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A mansion's memories /

An engaging history of The University of Alabama President's Mansion "Mathews has done an excellent job in putting on paper the lore of the house she so obviously learned to love."--Tuscaloosa News "The mansion has watched history for more than a century; it has overheard the con...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mathews, Mary Chapman
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; 1. Building a New House for a Young University, 1837-1855; 2. Surviving the Chaos of War, 1855-1878; 3. Rebuilding the Campus around the President's Home, 1878-1897; 4. Greeting a New Century, 1897-1911; 5. Cementing a Capstone, 1911-1942; 6. Battling for the Conscience of the University, an Angel for the House, 1942-1958; 7. Opening Doors to All of Alabama, 1958-1980; 8. Fostering Research and Restoration, 1981-2003; 9. Celebrating the Twenty-first Century, 2003-present; Appendix A: Presidents of the University.