The University of Michigan
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The University of Michigan
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Wilfred Byron Shaw’s work is a concise survey of the University of Michigan’s evolution rather than a exhaustive chronicle. Opening with a vivid scene of an 1837 delegation arriving in a modest Ann Arbor tavern, Shaw frames the university’s birth as a civic venture led by state officials and early scholars. He acknowledges reliance on earlier histories, Ten Brook, Farrand, Hinsdale, and on archival sources such as regents’ minutes, alumni publications, and university calendars, positioning his narrative as a synthesis of established scholarship and personal observation. The book proceeds through a structured chronology, from the foundation and early administrations to student life, athletics, and wartime contributions, each chapter introduced by illustrative etchings and photographs that anchor the text in its visual heritage.
The prose reflects the scholarly tone of early‑20th‑century institutional histories, with formal diction and a measured, almost reverent cadence. Readers who appreciate measured, source‑driven accounts of American higher‑education development, particularly those interested in the interplay of politics, architecture, and academic culture, will find Shaw’s perspective both informative and engaging.
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University Hall THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BY WILFRED SHAW General Secretary of the Alumni Association and Editor of The Michigan Alumnus Illustrated by Photographs and Four Etchings by the Author NEW YORK HARCOURT, BRACE AND HOWE 1920 COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY HARCOURT, BRACE AND HOWE, INC. THE QUINN & BODEN COMPANY RAHWAY, N.J. To MY WIFE PREFACE It has not been the purpose of the author to write a history of the University of Michigan. Several predecessors in this field have done their work so well that another book entirely historical in character might seem superfluous. Rather it is the aim of this volume to furnish a survey—sketching broadly the development of the University, and dwelling upon incidents and personalities that contribute movement to the narrative. Those familiar with the history of the University will recognize the sources of much that appears in the following pages. …
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