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Pittsburg State University: A Photographic History of the First 100 Years
Roberts, Randy, Phillips, Shannon
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Description for Pittsburg State University: A Photographic History of the First 100 Years
Hardcover. Recounts how the Pittsburg State University took root and grew from a vocational school to a multipurpose campus with over one hundred programs of study. This book chronicles the story of the emergence of this modern university from its chrysalis. Num Pages: 216 pages, 373 photographs, 49 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1157.
It began modestly, as a series of high school courses to train young men and women in industrial and domestic arts. Then in 1903 the Kansas legislature set in motion a chain of educational innovations by authorizing an auxiliary program of the normal college at Emporia. The State Manual Training Normal School opened its doors to 54 students, and ten years later it became independent. The ensuing century saw it evolve into Kansas State Teachers College in 1923, then Kansas State College of Pittsburg in 1959, and finally in 1977 the Pittsburg State University that 7,000 students now attend. This ... Read more
It began modestly, as a series of high school courses to train young men and women in industrial and domestic arts. Then in 1903 the Kansas legislature set in motion a chain of educational innovations by authorizing an auxiliary program of the normal college at Emporia. The State Manual Training Normal School opened its doors to 54 students, and ten years later it became independent. The ensuing century saw it evolve into Kansas State Teachers College in 1923, then Kansas State College of Pittsburg in 1959, and finally in 1977 the Pittsburg State University that 7,000 students now attend. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616442
SKU
V9780700616442
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Ref
99-84
About Roberts, Randy, Phillips, Shannon
Randy Roberts is Curator of Special Collections and University Archivist at Pittsburg State University. He is the author of ZaSu Pitts in Parsons, Kansas and coauthor of the photographic history Pittsburg, Kansas. Shannon Phillips is a library associate at the Kansas City Public Library. They are coauthors of the second edition of A Closer Look: A Brief History of the ... Read more
Reviews for Pittsburg State University: A Photographic History of the First 100 Years
A nicely organized and wonderfully illustrated history that covers the school's first one hundred years, starting with its humble beginnings as Kansas State Manual Training School Auxiliary in 1903. Brief but thoughtful essays introduce each of the ten chapters, which together contain nearly four hundred carefully selected photographs and informative captions.... A handsome book that will appeal to anyone interested ... Read more