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Coordinates: 37°45′N 122°27′W / 37.75°N 122.45°W / 37.75; -122.45
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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$86K[2] (2011)
Websitesfmicrosociety.org

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

History

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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

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  • 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

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

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