Hours This Week

RBSC reading room hours:

Monday-Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

When visiting, please be aware of UBC’s COVID-19 Campus Rules, including the mandatory wearing of non-medical masks in all indoor public areas.

During our construction and storage upgrade project, some collections will be inaccessible until early 2023.

Please contact us in advance of your visit to confirm that materials are accessible.


The Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives reading room will be temporarily closed from August 1 to November 30, 2022 for upgrades.

RBSC and UA will provide some reproduction services during this time. Please contact us for more information on supports available for remote research.

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

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Personal archives show & tell (VIII)

Personal archives show & tell (VIII)

By cshriver on October 27, 2020

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Personal library/archives show and tell (VII)

Personal library/archives show and tell (VII)

By cshriver on August 31, 2020

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Personal library/archives show and tell (VI)

Personal library/archives show and tell (VI)

By cshriver on August 4, 2020

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Personal library/archives show and tell (V)

Personal library/archives show and tell (V)

By cshriver on July 27, 2020

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Personal library/archives show and tell (IV)

Personal library/archives show and tell (IV)

By cshriver on July 20, 2020

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Personal library/archives show and tell (III)

Personal library/archives show and tell (III)

By cshriver on July 13, 2020

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Show and tell with the RBSC team, part II

Show and tell with the RBSC team, part II

By cshriver on July 6, 2020

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Show and tell with the RBSC team

Show and tell with the RBSC team

By cshriver on June 29, 2020

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