Arthur M. Squires Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Arthur M. Squires Papers, 1888-1987 (bulk 1940-1987), Ms1987-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
72 Cubic Feet 72 boxes
Creator:
Squires, Arthur M., 1916-2012
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Arthur M. Squires Papers, 1888-1987 (bulk 1940-1987), Ms1987-006, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Arthur M. Squires Papers, 1888-1987 (bulk 1940-1987), consist of extensive correspondence, unpublished research reports, lectures, trip reports, reprints, trip diaries (1968-1982), photographs (1979) from his trip to China, daily work books (1959-1981), and subject files spanning entire career. This collection is unprocessed.

Biographical / historical:

University Distinguished Professor Emeritus (1986-2012) of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Member, National Academy of Engineering. Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Educated at University of Missouri (A.B., 1938) and Cornell University (Ph.D., 1947).

Employment: M.W. Kellogg Company (the Kellex Corporation), 1942-1946, participating in design and startup of gaseous diffusion plant at Oak Ridge as part of the Manhattan Project; Hydrocarbon Research, Inc. of New York City, 1946-1959, architect-engineering firm (research laboratories at Trenton, New Jersey) catering to petroleum, chemical, and steel industries; self-employed consultant, 1959-1967; faculty of chemical engineering, The City College of The City University of New York (1967-1976), Department Chairman (1970-1973), Distinguished University Professor (1974-1976); Frank C. Vilbrandt Professor of Chemical Engineering (1976-1982), University Distinguished Professor (1978-1986), and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus (1986-2012) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.

Consultant for U.S. Bureau of Mines, Office of Coal Research, Electric Power Research Institute, United Nations, Office of Technology Assessment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and others.

Author of The Tender Ship: Governmental Management of Technological Change (1986).

Expert in fluid beds, petroleum refining, hydrocarbon synthesis, coal conversions (gasification, liquefaction, carbonization, combustion), iron ore reduction, low-temperature processes, dust filtration, air pollution control.

Born 1916. Died 2012.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1987 and 1988.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Arthur M. Squires Papers was completed in prior to 2002. Additional description, based on the inventory and prior arrangement, was completed in 2010.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in six series: A Series-Subject Files; B Series-Publications; C Series-Correspondence Files; D Series-Diaries; E Series-Materials to go with the Walter E. Lobo/M. W. Kellogg Files (transferred to Lobo Papers, Ms1985-014); and F Series: Books for Archives.

Please note: There is no Box 10.

Physical location:
Please note: A Series-D Series are located in off-site storage and require 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard