Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky
Subtitle: a progressive president and the modernization of a southern university
By: Eric A. Moyen
Series: The Thomas D. Clark studies in education, public policy, and social change; Thomas D. Clark studies in education, public policy, and social change
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky; The University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780813129839; 9780813129938
Subjects: University of Kentucky; Presidents; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a northern progressive and a southern university; title: The making of a progressive president: 1869-1917; title: A southern university and a northern progressive: 1917-1920; title: McVey's darkest days: 1920-1922; title: McVey's era of great aspirations: 1922-1931; title: Surviving the Great Depression and reforming the South: 1932-1936; title: Building a legacy: 1936-1940; title: Turning the page: 1940-1953; title: Conclusion: McVey in retrospect.