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Virginia Engineering Experiment Station

 Organization

Historical Note

The Board of Visitors established a Virginia Engineering Experiment Station in 1921 to "stimulate and advance engineering education and to investigate problems of special importance to engineering and other industrial interests of the state and nation." In 1966, the Station was abolished and its duties absorbed by the University-wide Research Division.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Virginia Mineral Resources

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0080
Abstract

Map shows locations for mineral resources throughout the state of Virginia. It contains an additional map that shows the physiographic layout of the state. Additional information includes the following: descriptions of various soil properties, mineral industries and their locations, ground water qualities, and mineral production, in percentage distribution and in chronological increase.

Dates: 1953