University of British Columbia Archives

U B C
NOTICE TO RESEARCHERS:
Starting September 1, 2025, Rare Books and Special Collection (RBSC) and University Archives (UA) will move to appointment-based Reading Room visits. This change will allow us to continue to serve library patrons during a construction project impacting our access to storage areas. We will be unable to accommodate walk-in visits until further notice.If you would like to request RBSC or UA materials to consult in the Reading Room, please schedule an appointment at least 24 hours in advance during weekday business hours. In order to allow sufficient time to retrieve these materials, we encourage library patrons to provide as much advanced notice as possible for their requests.If you are unable to schedule an appointment using our online booking system, please contact us.

Also due to ongoing upgrades, the Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room has temporarily relocated down the hall to a satellite reading room in Irving K. Barber Learning Centre room 142.


The University of British Columbia Archives serves as the institution’s corporate memory by identifying, preserving, and making available for use the University’s permanently valuable records… (read more)

The UBC Archives is located at ?əlqsən (“Ulksun”, a.k.a. Point Grey), on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.

View of Library with Gymnasium in the backgroundUse the Archives

Main Library concourse 1920sUniversity History

Freshmen in green dunce caps September 1938Records Management

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