Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

MS 477
AOAC International
Records, 1891-[ongoing]

Descriptive summary

creator:	AOAC International
title:	Records
dates:	1891-[ongoing]
extent:	21.5 linear ft. (9 records center cartons, 7 oversize boxes, and 1 map case folder)
collection number:	MS 477
repository:	Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	AOAC International Records, MS 477, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Historical note

AOAC International was originally founded as the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (AOAC) in 1884 and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The initial charge of the organization was to formulate standard methods used to analyze fertilizers. AOAC was officially established as an independent organization at a convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1885.

In 1965, the organization changed its name to the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) to recognize the fact that the organization's scope of interest had expanded beyond agricultural topics. In 1992, the name was again changed to AOAC International to reflect the growing international aspect of its membership and to reduce the emphasis on any one particular scientific discipline. Prior to 1987, full voting membership was restricted to analytical chemists who were state and federal government employees. Now, more than half of the membership is made up of industry scientists.

The first methods published by AOAC dealt only with fertilizers, but the work expanded into other areas such as animal feed and dairy products, and with the passage of the Food and Drug Act of 1906, to all foods and drugs. As additional laws were passed by Congress and the States, the Association's program covered pesticides (1910); cosmetics and extraneous material; evidence of insect and rodent attack of agricultural commodities (1938); additional pesticides (1954); food additives (1957); hazardous substances (1960); and drugs subject to abuse (1965). In 1965, the AOAC expanded its programs in the microbiological area and the methods required for the control of air and water pollution.

The organization's research is published in the publication, Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International. The methods defined by this publication are used by Federal and State agencies in their regulatory work and are accepted by the courts as a source of valid methods of analysis to determine the legality of food and agricultural products and other commodities of interest to agriculture and public health. The methods are also used by industry to determine whether their products will comply with the law before they are introduced in the channels of trade and in contracts and specifications.

Collection description

This collection (1891-[ongoing]) contains records of AOAC International, including annual meeting materials, artifacts, biographical information, correspondence files, committee records, photographs, proceedings, programs, and publications.

Annual meeting records include abstracts, announcements, programs, and audio recordings of speakers. A number of the annual meeting proceedings, along with many other AOAC International publications, can be found by searching the ISU Library catalog.

The collection also contains numerous committee files. The contents of most of these files include correspondence, membership information, meeting minutes, and reports. Some of the committees are joint committees with other societies, such as the Intersociety Relations Committee composed of members from AOAC, the American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). The collection contains correspondence with numerous national and international organizations such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and various governments on issues of food safety and pollution control.

AOAC International sponsors several awards, but its most prestigious award is the Harvey W. Wiley Award. Named after one of the founding members of the organization, the award was established in 1956 and bestowed annually to a scientist or group of scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to analytical method development in an area of interest to AOAC International. Biographical information and photographs related to some of the award winners are included in these files.

There are two appendices attached to the end of the finding aid. Appendix I is a list of acronyms used throughout the finding aid and their corresponding meaning. Appendix II is a list of manuals and materials published by AOAC that were removed from this collection and cataloged as part of the Special Collections book collection. Other publications of AOAC International can be found by searching the ISU Library catalog.

Organization

The collection is organized into three series:

Series 1, General Records, 1891-[ongoing] (chronological)
Series 2, Photographs, circa 1910-1984, undated (chronological)
Series 3, Artifacts, 1979-1994, undated (chronological)

Description of series

Series 1	General Records	1891-[ongoing]
extent:	9 records center cartons
description:	This series contains annual meeting materials, biographical information, correspondence files, committee records, proceedings, programs, and publications.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
4	15	Publications: Song Book [of the] Association of Official Agricultural Chemists	1891
9	5	Annual Meeting: Announcements	1912-1930
7	18	Obituary Files	1925-1984
7	25	Harvey W. Wiley: Background (includes first day issue of Harvey W. Wiley stamp, 1956) (2-3x5" and 2-8x10" b/w photographs; 4-b/w and 1-color transparency)	1929-1976
9	17	Annual Meeting: Programs	1931-1941
1	3-4	Wiley Memorial Awards and Fellowships: Correspondence	1938-1942
9	18	Annual Meeting: Programs	1943-1954
3	17	Publications: Copyright for Methods	1946-1965
7	26	Anna Kelton Wiley (Mrs. Harvey W.): Background	1951-1971
3	20	Publications: Correspondence with Printer	1954-1955
9	19	Annual Meeting: Programs	1955-1964
7	27	Harvey W. Wiley: Hall of Fame for Great Americans, New York University	1955-1973
7	20	Awards: Establishment of the Harvey W. Wiley Award	1956
3	21	Commemorative Stamp Committee	1956
9	6	Annual Meeting: Banquet Programs	1956-1963
2	5	Change in Name of the Association Committee	1956-1965
1	5	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Lloyd C. Mitchell (1- 5x7" and 1- 3x4" b/w photograph)	1957
7	19	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Press Releases	1957-1975
1	6	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Kenneth D. Jacob (1- 5x7" b/w photograph)	1958
3	13	Publications: Reviews: Micro-Analytical Entomology for Food Sanitation Control	1958-1968
1	7	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Francis A. Gunter (1- 4x5" b/w photograph)	1959
1	8	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Jonas Carol	1960
1	1	Committee on Improvement: Correspondence, Minutes, and Reports	1960-1963
1	9	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Paul A. Clifford (1- 5x7" b/w photograph)	1961
3	8	Publications: Reviews, Youden	1961-1969
1	30-31	Executive Committee: Agendas, Minutes, and Correspondence	1961-1970
2	3-4	Constitution Committee	1961-1984
1	10	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Milton S. Schechter (1- 5x7" b/w photograph)	1962
3	12	Publications: Reviews: Cosmetic Manual	1962-1977
3	7	Publications: Cost of All Publications	1962-1978
2	8-11	Editorial Board: Correspondence and Minutes	1962-1979
1	11	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Kenton L. Harris and O'Dean L. Kurtz	1963
9	9	Annual Meeting: Abstracts	1963-1969
5	7	World Food Congress: Correspondence and Programs	1963-1969
2	7	Fellows of AOAC	1963-1971
2	16	Long Range Planning Committee: Correspondence, Minutes, and Reports (1 of 5)	1963-1978
3	1-4	Long Range Planning Committee: Correspondence, Minutes, and Reports (2-5 of 5)	1963-1978
5	16	Pesticides Analysis Committee in the United Kingdom	1963-1980
5	17	Pesticides Analysis Committee in the United Kingdom: Dimethoate Residues Panel	1963-1980
5	18	Pesticides Analysis Committee in the United Kingdom: Gas Chromatography Panel & Lindane	1963-1980
5	19	Pesticides Analysis Committee in the United Kingdom: Monuron And Diuron Panel	1963-1980
5	4-6	World Health Organization: Correspondence and reports on pollution and food safety	1963-1983
1	12	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, John B. Smith	1964
4	7	Publications: Handbook of the AOAC	1964
3	6	Publications: Information on AOAC Publications	1964
6	13	Comite International Permament de la Conserde	1964-1965
6	11	European Plant Protection Organization	1964-1965
3	9	Publications: Manual of Drug Analysis	1964-1968
9	7	Annual Meeting: Banquet Programs	1964-1972
3	14	Publications: Miscellaneous Reviews	1964-1978
6	8-9	International Association for Cereal Chemistry: Correspondence and Printed Materials	1964-1985
5	12	Society for Analytical Chemistry	1964-1986
6	14-16	Collaborative International Pesticide Analytical Council: Correspondence, Reports	1964-1988
1	13	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Forest W. Quackenbush	1965
9	20	Annual Meeting: Programs	1965-1972
4	29-30	AACC-AOAC-AOCS-ASTM Intersociety Relations Committee: Correspondence, Members, Minutes, and Reports	1965-1982
1	14	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, J. A. Campbell	1966
4	8	Publications: Handbook of the AOAC, 2nd edition	1966
4	34	Committee on Safety: Correspondence, Membership, and Reports	1966-1984
4	18-21	Intersociety Committee on Manual of Methods for Ambient Air Sampling Analysis: Correspondence and Reports	1966-1987
5	27-29	Nordic Committee on Food Analysis: Correspondence	1966-1988
1	15	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Robert T. O'Conner	1967
5	25-26	Office International du Cacao et de Chocolat: Correspondence	1967-1983
1	16	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Daniel Banes	1968
4	24	Intersociety Committee, Subcommittee on Standardization Coordination: Correspondence and Reports	1968-1976
6	7	International Committee for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis	1968-1980
1	17	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Charles O. Willits	1969
3	19	Publications: Cost of the 11th Edition of Official Methods	1969-1970
3	22	AOAC Missions Committee	1969-1971
5	1	Committee on Automated Methods: Correspondence, Membership, Reports	1969-1982
1	18	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Morton Beroza	1970
4	22	Intersociety Committee, Subcommittee on Criteria for Acceptance of Air Methods: Correspondence and Report	1970-1971
3	18	Publications: Review Copies with Edition	1970-1972
9	10	Annual Meeting: Abstracts	1970-1974
3	5	Publications	1970-1987
1	19	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Charles W. Gehrke (2- 2x3" b/w photographs)	1971
4	33	Food Chemicals Codex: Correspondence	1971
4	9	Publications: Handbook of the AOAC, 3rd edition	1971
4	23	Intersociety Committee, Subcommittee Program for Microbiological Methods: Report	1971 circa
1	32	Executive Committee: Correspondence and Minutes	1971-1972
6	17	Association Francaises de Normalisation	1971-1973
8	12	Correspondence	1971-1973
1	20	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, C. L. Ogg. (1- 5x7" b/w photograph)	1972
1	21	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Joseph Levine	1973
1	33-36	Board of Directors: Agendas, Constitutions, Correspondence, Minutes, and Reports (includes some Executive Committee materials)	1973-1975
3	10	Publications: A Chemist's Guide to Regulatory Drug Analysis	1973-1975
4	25	Intersociety Committee on Manual of Methods for Air Sampling Analysis: Correspondence, Minutes, and Reports	1973-1976
3	15	Publications: Inventory-Methods and other Publications	1973-1978
9	21	Annual Meeting: Programs	1973-1980
6	18	AMC-AOAC Collaboration	1973-1987
6	10	FAO/WHO: Correspondence, Includes Report of the 16th Session of the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme	1973-1987
1	22	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Dale M. Coulson	1974
3	31	Spring Training Workshop	1974-1983
9	8	Annual Meeting: Banquet Programs	1974-1984
1	23	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, William Horowitz (1- 3x4" Color and 1- 8x10" b/w photographs)	1975
6	6	International Committee for Microbiological Specifications	1975
4	16	Publications: Statistical Manual of the AOAC	1975
4	17	Publications: Style Manual of the AOAC, 2nd edition	1975
9	11	Annual Meeting: Abstracts	1975-1977
11		Annual Meeting: Audio Cassette Tapes (49 audiotapes)	1976
1	24	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Walter Anthony Pons, Jr.	1976
6	12	Economic Community of Europe: Correspondence and Recommendations	1976
9	1-4	Manual of Chemical Methods for Pesticides and Devices	1976
1	37-41	Board of Directors: Agendas, Correspondence, Minutes, and Reports (includes some Executive Committee materials)	1976-1977
5	9	United Nations Environment Programme: International Referral System	1976-1984
12		Annual Meeting: Audio Cassette Tapes (68 audiotapes)	1977
1	25	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Gunter Zwieg	1977
3	11	Publications: Cosmetic Manual	1977
4	10	Publications: Handbook of the AOAC, 4th edition	1977
5	13	Societe de Produits Alimentaires et Dietetiques S.A. (SOPAD)	1977-1978
13		Annual Meeting: Audio Cassette Tapes (68 audiotapes)	1977-1980
9	15	Spring Training Workshop: Programs	1977-1982
1	26	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Bernard Saltzman	1978
1	42	Board of Directors: Minutes	1978-1979
3	16	Publications: Pricing Policy	1978-1979
9	12	Annual Meeting: Abstracts	1978-1980
7	8	Methods Committee A: Correspondence	1978-1982
1	27	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Perce McKinley	1979
3	23-26	Long Range Planning Committee: Correspondence, Minutes, and Reports	1979-1984
6	25	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1979-1987
14		Annual Meeting: Audio Cassette Tapes (69 audiotapes)	1980
1	28	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Yeshajahu Pomeranz	1980
7	7	Methods Committee A: Correspondence	1980
1	43	Board of Directors: Minutes (1 of 3)	1980-1983
2	1	Board of Directors: Minutes (2 of 3)	1980-1983
2	2	Board of Directors: Minutes (3 of 3)	1980-1983
8	18	Spring Training Workshop: Arrangements	1980-1984
8	17	Spring Training Workshop: Hotel Contracts	1980-1984
5	3	Committees: General Correspondence and Information	1980-1985
7	3	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1980-1985
2	12-15	Editorial Board: Correspondence and Minutes	1980-1986
1	29	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Leonard Stoloff	1981
8	29-31	Spring Training Workshop: Correspondence, Expenses, and Programs	1981
7	2	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1981-1982
5	11	National Research Center (Egypt)	1981-1982
5	10	Testing Laboratory Registration Council of New Zealand	1981-1982
9	13	Annual Meeting: Abstracts	1981-1983
6	27	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1981-1984
8	20	Spring Training Workshop: Meeting Minutes	1981-1984
7	1	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1981-1985
9	22	Annual Meeting: Programs	1981-1986
3	29-30	David MacLean, Executive Director: Correspondence	1981-1986
5	21-24	OIML Pilot Secretariat 17, Measurement of Pollution: Correspondence, Minutes, Notes, Reports	1981-1986
7	14	96th Annual Meeting: Abstracts	1982
7	15	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Candidates	1982
8	23	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Odette L. Shotwell	1982
4	13	Officers and Standing Committees of the Association	1982
8	22	Spring Training Workshop: Attendees	1982
8	27-28	Spring Training Workshop: Correspondence and Planning Materials	1982
9	32	Correspondence	1982-1983
7	4	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1982-1983
9	28	The Referee-AOAC	1982-1983
4	27-28	Interlaboratory Studies Committee (includes materials from the Committee on Collaborative Studies)	1982-1985
3	28	New Name Contest	1982-1985
6	21	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1982-1986
6	29	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1982-1986
8	14	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Candidates	1983
7	22	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Velmer A. Fassel	1983
6	24	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1983
5	15	Saudi Arabia: Consumer Production Directorate	1983
8	24-25	Spring Training Workshop: Correspondence and Expenses	1983
8	26	Spring Training Workshop: Exhibitors	1983
6	28	Methods Committee A: Reports	1983,undated
7	6	Methods Committee A: Correspondence	1983-1984
8	19	Spring Training Workshop: Promotion	1983-1984
7	24	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award	1983-1986
6	5	International Conference on Dairy Microbiology: Correspondence	1983-1986
9	16	Spring Training Workshop: Programs	1983-1986
7	23	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Candidates	1984
7	21	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Jack M. Bremner	1984
16		Copy of AOAC Seal and Honors on 100th Anniversary: 3 plaques and 1 commemorative decree	1984
8	33	Honors on 100th anniversary of AOAC	1984
15		Honors on 100th Anniversary: 3 plaques and 1 commemorative casting	1984
3	34	Information Packet from 98th Annual Meeting	1984
6	20	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1984
6	23	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1984
5	20	Pan American Health Organization: Correspondence and Notes	1984
3	35	Poster Session: AOAC International Meeting (2- 5x7" b/w photographs)	1984
4	11	Publications: Handbook of the AOAC, 5th edition	1984
8	15-16	Spring Training Workshop: Exhibitors	1984
8	21	Spring Training Workshop: Program and Attendees	1984
5	8	Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians	1984
9	27	Classification of Visible Can Defects	1984 circa
9	14	Annual Meeting: Abstracts	1984-1985
7	29	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Correspondence	1984-1985
3	27	Chemical Contaminants Monitoring Journal Task Force	1984-1985
4	31	Interlaboratory Studies Committee: Correspondence, Membership, Minutes, and Reports	1984-1985
7	5	Methods Committee A: Correspondence	1984-1985
6	30	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1984-1985
6	1-4	IDF/ISO/AOAC Committee: Correspondence, Meeting Materials, Reports	1984-1988
8	13	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Candidates	1985
7	16	Awards: Harvey W. Wiley Award Winner, Daniel Paul Schwartz	1985
6	22	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1985
6	26	Methods Committee A: Correspondence and Reports	1985
7	12	Production, Regulation, and Analysis of Infant Formula, Proceedings of the Topical Conference, May 14-16	1985
5	31	International Organization for Standardization	1985-1987
7	17	Awards: Alexander von Humboldt Award, Nomination of Charles W. Gehrke	1986
4	32	Interlaboratory Studies Committee: Reports	1986
1	2	Annual Meeting: Abstracts and Programs	1987
9	23	Annual Meeting: Programs	1987
4	26	Interlaboratory Studies Committee: Correspondence	1987
5	30	Kuwait: Correspondence on Training Food Safety Laboratory Technicians	1987
5	14	Saudi Arabia: Correspondence and Proposal	1987
2	6	Voting Procedure	1988
4	1	Program from Annual Meeting	1988, 1993
9	29	AOAC Antitrust Policy Statement and Guidelines	1989
9	30	AOCO International Policy and Procedures on Volunteer Conflict of Interest	1989
4	6	Certification of Registration for AOAC Logo	1989
7	9	Membership Directory	1989
4	12	Publications: Handbook of the AOAC, 6th edition	1989
8	32	Various Regional Workshops and Meetings	1989-1990
7	13	Various Regional Workshops and Meetings	1989-1996
3	33	Official Methods of Analysis, 15th edition, 1990: Supplements	1990
3	36	Northwest Regional Section Meeting Program	1991
3	32	Program Preview for 106th Annual Meeting	1992
4	3	Membership Directory	1993
9	34	Memoranda	1993
4	2	Quarterly Reports	1993
4	4	Membership Directory	1994
4	14	Pacific Southwest Regional Meeting, February 2-3: Correspondence, Program, Meeting Materials	1994
9	26	1st International Symposium of Latin American and Caribbean Section of AOAC International, includes Abstracts	1995
4	5	Membership Directory	1995
7	10	Membership Directory	1995
6	19	110th Annual Meeting: Announcement	1996
7	11	Membership Directory	1996
9	35	Reference Standard newsletter	1997-2005
9	25	Annual Meeting: Announcement	1998
9	33	Brochure: AOAC International Student Membership	2001
9	24	Inside Laboratory Management, Vol. 5, No. 3 (2 copies) duplicates, May/June	2001
9	41	Reference Standard Newsletter: correspondence, reports	2001-2003
9	40	Reference Standard: correspondence, reports	2001-2003
9	37	Reference Standard newsletter: includes copies, notes, correspondence	2002-2003, undated
9	36	Reference Standard newsletter: includes copies, correspondence, meeting minutes	2002-2004
9	38	Reference Standard newsletter: includes copies, minutes, correspondence	2003, undated
9	42	Reference Standard Newsletter: correspondence, notes, photographs, newsletters	2003-2004
9	31	Application for AOAC Membership	undated
5	2	Background on Selected Committees	undated
8	11	Biographies: Morton Beroza, John M. Bremner, Velmer A. Fassel, Kenton L. Harris, A. Bruce Poundstone, Melville A. Scovell, John B. Smith	undated

Description of series

Series 2	Photographs	circa 1910-1984, undated
extent:	1 map case folder and 2 document boxes
description:	The series contains oversize group photographs of annual convention attendees and images of individual members. The oversize photographs can be found in map cases. Some of the photographs of individuals also contain a brief biographical note. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
10	3	Dr. Wiley in his Laboratory (1- 10x14" b/w photograph)	1910 circa
Map case	C406 D08	Annual Meeting (1- 11x20" b/w photograph)	1914
Map case	C406 D08	Annual Convention (1- 12x31" b/w photograph)	1922
Map case	C406 D08	Fortieth Annual Meeting (2- 11x19" b/w photographs)	1924
Map case	C406 D08	Forty-First Annual Convention (2- 9x30" b/w photograph)	1925
Map case	C406 D08	White House Reception (2- 8x37" b/w photograph)	1926
Map case	C406 D08	Annual Meeting (1- 10x35", 1- 8x31", and 1- 10x31" b/w photographs)	1927
Map case	C406 D08	Forty-Fourth Annual Meeting (1- 8x30" b/w photograph)	1928
Map case	C406 D08	Forty-Fifth Annual Convention (2- 10-x26" b/w photographs)	1929
Map case	C406 D08	Annual Meeting (1- 8x23" and 2- 9x21" b/w photographs)	1930
Map case	C406 D08	Fiftieth Anniversary Convention and Dinner (2- 10x28" and 2- 9x22" b/w photographs)	1934
Map case	C406 D08	Annual Meeting (2- 9x18" b/w photographs)	1937
Map case	C406 D08	55th Annual Meeting (1- 9x17" b/w photograph)	1939
8	4	Forrest W. Quackenbush, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1965 circa
7	32	Alexander Campbell, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1966 circa
8	5	S. B. Randles, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1966 circa
8	1	Alex P. Mathers (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1967 circa
7	31	Daniel Banes, includes brief biography (1-8X10" b/w photograph)	1968 circa
8	2	Clyde L. Ogg, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1972 circa
7	33	Dale M. Coulson, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1974 circa
7	34	Frederick M. Garfield, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1974 circa
7	35	William Horwitz, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1975 circa
8	9	William W. Wright, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1977
8	10	Gunter Zweig, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1977 circa
8	6	Elwyn D. Schall, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	1979 circa
8	8	Odette L. Shotwell, includes brief biography (2- 8x10" b/w photographs)	1982 circa
3	37	Annual Meeting (2- 8 x10" b/w photographs)	1983
10	9	AOAC Annual Meeting (2- 5x7" b/w photographs)	1984
7	28	Harvey W. Wiley: Photographic Plate	undated
8	3	Cyril Ponnamperuma, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	undated
7	36	Joseph Levine, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	undated
8	7	Milton S. Schechter, includes brief biography (1- 8x10" b/w photograph)	undated
10	1	Female Lab Technician (1- 10x13" b/w photograph)	undated
7	30	Israel Hoffman, W. P. McKinley, E. V. Marshall, Yeshajahu Pomeranz, Helen L. Reynolds, Richard Rork, Bernard E. Saltzman, Leonard Stoloff, Charles O. Willets (2- 3.5x5",1- 5x7" and 1- 3x3.5" color photographs, 1- 3.5x5" b/w photograph with negatives)	undated
10	2	Laboratory (1- 10x13" b/w photograph)	undated
10	6	Laboratory (1- 10x13" b/w photograph)	undated
10	7	Laboratory (1- 10x13" b/w photograph)	undated
10	8	Laboratory (1- 10x13" b/w photograph)	undated
10	4	Old FDA Laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry (1- 10x13" b/w photograph)	undated
10	5	Old Laboratory (1- 10x13" b/w photograph)	undated

Description of series

Series 3	Artifacts	1979-1994, undated
extent:	1 large artifact box
description:	The series contains memorabilia and merchandise from past annual meetings. These items are housed in the Artifact Collection.

Container list

Artifact no.	Title	Dates
2000-009.01	Apron: White apron with text "Get hot (but not bothered) with the Labconco Rapid Digestor! 93rd AOAC Annual Meeting, October 15-18, 1979"	1979
2000-009.07	Banner: "1884-1984 AOAC Centennial Celebration"	1984
2000-009.02	Necktie: Navy blue tie with white AOAC Centennial logo	1984
2000-009.05	T-shirt: Blue with text "Retiring is a valid method! 1991 AOAC Planning Retreat, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia"	1991
2000-009.04	Day planner	1994
2000-009.03	Necktie: Navy blue tie with light blue AOAC logo pattern	undated
2000-009.06	T-shirt: White with Navy AOAC International logo	undated

Appendix I - Acronyms

Acronym	Organization
AACC	American Association of Cereal Chemists
AMC	Analytical Methods Committee
AOAC	Association of Official Analytical Chemists (now officially named AOAC)
AOCS	American Oil Chemists' Society
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
IDF	International Dairy Federation
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
OIML	International Organization of Legal Metrology

Appendix II - Publications

Title	Special Collections call no.
Bacteriological analytical manual for foods, 4th ed., 1976	QR65 .U63 1976
Bacteriological analytical manual of the Division of Microbiology, Center for food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 6th ed., 1984	QR65 U63 1984
Bacteriological analytical manual, 5th ed., 1978	QR65 .U63 1978
Changes in official methods of analysis: 4th supplement, 1988	S587 As78o2
A chemist's guide to regulatory drug analysis, 1974	RS189 .B29
Food additives analytical manual, vol. 1, undated	TX553 A3 F66x 1983
Food additives analytical manual, vol. 1, Second printing, 1998
Food additives analytical manual, vol. 2, 1987	TX553 A3 F66x 1987
Handbook for AOAC members: with style guide for Official methods and Journal papers, 5th ed., 1982	TP1 A8324 1982
Handbook of the AOAC, 1964	TP1 A83x
Handbook of the AOAC, 2nd ed., 1966	TP1 A83x
Handbook of the AOAC, 3rd ed., 1971	TP1 A83x
Handbook of the AOAC, 4th ed., 1977	TP1 A83x
Harvey Washington Wiley	TX518 W5 A88x 1973
Infrared and ultraviolet spectra of some compounds of pharmaceutical interest, rev. ed., 1972	RS189 A78i 1972
Infrared spectra of some compounds of pharmaceutical interest, 1964	RS189 S26x 1964 pt. 1
Infrared spectra of some compounds of pharmaceutical interest, Part II, 1966	RS189 S26x 1964 pt. 2
Infrared, ultraviolet, and visible absorption spectra of some USP and NF reference standards and their derivatives, 1962	RS189 As78i
Key for identification of mandibles of stored-food insects, 1985	SB937 .P4 1985
Macroanalytical procedures manual	TX541 M28x 1984
Manual of chemical methods for pesticides and devices, 4th update, 1987	SB951 .U54x
A manual of cosmetic analysis, 1962	TP983 N4
Micro-analytical entomology for food sanitation control, circa 1962	SB931 .K967m
Mycotoxins mass spectral data bank, 1978	QP632 M9 M94x 1978
Mycotoxins methodology: from chapter 26 Natural poisons, Official methods analysis, thirteenth edition, 1980: revised to include Changes in methods, 1980	TX541 A87 1980
Natural poisons: chapter 26 from the Official methods of analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1975	RA1258 A87 1975
Newburger's Manual of cosmetic analysis, 1977	TP983 .N4 1977
Nutrient analysis symposium: proceedings presented at the 93rd annual meeting, Washington, DC, October 15-18, 1979, 1980	TX541 .N87 1979
Optimizing chemical laboratory performance through the application of quality assurance principles: proceedings of a symposium, 94th annual meeting, October 22-23, 1980, Washington, D.C., 1980	QD51 .O67
Pesticide residue levels in foods in the United States from July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1976, 1983	TX571 P4 P458x 1983
Principles of food analysis for filth, decomposition, and foreign matter, 1981	TX567 .U5 1981
Principles of regulatory drug analysis, 1966	RS189 .B3
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Drug Residues in Animal Tissues: Washington, D.D., October 17-18, 1977, 1978	RA1259 I57x, 1977
Quality assurance principles for analytical laboratories, 1984	QD51 G38 1984
Sampling and analysis of fertilizers: a Centennial Symposium, October 29 & 30, 1984, 98th Annual International Meeting, 1984	S583.2 S26x 1984
Statistical manual of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1975	QD75.4.S8 S73
Statistical manual of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1975 (fifth printing, 1987)	QD75.4.S8 S73
Statistical techniques for collaborative tests, 1967	QD75.4 S8 Y58x
Statistical techniques for collaborative tests, 1969	QD75.4.S8 Y6x
Style manual of the AOAC, 1st ed., 1972	QD8 A8 1972
Style manual of the AOAC, 2nd ed., 1975	QD8 .A8 1975
Test protocols for environmental fate & movement of toxicants: proceedings of a symposium, 94th annual meeting, October 21, 22, 1980, Washington, DC, 1981	QH545.P4 T47
Training manual for analytical entomology in the food industry, 1977	TX535 .T7
Use of statistics to develop and evaluate analytical methods, 1985	QD75.4.S8 W47 1985