Case Western Reserve: A history of the University, 1826-1976

Case Western Reserve: A history of the University, 1826-1976 by Cramer, C.H.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780316160018.

. The author recreates succession of memorable names and events; the founding of the college in the Ohio wilderness; president George Edmond Pierce, who led the college to preeminence in mathematics and science, thereby earning the school a reputation as the “Yale of the West”; the famed Michelson-Morley experiment; the college’s move to Cleveland; the battles waged for and against coeducation in the 1880s; and more. Spirited writing – very insightful and historical. Vintage photos.