Frederick Watts and the founding of Penn State /

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"Examines the life and accomplishments of Frederick Watts (1801-1889) in agricultural innovation and his role in the creation of the institution that would grow into Penn State University"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Williams, Roger L. (Roger Lea) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Watts, Frederick, > 1801-1889.
Watts, Frederick, > 1801-1889
Agricultural College of Pennsylvania > History.
Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania > History.
Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania
Agricultural College of Pennsylvania
1800-1899
College trustees > Pennsylvania > Biography.
Agricultural innovations > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century.
Universités > Conseils d'administration > Pennsylvanie > Biographies.
Agriculture > Innovations > Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
College trustees
Agricultural innovations
Pennsylvania
Biography
History
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Frederick Watts's First Fifty Years
  • 2. The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
  • 3. Chartering and Locating the New School
  • 4. Building the School and Preparing to Open
  • 5. The Presidency of Evan Pugh
  • 6. Watts and the College After Pugh
  • 7. Final Years with the College and the Aftermath
  • 8. U.S. Commissioner of Agriculture.

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