IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Special Collections Department 403 Parks Library Ames, IA 50011-2140 515 294-6672 http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html MS 175 American Phytopathological Society Records, 1878-[ongoing] This collection is stored offsite. Please contact the Special Collections Department at least two working days in advance. MS 175 2 Descriptive summary creator: American Phytopathological Society title: Records dates: 1878-[ongoing] extent: 111.27 linear feet (256 document boxes and 4 records center cartons) collection number: MS 175 repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. Administrative information access: Open for research. This collection is stored offsite. Please contact the Special Collections Department at least two working days in advance. publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department preferred American Phytopathological Society Records, MS 175, Special citation: Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 175 3 Historical note The American Phytopathological Society (APS) was established in 1908. C. L. Shears of the U.S. Department of Agriculture called an initial meeting on December 15, 1908, to take the preliminary steps for organizing a general society of plant pathologists. A follow up meeting was held on December 30, 1908 in conjunction with a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Baltimore, Maryland. At this meeting, a council of five officers was elected to consider and make recommendations for establishing a permanent organization. The first formal meeting of the society was held in Boston, Massachusetts during the week of December 27, 1909- January 1, 1910. Membership in the society is open to professional educators, researchers and others interested in the study and control of plant diseases. APS is based in St. Paul, Minnesota and holds one large meeting annually, but also consists of several regional divisions (Caribbean, North Central, Northeastern, Pacific, Potomac, and Southern), which also meet regularly. Collection description This collection (1878-[ongoing]) contains records of annual meetings (includes audio and video tapes), biographical essays about prominent plant pathologists, committee activities, correspondence, membership lists, meeting minutes, awards and honors, discussion about changes to the group’s constitution and bylaws, photographs, publications and reports. Although the American Phytopathological Society was officially formed in 1908, plant pathologists held meetings in conjunction with other scientists prior to the formation of the society and records of these meetings and other documents were contained in some of the APS members’ collections. Organization This collection is organized into twenty-three series: Series 1, Boards, 1918- [ongoing] (alphabetical and chronological) Series 2, Anniversaries and Celebrations, 1956- [ongoing] (chronological) Series 3, Annual Meetings and Other Events, 1909- [ongoing] (chronological) Series 4, Awards and honors, 1957- [ongoing] (chronological) Series 5, Biographies of plant pathologists, 1912- [ongoing] (alphabetical) Series 6, Executive Committee and Financial Advisory Committee, 1968- [ongoing] (chronological) Series 7, Committees, Working Groups, Boards, 1915- [ongoing] (alphabetical and chronological) Series 8, Congresses,1919- [ongoing] (chronological) Series 9, Constitutions and bylaws, 1913- [ongoing] (chronological) SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 175 4 Series 10, Correspondence, 1878- [ongoing] (chronological) Series 11, Council, 1923 – [ongoing] (chronological) Series 12, Divisions, 1914 – [ongoing] (alphabetical and chronological) Series 13, Finances and Investments, 1945 – [ongoing] (chronological) Series 14, Half-tone plates, undated (?) Series 15, Membership, 1932 – [ongoing] (chronological) Series 16, Organization and groups associated with APS, 1900 – [ongoing] (alphabetical) Series 17, Photographs and Slides, 1900 circa – [ongoing] (chronological) Series 18, Programs, 1919 – [ongoing] (alphabetical and chronological) Series 19, Phytopathological Classics, 1884 – [ongoing] (chronological) Series 20, General publications, 1884 – [ongoing] (chronological) Series 21, Audiotapes, 1958 – [ongoing] (alphabetical) Series 22, Subject files, 1913 – [ongoing] (alphabetical) Series 23, Motion pictures, 1970 – [ongoing] (chronological) Description of series Series 1 Boards 1918 – [ongoing] extent: 2.10 linear feet description: The Advisory Board was a direct successor of the War Emergency Board that was founded by APS during World War I with the belief that plant pathologists could contribute significantly to the war effort promoting cooperation and coordination of effort especially in regard to the production and conservation of food crops. The APS believed that a committee consisting of plant pathologists would accomplish certain aspects of this work more effectively than any existing agency. This series contains materials on the formation of APS, guidelines on the role of plant pathologists in developing programs and projects related to plant disease control, and registration and certification of plant pathologists. The series also contains outlines of the duties of board members, memoranda on activities of the committee and cooperation of APS with various organizations. The series is organized alphabetically and then chronologically. Container list Box Folder Title Dates 257 22 Action items and goals - All societies 1995 1 1 Advisory Board business 1919-1924, undated SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 175 5 Box Folder Title Dates 1 2 America Needs Doctors’ of Plant Health - “A proposal to 1990 establish and educate a new profession" 1 3 American Registry of Certified Professionals in 1990 Agronomy, Crops, and Soils (ARCPACS) - Plant pathologists 1 6 American Registry of Certified Professionals in 1991 Agronomy, Crops, and Soils (ARCPACS) - Correspondence 1 5 American Registry of Certified Professionals in 1991 Agronomy, Crops, and Soils (ARCPACS) - Correspondence 1 7 American Registry of Certified Professionals in 1992 Agronomy, Crops, and Soils (ARCPACS) - Certification mechanics 1 4 American Registry of Certified Professionals in 1994, Agronomy, Crops, and Soils (ARCPACS) - Plant undated pathologists certification 1 9 American Registry of Professional Plant Pathologists 1990 (ARPPP) - Handbook 1 8 American Registry of Professional Plant Pathologists: 1980-1982 Code of Ethics 1 10 American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) 1971-1975 259 36 APS conflict of interest (March) 1998 258 31-33 APS Exhibit 1997 257 26-27 APS Foundation 1995-1997 258 34 APS Foundation - Minutes 1997 259 28 APS lobbying issue 1998 260 31 APS quick reports 1999 257 13 APS staff retreat and strategic plan 1994 258 16 Business meeting 1997 257 23 Business meeting presentation, APS logo 1995 1 11 Certification of plant pathologists 1970-1972 1 12 Certification of plant pathologists 1972, undated SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 175 6 Box Folder Title Dates 1 13 Certification of plant pathologists 1977-1978 1 15 Certification program 1983 1 14 Certification program for plant pathologists - Anti-trust 1982-1983 laws 2 1 Certification program for plant pathologists - Anti-trust 1984 laws 2 3 Certification Program of Plant Pathologists - 1999-2000 Correspondence 2 2 Certification program of plant pathologists - 1991 Correspondence related to federal anti-trust laws 2 4 Code of Ethics 1983-1992 2 6 Code of Ethics 1993-1994 2 5 Code of Ethics: draft Statement 1993 2 7 Correspondence 1919-1925 234 1 Electronic Communications Office 1997 2 8 Electronic Communications Office 1998-1999 2 9 Federal Insecticide Act 1944 2 10 Federal Pesticide Control Act of 1972 questionnaire undated 2 11 Federal Register - Federal regulations related to issuance undated of permits for use of pesticides for experimental use 2 12 Foreign plant diseases and quarantines 1947-1949 2 13 Fungicide position statement 1991 258 13 General business information 1996-1998 258 15 Goals 1997 257 31 Guidelines for setting up online symposia 1996 257 34 Harlson Coerver - Strategic plan consultant 1996 2 14 Implications of biotechnology 1986 257 33 Letter of protest to APS 1996 260 45 Mid-year schedule 2000 2 15 Military use of herbicide in Vietnam 1969-1971 260 33 Monthly staff reports 1999 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY MS 175 7 Box Folder Title Dates 234 2 National Plant Pathology Board 1997 234 3 National Plant Pathology Board 1998 234 6 National Plant Pathology Board 1998 234 7 National Plant Pathology Board undated 2 23 National Plant Pathology Board - Bioterrorism; minutes of 2000 meetings and related correspondence 234 8 National Plant Pathology Board - Business plans 1999 2 16 National Plant Pathology Board - Cook, James, R., undated Gabriel, Clifford J., Kelman Arthur, Tolin, Sue and Vidaver, Anne K. “Research on Plant Disease and Pest Management is essential to Sustainable Agriculture." Report for the National Plant Pathology Board in Bioscience, Vol.45, No. 5 2 17 National Plant Pathology Board - Joint formation between 1991-1992 APS and the legislative and regulatory agencies in Washington D.C. and elsewhere 2 20 National Plant Pathology Board - Meeting minutes 1999 262 24 National Plant Pathology Board - Memos 2001 2 19 National Plant Pathology Board - Permits, awards, and 1998 plant pathology acts 2 21 National Plant Pathology Board - Position