Wesleyan University, 1831-1910

by Potts, David B.

• ISBN13: 9780819563606
• ISBN10: 0819563609
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Wesleyan Univ Pr

Summary

A lively narrative connecting Wesleyan University¹s early history to economic, religious, urban, & educational developments in 19th-century America.

Author Biography

DAVID B. POTTS former Dean of the Faculty at Gettysburg College, is Professor of History at the University of Puget Sound.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
An Enterprising Spirit: Middletown and Methodists	p. 1
An Earnest Education	p. 22
Entrepreneurial Strategy: From Town to Denomination	p. 51
Denominational Support and Influence	p. 83
Methodist Professors Becoming Academic Professionals	p. 118
The Metropolitan Milieu	p. 161
App. One: Charter of 1831	p. 233
App. Two: Presidencies	p. 237
App. Three: Enrollments at Wesleyan, Amherst, and Williams, 1831-1990	p. 238
Abbreviations Used in Notes	p. 243
Notes	p. 247
Index of First Citations in Notes	p. 361
Index	p. 363
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