History is composed of events that themselves have history.
From the 1920's, as polymer science developed and came of age, so too a common language came into being through the efforts of individuals who recognized the need for such a language. Together, they formed committees to consider issues that included not only systematic nomencla-ture, but terminology and definitions, symbols, and anything else that might affect communication. All of this effort forms a part of the prehistory of the Commission. The next phase of the Commission, now renamed with its present title, began in 1968 under the Chairmanship of K. L. Loening with first L. C. Cross and later R. B. Fox as Secretary. A series of major documents was produced that shaped modern polymer language.