SUMMIT'S GLORY Sketches of Buchtel College and The University of Akron.

Knepper, George W.

ISBN 10: 0962262803 / ISBN 13: 9780962262807

Published by University of Akron Press, (Akron, OH), 1990

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159p, boards with cloth spine, illus., drawings by Bruce R. Armstrong, gift inscription not by author, vg+ in dj. Signed by the author. 1st edition. Seller Inventory # 67695

Bibliographic Details

Title: SUMMIT'S GLORY Sketches of Buchtel College ...

Publisher: University of Akron Press, (Akron, OH)

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Bruce R. Armstrong

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Summit’s Glory is George W. Knepper’s eloquent personal history of The University of Akron. In this series of vignettes, he draws on 40 years as student, faculty member, administrator, and University Historian to discuss the University’s evolution over a century and a quarter. Summit’s Glory will appeal to readers with ties to The University of Akron and to others who enjoy the reflections of a mature scholar.

About the Author:

George W. Knepper is an Akron native whose boyhood home was a scant two miles from Spicer Hill and The University of Akron campus. After service in the Navy during World War II, he graduated from the University in 1948 with a degree in history. As a graduate student at the University of Michigan, he specialized in American Colonial and revolutionary era history and received his PhD in 1954. Returning to Akron, Knepper taught American history, served as dean of the Buchtel College from 1962 to 1967, and became University Historian in 1965. Knepper has served as president of the Ohio Academy of History, the Ohio Historical Society, and the Summit County Historical Society. His many books include New Lamps for Old and Ohio and Its People. Knepper is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at The University of Akron.