Eastern Kentucky University: 1906-1956 (Campus History Series) [Paperback]

Jacqueline Couture (Author), Deborah Whalen (Author), Chuck Hill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 14, 2006

Located in Richmond, Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University has a distinguished record of 100 years of educational service to the commonwealth. Founded in 1906 as a normal school, Eastern evolved into a teachers college, then a state college, and finally a university. As EKU serves the Eastern Kentucky region, it is becoming an institution of national distinction, well known as a comprehensive public university dedicated to high quality instruction, service, and scholarship. This volume covers the first 50 years of a regional college that, at first, focused on educating teachers for the classroom, aided by the establishment of a model training school. The mission soon expanded to include programs such as business, home economics, music, and industrial arts. Eastern Kentucky University: 1906-1956 illustrates the university's emergence through over 200 images from the EKU Archives that capture the Campus Beautiful, athletic competition, teacher training, academics, and student life.

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About the Author

Authors Jacqueline Couture, Deborah Whalen, and Chuck Hill are currently employed by the Eastern Kentucky University Archives. In the course of reorganizing a large photograph collection, they discovered a wealth of unpublished images that they felt would be of interest in Eastern Kentucky University's centennial year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (August 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738543128
• ISBN-13: 978-0738543123
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #885,049 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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