Title: North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature Records
Inclusive Dates: 1948-[ongoing]

Creator:

• North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature

Call Number: AGS Manuscript Collection 1

Quantity: 12 cubic ft. (23 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of a commission whose purpose is to develop statements of stratigraphic principles; review problems and recommend procedures applying to classification and nomenclature of stratigraphic and related areas. Most of the collection consists of general files, arranged chronologically, containing correspondence, minutes of meetings, and reports of the NACSN. The general files document annual meetings of the commission; the development and revisions of the stratigraphic code; activities of subcommittees; and the writing of the Commission's published notes and reports.

The collection also contains extensive files of the Code Committee (1977-1983) which coordinated a complete revision of the code. The Code Committee files include scattered records of its subcommittees. The records of the Quaternary Advisory Group contain correspondence, minutes of meetings, and reports concerning terminology and stratigraphic principles and applications of Quaternary stratigraphic concepts.

Language: English

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The files are organized alphabetically by personal name, name of office, or by subject, then chronologically. Files can contain a variety of materials, including correspondence, staff memos, and reports. In addition to the normal chronological files, files containing more specialized information about a topic are found after the chronological files.

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Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

The collection was largely compiled by Norman Lasca in the early 1980s when various members of NACSN sent him their available records. In November 1983, NACSN voted to place its records at the Golda Meir Library, and the transfer took place early in 1984. The American Geographical Society transferred the collection to the Archives Department in 1993. Norman Lasca transferred additional materials to the Archives in November 1994 (accession 1994-015), September 1996, June 1998 (accession 1997-056), October 1999 (accession 1999-025), October 2000 (accession 2000-020), September 2003 (accession 2003-015), June 2004 (accession 2003-095), September 2004 (accession 2004-026), and June 2007 (accession 2006-067).

Processing Information

Mark A. Vargas processed the collection at the Archives in June-July 1993. The original order of the collection was very disorganized, and it was necessary to place most materials in the general files. Shannon Urban added the 1994 and 1996 accessions to the collection in September 1996. Mark Vargas added the 1998 accession in June 1998. Nick Weber added the 1999 accession in October 1999. Chan Harries added the 2000 accession in October 2000. Bob Carter added the 2003 accession in September 2003. Jenny Juno added the 2004-2007 accessions in August 2007.

Box   19 Folder   1	Ad Hoc Committee to Detect Inconsistencies, Imperfections, and/or Errors in the North American Stratigraphic Code, 1997
	American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Box   1 Folder   1	Committee on Stratigraphic Correlations, 1984-1985
Box   20 Folder   41	Hedberg Research Conference, 2001
Box   21 Folder   1	Permission to Publish Form, 2007
Box   19 Folder   30	American Geological Institute, 1998
Box   21 Folder   2	American Geological Institute Council, Documents, 2002-2004
Box   21 Folder   3-5	American Geological Institute Member Society, Meetings, 2003-2006
Box   21 Folder   6	Amendments to Stratigraphic Code, 1988-1991
Box   21 Folder   7	Amendments to Stratigraphic Code, 1993-1994
Box   21 Folder   8	Amendments to Stratigraphic Code, 2003
Box   21 Folder   9	Amendments to Stratigraphic Code, 2004
	Annual Meetings
Box   1 Folder   2	1968
Box   1 Folder   3-8	1978-1984
Box   21 Folder   10	1978-1987
Box   19 Folder   2-5	1986-1990
Box   1 Folder   9-10	1987-1988 Physical Description: Extent: Audio cassettes
Box   18 Folder   1-7	1989-1995
Box   21 Folder   11-13	1990-1993
Box   21 Folder   14-15	1995-1996
Box   19 Folder   6-7	1997-1998
Box   21 Folder   16-18	1998-2000
Box   20 Folder   43-44	2000-2001
Box   21 Folder   19-23	2001-2005
Box   21 Folder   24	Attendance, 1947-1998
Box   19 Folder   8	Listings, 1946-1997
Box   2 Folder   1	Archival Repository, 1984-1986
Box   2 Folder   2	Articles of Incorporation, undated
Box   21 Folder   25	Articles of Organization and Procedure, 1983
	Biostratographic Units
Box   19 Folder   9	Biostratigraphic Zones, 1996-1997
Box   19 Folder   26	Biostratigraphy, 1996-1997
Box   19 Folder   10	Biostratigraphy, 1998
Box   19 Folder   24	Biostratigraphy, 1999
Box   21 Folder   26	By-Laws, Ammended, 2006
Box   2 Folder   3	Capitalization in the Code, 1962-1963
Box   21 Folder   27	Chair/Vice Chair Duties, 2003-2004
Box   21 Folder   28	Chairman's Reports, 1992-1993
Box   2 Folder   4	Code Adoptions, 1983-1984
	Code Committee
Box   2 Folder   5-10	1977-1980
Box   3 Folder   1-7	1981-1983
Box   4 Folder   1	Subcommittee on Lithostratigraphic Units, 1976-1981
Box   4 Folder   2	Code Figures, undated
Box   4 Folder   3	Code Revision Publicity, 1978-1979
Box   4 Folder   4	Code Translations, 1984
Box   4 Folder   5	Commissioner Appointments, 1986-1988
Box   21 Folder   29	Commissioners, Chairs, Vice-Chairs, 1947-1998, 1998-1999
Box   21 Folder   30	Commissioners, 1977-2006
Box   18 Folder   7	Commissioners, 1989-1997
Box   21 Folder   31	Committee on Allo/Sequence Stratigraphy, undated
Box   4 Folder   6	Committee on Hydrostratigraphic Nomenclature, 1963-1984
Box   4 Folder   7	Committee on Jurisdictional Scope, 1962-1963
Box   21 Folder   32	Committee on NACSN History, 1993
Box   4 Folder   8	Committee on Organization and Procedure, 1983-1984
Box   18 Folder   8	Committee on Stratigraphy (GSA), 1988
Box   19 Folder   11	Committee to Investigate Discrepancies in the 1983 Code, 1989
Box   4 Folder   9	Correlation of Stratigraphic Units of North America, 1977-1978
	Correspondence
Box   21 Folder   33-47	1979-1991
Box   19 Folder   12	1988-1989
Box   22 Folder   1-3	1992-1993
Box   18 Folder   9	1993-1994
Box   22 Folder   4	1994-1995
Box   19 Folder   27	1997-1998
Box   22 Folder   5-10	2001-2006
Box   19 Folder   28	NACSN Appointment Letters, 1997-1998
Box   19 Folder   29	Special NACSN Meetings, 1997
Box   18 Folder   10	Correspondence of Vice-Chair, 1992-1993
Box   22 Folder   11	Cronostratigraphy, 2004-2005
Box   22 Folder   12	Cyclo-Stratigraphy, 2004
Box   22 Folder   13	Ediacaren Period, 2004
	Edwards, Lucy
Box   19 Folder   13-14	1987-1994
Box   22 Folder   14-15	E-mail Correspondence, 1998-1999
Box   22 Folder   16-20	E-mail Correspondence, 2001-2003
Box   22 Folder   20	Pratt, Brian, E-mail Correspondence 2003
Box   20 Folder   45	Eubiostratigraphic Units, Quasibiostratigraphic Units and Assemblage Zones, 2000
	General Files
Box   4 Folder   10-13	1948-1953
Box   5 Folder   1-7	1954-1957
Box   6 Folder   1-8	1958-1960
Box   7 Folder   1-7	1961-1963
Box   8 Folder   1-6	1964-1966
Box   9 Folder   1-7	1967-1972
Box   10 Folder   1-7	1973-1978
Box   11 Folder   1-9	1979-1985
Box   12 Folder   1-4	1986-1989
Box   22 Folder   21	Geochronologic & Chronostratigraphic Units, 2004
Box   22 Folder   22	GEOLOG: Newsmagazine of Geologial Association of Canada, 1993
Box   22 Folder   23	Geological Survey of Canada, 1988
Box   19 Folder   15-16	Global Stratigraphic Chart, 1987-1990
Box   22 Folder   24	Hedberg Conference, 2001
Box   19 Folder   17	Hedberg Memorial, 1988
Box   20 Folder   46	History Outline, 1993, 1995, 2001
	Hydrostratigraphic Units
Box   20 Folder   47-49	1981-2000, undated
Box   19 Folder   18	Ad Hoc Subcommittee, 1988-1992
Box   22 Folder   25	Article, 1987
Box   22 Folder   26	Igneous Stratigraphic Terminology, 2003-2004
Box   19 Folder   19	Informal Use of Form Terms, 1986-1989
	International Codes and Usage, 1958-1970
Box   12 Folder   5	Interpretation and Nomenclature of Quaternary Stratigraphy, 1969
Box   12 Folder   5	Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, August, 1969
Box   12 Folder   5	Scheme of a Stratigraphic Code for the USSR, 1970
Box   12 Folder   5	Stratigraphic Classification and Terminology in the Soviet Union, November 1958
	International Codes and Usage, 1972-1988
Box   12 Folder   6	A Concise Guide to Stratigraphical Procedure, 1972
Box   12 Folder   6	American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, Report of the Committee Appointed to Continue the Comparison of the Code and the International Stratigraphic Guide, October, 1976
Box   12 Folder   6	Comments on an International Guide to Stratigraphic Classification, Terminology and Usage, October, 1973
Box   12 Folder   6	Historia de la Paleontologia, 1988
Box   12 Folder   6	International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification, Circular No. 44, January, 1973
Box   12 Folder   6	Report on Stratigraphic Nomenclature in the New Zealand Quaternary, November, 1977
Box   12 Folder   6	Some International Agreement on Essentials of Stratigraphy, 1972
Box   12 Folder   6	The International Geological Correlation Program, January, 1979
Box   12 Folder   6	Unidades Registraticas, Biocronologia y Geocronologia, 1987
Box   19 Folder   20	International Commission on Stratigraphy, Organization, 1991-1992
Box   19 Folder   21	International Guide to Stratigraphic Classification, Revision of Biostratigraphic Units, 1988
Box   22 Folder   27	International Stratigraphic Guide, Correspondence, 2004
Box   22 Folder   28	International Stratigraphic Guide, Second Edition, 1993
	International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification
Box   12 Folder   7	1962-1988
Box   19 Folder   22	Circulars, 1986-1990
Box   22 Folder   39	Circulars, 1986-1994
Box   20 Folder   1	Circular Summaries, 1960
Box   20 Folder   2-51	Circulars Nos. 1-95, 1955-1999
Box   22 Folder   30	Miscellaneous, 2002-2004
Box   22 Folder   31	Newsletters 1-2, 4-5, 2003-2004
Box   22 Folder   32	Newsletters 6-8, 2004-2005
Box   22 Folder   33	Newsletters 9-11, 2006-2007
Box   22 Folder   34	Sequence Stratigraphy Report, 2007
Box   22 Folder   35	International Year of the Planet Earth, 2005-2006
Box   23 Folder   1	Latin American Stratigraphic Guidelines, 2005-2006
Box   12 Folder   8	Logo, 1986-1988
Box   13 Folder   1	Membership Lists, 1987-1991
Box   23 Folder   2	Miscellaneous Articles Related to Stratigraphy, 1947-2004
Box   23 Folder   3-7	Miscellaneous Documents, 1992-2004
Box   23 Folder   8-11	NACSN Members, E-mail Correspondence, 1996-2004
Box   23 Folder   12	National Geologic Mapping Act, 1992-1993
Box   13 Folder   2	Nominating Committee, 1984-1988
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 1: Organization and Objectives of the Stratigraphic Commission
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 2: Nature and Classes of Stratigraphic Units
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 3: Rules of Geologic Nomenclature of the Geological Survey of Canada
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 4: Naming of Subsurface Stratigraphic Units
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 5: Definition and Adoption of the Terms of Stage and Age
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 6: Discussion of Nature and Classes of Stratigraphic Units
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 7: Records, 1947-1948
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 8: Australian Code of Stratigraphic Nomenclature
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 9: Pliocene-Pleistocene Boundary
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 10: Should Additional Categories of Stratigraphic Units Be Recognized?
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 11: Records, 1949-1950
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 12: Divisions of Rocks and Time
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 13: Third Congress of Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Geology
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 14: Official Report of the Roundtable Conference on Stratigraphic Nomenclature at the Third Congress of Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Geology
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 15: Records, 1951-1952
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 16: Records, 1953-1954
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 18: Definition of Time Line Separating a Glacial and Interglacial Age in the Pleistocene
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 19: Status of Soils in Stratigraphic Nomenclature
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 20: Problems in Applying Standard Stratigraphic Practice in Non-Marine Quaternary Deposits
Box   13 Folder   3	Note 21: Preparation of the Stratigraphic Code
Box   13 Folder   4	Note 22: Records, 1957-1958
Box   13 Folder   4	Note 23: Need for Rock-Stratigraphic Units Larger Than Group
Box   13 Folder   5	Note 24: Unconformity-Bounded Units in Stratigraphy
Box   13 Folder   5	Note 25: Geochronologic and Chronostratigraphic Units
Box   13 Folder   5	Note 26: Records, 1959-1960
Box   13 Folder   5	Note 27: Morphostratigrpahic Units in Pleistocene Stratigraphy
Box   13 Folder   5	Note 28: Application to ACSN for an Amendment to Article 4f
Box   13 Folder   6	Note 29: Records, 1961-962
Box   13 Folder   6	Note 30: Application to ACSN for an Amendment to Article 31
Box   13 Folder   6	Note 31: Records, 1963-1964
Box   13 Folder   6	Note 33: Application to ACSN for Amendments to Articles 29, 31, and 37
Box   13 Folder   6	Note 34: Records, 1964-1966
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 35: Application to ACSN for an Amendment to Article 3 and 13
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 36: Application to ACSN for an Amendment to Article 5
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 37: Records, 1966-1968
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 38: Recommendation to the ACSN Concerning Nomenclatural Problems of Submarine Formations
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 39: Records, 1968-1970
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 40: Subdivision of Precambrian
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 41: Application for Amendment to Code Concerning Magnetostratigraphic Units
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 42: Records, 1970-1972
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 43: Records, 1972-1974
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 44: Application for Addition to Code Concerning Magnetistratigraphic Units
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 45: Application for Amendment Concerning Terminology for Igneous and High-Grade Metamorphic Rocks
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 46: Application for Amendment of Articles 8 and 10
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 47: Application for Amendment of Articles 27 and 34
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 48: Application for Amendment of Code of Stratigraphic Nomenclature to Provide Guidelines
Box   13 Folder   7	Note 49: Records, 1974-1976
Box   13 Folder   8	Note 50: Proposal to Change Name of Commission
Box   13 Folder   9	Note 51: Records, 1976-1978
Box   13 Folder   10	Note 52: Preliminary Proposal for a Chronometric Time Scale
Box   13 Folder   11	Note 53: Records, 1978-1980
Box   13 Folder   11	Note 54: Records, 1980-1982
Box   13 Folder   13	Note 55: Records, 1982-1984
Box   13 Folder   14	Note 56: Records, 1984-1986
Box   14 Folder   1	Note 57: Application for Amendment of the NACSN to Provide for the Exclusive Informal Use of the "Form" Terms
Box   19 Folder   25	Note 64: Application for Amendment of the NACSN Code Concerning Consistency and Updating Regarding Electronic Publishing
Box   23 Folder   13	Notes 54, 59-65: 1980-1995
Box   14 Folder   2	Officers, 1946-1981
Box   23 Folder   14	Precambrian Classification, 1977-1982
Box   23 Folder   15	Precambrian Units and the Code, 2003
Box   19 Folder   23	Proposed Sequence-Stratigraphic Terminology, 1991
	Quaternary Advisory Group
Box   14 Folder   3-7	1979-1980
Box   15 Folder   1-3	1980-1981
Box   23 Folder   16	2001-2004
Box   23 Folder   17	Regional Stratigraphic Commissions: Presentation, undated
Box   23 Folder   18	Reply to Article: "Symplifying the Stratigraphy of Time", 2004-2005
Box   13 Folder   3	Report 1: Declaration on Naming of Subsurface Stratigraphic Units
Box   15 Folder   5	Report 6: Application of Stratigraphic Classification and Nomenclature to the Quaternary, and Report 7: Discussion of the Stratigraphic Code: Beacon or Gospel? 1948-1959
Box   15 Folder   6	Report 8: Amendment of Code Concerning Terminology for Igneous and High-Grade Metamorphic Rocks, 1979-1980
Box   15 Folder   7	Report 9: Adoption of Geochronometric Units for Divisions of Precambrian Time, 1981-1982
Box   15 Folder   8	Report 10: New Articles of Organization and Procedure of North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, 1984-1985
Box   15 Folder   9	Retallack, Greg, 1977
Box   15 Folder   10	Riverdale Stratigraphic Conference, 1971
Box   15 Folder   11	Scrolls, 1974-1987
Box   23 Folder   19	Scrolls, 1993-2003
Box   23 Folder   20	Sedimentary Geology Workshop, 2004
Box   23 Folder   21	Sequence Stratigraphic Units, 1992-1993
Box   23 Folder   22-24	Sequence Stratigraphy, 1989-2007
Box   23 Folder   25	Sequence Systematics, 1997
Box   23 Folder   26	Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), Newsletter, 1993
Box   23 Folder   27	Status of the Quaternary, 2005
Box   23 Folder   28	Stratigraphic Charts, 2000
	Stratigraphic Code
Box   16 Folder   1	1961-1983
Box   23 Folder   29	1983
Box   16 Folder   2	Comments and Reviews, 1963-1964
Box   16 Folder   3-4	Comments and Reviews, 1981-1982
Box   23 Folder   30	Commission Draft, 1982
Box   16 Folder   5-7	Correspondence, 1979-1982
Box   17 Folder   1	Draft, 1981
Box   17 Folder   2-3	Draft, 1982
Box   17 Folder   4	Forward, 1982
Box   17 Folder   5	Penultimate Draft, 1982
Box   23 Folder   31	Proposed Revisions, 2003
Box   23 Folder   32	Revised, 2003
Box   23 Folder   33	Revised, 2005
Box   23 Folder   34	Stratigraphic Nomenclature Committee, Australia, 1980-1981
Box   23 Folder   35	Stratigraphy Journal, 2002-2003
Box   23 Folder   36	Tertiary-Quaternary Controversy, 2004-2005
Box   23 Folder   37	Time Scale: Gradstein et. al, 2004
Box   23 Folder   38	Treasury, 1992-1993
Box   23 Folder   39	Unconformity / Discontinuity Bounded Units, 2004
Box   17 Folder   6	U.S. Geologic Survey, Names Committee, 1984
Box   23 Folder   40	U.S. Geologic Surevy, Names Committee, Charter, undated
Box   23 Folder   41	Vice Chairman's Reports, 1993
Box   23 Folder   42	Walsh, Stephen L., Articles: 2003, 2006