University of Connecticut

By Mark J. Roy

Book Overview

In a 50-room building that housed Connecticut's Civil War orphans, the University of Connecticut began in the fall of 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School. From this beginning comes a rich history of change that continues through the billion-dollar program known as UConn 2000. In these pages are many previously unpublished and many long-unseen images that chronicle 120 years of that transformation. Each era in the university's history has seen growth and change: the 1890s, when faculty and administration squared off in the the war of the rebellion; 1908 to 1928, when President Charles L. Beach changed the curriculum and fought for the needs of the college; the 27-year administration of Albert N. Jorgensen, which saw a small college become a major research university; the 1960s, when, under Homer Babbidge Jr., the university made great academic advances while facing the sociopolitical challenges of the times; and today, when unprecedented changes are rebuilding and enhancing Connecticut's flagship university.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073850856X
• ISBN13: 9780738508566
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful piece of history

Now in its second printing, this book is a wonderful review of the history of UConn. Many of the photographs haven't been seen in decades -- some have never been published before. Anyone who attended UConn and anyone who is a Husky fan will love this book.