(This is another in an occasional series of introductory guides to UBC Archives’ collections and services)
Another resource for researchers maintained on the University Archives’ website is the Buildings & Grounds page.
Listed at the top is an index to UBC’s buildings, dating from 1911 to the present-day. It is presented in both chronological and alphabetical form, and includes facilities on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses. Each entry (for example, that of the Chemistry Building) includes information on the building’s location, date(s) of construction, architect(s), cost, history, architectural features, and other points of interest. Also included are the published and archival sources used to compile those facts, and which researchers are recommended to consult for further information.
Also included on the page are links to images of buildings and facilities from our digitized photograph collections; lists of campus trees and graduating class tree plantings; how persons or organizations are commemorated at UBC through the naming of buildings and facilities; links to selected campus plans; virtual displays related to campus facilities; and other sources of information on the University’s physical development. Also of interest are two articles, originally published in professional journals and now available on-line: one on the original architectural proposals for the Point Grey campus, and the other on the neighbouring residential area of University Hill.
Anybody conducting research on the built environment of the University would do well to begin by consulting with these resources.