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Separation processes

1/1 Journal articles, papers, journal and press cuttings, brochures,booklets, advertisements, patent specifications, Linde AirProducts Company article “Liquid-Nitrogen Pulversizing”,United States Department of the Interior Report ofInvestigations “Flotation and Agglomerate Concentration ofNonmetallic Minerals” by Oliver C. Ralston, United StatesAtomic Energy Commission SO-3252 “The Diffusion-Distillation Process For The Separation of Isotopes” by C. W.Williamson, 1 Mar, 1953, United States Department of theInterior Report of Investigations paper “Demineralization ofSaline Waters”, and “Saline Water Conversion” extracts fromthe Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for 1955

1938-1970

1/2 Journal articles, papers, journal cuttings, press cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts of articles

1959-65

1/3 Journal articles, papers, journal cuttings, press cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts of articles

1966-72

Distillation

2/1 Journal articles, papers, journal cuttings and press cuttings,patent specifications, unrevised proof paper entitled “TheApplication of Automatic Control to Refinery ProcessOperations” by S. W. Adey, Symposium on High-Temperature Analytical Distillation published by theAmerican Petroleum Institute, 1946, German article“Berücksichtung des Wirkungsgrades bei der geometrischenErmittlung der Bodenzahlen einer Destillierkolonne imMcCabe-Thiele-Diagramm” by Robert Auschütz 1957, “TheCourse of Liquor Flow in Packed Towers” by TheodoreBaker, Thomas H. Chilton and Harcourt C. Vernon a paperpreprinted for the meeting of the American Institute ofChemical engineers, Wilmington, Delaware 13-15 May 1935and “A Modification of Underwood’s Theorem for Triple-Valued Relative Volatilities” by P. J. Bruijn, 1962

1938-68

2/2 Journal articles, papers, journal cuttings, press cuttings, patentspecifications, unrevised proof copy of papers to be read at aJoint Meeting of the Chemical Engineering Group with theLondon Section of the Society of Chemical Industry on 7 Nov1938, French article “Calcul des colonnes de distillation sanssoutirage latéral” by V. Chibaeff, Jan 1947, French article“Colonnes de Distillation sans Soutirage Latéral d’une Chargeà Composants Clefs Voisins” by V. Chibaeff, Feb 1949, proofcopy of “ A New General Equation For the Liquid-VapourRelations of Binary Systems Part Three: The RelationBetween Temperature or Pressure and Composition” by A. M.

1935-68

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Clark, 1945, report B-197-34 serial No. 2867 “GeneralChemical Engineering Distillation Effect Of Entrainment OnPlate Efficiency” Apr 1935

2/3 Journal articles, papers, journal cuttings, press cuttings, patentspecifications, University of Michigan Circular Series No.2booklet “A Vapor-Pressure Chart For Hydrocarbons” by HalB. Coats and George Granger Brown, 1928, Transactions ofthe Faraday Society No. 284, Vol XLI, Parts 11 and 12, Nov-Dec 1945 and a corrected proof copy of “Distillation” a paperby G. G. Brown written for the Chemical EngineeringCongress of the World Power Conference, 1936

1928-66

2/4 Journal articles, papers, journal cuttings, press cuttings,United Kingdom and United Sates patent specifications,German articles and papers, French articles and papers, Mar1922 edition of Arts et Metiers journal and a 1942 UnitedStates Department of the Interior Information Circular by R.Vincent Smith entitled “Vapor-Pressure Chart for VolatileHydrocarbons”

c. 1920 - 65

2/5 Journal articles, papers, journal cuttings, press cuttings,United Kingdom and United Sates patent specifications,Italian articles and papers, German articles and papers,“Design and Operation of a New Vacuum Fractionation(Luwa Fractionation)” by V. Stevanovic, 1960, uncorrectedproof paper “Production From Condensate Reservoirs” by L.C. Stevens and B. P. Boots, 1949, and Todd ScientificCompany, Springfield USA, technical bulletin No.100(revised) “Precise Fractionation Assembly”

c. 1940-60

2/6 Journal articles, papers, journal cuttings, and PodbielniakIncorporated product bulletin A-4E entitled “PodbielniakHeli-pak Random Type Fractionating Column Packing”

c. 1950s

2/7 Typed book list relating to the investigation on ExtractiveDistillation by K. G. Margosches and a list of United StatesPatents on Extractive Distillation compiled by K. G.Margosches and addressed to Underwood

1943-8

2/8 Letter from Meyer to Underwood regarding further findingsconcerning a paper on distillation previously written byMeyer, German journal cuttings, articles and papers,Chemical society proof summary of papers to be read at aforthcoming joint discussion with the Society of ChemicalIndustry (London Section), notes from a thesis by J. A.Storrow, United Kingdom Patent Specification, pencil noteson paper scraps concerning bibliographical information,bibliographical records and abstracts, lists of bibliographicalreferences for searching and a French brochure celebrating thefiftieth anniversary of the Societe des Etablissments Barbet,Paris 1881-1931

c. 1930s

2/9 Correspondence from John Wiley and Sons of New York c. 1940s

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regarding Underwood’s proposals for a book on distillation,typescript marked confidential entitled “Distillation” followedby a numerical list of distillation subjects, handwritten draftof the “Distillation” list and typescripts of distillation subjectswith further information on separate sheets

2/10 Typescript of a German paper by G. Tammann “LehrbuchDer Heterogenen Gleichgewischte” 1924 and notes andreferences concerning various papers on distillation

c. 1920s

2/11 Journal articles, papers, United States Atomic EnergyCommission Research and Development Report KAPL-1809“Belgian Symposium on Chemical Processing II Session:Aqueous Processing Application of Mixer-Settlers to thePurex Process” by J. K. Davidson, A. C. Shafer and W. O.Haas, Distillation Products Inc., brochure on High VacuumDistillation, French paper “Etude crtique des Methodes deCalcul d’Absorbeurs” by M. R. Dolez and United StatesDepartment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Chemistryand Engineering “Abstracts of Articles and Patents onMolecular or Short-Path Distillation” prepared by Samuel B.Detwiler

1941-66

2/12 Journal articles, papers and United States Department of theInterior Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation No.4764“Design, Construction, and Operation of a DistillationLaboratory for the Synthetic Liquid Fuels Programme” by J.Feldman, P. Pantazoplos and M. Orchin

1934-61

2/13 Journal articles, papers, patent specification and HydronylLimited brochure on distillation trays

1902-64

2/14 Journal articles, papers and an Atomic Energy ResearchEstablishment report by J. B. Lewis “Liquid-LiquidExtraction”

1921-67

2/15 Journal articles, papers, University of Illinois Bulletin Vol.35No.90 “Factors Involved in Plate Efficiencies ForFractionating Columns” by Donald B. Keyes, University ofIllinois Bulletin Vol.38 No.37 “A Study of the Plate Factorsin the Fractional Distillation of the Ethyl Alcohol-WaterSystem” by Donald B. Keyes and Leonard Byman and aKellogg Equilibrium-Flash Sliderule

1936-65

2/16 Journal articles, papers and the Birmingham UniversityChemical Engineer Vol.18 No.1, Spring 1967

1921-67

2/17 Journal articles, papers and Phillips Petroleum CompanyNomographs for Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium Calculations

1945-67

Articles and book reviews by Underwood

3/1 Press and journal cuttings relating to Underwood, lists of 1935-71

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Underwood’s publications, typescripts of book reviews byUnderwood, journal cuttings of book reviews by Underwood,correspondence regarding Underwood’s book reviews andcontributions to various journals

3/2 Journal articles and papers by Underwood on the subject ofcoal, oils and hydrocarbons, journal cuttings concerningsummaries and reviews of Underwood’s articles and papers,Coal Research Club letter announcing a talk to be given byUnderwood on “The Fischer-Tropsch Process” on 1 Mar1938, Institution of Engineers-in-Charge programme ofmeetings for the 1937-38 session and Transactions of theEngineers-in-Charge Session 1937-38 Vol. 43 No.12 Jul1938 featuring Underwood’s paper “Oil From Coal”

1937-44

3/3 Journal articles and papers by Underwood on the subject ofdistillation, flyer and poster advertising the meeting of theChemical Society and the Society of Chemical Industry(London Section) on Physico-Chemical Problems Involved inDistillation held on the 15 Apr 1937, proof copy of papers tobe read at the Chemical Society meeting includingUnderwood’s “Physico-Chemical Problems of FractionatingColumn Design”, a cutting of a report on the meeting printedin Chemistry and Industry 1937, draft copies and notes ofUnderwood’s “Physico-Chemical Problems of FractionatingColumn Design” a poster advertising lectures on ChemicalEngineering (Plant) held at the Sir John Cass TechnicalInstitute, London, and a poster advertising lectures onChemical Plant held at the Sir John Cass Technical Institute,London

1935-1963

3/4 Journal articles and papers by Underwood, Society ofChemical Industry (Manchester Section) flyer announcing“The Chemical Engineer and his Training for Industry” apaper delivered by Underwood on 4 Jan 1935, ChemicalEngineering Congress of the 1936 World Power Conferenceproof copy of “The Education and Training of the ChemicalEngineer” by Underwood and H. W. Cremer, press cuttingfrom Engineering: An Illustrated Weekly Journal reportingon the paper delivered by Underwood and Creme, typescriptof a personal appreciation of Dr W. R. Ormandy byUnderwood and a typescript of a short article entitled“Contribution to Discussion on Mr Bloomfield’s Paper” thatmentions Underwood

1935-42

3/5 Journal articles and cuttings relating to Underwood includinghis O.B.E and his George E. Davis Gold Medal Award, H. K.Lewis and Company list of new and forthcoming scientificand technical books including Six-Language Vocabulary ofDistillation Terms, edited by Underwood and typescripts ofa paper delivered by Underwood at the Conference ofChemical Engineering Education on 17 Jun 1965

1962-9

3/6 Papers, journal and press articles by Underwood including an 1927-8

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unrevised proof paper for the Institution of ChemicalEngineers “A Critical Review of Published Experiments onFiltration” 1926, “Chemistry in Relation to Fire Insurance” apaper delivered before the Birmingham Insurance Institute,1928, typescripts of book reviews and a letter to the editor ofChemistry and Industry regarding mathematical proofs in theextraction of a solution

3/7 Papers, journal articles, book reviews and by Underwood,press cuttings from The Times dated 17 Feb 1933 ofUpward’s letter to the editor regarding research in industry,typescript of Underwood’s paper “Industrial Research” anda proof copy of “Chemical Engineering in 1928" byUnderwood

1929-34

3/8 Papers, journal articles other contributions to periodicals byUnderwood and typescripts of papers by Underwood

1928-32

3/9 Papers, journal articles and book reviews by Underwood,cuttings of Underwood’s printed correspondence to variousperiodicals and newspapers, typescript of Underwood’s paper“Vapour-Compression Evaporators”, copies of IndustrialPeace Vol.17 Nos.1 and 3, “Capacity of Storage Boilers”Chemical Engineering Nomogram No. 1 cardboard chart buUnderwood, typescript and notes of a paper entitled “The Sagand Tension in Suspended Wire Ropes”, “The RelationBetween the ‘Bight,’ ‘Span,’ and ‘Dip’ of Catenaries” byRollo Appleyard and journal and press articles referring toUnderwood

1920-9

3/10 Journal articles, press articles and other printed materialreferring to Underwood and a press cutting of Underwood’sletter to The Times on 18 Sep 1961

1947-67

3/11 Journal articles, press articles, press cuttings and other printedmaterial referring to Underwood including the Institution ofChemical Engineers’ Quarterly Bulletins and ParliamentaryDebates (Hansard) House of Commons Official Reportbooklet Vol.399 No.65

1940-5

3/12 Journal articles, press articles, press cuttings, journal cuttingsand other printed material referring to Underwood

1934-9

3/13 Journal articles, press articles, press cuttings, journal cuttingsand other printed material referring to Underwood, ChemicalClub members list for July 1931 and British Launderers’Research Association Annual Reports for the year ending 30Sep 1926

1924-33

3/14 Society of Chemical Industry London Section Syllabus cards,Society of Chemical Industry Chemical Engineering Groupprogrammes and Society of Chemical Industry LondonSection committee lists

1927-48

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3/15 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Fractional Distillation ofMulticomponent Mixtures” reprinted from ChemicalEngineering Progress Vol.44 No.8, August 1948

1948

3/16 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Fractional Distillation ofMulticomponent Mixtures: A Numerical Example” reprintedfrom Chemical Engineering Progress Vol.45 No.10 October1949

1949

3/17 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Fractional Distillation ofMulticomponent Mixtures: Number of Transfer Units”reprinted from Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol. 41,December 1949

1949

3/18 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Distillation - Art andScience” reprinted from Chemistry and Industry Vol. 25,June 1963

1963

3/19 Preprint copies of Underwood’s George E. Davis MedalLecture “Chemical Engineering: Reflections andRecollections” delivered at The Institution of Civil Engineers20 Oct 1965 and typed list of Underwood’s articles

1965

3/20 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Fractional Distillation ofTernary Mixtures - Part 1" originally published in TheJournal of the Institute of Petroleum Vol.31 No.265, 1945

1945

3/21 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Fractional Distillation ofTernary Mixtures - Part 2" reprinted from The Journal of theInstitute of Petroleum Vol.32 No.274, 1946

1946

3/22 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Industrial Synthesis ofHydrocarbons from Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide”reprinted from Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.32,1940 and typed list of Underwood’s papers on “FractionalDistillation”

1940-6

3/23 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Catalysts: Ancient andModern” originally published in Chemistry and Industry Vol.61 No.47 1942, copies of Underwood’s article from Chemical& Metallurgical Engineering Vol.43 No.9, 1936, entitled“Chemical Engineering Development and Training in GreatBritain”, conference proof copies of “The Education andTraining of the Chemical Engineer” a paper by H. W. Cremerand A. J. V. Underwood presented before the ChemicalEngineering Congress of the World Power Conference 22-27Jun 1936

1936-42

3/24 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Some Thoughts on IndustrialResearch - A Suggestion on Chemical Engineering” reprintedfrom The Chemical Trade Journal and Chemical EngineerMar 17 1933 and copies of Underwood’s paper “Oil FromCoal” reprinted from Chemistry and Industry Vol. 57 No. 16,1938

1933-38

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3/25 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Germany’s Oil Supplies:Present and Potential Production” reprinted from TheIndustrial Chemist Nov 1939 and copies of Underwood’spaper “The Chemical Engineer and his Training for Industry”reprinted from The Journal of the Society of ChemicalIndustry Vol. 54 No.11, 1935

1935-9

3/26 Copies Fuel Economy Review Vol. 17 1938 includingUnderwood’s article “Oil From Coal”and reprint copies of“Oil From Coal”

1938

3/27 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Graphical Computation ofLogarithmic Mean Temperature Difference” from TheIndustrial Chemist May 1933, abstract with notes and copiesof Underwood’s paper”Graphical Computations forExtraction Problems” from The Industrial Chemist, Apr 1934

1933-4

3/28 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Solving the UnemploymentProblem” co-authored with C. S. Garland reprinted from TheChemical Trade Journal and Chemical Engineer Dec 181925

1925

3/29 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Tidal Power Installations”reprinted from The Electrical Review 14 Nov 1924, copies ofUnderwood’s paper “The Mathematical Theory of Filtration”(Paper No. 278) and unrevised proof copies of Underwood’s“A Critical Review of Published Experiments on Filtration”a paper read at the Meeting of the Institution of ChemicalEngineers 13 Jan 1926

1924-26

3/30 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Calculating the CalorificValue of Solid Fuels” reprinted from The Gas World Nov 251933 and copies of Underwood’s paper “The Calculation ofthe Mean Temperature Difference in Multi-Pass HeatExchangers” reprinted from The Journal of the Institution ofPetroleum Technologists Vol.20 No.124, 1934

1933-3

3/31 Copies of Underwood’s “Chemistry in Relation to FireInsurance” a paper delivered before the BirminghamInsurance Institute 17 Feb 1928

1928

3/32 Advanced copies and reprints of Underwood’s “TheUtilization of Oil Shales and Cannel Coals in Connectionwith the Production of Synthetic Oils” a paper presented atthe Conference of Oil Shale and Cannel Coal arranged by theInstitute of Petroleum held in Glasgow 6-11 Jun 1938

1938

3/33 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Filtration Equations ForSludge Compressors” reprinted from The Journal of theSociety of Chemical Industry Vol. 47 No.46, 1928

1928

3/34 Copies of Underwood’s paper “General, Plant, andMachinery” reprinted from Reports of Applied ChemistryVol. 12, 1927 by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge, 1928

1928

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3/35 Copies of Underwood’s paper “General, Plant, andMachinery” reprinted from Reports of Applied ChemistryVol. 13, 1928 by W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge, 1929

1929

3/36 Copies of Underwood’s paper read at the Conference of theInstitution of Chemical Engineers on 14 Dec 1932 entitled“The Theory and Practice of Testing Skills” reprinted fromThe Transactions of Chemical Engineers Vol.10, 1932

1932

3/37 Unrevised proof copies of Underwood’s paper “The Theoryand Practice of Testing Skills”

1932

3/38 George Scott & Son Ltd centenary booklet “One HundredYears of Chemical Engineering: 1834-1934", typescript draftof Underwood’s article “One Hundred Years of ChemicalEngineering” correspondence regarding drafts ans preparationfor the booklet, typescript of notes sent by Mr W. Hendersonregarding the centenary of George Scott & Son Ltd. andtypescript of a summary list of equipment manufactured byGeorge Scott & Son Ltd.

1933-4

3/39 Typescript of articles and letters drafted by Underwood,correspondence regarding Underwood’s articles,Underwood’s paper “The Theory and Practice of TestingStills” reprinted from The Transactions of the Institution ofChemical Engineers Vol.10 1932, Underwood’s paper“Germany’s Oil Supplies: Present and Potential Production”from The Industrial Chemist Nov 1939 and typescript draftsof a paper by Underwood and H. B. Stent entitled “ChemicalIndustries in British East Africa”

1927-51

3/40 Folder containing manuscript drafts of Underwood’s workconsisting predominantly of calculations

n.d. c. 1920s

3/41 Calculations, notes and typescript draft and copy of an articleon the 1969 International Symposium on Distillation byUnderwood

1969

3/42 Notes and typescripts on various subjects such asrefrigeration and mine ventilation

1939-47

3/43 Papers by Underwood, “Filtration Equations ForCompressible Sludges” reprinted from The Journal of theSociety of Chemical Industry Vol. 47 No.46, 1928, “TheCalculation of Flame Temperatures” from Fuel Vol.7 No.10,1928, British Launderer’s Association Experimental ReportNo.26 “The Study of Laundry Machines” 1926 by R. G.Parker with assistance from Underwood and BritishLaunderer’s Association Experimental Report No.28 “TheMeasurement of Mechanical Power Absorbed by DrivenMachinery” 1927 by R. G. Parker with assistance fromUnderwood

1926-1933

3/44 Calculations, notes, correspondence, “The Vapour Pressure 1932-7

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Curves of Motor Spirits” by P. Meyer and a French paper“Contribution a L’etude des Bilans Thermiques par L’emploides Methodes Nomographiques” by M . H. Cassan

3/45 Copies of Underwood’s George E. Davis Medal Lecture“Chemical Engineering-Reflections and Recollections”reprinted from The Transactions of the Institution ofChemical Engineers Vol. 43 No.10, 1965, list of people towhom Underwood sent copies of his George E. Davis MedalLecture and copies of Underwood’s article “Simple meanFormula to Calculate Mean Temperature Difference” fromChemical Engineering 15Jun 1970

1965-70

3/46 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Fractional Distillation ofMulti-Component Mixtures -Calculation of Minimum RefluxRatio” reprinted from The Journal of the Institute ofPetroleum Vol. 32 No.274, 1946, copies of Underwood’spaper “Fractional Distillation of Binary Mixtures-SimplifiedComputation of Theoretical Plates and Transfer Units”reprinted from The Journal of the Institute of Petroleum Vol.30 No.248, 1944 and copies of Underwood’s paper“Fractional Distillation of Binary Mixtures - Number ofTheoretical Plates and Transfer Units” reprinted from TheJournal of the Institute of Petroleum Vol. 29 No.234, 1943

1943-6

3/47 Copies of Underwood’s paper “Fractionating ColumnCalculations” from The Science of Petroleum Vol.5 No.2,1953 and typed list of Underwood’s papers on FractionalDistillation

1953

3/48 Copies of Underwood’s paper “The Historical Developmentof Distilling Plant” reprinted from The Transactions of theInstitution of Chemical Engineers Vol.13 1935, unrevisedproof copy of “The Historical Development of DistillingPlant” read at the Thirteenth Annual Corporate Meeting ofthe Institution of Chemical Engineers on 22 Feb 1935 and acopy of Underwood’s essay-review “Distillation - At andScience” from Chemistry and Industry 22 Jun 1963

1935-63

3/49 Illustrations for Underwood’s paper “The HistoricalDevelopment of Distilling Plant”

1935

3/50 Proof copies of Underwood’s “The Determination of PlateEfficiency in Fractionating Columns for Complex Mixtures”a paper read at a joint meeting of the Institution of ChemicalEngineers and the Institution of Petroleum Technologists 21Mar 1934, and reprints of “The Determination of PlateEfficiency in Fractionating Columns for Complex Mixtures”

1934

3/51 Copies of Underwood’s paper “The Design of FractionatingColumns For Complex Mixtures”reprinted from The Journalof the Society of Chemical Industry Jul 1933

1933

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Synthetic processes and solvents

4/1 Brochures, booklets, papers, Journal of the Royal Society ofArts No. 4702 Vol. 93, Oct 1945, General Review ofProcesses by the Refining and Petrochemistry Branch of theInstitut Français du Pétrole, Physical Properties, 1966edition, booklet published by the Union Carbide Corporation,The Wulff Process for the Production of Acetylene brochurepublished by the Lummus Company and Application ofUsines de Melle Processes poster

1933-69

4/2 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts

1947-60

4/3 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts

1961-3

4/4 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts

1964-7

4/5 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts

1968-9

4/6 Journal cuttings and journal articles 1970-1

Distillation abstracts

5/1 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof physical principles and physical data and equilibriaarranged alphabetically by author’s surname A - B

c. 1888-1971

5/2 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof physical data and equilibria arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname C - E

c. 1920-70

5/3 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof physical data and equilibria arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname F - J

c. 1920-70

5/4 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof physical data and equilibria, arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname K - M including three papers by J. Marekreprinted from the Czechoslovakian Chemistry Communityjournal

c. 1920-70

5/5 Bibliographical records of papers and abstracts on the subjectof physical data and equilibria arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname N - R

c. 1920-70

5/6 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof physical data and equilibria arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname S - Z

c. 1920-70

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5/7 Bibliography of general text books, list of the standard systemof symbols and nomenclature for distillation, andbibliographical records and abstracts

1932-68

5/8 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers abstracts onthe subject of simple distillation and condensation

c. 1920-70

5/9 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof binary mixtures arranged alphabetically by author’ssurname A - L

c. 1920-70

5/10 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof binary mixtures arranged alphabetically by author’ssurname M - Z including two papers by J. Marek reprintedfrom the Czechoslovakian Chemistry Community journal

c. 1920-70

5/11 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof batch distillation

c. 1920-70

5/12 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof steam distillation and partially-miscible mixtures

c. 1920-70

5/13 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof ternary mixtures

c. 1930-70

5/14 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof multi-component mixtures arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname A - D including a paper in Czechoslovakianby S. A. Bagaturov with a typescript translation entitled“Conditions of Minimum Reflux in the Fractionation ofMulti-component Mixtures” 1960

c. 1930-70

5/15 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof multi-component mixtures arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname E - K

c. 1930-70

5/16 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof multi-component mixtures arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname L - S

c. 1930-70

5/17 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof multi-component mixtures arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname T - Z

c. 1930-70

5/18 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof azeotropic distillation and hydro-selection arrangedalphabetically by author’s surname A - F

c. 1930-70

5/19 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof azeotropic distillation and hydro-selection arrangedalphabetically by author’s surname G - M

c. 1930-70

5/20 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof azeotropic distillation and hydro-selection arranged

c. 1930-70

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alphabetically by author’s surname N - Z

5/21 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof packed columns arranged alphabetically by author’ssurname A - F

c. 1920-70

5/22 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof packed columns arranged alphabetically by author’ssurname G - N

c. 1920-70

5/23 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof packed columns arranged alphabetically by author’ssurname O - Z

c. 1920-70

5/24 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof thermal balance and heat economy

c. 1930-65

5/25 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof molecular distillation including an article from TheIndustrial Chemist, Jun 1958, “Commercial Equipment forMolecular Distillation” by J. J. Garner and H. D. Macmurrayand an article from Chemistry and Industry, May 1961,“Molecular Distillation” by P. Ridgway Watt

c. 1935-65

5/26 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof actual column, plate efficiency and entrainment types ofcolumn arranged alphabetically by author’s surname A - E

c. 1930-70

5/27 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof actual column, plate efficiency and entrainment types ofcolumn arranged alphabetically by author’s surname F - J

c. 1930-70

5/28 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof actual column, plate efficiency and entrainment types ofcolumn arranged alphabetically by author’s surname K - N

c. 1925-70

5/29 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof actual column, plate efficiency and entrainment types ofcolumn arranged alphabetically by author’s surname O - R

c. 1930-70

5/30 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof actual column, plate efficiency and entrainment types ofcolumn arranged alphabetically by author’s surname S - Z

c. 1930-70

5/31 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof industrial distillation processes arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname A - C

c. 1930-70

5/32 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof industrial distillation processes arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname D - H

c. 1930-70

5/33 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof industrial distillation processes arranged alphabetically by

c. 1930-70

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author’s surname I - P

5/34 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof industrial distillation processes arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname R - Z

c. 1930-70

5/35 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers coveringunclassified subjects

c. 1930-65

5/36 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof absorption and extraction arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname A - C

c. 1920-70

5/37 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof absorption and extraction arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname D - G

c. 1920-70

5/38 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof absorption and extraction arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname H - L

c. 1920-70

5/39 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof absorption and extraction arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname M - P

c. 1920-70

5/40 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof absorption and extraction arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname R - S

c. 1920-70

5/41 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof absorption and extraction arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname T - Z

c. 1920-70

5/42 Lists of researchers on distillation c. 1960s

5/43 Ingersoll-Rand Company Catalogue No. 76 “Water Lifted byCompressed Air”

1915

5/44 “Effect of Holdup and Reflux Ratio in Batch Distillation” athesis by Robert Curtis Johnson submitted in partialfulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor ofPhilosophy at The Pennsylvania State College, Department ofChemical Engineering and correspondence regarding thethesis

1951

5/45 Photocopy of a French manuscript entitled “Productioneconomique de l’Alcool pur pai la Distillation agricoleuniverselle”

1898: latercopy

5/46 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof the mechanism of rectification

c. 1937-65

5/47 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof regulation and control

c.1930-71

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5/48 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof laboratory distillation apparatus arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname A - K

c. 1930-69

5/49 Bibliographical records and abstracts of papers on the subjectof laboratory distillation apparatus arranged alphabetically byauthor’s surname L - Z

c. 1930-69

Measurement and Regulation: general

6/1 Correspondence and brochures regarding measurement andregulation products, British Scientific Instrument ResearchAssociation Report M.24 by P. J. Geary “Determination ofMoisture in Solids: A Short Survey of Methods andApparatus” 1956 and data sheets regarding the capacity ofcylindrical and hemispherical vessels

1956-71

6/2 Journal cuttings, bibliographical records and abstracts ofpapers regarding measurement and regulation and“Photoelectric Photometry” paper by the research staff of theGeneral electric Company Ltd conducted by N. R. Campbelland E. G. New, 1925

1925-69

Measurement and Regulation: Fischer-Tropsch Process

6/3 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts regarding the Fischer-Tropsch Process

1952-67

6/4 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts regarding the Fischer-Tropsch Process

1947-51

6/5 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts regarding the Fischer-Tropsch Process, press cutting from Stuttgarter NeuesTagblatt 1937 - “Feinleifen aus dem Kohlenpott”,confidential German paper “Benzinsynthese nach Fischer -Rurchemie” 1937, and uncorrected advance copies of DrFranz Fischer’s Melchett Lecture “The Conversion of Coalinto Liquid Motor Fuels and other Products by way of CarbonMonoxide” published by The Institute of Fuel, 1936

1935-46

6/6 Papers, journal articles, United States Department of theInterior information circular “Gasification of Solid Fuels inGermany by the Lurgi, Winkler, and Luena Slagging type” byWilliam W. Odell and United States Department of theInterior Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 4699“Organic Sulfur in Synthesis Gas: Occurrence,Determination, and Removal” by A. E. Sands, H. W.Wainwright and G. C. Egleson

1947-63

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6/7 Photographs and plans of a German water gas plant, papersand Ruhrchemie-Lurgi Arbeitsgemeinschaft brochure onFischer-Tropsch synthesis, Fachverband Kohlechemiepamphlet “The Fischer-Tropsch Plants of the Ruhr and theirEconomic Importance”

1940-54

6/8 Papers, patent specification, United States Department of theInterior Bureau of Mines report “The Production of LiquidFuels From Coal and Ignite” by A. C. Fieldner, French paper“La Fabrication D’essence Synthetique de la SocieteCourrieres-Kuhlmann” by Etienne Hirsch and “TheDevelopment of the Hydrocarbon Synthesis FromWatergas”by Friederich Martin

1939-71

Evaporation, drying, crystallization, refrigeration

7/1 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings, brochures, SeaWater Conversion and Solar Power brochure published by theUnited States Department of the Interior, Geological SurveyProfessional Paper 272-C “Review of Literature onEvaporation Suppression” by George B. Magin and Lois E.Randall, data sheets regarding air-drying and CentralAgricultural and Scientific Bibliography No. 65 “EvaporationFrom Large Water Surfaces” published by the ScienceMuseum Library, London, 1938

1938-65

7/2 Journal articles and papers, patent specifications, GeologicalSurvey Water-Supply Paper 1480 “Evaporation ControlResearch, 1955-58" by Robert R. Cruse and G. Earl HarbeckJnr and P & B. Evaporators Ltd. brochure

1911-63

7/3 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts

1964-72

7/4 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts

1960-3

Whaling and The Flasher System

8/1 Pencil notes of whaling calculations, typescript notes ofwhaling calculations and processes, typescript documententitled “Whale Utilization”, diagrammatic arrangements ofevaporation and distilling plants and machinery, and a graphof steam consumption for the F. F. “Balaena” of the HectorWhaling Company

1944-55

8/2 Diagrams of the Flasher System 1945-7

8/3 Correspondence, reports and diagrams on the Flasher Systemand a copy of “Designing the Flash Tank” from Heating andVentilating, 1950, by T. W. Reynolds

1945-50

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Fuel (processing, combustion, steam and power generation)

9/1 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings, brochures,George Tugendhat Men at Work: The Sources of Energybooklet published by the Conservative Political Centre, 1961and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Researchpublication paper “The Winning, Harvesting and Utilizationof Peat”, 1948

1948-66

9/2 Journal articles and papers, Escher Wyss Engineering Worksbrochure of All-Turbo Machines, figures regarding the HeatPump Installation at Zurich and a paper entitled “TheGeothermal Power Development at Wairakei, New Zealand”by T. G. N. Haldane and H. C. H. Armstead published in theProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Vol.176, No. 23, 1962

1936-70

9/3 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts

1966-72

9/4 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts

1960-5

Heat transfer, flow and transformation of fluids

10/1 Journal articles and papers, brochures, United States FederalHousing Administration Technical Circular No. 7 “Heat LossCalculations”, pencil notes on Heater Pipe designs and UnitedStates Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines Report ofInvestigations No.4995 “Theoretical Consideration of HeatTransfer in the Gas-Flow Oil-Shale Retort” by C. J. Mainsand Arthur Matzick and a National Engineering Laboratoryleaflet on Supercavitating Pumps

1933-71

10/2 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts on the subject of heat transfer, flow and thetransformation of fluids

1960-72

10/3 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts on the subject of heat transfer, flow and thetransformation of fluids

1957-9

Physical Data

10/4 Data sheets and curve graphs, colour conversion chart, UnitedStates National Bureau of Standards MiscellaneousPublication M191 regarding charts of compressibility factorsand charts showing quantities delivered by commercialcylinders for hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, “Applicabilityof the Eykman Equation” by R. R. Dreisbach, May & BakerLtd advertisement card listing the Flash Points of some

1943-52

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common organic solvents and Pittsburgh-Des Montes SteelCompany Bulletin No. 7.427-B entitled “Physical PropertiesPertinent to the Storage of a Number of CommerciallyImportant Liquids and Gases”

10/5 Journal cuttings and bibliographical records and abstracts onthe subject of physical data

1957-69

General correspondence

11/1 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order A - L 1966-72

11/2 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order M - Z 1966

11/3 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order A - G 1965

11/4 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order H - J 1965

11/5 Correspondence 1972

11/6 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order A - O 1964

11/7 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order P - Z 1964

11/8 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order A - G 1970

11/9 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order H - M 1970

11/10 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order N - Z 1970

11/11 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order A - F 1967

11/12 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order G - L 1967

11/13 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order M - R 1967

11/14 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order S - Z 1967

11/15 Correspondence with the Maple & Co. furnishingestablishment including estimates, invoices and furnituredrawings

1962-7

11/16 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order A - H 1968

11/17 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order I - Q 1968

11/18 Correspondence filed in alphabetical order R - Z 1968

11/19 Correspondence 1951-6

11/20 Data book with brief notes on hydrocompressors, distillationand absorption, drying, glue, crystallisation, electro-osmosis,heat transfer and evaporation and filtration

n.d.

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Alcohol and alcohol fuels

12/1 Papers regarding alcohol and alcohol fuels, papers publishedby the Fuel Research Board of the Department of Scientificand Industrial Research on fuel for motor transport, Iowa StateCollege Bulletin No. 158 “Road Tests of Automobiles UsingAlcohol-Gasoline Fuels” by R. G. Paustian and the UnitedStates Department of Agriculture Bibliographical Bulletin No.10 “The Technical Literature of Agricultural Motor Fuels” byRichard Wiebe and Janina Nowakowska

1920-50

12/2 Papers regarding alcohol and alcohol fuels, United StatesDepartment of Agriculture Technical Bulletin No.1024“Methods and Costs of Producing Alcohol from Grain by theFungal Amylase Process on a Commercial Scale”, “PowerAlcohol: History and Analysis” published by the AmericanPetroleum Institute Committee On Motor Fuels, papers on theproduction of dehydrated alcohol and absolute alcoholfollowing the Hiag Process published by the Hiag-VereinHolzverkohlungs-Industie and a booklet published by TheWalter E. Lummus Company entitled “Motor Fuel FromMolasses”

1924-51

12/3 Papers regarding alcohol and alcohol fuels, The Alcohol FuelCorporation 4 edition memorandum on “Natalie: The Provedth

Power Alcohol Motor Spirit”, Science Museum LibraryBibliographical Series No. 409 “Industrial Alcohol fromAgricultural Products and Waste Products: SelectedReferences 1934-38", two papers by M. M. Rosten“Utilization of Farm Crops: Industrial Alcohol and SyntheticRubber” and “ A New Age in Agriculture and Forestry”, “The Production of Industrial Alcohol from British VegetableProducts” by G. W. Monier-Williams in the Journal of theFarmers’ Club Part 3, 1926 and a bilingual brochure, inFrench and English, on the Boulard Process published byBoularprocess, Paris

1924-43

12/4 Papers regarding alcohol and alcohol fuels, United StatesDepartment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural andIndustrial Chemistry paper by Richard Wiebe and J. C. Porterentitled “Alcohol-Water Injection For Spark-IgnitionEngines”, United States Department of Agriculture ForestProducts Laboratory paper R1704 by Elwin E. Harris entitled“Wood-Sugar Molasses From Wood Waste” and UnitedStates Department of Agriculture Forest Products Laboratorypaper R1475 by Elwin E. Harris entitled “Saccharification ofWood”

1943-50

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12/5 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts on the subject of alcohol and alcohol fuels

1946-59

12/6 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts on the subject of alcohol and alcohol fuels

1934-45

Materials of construction

13/1 Papers regarding construction materials, AluminumDevelopment Association Information Bulletins and“Chemical Seasoning of Timber” pamphlet published by theTimber Development Association

1943-60

13/2 Journal cuttings, journal articles and papers, typescript ofchemical composition limits of wrought chromium-nickelaustenitic steels, corrosion charts and United StatesDepartment of the Interior Bureau of Mines Report ofInvestigations 4980 “Mine-Timber Preservation By the CollarMethod” by Edward Roberts

1953-62

13/3 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts on the subject of construction materials

1957-62

13/4 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts on the subject of construction materials

1963-72

Fermentation Processes

14/1 Journal articles and papers, journal cuttings, Elliot-Automation booklet on the subject of Batch Fermentation,United Kingdom Patent Specifications, Sugar ResearchFoundation Scientific Report Series No.7, “ChemicalCompounds Formed from Sugars by Molds” by Bernard S.Gould, “Food Yeast: A Venture in Practical Nutrition”booklet published by Colonial Food Yeast Limited

1940-58

14/2 Journal and press cuttings, journal articles and bibliographicalrecords and abstracts concerning fermentation processes

1939-53

14/3 Journal and press cuttings, journal articles and bibliographicalrecords and abstracts concerning fermentation processes

1954-71

Cracking, hydrogenation and polymerisation

14/4 Papers relating to the subjects of cracking, hydrogenation andpolymerisation, National Petroleum News 20 Nov 1935, TheOil and Gas Journal 27 May 1937 and a French paper“Carbonisation A Basse Temperature et le ProcedeZuyderhoudt” published by “Holcobami” Societe Anonyme

c. 1934-37

14/5 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical records 1957-70

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and abstracts regarding the subject of carbonisation

14/6 Journal cuttings, journal articles and bibliographical recordsand abstracts regarding the subject of hydrocracking and aFrench paper “Le Four de Cracking au Sable Lurgi-Ruhrgaset Son Application pour la Production D’Olefines” by P.Schmalfeld

1935-70

Chemical engineering and chemical industries

15/1 Papers and publications concerning general aspects ofchemical engineering and chemical industries, booklet on theSondes Place Research Institute in Dorking, Surrey, TheInstitute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland paper“Chemists and Dividends” by S. M. Gluckstein, The EuropeanProductivity Agency of The Organisation for EuropeanEconomic Co-Operation booklet “Some Aspects ofConsultant Engineering in the United States”

1927-70

15/2 Papers and publications concerning general aspects ofchemical engineering and chemical industries, press cuttingfrom The Times for the 8 May 1962 comparing industrialresearch funding in Britain and the United Sates, HMTreasury booklet entitled “Statements Relating to the AtomicBomb”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers“Suggestions For Chemical Engineering Research”

1945-63

15/3 Papers and publications concerning general aspects ofchemical engineering and chemical industries, United StatesDepartment of Agriculture Research Service HandbookNo.172 “Drug and Condiment Plants”, Kellogg Organizationpromotional brochure, and British Chemical PlantManufacturers’ Association Dinner Discussion paper “HowCan Chemical Manufacturers, Consultants and PlantManufacturers Co-operate to Produce Complete ProcessUnits?”

1938-72

15/4 Journal articles, journal cuttings and bibliographical recordsand abstracts regarding general aspects of chemicalengineering and chemical industries

1956-67

15/5 Journal articles, journal cuttings and bibliographical recordsand abstracts regarding general aspects of chemicalengineering and chemical industries

1968-72

Underwood-Garland scheme for reducing unemployment

16/1 Press cuttings regarding the proposal by Underwood and C. S.Garland for solving the unemployment problem in industryand press articles on the issue of unemployment

1925-6

16/2 Press cuttings, correspondence, typescripts of articles “A 1925

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Council For Industrial Development” and “Research andEfficiency in Relation to Unemployment”

16/3 Press cuttings, correspondence, typescripts of articles“Research and Efficiency in Relation to Unemployment”,“Efficiency and Unemployment”and “Loans For Machinery?The Killing of Two Evils By One Remedy”

1926

Statistical methods

17/1 Papers concerning statistical methods, British StandardsInstitution War Emergency Publication No. B.S. 1008: 1942“Quality Control: Being A Copy of American DefenceEmergency Standards Z1.1 - 1941 and Z1.2-1941", 1933American Society for Testing Materials manual on thepreservation of Data, American Society for Testing Materialsspecial technical publication No.103 “Symposium onApplication of Statistics” and Harold F. Lodge “Interpretationof Engineering Data: Some Observations”

1935-56

17/2 Papers concerning statistical methods, Bureau of OrdinanceDepartment of the Navy booklet “An Introduction toStatistical Quality Control”

1931-62

17/3 International Computers and Tabulators Ltd bookletsregarding computer technology

1965-6

17/4 Papers, journal articles and bibliographical records andabstracts concerning statistical methods

1934-71

17/5 United States Department of Commerce National Bureau ofStandards Applied Mathematics Series 54 “Factional FactorialExperiment Designs For Factors at Three Levels” by W. S.Connor and Marvin Zelan, calculations, selected list oftechnical publications regarding applications of statisticalmethods in industry and agriculture and booklist by the H. K.Lewis company for 18 Sep 1965

1954-68

Chemical industries (organic)

18/1 Papers and journal articles concerning organic chemicalindustry, press cuttings regarding the East Africa GroundnutsScheme, Water Engineering Limited promotional brochures,“The Manufacture of Chemical products from the Non-Cellulosic Constituents of Esparto Grass with the Recovery ofSoda”and Department of Scientific and Industrial ResearchFood Investigation special report No.51 “The Composition ofthe Depot Fats of Aquatic Animals” by J. A. Lovern

1927-70

18/2 Journal articles, journal cuttings, press cuttings,bibliographical records and abstracts concerning organicchemical industry

1967-72

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18/3 Journal articles, journal cuttings, press cuttings,bibliographical records and abstracts concerning organicchemical industry

1958-66

Plastics

19/1 Journal articles, papers, draft typescript of an article byHerbert Levinstein “Plastic and their Raw Materials” and“The Engineering Thermoplastics: Polyacetals,Polycarbonates, Polyphenylene and Polysulfones” by A. D.Plaistowe from Informations Chimie Vol.10 Jul/Aug 1970

1944-70

19/2 Journal articles, bibliographical records and abstractsconcerning plastics

1965-71

19/3 Journal articles, press cuttings, journal cuttings andbibliographical records and abstracts concerning plastics

1957-64

Petroleum (statistical)

19/4 Journal articles, papers, “World-Wide Production: ItsProspects and Problems” a speech by Maurice Bridgemandelivered to the American Petroleum Institute 12 Nov 1963,Institute of Petroleum publication “Recommended Si andOther Metric Units for the Petroleum and PetrochemicalIndustries including Basic Rules of the Oil CompaniesMaterials Association” 1970 and Institute of PetroleumInformation Service Petroleum Statistics cards for 1969 and1970

1957-70

19/5 Journal articles and journal cuttings 1964-71

19/6 Journal articles, journal cuttings and bibliographical records 1956-63

19/7 The Bulletin of International News Vol. 16 No.24, 1939, Vol.17 No.13, 1940 and Vol. 17 No.20, 1940

1939-40

Petroleum (general)

20/1 Papers, journal articles, press cuttings, “Persian Petroleum inAncient and Medieval Times” by Laurence Lockart, Frenchpapers “Etude sur le Petrole dans L’asie OccidentaleAncienne” and “Etude sur le Petrole dans Quelques Pays deL’orient Ancien” by M. A. Seguin, Intava Conversion Chart,United States Department of the Interior Bureau of MinesInformation Circular “Questions and Answers on Profane andButane Fuels” by J. F. Barkley, United States Department ofthe Interior Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 5113“The Sludge Problem in No.6 Fuel-Oil Tanks” by J. F.Barkley, G. L. Hopps and A. A. Berk and an abbreviatedtypescript of an address at Harvard University, Centre ForMiddle Eastern Studies on 20 Apr 1960 by George Tugendhat

1933-68

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entitled “The International Energy Problem From theEuropean Angle: The Position of the United States ofAmerica”

20/2 Papers, journal articles, journal cuttings and bibliographicalrecords and abstracts

1957-71

International Heat Transfer Conference

20/3 Agenda, minutes, summaries of abstracts, lists of conferencecontributions, press release and conference programmes

1961-2

20/4 Correspondence regarding the International Heat TransferConference

1959-62

George E. Davis Medal Lecture

21/1 Agenda for the George E. Davis Medal Lecture, dinner seatingplan, Institution of Chemical Engineers George E. DavisMedal Lecture invitations, proof copies of Underwood’s paper“Chemical Engineering - Reflections and Recollections”, drafttypescript copies of “Chemical Engineering - Reflections andRecollections”, notes, Institution of Chemical Engineersbooklet “Notes on the Preparation of Papers” and Institutionof Chemical Engineers booklet “Education and Training inChemical Engineering” 1964 reprint

1962-65

21/2 Folder containing a document entitled “History of the Facultyof Engineering”, photocopied article entitled “TechnicalTraining in Chemistry” concerning University College,London with amendments in pencil and two photocopieddocuments concerning Watson Smith

n.d. c. 1965

21/3 Correspondence regarding research for Underwood’s lecture“Chemical Engineering - Reflections and Recollections”

1965

21/4 Underwood’s research for his lecture paper “ChemicalEngineering - Reflections and Recollections” consisting of notes, journal articles, and press cuttings

1965

21/5 Typed and handwritten notes for Underwood’s lecture paper“Chemical Engineering - Reflections and Recollections”

1965

21/6 Journal articles, papers, press cuttings, First Davis-SwindinMemorial Lecture 1962“The Empirical Tradition in ChemicalTechnology” by D. W. F. Hardie and the Imperial College ofScience and Technology (University of London) 1963Inaugural Lecture “Chemical Engineering and EngineeringScience” by R. W. H. Sargent

c. 1960s

Mitchell Cotts Group/East African Extract Corporation

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22/1 “Report on Action Taken on Dr Underwood’s SupplementaryReport No. 1" by W. F. Gordon of the East African ExtractCorporation 1960

1960

22/2 Underwood’s pocket note books, notes, diagram and plansketches, building plans, journal articles, police witnessreports regarding the fire and explosion at the Nairobi EastAfrican Extract Corporation factory, and an examinationreport and photos of the Bourdon-Type Pressure Gauge

1960

22/3 General notes and calculations for the rehabilitation of theEast African Extract Corporation factory at Nairobi

1960

22/4 Notes, reports and calculations referring to pump tests 1960

22/5 Reproductions of factory log sheets 1960

22/6 Underwood’s police report regarding the fire and explosion atthe East African Extract Corporation factory at Nairobi, notes,draft copies of Underwood’s report and notes of meetingregarding the factory fire and explosion

1960

Underwood’s published papers and research notes andcalculations

23/1 Notes and calculations regarding plate efficiency andtypescript copies of Underwood’s “Note on Plate Efficiency”

1966

23/2 Published papers by Underwood, “The Theory and Practice ofTesting Stills” a paper read at a Conference of the Institutionof Chemical Engineers, 14 Dec 1932, “Fractional Distillationof Multicomponent Mixtures - Number of Transfer Units”1949, “Fractional Distillation of Multicomponent Mixtures -A Numerical Example”1949, “The Theory and Practice ofTesting Stills” 1932, “Fractional Distillation ofMulticomponent Mixtures” 1948, “Fractional Distillation ofMulti-Component Mixtures-Calculation of Minimum RefluxRatio” 1946, “Fractional Distillation of Ternary Mixtures”Parts 1 and 2 1945-46,”Fractional Distillation of BinaryMixtures - Simplified Computation of Theoretical Plates andTransfer Units” 1944, “Fractional Distillation of BinaryMixtures - Number of Theoretical Plates and Transfer Units”1943, and papers by other authors on Fractional and Multi-Component Distillation

1932-49

23/3 Notes and calculations n.d. c. 1940s

23/4 Notes and calculations c. 1948

23/5 Notes and calculations n.d. c. 1940s

23/6 Notes and calculations n.d. c. 1940s

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23/7 Notes and calculations n.d. c. 1940s

23/8 Notes and calculations n.d. c. 1940s

23/9 Notes and calculations n.d. c. 1940s

Distillation history

24/1 Paper negatives of illustrations of distillation apparatus copies c. 1300-1900

24/2 Paper negatives and photographs of illustrations of distillationapparatus

copies c. 1300-1900

24/3 Paper negatives and photographs of illustrations of distillationapparatus and bibliographical notes

copies c. 1300-1900

24/4 Paper negatives of articles on distillation and illustrations ofdistillation apparatus, notes, journal articles, papers andbibliographical records and abstracts

copies c. 1818-1955

24/5 Manuscript draft of Underwood’s paper “The HistoricalDevelopment of the Distillery Plant”

n.d. c. 1955

24/6 Photographic plates of illustrations of distillation apparatus copies c. 1300-1800

Underwood’s certificates and awards

25/1 Underwood’s University of Leeds degree certificate ofBachelor of Science awarded First Class Honours inMathematics 1916, Underwood’s University of Leeds degreecertificate of Bachelor of Science awarded First ClassHonours in Civil Engineering 1920, Underwood’s Universityof Leeds degree certificate of Master of Science awarded 1919and Underwood’s University of Leeds degree certificate ofDoctor of Science awarded 1929

1916-29

25/2 Underwood’s certificate of election as fellow of The Instituteof Fuel, 1939, Underwood’s certificate of membership of TheInstitution of Chemical Engineers 1929 and Underwood’sOsborne Reynolds Medal and certificate awarded 1939

1929-39

25/3 Underwood’s certificate of membership to The Institution ofMechanical Engineers awarded 1947

1947

25/4 Underwood’s certificate of associate membership to TheInstitution of Mechanical Engineers awarded 1935

1935

Coal

26/1 Papers, journal articles, correspondence from Allis-Chalmers 1931-52

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Manufacturing Company regarding the Hayes Process of coalcarbonisation including diagram sheets, Department ofScientific and Industrial Research paper “Report of Test bythe Director of Fuel Research on the Plant of the NationalCoke and Oil Company Ltd., at Erinth Kent” 1937, ScottishDevelopment Council Economic Series booklet No.13 -Second Report of the “Oil from Coal” Committee, ScottishDevelopment Council Economic Series booklet No.14 - ThirdReport of the “Oil from Coal” Committee, British Smokelessand Oil Fuels Ltd. brochure “The Hidden Power of Coal”,United States Department of the Interior Bureau of MinesReport of Investigations No. 3977 “Method of Assaying OilShale by a Modified Fischer Retort” by K. E. Stanfield and I.C. Frost and United States Department of the Interior Bureauof Mines Report of Investigations No.4898 “Analysis ofCrude Shale Oil” by R. F. Stevens and John S. Ball

26/2 Papers, journal articles, Labour Party booklet “Labour’s Planfor Oil from Coal”1938, United States Department of theInterior Bureau of Mines Information Circular No.7348“European Shales-Treating Practice” by William W. Odelland E. L. Baldeschwieler and Salermo Limited brochure “TheSalermo Process and the Extraction of Oil from oil Shales andTorbanites” 1935

1926-60

Press and publishing

26/3 Book publishers’ catalogues, Institution of ChemicalEngineers “List of Books for a Degree Course in ChemicalEngineering” 1947 and Dawson’s Little Red Book “Guide tothe Press of the World” 65 edition, 1967th

1947-70

Industrial Research

26/4 Papers, “Industrial Research: What it Means to BritishIndustry” by Sir Harold Hartley 1943, Nuffield Collegebooklet “Problems of Scientific and Industrial Research”printed by Oxford University Press 1944

1919-44

Industrial economy and management

27/1 Papers, Political and Economic Planning occasional paper Vol. 25 No.434 1959 “Management and UnderdevelopedTerritories”, “Post War Reconstruction of industry in SouthWales” by W. C. Devereux and Institution of Civil EngineersPresidential address by Sir Alexander Gibb “Engineers andEmpire Development” 1936

1936-59

General papers and publications

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27/2 Papers, journal articles, brochures, catalogues, Chemical andEngineering News feature on Arthritis 22 Jul 1968, Sir BenLockspeiser’s Ludwig Mond Memorial Lecture “Science andMusic”delivered at Manchester University 1948, Bell’s Cardof Logarithms and Science Tables, press cuttings from Starsand Stripes - the Daily Newspaper of the US Armed Forces inthe European Theatre of Operation - Germany Edition forTuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 May 1945 reporting on thesurrender of the Nazi’s, and an anonymous poem entitled“The Chemical Engineer”

1932-68

27/3 Non-English language papers and publications, French paper“Transformation de L’huile de Schiste en Essence a 65D’indice D’octane par Cracking” by Charles Berrthelot andGerman paper “Steinkohlenscwelkoks als Rohstoff furChemische und Matallurgische Prozesse” by W. Demann

1933-51

27/4 Journal of the Institution of Petroleum Technologists Vol.23No.160, 1937,Patent Office technical information booklet1971, Board of Trade Report of the Departmental Committeeon the Patents and Designs Acts and Practice of the PatentOffice 1931, Devonshire Club Rules and Bye-Laws 1954 andHM Treasury Statements Relating to the Atomic Bomb 1945

1931-71

Tar distillation

28/1 Papers, journal articles, patent specifications andbibliographical records and abstracts on the subject of tar,United States Department of the Interior Bureau of MinesBulletin No.487 “Characterization of Tar Acids from Coal-Hydrogenation Oils” by E. O. Woolfolk, R. A. Friedel, MiltonOrchin and H. H. Storch, diagrammatic plan of the generalarrangement of the T. I. C. Tar Distillation Plant 1938 and T.I. C. Continuous Tar Treatment Processes brochure

1935-69

28/2 Photograph album containing photographs of an unidentifiedfactory site

n.d. c. 1920-30