A history of the University of Chicago
Subtitle: the first quarter-century
By: by Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed.
Series: A Phoenix book ; P542
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 522
Subjects: University of Chicago -- History
Description: Provides a detailed account of the founding of the University of Chicago in 1891 throught the first twenty-five years. The university had the support of John D. Rockefeller and William Rainey Harper who helped with procurement of funds, recruitment of faculty, construction of buildings, student life and the problems of continuing growth.
Notes: Includes index.