Nuclear Power and the Environment, 1972,

%xmlchars; ]> mc00136 Guide to the Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers, 1960-1978 Processed by: Will Andersen;machine-readable finding aid created by: Will Andersen North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2006 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers, 1960-1978 MC 136 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed byWill Andersen, 2006 September Encoded byWill Andersen, 2006 September Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Zumwalt, Lloyd R. Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers, 1960-1978 MC 136 0.752 archival boxes The Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers consist of reports and papers authored and coauthored by Zumwalt while he was with the General Atomic Division of General Dynamics Corporation and was a professor of nuclear engineering at North Carolina State University, 1960-1975; materials related to his participation in a Sierra Club conference, 1972, and a university workshop, 1978; and student papers and course materials from classes in nuclear engineering he taught at N.C. State, 1968-1975. Lloyd Robert Zumwalt (1914-1998) was a nuclear chemist from Richmond, California, who worked for the Manhattan Project during World War II. After working for General Atomic in the 1960s, he was a professor of nuclear engineering at North Carolina State University from 1967 to 1980. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

Acquisitions Information

Transfer from North Carolina State University Department of Nuclear Engineering, 1980 October 20 (Accession no. 1980-0022).

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers, MC 136, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Biographical Note

Lloyd Robert Zumwalt was born on 1914 September 4. A native of Richmond, California, he received a B.S. from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. He was called up by the United States Army Reserves in 1942, and soon began working for the Manhattan Project, the United States Army Corps of Engineers program to develop the nation's first atomic bomb. During his three years with the program Zumwalt was involved in the production of enriched uranium, first at Berkeley, then beginning in 1943 at Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

After World War II, Zumwalt was involved in the project analyzing atmospheric radioactivity that enabled the United States to detect the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949. He worked during the 1960s for the General Atomic Division of General Dynamics Corporation (later Gulf General Atomic, then General Atomics) in San Diego, California. In 1967 Zumwalt accepted a position as a full professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University. An advocate of nuclear power, he retired as professor emeritus in 1980. Zumwalt died on 1998 August 27.

Scope and Content Note

The Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers consist of reports and papers authored and coauthored by Zumwalt while he was with the General Atomic Division of General Dynamics Corporation and was a professor of nuclear engineering at North Carolina State University, 1960-1975; materials related to his participation in a Sierra Club conference, 1972, and a university workshop, 1978; and student papers and course materials from classes in nuclear engineering he taught at N.C. State, 1968-1975.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is divided into three series: Professional Writings, Speaking and Lecture Materials, and Course Materials and Student Papers.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals Zumwalt, Lloyd R. Corporate Entities North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. Topics Nuclear engineering--United States. Occupations College teachers--North Carolina. Detailed Description of the Collection MC 136 Series 1 Professional Writings, 1960-1975 0.252 folders

This series consists of reports and papers authored and coauthored by Zumwalt while he worked at General Atomic and was a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at N.C. State University.

11General Atomic, 1960-1967 12N.C. State University, 1972-1975 MC 136 Series 2 Speaking and Lecture Materials, 1972-1978 0.254 folders

This series consists of materials relating to Zumwalt's appearance as a speaker at a Sierra Club conference on the hazards of nuclear power in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1972, and materials he used in preparation for a lecture on the use and availability of fossil fuels at a workshop at N.C. State University, 1978. The documents pertaining to the Sierra Club conference were originally contained in a binder labeled Nuclear Power and the Environment, 1972, while those used for the university workshop were in a binder labeled 1978 Summer Workshop: Utilization of Existing Energy Teaching Materials.

13Sierra Club Conference (1 of 2), 1972 14Sierra Club Conference (2 of 2), 1972 15N.C. State University Workshop (1 of 2), 1978 16N.C. State University Workshop (2 of 2), 1978 MC 136 Series 3 Course Materials and Student Papers, 1968-1975 0.257 folders

This series contains student papers from courses Zumwalt taught in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at N.C. State University, 1971-1975; the first paper, HTGR Design Concepts, was originally contained in a single report binder. Also included are a course outline, term paper assignments, student class notes, and a copy of the final exam for a course Zumwalt taught at the university, 1968-1969.

17Course Materials for Nuclear Engineering 570, 1968-1969 18Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 403 (HTGR Design Concepts) (1 of 4), 1971 19Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 403 (HTGR Design Concepts) (2 of 4), 1971 110Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 403 (HTGR Design Concepts) (3 of 4), 1971 111Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 403 (HTGR Design Concepts) (4 of 4), 1971 21Student Paper, Nuclear Engineering 621, 1974 22Student Papers, Nuclear Engineering 622, 1973-1975