Hours This Week

RBSC Reading Room

Hours of Operation

Term 2 of Winter Session 2023/24 (Jan. – Apr., 2024)

Monday-Friday

10:00 am-2:00 pm

Closed on weekends and the following statutory holidays: Monday, February 19; Friday, March 29; Monday, April 1; Thursday, April 18-Friday, April 19

We recommend that you request materials in advance to make your visit more efficient and to ensure materials are available.

The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room has been temporarily relocated to Irving K. Barber Learning Centre room 142 due to upgrades.

source: https://wiki.ubc.ca/Library:RBSC_Hours

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
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Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1

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Chung Translation Project: Chinese Miners in BC

Chung Translation Project: Chinese Miners in BC

By claire malek on August 15, 2023

The report starkly demonstrates the living conditions of the Chinese people at this time. In an environment of discrimination, they did the most dangerous jobs, and were rewarded with the lowest pay.

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蔣氏珍藏系列之一：1883年BC省的中國礦工

蔣氏珍藏系列之一：1883年BC省的中國礦工

By claire malek on August 15, 2023

矿业部长报告显示了白人和少数族裔矿工的工资差别。

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Chung Collection exhibition closure

Chung Collection exhibition closure

By cshriver on November 25, 2021

While the Chung Collection exhibition room is closed for maintenance, you can enjoy videos on the collection themes and a virtual tour.

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Chung Collection room open

Chung Collection room open

By cshriver on November 2, 2021

The Chung Collection exhibition tells some of the most compelling stories of Canada’s past.

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Chung Collection exhibition closure

Chung Collection exhibition closure

By cshriver on October 8, 2021

The Chung Collection exhibition room will be temporarily closed from Monday, October 18 through Friday, October 29.

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Take a tour of the Chung Collection

Take a tour of the Chung Collection

By cshriver on March 5, 2020

The Chung Collection exhibtion tells some of the most compelling stories of Canada’s past.

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Chung Collection drop-in tour will resume in March

Chung Collection drop-in tour will resume in March

By cshriver on February 20, 2020

The regular tour for February 27 is cancelled due to a special event.

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Fashioning the Landscape

Fashioning the Landscape

By cshriver on December 5, 2019

A new exhibition exploring women’s interwar sportswear at the Canadian Pacific Railway Resorts.

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Chung Collection honoured as part of the “Memory of the World”

Chung Collection honoured as part of the “Memory of the World”

By cshriver on September 13, 2019

The Chung Collection has been added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the World Register.

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Chung Milestone: 10,000th Visitor!

Chung Milestone: 10,000th Visitor!

By cshriver on August 7, 2019

RBSC recently welcomed the 10,000th visitor to the Chung Collection exhibition.

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