The American College and University: A History by Frederick Rudolph was first published in 1962. John R. Thelin's 1990 edition re-introduced the work to a new generation and added an important introductory essay, "Rudolph Rediscovered." There is also an extensive "Supplemental Bibliography" that updates and expands Rudolph's initial bibliography.
I find Thelin's categories are particularly helpful when trying to bring some order to a group of titles:
- Institutional Chronicles: Vertical Histories
- Institutional Histories with a Difference: Horizontal Histories
- Social History and Institutions
- Biography of Institutions
- Higher Education and Public Policy
- Periodicals and Journals
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