History and Constitution

First constitution, adopted in July 1958 and first Executive Committee meeting and amendments to constitution prior to 1964. Historical accounts of founding meeting, aims of organisation and early organisational structure. Papers relating to the Constitution Committee and final changes to the constitution in the 1970s.

1958 - 1995

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The history of the IEA, formed in 1954 as the ICC, has been described in published articles printed in theInternational Journal of Epidemiology (IJE)and in later IEA membership directories, along with the Constitution and By-Laws.

Original accounts and published copies of these articles are included in the records:

Pemberton, J. "The first twenty years of the International Epidemiological Association 1954-1974". International Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 3, No. 4: 287-294 (1974).

Pemberton, J. "History of the International Epidemiological Association 1954-1977". International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 6, No. 4: 309-324 (1977).

Pemberton, J. "The History of the International Epidemiological Association Brought Up to Date". International Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 13, No. 2: 139-141 (1984).

Holland, W., Detels, R. and Mosbech, J., "History of The IEA 1984-1995". Published at the 14th International Scientific Meeting of the IEA, August, 1996, and in International Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 26: 228-239 (1997). Oxford University Press, Inc.

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