Abstract :
United engineering trustees, inc., was organized in 1904 as an instrumentality of the Founder Societies, the 4 national societies of civil, mining and metallurgical, mechanical, and electrical engineers. Its purpose is the managing of property and funds in which these societies have joint interests, and it is governed by trustees duly appointed by the societies as their representatives. It maintains 2 departments: (1) the Engineering Societies Library, and (2) The Engineering Foundation.