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A Family Home: A History of the President's Mansion at Auburn University
Mrs. Nell Richardson
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Description for A Family Home: A History of the President's Mansion at Auburn University
Hardcover. Presents the story of growth of a relatively small school to an internationally known and respected university. This title offers the history of Auburn University's President's Home from its construction as a WPA project on 'Ag Hill' in 1938 to the author's tenure as the University's first lady from early 2004 until the summer of 2007. Num Pages: 184 pages, 93 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 907.
This entertaining and very human record is a wonderful addition to the story of growth of a relatively small and fairly isolated school to an internationally known and respected university whose alumni now put their educations to good use worldwide. Yet wherever they are found, the Auburn family has a claim to think of the President's Home as their home too. This is its story. Nell Richardson, Auburn's first lady during the presidency of her husband Dr. Ed Richardson, has written a graceful and affectionate history of Auburn University's President's Home from its construction as a WPA project on 'Ag ... Read more
This entertaining and very human record is a wonderful addition to the story of growth of a relatively small and fairly isolated school to an internationally known and respected university whose alumni now put their educations to good use worldwide. Yet wherever they are found, the Auburn family has a claim to think of the President's Home as their home too. This is its story. Nell Richardson, Auburn's first lady during the presidency of her husband Dr. Ed Richardson, has written a graceful and affectionate history of Auburn University's President's Home from its construction as a WPA project on 'Ag ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817316174
SKU
V9780817316174
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Reviews for A Family Home: A History of the President's Mansion at Auburn University
Nell Richardson takes us on a wonderful journey with those who lived in and took great care of a significant piece of Auburn history - not just the physical structure of the president's home, but of the experiences and emotions that seep through the cracks today. Richardson's generous spirit in sharing the experiences and life-changing events of API's and Auburn's ... Read more