Royal College of Science and Technology Department of Mechanical, Civil and Chemical Engineering records

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Teaching handouts; notes for report on research; course leaflet; memorandum about chemical engineering laboratory; engineering theses.

Administrative / Biographical History

In 1933, the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering were amalgamated as the single Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. In 1947, the Department's name was changed to Civil and Mechanical Engineering. In 1956, the name was again changed, to Department of Mechanical, Civil and Chemical Engineering. On the establishment of the University of Strathclyde in 1964, the Department of Mechanical, Civil and Chemical Engineering was split into three departments, namely Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

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In 1933, the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering were amalgamated as the single Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics. In 1947, the Department's name was changed to Civil and Mechanical Engineering. In 1956, the name was again changed, to Department of Mechanical, Civil and Chemical Engineering. On the establishment of the University of Strathclyde in 1964, the Department of Mechanical, Civil and Chemical Engineering was split into three departments, namely Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

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Created by Kimberly Sommerville, November 2011. Revised by Victoria Peters, February 2013.

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