Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky: A Progressive President and the Modernization of a Southern University

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Contents Series Editor’s Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: A Northern Progressive and a Southern University 1 1. The Making of a Progressive President: 1869–1917 9 2. A Southern University and a Northern Progressive: 1917–1920 58 3. McVey’s Darkest Days: 1920–1922 100 4. McVey’s Era of Great Aspirations: 1922–1931 132 5. Surviving the Great Depression and Reforming the South: 1932–1936 187 6. Building a Legacy: 1936–1940 235 7. Turning the Page: 1940–1953 287 Conclusion: McVey in Retrospect 316 Notes 327 Bibliography 359 Index 363 Illustrations follow page 186 ...