{"id":4108,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll030\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:48","slug":"coll030","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll030\/","title":{"rendered":"American Genetic Association records"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>American Genetic Association records<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll030<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>American Genetic Association<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1907-2008<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>8 boxes (8 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>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.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>American Genetic Association records, Center for Biological Sciences Archives, Collection 30, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1903 as the American Breeders Association, the American Genetic Association is the oldest professional society devoted to the study of heredity.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"scope\">Scope &#038; Content<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Materials are unprocessed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boxes were donated in Summer 2008. Additional print journals were acquired in 2009.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions. AGA executive director and officers will have full and free access to records.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Genetics Societies, etc.<\/li><li>American Genetic Association Archives<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"folder\">Series Description &#038; Container List<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"expand-all\">Expand all<\/a> | <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all<\/a><\/p><table class='folder-table'><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Box<\/th><th>Folder<\/th><th>Info<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Publications<\/td><td>1910-1911,\n1914-1933\n<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-8'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-8' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>2 bound copies of the American Breeders Magazine (1910 and 1911) and 16 bound copies of the Journal of Heredity from\n1914-1933.  Each volume is a compilation of all issues in a given year. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Records<\/td><td>1930-1951,\n1960-1963,\n1972-1986\n<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-10'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-10' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Monthly Financial Reports for 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, Annual Financial\nReports for 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951,   Assorted docs 1960-1963, Council Meeting Minutes 1972\nand 1973, Financial Reports 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Records<\/td><td>1981-2005; bulk 1995-2005\n<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-12'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-12' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Includes Council Meeting Minutes, correspondence re the Journal publication, newspaper clippings from Oct and Nov 2001\nre anthrax scare, AGA operational info, AGA Bylaws, AGA History, financial documents from mid 1990&#8217;s, member info from\nmid 1990&#8217;s, annual meeting, conference, and symposia notes <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Records<\/td><td>1986-1996<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-14'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-14' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Includes files on specific people, sustaining membership lists; meeting minutes from 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,\n1992, and 1993; financial reports for 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publications<\/td><td>1907-1927<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-16'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-16' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Journal of Heredity 1917-1918, 1920, 1926-1927; American Breeders Association 1907, 1912 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publications<\/td><td>1909-1928<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-18'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-18' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>3 bound copies of the American Breeders Magazine (1912, 1916, and 1917) and 14 bound copies of the Journal of Heredity\nfrom 1909-1928.  Each volume is a compilation of all issues in a given year. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Records<\/td><td>1920-1980; bulk\n1920-1971\n<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-20'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-20' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Includes correspondence; bylaws; Annual Reports from 1925, 1926, 1927, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958,\n1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1971; meeting notes from 1968 and 1980; financial documents\nfrom 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, and 1980 <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Records<\/td><td>1969-1980<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-22'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-22' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Includes files on specific people; meeting (including Council) minutes from 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979,  ;\nfinancial documents for 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980; notes for lectures 1970, 1973, 1975,\n1978, 1981; Taxes 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publications<\/td><td>2007-2008<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><a href='javascript:void(0)' class='ead-toggle' data-target='row-24'>View<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr id='row-24' class='info-drawer' style='display:none;'><td colspan='5'>Journal of Heredity vols 97-98 (2007-2008) <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4108","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}