Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

O. Alan Gianniny Reports, MS 639, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Virginia

Acquisition Information

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Biographical Information

O. Alan Gianniny, Jr. (1925-2012) was born in Charlottesville, Va. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia in 1947 and earned master's and doctoral degrees in education at the University of Virginia. He taught in the English department before transferring to the Engineering School.

Scope and Content

This is a collection of papers published by Gianniny about engineering education.

Arrangement

Folder 1: Human Values in the Urban Environment: Roles for Humanists in Decision and Policy Situations (1977).

Folder 2: Mechanical Engineering Education in America: Its First Century (1979).

Folder 3: Engineering: A Liberating Education for a High-Technology World? (1982).

Folder 4: Viewing Public Interest through Corporate Prisms: Ethical Dilemmas in the Engineering Profession (1985).

Folder 5: To Follow Truth-To Tolerate Error: Thomas Jefferson, Science and Education (1988).

Index Terms

Subjects:

• Engineering--Education