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Issue #4
The University at the Turn of the Century:
Then and Now
Roberta J. Park and J. R. K. Kantor, eds.
Fall 2000

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"The Temple of Nemean Zeus,
A California Landmark"
by Stephen G. Miller

What was the University of California's Library like in 1900? How did the holding of summer sessions begin? When university leaders took office at both the beginning and the end of the 20th century, what were the different—and similar—issues on their minds? How, in the momentous century just ended, did the University evolve from a single campus with 2,000 students to a ten-campus system enrolling some 160,000? These questions, and more, are addressed in the newly released issue number four of the Chronicle of the University of California, "The University at the Turn of the Century: Then and Now," edited by Roberta J. Park and J. R. K. Kantor. The list of distinguished contributors includes Chancellor Robert M. Berdahl, Professor of Classics Stephen G. Miller, Director of Summer Sessions Gary Penders, and Director of The Bancroft Library, Charles B. Faulhaber.