The Association of Institutes was formed on 11 May 1930 (Between 11 December 1924 and 1930 it was functioning as the Section for Natural and Mathematical Sciences) by Communist Academy (Sekciya estestvennykh i tochnykh nauk Kommunisticheskoi akademii). It was dissolved in 1932. In March 1925 the Division for Physical and Mathematical Sciences was formed in the Section. In 1928-1929 it was divided into separate physical and mathematical units which were then reorganized into Section after the forming of the Association. After June 1927 the Circle of Physicists-materialists (after 1930 called the Society of Physicists-materialists) was functioning by the Section. The chairman of the Section for Natural and Mathematical Sciences was O. Yu. Schmidt (1924-1930), the chairman of the Association of Institutes was E. Kol'man (1930-1932) (its physical parts were cured by B. M. Gessen).
From the description of Records of Association of Institutes of Natural Sciences of the Communist Academy by Central Executive Committee of the USSR, 1925-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79196942
