Pre-1981 Issue Archive

Highlights include: profiles of famous diamonds such as the Jonker, the Orloff, and the Regent; tips on using the loupe and other gemological instruments; and a running glossary and gemological encyclopedia.

1934    January    March-April    May-June    July-August    Sept.-Oct.    Nov.-Dec. 

1935    Jan.-Feb.    March-April    May-June    July-August    Sept.-Oct.    Nov.-Dec.

1936    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1937    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1938    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1939    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

Highlights include: Dr. Edward J. Gübelin’s groundbreaking studies of inclusions in gemstones, plus distinguishing natural and cultured pearls (1941),  the first commercially available synthetic emeralds (1942), and a series on the spectroscope in gem identification (1944–1945).

1940    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1941    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1942    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1943    Spring        Summer        Fall       Winter

1944    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1945    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1946    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1947    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1948    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1949    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

Highlights include: numerous breakthrough articles on identifying irradiated diamonds and first reports on synthetic quartz and red synthetic spinel in 1950.

1950    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1951    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1952    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1953    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1954    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1955    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1956    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1957    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1958    Spring        Summer       Fall        Winter

1959    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

Highlights include: a two-part study on coated diamonds (1962 and 1964) and the introduction of tanzanite and irradiated topaz (1967).

1960    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1961    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1962    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1963    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1964    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1965    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1966    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1967    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1968    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1969    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

Highlights include: the first gem-quality synthetic diamonds (1971), the introduction of tsavorite (1974), the differentiation of natural from treated black pearls (1978), and graining in diamond (1980).

1970    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1971    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1972    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1973    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1974    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1975    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1976    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1977    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1978    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1979    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter

1980    Spring        Summer        Fall        Winter