Finding Aid to the Biophysical Society records
The University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyThe Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
speccoll@umbc.edu
Biophysical Society records, 1955-2008
Collection 14
Size of Collection: 19,000 items; 28.5 linear feet
Accession numbers: SARCV 2000-08; SARCV 2001-03; SARCV 2002-02; SARCV 2003-01; SARCV 2003-03
Records collected by: the Biophysical Society
Short Description of Collection
The collection documents the early origins of the Biophysical Society, its growth in membership as well as committees and areas of interest, and its work in promoting both education and research in the field of biophysics. Materials include correspondence, legal documents, constitutions and by-laws, meeting minutes, budget and financial reports, administrative files, conference programs and catalogs, presentation and research abstracts, membership directories, publication files, copies of the Society's newsletter, and committee and sub-group files. One series is dedicated to interaction with two affiliated professional organizations, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB). This collection contains additional accessions that have not been fully incorporated.
