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.

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Martin L Friedland

University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2002

Canada - English Language, Canada

Toronto ; Buffalo, ©2002

Toronto, 2016

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Contents 5
Prologue 9
Part One. Beginnings 17
1. (1826) A Charter for King's College 17
2. (1842) Laying the Cornerstone 28
3. (1849) The Creation of the University of Toronto and Trinity College 38
4. (1850) Starting Over 46
5. (1853) New Professors 57
6. (1856) Building University College 68
7. (1860) Saving the University 78
8. (1871) Science and Technology 89
9. (1880) The Admission of Women 99
Part Two. Federation 113
10. (1883) Federation 113
11. (1887) More New Professors 127
12. (1887) Medicine 140
13. (1889) Law, Dentistry, and Other Professions 153
14. (1890) The Fire and New Construction 163
15. (1895) The Strike 172
Part Three. Aspirations 189
16. (1897) Graduate Studies 189
17. (1901) The Turn of the Century and the Rise of the Alumni Association 200
18. (1905) Whitney and the Royal Commission 211
19. (1907) Robert Falconer Chosen 225
20. (1908) Falconer's Early Years 238
21. (1909) Education, Medicine, and the Museum 250
Part Four. Turbulence 267
22. (1914) The Great War 267
23. (1919) Post War 283
24. (1922) Research and Graduate Studies 299
25. (1926) Good Years 316
26. (1931) Depressing Times 332
27. (1939) The Second World War 352
Part Five. Growth 377
28. (1944) Changing the Guard 377
29. (1950) 'Easy Street' 396
30. (1955) Planning for Growth 415
31. (1958) Financing Expansion 434
32. (1960) New Colleges 457
Part Six. Expanding Horizons 477
33. (1962) Graduate Studies: From Massey College to the Robarts Library 477
34. (1963) Multidisciplinary Endeavours 493
35. (1966) Engineering and Medicine 513
Part Seven. Adjustment 539
36. (1967) Student Activism 539
37. (1971) A New Act 557
38. (1975) Sliding down Parnassus 574
39. (1980) Financial and Other Concerns 595
Part Eight. Raising The Sights 617
40. (1986) Moving Forward 617
41. (1994) Raising the Sights 638
42. (1997) Moving up Parnassus 660
Epilogue: (2000) A Walk through the Campus 681
Sources and Credits 697
Principal Sources 697
Bibliography 711
Picture Credits 729
Readers of the Complete Manuscript 737
Index 739

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

"The University of Toronto is Canada's leading university and one of Canada's most important cultural and scientific institutions. In this history of the University from its origin as King's College in 1827 to the present, Martin Friedland brings personalities, events, and changing visions and ideas into a remarkable synthesis. His scholarly yet highly readable account presents colourful presidents, professors, and students, notable intellectual figures from Daniel Wilson to Northrop Frye and Marshall McLuhan, and dramatic turning points such as the admission of women in the 1880s, the University College fire of 1890, the discovery of insulin, involvement in the two world wars, the student protests of the 1960s, and the successful renewal of the 1980s and 1990s." "The first full treatment of the subject in seventy-five years, The University of Toronto: A History is published to coincide with the University's 175th anniversary. Anyone who attended the University of Toronto or who is interested in the growth of Canada's intellectual heritage will enjoy this authoritative and engaging work."--Jacket

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