinator - Correspondence & Reports, 1974-1982.
Box 29 Folder 5
Journal - Wotiz Issue - Correspondence, Re: Discontinuation of His Column, 1973-1974, 1979-1981.
Box 29 Folder 6
Liaisons - Temporary or Ad Hoc Groups (Future Activities Proposed) - Correspondence, 1970-1982.
Box 30 Folder 1
"Library List" Project - Correspondence, Reports, and Memos, 1969-1983.
Box 30 Folder 2
Local Representatives (ACS) - Correspondence, 1955-1956.
Box 30 Folder 3
MACTLAC/NEACT/CACT, Etc. (Chemical Education Associations) - Correspondence, 1958-1969.
Box 30 Folder 4
MCA/CMA (Manufacturing Chemists Association/Chemical Manufacturers Association) - Correspondence & Awards Programs, 1966-1983.
Box 30 Folder 5
Mailing Lists (Local Section Representatives), pre 1956, undated.
Box 30 Folder 6
Members (1963) - Typed Listing, Organized Alphabetically by State and City, 1963.
Box 30 Folder 7
Nominating Committee - Correspondence, 1955.
Box 30 Folder 8
Operating Procedures, Various ACS Divisions, As of 1956, 1952-1956, 1966.
Box 31 Folder 1
Policy Manual (For ACS Division of Chemical Education) - Includes Drafts, 1978.
Box 31 Folder 2
Program (For an Einstein Symposium) - Correspondence & Supporting Materials, 1978-1979.
Box 31 Folder 3
Recordings for the Blind - Correspondence, 1956.
Box 31 Folder 4
Regional Meetings (A Never-Ceasing Struggle) - Correspondence & Meeting Schedule, 1969.
Box 31 Folder 5
Requests for Membership - Correspondence, 1978-1983.
Box 31 Folder 6
Science Commission - Correspondence, Re: Nominations & Elections, 1978-1983.
Box 31 Folder 7
Task Force on Academic Preparation & Industrial Careers - Correspondence & Reports, 1980-1982.
Box 32 Folder 1
Task Force on Curriculum - Correspondence & Reports, 1977-1983.
Box 32 Folder 2
Task Force on Forensic Chemistry - Summary Report, 1979.
Box 32 Folder 3
Task Force on Fostering High School Student Achievement - Correspondence & Reports (Includes an IChO report on the 12th Olympiad of Chemistry, Linz, Austria, July 11-23, 1980.), 1980-1982.
Box 32 Folder 4
Task Force on Teaching - Correspondence & Reports, 1978-1983.
Box 32 Folder 5
Task Force on Work Study Programs - Correspondence & Reports, 1970-1978.
Box 32 Folder 6
Teaching Aids - Catalogs, Reports, Published Articles, 1962-1969.
Box 32 Folder 7
UNESCO, After 1956 - Correspondence, 1969-1973, 1976.
Box 32 Folder 8
Visiting Scientists Committee - Correspondence & Reports, 1969-1973.
Box 32 Folder 9
Younger Scientists Committee (YCC) - Newsletter & List, 1974, 1982.
Box 32 Folder 10

Series Description

Arranged in its original order, this series contains a sampling of publications printed by the Division of Chemical Education and its various committees other than the Journal of Chemical Education.

ACS DivCHED "Directory" 1955-1968 (Missing years 1957 & 1967.), 1955-1968.
Box 33 Folder 1
Advisory Council on College Chemistry (AC3) - "Experiment Clearinghouse" (Sixteen issues by various authors, each dealing with one experiment.), 1958.
Box 33 Folder 2
CHED Newsletter - Single Copies, 1978-1984.
Box 33 Folder 3
"Information Digest for Division Officers of the American Chemical Society", 1985-1986.
Box 33 Folder 4
2YC3 - "Chemistry in the Two-Year College" (Missing 1978.), 1975-1980.
Box 34 Folder 1
2YC3 - "Chemistry in the Two-Year College", 1972-1974.
Box 34 Folder 2
Signet Research & Journal of Chemical Education - "The Academic Market for Scientific Products", 1980.
Box 34 Folder 3
"Combatting the Hydra" - Reader & Teacher's Guide, 1980.
Box 34 Folder 4

Series Description

Arranged in its original order, this series contains materials documenting the history of the Division of Chemical Education, some of which were gathered in anticipation of the division's 25th and 50th anniversaries. The series' contents consist of a variety of materials, including, but not limited to, correspondence, minutes, a dissertation, and a scrapbook.

Member Records & Correspondence, 1931-1940.
Box 35 Folder 1
Chemical Education Publishing Company - Original Agreement, 1932.
Box 35 Folder 2
General Note

See also Box 26 Folder 3-5.

DivCHED - Treasurer's Reports, 1936-1954.
Box 35 Folder 3
General Note

See also Box 17 Folder 7-8.

DivCHED - "News Items, Journal of Chemical Education", Vols. 34-45, 1957-1968.
Box 35 Folder 4
Bill Cook (Curriculum) Committees - Correspondence and Minutes, 1960-1966.
Box 35 Folder 5
DivCHED - Incorporation Papers & Executive Committee Minutes - 04/64-04/74, 1964-1974.
Box 35 Folder 6
General Note

See also Box 1 Folder 1.

DivCHED Scrapbook, 1969-1971.
Box 36 Folder 1
Historian (W.G. Kessel) - Correspondence, Re: Work on a DivCHED History, 1968-1972.
Box 36 Folder 2
Chairmen (History, some correspondence), 1969-1971.
Box 36 Folder 3
CAUSS (Chemistry, An Approach in Understanding Science in Society) - Correspondence & NSF Grant Proposal, 1971-1972.
Box 36 Folder 4
Drenchko, Elizabeth K., "Contributions to the Chemistry Curriculum in American High Schools by the American Chemical Society", Rutgers University, Ph.D. Dissertation, 1970.
Box 36 Folder 5
Archives - Correspondence, Re: Transfer of DivCHED to the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection, University of Pennsylvania and then to Center for the History of Chemistry (now Chemical Heritage Foundation), 1974-1975, 1982.
Box 36 Folder 6

Series Description

This series contains a photograph of the Chemistry Teachers Summer Institute, which was held at Oregon State College in 1956. The photograph has been physically removed from the records and placed in Cold Storage.

Chemistry Teachers (Summer) Institute, Oregon State College, 1956.
Box 36 Folder 7
Physical Location

Removed the from Records of the American Chemical and Society Division of Chemical Education and moved to Cold Storage. Item viewable upon request.

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