Fonds UBCA-ARC-1080 - Samuel Laycock fonds

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Samuel Laycock fonds

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UBCA-ARC-1080

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1.95 m of textual records and other material

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(1891-1971)

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Samuel Ralph Laycock, M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., L.L.D., Emeritus Dean of Education, University of Saskatchewan, author and broadcaster, was born in Marmora, Ontario, in 1891. His early school education was in Ontario, followed by work in the University of Toronto, where he took his B.A., graduating as a gold medallist. With interruptions because of war service, he taught high school and then lectured at the University of Alberta. During this time, he took his M.A. at the University of Alberta. He then proceeded to the University of London, where he took his Ph.D. in educational psychology in 1927. Later that year, he became a professor of educational psychology at the University of Saskatchewan. He became Dean of Education in Saskatchewan in 1947 and retired from that office in 1953. He later taught at the University of British Columbia as a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, and his association with education in British Columbia continued until he died in 1971.

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Fonds consists of textual records and other materials created or acquired in Samuel Laycock's life and career and includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, photograph albums, diaries, course materials, published materials, and personal memorabilia. It is arranged in the following series: Writing, Personal, Correspondence, Subject Files, "The Family Life and Sex Education Information Service" (OTENA series), Educational Research Institute of British Columbia (ERIBC series) Survey, Publications, Photographs, and Memorabilia.

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The fonds was presented to the University Archives, following the intent of Samuel Laycock's Will, in April 1972.

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A preliminary inventory was completed in 1972. The considerable bulk of material which arrived in some disorder reflected Laycock's interest in quickly disseminating information on chosen topics. Many of his subject files contained multiple mimeo and Xerox copies of his speeches and articles. The collection was given a preliminary sorting and cleaning and, by discarding duplicates, the material was reduced to approximately 1/4 the original size. The fonds was re-appraised and re-organized in 2004.
Most of the photographs remain unsorted - only those photographs with a direct bearing on Laycock's activities at UBC have been numbered and prepared for inclusion in the historical photograph database.

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Includes six photograph albums containing 1464 b&w prints of various sizes; 1249 loose b&w and colour prints of various sizes; ca. 2800 35mm colour slides; a commemorative wristwatch; twenty Canadian Army badges, buttons, and dog-tags; a Mason's badge with its leather case; and a ceremonial Mason's apron.

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