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John Dennison fonds
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1.07 m of textual records
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John David Dennison received his BA (1954) and MA (1960) in Physical Education from the University of British Columbia. After a year at the University of Manitoba, he returned to teach at UBC in 1962 and earned his doctorate in Education from Washington State University in 1967. Dennison participated in over sixty research studies on community colleges' various aspects and authored more than fifty articles and three books. He is one of the longest continuously serving members of the UBC Senate. He served for over thirty-five years in the UBC Senate.
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Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, course materials, minutes and agendas, published materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials. It is arranged in fifteen series: Personal Material (1943-1986); Correspondence (1958- 1982); Articles, Speeches, and Reports by Detwiller (1952-1982); Courses Taught (1953-1980); Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops (1964-1984); Greater Vancouver Regional Hospital District (1953-1984); UBC Health Sciences Centre (1946-1986); Hospital Equipment Mission (1967-1980); Study Tour of Australian Health Systems (1972-1979); Publications, Speeches, and Conferences (1953-1984); UBC (1974-1985); B.C. Hospital Insurance Service (1949-1973); Miscellaneous Organizations (1968-1986); Research Collection (1943-1985); and Tapes and Photographs series (1964-1984).
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The University Archives received the bulk of the materials in 1985. Dr. Dennison donated the draft of the "Macdonald Report" in April 2004.
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Updated in January 2021, JM.