By erwinw on June 1, 2017
The University of British Columbia Archives has a new website: https://archives.library.ubc.ca/! This is a significant milestone, for several reasons. It is the first re-design of the Archives’ website since March 2010. Also, it coincides with the migration of the site to UBC Library’s WordPress web platform. Finally, the updated design is now fully consistent with […]
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By erwinw on January 6, 2017
[Update: A Memorial will be held at the University Hill Congregation, 6050 Chancellor Blvd. (Google Maps), Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. The service will be preceded by lunch at noon and followed by a reception. Parking is available at the UBC Rose Garden parkade.] Laurenda Daniells, first Archivist of the University of British […]
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By erwinw on October 13, 2016
While transcribing Frank Fairchild Wesbrook’s diary entry for 12 October 1916 onto Twitter (@Pres_FFWesbrook), UBC Archives staff were reminded of an important anniversary: 8:15 Vancouver Institute * Hill Tout in chair. Lecture Archibald – “Atom” Fine. With this rather terse note, starred and underlined in red pencil, UBC’s first president marked the inaugural lecture presented […]
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By erwinw on February 23, 2015
This year the University of British Columbia marks the 100th anniversary of its opening for classes and research in 1915. To help commemorate the centennial, the University Archives has undertaken several social media initiatives utilizing its extensive historical collections. The most recent such project has been to set up an account on the photo-sharing social […]
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By erwinw on October 8, 2014
Frank Fairchild Wesbrook was the first president of the University of British Columbia. Born in Ontario on July 12, 1868, and raised in Winnipeg, Wesbrook graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1887, and the following year received a master’s degree from the same institution. He received his M.D. from McGill University in 1890, and […]
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By erwinw on October 16, 2013
Just before the grandstand of the old stadium at the University of British Columbia was torn down in 1968, a collection of old scrapbooks of uncertain origin was rescued from a storage room. Fortunately, instead of being thrown in the trash, they were recognized as valuable historical artifacts and sent to the Library. The scrapbooks […]
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By erwinw on September 25, 2013
(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 […]
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By erwinw on September 18, 2013
UBC is suspending classes today, September 18th, so that faculty, students, and staff can participate in the first day of the Vancouver National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The National Event runs September 18th-21st at the Pacific National Exhibition, Hastings Park, Vancouver. More information: Purpose | What People Are Doing | […]
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By erwinw on May 30, 2013
As part of Aboriginal (Un)History Month at the Library, the University Archives has launched a new virtual display. Entitled “Celebrating Aboriginal Heritage Month: Mungo Martin and UBC’s Early Totem Pole Collection”, the new display uses text, historical photography, and video to commemorate the University’s links to British Columbia’s First Nations peoples. To quote from the […]
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By erwinw on April 4, 2013
The newest addition to UBC Library’s Digital Collections is the UBC Legacy Video Collection. These videotaped interviews are the product of an on-going project to document the personal experiences of people affiliated with the University. The University Legacy Committee has conducted interviews and created a repository of video recordings of personal histories. Interviewees have been […]
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By erwinw on March 19, 2013
(This is another in an occasional series of introductory guides to UBC Archives’ collections and services) Since the UBC Archives established its first Web presence in 1995, one of our on-going initiatives has been to highlight unique collections within our holdings, or to commemorate major events in the University’s history, through digital exhibitions or “virtual […]
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By erwinw on March 1, 2013
We’ve recently updated several of our on-line historical resources, and also added something new: UBC Board of Governors historical membership – updated UBC Student Enrolment – updated Great Trekker Award recipients – updated UBC Rhodes Scholarship recipients – updated Commemorative Naming of UBC Facilities and Spaces – newOver the years, many buildings and other landmarks […]
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By erwinw on February 21, 2013
The latest addition to UBC Library Digital Collections is Westland, part of the Halleran Video Collection. In 1983, Mike Halleran began producing and hosting a television series entitled Westland, which aired on the Knowledge Network from 1984 to 2007. Later taken over by his son Terry Halleran, the series explored a broad range of environmental […]
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By erwinw on February 12, 2013
A recent Twitter message from UBC Alumni Affairs pointed to a Reddit/UBC message linking to the digitized cover of the March 13, 1956 edition of “Canada’s National Magazine”. The Maclean’s cover shows a happy couple, walking hand-in-hand across Main Mall, lost in their young love while surrounded by other students running pell-mell to their next […]
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