This 142 page hardcover book was published in 1948 by the Trustees of Cedar Crest College.  In addition to the written history of the College, this book also includes black and white photos of the campus and people of interest.  The first letter of each chapter is intricately illuminated.
A must-have collectors piece!

The dedication reads:
To all the students who have spent many happy hours of their care-free radiant youth in this College and have received here knowledge of things good and true and beautiful, and inspiration to serve God and humanity through useful, cheerful, cultured lives, this book is respectfully dedicated.