The University of Toronto : : A History / / Martin Friedland.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015
• VerfasserIn: Friedland, Martin,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The University of Toronto is Canada's leading university and one of Canada's most important cultural and scientific institutions. Covering the history of the University from its origins as King's College in 1827 to the present, Martin Friedland weaves together personalities, events, and intellectual ideas to create a scholarly, yet highly readable history that includes major figures such as Northrop Frye and Marshall McLuhan, and dramatic events such as the admission of women in the 1880s, the University College fire of 1890, the University's contributions during the First and Second World Wars, and the student protests of the 1960s.In researching and writing the book Friedland drew on archival records, private diaries, oral interviews, and a vast quantity of secondary literature. He also drew on his own knowledge of the University as a student in the 1950s, and later as a faculty member and dean of law who was involved in some of the issues he discusses. The history of the University of Toronto as described by Friedland is intimately connected with events outside the University. Transitions in Canadian society such as that from the early dependence on Great Britain and fear of the United States to the present dominance of American culture and ideas can be seen mirrored in the University. One can also trace the affects of the two World Wars, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. As Canadian society and culture developed and changed through the latter half of the twentieth century, do too did the university: this university's history is the history of Canada and all Canadians. The first history of the university in seventy-five years, The University of Toronto: A History will be published to coincide with the University's 175th anniversary. Anyone who attended the University or who is interested in the growth of Canada's intellectual heritage will enjoy this compelling and magisterial work.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Part One. Beginnings -- 1. (1826) A Charter for King's College -- 2. (1842) Laying the Cornerstone -- 3. (1849) The Creation of the University of Toronto and Trinity College -- 4. (1850) Starting Over -- 5. (1853) New Professors -- 6. (1856) Building University College -- 7. (1860) Saving the University -- 8. (1871) Science and Technology -- 9. (1880) The Admission of Women -- Part Two. Federation -- 10. (1883) Federation -- 11. (1887) More New Professors -- 12. (1887) Medicine -- 13. (1889) Law, Dentistry, and Other Professions -- 14. (1890) The Fire and New Construction -- 15. (1895) The Strike -- Part Three. Aspirations -- 16. (1897) Graduate Studies -- 17. (1901) The Turn of the Century and the Rise of the Alumni Association -- 18. (1905) Whitney and the Royal Commission -- 19. (1907) Robert Falconer Chosen -- 20. (1908) Falconer's Early Years -- 21. (1909) Education, Medicine, and the Museum -- Part Four. Turbulence -- 22. (1914) The Great War -- 23. (1919) Post War -- 24. (1922) Research and Graduate Studies -- 25. (1926) Good Years -- 26. (1931) Depressing Times -- 27. (1939) The Second World War -- Part Five. Growth -- 28. (1944) Changing the Guard -- 29. (1950) 'Easy Street' -- 30. (1955) Planning for Growth -- 31. (1958) Financing Expansion -- 32. (1960) New Colleges -- Part Six. Expanding Horizons -- 33. (1962) Graduate Studies: From Massey College to the Robarts Library -- 34. (1963) Multidisciplinary Endeavours -- 35. (1966) Engineering and Medicine -- Part Seven. Adjustment -- 36. (1967) Student Activism -- 37. (1971) A New Act -- 38. (1975) Sliding down Parnassus -- 39. (1980) Financial and Other Concerns -- Part Eight. Raising The Sights -- 40. (1986) Moving Forward -- 41. (1994) Raising the Sights -- 42. (1997) Moving up Parnassus -- Epilogue: (2000) A Walk through the Campus -- Sources and Credits -- Principal Sources -- Bibliography -- Picture Credits -- Readers of the Complete Manuscript -- Index