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Description: | The ICE Library is the biggest specialist resource on civil engineering in the world and its collection covers books, periodicals, audio-visual material and original manuscript and other records. The Library holds over 100,000 titles Ã- all searchable on the online catalogue which includes the archive collections as well. The collection forms a single resource to enable staff to deal with enquiries from civil engineers and members of the public and media.
It offers unrivalled coverage of structures, geotechnics, engineering materials, water and wastewater systems, sustainability and risk, transport in all modes Ã- pedestrian, road, rail, air and water, as well as management, health and safety and contracts. Additionally the archives contain Council Minutes, details of members throughout the history of the Institution and the papers of the great engineers of the past and of iconic engineering projects. Contained within the archives are some of the finest examples of nineteenth and early twentieth century engineering photographs. Although historical material is stored in secure surroundings it is used by practising engineers as well as historians and family researchers. The collection is a massive resource for both the researcher and the working engineer.
The collection comprises:÷Printed books from 1476 to date on all aspects of civil engineering and related sciences; Serial publications from the seventeenth century to date on all aspects of civil engineering and related sciences; Engineers reports, dating from the seventeenth century to date; Engineering portraits: the largest collection of portraits of civil engineers in the world, over 100 painted portraits, 20 busts, 600 portrait photographs, 200+ engravings, etc;Collection of works of art: a collection of paintings and miscellaneous artefacts relating to civil engineering, c.1,400 items; ICE archives: the administrative records of ICE, including membership application forms from 1818 to date; Institution of Municipal Engineers archives: the records of the former IMunE.; Council of Engineering Institutions archives: the records of the former CEI; British Road Federation: reports and committee minutes; Civil Engineering Archive: drawings, manuscripts, etc., of leading civil engineers dating from the seventeenth century to date; Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers: archives; Concrete Archive: designated collection developed with the support of the Concrete Society; Motorway Archive: records deposited by the Motorway Archive Trust
Early printed reports,biographical information on civil engineers,portraits,international coverage | Subjects: | Genealogy archives Building construction Airports Harbours Civil engineering Public health Water supply Urban planning Canals Roads Transportation Soil mechanics Energy resources Geology Railway engineering | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | +44 207 976 7610 | Telephone: | +44 207 665 2251 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6735 | Go to resource |
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