Records of Kenneth W. Ford and addition to records of H. William Koch, 1964-1992.

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Records of Kenneth W. Ford and addition to records of H. William Koch, 1964-1992.

Correspondence; minutes; memoranda; reports. Primarily correspondence and minutes of various American Institute of Physics (AIP) committees and AIP Member Societies. Subjects include finance, history, public policy, computer planning, personnel, and grants. There are records pertaining to AIP function and long range planning; publishing, including files on translation journals and copyright; the AIP Corporate Associates; AIP awards and prizes; H. William Koch's retirement; and international organizations such as the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and the International Council of Scientific Unions.

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