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William Cyril Desmond Pacey (May 1, 1917 – July 4, 1975) was a pioneer of Canadians . He was also a notable author of verse and short fiction and a long-time university administrator. He was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal by the Royal Society of Canada in 1972. "Biographical Sketch." University of New Brunswick Archives. Retrieved on: February 29, 2012. "Desmond Pacey." The Royal Society of Canada: Lorne Pierce Medal. Retrieved on: February 29, 2012.
As chair of the University of New Brunswick English Department in the 1940s, Pacey worked closely with Roy Daniels of the University of British Columbia to initiate English PhD programs at both universities, effectively breaking the academic stranglehold the University of Toronto held on higher education in Canadian universities.Cogswell, Fred. "Desmond Pacey (1 May 1917-4 July 1975)". Canadian Writers, 1920–1959, Second Series. Ed. William H. New. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 88. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. 236–239. Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online. Gale. UNB Libraries. Retrieved on: 29 February 2012.
As an undergraduate, Pacey attended the University of Toronto, where he earned a degree in English and Philosophy. Upon graduation, he enrolled at Cambridge, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1941. "Biographical Sketch" University of New Brunswick Archives. Retrieved on: February 29, 2012.
Pacey began his academic career in 1940 when he accepted a post at Brandon University in Manitoba. In 1944, he accepted a position of chair of the Department of English at the University of New Brunswick, where he worked in various professorial and administrative capacities – as dean of graduate studies, as academic vice president, and as acting president – until his death in 1975. "William Cyril Desmond Pacey". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on: August 4, 2020.
Pacey published important work on Frederick Philip Grove, Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, and Ethel Wilson, among others. He worked as a contributing editor for Carl Klinck's landmark Literary History of Canada. "Desmond Pacey." Archives Canada. Retrieved on: February 29, 2012.
According to Philip Kokotalio, Pacey is often "regarded as a champion of social and environmental realism in Canada." "Manifold Division: Desmond Pacey's History of English-Canadian Poetry." Studies in Canadian Literature 22.2 (1997). Retrieved on: February 29, 2012. The critic Frank Davey has argued that Pacey "demanded that the Canadian writer demonstrate his freedom from colonial mimicry by attending to Canadian experience.""Desmond Pacey," by Frank Davey. From There to Here: A Guide to English Canadian Literature Since 1960. Erin: Porcepic, 1974. Retrieved on: February 29, 2012.
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