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UVICSP SC367 · Collection · 1877 - 1960

The collection consists of manuscript material (mostly in Latin) removed from the Seghers Book Collection, plus an annotated copy of Scripture class notes, plus ephemera.

Seghers, Charles John, 1839-1886
Ray Webber collection
UVICSP SC379 · Collection · 1859 - 1875

The collection consists of an hls of Paul von Holtei (1875) and an hls Friedrich Schiller 1780 (copy 1859).

Webber, Ray
Leonard Strong collection
UVICSP SC309 · Collection · 1932 - 1933

The collection consists of five typed, signed letters to Raymond Marriott (perhaps a book seller or collector).

Strong, L. A. G. (Leonard Alfred George), 1896-1958
Michael Ondaatje collection
UVICSP SC272 · Collection · ca. 1969

The collection consists of a Xerox copy of the original typescript for projected publication, with a letter dated October 10th, 1969, (1 p. part holograph, signed) from the author to Alan Brilliant (Unicorn Press) about the possibility of publication of "The Man with seven toes" in the U.S. There is a carbon copy of Alan Brilliant's reply.

Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
Derek Mahon collection
UVICSP SC350 · Collection · 1968

The collection consists of a set of page proofs of “The Night Crossing”.

Mahon, Derek, 1941-
UVICSP SC357 · Collection · ca. 1900

The collection consists of a photograph album in an Japanese decorated lacquer case, done in the accordion manner. The two figures on the case have ivory heads inset. The album contains fifty 9.5 x 7.5 black and white photographs taken during the early part of the Boxer Rebellion, commencing in June 3 1900. It includes pictures of the destruction houses, larger buildings, railway lines, the capture of Chinese prisoners and various English, German and Japanese troops. Each photograph has its own typeset legend underneath

UVICSP SC391 · Collection · 1925 - 1935

The collection consists of photographs (reproduced from the originals in Berlin?). They were originally kept in a paper envelope from W. Buxenstein, Berlin (post World War II?).

Aram Saroyan collection
UVICSP SC296 · Collection · 1970

The collection consists mainly of a photocopied typescript of Aram Saroyan's "Cloth: an electric novel". Also included are a handwritten letter to Tom Clark re "Cloth" and mentioning Ted Berrigan, Paul Carroll, Steve Katz, and Philip Whalen; a corrected typescript signed by Tom Clark which seems to be intended as a preface to "Cloth"; clippings from "Poetry (Chicago)" of Aram Saroyan selection of material from Louis Zukovsky; and a clipping from Rolling Stone? of a picture of Randy Newman.

Saroyan, Aram
Clement Scott collection
UVICSP SC298 · Collection · 1867 - 1880

The collection consists of a handwritten poem "Past and Present", signed by Scott at the end, and dated from internal evidence. The poem is accompanied by a handwritten note to Edward L. Blanchard (1820-1889).

Scott, Clement, 1841-1904
William Soutar collection
UVICSP SC304 · Collection · 1932 - 1943

The collection consists of three handwritten letters to Helen B. Cruikshank. An enclosure of a quotation from Homer is included in the last letter. In the letters, he refers to Grieve (Christopher) [Hugh MacDiarmid], Eliot, Pound, and Joyce.

Soutar, William, 1898-1943
Panama maps collection
UVICSP SC331 · Collection · ca. 1700-1764

The collection consists of three maps: 1) Hacke's “Draft of the Golden & adjacent islands with part of ye Isthmus of Darien as it was taken by Captain Ienefer where ye Scots West-India Company setteled” plus Hacke & Morden's “New Map of Ye Isthmus of Darien in America”; 2) “A Map of Part of the Isthmus of Darien, shewing the communication with Panama, from Portobello & Chagre both by land, and by water”; 3) “Rade du Darien et les Isles Voisines”. Maps 1 and 3 relate to the Darién scheme, an attempt by Scotland to establish a colony called 'New Caledonia' on the Isthmus of Panama at the end of the 17th century (1698-1699). It was poorly managed and many colonists succumbed to disease. It was abandoned after a siege by Spanish forces in April 1700.

UVICSP SC337 · Collection · 1906 - 1992

The collection consists of items pertaining to the Canadian army with a focus on the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) and the Canadian Scottish Regiment. The collection is arranged into 6 alphabetically organized series. These series include ephemeral items (programs, pamphlets, menus Christmas cards, souvenir orders, and a poster), journals and scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, maps, photographs, and publications.

Canadian Scottish Regimental Museum
Kenneth Patchen collection
UVICSP SC278 · Collection · 1945

The collection consists of a hand-printed statement of Patchen's pacifistic beliefs, which served as a preface to the Waldport Pamphlet “An Astonished Eye Looks Out Of The Air” (1945).

Patchen, Kenneth, 1911-1972
M. Eugenie Perry collection
UVICSP SC279 · Collection · ca. 1950

The collection consists of a corrected typescript of a one-act play for children titled 'The little gardeners'.

Perry, Martha Eugenie, d. 1958
Postcards collection
UVICSP SC284 · Collection · ca. 1890-1970

The collection consists of theatrical photograph postcards; European postcards (mainly French and British); Canadian and American postcards; and British humorous postcards. Also included are Canadian and American photo booklets plus some Canadian photos and some that are unidentified.

CA BCA T3078-T3087;T3878;T3943 · Collection · 1979-1982

The collection consists of oral history interviews pertaining to the Tofino-Clayoquot areas of B.C.

UBC Subject File collection
Collection · 1915-2000

The collection consists of materials acquired by Special Collections and the University Archives and maintained for purposes of historical research. It includes reports, correspondence, committee minutes, course materials, architectural and other drawings, newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, posters, brochures, and other published materials. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject or name (e.g. organisations, University departments, events, buildings/places, and individuals).

CA CVAN Add. MSS. 1041 · Collection · 1927-1971

The collection consists of material relating to the restoration of the St. Roch, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol vessel. The collection includes Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development records relating to the reconstruction of the superstructure, 1944; development restoration detail drawings, 1958; and miscellaneous drawings and site plans, 1927-1971.

Robert Smithson collection
Collection · 1951-1977, 2001-2007

The material in the Robert Smithson Collection consists of items collected by the late Vancouver writer and filmmaker Dennis Wheeler. All the material is related to Wheeler’s association with the noted American artist Robert Smithson. Materials in the collection include: articles, correspondence, journals, magazines, catalogues, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, notes, slides, and negatives.

Smithson, Robert
Michael Carkener collection
CA CIM 2013.002 · Collection · [ca. 191-?]-1970 (predominant 1950-1970)

Collection consists of twenty-four photographs depicting Cortes Island scenes and people, and one folder containing a letter and ephemera.

Carkener, Michael
Jalmar Olson collection
CA CIM 2013.001 · Collection · 1940-1952

This collection consists of photographs of Jalmar Olson, his house and garden in Gorge Harbour, and Whaletown. Textual records include a hand-written account of J. Olson by his grand-daughter, Judy (Alderson) Gerwing, and a photocopy of a letter to J. Olson from the Meteorological Division of the Dept. of Transport (Small fonds box 1-18).

Olson, Jalmar
CIMAS Ephemera Collection
Collection · 1916-2007

Collection consists of ephemera connected to the history of Cortes Island. Ephemera not belonging to another fonds or collection in the Archives have been described as part of this collection.

Cortes Island Museum and Archives
CA OBA OBA PR 133 · Collection · 1957-1980

One album of news clippings, correspondence, and ephemera documenting the development of recreational facilities and programs in Oak Bay from 1957 to 1980.

Lorna Elder