The University of Saskatchewan : A Personal History

Hardcover with dust jacket, 233 pages, 6x9 in - 15x23 cm, B&W illustrations and photographs.

Cover corners lightly rubbed. Top edge sunned, fore edge lightly soiled. Jacket wrapped in Brodart, wrapping taped to back boards by previous owner. Jacket soiled at edges, front cover bears divot near top, closed tear to back cover top. Pp.13-14 creased along edge.

Walter P. Thompson joined the University of Saskatchewan as a biology professor in 1913 and eventually became the University’s fourth President 1949-1959. Published the year that he passed away, this volume chronicles the University’s history from its founding in 1907 through both World Wars into Thompson’s term as President 1949-1959. Throughout, he discusses the development of programs, faculties, and administration as well as the University’s response to major events in Canada and around the world. While styled a “personal” history, Thompson carefully balances factual description against personal analysis, preferring the presentation of facts and statistics to over-speculation in matters where he had little influence or role.

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