MS 196 Society for the Study of Reproduction Records

MS 196
Society for the Study of Reproduction
Records, 1962-[ongoing]

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

Descriptive summary

creator:	Society for the Study of Reproduction
title:	Records
dates:	1962-[ongoing]
extent:	20.51 linear ft. (45 document boxes, 1 half-document box, and 1 oversized box)
collection number:	MS196
repository:	Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	Society for the Study of Reproduction Records, MS 196, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Historical note

In June 1967, a group of approximately 300 scientists interested in reproductive biology met in Urbana, Illinois, and voted to establish the Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR). The SSR's purpose is to promote the study of the biological and medical aspects of fertility and reproduction by fostering interdisciplinary communication. It holds annual conferences and publishes the journal Biology of Reproduction three times a year. The organization is governed by elected officers including an overseeing committee. Membership is open to professionally qualified workers with an interest in this field, at the discretion of the Overseeing Committee.

Collection description

The collection (1962-[ongoing]) contains records associated with the function and activities of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Included within the collection are annual meeting information, committee records, correspondence, financial records, presidential files, and publications. The collection also includes historical information on the Society, photographs of members and events, and material related to Society-sponsored symposia and programs.

The Society also produced a number of videotape recordings of speakers and workshops at annual meetings. Appendix I contains a listing of these videotapes along with their ISU Library call number.

Organization

The collection is organized into 13 series:

Series 1, History, 1962-1973 (chronological)

Series 2, Committees, 1968-1999 (alphabetical)

Series 3, Correspondence, 1967-2001, n.d. (chronological)

Series 4, Annual Meetings, 1967-2004 (chronological)

Series 5, Meetings of the Board of Directors, 1968-2004 (chronological)

Series 6, Grants and Contracts, 1967-1988 (chronological)

Series 7, Financial Records, 1967-2003 (chronological)

Series 8, Membership, 1967-2004, n.d. (chronological)

Series 9, Symposia Programs and Papers, 1967-1983, n.d. (chronological)

Series 10, Awards and Addresses, 1968-1989 (chronological)

Series 11, Photographs, 1971-1994, n.d. (chronological)

Series 12, Presidents' Files, 1967-2001 (chronological)

Series 13, Publications, 1990-1998 (chronological)

Description of series


Series 1	History	1962-1973
extent:	10 folders
description:	This series includes historical information on the Society. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
1	1	Historical files	1962-1970
1	5	Historical files	1966-1968
1	6	Historical files	1966-1968
1	7	Historical files	1966-1968
1	2	Historical files	1966-1970
1	3	Historical files	1966-1970
1	4	Historical files	1966-1970
1	8	Historical files	1967
28	1	Historical files	1967, 1973
1	9	Historical files	1967-1973

Description of series


Series 2	Committees	1968-1999
extent:	100 folders
description:	This series includes minutes, correspondence, memoranda, and membership lists of the Society committees. The series is listed alphabetically by committee and then chronologically therein.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
2	3-5	Animal Care and Experimentation Committee	1975-1988
2	8-10	Awards Committee	1978-1988
2	11	Awards Committee	1986-1989
2	6	Awards Committee	1987-1988
2	7	Awards Committee	1987-1989
3	1	Budget and Finance Committee	1975
3	2-3	By-Laws Committee	1978-1985
3	4	By-Laws Committee	1984-1989
3	4a	By-Laws Committee	1988, 1991
42	3-4	Future Meetings Committee: 1995, Davis, CA	1991-1995
34	7	General committee reports	1986-1992
5	7-8	Journal Committee	1979-1985
5	9	Journal Committee	1980-1987
5	6	Journal Committee	1987-1989
4	2-3	Local Arrangements Committee	1979-1983
4	4	Local Arrangements Committee	1987-1988
34	8	Local Arrangements Committee	1993
41	4-5	Local Arrangements Committee: 1993, Fort Collins, CO	1991-1993
41	6	Local Arrangements Committee: 1994, Ann Arbor, MI	1993-1994
42	5-7	Local Arrangements Committee: 1995, Davis, CA	1991-1995
42	1-2	Local Arrangements Committee: 1995, Davis, CA	1994-1995
43	2	Local Arrangements Committee: 1996, London, Ontario	1995-1996
43	5-6	Local Arrangements Committee: 1997, Portland, OR	1996-1997
44	1-3	Local Arrangements Committee: 1997, Portland, OR	1996-1997
44	4-5	Local Arrangements Committee: 1998, College Station, TX	1997-1998
44	6-7	Local Arrangements Committee: 1998, College Station, TX	1997-1998
45	2-3	Local Arrangements Committee: 1999, Pullman, WA	1998-1999
46	1-3	Local Arrangements Committee: 1999, Pullman, WA	1998-1999
45	4-6	Local Arrangements Committee: 1999, Pullman, WA, documentation binder	1998-1999
45	1	Local Arrangements Committee: meeting minutes	1998
4	7	Membership Committee	1973-1974
4	8-10	Membership Committee	1973-1985
4	11	Membership Committee	1980-1982
5	1	Membership Committee	1983-1985
5	1a	Membership Committee	1986-1987
5	1b	Membership Committee	1991-1992
5	3	Necrology Committee	1974-1979
5	4	Necrology Committee	1980-1982
5	2	Necrology Committee	1983
5	5	Necrology Committee	1983-1989
31	2	Nominating Committee	1968-1991
31	3	Nominating Committee	1968-1992
30	5	Nominating Committee	1979-1984
30	6	Nominating Committee	1984-1986
30	7	Nominating Committee	1986-1987
30	8	Nominating Committee	1987-1990
31	1	Nominating Committee	1990-1992
31	4	Nominating Committee	1992-1993
31	5	Nominating Committee	1993-1994
31	6-7	Nominating Committee	1994-1995
32	1-3	Nominating Committee	1995-1996
32	4-5	Nominating Committee	1996-1997
6	1-2	Program Committee	1970-1987
6	3	Program Committee	1987-1988
6	5	Public Affairs Committee	1976-1978
6	6-8	Public Affairs Committee	1976-1988
6	4	Public Affairs Committee	1979-1980
6	9	Public Affairs Committee	1986-1987
7	1	Public Affairs Committee	1988-1989
7	6	Publications Committee	1968-1971
7	2-3	Publications Committee	1975-1987
7	4	Publications Committee	1980-1988
7	5	Publications Committee	1987
7	6a	Publications Committee	1990-1992
7	7	Sustaining Membership Committee	1971-1974
7	8	Symposium Committee	1987-1989
7	9	Trainee Affairs Committee	1984-1987
7	10	Trainee Affairs Committee	1987-1989

Description of series


Series 3	Correspondence	1967-2001, n.d.
extent:	108 folders
description:	This series contains correspondence concerning the society's functions, activities, and individual members. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
3	5	Correspondence	1967
9	2	Correspondence	1967
8	1-2	Correspondence	1967-1968
9	1	Correspondence	1967-1972
47	1	Correspondence	1968-1974
9	3	Correspondence	1968-1974
2	1	Correspondence	1968-1983
3	7	Correspondence	1968-1983
8	3	Correspondence	1969
25	4	Correspondence	1969
3	8	Correspondence	1969-1971
3	9	Correspondence	1969-1987
8	4	Correspondence	1970
9	8	Correspondence	1970-1972
9	6-7	Correspondence	1970-1975
9	4-5	Correspondence	1971
8	5	Correspondence	1971-1977
25	14	Correspondence	1971-1988
10	1	Correspondence	1973-1974
10	3	Correspondence	1974-1975
10	4	Correspondence	1975-1976
36	1-11	Carl D. Johnson, Executive Secretary (A-H)	1975-1992
37	1-20	Carl D. Johnson, Executive Secretary (I-Z)	1975-1992
25	8	Correspondence	1976
25	7	Correspondence	1977-1978
10	5	Correspondence	1977-1979
25	9	Correspondence	1978
8	6	Correspondence	1978-1979
10	6	Correspondence	1978-1979
1	10	Correspondence	1979
10	2	Correspondence	1979
10	8-10	Correspondence	1979
3	11	Correspondence	1979-1980
9	9	Correspondence	1979-1980
10	7	Correspondence	1979-1980
25	13	Correspondence	1979-1981
1	11-12	Correspondence	1980
1	12	Correspondence	1980
25	15	Correspondence	1980
10	11	Correspondence	1980-1981
11	1	Correspondence	1980-1981
11	3	Correspondence	1980-1981
2	2	Correspondence	1981
11	4	Correspondence	1981
25	10	Correspondence	1981
10	12	Correspondence	1982-1983
10	13	Correspondence	1982-1983
11	5	Correspondence	1982-1983
11	6	Correspondence	1982-1983
3	10	Correspondence	1982-1987
11	2	Correspondence	1982-1988
25	5-6	Correspondence	1983
10	14	Correspondence	1984-1985
11	7	Correspondence	1985-1987
3	6	Correspondence	1985-1989
4	1	Correspondence	1985-1989
11	8	Correspondence	1986
11	9	Correspondence	1986-1987
25	17	Correspondence	1986-1987
3	13	Correspondence	1986-1989
11	10-11	Correspondence	1987-1988
3	12	Correspondence	1987-1989
33	1	Correspondence	1996-1998
38	8	Correspondence	2001
3	14	Correspondence	n.d.
25	1-3	Correspondence	n.d.
25	11-12	Correspondence	n.d.
25	16	Correspondence	n.d.

Description of series


Series 4	Annual Meetings	1967-2004
extent:	47 folders
description:	This collection contains minutes, programs, workshop materials, meeting arrangements, agendas, and registration materials for the Society's annual meetings. Copies of videotaped sessions are available by searching the Iowa State University Library catalog.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
12	1	Annual meetings	1967-1969
12	2	Annual meetings	1968
12	3	Annual meetings	1968-1971
23	2	Annual meetings	1968-1974
12	4	Annual meetings	1969
12	6	Annual meetings	1969-1970
12	9	Annual meetings	1970-1973
12	5	Annual meetings	1970-1975
12	7	Annual meetings	1971
12	8	Annual meetings	1972-1973
46	4	Annual meetings	1972-1974
46	5	Annual meetings	1973-1975
46	6	Annual meetings	1974
13	1	Annual meetings	1975
23	3	Annual meetings	1975-1977
13	2	Annual meetings	1976
13	3	Annual meetings	1977
13	4	Annual meetings	1978
13	6	Annual meetings	1978
13	5	Annual meetings	1978-1979
13	7	Annual meetings	1980
13	8-9	Annual meetings	1983
46	7	Annual meetings	1983
13	11	Annual meetings	1983-1987
13	10	Annual meetings	1985
13	13	Annual meetings	1986-1988
13	12	Annual meetings	1987-1988
13	14	Annual meetings	1987-1988
13	15	Annual meetings	1988
13	16	Annual meetings	1991
13	17	Annual meetings	1992
33	3	Annual meetings	1996
43	1	Planning and meeting materials for 1996 annual meeting in London, Ontario	1996
43	3-4	Planning and meeting materials for 1997 annual meeting in Portland, OR	1996
33	4-5	Annual meetings	1997
34	1-2	Annual meetings	1998
34	2a	Annual meetings	1999
38	6	Annual meetings	2000
39	1	Annual meetings	2001
39	7	Annual meetings	2002
40	3-4	Program and meeting materials	2003
41	1	Program and meeting materials	2004

Description of series


Series 5	Meetings of the Board of Directors	1968-2004
extent:	108 folders
description:	This series contains minutes and agendas of the executive committee meetings as well as their board meeting books. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
14	7	Board meeting	1968
14	1	Board meeting	1968-1970
14	2-3	Board meeting	1968-1973
14	5	Board meeting	1968-1973
17	4	Board meeting	1968-1973
14	8	Board meeting	1969
14	9	Board meeting	1969
14	10-12	Board meeting	1970
15	1	Board meeting	1970-1971
15	2-3	Board meeting	1971
15	4-5	Board meeting	1972
15	6-7	Board meeting	1973
15	8-10	Board meeting	1974
14	4	Board meeting	1974-1978
14	6	Board meeting	1974-1978
17	5	Board meeting	1974-1978
15	11-13	Board meeting	1975
17	1	Board meeting	1975-1977
15	14-16	Board meeting	1976
17	2	Board meeting	1976
17	6	Board meeting	1976
15	17-18	Board meeting	1977
15	19-21	Board meeting	1978
17	7	Board meeting	1978
17	9	Board meeting	1978-1979
16	1	Board meeting	1978-1980
17	3	Board meeting	1978-1980
16	2-6	Board meeting	1979
16	8	Board meeting	1979-1982
16	7	Board meeting	1979-1983
17	10	Board meeting	1980
18	1-5	Board meeting	1980
17	8	Board meeting	1981
18	6-8	Board meeting	1981
18	9	Board meeting	1982
18	10-11	Board meeting	1982-1983
18	12	Board meeting	1983
18	13	Board meeting	1983-1986
19	1	Board meeting	1984
19	2	Board meeting	1984-1985
19	3	Board meeting	1985
19	4	Board meeting	1986
19	5-6	Board meeting	1986-1987
19	7	Board meeting	1986-1988
19	8-9	Board meeting	1987
19	10-12	Board meeting	1988
19	13-19	Board meeting	1989
34	9	Board meeting	1990-1992
29	1	Board meeting	1992
29	2-3	Board meeting	1993
29	4-5	Board meeting	1994
30	1-2	Board meeting	1995
30	3	Board meeting	1996
38	1	Board meeting	1998
38	2-3	Board meeting	1999
38	5	Board meeting	2000
38	7	Election of Officers and Directors	2001
39	3-4	Mid-winter board meeting	2001
39	6	Summer board meeting	2001
39	8	Board meeting � Mid-Winter	2002
39	9	Board meeting � Summer	2002
39	8	Mid-winter board meeting	2002
39	9	Summer board meeting	2002
40	5	Mid-winter board meeting	2003
40	6	Summer board meeting	2003
41	2	Mid-winter board meeting	2004
41	3	Summer board meeting	2004

Description of series


Series 6	Grants and Contracts	1967-1988
extent:	13 folders
description:	This series contains correspondence, grants proposed and received, and grants given by the Society for travel and research. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
20	1	Grants and contracts	1967-1970
20	2	Grants and contracts	1969-1971
20	3	Grants and contracts	1970-1972
20	4	Grants and contracts	1971-1972
20	5	Grants and contracts	1971-1972
20	6	Grants and contracts	1971-1973
20	7-8	Grants and contracts	1972
20	9	Grants and contracts	1976
20	10	Grants and contracts	1979
20	11	Grants and contracts	1980
20	12	Grants and contracts	1986
20	13	Grants and contracts	1987-1988

Description of series


Series 7	Financial Records	1967-2003
extent:	35 folders
description:	This series contains treasurer's statements, tax information, financial statements, and fund-raising information. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
21	27	Financial statements	1967-1970
21	1-2	Financial records	1967-1974
21	3	Financial records	1968-1969
21	4	Financial records	1968-1972
21	4a	Financial records	1969-1972
21	5	Financial records	1971
21	6	Financial records	1971-1976
21	7	Financial records	1976
21	8	Financial records	1977
21	9	Financial records	1977-1978
21	10	Financial records	1977-1979
21	11	Financial records	1978-1979
21	13	Financial records	1979
21	12	Financial records	1979-1981
21	14-15	Financial statements	1980
21	16	Financial statements	1981
21	17	Financial statements	1982
21	18-19	Financial statements	1983
21	20	Financial statements	1984
21	21	Financial statements	1985
21	22	Financial statements	1986
21	25	Financial statements	1986-1988
21	23	Financial statements	1987
21	26	Financial statements	1987
21	24	Financial statements	1988
21	28	Financial statements	1988-1989
30	4	Financial statements	1993
33	2	Financial statements	1994-1997
38	4	Financial statements	2000
39	2	Financial statements	2001
40	1	Financial statements	2002
40	7	Financial statements	2003

Description of series


Series 8	Membership	1967-2004, n.d.
extent:	14 folders
description:	This series contains membership lists, directories, application information, lists of officers, and award winners. The series is listed chronologically

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
22	2	Membership information	1967
22	1	Membership information	1967-1972
22	3-6	Membership information	1970
22	7	Membership information	1972, 1976
22	8	Membership information	1974
22	9	Membership information	1979-1980
22	10	Membership information	1986-1987
34	3	Membership information	1996-1997
40	2	Membership directory	2003
40	8	Membership directory	2004
34	4	Membership information	n.d.

Description of series


Series 9	Symposia Programs and Papers	1967-1983, n.d.
extent:	8 folders
description:	This series contains papers and seminars, reports, and speaker lists. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
23	1	Symposia information	1967
23	4	Symposia information	1970, n.d.
23	5	Symposia information	1972
23	6	Symposia information	1979-1980
23	7	Symposia information	1980
23	8-9	Symposia information	1980-1981
23	10	Symposia information	1983

Description of series


Series 10	Awards and Addresses	1968-1989
extent:	11 folders
description:	This series contains information on named lectureships and correspondence. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
24	1	Awards and addresses	1968-1975
24	3	Awards and addresses	1970
24	2	Awards and addresses	1970-1971
24	4	Awards and addresses	1971
24	5	Awards and addresses	1972
24	6	Awards and addresses	1973
24	7	Awards and addresses	1974
24	8	Awards and addresses	1978
24	9	Awards and addresses	1979
24	19	Awards and addresses	1979-1982
24	10	Awards and addresses	1989

Description of series


Series 11	Photographs	1971-1994, n.d.
extent:	8 folders
description:	This series contains photographs of members, groups, and award winners. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
24	12	Photographs	1971
24	13	Photographs	1972
24	14	Photographs	1973
24	18	Photographs	1978, n.d.
24	16	Photographs	1987
24	17	Photographs	1994
24	11	Photographs	n.d.
24	15	Photographs	n.d.

Description of series


Series 12	President's Files	1967-2001
extent:	14 folders
description:	This series contains correspondence, minutes, and documents of incorporation. The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
28	3	President's files	1967
28	1	President's files	1967, 1973
28	2	President's files	1972-1973
27	5	President's files	1989
26	1-5	President's files	1989-1990
27	1-4	President's files	1989-1990
39	5	Past Presidents' breakfast: report	2001

Description of series

Series 13

Publications

1990-1998

extent:

2 folders

description:

This series contains materials related to the Society's journal Biology of Reproduction which is published three times a year. The organization's Newsletter, also published three times annually, can be found by searching the ISU Library catalog (Special Collections call no. QP251 S63x). The series is listed chronologically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
34	5	Biology of Reproduction	1990-1992
34	6	Biology of Reproduction	1996-1998

Appendix I - Videotapes

Call number	Title	Date
Vide 004 551	State of the art lectures: 1994 SSR annual meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan	1994
Vide 004 552	Techniques in reproductive biology workshop: 1994 SSR annual meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan	1994
Vide 004 553	State of the art lectures: 1995 SSR annual meeting, Davis, California	1995
Vide 004 554	Techniques in reproductive biology workshop: 1995 SSR annual meeting, Davis, California	1995
Vide 004 555	President's symposium: 1996 SSR annual meeting, London, Ontario, Canada	1996
Vide 004 556	State-of-the-art lectures: 1996 SSR annual meeting, London, Ontario, Canada	1996
Vide 004 557	Techniques in reproductive biology workshop: 1996 SSR annual meeting, London, Ontario, Canada	1996
Vide 004 558	Trainee symposium forum: 1996 SSR annual meeting, London, Ontario, Canada	1996
Vide 004 559	Cell-specific gene regulation: 1997 SSR annual meeting, Portland, Oregon	1997
Vide 004 560	Extracellular matrix and cell adhesion molecules: 1997 SSR annual meeting, Portland, Oregon	1997
Vide 004 561	Molecular basis of reproductive disorders: 1997 SSR annual meeting, Portland, Oregon	1997
Vide 004 562	President's symposium: 1997 SSR annual meeting, Portland, Oregon	1997
Vide 004 563	State-of-the-art lectures: 1997 SSR annual meeting, Portland, Oregon	1997
Vide 004 564	Techniques in reproductive biology workshop: 1997 SSR annual meeting, Portland, Oregon	1997
Vide 004 565	Trainee symposium forum: 1997 SSR annual meeting, Portland, Oregon	1997
Vide 004 566	President's symposium: 1998 SSR annual meeting, College Station, Texas	1998
Vide 004 567	State-of-the-art lectures: 1998 SSR annual meeting, College Station, Texas	1998
Vide 004 568	Techniques in reproductive biology workshop: 1998 SSR annual meeting, College Station, Texas	1998
Vide 004 569	SSR 1999 keynote speaker	1999
Vide 004 570	SSR 1999 president's symposium	1999
Vide 004 571	SSR 1999 state of the art	1999
Vide 004 572	SSR techniques workshop	1999
Vide 004 573	Keynote address: 2000 SSR annual meeting, Madison, Wisconsin	2000
Vide 004 575	President's symposium: 2000 SSR annual meeting, Madison, Wisconsin	2000
Vide 004 576	State-of-the-art lectures: 2000 SSr annual meeting, Madison, Wisconsin	2000
Vide 004 574	Techniques in reproductive biology workshop: 2000 SSR annual meeting, Madison, Wisconsin	2000

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Revised: 07 August 2008.