ABSA special collection at the
National Agricultural Library (NAL)
This collection contains conference, administrative, and publication records for the American Biological Safety Association. Materials include photographs of conference attendees (with captions), conference publications, membership directories, ABSA newsletters, ABSA governing laws, digital copies of "Safety Bulletin," and administrative files for ABSA regarding conference planning, annual meetings, membership, meeting minutes, newsletters, and the Arnold G. Wedum Memorial Lecture materials.
Historical Information
The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) was founded in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world. However, the discipline of biosafety has a much longer past. For a fascinating look at the history (and pre-history) of ABSA, please refer to these articles from JABSA (Journal of the American Biological Safety Association):
- A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part I: The
First Ten Biological Safety Conferences 1955 - 1965
Manuel S. Barbeito and Richard H. Kruse, 1997, JABSA, 2(3): 7-19. - A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part II: Safety
Conferences 1966 - 1977
Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito, 1997, JABSA 2(4): 10-25. - A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part III:
Safety Conferences 1978 - 1987
Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito, 1997, JABSA 3(1): 11-25.
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