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Mollie Cottingham fonds
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58.5 cm of textual records
ca. 160 photographs
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A native of Ontario, Mollie Esther Cottingham grew up in Vancouver, received her BA from UBC in 1927 and, in the following year, embarked on her teaching career in the secondary schools of BC. She began teaching at Fernie in 1928 and then moved to Powell River (1935), Trail (1938) and Nelson (1940) before returning to Vancouver in 1943 to teach at Prince of Wales and John Oliver Schools. Cottingham enjoyed a keen interest in history, and while in Nelson, she conducted research that was later used to prepare her MA thesis about the West Kootenays (1947). Throughout her career, Cottingham actively participated in organizational affairs. In recognition of her service and talent, she became the first woman to hold the president's office for the BC's Teacher's Federation (1957-1958). After completing her presidential term, she joined UBC's new Faculty and College of Education, where she remained until her retirement in 1971. In 1967, Cottingham was awarded the Fergusson Memorial Award as the province's outstanding educator.
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The fonds consists of textual records, published materials, and photographs (loose and in scrapbooks), and includes biographical information, copies of speeches and articles (1942-1975). Also included are typed manuscripts of poems and short stories, a longer typescript entitled "Kootenay Chronicle," a copy of the Academic Policy Committee Report - UBC (1963). The correspondence and clippings were gathered during Cottingham's term as president of the BCTeachers Federation, and material relating to women's issues (1952-1963).
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The bulk of the fonds was acquired before 1986. The "Kootenay Chronicle" manuscript was purchased from McLeod Books in 1991. The short stories and poems in file 3-11 were donated to the University Archives by Linda Wills of Vernon B.C. in 2001.
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- British Columbia Teachers' Federation (Subject)
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Updated in January 2021, JM.