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Terminology

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The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), founded in 1898, is a scientific and technical organization formed for "the development of standards on characteristics and performance of materials, products, systems, and services." The Society operates through its main technical committees and subcommittees. The ASTM publishes annually The Book of Standards used by buyers/sellers in contracts; scientists and engineers in laboratories; architects and designers in plans; and government agencies in codes, regulations, and laws.

Much of Acheson Duncan's work with ASTM was done within Committee E-11. In 1960 he was appointed to Committee E-11 on Quality Control of Materials and to sub-committee II on Sampling of Bulk Materials. In 1961 he became secretary of Committee E-11 (later named Committee on Statistical Methods). Duncan and other committee members produced Designation E 300 - Standard Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals. The standard was approved in 1973 and reapproved in 1983. (The standard, E-300, is described in Section 6: Paints, Related Coatings, and Aromatics and Section 15: General Products, Chemical Specialities, and End Use Products in the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.).

In Series 3 are correspondence, computations, research articles, draft material, statistical studies, and Duncan's notes on terminology. The largest part of the series is related to Committee E-11. Of interest is a file on a proposed manual on bulk sampling (1977), a project of interest to Duncan and a colleague, Emil H. Jebe. Final items are related to defense work on military standards during the 1960s.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959-1982

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Extent

From the Collection: 9.13 Cubic Feet (7 record center cartons, 1 letter size document box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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