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Central Policy Files, 1950-1956: Files List Part 1

ADMINISTRATION

EXECUTIVE Board

Advisory Services to Air Force
Boards of Review for Basic Research Programs: 1953
Survey of Advisory Systems for Basic Research: Meetings: Oct 1952
Survey of Advisory Systems for Basic Research: Report: Draft & Comments: 1953
Survey of Advisory Systems for Basic Research: Report: Final: Dec 1953
Survey of Advisory Systems for Basic Research: General: 1952
Alaskan Science Conference: First
1951
Proceedings: Selected Papers: Nov 1950
Proceedings: General: Nov 1950
General: 1950
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1953; 1951; 1950
Origin & Development of AGU 1919-1952: 1952
General: 1952

Armed Forces-NRC Vision Committee: 1953; 1952; 1951; 1950

Chemical Biological Coordination Center (CBCC)
1953; 1951
Committee to Consider CBCC's Program: Meeting: 1952
Committee to Review Operations of CBCC: 1950
Present Status & Outlook for Future: May 1952
Representatives of Agencies Sponsoring CBCC: Meeting: 1952
Selective Random Sampling of Literature for Coding: Technique Proposed: 1952
Symposium on Chemical-Biological Correlation: 1st: Proceedings: 1950
General: 1952; 1950

Committee on American Scientific & Technical Bibliography: 1952

Committee on Highway Safety Research
1953; 1951
Correlation Conference: 1st: Report: Jun 1952
Correlation Conference: 1st: General: 1952
Field of Highway Safety Research: Outine: 1952
General: 1952
Committee on Patent Policy
1950
Survey of University Patent Policies: Progress Report: 1951
General: 1951

Committee on Undersea Warfare: 1951; 1950

Conference Board of Associated Research Councils
Commission on Human Resources & Advanced Training: 1952; 1951
Committee on Internatl Exchange of Persons: 1953; 1951
Committee on Internatl Exchange of Persons: Country Programs: 1950
Committee on Internatl Exchange of Persons: Meetings: 1950
Committee on Internatl Exchange of Persons: Supplementary Program: Foreign Professors: 1952
Committee on Internatl Exchange of Persons: General: 1952; 1950
General: 1953; 1952; 1951; 1950

Conference on Disaster Studies: Dec 1951

Conference on Relations of Government & Industrial Research: Dec 1950

Conference on Scientific Manpower Problems: Feb 1951

Conference on Selection & Classification of Personnel for the Armed Forces: Jan 1951

Government-Industry Research Committee: Advisory: Proposed
1952; 1951
Conference on Government Interests: 1953
General: 1953

Meetings: 1951; 1950

Mobilization of Scientific Manpower: Conference
Members: 1950
Recommendations: 1950
General: 1950
Mobilization of Scientific Manpower: Coordination with Societies
American Institute of Physics: 1950
Conference: ACS-AIP-EJC-NRC: Nov 1950
NSRB Digest of Plans from ACS-EJC-AIP: Dec 1950
General: 1950

Mobilization of Scientific Manpower: General: 1950

Name Change 1951-1954: 1954

Office of Operations Research: Proposed: 1953

Office of Scientific Personnel
1951; 1950
Committee on FOA Research Appointments: 1953
Committee on Manpower: Adv to OSP: 1952
General: 1953; 1952

Pacific Science Board: 1953; 1952; 1951; 1950

Priorities for Scientific Equipment: 1951

Survey of Problems Affecting Fundamental Research in US :1953; 1952

General: 1953; 1952 ;1951; 1950

FELLOWSHIPS

Announcements: NRC Programs: 1952

AEC-NRC Fellowship Boards: 1951

AEC-NRC Fellowship Boards: Postdoctoral
Medical Sciences: Meetings: Annual: Mar 1950
General: 1950
AEC-NRC Fellowship Boards
Predoctoral: 1950
Security Clearance: Resultant Modification of Program: 1950
General: 1950

AEC-Oak Ridge Institute Fellowship Board: 1951

Conference on Industrial Fellowships: NRC-NSF: May 1953

Fellowship Board in Natural Sciences: Postdoctoral
1953; 1952; 1951
End of Program: 1954
Fellows: Formal Listing 1919-1950: 1950
General: 1950

Inquiries: 1953; 1951 ;590

Lilly Fellowship Board: Postdoctoral
1954
Beginning of Program: 1951

Medical Fellowship Board: 1956

Medical Fellowship Board: Postdoctoral: 1955; 1954; 1951; 1950

Merck Fellowship Board: Postdoctoral: 1954; 1952; 1951; 1950

NRC-National Bureau of Standards (NBS) Research Associates
Postdoctoral: 1954
National Science Foundation Fellowship Boards
1953; 1952
Appointments to Boards & Panels: 1965; 1955; 1954
General: 1956; 1955; 1954

Physiological Psychology Fellowship Board: Postdoctoral: 1955; 1954

Policy Committee: 1952

Publication Costs: 1952

RCA Fellowship Board: Predoctoral: 1954

SSRC-NRC Fellowship Board: Postdoctoral: 1952; 1950

Tax Exemption 1925-1954: 1954

General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952; 1951; 1950

GOVERNING Board

Advisory Board on Education: Arlington Plan
1955
Scholars' Fund for Teachers: Jt w AAAS: 1956
General: 1956
Advisory Board on Education
Beginning of Program: 1955
Committee on Improvement of Science & Mathematics Teaching: 1956; 1955
Conference on Educational Television Films: Jt w AAAS: 1956
Film & Television Program: 1956
Meetings: 1956: Oct; Aug; Jun; May
Membership: 1956
General: 1956; 1955

American Geophysical Union (AGU): 1956; 1955; 1954

Armed Forces-NRC Vision Committee: 1955; 1954

Chemical-Biological Coordination Center (CBCC): 1956; 1955; 1954

Committee on American Scientific & Technical Bibliography: 1956; 1955

Committee on Applied Mathematical Statistics
Appointments: Members: 1954
General: 1954

Committee on Civil Defense: Advisory: 1956; 1955; 1954

Committee on Continental Shelf: Ad hoc: 1954

Committee on Highway Safety Research: Correlation Conference: 2nd
Proceedings: Health Medical & Drug Factors in Highway Safety: Apr 1954
General: Apr 1954

Committee on Highway Safety Research: General: 1954

Committee on Scientific Manpower: Advisory: 1956

Conference Board of Associated Research Councils
Commission on Human Resources & Advanced Training: 1954
Committee on History of Science: 1955
Committee on Internatl Exchange of Persons: 1956; 1955; 1954
Committee on Measurement of Opinion Attitudes & Consumer Wants: End of Program: 1954
Meetings: 1956; 1955; 1954
General: 1956; 1955; 1954

Government-Industry Research Committee: Advisory: 1955; 1954

Mail Votes
FOA Research Appointments: Postdoctoral: 1953
NSF Representatives in NRC: 1953
Societies Cooperating w NRC: Relationship to NRC Divisions: 1953
Meetings
1956: Dec; Oct; Jun; Apr; Feb
1955: Dec; Oct; Jun; Apr; Feb
1954: Dec; Oct; Jun; Apr; Feb
1953: Dec; Oct; Jun; Apr; Feb
1952: Dec; Oct; Jun; Apr; Feb

Name Change 1951-1954: 1954

Oceanographic Convocation at Woods Hole
Sessions: 1954
Steering Committee: 1954
General: 1954
Office of Scientific Personnel
Foreign Research Scientist Program: 1956; 1955; 1954
Hungarian Refugee Program: 1956
General: 1956; 1955; 1954

Pacific Science Board: 1956; 1955; 1954

General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953

GRANTS-in-Aid

1953

Inquiries: 1956; 1955

U of Vermont: Seismograph Station: 1952

INSTITUTIONS Associations Individuals

American Antarctic Association Inc: Expedition 1954-1957
Outline of Operational Plan: 1954
American Assn for Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Alaskan Science Conference: 2nd: Sept 1951

American Cancer Society: 1955

American Documentation Institute: 1950

American Institute of Biological Sciences: 1955

American Psychological Assn
Committee on Freedom of Enquiry: 1955; 1954

Arctic Institute of North America: 1950

Associated Universities
Project East River: Part I: General Report: 1950

Atoms for Peace Awards Inc: 1956; 1955

Engineering Foundation
Summary of 40 Years of Distinguished Service to Engineering: 1954

Federation of American Scientists: 1950-1954

Hall of Fame for Great Americans: New York U: 1950

Instrument Society of America: 1952

Pauling L C: 1952

Resources for the Future Inc
Mid-Century Conference: 1953

Science Service: 1955-1956

Scientific Manpower Commission: 1956

Social Science Research Council (SSRC): 1955

Societies Cooperating w NRC
Relationship to NRC Divisions: 1953
Representation in NRC Divisions 1945-1956: Approvals: 1953
U of California: Academic Senate: Northern Section
Committee on Academic Freedom: 1953; 1951

U of Washington: 1955

Upper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel: 1956

General: 1950-1955

INTERNATIONAL Relations

Academies & Councils Abroad
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei: Feltrinelli International Prizes: 1955
Academy of Sciences of USSR: 1956
Academy of Sciences of USSR: Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy: Moscow: 1955
Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 1956
Royal Society of London: 1953; 1952
Science Council of Japan: 1954
General: 1956; 1955 ;1954; 1953; 1952;

Committee on International Scientific Publication: 1953; 1952

Committee on International Scientific Unions: 1954

Committee on Science in UNESCO: 1954

Foreign Propaganda: Biological Warfare: General: 1952

Institutions Associations Abroad
Geophysical Institute of Huancayo (Peru): 1954
Max Planck Institute for Cell Physiology: 1955
International Congresses
Anthropological & Ethnological Sciences: 5th: 1956
Anthropological & Ethnological Sciences: 4th: 1955
Association Internationale de Psychotechnique: Papers: Forbes T W: 1953
Biochemistry: 3rd: 1955
Clinical Chemistry: 1956
Developmental Biology & Symposium on Cytodifferentiation: 1956
Geology: 20th: 1956
Geology: 19th: 1952
Mathematicians: 1954
Nutrition: 1956
Pacific Science Congress: 8th: 1953
Physiological Sciences: 1956
Roumanian Mathematicians: 1956
Roumanian Physicians: 1956
Scientific Information: 1956
General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952
International Geophysical Year (IGY)
Beginning of Program: 1952
International Geophysical Year (IGY): CSAGI
Arctic Conference: May 1956
Meetings: 4th: Barcelona: Sept 1965
Meetings: 3rd: Brussels: National Reports: Sept 1955
Meetings: 3rd: Brussels: Proceedings: Sept 1955
Meetings: 3rd Brussels: General: 1955
Meetings: 2nd: Rome: Minutes: Sept 1954
Meetings: 2nd: Rome: National Reports: 1954
Meetings: 2nd: Rome: Summary: 1954
Meetings: 2nd: Rome: Working Group Reports: 1954
Meetings: 1st: Brussels: Resolutions: Draft: Jun 1953
Meetings: 1st: Brussels: General: 1953
General: 1954; 1950
International Geophysical Year (IGY): US National Committee (USNC)
Antarctic Program: 1956
Committees & Panels: Formal Listing: 1955
Executive Committee: Meetings: 1956
Meetings: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953
Panels: Earth Satellite: 1956
Panels: Earth Satellite: Laymen Letters: 1955
Panels: Earth Satellite: General: 1955
Program & Budget: 1956; 1955; 1954
Symposium on Antarctica in IGY: Jt w NSF & AGU: 1956
Tentative Proposals: 1953
General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953
Internation Organizations
1955; 1953
International Electrotechnical Commission: 1954
International Institute of Refrigeration: 1956
General: 1956; 1954
International Unions
Biological Sciences: 1953
Cancer: 1956
Dues: 1956; 1955
International Associations: 1956; 1955; 1953; 1952
International Unions: ICSU (International Council of Scientific Unions)
Abstracting Board: 1956; 1955
Bureau: Meetings: 15th: 1956
Bureau: Meetings: 14th: 1956
Bureau: Meetings: 13th: 1955
Bureau: Meetings: 12th: 1955; 1954
Bureau: Meetings: 10th & 11th: 1954
Committee on Biological Effects of Nuclear Radiation: Special: 1956
Dues: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953
Executive Board: Meetings: 8th: 1956
Executive Board: Meetings: 7th: 1955
Executive Board: Meetings: 6th: 1954
Executive Board: Meetings: 5th: 1953
Federation of Astronomical & Geophysical Services: 1956; 1955
Funding: 1956; 1955
International Unions: ICSU: General Assemblies
Eighth: Washington DC 1958: Invitation to Meet in US: 1955
Eighth: Washington DC 1958: Symposium on Organization of Internatl Science: Proposed: 1956
Seventh: Oslo 1955: 1954
Seventh: Oslo 1955: Delegates: US: Report: Draft: 1956
Seventh: Oslo 1955: Agenda & Supporting Documents: 1955
Seventh: Oslo 1955: Agenda & Supporting Documents: US Position Papers: 1955
Seventh: Oslo 1955: Delegates: US: Appointments & Instructions: 1955
Seventh: Oslo 1955: Delegates: US: Members' Reports: 1955
Seventh: Oslo 1955: Delegates: US: Report: Final: 1955
Seventh: Oslo 1955: Summary of Actions: 1955
Seventh: Oslo 1955: Summary Record: 1955
Seventh: Oslo 1955: General: 1955
Sixth: Amsterdam: Agenda & Supporting Documents: 1952
Sixth: Amsterdam: Delegates: US: 1952
Sixth: Amsterdam: General: 1952
International Unions: ICSU: Inter-Union Commissions
Ionosphere: 1965; 1955
Ionosphere: Meetings: 4th: 1954
Ionosphere: Meetings: 3rd: 1952
Ionosphere: General: 1945
Solar & Terrestrial Relationships: 1952
General: 1956; 1955; 1954
International Unions: ICSU
Meetings: 1955
Membership: 1955
Officers: 1955
Organization & Structure: 1955; 1953
Relationships: UNESCO: 1956
SCOR: 1956
General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952
International Unions
Mathematics: 1953
Physics: 1955; 1954
Physiological Sciences: 1956
Radio: 1956; 1954; 1953
General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952
Office of International Relations
1955
Expanded Program in Internatl Relations for NAS: Proposed: 1953
Program in Internatl Relations: Proposed: 1954

Policy Committee: 1956 ;1953

General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952 Jul

LEGAL Matters

1953

ORGANIZATION

Activities: Summary of Activities Supported Wholly or in Part by Dept of Defense or Atomic Energy Commission (AEC): Dec 1954

File Control: 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952; 1951; 1950

Historical Data: 1953

Library
1956
Staff Committee: 1955
General: 1955

ORGANIZATION: NAS

Committee on Geophysical Institute at U of Alaska: Advisory
1951
Background Data: 1950
General: 1950
Committee on Internatl Science Policy
Advisory to Dept of State: 1950

Committee on Investigation of Cortisone: 1950

Committee on Loyalty in Relation to Govt Support of Unclassified Research
Appointments: Members: 1955
Background Data: 1954
Meetings: May 1955
Meetings: Apr 1955: Background Data
Meetings: Apr 1955: Minutes
Meetings: Apr 1955: General
Report: Drafts: 1956; 1955
Report: Final: Mar 1956
General: 1956; 1955

Committee on Membership: Advisory: 1954

Committee on Meteorology: Advisory: 1956; 1955

Committee on Oceanography: 1952; 1951; 1950

Committee on Publications: 1953

Committee on Scientific Personnel in Armed Forces: 1951

Committee to Advise Interior Dept on Choice of Director of USGS: 1956; 1955; 1954

Committee to Consider National Bureau of Standards: 1952

Committee to Consider Report of Internatl Scientific Commission on Biological Warfare in Korea & China: 1952

Conference on Biochemistry Paleoecology & Evolution
1953: Jun
Proposed: 1952
Conference on Mechanisms of Hormone Action w Special Reference to Adrenal Cortex
Preliminary: Oct 1951
Conference on Mechanisms of Hormone Action w Special Reference to Adrenal Cortical Hormones
Jan 1952: Resume
Jan 1952: General
Conference on Population Problems
Summary Report: Jun 1952
Transcript of Sessions: 22 Jun; 21 Jun; 20 Jun: 1952
General: 1952
Conference Series
Conference on Evolution of Earth: 1950
Conference on Mechanics of Immunity: 1950
Conference on Statistical Mechanics of Irreversible Processes: 1950
Council of the Academy
1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1950
Meetings: 1952; 1951

Elections: Officers: President: Bronk D W: 1950

Historical Data: 1965

Lecture Series: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952; 1951

Meetings: Annual: 1956
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Exhibits
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
Symposia: Biomolecular Organization & Life Processes
Symposia: Science in Education
Symposia: Solar & Terrestrial Relationships
General
Meetings: Annual: 1955
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Dinner
Exhibits
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
Symposia: Biochemical Pathways of Energy Transfer
Symposia: Modern Concepts in Meteorology
Symposia: Sound & Its Perception
General
Meetings: Annual: 1954
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Business Sessions: Report of President
Business Sessions: General
Exhibits
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
Symposia: High Energy Accelerators & Their Uses
Symposia: Nucleic Acids
Symposia: Scientific Aspects of IGY
General
Meetings: Annual: 1953
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Exhibits
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Annual: 1952
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Business Sessions: Transcripts
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Annual: 1951
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Business Sessions: Transcripts
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Annual: 1950
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Business Sessions: Transcripts
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Autumn: 1956
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Autumn: 1955
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Autumn: 1954
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Autumn: 1953
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Autumn: 1952
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Autumn: 1951
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General
Meetings: Autumn: 1950
Business Sessions: Agenda
Business Sessions: Minutes
Programs
Scientific Sessions: Papers: Abstracts
General

President: Bronk D W: Curriculum Vitae: 1955

Signature Book of Members: 1952

Study of Procedures for Election to Membership in NAS: 1954

Symposium on Selection of Military Manpower: 1951

Trust Funds
1956; 1952
Kimber Genetics Fund: 1955
Medals: Manufacture by Medallic Art Co: Proposed: 1953

General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952; 1951; 1950

ORGANIZATION

Policy: Limited Use Document: 1954; 1953

Projects Proposed for Sponsorship
1955; 1954; 1953; 1951; 1950
Fresh Water from Sea Water: 1952
Nobel Forum & Film Series: 1956
General: 1956; 1952

Staff: Discussion Group: 1951

General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952; 1951; 1950

PROTECTION

Security Regulations
1954; 1950
Clearances: Committee on Amphibious Operations: 1952; 1951
Security Manual: Standard Practice Procedures: NAS-NRC: 1953
General: 1952; 1951

General: 1953

PUBLIC Relations

Inaugurations Ceremonies Speeches
1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1951; 1950
American Home Economics Assn: Worth of an Individual: Bronk D W: 1952
Mayo Clinic: Dedication of Mann Hall: Address: Bush V: 1952
General: 1952

NAS-NRC News Report: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952; 1951

NAS-NRC News Series: 1950

NAS-NRC Scientific News Notes: 1952; 1951

Press Releases: 1956; 1955

General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1952; 1951; 1950

PUBLICATIONS

American Men of Science
1953
Advisory Committee: AAAS-NAS-NRC: 1954
Bibliographies
Role of Science in Govt Industry & University: 1952

Biological Abstracts: 1950

Civics in Science: Proposed: 1953

Documentation Programs

1952

Conference on Primary Scientific Publication: Feb 1950

General: 1950

Journal of Cellular & Comparative Physiology: 1954

NAS
Biographical Memoirs: 1956; 1954
Proceedings: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953; 1951
NAS-NRC
Articles: 1955
Entries for Reference Books: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953

NRC: 1952; 1951; 1950

Publications Office: Progress Report: 1954

General: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953 ;1952; 1951; 1950

SCHOLARSHIPS

Marshall Scholarships: 1956; 1955; 1954; 1953

Central Policy Files 1950-1956 Files List Part 2

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