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Idaho Academy of Science Records, 1958-1961 ca. 1 ft. MSS 31 The Idaho Academy of Science was organized on May 10, 1958, in Boise by a group of college professors and others interested in the promotion of science in Idaho. Approximately 50 people were in attendance. Temporary officers were elected, and a constitution and bylaws committee was appointed by the president, Dr. William H. Baker. Those documents were adopted at another meeting held in November 1958 at Boise Junior College. The group’s first annual meeting at which scientific papers were read was held in 1959 at the University of Idaho, with 31 papers presented. The Idaho Academy of Science affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1960. This collection includes correspondence of various officers of the academy, membership lists, meeting minutes, publications, and other records. The bulk of the collection is dated 1958-1961, the first four years of the organization’s existence, though there are a few files from 1971. Much of the information in the collection deals with the organization, internal affairs, and business of the academy. A proposal for a medical school in Idaho and supporting documents make up a significant file (Box 3). Two persons who figure prominently in the papers are two of the academy’s founders, John J. Gallagher and Earl J. Larrison. The Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science and the academy’s newsletter, The Retort, are housed elsewhere in Albertsons Library. Consult the library’s catalog for their location. Collection number: MSS 31 Box and Folder List The collection is divided into 8 series and housed in 4 boxes.
Series I: General materials Box 1: General materials Folder 1 Historical accounts of the founding Series II: Correspondence Box 1: Correspondence Folder 3 Correspondence: 1958 Series III: Minutes and Meeting Files Programs for the first three annual meetings (1959-1961) with lists of papers presented at them are located with Publications (Box 2, Folder 12). Box 2: Minutes Folder 1 Minutes (incomplete): 1958-1961 Series IV: Membership Box 2: Membership Folder 4 Membership lists: 1959-1960 Series V: Financial records Box 2: Financial records Folder 10 Budgets: 1958-1961 Series VI: Publications Box 2: Publications Folder 12 Annual meeting programs (1st-3rd):
1959-1961 Series VII: Miscellaneous
Box 2: Miscellaneous Folder 15 AAAS Operational Guide Series VIII: Proposals Most of the papers in this box relate to a proposal to start a medical school in Idaho. Box 3: Proposals Folder 1 Medical school: Suggestions, by R.A.
Lyman: 1960 Folder 15 State and Local Intergovernmental Science Policy Planning Program: 1971 Box 4 Official seal (embossing tool) Return to Special Collections homepage For questions or comments about this page, contact the Special Collections Department This page last changed: 1 February 2006
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