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[Bookplate for Montreal Catholic School Commission]

Description

The bookplate is surrounded by a stylized block border with a design within it. At the top, the school board crest is printed above the words 'Commission des Ecoles Catholiques de Montreal'. The body of the bookplate is comprised of a printed form with space for a student's name, reason for the award, grade, school, date and year to be filled in by hand.

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Title
[Bookplate for Montreal Catholic School Commission]
Date Created
[between 1930 and 1939]
Description
The bookplate is surrounded by a stylized block border with a design within it. At the top, the school board crest is printed above the words 'Commission des Ecoles Catholiques de Montreal'. The body of the bookplate is comprised of a printed form with space for a student's name, reason for the award, grade, school, date and year to be filled in by hand.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 7.5 x 11 cm
Subject
Schools; Heraldry
Geographic Location
Canada
Person Or Corporation
Montreal Catholic School Commission
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
French
Notes
The Catholic School Commission has a long history in Montreal. Founded in 1846, by the time of its 150th anniversary in 1996, the Commission was the largest French-language school board in North America and boasted a population of over 130,000 students, 90,000 of whom were enrolled in French-language educational institutions. In 1963, the Commission created adult education programs, although these were not actually implemented until the 1964-1965 academic year. These courses were designed to help those who had passed the usual age for school attendance but who were in need of their educational certificate, and helped both the Francophone and Anglophone communities.
References:
1) Author Unknown. The Commission des écoles catholiques de Montréal (CECM). October 1996, retrieved from http://web.archive.org/web/19961031084135/www.cecm.qc.ca/anglais/a_present.html on November 26, 2014.
2) Author Unknown. Commission des Ecoles Catholiques de Montreal(CECM). December 1980. Available online from http://bv.cdeacf.ca/CJ_PDF/2005_06_0150.pdf, retrieved November 26, 2014.
Identifier
BP MUR CAN I C666b; BP_MUR_CAN_I_C666b
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN I C666b
Date Available
2026-04-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215833
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca