University of Nevada, Reno. Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering.

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The University of Nevada's first school of mines was created in 1888. Clarence Mackay, the son of John W. Mackay (1831-1902), provided funding for the Mackay School of Mines building, which was dedicated in 1908. The Mackay School of Mines was a unit of the College of Engineering until 1951, when it became a separate school. The Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering was developed duing a campus-wide restructuring in 2003 and became a unit of the new College of Science.

From the description of Mackay Centennial, 2008. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 707730171

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