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"The distinguished professor emeritus Edward Potts Cheyney has written a history of his alma mater that commands attention. His account is . . . based on the official documents, supported by the researches of colleagues and friends, and illuminated by an affectionate understanding that springs from sixty years of personal knowledge and participation." * Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography *

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. The City
Chapter 2. The Foundation: 1740-1755
Chapter 3. The Colonial College: 1755-1779
Chapter 4. Division and Reunion
Chapter 5. Low Water: 1791-1828
Chapter 6. The Beginning of Expansion
Chapter 7. The Move to West Philadelphia
Chapter 8. The Era of Expansion
Chapter 9. Provost, Trustees and Alumni
Chapter 10. Under a President: 1930-1940
Index

History of the University of Pennsylvania

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      Publisher MT - University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 1/29/1940 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780812246506
      978-0812246506
      ISBN-10 0812246500
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "The distinguished professor emeritus Edward Potts Cheyney has written a history of his alma mater that commands attention. His account is . . . based on the official documents, supported by the researches of colleagues and friends, and illuminated by an affectionate understanding that springs from sixty years of personal knowledge and participation." * Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography *

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Chapter 1. The City
      Chapter 2. The Foundation: 1740-1755
      Chapter 3. The Colonial College: 1755-1779
      Chapter 4. Division and Reunion
      Chapter 5. Low Water: 1791-1828
      Chapter 6. The Beginning of Expansion
      Chapter 7. The Move to West Philadelphia
      Chapter 8. The Era of Expansion
      Chapter 9. Provost, Trustees and Alumni
      Chapter 10. Under a President: 1930-1940
      Index

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