Campus History and Development
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This collection includes published and unpublished histories of the University of Minnesota and its departments, colleges, and programs. Included are the 1951 centennial history by James Gray and the 2001 sesquicentennial history by Ann Pflaum and Stanley Lehmberg.
Other examples of historical reference works:
- “General Alumni Catalogue of The University of Minnesota,” an inclusive alumni listing for all University graduates from the first graduating class in 1873 through 1916, which also includes a historical sketch of the University
- 1913 “Dictionary of the University of Minnesota” printed in the Minnesota Alumni Weekly
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Item 50 years: A Legacy and A Vision: University of Minnesota School of Public Health(University of Minnesota, 1994) School of Public HealthItem 70 Years of Military Training at the University of Minnesota, 1869-1939(University of Minnesota, 1939) Potts, A.E.Item Dictionary of the University of Minnesota(University of Minnesota, 1908) Johnson, E.B.This book begins with a brief history of the University of Minnesota. It continues with an alphabetical dictionary of people, places, organizations, and terms related to the university.Item General Alumni Catalogue of The University of Minnesota(University of Minnesota, 1916) Maxwell, W. J.The following book contains a brief history of the University along with descriptions of the colleges and schools within the University. An alphabetical list of alumni is also provided.Item The General College Vision: Integrating Intellectual Growth, Multicultural Perspectives, and Student Development(University of Minnesota: Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, 2005) Lundell, Dana B.; Higbee, Jeanne L.; Arendale, David R.The impetus for this book is derived in part by explaining what it is that we do and to discern future directions for this work. It is also driven by definitions ascribed to our work, that is,“developmental education” and an even newer vision and vocabulary for the future that captures the integration of a variety of theories, pedagogies, and evaluation measures that fully support diverse and rapidly changing student populations. Given the demographic shift in Minnesota’s population, the authors in this book have expressed an imperative that we look centrally at the experiences of the learner in higher education through a different set of lenses if we are to be successful in preparing all learners.Item Helping People Help Themselves: Agricultural Extension in Minnesota, 1879-1979(University of Minnesota, 1986) Abraham, Roland H.Item An Historical Sketch of The University of Minnesota(University of Minnesota, 1905-12-11) Gilfillan, John B.The following book begins with a brief history of the state university system and then provides a more detailed history of the University through the year 1905.Item History of Military Training at the University of Minnesota, 1869-1969(1971) Kress, James P.Item History of Mineral Resources Research Center(Mineral Resources Research Center, University of Minnesota, 1981-06-24) Wade, Henry H.Item The History of Minnesota Football(General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota, 1928) General Alumni Association of the University of MinnesotaItem History of the Cedar Creek Natural History Area (University of Minnesota Field Biology Program Occasional Papers, number 2)(University of Minnesota Field Biology Program Occasional Papers, number 2, 1985) Hodson, A. C. (Alexander Carlton), 1906-1996Item The History of the Department of Botany, 1889-1989, University of Minnesota(University of Minnesota, 1989) Bartlett, Sheri L.Item History of the Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape Architecture, 1849-1982(University of Minnesota, 1983) Snyder, Leon C.Item The History of the School of Agriculture 1851-1960(University of Minnesota, 1979) Miller, Ralph E.Item How to Estimate the Building Needs of a College or University: A Demonstration of Methods Developed at the University of Minnesota(University of Minnesota Press, 1958) Middlebrook, William T.Item Masters of Medicine: An Historical Sketch of the College of Medical Sciences of the University of Minnesota, 1888-1966(Minnesota Medical Foundation, 1968) Myers, J. ArthurItem The Minnesota Alumni Weekly University Dictionary(The General Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota, 1913) General Alumni Association of the University of MinnesotaItem Ninety Years of the University of Minnesota Library: 1851-1941(University of Minnesota, 1943) Walter, Frank KellerThe following is a detailed history of the University Library. The history primarily focuses on the various administrative units responsible for the Libraries and their impact on the growth and change throughout the University Library system.Item Open Wide the Door: The Story of the University of Minnesota(G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1958) Gray, JamesThe following book, published in 1958, provides a comprehensive history of the University. The book focuses not only on the various administrations throughout the history of the University, but also a history of the University community.Item The University of Minnesota 1945-2000(The University of Minnesota Press, 2001) Lehmberg, Stanford; Pflaum, Ann M."Among the remarkable features of the University of Minnesota are its combination of land grant mission and research focus, its urban and rural campuses, its substantial number of students, and the breadth of its programs, from agricultural extension to organ transplants. This history of the university describes the challenges, triumphs, and accomplishments of Minnesota's premier institution of higher learning during the past fifty years." "The story of the U is told here through recollection by celebrated alumni (including Garrison Keillor, Walter Mondale, and Eric Sevareid); interviews with students, faculty, and administrators such as former president Nils Hasselmo and current president Mark G. Yudof; and reports of campus life from the Minnesota Daily and other publications. Color photographs of all campuses, along with dozens of photographs depicting students life and faculty during these decades, complement the text."--BOOK JACKET.