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San Francisco Microscopical Society
FormationApril 12 1872; 152 years ago (April 12 1872)
Founded atSan Francisco, Calif.
Registration no.94-2935626
Legal status501(c)(3) organization
Coordinates37°45′N 122°27′W / 37.75°N 122.45°W / 37.75; -122.45
FieldsMicroscopy
President
Ariel Waldman[1]
Revenue (2011)
$86K[2]
Websitesfmicrosociety.org

The San Francisco Microscopical Society is a non-profit scientific organization focused on microscopy in the San Francisco Bay Area.

History edit

The SFMS's history dates back to April 12 1872, when fifteen members established the society and nine months later purchased a "first class" aluminum binocular microscope.[3]: 3–4  Members would bring items such as the skin of a horned toad, sea slugs, diatomaceous earth, and crystals of copper for observation under microscopes.[4][5] In addition to equipment, the society established a library of microscopical literature.[3]: 4  In 1883, inspired by George Miller Sternberg, it expanded to study bacteria.[3]: 8  Biologist Gustav Eisen was a member.[6] The correspondence and scientific papers from that era are archived at UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library.[7] After the great 1906 earthquake and fire, the society disbanded, but George H. Needham led its reconstitution in 1946.[6]

Questions edit

  • Are there any post-1946 press clippings or mentions of the society in other publications? I would like to have some sources of the modern incarnation that aren't produced by the society itself.
  • Has anyone published any Creative Commons licensed pictures of society activities? Flickr is easiest for this but I could work with someone to do the appropriate clearances if they're willing.
  • Was it disbanded before or after the earthquake? I see after in Needham's invitation, but before elsewhere.
  • Are there any other members, current or past, who have or clearly deserve Wikipedia pages? (Besides Waldman and others already linked in the text.)

References edit

  1. ^ "MicroNews, March 2021". San Francisco Microscopical Society. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "[1]"
  3. ^ a b c "Transactions of the San Francisco Microscopical Society". 1893. Retrieved 23 November 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "ARBORESCENT SEA SLUG". The New York Times. November 20, 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ "MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. New Instrument–Valuable Donations". Daily Alta California. No. Volume 26, Number 8908. 22 August 1874. Retrieved 23 November 2021. {{cite news}}: |issue= has extra text (help)
  6. ^ a b Needham, George H. (October 4, 1946). "1946 Invitation". San Francisco Microscopical Society. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Guide to the San Francisco Microscopical Society records, 1870-1905". oac.cdlib.org. Online Archive of California. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

External links edit

Category:1872 establishments in California Category:Organizations based in San Francisco Category:Organizations established in 1872 Category:Microscopy organizations

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