This series holds material relating to Wu's participation in the American Physical Society (APS), of which she was president during the mid-1970s. The series is divided into six sub-series: Sub-series II.1. Correspondence; Subseries II.2. Meetings; Subseries II.3. Administrative Matters; Subseries II.4. Publications and Reports; Subseries II.5. Awards and Events; and Subseries II.6. Research and Studies.
Subseries II.1: Correspondence, 1962-1978
This subseries contains correspondence on issues of importance to the APS, including persecution of Soviet scientists, committee appointments and decisions, science and physics issues in the federal government, and publications. The correspondence is arranged by subject as well as by individual names, committees and organizations. The folder of correspondence with Karl Darrow includes letters responding to a dispute surrounding an article published inPhysical Reviewin the 1960's, about which Harvard faculty suggested a publishing bias in favor of Columbia University. Some strong language is used in these letters. The two folders of voter correspondence from 1966 reflect Wu's position on the Board of Tellers of the APS when a vote on a new constitution and bylaws sparked controversy. The correspondence in these folders relates to that controversy.
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American Institute of Physics (AIP), 1971-1977
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Associate Members, 1973
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Committee Appointments and Nominations, 1974-1977
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Committee on Minorities, 1970-1975
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Committee of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP), 1974-1977
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Complaints and Suggestions from APS Membership, 1974-1975
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Education Committee, 1974-1975
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Energy Reactor Safety Studies, 1975
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General, 1970-1974
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General, 1975 January-August, 1975
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General, 1975-1976 September, 1975-1976
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H. Guyford Steever, 1975
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Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), 1974
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1974-1975
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J.A. Burton, 1974
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Karl Darrow, 1962-1973
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K.C. Nomura Re: Use of "JAP,", 1975
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Kistiakowsky, Vera, 1975
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Letter to President Gerald Ford, 1975
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Letters to P.Y. Chou, Y.S. Woo and W.Y. Chang, 1975,undated, 1975
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National Science Foundation Grants, 1974
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Prior Publication Release Restriction, 1975
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Re:Nelson Rockefeller, 1975
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S.A. Goudsmit and G. Uhlenbeck Dinner, 1975-1976
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Soviet Scientists, 1975-1976
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Soviet Scientists and Censorship at APS, 1973-1976
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Technology Resources Survey and Applications Act, 1974
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Title IX of the Civil Rights Act Regulation, 1974
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UNESCO and Israel, 1975
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Voter Correspondence, 1966
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Voter Correspondence, Balloting, 1966
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W.K.H. Panofsky, 1974-1975
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Women in Science and Technology Equal Opportunity Act (S. 2550), 1978
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W.W. Havens Correspondence, 1974-1975
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W.W. Havens, Letters to Nominees (alphabetical by surname), 1975
Subseries II.2: Meetings, 1966-1982
This subseries consists of material on the various meetings held by the APS including executive and budget meetings, council meetings, general and annual meetings, and background material for meetings.
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American Philosophical Society Conference, 1982
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Background Material for June 1974 Executive and Budget Committees, 1974, June 1974, 1974
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Background Material for 1975 January Meeting, 1974-1975, 1975 January, 1974-1975
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Background Materials for 1976 February Meeting, 1976, 1976 February, 1976
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Council Meetings, 1974 January-April, 1974
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Council Meetings, 1974-1976 October, 1974-1976
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Executive/Budget Committee, 1974-1977
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General Meetings, 1966-1979
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Meeting Schedules, 1973-1975
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Panel on "Women in Physics,", 1970-1971
Subseries II.3: Administrative Matters, 1968-1976
This subseries contains material regarding administrative matters including governing documents, lists of committee members, fellowship program guidelines, and membership information. Also included are documents on the Committee on Professional Concerns and the Panel on Public Affairs.
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APS Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, 1977
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Committee on Professional Concerns, 1973 1976, 1973, 1976
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Constitution and By-Laws, 1975-1976
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Lists of Committee Members, 1968, 1973-1974, 1968
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Membership, 1974
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Panel on Public Affairs, 1975
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Resolution to Admit Sigma Pi Sigma in the APS Insurance Trust, 1974
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Travel Vouchers, 1975
Subseries II.4: Publications and Reports, 1964-1972
This subseries consists of publications and reports of the APS. Included are financial and treasurer reports, presidential reports, and Wu's address upon retiring as president of the APS.
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Ad Hoc Committee on a Washington Representative Report, 1974
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American Institute of Physics (AIP), 1973-1974
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Assorted Financial Reports, 1974-1975
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Auditor's Reports, 1973-1975
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Benjamin S. Cooper Report on Experience as APS Fellow, 1974
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Clippings Re: APS, 1974-1975
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Committee on Women in Physics Annual Report, 1974-1978, 1982, 1974-1978, 1982
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Committee on Women in Physics Report: "Women in Physics"(to Appendix G), 1972
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Committee on Women in Physics Report: "Women in Physics"(H-Z), 1972
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General Considerations on a Center for Physics, 1976
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High Resolution Studies of Muonic X-rays, 1965
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Interim Report of the Selection Committee of APS Congressional Fellows, ca. 1974
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Muons and Nuclear Structure by Samuel Devons, 1964
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Preliminary Report on APS Committees, 1974
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President's Report, 1975
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Press Releases on Reactor Safety Study, 1975
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Report of Ad Hoc FORUM Committee on Placement, 1974-1975
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Study of Women High School Physics Teachers, 1975
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Treasurer's Reports, 1974-1976
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Wu's Retiring Presidential Address, 1976
Subseries II.5: Awards and Events, 1974-1975
This subseries contains documents relating to awards and events offered by the APS.
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1975 Particle Accelerator Conference, 1974, 1975, 1974
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1976 International Conference on the Interactions of Neutrons with Nuclei, 1974, 1976, 1974, (2 folders)
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APS Prize in High Polymer Physics, 1974
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Davisson-Germer Prize, 1974-1975
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Leo Szilard Award and Forum Award, 1974
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Oliver Buckley Solid State Physics Prize, 1974
Subseries II.6: Research and Studies, 1973-1975
This subseries holds documents on the research and studies performed and proposed by the APS.
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List of Members of Reactor Safety Study Panel, 1975
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Proposal for Summer Study on Improving Energy Utilization in Commercial Buildings, undated
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Proposals for APS Studies, 1974-1975
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Summer Study on Nuclear Reactor Safety, 1973-1975