The first dean of the College of Engineering was appointed in 1914, which continued to include mining until 1951, when it was separated from the college. In the late 1950's nuclear engineering was added, but with financial troubles in the early 1970s, it was absorbed into electrical engineering. It also offered technology programs designed to prepare technicians to assist engineers in the major areas of research, development, and manufacturing. The records in this collection contain records on the engineering departments, including department meeting minutes, information on the L77 nuclear reactor, laboratories, graduate programs, scholarships, professional organizations and activities, and news clippings. The collection also provides records of student organizations and activities including Engineers Day, an annual event, and a history of the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Sigma Tau, the national honor society for engineers, established at Nevada in 1952.
Material is arranged by subject in chronological order.