New Bedford Chapter of the American Production and Inventory Control Society records

The collection consists of the records created and collected by New Bedford Chapter 1 including correspondence, board of directors and executive committee minutes, monthly reports, meeting notices, newsletters, membership lists, manuals, awards program information, and educational outreach. Also included in the collection is the correspondence of co-founder Isidore Eisner (bulk 1963-1969) from the year he served as president (1963) of the national organization and the years immediately following, when he was active in Chapter 1. There are copies of some of his earlier correspondence (c. 1953) in the APICS history folder. The collection is divided into 3 series. Series I is Chapter I records, Series II are Region I records (New England chapters), including Seminar I planning and program documents, correspondence and officer rosters, and Series III are selected national APICS materials including brochures, correspondence and reports mailed to all chapter presidents, administration guides distributed to local chapters, and early national conference programs, 1966-1973.