Thomas, Philip James "Phil"

THOMAS, Philip James "Phil," teacher, folk song collector (b 26 Mar 1921, Victoria; d 26 Jan 2007). He moved to VANCOUVER in 1936 and during WWII served overseas in the RCAF as a radar technician. He returned to UBC after the war, and graduated with a BA in 1948 and a teaching certificate in 1949. During a 30-year teaching career in BC public schools he championed the teaching of art to children and was for several years director of the VANCOUVER ART GALLERY's Saturday morning classes. At the...

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