Overview

Title:	American Genetic Association records
Call Number:	Coll030
Creator:	American Genetic Association
Dates:	1907-2008
Size:	8 boxes (8 linear feet)
Language:	English
Abstract:	Contains organizational records and print journals from the American Genetic Association. Includes financial reports, Council meeting minutes, bylaws, annual reports, publication records, membership files and lists, clippings, conference and symposia documents, and materials relating to the 2001 Anthrax scare are included.
Citation:	American Genetic Association records, Center for Biological Sciences Archives, Collection 30, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).

Administrative/Biographical Note

Founded in 1903 as the American Breeders Association, the American Genetic Association is the oldest professional society devoted to the study of heredity.

Scope & Content

Arrangement

Materials are unprocessed.

Provenance Information

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Boxes were donated in Summer 2008. Additional print journals were acquired in 2009.

Processing Note

Collection unprocessed. During rehousing of the material in 2008, stinkbugs were located in the files. The boxes were sent for freezing and vacuuming and were returned in Spring 2009. Special Collections staff vacuumed and refoldered the materials.

Descriptive Rules Used

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)

Access & Use

Finding Aids

Box listing available.

Finding Aid: /specialcollections/finding-aids/coll030/

Access Conditions

No restrictions. AGA executive director and officers will have full and free access to records.

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use

Copyright on all AGA materials are transferred to UMBC with the exception of published print materials including journals, newsletters, books, and Proceedings. Reproductions allowed for research purposes.

Subject Headings

Creators

American Genetic Association

Subjects

Genetics — Societies, etc.

American Genetic Association — Archives

Series Description & Container List

Folder Title/Description	Date	Box #	Folder #	Additional Info.
Publications 2 bound copies of the American Breeders Magazine (1910 and 1911) and 16 bound copies of the Journal of Heredity from 1914-1933. Each volume is a compilation of all issues in a given year.	1910-1911, 1914-1933	1		Description
Records Monthly Financial Reports for 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, Annual Financial Reports for 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, Assorted docs 1960-1963, Council Meeting Minutes 1972 and 1973, Financial Reports 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986.	1930-1951, 1960-1963, 1972-1986	2		Description
Records Includes Council Meeting Minutes, correspondence re the Journal publication, newspaper clippings from Oct and Nov 2001 re anthrax scare, AGA operational info, AGA Bylaws, AGA History, financial documents from mid 1990’s, member info from mid 1990’s, annual meeting, conference, and symposia notes	1981-2005; bulk 1995-2005	3		Description
Records Includes files on specific people, sustaining membership lists; meeting minutes from 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993; financial reports for 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996	1986-1996	4		Description
Publications Journal of Heredity 1917-1918, 1920, 1926-1927; American Breeders Association 1907, 1912	1907-1927	5		Description
Publications 3 bound copies of the American Breeders Magazine (1912, 1916, and 1917) and 14 bound copies of the Journal of Heredity from 1909-1928. Each volume is a compilation of all issues in a given year.	1909-1928	6		Description
Records Includes correspondence; bylaws; Annual Reports from 1925, 1926, 1927, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1971; meeting notes from 1968 and 1980; financial documents from 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, and 1980	1920-1980; bulk 1920-1971	7		Description
Records Includes files on specific people; meeting (including Council) minutes from 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, ; financial documents for 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980; notes for lectures 1970, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1981; Taxes 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973.	1969-1980	8		Description
Publications Journal of Heredity vols 97-98 (2007-2008)	2007-2008	9		Description
Records Folders include AGA Council Meetings 2006-2016; financial files from 1991-2009; website files; press releases and correspondence; election files; publication files for the Journal of Heredity and Oxford University Press; Dryed files; and the Goethe estate. Loose issue of the Journal of Heredity included, Vol 14, no. 5 (August 1923). SARCV 2018-03	1991-2017	10		Description
Journal of Heredity Bound volumes, Vols 52-57 (1961-66), 63 (1972), 65-97 (1974-2006)	1961-2006			Description