The Collection of Knowledge in Texas

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Harry Huntt Ransom: Biographical Sketch vii
4. Preface xi
5. The Conscience of the University 1
6. The Conscience of the University 3
7. The Steel Glass of Education 7
8. Varieties of Ignorance 11
9. Educational Resources in Texas 16
10. Education and the Electric Clock 26
11. Students in the Singular 32
12. The Rediscovery of Teaching 37
13. Teaching and Research 44
14. Personality and Impersonality in Academic Life 50
15. The Arts of Uncertainty 55
16. News and Truth 61
17. The Educations of a Doctor 67
18. The Collection of Knowledge in Texas 72
19. The Public Library and Private Welfare 82
20. The Collector and Copyright 87
21. Fact and Artifact : Memory and Understanding 93
22. University Presses 96
23. Development of Research Collections at The University of Texas 100