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lloyd dennis fonds

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  • 1965 - 1969

lloyd arthur dennis (1923-2012) served as co-chair for the provincial committee on aims and objectives of education in the schools of ontario (1965-1968) and was the co-author of the report “living and learning," commonly referred to as the hall-dennis report. the fonds consists largely of records related to the committee; the research, development, and writing of the report; and responses after the report's publication.

the records include:

  • committee documents and hearings
  • committee correspondence
  • research & reference documents
  • preparing the report
  • responses to the report

dennis was born in 1923 in aspdin, on. he served in the canadian armed forces 1942-1946, and earned a b.a. and b.ed. from the university of toronto. he began teaching elementary school in 1948, and worked as principal at several schools from 1957-1965.

dennis joined the provincial committee on aims and objectives of education in the province of ontario first as secretary and research director, and became co-chair with justice emmett hall in 1967. after the report's publication in 1968, he was responsible for public interpretation, and gave many speeches and presentations across the province.