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United States

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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...

American Philosophical Society

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Benjamin Franklin founded the American Philosophical Society in 1743 in Philadelphia, patterning it after the Royal Society of London. It's purpose was the promotion of the study of science and the practical arts of agriculture, engineering trades, and manufactures. Subjects of today's "philosophy" were generally excluded from the societies of the 17th and 18th centuries and the word "philosophy" meant to them "love of knowledge," and was essentially the equivalent of today's "science." Interest...

National Science Foundation (U.S.)

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John Wiley & Sons.

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American mathematical society

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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

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The National Academy of Sciences, founded in Washington, D. C., in 1863, grew out of a desire for a body of scientists to give advice on scientific matters to the federal government. Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian, was a force behind its creation. From the description of National Academy of Sciences, 1863-1887 Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403445 ...

American educational research association

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American association for the promotion of educational research. From the description of American Educational Research Association records, 1965-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872296 Administrative History American association for the promotion of educational research. From the guide to the American Educational Research Association records, 1965-2000, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace) ...

Social Science Research Council (U.S.)

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Rand corporation

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System Development Corporation

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System Development Corporation evolved out of the System Development Division of the RAND Corporation. This division, and later the independent company, were in the business of studying how humans and machines (especially computers and sophisticated electronics) interacted. The System Development Division was spun off in 1957, and became the non-profit company named SDC, or System Development Corporation. SDC became a for-profit operation in 1968, and was acquired by Burroughs Corporation in 198...

Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

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The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently (2009) has approximately 4,500 members in all parts of the world. From the description of Records, 1965-[ongoing] (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 237112417 ...

American institute of biological sciences

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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Research in Problems of Sex

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American statistical association

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The American Statistical Association is a professional society interested in the theory, methodology, and application of statistics to all fields of human endeavor. It was founded in 1839 in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally called the American Statistical Society, it changed its name to its present form in 1840, and a constitution and charter were in place by 1841. In 1934, it moved its headquarters to Washington, D.C. Its current headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia. From the d...

Wilks, S.S. (Samuel Stanley), 1906-1964

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Samuel Stanley Wilks was a mathematician and statistician. He taught at Princeton University. From the description of Papers, 1940-1963. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122364924 educator and editor. He stressed the close relationship of theoretical and applied statistics, and was concerned that the American public understand mathematics as a large body of theory and applications woven into engineering, the sciences and practical af...

American association for public opinion research

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The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) was founded in 1947 to help stimulate research in public opinion research and its allied fields, facilitate dissemination of research methods, encourage development of professional standards, and promote the use of public opinion research in democratic policy formation. Public Opinion Quarterly, published by the University of Chicago Press, serves as the official journal of AAPOR. From the description of Records, 1946-1984 ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...

American society for testing materials

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Russell Sage foundation

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The Russell Sage Foundation was established in 1907 by Margaret Olivia Sage "for the improvement of social conditions in the United States..." A pioneer in the developing field of social work, the Foundation set standards for the development of both theory and practice. From the description of Records, 1907-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154270047 ...

Mathematical association of America

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The Association was founded in 1915. From the description of Records 1916- (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80094810 The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) was founded in 1916 at a meeting of 104 interested persons at the University of Missouri. It is one of the largest professional organizations in the field of mathematics with 27,000 members. The mission of the MAA is to "to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level...

American society of human genetics

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The American Society of Human Genetics was founded in 1948 by Herluf H. Strandskov, Charles Cotterman, H.J. Muller, and L.H. Snyder. From the description of Archives, 1948-1981. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298270 The American Society of Human Genetics was founded in 1948 by Herluf H. Strandskov, Charles Cotterman, H.J. Muller, and L.H. Snyder.Presented by the American Society of Human Genetics, 1978-1988. From the guide to the...

College Entrance Examination Board

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American council on education

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Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education is a coordinating body for American institutions of higher education. From the guide to the American Council on Education Latin American Slide Collection N/A., 1945, (Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin) Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education (ACE) is the nation's unifying voice for higher education. ACE serves as a consensus leader on key higher education issues and seeks to influ...

American Ordnance Association

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