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Black, William
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1898-1978
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Born in London, England, William Griffiths Black came to Canada in 1903 and attended UBC from 1919 to 1922. Before earning his MA from the University of Chicago (1926), he taught elementary and high school. He later became Associate Professor of Education at UBC (1929-1940). After serving, Black was appointed regional liaison officer for the province in the Citizenship Branch of the Canadian Department of Citizenship and Immigration while lecturing concurrently in the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at UBC. In 1964, he was appointed Director of Vocational Counselling for BC.
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Lecturer at the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at UBC.
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UBCA-ARC-AUTH-054