Message from His Excellency the Governor General, Transmitting Copies of Correspondence Relating to King's College University (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Charles Murray Cathcart

9780260158260: Message from His Excellency the Governor General, Transmitting Copies of Correspondence Relating to King's College University (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0260158267 ISBN 13: 9780260158260

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A documentary record of how Upper Canada’s early colleges debated endowments, governance, and the path to a collegiate university.

It presents letters, minutes, and official notes that reveal disputes between King's College and Queen's College and the role of imperial authority in education funding.

The book gathers correspondence and extracts from minutes that show how land sales, charters, and funding influenced the growth of higher education in the 1840s. It offers a window into the challenges of building a university system in a developing colony, through the voices of governors, bursars, and trustees.

See how promises, contracts, and legal questions shaped land deals and endowments.
Learn how imperial and local authorities negotiated the balance between public funds and private foundations.
Understand the arguments for and against theological colleges within a public university framework.
Explore the historical context that led to the establishment of multiple higher-education institutions in Upper Canada.

Ideal for readers of Canadian legal and educational history, and anyone curious about how 19th-century universities navigated royal oversight and local governance.

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