University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania

Author: George E. Thomas

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781568983158

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Benjamin Franklin, founder of America's first university, the University of Pennsylvania, hoped that its students would learn "everything that is useful and everything that is ornamental." The same might be said of the architecture of its campus, both useful and ornamental. The newest title in our highly acclaimed Campus Guide Series takes readers on an insider's tour of this historic school, unique in the Ivy League for its single urban campus. The guide presents architectural walks of a campus that is distinguished by landmark buildings. Thomas traces the university's rich history from its founding in 1749 to the present wave of construction on the modern campus. Hand-colored maps and detailed descriptions of the buildings guide to readers on their tour.

Becoming Penn
Becoming Penn

Author: John L. Puckett

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2015-05-22

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 0812246802

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After World War II, the University of Pennsylvania became one of the world's most celebrated research universities. John L. Puckett and Mark Frazier Lloyd trace Penn's rise to eminence amid the postwar social, institutional, moral, and civic contexts that shaped American research universities.

Building America's First University
Building America's First University

Author: George E. Thomas

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2000-05-11

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9780812235159

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"More than a guide, this is a thorough and engaging study of a great American institution."--Choice