Primary contact
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall
Vancouver, BC
Identity area
Identifier
UBCSP
Authorized form of name
University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- University/College
- Library
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall
Locality
Vancouver
Region
BC
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
Fax
604-822-9587
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
In order to facilitate primary research, Special Collections acquires archival materials which document the economic, political, cultural, labour and literary history of British Columbia. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of fishing, forestry, and mining with important business and labour records such as Henry Doyle, United Fisherman and Allied Workers' Union, MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., International Woodworkers of America, Western Miner, and the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (Canada). The political materials include the provincial office records from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation as well as prominent politicians such as Angus and Grace MacInnis, Simon Fraser Tolmie and Charles Tupper. Records created by significant B.C. authors and artists include Malcolm Lowry, Ethel Wilson, Roderick Haig-Brown, Eric Nicol, Jack Shadbolt and Toni Onley. Material relating to the Chinese, Japanese, Sikh and Swedish communities in the province is also acquired. Special Collections also includes fonds of national interest and the pre-Raphaelite manuscripts of Victorian England.
Buildings
Holdings
Total Volume: ca. 1,800 meters, 150,000 photographs, 4,200 maps, ca. 200 videos<br /> Inclusive Dates: 13th century to 2007<br /> Predominant Dates: 1885-1995
Finding aids, guides and publications
<a target=newpage href="http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/">Website</a> provides information on the functions, activities, holdings and services of Special Collections at the University of British Columbia Library. Site includes a listing of <a target=newpage href="http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/mss_col.html">Manuscript Collections</a> and the<a target=newpage href="http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/cartog.html">Map Collection</a>. Photographic holdings are included in the <a target=newpage href="http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/index.php">UBC Library Digital Resources</a>, a searchable database consisting of images and bibliographic descriptions of historical photographs from the University Archives and Rare Books and Special Collections.
Access area
Opening times
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm.
September to April only, Saturday, 12:00 pm-5:00 pm.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised October 2009.
Revised by BCANS Coordinator, March 23, 2011; July 4, 2014.