Primary contact
McPherson Library/Special Collections
University of Victoria
PO Box 1800 STN CSC
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3H5
Identity area
Identifier
UVICSP
Authorized form of name
University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- UVic Special Collections
- UVic Special Collections
Type
- University/College
- Library
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
McPherson Library/Special Collections
University of Victoria
PO Box 1800 STN CSC
Locality
Victoria
Region
British Columbia
Country name
Postal code
V8W 3H5
Telephone
Fax
250-472-5808
speccoll@uvic.ca
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
UVic Special Collections serves as a research and teaching resource for students, faculty, and the community at large. Its mandate is to collect, preserve, and make accessible rare books, manuscripts, architectural plans, photographs, and oral history interviews.
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Holdings include: collections of Canadian military history; publishing companies; architects and architectural firms; literary manuscripts of 20th century British authors, with a secondary focus on Irish, American, and southern Vancouver Island authors.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
September-April: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm.
May-August: Monday-Friday, 10:30 am-4:30 pm.
Closed on weekends, statutory and university holidays.
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 by JF, September 20, 2013.