A meeting of the minds :
Grant, Judith Skelton,
A meeting of the minds : the Massey College story / Judith Skelton Grant. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part One: The Years of Preparation -- 1. Vincent Massey: A Man of Vision -- 2. The Massey Foundation -- 3. Choosing an Architect and a Master -- 4. The Master Designate Joins the Team -- Part Two: The Mastership of Robertson Davies -- 5. The College Comes to Life -- 6. Difficult College Finances -- 7. Restiveness in the 1960s -- 8. Women Are Admitted to the Fellowship -- 9. College Life, 1965-81 -- Part Three: The Mastership of Patterson Hume -- 10. Dealing with Financial Stringency -- 11. College Life, 1981-8 -- Part Four: The Mastership of Ann Saddlemyer -- 12. Community Building -- 13. A Higher Public Profile -- Part Five: The Mastership of John Fraser -- 14. Fraser Takes Charge -- 15. Second-Year Blues and Expansion Begins -- 16. New Initiatives, 1997-2002 -- 17. Fraser's Ideals Take Shape, 2002-9 -- 18. College Life, 2009-13, Overview, and Postscript -- Principal Sources of Unpublished Material -- Books and Writings Cited in More Than One Chapter -- Abbreviations Used in the Text and the Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Picture Credits -- Notes -- Index.
"Opened in 1963, Massey College is a residential college for graduate students at the University of Toronto. The college was the brainchild of Vincent Massey, Canada's first native-born Governor General, who wanted to create an intellectually stimulating milieu like the one he associated with the long-established colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. Massey College's first master was the legendary Canadian novelist, playwright, and editor, Robertson Davies. Davies and his successors--Patterson Hume, Ann Saddlemyer, and John Fraser--fostered a dynamic community of students, scholars, and public intellectuals that thrives today under the mastership of Hugh Segal. Written by Judith Skelton Grant, A Meeting of Minds is the definitive account of the college's first fifty years, its many traditions, and the hundreds of fellows who have passed through its halls. Full of wonderful anecdotes about the college's notable fellows and alumni, this history of Massey College takes the reader into the heart of one of Canada's most important intellectual institutions."--
9781442622555 1442622555 9781442622562 1442622563
10.3138/9781442622555 doi
22573/ctt17rww49 JSTOR 04BA766E-4C55-4CD4-8486-0942B5946B03 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2015490110
20159035805
Massey College--History.
Massey College.
Universities and colleges--History.--Ontario--Toronto
EDUCATION--Higher.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Universities and colleges.
Ontario--Toronto.
History.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
LE3.M377
378.713/541
A meeting of the minds : the Massey College story / Judith Skelton Grant. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part One: The Years of Preparation -- 1. Vincent Massey: A Man of Vision -- 2. The Massey Foundation -- 3. Choosing an Architect and a Master -- 4. The Master Designate Joins the Team -- Part Two: The Mastership of Robertson Davies -- 5. The College Comes to Life -- 6. Difficult College Finances -- 7. Restiveness in the 1960s -- 8. Women Are Admitted to the Fellowship -- 9. College Life, 1965-81 -- Part Three: The Mastership of Patterson Hume -- 10. Dealing with Financial Stringency -- 11. College Life, 1981-8 -- Part Four: The Mastership of Ann Saddlemyer -- 12. Community Building -- 13. A Higher Public Profile -- Part Five: The Mastership of John Fraser -- 14. Fraser Takes Charge -- 15. Second-Year Blues and Expansion Begins -- 16. New Initiatives, 1997-2002 -- 17. Fraser's Ideals Take Shape, 2002-9 -- 18. College Life, 2009-13, Overview, and Postscript -- Principal Sources of Unpublished Material -- Books and Writings Cited in More Than One Chapter -- Abbreviations Used in the Text and the Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Picture Credits -- Notes -- Index.
"Opened in 1963, Massey College is a residential college for graduate students at the University of Toronto. The college was the brainchild of Vincent Massey, Canada's first native-born Governor General, who wanted to create an intellectually stimulating milieu like the one he associated with the long-established colleges of Oxford and Cambridge. Massey College's first master was the legendary Canadian novelist, playwright, and editor, Robertson Davies. Davies and his successors--Patterson Hume, Ann Saddlemyer, and John Fraser--fostered a dynamic community of students, scholars, and public intellectuals that thrives today under the mastership of Hugh Segal. Written by Judith Skelton Grant, A Meeting of Minds is the definitive account of the college's first fifty years, its many traditions, and the hundreds of fellows who have passed through its halls. Full of wonderful anecdotes about the college's notable fellows and alumni, this history of Massey College takes the reader into the heart of one of Canada's most important intellectual institutions."--
9781442622555 1442622555 9781442622562 1442622563
10.3138/9781442622555 doi
22573/ctt17rww49 JSTOR 04BA766E-4C55-4CD4-8486-0942B5946B03 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2015490110
20159035805
Massey College--History.
Massey College.
Universities and colleges--History.--Ontario--Toronto
EDUCATION--Higher.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--General.
Universities and colleges.
Ontario--Toronto.
History.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
LE3.M377
378.713/541