Building America's first university : an historical and architectural guide to the University of Pennsylvania / George E. Thomas and David B. Brownlee.

Format:

Archive

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, George E.

Contributor:

Brownlee, David Bruce.

Robert Frost Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Pennsylvania--Buildings--History.

University of Pennsylvania.

Buildings.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi pages, 1 unnumbered page, 374 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 16 pages of color plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2000]

Summary:

"More than a guide, this is a thorough and engaging study of a great American institution."--

Contents:

1. An Awakening of Conscious Vigor 3

2. First Steps: The Old City Campuses 23

3. Industrial Philadelphia: Roots of the Modern University 47

4. The Academic Stage: Harrison's Vision 77

5. Toward a Modern University 107

6. Epilogue: Campus Legends 139

II Gazetteer / David B. Brownlee, George E. Thomas 151

Central Campus 155

East Campus 201

South Campus 233

North Campus 263

West Campus 299

Off Campus 331.

Notes:

"Designed by John Baxter, Acme Design Company."--T.p. verso.

Illustrated lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-362) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.

Frost Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

0812235150

OCLC:

41959289