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    • Penn State: an illustrated history, by Michael Bezilla

    Penn State: an illustrated history, by Michael Bezilla

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    Contents

    Foreward

    Preface

    1.  Origins:  The Land-Grant Vision

         Vignette - The Nittany Lion

    2.  Survival Assured with New Leadership

    3.  Shaping a Modern College

    4.  Toward a State University

         Vignette - Penn State in China

    5.  New Leadership for a New Era

    6.  Enduring the Great Depression

         Vignette - "Equally Inaccessible from All Parts of the State"

    7.  From Depression to World War II

    8.  Challenges of the Post-Era

         Vignette - The Land-Grant Frescoes

    9.  The Quest for National Recognition

    10.  Expansion and Its Consequences

         Vignette - The Other Side of College Avenue

    11.  Year of Crises:  the 1960s

    12.  Beyond University Park

    13.  Growth and Financial Stress:  the 1970s

    14.  Serving Pennsylvania and the Nation

     

     
     

    Penn State University Park Campus History Collection

    • Penn State: an illustrated history, by Michael Bezilla
      • Foreword
      • Preface
      • Origins: The Land-Grant Vision
      • Survival Assured with New Leadership
      • Shaping a Modern College
      • Toward a State University
      • Vignette - Penn State in China
      • New Leadership for a New Era
      • Enduring the Great Depression
      • Vignette - "Equally Inaccessible from All Parts of the State"
      • From Depression to World War II
      • Challenges of the Post-War Era
      • Vignette - The Land-Grant Frescoes
      • Quest for National Recognition
      • Expansion and Its Consequences
      • Vignette - The Other Side of College Avenue
      • Years of Crises: the 1960s
      • Beyond University Park
      • Growth and Financial Stress: the 1970s
      • Serving Pennsylvania and the Nation
    • Penn State Historical Timeline
    • Legislation Creating Penn State
    • The Nittany Lion
    • The Penn State Alma Mater
    • Penn State Landmarks
    • Penn State Class Gifts
    • History of University Park Campus

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