I Was There: A Century of Alumni Stories about the University of Alberta, 1906-2006

Ellen Schoeck

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I Was There

A Century of Alumni Stories about the University of Alberta, 1906-2006

Ellen Schoeck
Preface by: Jim Edwards

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2006

About this book

I Was There shares the insights and experiences of the generations of students, professors, and staff who lived and worked at the U of A for the past 100 years. First-person stories and period photographs present a unique insight into university lore from the vantage point of those who were most intimately involved in making the university what it is today: the students and alumni. Foreword by Hon. Jim Edwards PC.

B&W photos, map, foreword, introduction, bibliography, notes, index

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Contributor: Ellen Schoeck Ellen Schoeck retired after 35 years on the University of Alberta campus as a student and senior administrator. She has an Honours BA and an MA from the U of A, in history.

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Contents
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Foreword
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Prologue: Alberta Bound—The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, 1876–1902
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1 Hat Trick: A Province, A Capital, A University, 1903–1907
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2 Great Things Are about to Happen: Tory and the First Professors, 1908–1910
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3 Small Beginnings: Student Life, 1908–1910
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4 A Campus at Last: Life in the First Buildings and the First Graduating Class, 1911-1913
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5 To the Battlefield and Back: World War I and the Return Home, 1914–1919
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6 Coming of Age: The 1920s 227
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7 The Lean Years: The 1930s
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8 War then Peace: The 1940s
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9 Jubilee: The 1950s
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10 The Baby Boomers Arrive The 1960s
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11 More Baby Boomers: The 1970s
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12 “Don’t Fence Me In” The 1980s
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13 The Millennium Decade The 1990s
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Epilogue: The Centenary Class
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Appendices
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Notes
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Select Bibliography
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Index
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August 30, 2023

eBook ISBN:

9780888648556

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776

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780888648556

eBook ISBN: 9780888648556

Keywords for this book

Alberta History; History of Education; Universities

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For a non-specialist adult audience

University of Alberta Press

I Was There

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About this book

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Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Prologue: Alberta Bound—The Turn Of The Twentieth Century, 1876–1902

1 Hat Trick: A Province, A Capital, A University, 1903–1907

2 Great Things Are about to Happen: Tory and the First Professors, 1908–1910

3 Small Beginnings: Student Life, 1908–1910

4 A Campus at Last: Life in the First Buildings and the First Graduating Class, 1911-1913

5 To the Battlefield and Back: World War I and the Return Home, 1914–1919

6 Coming of Age: The 1920s 227

7 The Lean Years: The 1930s

8 War then Peace: The 1940s

9 Jubilee: The 1950s

10 The Baby Boomers Arrive The 1960s

11 More Baby Boomers: The 1970s

12 “Don’t Fence Me In” The 1980s

13 The Millennium Decade The 1990s

Epilogue: The Centenary Class

Appendices

Notes

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Index

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