Organized Collections
Committee on Polar Research, 1961-1966
Established in early 1958, the extradivisional Committee on Polar Research grew out of the Academy's US National Committee on the International Geophysical Year. Following up on the USNC's direction of IGY scientific activities at the North and South Poles, the Committee developed program recommendations for the National Science Foundation regarding scientific research in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The Committee also served as the US National Committee for the International Council of Scientific Union's Special (later, Scientific) Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). In 1975, the Committee was reorganized as the Polar Research Board under the National Research Council's Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
The records of the Committee on Polar Research span 8 linear feet and contain correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, and reports. The records have been arranged according to the NAS Records System, the structure of which follows the organization of the institution at the time the records were created. The collection is divided into two groups, one containing activity records, and the second containing reports.
ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEES & Boards
Committee on Polar Research
Committees
- Antarctic Geology: Ad hoc: 1965-1966
- Polar Research in USA: Ad hoc: 1963-1964
Executive Committee
- Meeting: May 1966
Executive Secretary: 1962-1966
Meetings
- Twentieth: 1966
- Nineteenth: 1965-1966
- Eighteenth: 1964-1965
- Seventeenth: 1964
- Sixteenth: 1963-1964
- Fifteenth: 1962
- Fourteenth: 1961
- General: 1961-1966
Membership: 1961-1966
- [individual files, one for each year]
Panel on Biological & Medical Sciences
- Meetings: 1961-1966
- Membership: 1961-1966
- Research Programs: 1961-1964
- Working Group on Antarctic Areas & Species Deserving Special Protection: Ad hoc: 1965-1966
Panel on Earth's Crust & Core: 1961-1965
Panel on Geodesy & Cartography
- Meetings: 1963-1966
- Membership: 1962-1966
- Research Programs: 1963-1966
Panel on Glaciology
- Committee on Arctic Glaciology: Ad hoc: 1965-1966
- Committee on Use of Spacecraft for Glaciological Studies: Ad hoc: 1965-1966
- Conferences: 1961-1966
- Meetings: 2nd-7th: 1961-1966
- Membership: 1961-1966
- Research Program: Antarctic Deep Drilling: 1961-1962
- Research Program: Antarctic Glaciology: 1965-1966
- General: 1961-1966
Panel on Heat & Water: 1961-1965
Panel on Upper Atmosphere: 1961-1965
Publications: 1961-1966
Reorganization: 1963-1965
Reports
- Arctic Status Report: 1961-1962
- Science in Antarctica: 1961-1963
- Science in Arctic Ocean Basin: 1961-1963
Requests for Funds
- Arctic Institute of North America: 1963-1965
- U of Alaska: 1961-1964
- General: 1961-1964
Research Projects: 1963-1966
Research Programs
- Policy: 1961-1964
Research Stations
- Antarctic: 1961-1966
- Arctic: Ice Island Stations: 1961-1963
Working Groups
- Needs for National Policy for Polar Research: Ad hoc: 1961
- Upper Atmosphere: Ad hoc: 1965
General: 1961-1966
INSTITUTIONS Associations Individuals
American Geographical Society
- Antarctic Folio Map Series: 1961-1965
Arctic Institute of North America: 1961-1966
- Arctic Basin Symposium: 1962
General: 1961-1966
INTERNATIONAL Relations
Institutions Associations Abroad
- International Antarctic Analysis Center: 1961-1966
- General: 1961-1966
International Congress
- Pacific Science Congress: 11th: Tokyo: 1964-1965
International Geophysical Year: 1961-1966
International Organizations: 1961-1966
International Unions: ICSU
- CIG: IQSY: 1961-1966
- CIG: General: 1961-1966
- COSPAR: 1962-1966
- International Unions: ICSU: SCAR
- Executive Committee Meeting: New York: Sept 1965
- Funding: 1961-1966
- International Scientific Cooperation in Antarctica 10th Anniversary: 1964-1966
- Meetings: 5th-9th: 1961-1966
- Membership: 1961-1966
- Publications: SCAR Circular: 1961-1966
- Scientific Activities: 1961-1966
- Scientific Cooperation: Exchange of Information: 1961-1966
- Scientific Cooperation: Exchange of Scientists: 1961-1965
- Symposium: Antarctic Biology: 1961-1964
- Symposium: Antarctic Geology: 1963-1965
- Symposium: Antarctic Logistics: 1961-1964
- Symposium: Antarctic Oceanography: 1963-1966
- Working Group on Biology: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Cartography: 1961
- Working Group on Communications: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Geodesy & Cartography: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Geology: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Geomagnetism: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Glaciology: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Logistics: 1961
- Working Group on Membership: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Meteorology: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Oceanography: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Solid Earth Geophysics: 1961
- Working Group on Upper Atmosphere Physics: 1961-1966
- Working Group on Cartography: 1961
- General: 1961-1966
International Unions: ICSU
- SCOR: 1961-1966
- SCIBP: 1963-1965
- General: 1961-1966
International Unions
- General: 1961-1966
General: 1962-1966
DIVISIONS OF THE NRC
1961-1966
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
FINANCE
1961-1966
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES & Departments
Air Force
Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory: Conference on Research Relevant to Behavior Problems of Small Military Groups under Isolation & Stress: 1961-1962
Army: 1961-1964
Commerce
- Coast & Geodetic Survey: Antarctic Seismological Bulletin: 1961-1962
Defense
- Atomic Tests Underground: Amchitka Island: Proposed: 1965
National Science Foundation (NSF): US Antarctic Research Program
- Plan for Topographic Mapping of Antarctica: 1961
- Projected Antarctic Science Program & Additions: 1961-1962
- Scientific Programs: 1961-1965
Navy: 1965-1966
- Antarctic Projects Office: 1961-1963
- General: 1961-1963
State
- Antarctic Group: 1961
General: 1961-1966
AWARDS
Antarctica Service Medal
- Distribution: 1965-1966
- Nominations: 1961-1963
- General: 1965-1966
CONGRESS
Acts
- National Wilderness Preservation System: 1964-1966
Committees
- Interior & Insular Affairs: 1963-1965
INTERNATIONAL Relations
Treaties: Antarctic Treaty
- Meetings: Consultative: 4th: 1966
- Meetings: Consultative: 3rd: 1963-1965
- Meetings: Consultative: 1st: 1961
- Meetings: Telecommunications: 1961-1963
- General: 1961-1965
United Nations
- International Cooperation Year: 1964-1965
- UNESCO: International Hydrological Decade: 1962-1966
- World Meteorological Organization: 1961-1966
Committee on Polar Rearch, 1961-1966: Index to Reports File
COMMITTEES & Boards
Committee on Polar Research
Annual Reports
- 1963-1964
- 1962-1963
- 1961-1962
- 1961
Report of Activities to National Science Foundation
- Jun 1966
- Dec 1965
- Jun 1965
- Dec 1964
- Jun 1964
- Dec 1963
- Jun 1963
- Dec 1962
- Jun 1962
- Dec 1961
- Jun 1961
Report to SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research)
- Logistics for 1962-1963
- Logistics for 1961-1962
- Logistics for 1960-1961
- No. 8: 1966
- No. 7: 1965
- No. 6: 1964
- No. 5: 1963
- No. 4: 1962
- No. 3: 1961
Science in Antarctica
- Part 1: Life Sciences: 1961
- Part 2: Physical Sciences: 1961
Science in Antarctic Ocean Basin: 1963
INSTITUTIONS Associations Individuals
Arctic Institute of North America
- Annual Report for 1966
- Annual Report for 1961-1962
Arctic Research Laboratory Point Barrow AK
- Progress Report: Aug 1962
Patton D E et al
- Characteristic Variations in Antarctic Ionosphere: 1964
University Committee on Polar Research: Report: 1961
INTERNATIONAL Relations
Academies & Councils Abroad: National Research Council of Canada
- Glacier Research in Canada: 1963-1964
- Glaciological Research in Canada: 1962
Institutions Associations Abroad
- Arktisk Institute Charlottenlund: 1962-1965
- Armstrong T: Visit to USSR: Report: 1965
International Antarctic Analysis Center Melbourne
- Progress Report: 1961-1962
- Prospectus: 1961
Ravich M G
- Russian Literature on Antarctic Geology: 1965
International Geophysical Year: USNC
- Observations of Glacier Variations in Glacier Bay: 1964
International Unions: ICSU: SCAR
- Argentine Naitonal Committee Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
- Australian National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
- Belgian National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1963
- British National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
- Bulletin: Nos 7, 9, 13, 16: 1961-1964
- Chilean National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1963-1966
- French National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
- Japanese National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
- New Zealand National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
- Norwegian National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
- South African National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
- USSR National Committee: Reports to SCAR: 1961-1966
DIVISIONS OF THE NRC
EARTH Sciences
Committee on Oceanography
- Growth & Support of Oceanography in US From 1958-1963
- NASCO: Its Development Accomplishments Activities & Objectives: 1964
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES & Departments
Army
- Army Signal Radio Propagation Station: 1961-1962
- Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory: 1962-1963
Committee on Antarctic Mapping
- Final Report: 1965
Commerce: National Bureau of Standards
- Central Radio Propagation Laboratory: Prospectus: 1965
Health Education & Welfare (HEW)
- Public Health Service: 1961-1965
Interior: Board on Geographic Names
- Geographic Names of Antarctica: Supplement: 1963
NASA
- Significant Achievements in Ionospheres & Radio Physics Discipline: 1965
Navy: Antarctic Projects Office
- Argentine Antarctic Expedition: 1961-1964
- Bulletin: 1962
- South African Antarctic Expedition: 1963
Navy: National Oceanographic Data Center
- Newsletter: 1965
Navy: Naval Oceanographic Office
- Operation Deep Freeze: 1961-1963
Navy: Navy Hydrographic Office
- Operation Deep Freeze: 1962
- Seasonal Oceanographic Studies in McMurdo Sound: 1962
FOREIGN Governments
Chile
- Oficina Meteorologica: 1965
New Zealand: Dept of Scientific & Industrial Research
- Antarctic Division: 1963-1964
