The University of Wisconsin : a history
Source:
Curti, Merle Eugene, 1897-; Carstensen, Vernon Rosco, 1907-
The University of Wisconsin : a history
Volume 1
University of Wisconsin Press, 1949
URL to cite for this work: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.UWHist18481925v1
Contents
[Half-title] The University of Wisconsin: a history, 1848-1925, pp. i-ii
[Commemoration], p. iii
The University charter, p. iv
[Title page] The University of Wisconsin, pp. v-vi
[Dedication], pp. vii-viii
Preface, pp. ix-xiv
Contents, pp. xv-xvi
Illustrations, pp. xvii-xviii
Origins of the state university idea: part one, pp. 1-2
1. Origins of the state university idea, pp. 3-34
Years of the beginning, 1836-1866: part two, pp. 35-36
2. The University in territorial days, pp. 37-69
3. The aims of the founders, pp. 70-119
4. Concerning lands and buildings, pp. 120-152
5. Regents, presidents, professors, pp. 153-184
6. Students: Mid-Nineteenth century, pp. 185-204
New foundations, 1866-1887: part three, pp. 205-206
7. Of growth and government, pp. 207-217
8. President Paul Chadbourne, pp. 218-235
9. President John Twombly, pp. 236-245
10. President John Bascom, pp. 246-274
11. The mind of John Bascom, pp. 275-295
12. Financial support from the state, pp. 296-326
13. The organization of the faculty, pp. 327-363
14. The student body, pp. 364-393
15. The student mind, pp. 394-438
16. The rise of specialized education, pp. 439-475
17. University and public schools, pp. 476-498
From college to university, 1887-1903: part four, pp. 499-500
18. The making of a university, pp. 501-533
19. President Thomas Chamberlin, pp. 534-560
20. President Charles Kendall Adams, pp. 561-579
21. Getting and spending, pp. 580-607
22. The University faculty, pp. 608-658
23. Students: the end of a century, pp. 659-692
24. The rise of collegiate athletics, pp. 693-710
25. The University Extension, pp. 711-739 ff.
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