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The lecture, entitled 'The centennial year of Herbert Walker Swift, 1894-1960, Professor of Engineering in the University of Sheffield: his life and work', was delivered by Prof. Johnson at the University of Sheffield on 6 Dec. 1995. It was subsequently published in the Journal of Materials Processing Technology 65 (1997), 153-164.

Photocopies of illustrations/figures with some transparencies used in the lecture.

H.W. Swift, 'Cambers for belt pulleys'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (June 1932), 627-683.

Photocopies of the entry for Swift in 'History of tribology' by Duncan Dowson (London: Longman, 1979) pp.599-601.

Photocopy of an appreciation of Swift by N.S. Boulton which appeared in the 'University of Sheffield Gazette' on his retirement from the Chair of Engineering in 1955. 2p.

Photocopy of an obituary for Swift by E. Baildon and N.S. Boulton which appeared in the 'University of Sheffield Gazette' in 1960. 3p.

Photocopy of the entry for John Goodman in 'History of tribology' by Duncan Dowson (London: Longman, 1979) pp.575-578.

One copy signed by the author.

Papers concerning Prof. W. Johnson's lecture 'The centennial year of Herbert Walker Swift' and its subsequent publication, letters and papers concerning a patent, correspondence of Mrs Maisie Swift after her husband's death, Swift's notes on plasticity, work by Swift's students.

Includes: 'An experimental determination of the distribution and thickness of the oil film in a flooded cylindrical bearing (Part II)' by John Goodman (244-266); 'The stability of lubricating films in journal bearings' by H.W. Swift (267-288); 'Discussion on oil films in bearings' (289-309); 'Correspondence on distribution of oil film and stability of lubricating films' (310-322).

Will he consider the enclosed article on Swift for his journal?

Marked 'For W.J.', 'First draft'.

Swift's MS notes