"A School for the People" tells the story of OSU s nearly 150 years as a land grant institution through more than 500 photographs, maps, documents, and extensive captions. A capsule history includes many of the iconic photographs associated with the university. Other chapters focus on themes such as campus development, the growth of academics, the evolution of research as a major focus of the university, campus life and organizations, and, of course, athletics.
As one of the first colleges and universities to offer photography as part of its curriculum in the early 1890s, OSU is well...