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portada Cornell: Glorious to View
Type
Physical Book
Year
2003
Language
English
Pages
264
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
27.4x22x2.5 cm
Weight
1.27 kg.
ISBN
093599503X
ISBN13
9780935995039
Edition No.
1

Cornell: Glorious to View

Carol Kammen (Author) · Walter F. LaFeber (Preface by) · Cornell University Library · Hardcover

Cornell: Glorious to View - Kammen, Carol ; LaFeber, Walter F.

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Synopsis "Cornell: Glorious to View "

The steep hills and dramatic gorges of Ithaca were the setting for a revolution in American education when, in the 1860s, a self-made man sought "to do the most good... to the poor and to posterity." Ezra Cornell's philanthropy, enhanced with funds from the Morrill Land Grant Act and enlarged by the vision of educator Andrew Dickson White, created what has been called the first American university--'a modern, democratic, research-oriented institution open to young men and women of all creeds and races. Reflecting the ideas of its founders, Cornell University has combined the industrial science and technology of America with the humanism of Athens to serve both the individual and society.In her concise, generously illustrated account of Cornell, Carol Kammen places that bold vision in its nineteenth-century context--a time when higher education was restricted to a privileged few. Now the university enters the twenty-first century as an institution of international stature and a leader in educational opportunity.Kammen, a noted local historian and lecturer in history at Cornell, tells the story of this great university with verve. Highlighting the text are excerpts from important documents and images from archives in the Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, selected by Susette Newberry, a Cornell archivist specializing in photography and media studies. Together, words and images illustrate the growth of the university, the origins of its famous schools and colleges, and its enduring commitment to excellence in education.

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