1901 History of the University of Pennsylvania, 2 Volumes, Illustrated

Description: Universities and Their Sons: University of Pennsylvania: Its History, Influence, Equipment and Characteristics with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Founders, Benefactors, Officers and Alumni, Introduction by Hon. William T. Harris, Ph.D., LL.D., R. Herndon Company, Boston, 1901, 491pp, 493pp, leather, 9 x 12", 4to Fair condition. Front board of volume I is completely detached from binding: remainder of boards are attached to binding via some fragile cording. Title in gilt on front boards and spines. Significant cracking and chipping to spines; vol. II is still legible. Marbling to endpapers. Frontispiece opposite title page of vol. I. Title pages in black and red ink: red is still crisp. Minor toning throughout textblocks. Illustrated. Please see photos. A scarcely found work on the history of the University of Pennsylvania in two volumes. The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder and first president, advocated for an educational institution that trained leaders in academia, commerce, and public service. Penn identifies as the fourth oldest institution of higher education in the United States, though this representation is challenged by other universities, as Franklin first convened the board of trustees in 1749, arguably making it the fifth oldest institution of higher education in the U.S. FORN-SHELF-0765-BB-0524-JC652

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