A Mansion's Memories.

By: Mathews, Mary ChapmanContributor(s): Cooper, ChipMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Description: 1 online resource (160 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780817382063Subject(s): College presidents -- Alabama | University of Alabama -- Buildings -- History | University of Alabama -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Mansion's MemoriesDDC classification: 378.761/84 LOC classification: LD73Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Building a New House for a Young University, 1837-1855 -- 2. Surviving the Chaos of War, 1855-1878 -- 3. Rebuilding the Campus around the President's Home, 1878-1897 -- 4. Greeting a New Century, 1897-1911 -- 5. Cementing a Capstone, 1911-1942 -- 6. Battling for the Conscience of the University, an Angel for the House, 1942-1958 -- 7. Opening Doors to All of Alabama, 1958-1980 -- 8. Fostering Research and Restoration, 1981-2003 -- 9. Celebrating the Twenty-first Century, 2003-present -- Appendix A: Presidents of the University -- Appendix B: Chancellors of the University of Alabama System.
Summary: An engaging history of The University of Alabama President's Mansion   As part of The University of Alabama's 175th anniversary celebration (2006), the new edition of A Mansion's Memories includes details of the tenures of the four presidents who have served since the Mathews term. Profusely illustrated with 69 black-and-white and 17 color photographs, this classic is sure to be welcomed anew by alumni and friends of the University and all lovers of fine old buildings that still function in their original capacities.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Building a New House for a Young University, 1837-1855 -- 2. Surviving the Chaos of War, 1855-1878 -- 3. Rebuilding the Campus around the President's Home, 1878-1897 -- 4. Greeting a New Century, 1897-1911 -- 5. Cementing a Capstone, 1911-1942 -- 6. Battling for the Conscience of the University, an Angel for the House, 1942-1958 -- 7. Opening Doors to All of Alabama, 1958-1980 -- 8. Fostering Research and Restoration, 1981-2003 -- 9. Celebrating the Twenty-first Century, 2003-present -- Appendix A: Presidents of the University -- Appendix B: Chancellors of the University of Alabama System.

An engaging history of The University of Alabama President's Mansion   As part of The University of Alabama's 175th anniversary celebration (2006), the new edition of A Mansion's Memories includes details of the tenures of the four presidents who have served since the Mathews term. Profusely illustrated with 69 black-and-white and 17 color photographs, this classic is sure to be welcomed anew by alumni and friends of the University and all lovers of fine old buildings that still function in their original capacities.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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