Walking TCU : a historic perspective / Joan Hewatt Swaim and Phil Hartman ; foreword by Chancellor Victor J. Boschini Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swaim, Joan Hewatt, author.

Hartman, Phil, 1953- author.

Contributor:

Boschini, Victor John, 1956- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Texas Christian University--Guidebooks.

Texas Christian University.

Texas Christian University--History.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 343 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

2nd edition.

Place of Publication:

Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Founded in 1873, Texas Christian University is located on 272 acres about three miles from downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Walking TCU: A Historical Perspective, 2nd Edition provides an account of the buildings and other campus structures on the Fort Worth campus and before that the Thorp Spring and Waco campuses. The book, which builds upon the 1st edition written in 1992 by Joan Hewatt Swaim, provides an historical account of the various campus structures-academic, residential as well as athletic-from the time of their initial construction to the present day. Interwoven are accounts of the individuals instrumental to shaping the campus as well as those for whom the structures were named. As the title suggests, the book is organized such that the reader can walk campus, thereby gaining a greater appreciation for its inherent beauty as well as learning about those who have shaped TCU's past and present. Containing over 220 photographs, Walking TCU seeks to capture the essence of what make TCU-and its campus-a magical place for so many"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / by Chancellor Victor J. Boschini Jr.

Preface to the second edition

Prologue

1. In the beginning... Thorp Spring (1873-1895)

2. A brief stop

and a catastrophic fire

in Waco (1895-1910)

3. The Kelly Center and the Campus Commons

4. The original Fort Worth campus

5. The south portion of the West Campus

6. University Drive and West Berry Street

7. The East Campus

8. The north portion of the West Campus

9. Athletics

10. Worth Hills

11. Some closing miscellany

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0875658350

9780875658353

OCLC:

1356222761