Dr. Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey, OC , Ph.D , FRSC (March 18, 1905 РApril 21, 1997) was a Canadian educator, poet, anthropologist, ethno-historian, and academic administrator. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Royal Society of Canada, (French: La Soci̩t̩ royale du Canada) The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in Quebec City, Quebec, the son of Loring Woart and Ernestine Valiant (Gale), he received his BA degree in 1927 from the University of New Brunswick and his MA in 1929 and Ph.D in 1934 from the University of Toronto. Motto: « Don de Dieu feray valoir Â» (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Site in the province of Québec Official logo Provincial region Province Country Capitale-Nationale Québec Canada Gentilé Québécois, Québécoise Mayor Jean-Paul LAllier 1989-Dec. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a non-denominational, provincially-supported, coeducational public research university located in Toronto, Ontario. ...

From 1935 to 1938, he worked as assistant director and associate curator at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, New Brunswick. From 1938 to 1969, he was head of the University of New Brunswick history department. From 1946 to 1964, he was the first Dean of Arts at University of New Brunswick and from 1965 to 1969, he was Vice President (Academic). He retired in 1970. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The New Brunswick Museum is a Canadian museum and the provincial museum of New Brunswick. ... Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

In 1951, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Royal Society of Canada, (French: La Société royale du Canada) The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ...

Selected works

• Songs of the Saguenay and other poems (1927)
• Tao: A Ryerson Poetry Chap Book (1930)
• The Conflict of European and Eastern Algonkian Culture 1504-1700: A Study in Canadian Civilization (1937; 1969)
• Border River (1952)
• Culture and Nationality: Essays (1972)
• Thanks for a Drowned Island (1973)
• Miramichi Lightning (1981), nominated for a 1981 Governor General's Awards
• The Letters of James and Ellen Robb: Portrait of a Fredericton Family in Early Victorian Times (1983)

Each winner of the 1981 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. ...

References

• Dr. Alfred Goldsworthy Bailey fonds. UNB Archives. Retrieved on August 7, 2005.