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http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003055 Philip Hauge Abelson Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Donna Ellis Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2003

Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm2001084803

Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2003 Finding aid written in English. 2010 April Title, controlaccess updated 2004-07-19 converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002 Collection Summary Philip Hauge Abelson Papers1939-2002 (bulk 1970-1989) MSS84803 Abelson, Philip Hauge 16,100 items 46 containers 18.4 linear feet Collection material in English Manuscript Division Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

Nuclear physicist, chemist, and editor. Correspondence, notes, reports, speeches and writings, and other papers documenting Abelson's contribution to scientific policy-making through committees, organizations, and publications. Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

People Abelson, Philip Hauge. Organizations American Association for the Advancement of Science. American Geophysical Union. Bio-energy Council. Carnegie Institution of Washington. International Union of Geological Sciences. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) Subjects Science--Societies, etc. Science. Titles Science. Occupations Chemists. Editors. Nuclear physicists. Administrative Information Provenance

The papers of Philip Hauge Abelson, nuclear physicist, chemist, and editor, were given to the Library of Congress by Abelson in 2001 and 2002.

Copyright in the unpublished writings of Philip Hauge Abelson in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.

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Biographical Note Date Event 1913, Apr. 27 Born, Tacoma, Wash. 1935 M.S., Washington State University, Pullman, Wash. 1936 Married Neva Martin (died 2000) 1939 Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Calif. Identified products of uranium fission 1940 Codiscoverer with Edwin M. McMillan of Element 93 (Neptunium) 1941-1945 Associate physicist, physicist, senior physicist, and principal physicist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 1945 Awarded U.S. Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Medal 1946-1953 Chairman, Biophysics Section, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 1953-1971 Director, Geophysics Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 1959 Elected to National Academy of Sciences 1960-1963 General Advisory Committee, Atomic Energy Commission 1962-1984 Editor, Science magazine 1968-1981 Council member, National Academy of Sciences, with a seven-year absence from 1971 to 1978 1971-1978 President and trustee, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. 1972 Awarded Kalinga Prize, UNESCO 1978-1980 Chairman, Board of Trustees, Bio-Energy Council 1984 Received Distinguished Public Service Award, National Science Foundation Scope and Content Note

The papers of Philip Hauge Abelson (1913- ) span the years 1939-2002, with the bulk of the material dating from 1970 to 1989. The papers are organized in the following series: Committees and Organizations, Science Magazine, Speeches and Writings, and a Miscellany consisting of awards, biographical material, general correspondence, photographs, and printed material.

The Committees and Organizations series contains correspondence, financial records, grant proposals, minutes, publications, and reports relating to Abelson's participation in scientific professional organizations and advisory committees. Notable organizations include the American Geophysical Union, Bio-Energy Council, Carnegie Institution of Washington, International Union of Geological Sciences, Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, and the National Academy of Sciences.

The Science Magazine series consists of texts of editorials written by Abelson during his tenure as editor of the chief publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. An index to the editorials is included. The correspondence primarily contains reactions of the general public and the scientific community to opinions voiced by Abelson in his editorials. As editor of this important publication, Abelson visited both foreign and domestic research laboratories. His notes and correspondence regarding these trips are included.

The Speeches and Writings series contains chiefly texts of speeches given by Abelson to educational institutions, private companies, and scientific organizations. Also included are articles written for publications other than Science and correspondence regarding two of Abelson's books.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in four series:

Committees and Organizations, 1946-2001 Science Magazine, 1962-2000 Speeches and Writings, 1950-1999 Miscellany, 1939-2002 http://lccn.loc.gov/mm2001084803 Container List Box Contents 1-24 Committees and Organizations, 1946-2001

Correspondence, financial records, grant proposals, minutes, publications, and reports relating to Abelson's participation in scientific professional organizations and advisory committees.

Arranged alphabetically by name of committee or organization and therein chronologically.

1 Ad Hoc Geological Committee on Remote Sensing from Space, 1975-1976 Advisory Committee, American University, Washington, D.C., 1973 Advisory Panel on the Documentation, Dissemination, and Use of Research and Development Results, 1963-1964, undated American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1965-1966, 1972-1979, 1990 (4 folders) American Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1980 American Council on Education, 1978 American Geophysical Union 1973-1979 2 1980-1983 (6 folders) American Philosophical Society, 1973-1979 Bio-Energy Council Correspondence 1977 3 1978-1979 (7 folders) Financial records, 1978-1980, undated 4 Grant proposals, 1979-1980, undated (7 folders) 5 Meeting minutes, 1978-1979 Miscellany, 1979-1980, undated Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 1964-1966, 1977-1983 Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C. Correspondence, 1967-1970, 1980-1982 News releases and printed matter, 1962-1963, undated Reports Director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, 1946-1954 (2 folders) Director of the Geophysical Laboratory 1953-1963 (2 folders) 6 1963-1969 (6 folders) 7 1969-1971 (2 folders) General Electric Corporate Research and Development, 1977-1978, undated (4 folders) President 1946, 1956-1961 8 1964-1977 (2 folders) Specialized Conference on the Application of Science and Technology to Latin American Development, Brasilia, Brazil, 1972 (3 folders) 9 Studies of Biosynthesis in Escherichia Coli, 1963 Chemical Abstracts Service, 1976-1980 Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Triangle Park, N.C., 1979, 1985 Council on Science and Technology for Development 1977-1979 (5 folders) 10 1980-1981, undated Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 1973-1974 Energy Information Administration, 1979 Geological Survey of Canada, 1979 International Geological Correlation Program, 1978-1981 International Union of Geological Sciences 1972-1979 (3 folders) 1980 Jan.-Mar. 11 Apr.-Nov. (2 folders) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. Correspondence, 1976-1984 (3 folders) Notes, 2001 Photographs, 1978-1980 Printed matter 1978-1980 12 1981, undated National Academy of Public Administration, 1978-1984 (4 folders) National Academy of Sciences Awards, 1981-1982 Committee on an Aging Society, 1982-1983 Committee to Review the Office of Information, 1982 Congressional endowment proposal, 1980 Correspondence 1978 13 1979-1980 (7 folders) 14 1981-1984 (4 folders) Finance Committee, 1974-1979 Geology Section, 1979-1983 (2 folders) Institute of Medicine, 1973-1982 Meeting minutes 1978 15 1979-1981 (6 folders) National Research Council Advisory Committee on International Investment, Technology, and Development 1980 16 1981-1983 Biomass Substitutes for Liquid Fuels Symposium, Campinas, Brazil, 1981-1982 (2 folders) Climate Research Board, 1980-1984 (3 folders) 17 Commission on International Relations, 1976-1981 Commission on Natural Resources Board on Mineral and Energy Resources, 1975-1980 (4 folders) Miscellany, 1979 18 Committee on Abiogenic Methane, 1979 (2 folders) Committee on Geology, 1979 Committee on Internal Management Structure, 1981-1982 Committee on International Human Resources Issues, 1979 Division of Earth Sciences, 1973-1975 Division of Medical Sciences Committee on Radiation Cataracts, 1949-1955 Subcommittee on Shock, 1950-1953 (2 folders) Geological Sciences Board, 1979-1983, undated Geophysics Research Board 1973-1978 19 1979 (6 folders) 20 1980-1984, undated (8 folders) 21 Governing Board meeting, 1979 (2 folders) Miscellany, 1973, 1979 U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, 1973-1974, 1981-1983 Printed matter, 1978-1983 (3 folders) Treasurer's reports, 1979-1981 National Association of Science Writers, 1963, 1976-1978 National Commission on Air Quality, 1981 22 National Science Foundation, 1964-1966, 1973-1984, undated (2 folders) Phi Beta Kappa, 1979-1982, undated President's Science Advisory Committee, 1980 Sigma Xi, 1964, 1973, 1979-1981, undated (5 folders) Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT), 1979 United States Association for the Club of Rome 1977 23 United States Association for the Club of Rome 1978-1981 (5 folders) United States Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 1978-1979 United States Geological Survey, 1979-1984 (2 folders) 24 United States Navy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. Atomic Energy Submarine, 1946 Liquid Thermal Diffusion, 1946, 1958, 1985-1998 (4 folders) Washington Gas Light Co., 1974-1975, 1981-1984 25-36 Science Magazine, 1962-2000

Texts of editorials written by Abelson, correspondence in reaction to his editorials, and notes taken on business trips.

Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.

25 Correspondence 1962 (2 folders) 1963 Jan.-Aug. (6 folders) 26 Sept.-Dec. (2 folders) 1964-1965 (6 folders) 27 1966-1969 (8 folders) 28 1970-1972 (9 folders) 29 1973-1974 (8 folders) 30 1975-1985, undated (8 folders) 31 Editorials Index, 1962-2000 (2 folders) 1962-1971 (7 folders) 32 1972-1973 (7 folders) 33 1974-1987 (7 folders) 34 1988-2000 (2 folders) Trips California, 1962 China, 1978-1979 (2 folders) 35 India and Thailand, 1984 (3 folders) London, England, 1963-1964 Research laboratories Bell Laboratories, 1964, 1979 E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., 1978, undated Exxon Research and Engineering Co., 1978 General Electric Co., 1975-1978 General Motors Research Laboratories, 1977-1979 International Business Machines Corp., 1978 Miscellany, 1978-1983, undated 36 Texas Instruments, 1978 3M Co., 1979 36-42 Speeches and Writings, 1950-1999

Articles, books, and texts of speeches along with related correspondence and administrative material.

Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.

36 Articles 1950-1992 (7 folders) 37 1993-1999, undated (2 folders) Books Energy: Uses, Conservation, and Supply, 1974 Enough of Pessimism, 1985-1987, 1993-1998, undated Speech file 1963-1964 (4 folders) 38 1965-1973 (9 folders) 39 1974-1979 (7 folders) 40 1980-1981 (6 folders) 1982 Jan.-May 41 July-Nov. (4 folders) 1983-1990 (4 folders) 42 1991-1999, undated (3 folders) 42-46 Miscellany, 1939-2002

Awards, biographical material, general correspondence consisting primarily of invitations to speak, photographs, and printed matter.

Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein chronologically.

42 Abelson, Neva, 1991-2000, undated Appointment books and calendars, 1963-1979 (5 folders) 43 Awards and honors, 1962-1963, 1974-1995 Biographical material Autobiography, 1997, undated Miscellany, 1962-1965, 1972-1985, undated Oral history transcripts, 2002, undated Correspondence 1962-1970 (6 folders) 44 1971-1976 (10 folders) 1977 Jan.-Sept. (2 folders) 45 Oct.-Dec. 1978-1981 (6 folders) 1983 Jan.-Apr. (2 folders) 46 May-Dec. (2 folders) 1984-1991, 1997, undated (3 folders) Photographs, 1939, 1968, 1984, undated Printed matter, 1961-1975, 1982, undated (2 folders)