The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an association of National Adhering Organizations, which represent the chemists of different member countries. IUPAC was founded in 1919 and its primary purpose is to provide nomenclature and standards for the international field of chemistry. A consistent set of internationally accepted atomic weights was deemed a necessity by the scientific community because of the relevance of these values to science and technology, as well as to trade and commerce. The standard atomic weights of the elements are regularly evaluated, recommended, and published in updated tables by the Commission on Atomic Weights and Isotopic Abundances (CAWIA) of IUPAC. This is a collection of published reports, draft manuscripts, correspondence, and reprints generated by the CAWIA of IUPAC. A portion of the collection has been digitized and is available online.
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Letter from Theodore William Richards to Charles Moureu
- 1921-May-14
Concerns receipt of International Report on Atomic Weights, and regrets for being unable to attend June meeting in Bruxelles.
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Letter from Marie Curie to the President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
- 1930-Oct-31
Letter from Marie Curie (1867-1934) to Einar Biilman, President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) concerning an invitation to serve on IUPAC's Commission on Atomic Weights. Curie expresses…
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Letter from Otto Hahn to Jean Gerard
- 1936-Apr-04
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Letter from Francis Aston to the Secretary of IUPAC
- 1937-Mar-27
Concerns committee work on atomic weights and measurements as well as isotopic weights.
- Addressee International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Author Aston, Francis William, 1877-1945
- Subject Oliphant, Mark, 1901-2000, Isotopes, Aston, Francis William, 1877-1945, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Atomic weights, Nobel Prize winners, Hahn, Otto, 1879-1968
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Nomination form signed by Hans von Euler
- 1937-Apr-26
Concerns von Euler's approval of Marcus L. Oliphant and Robert S. Mulliken to the Commission Internationales des Atomes.
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to J. Bousquet
- 1938-Dec-06
Concerns modifications to the International Table of Isotopes for 1939.
- Addressee Bousquet, J.
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Subject Isotopes, Aston, Francis William, 1877-1945, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Lutetium, Dempster, Arthur Jeffrey, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Richard Kuhn to Jean Gerard
- 1939-Jun-05
Concerns the appointment of M. F. Joliot-Curie to IUPAC's Committee on Atomic Weights and Isotopic Abundances.
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Letter from Glenn T. Seaborg to the IUPAC
- 1939-Oct-13
Concerns request for a copy of the Fourth Report of the Committee on Atoms of the International Union of Chemistry.
- Addressee International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Author Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999
- Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Livingood, John J. (John Jacob), 1903-, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Frédéric Joliot-Curie to Jean Gerard
- 1940-Apr-10
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Letter from Niels Bohr to Jean Gerard
- 1941-Oct-06
Letter sent to the Secretary General of IUPAC in Paris during the Nazi occupation of World War II.
- Addressee Gerard, Jean
- Author Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962
- Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Subject Hahn, Otto, 1879-1968, Hevesy, Georg von, 1885-1966, Aston, Francis William, 1877-1945, Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners
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Letter from Irène Joliot-Curie to Monsieur [Raymond] Delaby
- 1947-Mar-07
Letter from Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956) to Raymond Delaby (1891-1958), general-secretary of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) concerning the appointment of Norwegian radiochemist Ellen…
- Author Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956
- Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Addressee Delaby, Raymond
- Subject Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners, Women Nobel Prize winners, Women chemists, Women in science, Gleditsch, Ellen, 1879-1968
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Letter from Alfred O. C. Nier to Edward Wichers
- 1957-Jan-08
Concerns atomic weight scales, and Nier's work at precision determination of masses.
