West Virginia University, symbol of unity in a sectionalized state / William T. Doherty, Jr., Festus P. Summers ; foreword by Charles C. Wise.

Author/creator Doherty, William T.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMorgantown : West Virginia University Press,
Descriptionxviii, 384 pages : ill. ; 24 cm
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Subjects
West Virginia University--History.

Other author/creatorWise, Charles C.
Other author/creatorSummers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971.
Other author/creatorProject Muse.
Other author/creatorProject Muse.
Contents Foreword -- Preface -- List of illustrations -- The Morgantown School, 1867-1945 -- "Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge" : 1862-1867 -- Yankee centralization to Confederate decentralization : 1867-1885 -- Decentralization to centralization : 1885-1901 -- The inner wickedness of sociology : 1897-1901 -- Conservative management versus "new education" : 1901-1914 -- Almost heaven and almost a university : 1914-1928 -- The heavy hand of politics : 1928-1935 -- Four terms for Roosevelt and four presidents for WVU : 1932-1945 -- The land-grant, compregensive state univsity, 1946-1980 -- A people's university : 1946-1958 -- In sickness and in health, till death do us part; The inviolate university campus : 1946-1958 -- From the banks of the Monongahela to the banks of the Potomac, part I : 1958-1961 -- From the banks of the Monongahela to the banks of the Potomac, part II : 1962-1967 -- Into the university's second century : gadgets and governance : 1967-1977 -- An era of radical change : close encounters with a new kind of student : 1967-1977 -- Into the nineteen eighties -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the authors.
Abstract Details the history of WVU from before its inception as the Agricultural College of West Virginia in 1867 to its expansion and development in the 1980s. This comprehensive history includes an index of people, places and events; photographs and illustrations; and in-depth descriptions of campuses, buildings, colleges, and academic and sports programs. A joint effort between William T Doherty, Jr., a Professor Emeritus History at WVU and Festus P. Summers, the first University Librarian who passed away before this project was complete, this new edition once again grants access to the diverse and complex elements which shaped the institution.
General noteReprint. Originally published Morgantown, West Viriginia : West Virginia University Press, 1982.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 355-366) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013387530
ISBN9781938228377
ISBN1938228375

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