Central Section Correspondence, 1985-1986

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers records, 1937-2017 and undated, consists of 12 series: Constitution, Group Information and Membership, Acquisition Information, Annual Meeting Records and Correspondence, Awards, Regional Sections, Affiliates, Summer Field Training Program, Journal of Geoscience Education, Printed Matter, Miscellaneous and Photographs.

The Constitution (1943-2011) series includes multiples drafts of the constitution with amendments and committee votes.

The Group Information and Membership (1938-2009) series includes membership directories and contact information. Also included is information about original members and locations of annual meetings. Brochures, pamphlets and other general NAGT facts are represented in this series.

The Acquisition Information (1979-2002) series contains correspondence between NAGT members and Augustana College Special Collections staff.

The Annual Meeting Records and Correspondence (1938-2009) series contains annual meeting proceedings and correspondence. Included are some additional Executive Committee proceedings and correspondence. The contents of proceedings vary depending on the year; often they will contain meeting minutes, agendas, speeches, and articles. Correspondence between members about respective meetings follows all meeting proceedings.

The Awards (1947-2009 and undated) series contains documents relating to the various awards and grants given out by the organization. These include the Neil Miner Award, the Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award, the Dottie Stout Grant, the James Shea Award, and the Robert Christman Award. Materials include nomination forms, program manuals, and correspondence with the candidates and winners.

The Regional Sections (1950-2009 and undated) series contains proceedings and correspondence from annual meetings of regional sections. Proceedings include minutes, programs, attendance lists, announcements, and other papers divided according to section.

The Affiliates (1939-2009) series contains proceedings, correspondence and other records from board of directors meetings and other meetings of Geoscience organizations other than NAGT. Such organizations include American Geological Institute (AGI), Geological Society of America (GSA), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), Earth Science Teachers Association (ESTA), Earth Science Teacher Placement Service (ESTP), International Geological Congress (IGC), National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and others.

The Summer Field Training Program (1940-2010 and undated) series contains reports from program meetings belonging to member Tom Hendrix and lists of applicants and participants.

The Journal of Geoscience Education (1951-2017) series contains a nearly complete set of every edition of the magazine published by NAGT [missing vol. 44 1996, vol. 45 1997, and all the volumes from 2000]. The original bi-annual publications and the later quarterly editions are included as well as any special editions. Until 1995 the publication was known as the Journal of Geological Education.

The E-Newsletter (2009-2010) series contains NAGT’s electronically published newsletter.

The Printed Matter (1946-2008) series consists of articles and pamphlets that are geologically related but only loosely connected to NAGT itself, including various science and engineering bulletins. Print-outs of the online NAGT News are also included.

The Miscellaneous (1961-2007 and undated) series consists of audiocassettes of undated meeting minutes, photographs and items from a display about NAGT and other miscellaneous papers.

The Photographs (1937-1988 and undated) series contains photographs of members from annual and on-site meetings.