A History of Victoria University / Charles Bruce Sissons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sissons, Charles Bruce, Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Victoria--History.

Victoria.

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.).

Victoria University (Toronto, Ont.)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 346 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

THE first step towards the founding of Victoria University was taken in 1829 at the Conference of the Episcopal Methodist Church of Canada. It is here proposed in telling the story of the growth from small beginnings to depict the actors against the background of the social and political institutions of Canada.

Contents:

Cover; PREFACE; ILLUSTRATIONS; I. Pioneering in Education, 1829-1836; II. The Embryo Stage, 1836-1842; III. Ryerson's Principalship, 1842-1844; IV. On a Razor's Edge, 1844-1850; V. Salvage Operations, 1850-1859; VI. Of Principalities and Powers, 1860-1867; VII. Left out to Die, 1867-1880; VIII. The Forging of Federation, 1873-1892; IX. "The Good Life" at Cobourg, 1881-1892; X. Pioneering Again, 1892-1913; XI. The Divide, 1913; XII. A Straight Furrow, 1913-1930; XIII. The Second Century, 1930-1952; APPENDIX; The Fallen, 1914-1918; The Fallen, 1939-1945

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-7428-2

OCLC:

1090915853