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- Apr-June 1982, Sept. 1983 (Creation)
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12 reel-to-reel tapes and 12 cassette tapes (366 mins.)
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Former Vice-Principal and Registrar, Erindale College, Special Assistant to the Provost, University of Toronto
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Oral history interview with Mr. Robin Ross, conducted by Valerie Schatzker; includes finding aid. Covers education and interest in India through to tenure at Erindale College. Focusses on the period ca. 1935-1978 and his education at St. Andrews University and Oxford University, comparing curricula and facilities there with the University of Toronto, his service in World War II and its effects on India and the British Civil Service, arrival in Canada, the Office of the Registrar, entrance requirements, Office of Student Awards, health service, International Students Centre, Career Centre, student housing, Claude T. Bissell, John R. Evans, the federated colleges and Erindale College and the administrative history of the University.
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Open