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Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 26)

Anna Templeton (1916-1995)

Biography of Anna Templeton (1916-1995).
Newell Collection is a Coleridge Scholar's Dream

An introduction to the Isaac Newell (1917-1977) collection containing 161 works by and about Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his circle.
St. Pierre and Miquelon

An important fishing base for centuries, St. Pierre and Miquelon's population have had a long and varied relationship with their neighbours in Newfoundland.
Cultural Renaissance

During the late 1960s and 1970s, Newfoundland and Labrador experienced what has been variously called a cultural renaissance, revival, or revolution.
The Commission of Government and Education

When the Commission of Government took office in 1934, Newfoundland and Labrador's education system was in desperate need of improvement.
A Newfoundlander to be Proud Of

The world of Grace (Patten) Sparkes (1908- ), teacher, actor and political activist.
Social Changes under the Commission of Government

One of the Commission of Government's major goals while in office was to improve social services in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Social Changes, 1949-1972

Confederation prompted immediate and massive social changes in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Tobin Government, 1996-2000

Brian Tobin replaced Clyde Wells as premier and leader of the Newfoundland Liberals on 26 January, 1996.
The Collapse of Denominational Education

Whether or not the province should adopt a non-denominational education system became a controversial issue during the 1980s and 1990s.
Edith Mary Manuel (1902-1984)

Brief Biography of Edith Mary Manuel (1902-1984).
Education 1949-1968

About the Education system during the Confederation era, and how it was improved in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Education after the 1968 Commission

The findings of the Royal Commission on Education and Youth did much to shape educational change in Newfoundland and in Labrador during the 1970s and 1980s.
Higher Education in Newfoundland Pre-1925

The history of higher education in Newfoundland and Labrador prior to Memorial University College is that of the Council of Higher Education (CHE).
Education

Public education in Newfoundland and Labrador, since its beginnings in the early 19th century, has largely been shaped by religion and the economy.
Ethel Gertrude Dickinson (1880-1918)

Biography of Ethel Gertrude Dickinson (1880-1918).
Making a Mark on Education

The life of Evelyn (Millard) Matthews (1914-1983), mathematician and teacher.
Memorial University College, 1925-1949

About the history and establishment of Memorial University College. A college that operated in St. John's from 1925-1949.
Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1949-2000

About Memorial University of Newfoundland, it's birth and expansion within St. John's.
Mosquito School House, Bristol's Hope, NL

About the Mosquito School House, a Registered Heritage Structure built in Bristol's Hope, NL and one of the last of it's kind in the province.

Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 26)

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