Boyer, John W., 1946-

The University of Chicago : a history / John W. Boyer. - 676 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Two Universities of Chicago, 1857-1892 -- William Rainey Harper and the establishment of the new University, 1892-1906 -- Stabilization and renewal, 1906-1929 -- One man's revolution: Robert Maynard Hutchins, 1929-1951 -- The age of survival, 1951-1977 -- The contemporary University, 1978 to the present.

9780226242514 (cloth : alk. paper) 022624251X (cloth : alk. paper)

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Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906.
Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977.


University of Chicago--History.
University of Chicago (1857-1886)--History.


Universities and colleges--History.--Illinois--Chicago
Universidades y colegios --Historia --Chicago (Illinois, Estados Unidos)

LD 928 / B791u 2015

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