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Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky [electronic resource] : a progressive president and the modernization of a southern university /

by Moyen, Eric Anthony; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Thomas D. Clark studies in education, public policy, and social change: Publisher: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2011Description: xv, 382 p.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): McVey, Frank LeRond, 1869-1953 | University of Kentucky -- Presidents -- Biography | University of Kentucky -- History -- 20th century | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction: a northern progressive and a southern university -- The making of a progressive president: 1869-1917 -- A southern university and a northern progressive: 1917-1920 -- McVey's darkest days: 1920-1922 -- McVey's era of great aspirations: 1922-1931 -- Surviving the great depression and reforming the south: 1932-1936 -- Building a legacy: 1936-1940 -- Turning the page: 1940-1953 -- Conclusion: McVey in retrospect.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: a northern progressive and a southern university -- The making of a progressive president: 1869-1917 -- A southern university and a northern progressive: 1917-1920 -- McVey's darkest days: 1920-1922 -- McVey's era of great aspirations: 1922-1931 -- Surviving the great depression and reforming the south: 1932-1936 -- Building a legacy: 1936-1940 -- Turning the page: 1940-1953 -- Conclusion: McVey in retrospect.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.


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