Our Work is But Begun: A History of the University of Rochester, 1850-2005

Pieterse, Janice Bullard

ISBN 10: 1580465048 / ISBN 13: 9781580465045

Published by University of Rochester Press, 2015

GOOD/NO JACKET/xiv+233. Pages are uncreased and unmarked except yellow highlighting on pp viii, 1, 2, 23, and 48 (pertaining to George Eastman); glossy wraps are slightly scuffed but otherwise clean; binding is solid. With a foreward by Joel Seligman and an afterward by Paul Burgett, and includes TOC, notes, and index. Seller Inventory # BR004952

Synopsis:

Traces the University of Rochester's development from a small college housed in a former hotel in 1850 to its place as a leading research university in 2005.

This volume traces the University of Rochester's development from a small college housed in a former hotel in 1850 to its place as a leading research university in 2005. The story is told in eight chapters, each of which chronicles the major issues and decisions the University's leaders faced. Highlights of the story include the University's founding in a city known as the first "western" boomtown; the university's relationship in the early twentieth century with Rochester benefactor George Eastman, which enabled the establishment of world-class schools of music and medicine; and the achievements of Rochester faculty members as researchers on war-related endeavors during World WarII. Author Janice Pieterse sets her history of the university in the context not only of the fortunes of its home city but of trends and issues in American higher education over the last 150 years.

Janice Pieterse is afreelance writer and journalist in Rochester, NY.

About the Author: Janice Pieterse is afreelance writer and journalist in Rochester, NY.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Our Work is But Begun: A History of the ...
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket