From factories to palaces : architect Charles B. J. Snyder and the New York City public schools /

From factories to palaces : architect Charles B. J. Snyder and the New York City public schools /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Arrington, Jean, author.
Edition:	Empire State Editions.
Imprint:	New York : Fordham University Press, 2022.
Description:	1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Subject:	Snyder, C. B. J., -- 1860-1945. Snyder, C. B. J., -- 1860-1945. Public schools -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. School buildings -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. Education -- New York (State) -- New York -- History. Architecture. Education. Public schools. School buildings. New York (State) -- New York.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12778937

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ISBN:	9780823299188 (electronic bk.) 082329918X (electronic bk.) 9780823299164 0823299163
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Original 9780823299164 0823299163

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by Peg Breen
Introduction: Hidden in Plain Sight
The Making of an Architect 1860-1945
Auspicious Times for Snyder's Public-School Mandate
The Creative Decade 1891-1900: Making Revolutionary Change
The Prolific Decade 1901-1910: Building a World-Class Public System
The Standardizing Decade 1911-1922: A Dimming of the Glory
Epilogue: Retirement and Successors.