1965 Lynx Southwestern at Memphis Yearbook

Memphis, Tennessee: Southwestern at Memphis, 1965. Folio sized hardcover; 256 pages. Green leatherette style cloth with embossed name and year on front cover and spine in bright silver foil. Black and white photographs throughout with color photo illustrated endpapers and several color pages. Yearbooks are always a fascinating snapshot in time memorializing hairstyles, fashion and social conventions. This book is very well photographed with some interesting and thoughtful compositions. Founded in 1848 the oft renamed school began: in 1848 as the Masonic University of Tennessee in 1850 was renamed Stewart College in 1850 to honor its then president William M. Stewart in 1875 was renamed Southwestern Presbyterian University in 1925 was renamed Southwestern in 1945 was renamed Southwestern at Memphis (which was its name at the time of publication of this volume) and in 1984 was renamed Rhodes College in after Dr. Payton N. Rhodes who served as president of the college, and prior to that professor. (Now) known as Rhodes College, the school is a private, liberal arts college. Its sports teams play in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The team name Lynx. The school is known also for its stone Gothic architecture; 13 of the school's buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places and it also has an arboretum with more than 1,000 trees. What famous people have a connection to Southwestern at Memphis? Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas, who served from 1965-1969 was a 1930 graduate. Actress Dixie Carter attended college here. Author Robert Penn Warren was a professor. Lt. General Claudia Kennedy (U.S. Army retired) the first female 3-star general (and Kappa Delta member) is a 1969 graduate (none of whom are in this book.) Edgewear, bumped bottom front and top back corners and light wear to corners, bumped and worn head and heel of spine. Name written on title page. We note some very light foxing on title page and outside pages and tanned margins to reverso of endpage. This is just one of three Lynx yearbooks we have available. Extra shipping applies. Our photographs and text are copyrighted and may not be used, copied or redistributed. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their respective copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Leatherette. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by McKnight, Jim. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.