On The Hill: A Photographic History of the University of Kansas (3rd Edition, Revised)
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On The Hill: A Photographic History of the University of Kansas (3rd Edition, Revised)
Compiled by Virginia Adams, Katie Armitage, Donna Butler, Carol Shankel, and Barbara Watkins
Foreword by: Raymond Nichols
Introductory essays by: Roy Gridley and
Karl Gridley
This rich collection of photographs spans 125 years, two world wars, the Great Depression, the turbulent 60s, and everything in between.
More than 400 images depict the growth and changes that took the University of Kansas from a small collection of buildings on a treeless hill to the major educational center it is today.
Hardcover; 264 pages
ISBN: 978-0700615278
About the Authors
Katie Armitage is a consultant to community and state historical organizations.
Donna Butler is managing editor at KU's Division of Continuing Education.
Carol Shankel is co-founder of the Historic Mount Oread Fund.
Barbara Watkins is coordinator of curriculum and programs at KU's Division of Continuing Education.
They were assisted in compiling the original edition by Virginia Adams, a former feature writer for the Louisville Times.
Praise for On The Hill: A Photographic History of the University of Kansas
“This is the yearbook of all yearbooks for University of Kansas graduates and friends. Photographs of just about every event that ever took place on Mount Oread are spread throughout this handsome keepsake for Jayhawks.”
—Kansas City Star
“The vintage photos alone are worth the price of the book.”
—Wichita Eagle
“The quotations—drawn from newspapers, magazines, letters, and the like—lift the photos from the status of quaint reminiscences to a level of ‘living history’”
—Lawrence Journal-World
Compiled by Virginia Adams, Katie Armitage, Donna Butler, Carol Shankel, and Barbara Watkins
Foreword by: Raymond Nichols
Introductory essays by: Roy Gridley and
Karl Gridley
This rich collection of photographs spans 125 years, two world wars, the Great Depression, the turbulent 60s, and everything in between.
More than 400 images depict the growth and changes that took the University of Kansas from a small collection of buildings on a treeless hill to the major educational center it is today.
Hardcover; 264 pages
ISBN: 978-0700615278
About the Authors
Katie Armitage is a consultant to community and state historical organizations.
Donna Butler is managing editor at KU's Division of Continuing Education.
Carol Shankel is co-founder of the Historic Mount Oread Fund.
Barbara Watkins is coordinator of curriculum and programs at KU's Division of Continuing Education.
They were assisted in compiling the original edition by Virginia Adams, a former feature writer for the Louisville Times.
Praise for On The Hill: A Photographic History of the University of Kansas
“This is the yearbook of all yearbooks for University of Kansas graduates and friends. Photographs of just about every event that ever took place on Mount Oread are spread throughout this handsome keepsake for Jayhawks.”
—Kansas City Star
“The vintage photos alone are worth the price of the book.”
—Wichita Eagle
“The quotations—drawn from newspapers, magazines, letters, and the like—lift the photos from the status of quaint reminiscences to a level of ‘living history’”
—Lawrence Journal-World