Robert Edwards Holloway : Newfoundland educator, scientist, photographer, 1874-1904 / Ruby L. Gough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gough, Ruby L. (Ruby Louise), 1923-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holloway, Robert Edwards, 1850-1904.

Holloway, Robert Edwards.

Methodist College (St. John's, N.L.)--Faculty--Biography.

Methodist College (St. John's, N.L.).

College teachers--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's--Biography.

College teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Holloway was a scientist and innovative teacher who opened his classes to the public and kept up with current developments in science, demonstrating new discoveries in public lectures. For a time College Hall at Methodist College, later named Holloway School, was the site for the production of X-rays and their use for diagnosis and treatment by local doctors.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Author’s Note

Introduction

Beginnings

From England to Newfoundland

First Explorations

The Holloway Era Begins

From Academy to College

A Time of Tragedy

From Crisis to Crisis

White Bay, Labrador, and the West Coast

“And Still the Wonder Grew…”

Cruise of the Argo: Notre Dame Bay

School and Community Blurring the Boundaries

A Visit to Snook’s Arm

The Work Continues

Return to Labrador

And So Farewell

Epilogue

Appendices

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86324-X

9786612863240

0-7735-7258-9

OCLC:

228168416