A History of the University of Chicago, Founded by John D. Rockefeller

A History of the University of Chicago, Founded by John D. Rockefeller
Author: Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 584
Release: 1972
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0226303837

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Provides a detailed account of the founding of the University of Chicago in 1891 throught the first twenty-five years. The university had the support of John D. Rockefeller and William Rainey Harper who helped with procurement of funds, recruitment of faculty, construction of buildings, student life and the problems of continuing growth.