Walter E. Lobo Papers
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
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Biographical Note
Walter E. Lobo was born in 1905 in New York. The bulk of his career was spend as a senior chemical engineer for M. W. Kellogg Company in their Jersey City, New Jersey, branch. The company was an architect-engineering company catering to petroleum and chemical industries which performed contract research and development for Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Standard of Indiana, Texaco, Cities Service, and others. Lobo died in 1995 in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Extent
2.2 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
Walter E. Lobo (1905-1995) was a chemical engineer, mostly for M. W. Kellogg Company catering to petroleum and chemical industries which performed contract research and development. The collection mainly consists of Lobo's microfilmed files (99 reels) dealing with chemical-, petroleum-, and energy-related topics (including laboratory and field reports). In addition, there are several documents, including a typescripts of reports and indexes of the microfilm.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into two series: papers and microfilm. Boxes 2 and 3 contain the indexes and typescripts. Box 1 contains the collection of microfilm.
Source of Acquisition
The Walter E. Lobo Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1985.
Existence and Location of Copies
The paper index to the microfilm, which contains additional information about the contents of individual reels has been digitized and is available online as a text-searchable PDF. The container list below contains microfilm reel titles, job numbers, reel numbers, and sheet numbers, depending on how it was labeled. The PDF includes more detatiled titles and descriptions.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Owen Wister Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
Some inital processing and description of the collection was completed in 1985. Additional description was completed in November 2018.
- Title
- Walter E. Lobo Papers, 1929-1955
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections and University Archives Staff
- Date
- 2018 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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