Coblentz Society Newsletters

The Coblentz Society has been producing newsletters regularly since 1955. Current and archived copies are available here.

Most Recent Newsletters

Edition 181 – November 2021 Edition 180 – October 2021 Edition 179 – September 2021

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We welcome submissions from members regarding insightful discussions at conferences, or those pointing out unresolved topics of general interest where community feedback would be beneficial. Even if it is just a short paragraph about conference sessions or a single contributed photo, we warmly welcome all contributed articles and comments to the Newsletter and the Coblentz LinkedIn site. For inclusion of photographs and stories, please send them to the Society’s office manager at office@coblentz.org.

2000 – Present

Edition 178 – August 2021 Edition 177 – July 2021 Edition 176 – June 2021 Edition 175 – May 2021 Edition 174 – April 2021 Edition 173 – March 2021 Edition 172 – February 2021 Edition 171 – January 2021 Edition 170 – December 2020 Edition 169 – November 2020 Edition 168 – October 2020 Edition 167 – September 2020 Edition 166 – Spring 2020 Edition 165 – Fall 2019 Edition 164 – April 2019 Edition 162 – March 2018

Edition 160 – Spring 2015

Edition 159 – Fall 2014

Edition 158 – April 2014

Edition 157 – October 2013

Edition 156 – March 2013

Edition 155 – October 2012

Edition 154 – March 2012

Edition 153 – October 2011

Edition 152 – March 2011

Edition 151 – August 2010

Edition 150 – February 2010

Edition 149 – August 2009

Edition 148 – February 2009

Edition 147 – August 2008

Edition 146 – February 2008

Edition 145 – August 2007

Edition 144 – February 2007

Edition 143 – August 2006

Edition 142 – February 2006

Edition 141 – August 2005

Edition 140 – February 2005

Edition 139 – August 2004

Edition 138 – February 2004

Edition 137 – August 2003

Edition 136 – February 2003

Edition 135 – August 2002

Edition 134 – February 2002

Edition 133 – August 2001

Edition 132 – February 2001

Edition 131 – August 2000

Edition 130 – February 2000

1970-1999

The May 1974 issue was the first one formatted with two columns and the more modern Coblentz heading.

Note: All newsletters older than No. 124 have been scanned in from either original paper mailings or photocopies. The PDF files available here are not at the highest possible resolution, but most artifacts present in the PDF files are also artifacts on the initial paper copies. For higher resolution images of any page in the scanned articles below, contact Francis Esmonde-White (francis@esmonde-white.com).

Edition 129 – August 1999

Edition 128 – February 1999

Edition 127 – August 1998

Edition 126 – February 1998

Edition 125 – August 1997

Edition 124 – February 1997

Edition 123 – August 1996

Edition 122 – February 1996

Edition 121 – August 1995

Edition 120 – February 1995

Edition 119 – August 1994

Edition 118 – February 1994

Edition 117 – August 1993

Edition 116 – February 1993

Edition 115 – August 1992

Edition 114 – February 1992

Edition 113 – August 1991

Edition 112 – February 1991

Edition 111 – August 1990

Edition 110 – February 1990

Edition 109 – August 1989

Edition 108 – February 1989

Edition 107 – August 1988

Edition 106 – February 1988

Edition 105 – August 1987

Edition 104, February 1987

Edition 103 – July 1986

Edition 102 – January 1986

Edition 101 – May/June 1985

Edition 100 – July/August 1984 – Note: Both May/June and July/August 1984 were numbered 100.

Edition 100 – May/June 1984

Edition 99 – March/April 1983 – Note: There appears to have been no Mailing #98.

Edition 97 – July/August 1983

Edition 96 – May/June 1983

Edition 95 – January/February 1983

Edition 94 – September 1982

Edition 93 – July 1982

Edition 92 – March 1982

Edition 91 – January 1982

Edition 90 – November 1981

Edition 89 – September 1981

Edition 88 – July 1981

Edition 87 – May 1981

Edition 86 – March 1981 – Note: there appears to have been no Mailing #85. #86 was also the first issue published in Applied Spectroscopy.

Mailing 84 – November 1980

Mailing 83 – September 1980

Mailing 82 – May 1980

Mailing 81 – February 1980

Mailing 80 – November 1979

Mailing 79 – August 1979

Mailing 78 – May 1979

Mailing 77 – February 1979

Mailing 76 – December 1978

Mailing 75 – September 1978

Mailing 74 – April 1978

Mailing 73 – February 1978

Mailing 72 – September 1977

Mailing 71 – May 1977

Mailing 70 – February 1977

Mailing 69 – October 1976

Mailing 68 – April 1976

Mailing 67 – December 1975

Mailing 66 – September 1975

Mailing 65 – April 1975

Mailing 64 – January 1975

Mailing 63 – September 1974

Mailing 62 – May 1974 (First formatted in the 2-column format with modern Coblentz heading.)

Mailing 61 – February 1974

Mailing 60 – December 1973

Mailing 59 – September 1973

Mailing 58 – May 1973

Mailing 57 – February 1973

Mailing 56 – January 1973

Mailing 55 – October 1972

Mailing 54 – May 1972

Mailing 53 – February 1972

Mailing 52 – December 1971

Mailing 51 – September 1971

Mailing 50 – May 1971

Mailing 49 – February 1971

Mailing 48 – December 1970

Mailing 47 – August 1970

Mailing 46 – May 1970

Mailing 45 – February 1970

1955-1969

The Coblentz Society Newsletter originated as the Coblentz Society Mailings, which were numbered sequentially. The August 1967 issue was the first one called the Coblentz Society Newsletter.