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All true things : [electronic resource] a history of the University of Alberta, 1908-2008 / Rod Macleod.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: University of Alberta centennial seriesPublication details: Edmonton, Alta. : University of Alberta Press, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: xx, 371 p. : ill., ports. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780888644442 (bound)
  • 0888644442 (bound)
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  • On cover: Quaecumque vera
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Contents:
Mr. Rutherford's University -- River lot five -- "A terrible price" : the University of Alberta and the First World War -- "The only medical school between Winnipeg and Peking" : laying the foundation of a research university -- Hard times, 1924-1928 -- Coping with calamity, 1928-1935 -- The university and Mr. Aberhart -- Soldiering on -- Treading water, 1950-1956 -- Planning for the baby boomers, 1957-1963 -- "The feast of unreason," 1964-1969 -- Higher mathematics -- "Frankly conflicting points of view," 1974-1979 -- "A pretty good university?" 1979-1986 -- The perils of Paul, 1987-1994 -- Recovering from Ralph, 1994-2000 -- Bigger or better?
Summary: "... a critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta to mark the University's centennial." -- Dust jacket.
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Bibliography: p. 343-347.

Includes index.

Mr. Rutherford's University -- River lot five -- "A terrible price" : the University of Alberta and the First World War -- "The only medical school between Winnipeg and Peking" : laying the foundation of a research university -- Hard times, 1924-1928 -- Coping with calamity, 1928-1935 -- The university and Mr. Aberhart -- Soldiering on -- Treading water, 1950-1956 -- Planning for the baby boomers, 1957-1963 -- "The feast of unreason," 1964-1969 -- Higher mathematics -- "Frankly conflicting points of view," 1974-1979 -- "A pretty good university?" 1979-1986 -- The perils of Paul, 1987-1994 -- Recovering from Ralph, 1994-2000 -- Bigger or better?

"... a critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta to mark the University's centennial." -- Dust jacket.

UA Library Special Collections copy bound by Alex McGuckin in green goatskin with black onlays and a gilt design representing the first building erected on the U of A campus. Enclosed in a custom-made slipcase decorated with green and gold marbled paper. Title page inscribed by Rod Macleod.

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