Records 1949-1976.

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Records 1949-1976.

Records primarily cover the 1960s-1970s, and include department meeting minutes, information of the L77 nuclear reactor, buildings and facilities, engineering laboratories, graduate programs, scholarships, professional organizations and activities, news clippings and photographs. There are also records on engineering student activities, including the annual Engineers Day, 1940-1976, and the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Tau, the national honor society for engineers, established at Nevada in 1952.

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University of Nevada, Reno

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Governor's Day was an annual occasion for honoring ROTC cadets. In 1970, students that opposed the war in Vietnam held a peace rally the same day, and distributed flyers and posters on campus announcing the rally and opposition to the Governor's Day observances. From the description of Governor's Day records, 1970. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 40932828 In 1970/71, the Oral History Program at the University of Nevada and the University Archives initiated ...

Sigma-tau (Organization). Alpha Epsilon Chapter (University of Nevada, Reno)

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University of Nevada, Reno. Engineers Day.

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University of Nevada, Reno. College of Engineering

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During this period, the College of Engineering offered instruction in various engineering specialties through the following departments: Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Nuclear. It also offered technology programs designed to prepare technicians to assist engineers in the major areas of research, development, and manufacturing. From the description of Records 1949-1976. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 42334552 ...