Yale: A History (The Yale Scene: University Series)

This Lively History Of Yale Traces The Development Of The College From Its Founding In 1701 By A Small Group Of Puritan Clergymen Intent On Preserving The Purity Of The Faith In Connecticut, To Its Survival In The Eighteenth Century As A Center For Intellectual Life, To Its Expansion In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries As A Major International University--back Cover. The Critical Years, 1701-1739 -- From Sectarian College To The University Spirit, 1740-1795 -- The Development Of A National Institution, 1795-1871 -- Age Of Uncertainty, 1871-1921 -- Action And Inaction, 1921-1950 -- The Modern Era, 1950-1963. Includes Bibliographical References.