Museum Collection (Numerical list)
LVSAV2011.151: Postcard - "The Glen, Bangour"
Coloured printed postcard showing a couple enjoying a picnic at a picturesque spot next to the Brox Burn (?), Bangour.LVSAV2011.152: Postcard - "Main Street & Thistle Tower, West Calder"
B&W photographic postcard showing West Calder Main Street, the Thistle Tower and Cooperative building, circa 1940.LVSAV2011.153: Postcard - "East Row, Binnend, Burntisland"
Coloured postcard showing the stepped, terraced miner's housing at East Row, Binnend, Burntisland. Circa 1910.LVSAV2011.154: Postcard - "West End, East Calder"
B&W photographic postcard showing the West End of East Calder with Kirknewton and East Calder Parish Church visible.LVSAV2011.155: Postcard - "Woodend Village, Armadale"
Sepia printed postcard showing the stone-built, stepped, terraced housing of Woodend Village.LVSAV2011.156: Postcard - "Station Road, Armadale."
Sepia printed postcard showing Station Road, Armadale.LVSAV2011.157: Postcard - "The Low Binn, Burntisland"
B&W postcard showing Low Binn, Burntisland, Fife. Picture of cottages which were used as company housing.LVSAV2011.158: Postcard - "Lochend Cottages, Ratho Station"
Coloured printed postcard showing Lochend Cottages, Ratho Station.LVSAV2011.159: Postcard - "Nr. Broxburn. Niddry Castle."
B&W printed postcard showing Niddry Castle, near Broxburn.LVSAV2011.160: Postcard - "R.C. School and Presbytery, Winchburgh"
B&W printed postcard showing the Roman Catholic school and presbytery in Winchburgh.LVSAV2011.161: Postcard - "The Village Shoemaker"
B&W photographic postcard showing a cobbler at work with traditional tools.LVSAV2011.162: Postcard - "West End, West Calder"
B&W printed postcard, looking west along West End, West Calder.LVSAV2011.163: Postcard - "View From Clock Tower, West Calder"
B&W printed postcard showing the view from the clock tower (Thistle Tower) with Addiewell South shale bing seen in the backgroundLVSAV2012.001: Postcard - "Broxburn Oil Works"
Monochrome green and white printed postcard showing Broxburn Crude Oil Works on the top half of the postcard and the refinery on the bottom.LVSAV2012.003: List of Delegates, The Institute of Petroleum Conference
Printed alphabetical list of delegates at The Institute of Petroleum Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference, held in Glasgow, July 1950LVSAV2012.003: Programme, The Institute of Petroleum Conference.
Printed programme for The Institute of Petroleum Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference 1950, held in Glasgow, July 1950LVSAV2012.003: Discussion Sheet, The Institute of Petroleum Conference
Printed blank discussion sheet from The Institute of Petroleum Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference 1950, held in Glasgow, July 1950LVSAV2012.003: Conference Details, The Institute of Petroleum Conference
Typed communication from W M Stirling, Scottish Oils Ltd, Middleton Hall, Uphall and Organising Secretary of the The Institute of Petroleum Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference 1950, held in Glasgow, July 1950.LVSAV2012.003: Conference Details, The Institute of Petroleum Conference
Typed communication from W M Stirling, Scottish Oils Ltd, Middleton Hall, Uphall and Organising Secretary of The Institute of Petroleum Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference 1950, held in Glasgow, July1950.LVSAV2012.003: Conference Details, The Institute of Petroleum Conference
Printed confirmation of tickets and reservations for various elements of The Institute of Petroleum Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference 1950, held in Glasgow, July 1950.LVSAV2012.003: Programme, The Institute of Petroleum Conference
2 pages (3 typed sides) providing the programme of technical sessions for The Institute of Petroleum Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference 1950, held in Glasgow, July 1950LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''The Western Extension of the Oil Shale Field in Central Scotland by John B Simpson''
Conference paper entitled: The Western Extension of the Oil Shale Field in Central Scotland by John B Simpson. Presented by permission of the Director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain at the Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow. July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Exploitation of Oil Shale in Australia by C.J. Norcross''
Conference paper entitled: Exploitation of Oil Shale in Australia by C. J. Norcross. Production Superintendent, National Oil Pty. Ltd, Glen Davis, N.S.W., Australia. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by the Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Evolution De L'Exploitation Miniere De La Societe Des Schistes D'Autn.''
Conference paper entitled: Evolution De L'Exploitation Miniere De La Societe Des Schistes D'Autun, Par L Arthaud. Societe Miniere des Schistes Bitumineux a Autun. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Les Schistes Bitumineux Du Lias En Wurtemberg Du Sud''
Conference paper entitled: Les Schistes Bitumineux Du Lias En Wurtemberg Du Sud. Par J. M. Couderc. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Oil Shale and Shale Oil''
Conference paper entitled: Oil Shale and Shale Oil by Charles H. Prien from the Industrial Research Institute, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Observations on the Composition of Kerogen Rocks and the Chemical Constitution of Kerogen''
Conference paper entitled: Observations on the Composition of Kerogen Rocks and the Chemical Constitution of Kerogen by G.W. Himus from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Occurrence and Origin of Australian Torbanites''
Conference paper entitled: Occurrence and Origin of Australian Torbanites by J.A Dulhunty from the University of Sydney. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Investigations for Production of Oil Shale on a Commercial Scale''
Conference paper entitled: Investigations for Production of Oil Shale on a Commercial Scale. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines Experimental Oil Shale Mine Rifle, Colorado, U.S.A by E. D Gardner and E. M Sipprelle. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''The Mining of South African Torbanite''
Conference paper entitled: The Mining of South African Torbanite by G. B. Blore and W. B. Somerville from the South African Torbanite Mining & Refining Co. Ltd. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''The Development of the Oil Shale Industry at Glen Davis, New South Wales''
Conference paper entitled: The Development of the Oil Shale Industry at Glen Davis, New South Wales, Australia by the Staff of National Oil Proprietary Ltd., Glen Davis. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Longwall Working of the Broxburn Oil Shale Seam with Coal Cutters and Coveyers''
Conference paper entitled: Longwall Working of the Broxburn Oil Shale Seam with Coal Cutters and Conveyers by J.M. Caldwell, J Stein and R Keddie from Scottish Oils Ltd. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Electrical Services in the Shale Oil Industry''
Conference paper entitled: Electrical Services in the Shale Oil Industry by G A MacLennan, Chief electrical engineer, Scottish Oils Ltd. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by the Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''The Ljungstrom In-Situ Method for Shale Oil Recovery''
Conference paper entitled: The Ljungstrom In-Situ Method for Shale Oil Recovery by G. Salomonsson, Research Engineer, The Swedish Shale Oil Co. Ltd. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Green River Oil Shales and Products. Their Character, Processing Requirements and Utilization''
Conference paper entitled: Green River Oil Shales and Products. Their Character, Processing Requirements, and Utilization by H.M. Thorne, W.I.R. Murphy, K.E Stanfield, J.S. Ball and J.W. Horne all from the Bureau of Mines, Laramie, Wyoming. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''The Nomenclature of the Canneloid Materials''
Conference paper entitled: The Nomenclature of the Canneloid Materials by R. A. Mott, British Coke Research Association. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Retorting Colorado Oil Shale - A Review Of the Work of the Bureau of Mines U.S. Department of the Interior''
Conference paper entitled: Retorting Colorado Oil Shale - A Review of the Work of the Bureau of Mines U.S. Department of the Interior by R. A. Cattell, Boyd Guthrie and L. W. Schramm. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Retorting of Oil Shale''
Conference paper entitled: Retorting of Oil Shale by Clyde Berg from the Union Oil Company of California. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum B.3. Preprint, subject to revision of paper to be presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''The Retorting of South African Torbanite''
Conference paper entitled: The Retorting of South African Torbanite by C. E. Forbes and W. B. Somerville, from the South African Torbanite Mining & Refining Co. Ltd. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Recovery and Treatment of Oil from Shale from the Kimmeridge Area, Dorset, England''
Conference paper entitled: Recovery and Treatment of Oil from Shale from the Kimmeridge Area, Dorset, England by D MacDougall and C M Cawley from the Fuel Research Station, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Valorisation Integrale Des Schistes Bitumineux en Four-Gazogene Calorifiquement Autonome''
Conference paper entitled: Valorisation Integrale Des Schistes Bitumineux en Four-Gazogene Calorifiquement Autonome (The Complete Utilization of Oil Shales by Retorting Without External Heat) by J. Givaudon and P. Dumoutet from the Institut Francais du Petrole. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Recherches Sur La Reactivite Du Carbone Fixe Des Schistes Deshuiles''
Conference paper entitled: Recherches Sur La Reactivite Du Carbone Fixe Des Schistes Deshuiles by Jean Givaudon and Andree Nessler from the Institut Francais du Petrole. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Wartime Shale Oil Production at Marangaroo, N.S.W.''
Conference paper entitled: Wartime Shale Oil Production at Marangaroo, N.S.W by George E. Mapstone, Chief Chemist, National Oil Pty. Ltd., Glen Davis, N.S.W., Australia. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Refining of Colorado Shale Oil. A Review of Work by the Bureau of Mines, US Department of the Interior.''
Conference paper entitled: Refining of Colorado Shale Oil. A Review of Work by the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior. By J.D Lankford and Boyd Morris. Chemical Engineer, Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior, Oil-Shale Demonstration Plant, Rifle, Colorado. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. B.9. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''The Refining of South African Torbanite Crude Oil''
Conference paper entitled: The Refining of South African Torbanite Crude Oil by G. G. Robertson from the South African Torbanite Mining and Refining Co. Ltd. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Refining Australian and South African Torbanite Oils''
Conference paper entitled: Refining Australian and South African Torbanite Oils by Gustav Egloff, J.F. Walter, H.W. Grote, and R.F. Davis from the Universal Oil Products Company, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Refining of Swedish Shale Oil''
Conference paper entitled: Refining of Swedish Shale Oil by L. Lundquist from the Swedish Shale Oil Co. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Shale Oil Emulsions and Allied Problems''
Conference paper entitled: Shale Oil Emulsions and Allied Problems by George E. Mapstone from the National Oil Pty. Ltd., Glen Davis, N.S.W, Australia. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Manufacture of Paraffin Wax from Scottish Shale Oil''
Conference paper entitled: Manufacture of Paraffin Wax from Scottish Shale Oil by W. B. Peutherer, and Geo. Grant from Scottish Oils Ltd. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, 3-7 July 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''Some Properties of Crude Shale Oil and Naphtha''
Conference paper entitled: Some Properties of Crude Shale Oil and Naphtha (With a note on carbon disulphide in shale naphtha) by Geo. E. Mapstone, Chief Chemist, National Oil Pty. Ltd, Australia. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Conference Paper - ''The Production of Gaseous Hydrocarbons from Coals and their Tars''
Conference paper entitled: The Production of Gaseous Hydrocarbons from Coals and their Tars by W. L. Wood. Second Oil Shale and Cannel Coal Conference Organized by The Institute of Petroleum. Presented before a Technical Session of the Conference at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow, July 3-7, 1950.LVSAV2012.004: Academic paper - "Density-Temperature Relationships of Shale-Oil Products"
Density-Temperature Relationships of Shale-Oil Products by George E. Mapstone and H.D. Taskis, National Oil Pty. Ltd., Glen Davis, N.S.W., Australia.