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Point Grey’s original student hang-out – The Dolphins

By ewodar on December 1, 2020

[This is an expanded version of an article originally published in Alumni UBC’s Grad Gazette in 2010] Before The Pit, the Gallery Lounge, Koerner’s Pub, or any of the other popular student retreats on or around the UBC campus… there was The Dolphin. The Dolphin Tea House was located on Marine Drive, across from what […]

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Working as an Indigenous Work Learn Student at the UBC Archives

By ewodar on October 6, 2020

[The following was written by Kai Geddes, currently working for the UBC Archives in the Work Learn student employee programme] While continuing my academic career at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as a Masters in Library and Information Studies (MLIS) graduate student in September of 2019, from Vancouver Island University (VIU), I had the […]

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The early Chinese-Canadian presence at UBC

The early Chinese-Canadian presence at UBC

By ewodar on September 11, 2020

One of the projects undertaken by our colleagues at UBC Rare Books and Special Collections during the COVID-19 shut-down of on-campus operations  has been to develop a new on-line guide to Chinese-Canadian materials in their collections.  One of the subjects being researched for this project was the identity of the first Chinese-Canadian graduate of UBC. […]

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An Archival Science student jumps at an opportunity

By ewodar on August 31, 2020

[The following was written by Manfred Nissley, currently working for the UBC Archives in the Work Learn student employee programme] A year after starting at the University of British Columbia as an archival science and library science student, a work-learn position opened up in University Archives. I applied for this position because I saw it […]

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My Experiences as a Archival Processing Student Assistant

By ewodar on April 15, 2020

[The following was written by Trang Dang, who worked in UBC Archives in the Work Learn student employee programme from September 2019 to April 2020] Being a graduate student of the UBC School of Information with an interest in archival processing, the Work Learn position with the UBC Archives provided me significant practical experiences. It […]

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UBC and the last great pandemic, 1918-19

By ewodar on April 6, 2020

Businesses, educational institutions, and many other institutions have closed or at least severely limited public access.  Hospitals are struggling to deal with waves of sick individuals, with other facilities being converted into makeshift hospitals.  Citizens are being told to stay home as much as possible, and to avoid gathering in groups.  Everybody is listening to […]

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University Archives’ closure (UPDATED)

By ewodar on March 18, 2020

The University of British Columbia Archives is now closed to the public until further notice. Archives staff are working remotely and are able to assist with some reference questions. Inquiries can be sent through our contact form. During this period, be sure to explore digitized materials from the Archives’ collections available on our website and through UBC […]

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Enhanced access to our historical photographs

By ewodar on January 29, 2019

The University Archives has added a feature to our website that enhances access to our historical photograph collections. Most of our photographs are acquired as part of a distinct fonds or collection.  As the records are arranged and described, each photograph is given a distinct catalogue number or “identifier”.  Each identifier has two parts, a […]

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Elliot Weisgarber’s “Aki-No-Hinode” – a musical legacy

By ewodar on June 13, 2017

The University of British Columbia Archives recently assisted the Canadian Music Centre in British Columbia in the production of a short documentary film on the work of composer, ethnomusicologist, and UBC School of Music professor Elliot Weisgarber. The film is part of CMC BC’s Legacy Composer Film Series, celebrating the first generation of Canadian composers […]

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Re-designed website for UBC Archives

By ewodar 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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