University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections

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UBCSP

Authorized form of name

University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections

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      Type

      • University/College;Library

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      Address

      Street address

      Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall

      Locality

      Vancouver

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      V6T 1Z1

      Telephone

      604-822-2521

      Fax

      604-822-9587

      Email

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      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.

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      Finding aids, guides and publications

      The Website, http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/collections, provides information on the functions, activities, holdings and services of Special Collections at the University of British Columbia Library.

      Access area

      Opening times

      Visit our website for opening hours: https://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/

      Access conditions and requirements

      Accessibility

      Services area

      Research services

      Reproduction services

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      Control area

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      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Revised

      Level of detail

      Partial

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised October 2009.
      Revised by BCANS Coordinator, March 23, 2011; July 4, 2014.
      Revised February 1, 2023.

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