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BL
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626027
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| Main Entry
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Capshew, James H.
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| Title & Author
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Herman B Wells : : the promise of the American university /\ James H. Capshew
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| Publication Statement
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Bloomington :: Indiana University Press :: Indiana Historical Society Press,, c2012
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xxi, 460 p., [32] p. of plates :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780253357205 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 0253357209 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780253005694 (e-book)
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: 0253005698 (e-book)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-442) and index
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| Contents
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Preface: A Hoosier state of mind -- Prologue: Campus centennial -- The shaping of a fiduciary, 1902-1937 -- Transforming the university, 1937-1962 -- At large in the world, 1962-2000 -- Epilogue: Reflections on a Hoosier Antaeus
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| Abstract
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Energetic, shrewd, and charming, Herman B Wells was the driving force behind the transformation of Indiana University-- which became a model for American public higher education in the 20th century
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| Subject
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Wells, Herman B.
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| Subject
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Indiana University-- Presidents
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College presidents-- Indiana, Biography
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| Dewey Classification
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378.0092B
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| LC Classification
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LD2516 1938.W44C38 2012
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LD2516 1938.W44C38 2012
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