Jan De Bruyn fonds. 1954-1974.

Laurence, Margaret

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Livesay, Dorothy, 1909-1997.

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University of British Columbia. Department of English

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The UBC Department of English was established in 1915 within the Faculty of Arts, as one of the Universitys first academic departments. It offers courses in English literature, linguistics and composition. Over the years various members of the Department's staff have been prominent within the University community, as well as nationally and internationally, including Earle Birney, Roy Daniells, Jane Rule, Garnett G. Sedgewick, Frederic Wood, and George Woodcock. From the description o...

De Bruyn, Jan, 1918-

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Jan de Bruyn was born in Abcoude, Netherlands in 1918. He obtained his B.A. from UBC (1949) and M.A. in English from the University of London (1951). He joined UBC's Department of English as a lecturer and remained there until his retirement in 1983. De Bruyn was founding editor of Prism and edited the departmental newsletter, The Newsense. From the description of Jan De Bruyn fonds. 1954-1974. (University of British Columbia Library). WorldCat record id: 606455792 ...

Daniells, Roy.

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Born in London, England, Roy Daniells emigrated to Victoria, B.C. with his family in 1910. He received a B.A. from University of British Columbia (1930) before continuing his graduate education in English at the University of Toronto (M.A., 1931 and Ph.D., 1936). After serving as head of the Department of English at the University of Manitoba, Daniells came to UBC in 1946. He became head of the department following the retirement of G.G. Sedgewick in 1948 and continued in this position until 196...

Birney, Earle, 1904-1995

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Born in Calgary, Alberta, Earle Birney (1904-1995) was educated at Universities of British Columbia, Toronto and California. He lectured in English at the University of Toronto from 1936 to 1941 when he left to serve overseas in World War II. On return, he worked for the CBC in 1945 and in 1946 he joined the Department of English at University of British Columbia, later transferring to the division of Creative Writing. Birney became writer in residence at Scarborough College in 1965. Well known ...

Wilson, Ethel, 1888-1980

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Ethel Wilson was a Canadian writer. From the description of Ethel Wilson fonds. [ca. 1931]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676801157 Ethel Wilson was born in South Africa. In 1890, after her mother died, she was taken to England; then in 1898, when her father died, she moved to live with her grandmother in Vancouver. Wilson received her teacher's certificate in 1907 and then taught in Vancouver public schools until 1920. In 1921 she married Dr. Walla...