The Organization of Knowledge in Modern America, 1860-1920 / edited by Alexandra Oleson and John Voss.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1979.. Hard Cover. xxi, 478 p. ; index, 23.5 cm. Contents: OverviewThe Matrix of Specialization John Higham 3;.The Order of Learning in the United States: The Ascendancy of the University Edward Shils 19; The Specialization of Science and Scholarship. The Plural Organized Worlds of the Humanities Laurence Veysey 51; The Development of the Social Sciences Dorothy Ross 107. The Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry Communities: A Comparative Analysis Daniel Kevles 139. The Transformation of a Science: T. H. Morgan and the Emergence of a New American Biology Garland Allen 173. The Organization of the Agricultural Sciences Margaret W. Rossiter 211. The Application of Science to Industry John Rae 249. The American Economy and the Reorganization of the Sources of Knowledge Louis Galambos 269. The Institutional Context of LearningUniversity Identity: The Teaching and Research Functions Hugh Hawkins 285. National Science Policy in a Private Foundation: The Carnegie Institution of Washington Nathan Reingold 313. The National Academy of Sciences and the American Definition of Science A. Hunter Dupree 342. Storehouses and Workshops: American Libraries and the Uses of Knowledge John Y. Cole 364. From Learned Society to Public Museum: The Boston Society of Natural History Sally Gregory Kohlstedt 386. Comparison and Commentary The German Academic Community Fritz K. Ringer 409. The Lamp of Learning: Popular Lights and Shadows Neil Harris 430. Toward an Ecology of Knowledge: On Discipline, Context, and History Charles Rosenberg 440. List of Contributors 456. Index 459. NEU 129. Vg / no dj.