This collection of records of the Society of Protozoologists 1947- 1994 documents the origins of the Society and its significant growth in membership. The records are arranged in five series: History, Executive Committee, Membership, Meetings, Publications, Affiliated Societies and Miscellaneous.
The History Series contains information about the early years of the organization. The original Constitution and Bylaws are included as well as a documents concerning Constitution revisions.
Since there was no central organizational office, the records were kept by officers of the Society at various locations during their time in office. Therefore the bulk of Society records can be found under the Executive Committee Series: President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Secretary was responsible for membership, meeting arrangements, meeting agendas and minutes, and the comprehensive coordination of Society business. General correspondence may also contain committee reports, meeting arrangements, and membership and material pertaining to election issues. Treasurer records consist of correspondence and financial documents. The financial records include general deposits and disbursements, bank statements, audits, invoices, fund account records as well as some information concerning membership. Allen Press published the journal and also had the responsibility of membership payments and mailing out the Journal to Society members. Some financial, membership and journal matters can be found in Allen Press files of the Executive Committee, Membership and Publications Series. Membership lists, member status and payment records are in the Membership Series.
Business/Membership Meeting files include correspondence about meeting arrangements, agendas and travel grant matters. Committee reports, minutes and occasionally presentation abstracts are included in the files. There is a complete run of all annual business/membership meetings from 1954 to 1990 containing varying amounts of materials from each meeting The Executive Committee meetings are complete from 1954 until 1990 with the exception of 1958.
The Publications Series contains educational pamphlets, a few Society newsletters and meeting programs published by the Society. A complete run of the Society’s Journal of Protozoology, which was renamed The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology in 1993, is available from 1954-1994. Financial information concerning Journal publishing, design and subscriptions are included in the Series.
Affiliated Societies files contain correspondence about joint meetings and common scientific objectives, minutes from affiliated society meetings attended by Society of Protzoologists representatives and publications.
The Miscellaneous Series contains numerous photographs which, while not identified, were most likely taken at Society meetings. Recording tapes and two floppy disks concerning Society meetings are in this Series. Also included is a slide collection of Dr. Eugene Bovee.
Addendum 1 contains financial records belonging to the Executive Committee Series and Treasurer Subseries. The majority are a complete run of income receipts and statements from 1990/7 – 2000/6.