Hillary W. St. Clair papers

Hillary W. St. Clair papers, 1896-1997

Overview of the Collection

Creator: St. Clair, Hillary W.
Title: Hillary W. St. Clair papers
Dates: 1896-1997 (inclusive)
18961997
Quantity: 13 linear feet
Collection Number: ACCN 2382
Summary: The Hillary W. St. Clair papers (1896-1997) contain some of St. Clair's published research, calculations, notes and workbooks during his time with the Bureau of Mines, and other research in the field of metals and mining. Materials of particular interest include St. Clair's notes and lecture material regarding the history of American mining. This was later published by the Bureau of Mines in a book called Mineral Industry in Early America.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Hillary W. St. Clair (1909-1987) was born on 14 July, 1909, to Edwin and Pearl Walters St. Clair in Ophir, Utah. He was a graduate of the University of Utah, and also received his master's degree from the same institution in mining and metallurgy in 1931. He married Carmen Cropper on 1 July, 1930, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and together they had two children. St. Clair was a prominent metallurgist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines from 1935-1972, although he remained affiliated with the bureau until his death in 1987. He was chief of the Minerals Technology Branch for the Bureau's Eastern Division in the 1950s, and later assigned special independent research until his retirement in 1972.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Hillary W. St. Clair papers (1896-1997) contain published research authored by Hillary St. Clair, correspondence, calculations, notes, workbooks, working files, subject files and research articles. Materials of particular interest include St. Clair's notes and lecture material regarding the history of American mining. This was later published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines in a book called Mineral Industry in Early America.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-22 were donated in 2008.

Processing Note

Processed by Emma Kruger in 2008.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Published Research and ObituaryReturn to Top

Most of the folders within boxes 1-14, retained their labels as given by Hillary St. Clair.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Listing of Publications by Hillary St. Clair, University of Wyoming
1	2	Taha, Gomezplata and St. Clair, "A Study of the Reduction of Hematite Ores with Carbon Monoxide in Packed Beds"
1	3	Hillary St. Clair, "Developing a Thermochemical Model for the Iron Blast Furnace" Series, Bureau of Mines: Report of Investigations (RI)	1963-1967
1	4	Hillary St. Clair, "Mathematical Simulation of a Gas-Solid Reaction in a Packed Bed, Reaction of CO2 with Coke"	1971
1	5	Hillary St. Clair, "Particle Size Distribution of Comminution Products"
1	6	Sonic Flocculation, Photographs and Clippings	1937-1940
1	7	Hillary St. Clair, Obituary	1987

"Saga of American Mining"Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	1	Hillary St. Clair, "Saga of American Mining" This folder contains the original manuscript.	1976
2	2	"Saga of American Mining," Photographs, Clippings and Final Publication This folder contains the final publication of Hillary St. Clair's history of American Mining, which was renamed by the Bureau of Mines to the Mineral Industry In Early America.	1976-1977
2	3-4	History of American Mining Research, Notes and Statistics
2	5	Research Material

Subject FilesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	1	ANACAL Data	1969
3	2	Applied Mathematics, Notes and Articles	1959-1971
3	3	Mathematical Model for Arc Melting Furnace	1965
3	4-7	Arc Melting Data	1967-1969
3	8	Simulation of Arc Melting
3	9	American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), Chemical Division; Course Notes: Response Surface Methods (RSM) and Evolutionary Operations (EVOP)
3	10	ASQC Recent Advances Course	1962
4	1	Basic Computer Programs	1968
4	2	Basic Program Library	1966-1967
4	3	Blast Furnace Gas Analyses
4	4-5	Blast Furnace Simulation	1984-1986
5	1-4	Blast Furnace Simulation (BFSIM)	1986-1987
5	5	Board of Independent Consultants (B.I.C) Reports, Honduras, California	1982-1984
5	6	Box Method of Experimentation	1956
5	7	Bureau of Mines: RI, "Precipitation of Copper from Acid Mine Water"	1944
6	1-2	Cementation, Notes and Calculations	1967-1968
6	3-4	Colorado River Storage Project	1971-1977
6	5	Component Analyses, Calculations, Graphs, and Articles	1941-1972
6	6	Computer Program Data	1968-1970
6	7	Copper Cementation, Notes, Graphs and Calculations	1967-1968
6	8	Density of Ti Chloride Melts	1972
6	9	Drop Weight Crushing Experiment, Photographs and Notes
7	1	El Cajon Hydroelectric Project, Reports and Correspondence	1982-1984
7	2	Electric Power Research Institute	1977
7	3	Experimentation	1967-1990
7	4	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Rulemakings on Cogeneration and Small Power Production	1980
7	5	Fryingpan Arkansas Project, Diagram
7	6	Gamma Distribution, Andreasen Data	1969
7	7-8	Gasification of Coal, Data, Graphs and Articles	1953-1971
8	1	Gasification of Coal Workbook	1971-1972
8	2	Gorgas Data, Component Analysis	1971-1972
8	3	Gorgas Data and Coal Gasification, Data, Graphs and Articles	1952-1972
8	4	Chi-Shing Wang, "Review of the Gasification of Coal Throughout the World"	1969
8	5	HEMRED	1987
8	6	Linear Algebra	1970
9	1	M & H, Calculations from Specific Surface, Graphs and Charts
9	2	Microorganism as Chemical Agents	1968
9	3	Moment Analysis	1969-1972
9	4	Non-Linear Least Squares Estimation of Parameters	1961-1970
9	5	Principle Components and Factor Analysis	1901-1969
9	6	Process Simulation: Applied to Ongoing Bureau of Mines Research, Notes & Calculations	1970
9	7	Programs for 41 Curve Fitting
9	8	Rate of Oxidation in Heap Leaching, Notes and Calculations
9	9	Identification of Iron Oxides, Joyce Wingrove
9	10	"Reduction of Iron Oxides," Notes and Calculations	1986
9	11	Reduction of Wustite, Carnegie Tech Experimental Data	1967
10	1	Simulation of Grinding	1967-1970
10	2	Material from A Continuing Education Program of Pennsylvania State University
10	3	The State Variable	1971
10	4	Structure and Properties of Interfaces Lecture Series	1963
10	5	Theory of Mechanical Properties of Metals Rupture and Flow	1920-1947
10	6	The Theory of Metallic State	1933-1949
10	7	Transformation of Coordinates by Rotation of Axes, Notes and Data
11	1	International Conference on Large High Tension Electric Systems (CIGRE)	1975
11	2	Utah Power and Light Company	1979-1981
11	3	Western Coordinating Council, Principles and Practices of Management	1963-1974
11	4	Western Systems Coordinating Council and the Federal Power Commission Docket R-405	1972-1973
11	5	Western Systems Coordinating Council, Ten-Year Coordinating Plan Summary This folder contains a draft of this document.	1973-1982
11	6	World Consumption of Metals and Minerals	1967

Conference Course NotesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
12	1-3	The University of Michigan Engineering Summer Conference	1960-1967
13	1	Louisiana State University, A Short Course on Mathematical Models	1969
13	2	The University of Michigan Engineering Summer Conference	1970

Workbooks, Notes, and Computer DataReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
14	1	Handwritten Notes
14	2	Notecards
14	3-7	Workbooks
14	8	Correspondence, Carnegie-Mellon University	1968
14	9	Correspondence with Hewlett Packard	1985
14	10-11	Hewlett Packard Scientific Computer Data	1984-1987

ArticlesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
15	1	Carl L. Palmer, "A History of Electric Utility Service in Southern Utah"
15	2	John Gross and Will H. Coghill Articles This folder contains articles written by John Gross, Will H. Coghill and their associates, regarding ball mills and grinding.	1928-1934
15	3	K. J. Reid, D. F. Kelsall and L. Bass Articles This folder contains articles written by K. J. Reid, D. F. Kelsall, L. Bass and their associates, regarding ball mills and grinding.	1965-1966
15	4	Ball Mill Continuous Grinding	1965-1969
15	5	Blast Furnace	1960-1969
15	6	British Iron and Steel Industry Translation Service	1967-1970
15	7	Bureau of Mines, Bulletin	1968
15	8	Bureau of Mines, Information Circular (IC)	1968
15	9	Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations (RI)	1955-1970
16	1	Cementation	1947-1964
16	2	Coal Breakage Process Series	1956-1957
16	3	Federal Energy Administration, "Comparison of Forecasts of Petroleum Product Demand Illustrating the Effects of Prices and Other Factors"	1975
16	4	P. S. H. Henry, "Diffusion in Absorbing Media"	1939
16	5	James E. Berryman and David M. Himmelblau, "Effect of Stochastic Inputs and Parameters on Process Analysis and Design"	1971
16	6	R. Schuhman Jr. Articles This folder contains articles regarding energy and size distribution.	1940-1960
16	7	R. J. Charles, "Energy Size Relationships Impact Crushing"	1957
16	8	Evaluation of Parameters in Non-Linear Models	1960-1970
16	9	Fine Grinding	1960-1969
16	10	D. W. Fuerstenau Articles This folder contains articles written by D. W. Fuerstenau and his associates regarding fine grinding, ball mills and size distribution.	1960-1968
16	11	Flotation	1962-1966
16	12	Fluid Dynamics	1951-1969
16	13	Gas Reduction	1955-1971
17	1-3	Grinding, Crushing, Ball Mills and Size Distribution	1915-1970
17	4	L.G. Austin Articles This folder contains articles regarding grinding, crushing and size distribution.	1964-1968
18	1	Heat Conduction in Coal Beds	1943-1964
18	2	Gaudin, A. M. Articles This folder contains articles written by A. M. Gaudin and his associates, regarding the investigation of crushing and comminution models.	1926-1962
18	3	Henry D. Hubbard and William F. Meggers, "Key to Periodic Chart of the Atoms"	1950
18	4	Management	1962-1971
18	5	Mass Transfer in Coal Gasification	1879-1972
18	6	Mathematical Models	1895-1972
18	7	Mathematical Model for Flotation	1960-1970
18	8	Muchi et al., Mathematical Model of Blast Furnace	1966-1968
18	9	Probability of Occurrence of Ore Correlation of Materialization and Geological Factors	1959-1966
18	10	Harry C. Allen and Ralph C. Kerby, "Novel Mineral Processing Techniques"	1968
18	11	Douglass J. Wilde, Optimum Seeking Methods
19	1	Particle Size	1956-1968
19	2	RI, "Particle Size Distribution of Minerals Crushed by Impact"
19	3	Population Balance Method Applied to Particulate Systems	1964-1969
19	4	A. D. Randolph, Population Balance for Countable Entities	1997
19	5	P. H. Royster, "Production of Pig Iron in the Blast Furnace" This article was submitted to the Bureau of Mines for publication approval.
19	6	Rate of Reaction, Co2 + C = ZCO	1955-1969
20	1	Reduction	1944-1966
20	2	Rupture	1920-1924
20	3	N. Arbiter and C. C. Harris Articles This folder contains articles written by N. Arbiter and C. C. Harris regarding size distribution, grinding and comminution.	1960-1969
20	4	G. Fagerholt, "Particles Size Distribution of Products Ground in Tube Mill"	1945
20	5	Size Distribution for Single Particle Crushing	1952-1963
20	6	J. F. De Wets, Solid-Gas Reaction Kinetics
20	7	Jack Charles Urban, "Studies of Axial Dispersion in Packed Beds at low Reynolds Numbers"	1967
20	8	Dept of Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, "The Adiabatic Behavior of Packed Bed Reactors"	1969
21	1	T. G. Pearson, "The Chemical Background of the Aluminum Industry"	1955
21	2	Linden A. Pember and Milton E. Wadsworth, "The Effect of Geometric Factors in Surface Reaction Systems"	1964
21	3	Theory of Impact Crushing	1896-1969
21	4	G. L. Humphrey, E. G. King and K. K. Kelley, RI, "Thermodynamic Values of Ferrous Oxide"	1952
21	5	Translated and Untranslated Articles	1904-1969
21	6	Unclassified Articles	1968-1977
21	7	Zinc-Lead Blast Furnace	1955-1970
21	8	Journal: Journal of Metals	1966-1967
21	9	Journal: Minerals Processing and Extracting Metallurgy	1967-1970
21	10	Journal: National Institute for Metallurgy, South Africa
21	11	Assorted Illustrations and Graphs

Niagara Power Project Contract DrawingsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
22	1	Construction of Relocated Electrical Facilities in Lewiston, Niagara and Niagara Falls Niagara County, New York 1958	1958
22	2	Electrical Work at the Niagara Switchyard in Lewiston, Niagara County, New York	1959
22	3	Electrical Work at the Tuscarora Power Plant in Lewiston, Niagara County, New York	1960

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