Early UBC Documents

Planning and Construction of the Point Grey Campus (1908-1925)

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• An Act to Establish and Incorporate a University for the Province of British Columbia (1908)
• Concerning the Choice of a Site for the University of British Columbia (1909)
• Report of the University Site Commission (June 1910):
  • Commissioners’ cover letter
  • University Location in British Columbia
• Instructions and Regulations of the Competition for University Buildings for the Provincial Government of British Columbia (February 1912)
• Report of the Committee to Judge Competition for University Buildings (November 1912)
• Report of the General Design for the University of British Columbia (November 1912)
• Buildings and Equipment of the University of British Columbia (September 1925)
• Inauguration of UBC’s Point Grey Campus (October 1925):
  • General Assembly – Point Grey – October 15th
  • Banquet – Hotel Vancouver – October 15th
  • Inauguration – Point Grey – October 16th
  • Congregation – Point Grey – October 16th