History of the University of Pennsylvania, 1740-1940

Edward Potts Cheyney (Author)

9780812246506

Hardback, published 29 January 1940

461 pages
23.5 x 15.5 x 3.6 cm, 0.902 kg

"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)

Following his retirement from teaching in 1934, Edward Potts Cheyney was invited by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to write a history of the University in celebration of its bicentennial. Cheyney completed the project, published as the present work, in 1940. This, then, is his history of the University of Pennsylvania from its founding to its bicentennial anniversary.

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