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The University of Illinois Memorial Stadium : The First 100 Years.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hinders, Kevin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Ill.)--Design and construction.
- Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Ill.).
- Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Ill.)--History.
- University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)--Buildings.
- University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (343 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Figures
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Illinois Memorial Stadium Memories
- 1 Founding the University of Illinois
- Situating the Stadium
- Prelude to the University
- Founding the University, Future Home of Memorial Stadium
- 2 Origins of Memorial Stadium
- An Evolving University
- The Impetus for a Stadium
- Initial Campus Land Acquisitions, 1867-1925 (Green)
- Land Acquisitions, 1900-1919 (Orange)
- Land Acquisitions, 1920-1925 (Blue)
- 3 Memorial Stadium's Design and Construction
- The Stadium's Design
- Design as an Expression of Time and Place
- 4 Building Memorial Stadium
- Construction Begins
- The Soft Opening
- October 17, 1924
- 5 Memorial Stadium, 1924-1941
- A Thrilling Inauguration
- The Golden Age of Sport
- From 1924 to Pearl Harbor
- Memorial Stadium as Venue
- The Stadium Continues to Evolve
- The Stadium's Impact on Diversity
- 6 From World War II to 1960
- Memorial Stadium during World War II
- Memorial Stadium After WWII
- The Television Era Begins
- 7 The Tumultuous Years, 1960 to 1975
- The 1960s
- Stadium Changes through 1974
- The Stadium as Backdrop of Activism
- 8 A New Stadium Era
- Memorial Stadium Evolves, 1974-1989
- Track and Field Takes Center Stage
- Illini Football, 1975-1990
- 9 The New Millennium
- Memorial Stadium in the 1990s
- New Decade, New Century, and New Millennium
- 10 The Point After
- One Hundred Years of Sports and Innovations
- Illinois Memorial Stadium is a Community Anchor
- Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Index
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hinders, Kevin The University of Illinois Memorial Stadium
- ISBN:
- 9781040143872
- 1040143873
- 9781032643885
- Publisher Number:
- 40032730854
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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