The purposes of the historical study are to describe Methodist education in Texas from 1840 to 1900; to find the reasons behind the proliferation of Methodist institutions after the Civil War and the problems involved in this development; to analyze centralization efforts after 1900 as a pattern of Methodist educational institutions emerged; to describe the evolution of Southern Methodist University as a regional college West of the Mississippi; to give brief descriptive overviews of the other six Methodist institutions in Texas; to describe the current status of Methodist higher education in Texas; to discuss Methodist higher education in Texas at the present and to project the possible future development of Methodist higher education in Texas.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331121 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Crossley, Samuel M. (Samuel Marvin) |
| Contributors | DuChemin, Roderic C., Stephens, A. Ray, Miller, William A., Halstead, Francis E., 1930- |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 155 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Crossley, Samuel M. (Samuel Marvin), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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