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A Guide to the Saunders Mac Lane Papers, 1967-1979
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| Creator: | Mac Lane, Saunders, 1909- |
| Title: | Saunders Mac Lane Papers, |
| Dates: | 1967-1979 |
| Abstract: | Mathematician Saunders Mac Lane (1909-) was a co-creator of category theory and also worked with homological algebra and the categorical foundations of mathematics. This collection consists of correspondence, agendas, minutes and reports related to Saunders Mac Lane's presidency (1973-1974) of the American Mathematical Society and his work with the Joint Projects Committee for Mathematics. |
| Accession No.: | AAM 86-10 |
| Extent: | 4 ft., 3 in. |
| Laguage: | Materials are written in English. |
| Repository: | Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin |
Mathematician Saunders Mac Lane (1909-) was a co-creator of category theory and also worked with homological algebra and the categorical foundations of mathematics. After earning his undergraduate degree from Yale in 1930, Mac Lane studied at the University of Chicago under E. H. Moore and then went to the University of Göttingen in Germany, earning his degree under I. Paul Bernays and Hermann Weyl in 1933, and returning to the United States. Mac Lane worked in the Applied Mathematics Groups at Columbia during World War II, held posts at Yale, Harvard, Cornell, and the University of Chicago, and advised 39 doctoral candidates. Mac Lane was the president of the American Mathematical Society from 1973-1974, among other prestigious posts. Professor Mac Lane is currently the Max Mason Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Chicago.
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This collection consists of correspondence, agendas, minutes and reports related to Saunders Mac Lane's presidency (1973-1974) of the American Mathematical Society and his work with the Joint Projects Committee for Mathematics. The materials are organized in Mac Lane's original alphabetical filing system.
Before 1984, this collection was held by the University of Texas at Austin Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.
Forms part of the Archives of American Mathematics
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
These papers are stored remotely. Contact reference staff for retrieval from offsite storage.
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Saunders Mac Lane Papers, 1967-1979, Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/1 | | | Alder, Henry L., February 1973-April 1974 |
| | | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), January 1973-January 1975 |
| | | Associate secretaries, April 1973 and undated |
| | | Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), newsletters and correspondence, 1971-1975 and undated |
| | | Bateman, Paul T., May 1974-April 1975 |
| | | Bers, Lipman, January 1974-August 1975 and undated |
| | | Black Graduate Center, 1967-1974 and undated |
| | | Budget, 1971 |
| | | Building committee, April 1972-November 1973 |
| | | Business meetings: |
| | | | January 1975 |
| | | | August 1975 |
| | | Bylaws, 1971-1973 |
| | | CAFTES, (Committee on Academic Freedom, Tenure and Employment Security), 1974-1976 |
| | | Casey, Lillian R., February 1973-October 1974 |
| | | CBMS (Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences): |
| | | | "CBMS 1973," 1971-1974 |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/2 | | | | "CBMS 1974," April-October 1974 |
| | | | Monographs, 1974 |
| | | CCMJ (Contents of Contemporary Mathematical Journals), December 1973-July 1974 |
| | | Colloquium lectures, August 1971-May 1974 |
| | | COMM-COMM, (Committee to Monitor Problems in Communication and Committee on Committees), April 1973-January 1976 |
| | | Committee members proposed, November 1973-December 1974 |
| | | Committee on Emergency Employment, May 1974-November 1975 and undated |
| | | Committee of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP), 1974-1976 |
| | | Committee on Teaching Loads and Class Size, May-September 1974 |
| | | Committees [note, some committees are listed alphabetically in the general AMS files. Mac Lane's original organization has been maintained]: |
| | | | General, 1974-1975 |
| | | | AMS/SIAM [Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics] Committee on Applied Mathematics, December 1973-November 1974 |
| | | | Bôcher prize, July 1973 |
| | | | Committee on Budgeting Procedures and Cost Effectiveness, November 1974 |
| | | | Committee on Dismissed Mathematicians, 1971-1974 |
| | | | Committee on Establishing an Expository Journal, 1973-1974 and undated |
| | | | Indices, September-October 1973 |
| | | | Committee on Mathematics in the Life Sciences, November 1973 |
| | | | Committee on Meetings, 1973-1974 |
| | | | Committee on Notices Editorial Policy, December 1974-January 1975 |
| | | | Overhead question, August 6, 1973 |
| | | | Secretarial services, July-August 1973 |
| | | | Committee to Select Hour Speakers, November-December 1973 |
| | | | Summer Institutes, Committee on, May 1974 |
| | | | Teaching of college mathematics, [Joint Committee on the Training of Graduate Students to Teach], 1972-1974 |
| | | | Two-Year Colleges, Joint Committee on the Employment of Mathematicians in, 1973-1975 and undated |
| | | | Wiener Prize, Committee to Select the Winner of the, December 1974 |
| | | | Women, [Joint Committee on Women in Mathematics], December 1973-November 1974 |
| | | Computer, Palais-Schwartz report, 1973 |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/3 | | | CSSP, [Committee of Scientific Society Presidents]:
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| | | | General:
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| | | | | June 1973 |
| | | | | September 1973-April 1975 |
| | | | | "October 1973," June-October 1973 |
| | | | | "May 1974," November 1973-May 1974 |
| | | | Energy study, October 1973 |
| | | Congress, [International Congress of Mathematics], May-September 1974 |
| | | Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, International, January-March 1975 |
| | | Dues, February-November 1972 |
| | | Durst, Lincoln K., 1971-1974 |
| | | Employment and Educational Policy, Committee on (CEEP): |
| | | | General, 1973-1975 |
| | | | Manpower papers, [by R. D. Anderson], 1972 and undated |
| | | | Teaching load information, 1973 |
| | | | Minutes for CEEP, 1973 |
| | | | "1973": |
| | | | | "January 1972-March 1973," 1974-1975 |
| | | | | April 1973 |
| | | | | Duren, W. L., April-May 1972 |
| | | Employment register: |
| | | | General, August 1973-November 1974 |
| | | | Employment opportunities, 1973 and undated |
| | | Essay on program, 1973 |
| | | Executive director, June-July 1974 |
| | | Executive director's report, 1972, 1974 |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/4 | | | Executive committee/trustees, June 1973 meeting, 1973 |
| | | Executive committee (EXCO 1975), 1974-1975 |
| | | Finance committee, September 1974-January 1975 |
| | | Fellows: |
| | | | 1972-1974 |
| | | | Jacobson letters on fellowship idea, October 1972-January 1973 |
| | | Government Relations, Committee on: |
| | | | Part one, 1971-1974 |
| | | | Part two, 1971-1975 |
| | | | Reports, August 1973 and undated |
| | | | Summary memo, undated |
| | | | Research institute, May-June 1974 |
| | | [Various], Hewitt, Edwin; hour lectures; IMP [Index of Mathematical Papers]; institute dues; invited addresses; Jacobs, Donna M., 1973-1975 |
| | | Joint committees, AMS & MAA [precursor to the JPCM, see JPCM series for more material]: |
| | | | General, 1972-1974 and undated |
| | | | Ballot on changes to JPCM draft, 1973 |
| | | | Completed assignments [?], April 1973 |
| | | | June 1973 meeting, April-June 1973 |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/5 | | | | June 1973 position papers, April-May 1973 |
| | | | Joint letter '73 [?], July 1973-Febraury 1974 and undated |
| | | | August 1973 meeting, March-August 1973 |
| | | | August minutes, August 19, 1973 |
| | | | October 1973 meeting, August-October 1973 |
| | | | October report, October [1973?] |
| | | | New preamble, November 26-27, 1973 |
| | | | SIAM, [Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics], November 1973-January 1974 |
| | | | "January 1974," December 1973-January 1974 and undated |
| | | | March meeting, February-March 1974 |
| | | | JPCM report, draft, April 1974 and undated |
| | | | [Reports], 1973-1974 and undated |
| | | | "The Health of Mathematics," undated |
| | | Journals: |
| | | | Bulletin, 1972-1973 |
| | | | Mathematical Reviews [see also Mathematical Reviews below, Mac Lane's original filing system separated these files into two sections]: |
| | | | | 1972-1975 and undated |
| | | | | International mathematics abstracts and other correspondence, 1972-1973 and undated |
| | | | | SIAM/AMS Committee on Reviewing and Abstracting, 1973 |
| | | | | Index of Mathematical Papers (IMP) vs. Index of MR, July 26, 1973 |
| | | | | Privileged, 1974 and undated |
| | | | | Composition, November-December 1974 |
| | | | Mathematics of Computation, 1973-1974 |
| | | | Proceedings, 1972-1974 |
| | | | Transactions, 1972-1975 |
| | | Legal Aid, Committee on, 1972, 1974 and undated |
| | | Martin, W. T. [Treasurer], February-July 1973 |
| | | Mathematical Models as Used in Government Policy Decisions, Committee on, [printed material, notes and correspondence], 1972-1975 and undated |
| | | Mathematicians Action Group (MAG), newsletters and correspondence, 1973-1975 and undated |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/6 | | | Mathematical Reviews [see alsoMathematical Reviews above, under Journals]: |
| | | | General, December 1974-October 1975 and undated |
| | | | For December Trustees meeting, October-November 1974 and undated |
| | | | Springer, 1973 |
| | | | Crisis Committee, April 1972-June 1973 and undated |
| | | Meetings: |
| | | | Committee on, 1973-1975 |
| | | | Costs: |
| | | | | [Registration], 1970-1973 |
| | | | | MAA costs, June-August 1971 |
| | | National Awards, Committee on, 1971-1975 and undated |
| | | National Information Systems in the Mathematical Sciences (NISMS), 1972 |
| | | Nominating Committee, 1972-1974 |
| | | Other societies, 1970-1973 and undated |
| | | Peterson, F. P., December 1973-August 1974 |
| | | PEP [Pensions for Professionals], May-August 1974 |
| | | Political reasons, [Committee on Dismissed Mathematicians, aka Committee on Mathematicians Dismissed for Political Reasons]: |
| | | | General, 1970-1972 and undated |
| | | | Dwight M. Paine, January-April 1972 |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/7 | | | | Papadopolous, October 1971-May 1972 and undated |
| | | Pitcher, Everett: |
| | | | 1971-1973 |
| | | | 1974-1976 |
| | | | Alice Sturgis, parliamentarian, November 1973 |
| | | President's report, 1973-1974 |
| | | Principles and Procedures Committee, May-July 1975 |
| | | Prizes, January 1973 |
| | | Protter, Murray, December 1973-November 1974 |
| | | Reciprocity, January-October 1974 |
| | | Research announcements, March 1970-March 1974 |
| | | Reviews, journal, SIAM/AMS, 1973-1974 |
| | | Russian rights, September 1973-August 1974 |
| | | Russian translations: |
| | | | Joint AMS/IMS committee, December 1974 |
| | | | Trustees ad hoc committee, December 1974-January 1975 |
| | | Science Policy Committee, December 1974 |
| | | SIAM/SIMS [Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics/SIAM Institute for Mathematics and Society]: |
| | | | General, 1971-1974 |
| | | | C. C. Lin, 1973 |
| | | "Sopka 1976," 1972-1975 |
| | | Solicitation of members, 1972-1974 and undated |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/8 | | | Special session on category theory, November 1975 meeting, April-November 1975 and undated |
| | | Springer negotiations, 1973 |
| | | Summer institute / Tamari, Dov [appear to be separate topics, filed together], 1971-1974 |
| | | Translations: |
| | | | General, January 1974-January 1975 and undated |
| | | | Trustees committee, [see also: Russian translations], 1975 |
| | | Treasurer (new), April-July 1973 |
| | | Trustees: |
| | | | 1975-1976 |
| | | | By mail, 1974 |
| | | Walker, Gordon: |
| | | | 1972-1975 |
| | | | 1974-1977 |
| | | | Confidential, April-November 1973 |
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Joint Projects Committee for Mathematics (JPCM):
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/8 | | | General: |
| | | | "1975," 1974-1975 |
| | | | "1977-1978," 1976-1978 |
| | | | "1979," November 27, 1978 |
| | | Annual reports, 1976-1978 |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/9 | | | CBMS [Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences] projects, February-September 1977 |
| | | Congressional fellow in mathematics: |
| | | | 1975-1977 |
| | | | Applicants, February-May 1977 and undated |
| | | | 1977-1978 |
| | | Correspondence: |
| | | | "1975" [alphabetical by correspondent], 1975-1976 |
| | | | 1976 |
| | | | Truman Botts, 1977-1979 |
| | | Major advances, 1977-1978 and undated |
| | | Mansfield amendment, November 11, 1976 |
| | | Mathematics in government, 1976-1978 and undated |
| | | Members, 1976-1978 and undated |
| | | Meetings: |
| | | | San Antonio (January 24, 1976): |
| | | | | January-March 1976 |
| | | | | Meeting packet, January 1976 |
| | | | O'Hare (October 29, 1976): |
| | | | | October-November 1976 |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/10 | | | | | Meeting packet, October 1976 |
| | | | New York (October 1, 1977), 1974-1977 |
| | | | Atlanta (January 7, 1978), December 1977-January 1978 |
| | | | Wisconsin (May 24, 1978), May-June 1978 |
| | | Memos, minutes and notes, 1976 |
| | | Movies, November 1977-January 1978 and undated |
| | | Publicity, October 1977 |
| | | Regional colloquia, October 1977-January 1978 and undated |
| | | Roselle, David P., October 1976 |
| | | Structure of the mathematical profession, February-November 1976 |
| | | Thermonuclear energy, 1975-1978 |
| | | Mini-study [aka essay project, Mathematics Today]: |
| | | | 1973-1974 |
| | | | 1974-1977 |
| | | | Grant, March 1977 |
| | | | Topics, etc., [notes, printed material and correspondence], 1971-1976 and undated |
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| 6.4/AAM 86-10/11 | | | | Schwartz essay, 1977 |
| | | | Schwartz/Mac Lane, 1976 |
| | | | Browder/Mac Lane, relevance, August-October |
| | | | Steen essay, 1977-1978 |
| | | | Publisher, March-October 1977 and undated |
| | | | Mathematics Today symposium, AAAS [American Association for the Advancement of Science], Houston meeting, February-November 1978 |
| | | | Biloxi, AMS meeting, Mathematics Today session, April-October 1978 |
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