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Stanley Brice Frost Fonds
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CA MUA MG3085
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approximately 1958-1962 (Creation)
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- Frost, Stanley Brice
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6 cm of textual records and photographs
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(1913-)
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Born in London, England, Stanley Frost graduated B.D. from London University in 1936. He pursued further studies at Marburg University, (D. Phil. 1938) and the University of London, (M.Th. 1943). He was ordained by the British Methodist Conference in 1939 and was a minister in London (1939-1942) and in Stoke-on-Trent (1942-1949). He was appointed as Professor of Old Testament and the English Bible at Didsbury College, Bristol, in 1949 and in 1956 he came to McGill as the Birks Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature. Frost served as Dean of the Faculty of Divinity from 1957 to 1963, and as the Dean of Graduate Studies from 1963-1969. He held the posts of Vice-Principal, (Planning and Development, later changed to Professional Faculties) from 1969-1971 and was the Vice-principal (Administration and Professional Faculties) from 1971-1974. He has written books and articles on Old Testament exegesis and history. The Director of the History of McGill Project, 1974-1984, Frost wrote the officially sponsored history of the University: McGill University: For the Advancement of Learning (2 vols, McGill-Queen's University Press, Montréal, 1980, 1984).
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Frost's papers reflect his activities as a speaker and writer on religious topics, as well as some aspects of his work in education. Typescript addresses range from plain sermons and talks on Christmas, the Christian view of the Bible and the preaching ministry of Jesus, to remarks at a McGill symposium (1964) on "The nature and origin of life", and a paper presented to the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis on "Apocalyptic and history" (1964), as well as an introductory speech before the Institute of Judaism at Temple Emanu-El. There are also programmes for church lecture series in which Frost participated. His publications from 1958 to 1962 are documented by correspondence, clippings and off-prints. A special file of correspondence concerning his book The Beginning of the Promise also contains reviews (1960). Photographs and press clippings record Frost's career as an educator at McGill; there is also a copy of his report (co-authored with Chalmers Coe) of a visitation of Gordon Divinity School conducted on behalf of the American Association of Theological Schools (1959) and an address to Sigma Xi on 'Research and the Humanities' (1966).
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