I. General
(See also Committee on Divisions under Membership Board, Part 7)
A. Agricultural and Industrial (now Q) 1956-69
B. Public Health 1953-59
C. Virology 1961-63
III. Current Divisions
A. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1980--
B. Bacterial Infections and Pathogenesis 1979-90
C. Clinical Microbiology 1963--
D. General Medical Microbiology 1985--
E. Immunology 1979--
F. Medical Mycology 1982--
G. Mycoplasmology 1970-94
H. Genetics and Molecular Biology 1983
I. General Microbiology 1980-95
J. Morphology and Ultrastructure 1980--
K. Microbial Physiology and Metabolism 1953; 1980-95
L. Nosocomial Infections 1985-86
M. Bacteriophage 1992-93
N. Microbial Ecology 1963-91
O. Fermentation and Biotechnology 1967-95
P. Food Microbiology 1970--
Q. Environmental and General Applied Microbiology 1980-82
R. Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 1994--
S. DNA Viruses 1979-83
T. [RNA Viruses]
U. Mycobacteriology 1982--
V. Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology 1983-95
W. Microbiology Education 1995--
X. Molecular, Cellular and General Biology of Eukaryotes 1997--
Y. Public Health Microbiology 1997
1. Reports and correspondence submitted to Council and CPC concerning divisions, 1969-86; lists of Division chairs and Group Representatives, 1977-88
2. Divisional officers meetings, memoranda, 1980-81
3. History of Branches and Divisions by Donald E. Shay, 1983, 1985: miscellaneous correspondence of the Archivist, 1982-85; memo of Harry Gooder on history of divisions, 1986
4. File of Ray Sarber, Executive Secretary, 1971-77
5. Clippings from SAB Newsletter/ASM News, 1944-86 (Clippings pertaining to specific Divisions are filed by Division)
A. Agricultural and Industrial (now Q)
see also correspondence concerning relations to Society for Industrial Microbiology, 12-II
1. A&I Division Analytical Group: correspondence of the Secretary (J.H. Bailey, E.M. Foster, P. Gerhardt), 1956-6
2. A&I Division, Harlow Hall Award: Correspondence of William C. Haynes, Chairman, 1967--69; report to
3. CPC and Council, 1970; clippings from ASM News, 1968-69
Committee on Relations Between Division and Society for Industrial Microbiology, 1964-66
B. Public Health Division
1. Correspondence of the Secretary (John Hays Bailey, E.M. Foster), 1953-59
C. Virology Division
1. Correspondence of J.R. Porter, 1960-61; proposed bylaws, ca. 1963
A. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (A)
1) Minutes, 1980, 1983; correspondence of Barbara Lago, Secretary of ASM, 1987; newsletter, 1993,1996
B. Bacterial Infections and Pathogenesis (B)
1) Minutes, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985; Newsletter, 1990,
C. Clinical Microbiology (C)
For relations between clinical microbiologists and ASM see Dowdle Commission materials in Schaechter Presidential file, 13-IICJ, Folder 13
1) List of officers, 1963-1984; minutes, 1972, 1979, 1983, 1985; memo of A.C. Sonnenwirth, Chairman, 1972; clippings, 1963-1980; report of ad hoc Committee, 1972
2) Newsletter (Viewpoints), 1967-92; 1996-
3) Correspondence of the Archivist, 1985
D. General Medical Microbiology (D)
1) Newsletter, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1996
E. Immunology (E)
1) Minutes, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1997; newsletter, 1995-
F. Medical Mycology (F)
1) Minutes 1982-83; Newsletter, 1992, 1996-
G. Mycoplasmology (G)
1) Miscellaneous correspondence pertaining to founding of section and division, 1970, 1976; minutes, 1980-85; memos of John Davis, chairman, 1990-91
2) Newsletter, 1994-
H. Genetics and Molecular Biology (H)
1) Minutes, 1983
I. General Microbiology (I)
1) Reports, 1980-82; Newsletter, 1992, 1993, 1995
J. Morphology and Ultrastructure (J)
1) Minutes, 1980-83; memo from Susan Koval, Chair, 1991; Newsletter, 1996-
K. Physiology and Metabolism (K)
1) Minutes, 1980, 1983; Newsletter, 1991-95
2) History of Division by Perry W. Wilson, 1953
L. Nosocomial Infections (L)
1) Minutes, 1985-86
M. Bacteriophage (M)
1) Newsletter, 1992-93
N. Microbial Ecology (N)
1) Correspondence concerning name change, 1984
2) Aquatic Microbiology Newsletter, 1963-76, 1991.
O. Fermentation and Biotechnology (O)
1) Minutes, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984; memo from Arnold Demain, 1967
2) Correspondence of David Perlman, Chairman, 1973-75
3) Fermentation Newsletter, 1969-82; newsletter, 1995-
P. Food Microbiology (P)
1) Minutes, 1970-71, 1973-74, 1976-82, 1986
2) Division Newsletter, 1990; Food Microbiology Newsletter (produced jointly with the Food Microbiology Division of the Institute of Food Technologists), 1990-
Q. Environmental and General Applied Microbiology (Q)
1) Minutes, 1980-82
R. Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
1) Newsletter, 1994,1996-
S. DNA Viruses (S)
1) Minutes, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
[T. RNA Viruses]
U. Mycobacteriology (U)
1) Minutes, 1983, 1984, 1986; newsletter, 1996-
2) Correspondence of George Kubica, Chairman, 1982-86
V. Clinical and Diagnostic
1) Notice to ASM News, 1984; correspondence concerning name change, 1989; newsletter, 1991,1993,1995
2) Petition for establishment of Medical Immunology Division, 1983
W. Education
1) File of Jeffrey Sich on establishment of Division
2) Newsletter, 1995-
X. Molecular, Cellular and General Biology of Eukaryotes
1) Newsletter, 1997-
Y. Public Health
1) File of Merry Sloane, Coordinator for Divisions on formation of Division, 1997
1. Texts of lectures, 1979-83