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Overview"Both a life story and a portrait of public higher education during the twentieth century, Harry Huntt Ransom captures the spirit of a dynamic individual who dedicated his talents to nurturing intellectual life in Texas and beyond. Tracing the details of Ransom's youth in Galveston and Tennessee and his education at Yale, where he earned a doctorate, Alan Gribben provides new insight into the factors that shaped Ransom's future as a renowned administrator and defender of the humanities. Ransom's career at the University of Texas began in 1935, when he was hired as an instructor of English. He rose through the ranks to become chancellor, stepping down in 1971 during a volatile period when debates about the University's central mission raged-particularly over the question of commercializing higher education. The development of Ransom's lasting legacy, the Humanities Research Center bearing his name, is explored in depth as well. Bringing to life a legendary figure, Harry Huntt Ransom is a colorful testament to a singular man of letters who had the audacity to propose ""that there be established somewhere in Texas-let's say in the capital city-a center of our cultural compass, a research center to be the Bibliotheque Nationale of the only state that started out as an independent nation.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alan GribbenPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.652kg ISBN: 9780292717046ISBN 10: 0292717040 Pages: 378 Publication Date: 01 November 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780292721555 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations About the Author Chapter One: Beginnings Chapter Two: Texas, Tennessee, Travels Chapter Three: The Scholar Chapter Four: The Teacher Chapter Five: The Bare Fact of War Chapter Six: Climbing the Administrative Ladder Chapter Seven: The Rare Books Collection Chapter Eight: The Texas Quarterly Chapter Nine: The Rare Books Collection and the Academic Center Chapter Ten: Vice President and Provost Chapter Eleven: University President Chapter Twelve: The Chancellor Chapter Thirteen: Cambridge on the Range Chapter Fourteen: A University in Transition Chapter Fifteen: Prerogatives and Protests Chapter Sixteen: A Chancellor's Prophecies Chapter Seventeen: Staying the Course Chapter Eighteen: Mr. University Chapter Nineteen: Farewells Chapter Twenty: Legacies Notes IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAlan Gribben was a Professor of English at the University of Texas from 1974 until 1991 and now chairs the Department of English and Philosophy at Auburn University at Montgomery. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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