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University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections

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UVICSP

Authorized form of name

University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections

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  • UVic Special Collections

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University/College;Library

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Contact information

(Primary contact)

Chris Petter, Head

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McPherson Library/Special Collections
University of Victoria
PO Box 1800 STN CSC
Victoria BC V8W 3H5

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250-721-8247

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General Inquiries

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250-721-8257

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250-472-5808

Description area

History

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.

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Records management and collecting policies

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.

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Holdings

Total Volume: 500 metres
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1994
Predominant Dates: 1920-1994

Finding aids, guides and publications

Website provides information on the policies, services and holdings of UVic Special Collections. Of interest to researchers are our archival collections page, which provides access to online finding aids; our digital collections page, with links to our virtual exhibits, including the Canadian Military Oral History Project and our exhibitions page.

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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.

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised by JF, February 19, 2013.

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