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University of British Columbia. Dept. of Modern Languages
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1915-
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The Department of Modern Languages at UBC was a department at UBC from the university's founding. The first head of the department was H. Ashton who worked alongside Henri Chodat and Isabel MacInnes. Three graduates joined the department in 1920, including Margaret Ross, Pauline Gintzburger and Marjorie Peck. In 1933, Ashton resigned his position and it was filled by D. O. Evans.
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UBCA-ARC-AUTH-987