Edward Starkins fonds University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Telephone: 604-822-8208 Fax: 604-822-9587 http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/

2009-06-19 Generated by qubit 1.3.1 2013-05-19 06:18:UTC English Edward Starkins fonds 1964-1975 Starkins, Edward, 1946- 6.5 cm of textual records University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Telephone: 604-822-8208 Fax: 604-822-9587 http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/

Edward Starkins, one of the early founders of the Vancouver Exiles' Association (also known as the American Exiles' Association), was an American draft dodger during the Vietnam War and now works in Vancouver as a writer.

The fonds consists of letters, documents, records and printed material, concerning Starkin's attempts to be reclassified for the American military draft and his involvement with the Vancouver Exiles Association. Also included are transcripts of interviews (1975) for the film Salt of the Earth, concerning British Columbia labour history, produced by Starkins.

Starkins, Edward, 1946-