By sromkey on October 13, 2011
Our featured place this week is Stewart B.C., which is a border town near the end of the Portland canal and the border of Alaska. Forestry and mining are the two main industries of the area, mining being what prompted white settlers to the area in 1898. The Nisga’a First Nation called the Stewart area […]
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By sromkey on October 7, 2011
A reminder that all UBC Libraries, including Rare Books and Special Collections, University Archives and the Chung Collection will be closed for Thanksgiving Monday (Oct.10). The image below is the cover of a “Thanksgiving address” given by Robert Thomson in 1879 in Drummondville, ON. You may notice that in the late 19th century, Canadian Thanksgiving […]
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By sromkey on October 5, 2011
Rare Books and Special Collections is hosting a workshop for graduate students on archival research skills on Friday Oct. 21 at noon-2 pm. Designed for beginners, this workshop will cover the basics of archival research and organization, and finish with some hands-on examples from the collections at UBC Library. This workshop will be held in […]
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By sromkey on October 4, 2011
The Chung Collection room and King James Bible exhibition have re-opened. Our apologies for the inconvenience this closure may have caused.
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By sromkey on October 3, 2011
The Chung Collection exhibition room will be closed on Tuesday Oct. 4 for repairs. Please note that this closure also affects the RBSC King James Bible exhibition.
We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please check back for updates.
Cross-posted with the RBSC News blog.
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By sromkey on October 3, 2011
The Chung Collection exhibition room will be closed on Tuesday Oct. 4 for repairs. Please note that this closure also affects the King James Bible exhibition. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please check back for updates. Cross-posted with the Chung Collection News blog.
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By sromkey on September 29, 2011
This week, our featured room in the Irving K Barber Learning Centre, is the Mackenzie Seminar Room, room 112, located in Rare Books and Special Collections. The Mackenzie seminar room is a bit different from the other rooms in that it is not named after a place, but an explorer: Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Sir Alexander […]
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By sromkey on September 26, 2011
Have you heard about Chinese Canadian Stories? Today is the soft-launch of the Chinese Canadian Stories web portal, which aims to “give Canadians, young and old, the tools to discover and make their own history, using the latest advances in digital technology to access, recover and record our neglected past.” A joint initiative between UBC, SFU, and many community partners from across the country, it is funded by the Community Historical Recognition Program.
Chinese Canadian Stories is sure to have something for everyone- from a head-tax database for family and academic researchers, to a video game for kids and teens, to graphic historical timelines for those who just want to know a little more about moments and stories in Chinese Canadian history. The soft-launch event is today, from 4 to 8 pm in Room 318 in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
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