American Society for Quality Archives

About the ASQ Archives Holdings

There is a breadth of materials in the ASQ Archives in all forms: correspondence, reports, photographs, and publications.  Among these are documents concerning the years immediately before ASQC's organization in New York; papers relating to the founding of ASQC itself; and the Society's original articles of incorporation.  These materials, along with files from members of the Historical Committee, provide a well rounded picture of how ASQC came into being in the 1940s. ASQC Reprints, 1924-83 (Record Series 11/81/10, .6 cubic feet) include important books and pamphlets covering the entire history of the quality control movement.

The ASQC Board of Directors Records, 1945-81 (R.S. 11/80/1, 2 c.f.) serve as a valuable introduction to the administration of ASQC.  It contains minutes of the Board of Directors (1947-78) and Executive Committee (1962-78) as well as ASQC Annual Reports from 1953-71, Certificates of Incorporation from 1946 and 1970, and records of the sub-committees of the Board.

The Archives also holds membership yearbooks from 1946-56 (R.S. 11/81/3, .6 c.f.) as well as the papers of six ASQC presidents and other figures important in the history of the Society (R.S. 11/83/1-17, 23 c.f.). ASQ(C) publications (R.S. 11/81/1-10, 17 c.f.), division (R.S. 11/82/1, 15.0 c.f.) and section records (R.S. 11/85/11-49, 40.2 c.f.) comprise the balance of the archives.

For more detailed information about the materials in the archives, please see the holdings page.  Information on searching can be found on the Using the Archives page, or you may contact the ASQ Archives for assistance.