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OISE's Ontario Historical Education Collections (OHEC)

Welcome to OISE's Ontario Historical Education Collections

The OISE Ontario Historical Education Collections (OHEC) consist of historical materials documenting the development and cultural history of the Ontario public education system. The collections contain over 7000 items including textbooks, curriculum materials, government education documents and reports, and yearbooks. The OHEC has expanded to include several collections of archival materials relating to the history of education in Ontario and in Canada more broadly.

This research guide provides:

  • a brief overview of the history of education in Ontario

  • information about accessing OHEC materials in the library and online

  • an overview of materials in the collections

  • suggestions for further historical education research

Photo of the OHEC collection, many colourful books and framed documents on shelves, a long table and chairs

Photography credit: Marcos Armstrong 2015

Credits

This research guide was created by Jillian Harkness, OISE library graduate student library assistant, and originally published in June 2016. It was updated and maintained by Nailisa Tanner and Bethany Lepp. It is currently maintained by Nat Johnson-Tyghter.