''Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador'' is an
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
commissioned by
Joey Smallwood to capture the people, places, events and history of the Province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. Smallwood's view on the purpose of the encyclopedia was summed up in his remark {{quote, ''Every theme belongs in the Encyclopedia. Every person, every event, every location, every institution, every development, every industry, every intellectual activity, every religious movement in Newfoundland belongs in there.'', Joseph Roberts Smallwood
The work took nearly thirteen years to complete and contains 5 volumes containing over 3,900 pages by more than 200 authors. The first volume was printed in 1981 with volume two released in 1984. Smallwood had suffered a stroke two months after volume two was released. The work was suspended until 1987 when the Joseph R. Smallwood Foundation was established with a mandate to complete the five volume encyclopedia. Volume five was published in 1994. Marketing of the volumes is by The Institute of Social and Economic Research of
Memorial University
Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...
with proceeds going toward the J. R. Smallwood Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
External links
Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Digital Archives Initiative, Centre for Newfoundland Studies of
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and ...
J.R. Smallwood Foundation for Newfoundland & Labrador Studies
Education in Newfoundland and Labrador
Mass media in Newfoundland and Labrador
Works about Newfoundland and Labrador
1981 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador
Area studies encyclopedias
Encyclopedias of culture and ethnicity
English-language encyclopedias
Canadian encyclopedias