This book chronicles the Society's activities over fifty years, as membership grew, as publications became more numerous and diverse, as the number of meetings and conferences increased, and as services to the mathematical community expanded.
Author(s): Everett Pitcher
Series: American Mathematical Society Centennial Publications Vol 1
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Year: 1988
Language: English
Commentary: https://www.ams.org/publicoutreach/math-history/hmpitcher-index
City: Providence, Rhode Island
Tags: History of Mathematics; History of the American Mathematical Society
Frontmatter
Title Page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Primary Journals
The Bulletin, Transactions and Memoirs, and the Proceedings
Mathematics of Computation
Journal of the American Mathematical Society
The American Journal
Duke Mathematical Journal
The Annals of Mathematics
The Subsidized Journals
Meetings
Colloquium Lectures
Colloquium Publications
Gibbs Lectures
Prizes
Bocher Prize
Cole Prizes
Veblen Prize
Birkhoff Prize and Weiner Prize
Steele Prizes
Sectional Meetings
Contributed Papers
Cost of Meetings
Registration Fees
Summer Meetings
Employment Registrar
Mathematical Reviews
Computerization of MR
Mathematical Reviews Merger
Conferences
Symposia in Applied Mathematics
Summer Institutes
Summer Seminars
Symposia in Pure Mathematics
Symposia on Mathematical Questions in Biology
Summer Research Conferences
The Financing of Conferences
Supporting Journals
The Notices
Abstracts
Books and Book Series
Mathematical Surveys
Contemporary Mathematics
Other Publications
Translations
Russian-English Dictionary
Publication Problems
Committee on Printing and Publishing
Committee to Monitor Problems in Communication
International Congresses
The Congress on 1950
ICM 86
Membership and Dues
Classes of Members
Dues
Dues of International Members
The Council
Nominations
Council Members
Members-at-Large
The Functions of the Council
Presidents
Officers
Vice President
Secretaries and Associate Secretaries
Treasurers and Associate Treasurers
The Librarian
The Professional Directory
Executive Directors
Trustees
Planning and Organization
The Executive Committee
Liaison and Budget and Agenda Committee
Planning Committee
The Special Review Committee
Long Range Planning Committee
Policy Committees
The War Policy Committee
The Policy Committee
The Conference Board
The Council of Scientific Society Presidents
The Joint Policy Board
Other Committees
Committee on Human Rights
Committee on Employment and Educational Policy
Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Employment Security
Opportunities in Mathematics for Disadvantaged Groups
Committee on Women in Mathematics
Committee on Committees
Fellowships
Political and Social Questions
Finances
Funds
The Fiscal Year
Income, Expense, and Balance
Headquarters
The New York to Providence
The Rented Locations
201 Charles Street
The Staff
Archives
Index
