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Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky : a progressive president and the modernization of a southern university / Eric A. Moyen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moyen, Eric Anthony, 1974-
- Series:
- Thomas D. Clark studies in education, public policy, and social change.
- Thomas D. Clark studies in education, public policy, and social change
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- University of Kentucky--Presidents--Biography.
- University of Kentucky.
- University of Kentucky--History--20th century.
- McVey, Frank LeRond, 1869-1953.
- McVey, Frank LeRond.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1917, fifty-two years after its founding, the University of Kentucky faced stagnation, financial troubles, and disturbing reports of nepotism, resulting in a leadership crisis. A special committee investigated the institution and issued a report calling for a massive transformation of the university, including the hiring of a new president who could execute the report's suggested initiatives. The Board of Trustees hired Frank L. McVey.McVey labored tirelessly for more than two decades to establish Kentucky as one of the nation's most respected institutions of higher learning, whic
- Contents:
- Introduction: a northern progressive and a southern university
- The making of a progressive president: 1869-1917
- A southern university and a northern progressive: 1917-1920
- McVey's darkest days: 1920-1922
- McVey's era of great aspirations: 1922-1931
- Surviving the great depression and reforming the south: 1932-1936
- Building a legacy: 1936-1940
- Turning the page: 1940-1953
- Conclusion: McVey in retrospect.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613017864
- 9780813140155
- 0813140153
- 9780813135694
- 0813135699
- 9781283017862
- 1283017865
- 9780813129938
- 0813129931
- OCLC:
- 707092902
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