The President’s Back Yard
Jim Tobin | October 2018The grounds of the University president’s house over many decades reflect changes in the nature of campus life at Michigan.
BuildingsThe grounds of the University president’s house over many decades reflect changes in the nature of campus life at Michigan.
BuildingsThe newly digitized papers of beloved U-M President James Angell show how he transformed both the University of Michigan and the face of higher education writ large.
Bentley Historical LibraryThough lauded as one of the most influential presidents ever to helm U-M, James B. Angell was not keen on Michigan at first. It took two years, three offers, and a barrage of letters, telegrams, queries, and concessions to lure the beloved ‘Prexy’ to Ann Arbor.
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