Mount Allison University: A History, to 1963 – volume I: 1843-1924; volume II: 1914-1963

John G. Reid

Edité par University of Toronto Press, 1984

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Mount Allison University: A History, to 1963 ? volume I: 1843-1924; volume II: 1914-1963; John G. Reid; published for Mount Allison University by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1984.
From the blurb ? This two-volume work examines the history of Mount Allison University and its antecedent secondary schools from the earliest years to 1963. Mount Allison?s evolution is considered not only for its own internal dynamics but also in the context of the social, economic, and intellectual history of Canada?s Maritime provinces.
Volume I covers the years up until the beginning of the First World War. The Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy for boys was opened in Sackville, New Brunswick, in 1843, four years after its foundation had been proposed by the local merchant Charles Frederick Allison. Although it was a Methodist institution, its students came from several religious denominations. In 1854, a branch academy for female students was opened, and eight years later the degree-granting college that ultimately became known as Mount Allison University. From 1982 onwards, its courses were open to women as well as men. It was a Mount Allison student who, in 1875, became the first woman to be awarded a Bachelor?s degree in the British Empire.
Volume II covers the period starting with the outbreak of the First World War. At Mount Allison, as at other Canadian universities, both world wars profoundly affected institutional life. Mount Allison?s development was also greatly influenced by the economic struggles of the inter-war years. The late 1950s and early 1960s brought fundamental changes in the form of new sources of funding, expansion of facilities, and changed attitudes among students and faculty.
The author is Associate Professor of History, Associate Director of Canadian Studies, and Winthrop Bell Fellow in Maritime Studies at Mount Allison University.
These two books, 391 and 500 pages, are in fine condition in fine dust jackets, that are now enclosed in protective mylar wraps.

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• Titre: Mount Allison University: A History, to 1963 ? volume I: 1843-1924; volume II: 1914-1963
• Éditeur: University of Toronto Press
• Date de parution: 1984
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Très bon
• État de la jaquette: Très bon