Felix Sebba 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:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Felix Sebba Papers, Ms1990-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
4.2 Cubic Feet 3 boxes
Creator:
Sebba, Felix, 1912-1989
Abstract:
The collection consists primarily of materials concerning Felix Sebba's research into the uses of aphrons and other foams from 1979 to 1989. Materials include correspondence, notes on research, and both published and unpublished papers.
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], Felix Sebba Papers, Ms1990-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists primarily of materials concerning Felix Sebba's research into the uses of aphrons and other foams from 1979 to 1989. Materials include correspondence, notes on research, and both published and unpublished papers.

Biographical / historical:

Felix Sebba (November 21, 1912-June 14, 1989) was a Professor of Chemical Engineering (1979-1989) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. A native of Cape Town, South Africa, he taught for 22 years at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Sebba was a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Chemical Society and the discoverer of and expert on aphrons. He authored Foams and Biliquid Foams- Aphrons and was published in a number of scientific journals.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to Special Collections in May 1990.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Felix Sebba Papers was completed in December 2013.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard