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Senate Memorial Tributes & President’s Service Award
(This is another in an occasional series of introductory guides to UBC Archives’ collections and services) Included with the on-line historical resources maintained by the Archives are a series of lists of prominent individuals associated with the University. These include Presidents, Chancellors, Deans, and other important administrative positions, and major award recipients. Two such lists, […]
Records and manuscripts at UBC Archives
(This is the first in an occasional series of introductory guides to UBC Archives’ collections and services) The core of the holdings of the University of British Columbia Archives are textual records. Produced by organizations or individuals in the course of their activities, they document the history of the University and its community. These records […]
Early proposals for UBC campus
Inspired by this post from UBC Digital Initiatives, here are a few more useful/interesting links to early concepts for UBC’s Vancouver campus: Inventory to the Thomas Hooper fonds, from which the recently-digitized sketch cited above was taken New University Buildings, Province of British Columbia – March 1913 article published in Construction: a journal for the […]
Reduced hours 30 July – 31 August 2012
Opening hours will be reduced at the University Archives, as well as at Rare Books and Special Collections, effective 30 July 2012. Until 31 August, the Archives will be open to the public 10am-4pm, Monday-Friday. Please contact University Archivist Chris Hives with any concerns about University Archives accessibility.
Website update: Honorary degree recipients
Our listings of honorary degree recipients, both from UBC-Vancouver and UBC-Okanagan, have been updated to Spring 2012. This year’s recipients include former Prime Minister Joe Clark and singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie at UBC-V, and the Hon. D. Ross Fitzpatrick at UBC-O. See also the complete listings.
New guidelines for audiovisual reproduction
The University of British Columbia Archives has clarified its policies regarding the reproduction of audio and video recordings. The Archives’ agreement form “Use Guidelines for Audio and Video Recording Reproduction” can be found on our website under Policies → Agreements on Use for Photographic and Audiovisual Reproduction, or downloaded directly from here (MSWord document).