Microfilm
Scope and Content
The Walter E. Lobo Papers mainly consist of Lobo's microfilmed files (99 reels) dealing with natural gas and oil; thermodynamics; thermal and catalytic cracking; catalytic polymerization; hydrocracking; hydrocarbon synthesis; heat transfer; furnaces; distillation; and other petroleum and energy-related topics (including laboratory reports from Jersey City and field reports on equipment startup). In addition, there are several folders of textual documents, including a typescript catalog and index of the microfilm, a typescript translation of S.Y. Gersch's Enriched Air (originally published in Moscow in 1939), several typescript reports on German petroleum production (1945-1947), and indexes to the Technical Advisory Committee of the Petroleum Industry War Council Technical Oil Mission microfilm reels (1947).
Please note: the index to the microfilm has been digitized and is available with full text searching.
Dates
- 1929 - 1955
Creator
- From the Collection: Lobo, Walter E. (Walter Eder), 1905-1995 (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.2 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Existence and Location of Copies
The paper index to the microfilm, which contains additional information about the contents of individual reels, also exists as as text-searchable PDF. The content list below contains of microfilm reel titles, job numbers, reel numbers, and sheet numbers, depending on how it was labeled. The PDF includes more detatiled titles and descriptions.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu