By sromkey on April 29, 2010
Douglas Coupland, whose archives are held by Rare Books and Special Collections, is among 12 individuals to receive an honorary degree from UBC this year: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/03/11/olympic-organizer-tv-rant-er-gen-x-author-astronaut-to-receive-ubc-honorary-degrees/ What better way to understand Douglas Coupland’s work than to explore his archives? A finding aid for the Douglas Coupland fonds is available here. The collections at Rare Books […]
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By sromkey on March 24, 2010
Last semester students from the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies class ARST 515 updated a number of archival finding aids to be compliant with the current Rules for Archival Description. They did a great job and hopefully found it to be a useful real life experience. The updated finding aids are: Archaeological Society […]
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By sromkey on March 5, 2010
Archives of note recently added at Rare Books and Special Collections: Peter Faminow fonds: Peter Faminow was born in Alberta to Doukhobor parents. He studied law, and became actively involved in the Doukhobor youth movement. He helped organize the 1958 Conference on Peace through Non-violence, authored a column called “Dasha” in the Doukhobor publication Mir, […]
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By sromkey on February 15, 2010
The Chung Collection has been featured over the years by several B.C. newspapers, usually in the arts or culture section. This morning it graces the front page of the Vancouver Sun’s business section, where Joanne Lee-Young uses the collection to highlight B.C.’s longstanding economic ties with Asia. She writes, “B.C. may promote its Asia Pacific […]
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By kalsbeek on October 19, 2009
The University of British Columbia Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC), the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS), and the Alma Mater Society (AMS) Art Gallery cordially invite you to an informal reception for the opening of the exhibition: DRIPPYTOWN: VANCOUVER LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF INDEPENDENT CARTOONISTS–Selected Comics and Cartoons from UBC […]
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By kalsbeek on July 29, 2009
Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives will be closed on Monday, August 17, 2009 for a staff retreat. We thank-you for your understanding and regret any inconvenience this closure may cause. If you have any questions, please contact us by email spcoll@interchange.ubc.ca or by phone at 604-822-2521.
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By kalsbeek on September 30, 2008
An illuminating set of letters from the wife of a prominent Methodist missionary in B.C. is now freely available online. The letters from Emma Crosby (1849-1926) provide a fascinating glimpse into the missionary experience. Due to her gender, Emma was not able to become a missionary, although her husband Thomas served as one on the […]
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By kalsbeek on September 24, 2008
Due to a special event, Rare Books and Special Collections / University Archives will close at 3pm on Thursday, October 2nd, due to a special event. We apologize to our users for any inconvenience this may cause.
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By kalsbeek on July 24, 2008
An exhibition of nineteenth-century English chapbooks is currently on display at UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC). Chapbooks are booklets that were popular in rural areas and towns from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Literature of this sort was a miscellany, spanning jestbooks to histories of depraved criminals, medieval romances to song verses. […]
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By kalsbeek on August 23, 2007
Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) at UBC Library’s Irving K. Barber Learning Centre has been closed since August 3, 2007 to allow for the joining of phases one and two of the building. Due to construction-related factors, the job is now scheduled for completion on Friday, September 14. RBSC will reopen on Tuesday, September […]
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