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Charles Hou collection

  • RBSC-ARC-1854
  • Collection
  • 1640-2023

The collection consists primarily of copies, and a small number of photographs, of cartoons commenting on legal, political, social and other matters impacting the relationship between Indigenous people and the settler state of Canada. The collection also includes some other graphical depictions of Indigenous people in settler Canadian media, such as product advertisements, tourism marketing, and depictions of Indigenous people in historical artworks and photographs.

The images were collated from a large number of publications; these are primarily Canadian publications, as well as some American, British, and Indigenous-authored publications. A list of Indigenous sources consulted by the collector is available for researcher reference.

Hou, Charles

Charles J. Christopherson fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1125
  • Fonds
  • 1936-1992

The fonds consists of family papers, personal correspondence, diaries, subject files, printed material and photographs reflecting Christopherson's attitudes about education, cooperatives and socialism. Correspondents include Bert Herridge, Alistair McLeod, and Mildred McLeod.

Christopherson, Charles J., 1920-

Charles Mayrs fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1828
  • Fonds
  • 1940-2021

Fonds illustrates Mayrs’s work in visual arts, limited edition book design and publishing, and advertising and PR. It also contains records relating to his personal interests and family history.
The materials are arranged into three series, reflecting his different careers and personal life. Visual art and literary project records include: exhibition ephemera; photographic reproductions of Mayrs’s work; mockups, drafts, and unused material from projects; concepts and designs of unpublished and in-progress works; and correspondence related to his art practice. Advertising and PR project records include ads designed by Mayrs; administrative and ephemeral materials associated with Dome Advertising; and a small number of textual records relating to Mayrs’ work at Lovick BBDO. Personal records include Mayrs’ documentation of his family history; press clippings that profile Mayrs; and other photographs and ephemera that relate to his personal and aggregate professional life.

Mayrs, Charles

Charles Semlin fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1489
  • Fonds
  • 1870-1918

The fonds consists of a letterpress copybook containing his outgoing letters as Premier of British Columbia (1898-1900), as well as financial records, correspondence and other material relating to the Dominion Ranch, Semlin and Stuart and the Interior Stock Raisers' Association (1870-1918).

Semlin, C.A. (Charles Augustus)

Charles van Sandwyk fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1713
  • Fonds
  • 1984 - 2021

Fonds consists of material that reflects Charles van Sandwyk's development as an artist, illustrator and publisher of fine books in Vancouver. Materials include original artwork (watercolours, etchings), exhibition posters, book and book signing announcements, press proofs, broadsides, invitations, edition of the High Branch Society mail-outs (which include letters, cards, decorative envelopes, poems, and small copies of art), fabric banners, and medallions. Most of the items are signed by Charles. Some of these materials were brought together by Charles and the Joyce Williams Gallery; the arrangement of that material as it arrived has been maintained. Other materials were purchased from the creator and maintain the original order at the time of their acquisition.

Van Sandwyk, Charles

Charles W. Humphries fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1254
  • Fonds
  • 1804-2002

Fonds consists of materials which document and reflect Charles Humphries' involvement with the Historic Sites and Monuments Board, and the Provincial Heritage Advisory Board. The materials include correspondence, reports, minutes (published and unpublished), and agenda papers (published and unpublished). Research materials include typed notes from newspaper articles, photocopies of newspaper articles, papers, transcripts and photocopies from various Canadian and British archives, and copies of death and birth certificates. Fonds also includes some biographical materials. Fonds consists of the following seven series: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, British Columbia Provincial Heritage Advisory Board, Biographical, Research Materials, Teaching Materials, Correspondence, and Published Materials.

Humphries, Charles W.

Charlotte Black fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1042
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1976

Fonds consists of material about the development of the home economics program at UBC, the general historical growth of the field and some miscellaneous Canadian Home Economic Association materials (1952-64). The fonds includes a set of Black's diaries for the period between 1920 and 1942 as well as extensive correspondence from Black to her family, particularly while abroad (1937-38, 1953, and 1958-59).

Black, Charlotte

Charlton family fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1119
  • Fonds
  • 1891-1962

The fonds consists of papers of the Charlton family principally generated by Ormand Lee Charlton and his son Darwin, who in turn functioned as custodian of the records. The records themselves generally relate to the early CCF movement in British Columbia, and other socialist and labour movements across Canada. Papers include information about the Canadian Cooperative Society (Ruskin Mills) and the Industrial Union (Ruskin) in the 1890s. The fonds also includes several copies of the CCF news, the party newspaper, as well as scrapbooks, clippings, drafts of speeches and addresses, correspondence and photographs relate to the family's involvement in socialist politics. The fonds also includes a collection of CCF poems written by Charlton's wife Annie, and essays written by famed socialist thinker Mildred Macleod.

Charlton (family)

Chester & Roberts Arthur Hughes Collection

  • RBSC-ARC-1709
  • Collection
  • 1853 - [ca. 2000]

Collection consists of historical material regarding the Pre-Raphaelite artist and illustrator Arthur Hughes collected by Leonard Roberts and Maj. Greville Chester. The collection includes a large body of correspondence from Arthur Hughes to Susan Lushington, a variety of letters to other correspondents, 9 photographs of Hughes and his wife and daughters, examples of Hughes' illustrations and research materials such as family notes and reminiscences and copied articles.

Hughes, Arthur

Children's Aid Society of Vancouver fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1122
  • Fonds
  • 1940-1974

The fonds consists of annual statistics (1940-1968), histories of the Society to 1967, reports, correspondence, speeches and other assorted materials.

Children's Aid Society of Vancouver

Chinese Canadian Research Collection

  • UBCA-ARC-1071
  • Collection
  • 1885-1996

The collection includes 18 series: Administrative / Office Project Files (1971-1979); Chinese Organizations (1915-1972); Chinese Times (1914-1972); Scrapbooks (1961-1963); Miscellaneous Headlines, Notes, and Clippings (19--); Research Files (1885-1978); E.C. Mark Papers (ca.1940-1974); Chinese Benevolent Association (1933-1969); Financial Ledgers (19--); Chinese Community Research Project Survey (1974); The Chinese World (19--); Interviews with Leaders (19--); Newspapers, Periodicals, and Printed Material (1913-1979); Theses and Papers (1941-1978); Articles and Books (1931-1977); Photographs (ca.1918-1978); Microfilm and Audiotape (1973-1976); and Miscellaneous Restricted Material (19--) series.

Chinese Consul of Vancouver fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1123
  • Fonds
  • 1914-1915

The fonds consists of a photocopied letterpress copybook used in consul business between 1914 and 1915. The correspondence was generated under the direction of Chinese consul Lin Shih Yuan.

China. Consul (Vancouver, B.C.)

Chock On fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1124
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1983

The fonds consists of the incoming correspondence of Wo Shou, Wo Sai Jik, and other members of the Wo Surname Association, mainly regarding cannery labour-related business and fundraising activities. It also consists of records and printed material relating to native place issues in Canton, China; the Wo Surname Association in Canton and in B.C.; Chock On business and other activities; and the local Chinese community.

Chock On

Chris Marchant fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1569
  • Fonds
  • 1956-1984; predominant 1976-1984.

The fonds consists of field notebooks, reference materials and a forestry report written by Marchant. Of particular note to UBC is Marchant’s research in the summer of 1979 on the botany of the cliffs at Point Grey.

Marchant, Chris

Cinema 16 collection

  • UBCA-ARC-1278
  • Collection
  • 1961 - 1970

The collection consists of programs, tickets and program notes of Cinema 16 accumulated by A.C. Killip.

University of British Columbia. Cinema 16

Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1126
  • Fonds
  • 2002-2004

Fonds consists of printed copies of public submissions made to the Citizens Assembly on the topic of electoral reform, press clippings, a log tracking media coverage, recordings of meetings, archives of the website and electronic documents, various presentations and reports.

British Columbia. Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform

Civilian Protection School fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1180
  • Fonds
  • 1942-1943

The fonds consists of lectures and class schedules (1942-1943).

Civilian Protection School

CKOV fonds

  • CA OSC-ARC-43
  • Fonds
  • February 27, 1979

The fonds consists of a single implied series of sound captures relating to broadcasts, which is comprised of one reel-to-reel tape recording. The recording captures W.A.C. Bennett’s funeral on February 27, 1979 in Kelowna, B.C. Bennett was the Premier of British Columbia from 1952-1972.

CKOV

Clair Dunham fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1174
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1958

The fonds consists of two addresses on forestry (1956, 1958), eight reports on tracts of forest and water resources (1914, 1915, 1919, 1942, 1944), timber licence records (1911, 1932, 1950), maps and printed material (1917-1955).

Dunham, Clair G.

Claire Culhane fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1151
  • Fonds
  • 1975-1996

The fonds consists of correspondence, subject files, printed material, and documents related to Culhane's social justice activities, particularly concerning prisoner's rights and prison reform.

Culhane, Claire

Class of 1916 (Arts) fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1368
  • Fonds
  • 1917, 1972

The fonds consists of handwritten minutes from a special meeting (March 1917) of the Class of 1916 at which members discussed the possibility of establishing an Alumni Association. Also included are two scrapbooks. The first, assembled by A. Irene (Vermilyea) Menzies in 1972, provides information about the class's members after graduation, university faculty, and the early history of the university, handwritten with newspaper clippings. The second scrapbook includes biographical information about early UBC graduates from 1916 to 1922 – handwritten, with clippings from Annual yearbooks.

University of British Columbia. Class of 1916 (Arts)

Class of 1923 (Arts) fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1369
  • Fonds
  • 1921-1923, 1963, 1968, 1973

Fonds consists of the class minute book (1921-1923), photographs from the Great Trek, as well as materials from reunions held in 1963, 1968 and the 50th-anniversary reunion in 1973.

University of British Columbia. Class of 1923 (Arts)

Class of 1925 (Arts) fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1348
  • Fonds
  • 1923-1985

Fonds consists of records documenting the periodic reunions of the Class of 1925 (Arts) as well as memorabilia collected by class members. It includes correspondence, committee minutes, reports, published materials and clippings, and photographs.

University of British Columbia. Class of 1925 (Arts)

Class of 1926 (Arts) fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1370
  • Fonds
  • 1976

Fonds consists of biographical information gathered through questionnaires distributed to members of the Class of 1926 in preparation for their 50th reunion in 1976.

University of British Columbia. Class of 1926 (Arts)

Class of 1931. Valedictory Gift Committee fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1371
  • Fonds
  • 1917, 1972

Fonds consists of correspondence soliciting items of historical interest and includes a listing of materials turned over to the University.

University of British Columbia. Class of 1931. Valedictory Gift Committee

Class of 1935 Collection / Dorothy B. Osborne (née McRae) (collector)

  • UBCA-ARC-1454
  • Collection
  • 1935-1997

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, newsletters, and other materials related to the UBC graduating class of 1935 and the various reunions and alumni activities associated with that class.

Dorothy Beatrice Osborne (collector)

Classics Club fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1455
  • Fonds
  • 1951, 1967-1984

Fonds consists of items that illustrate some of the Classics Club's activities and includes annual programmes, correspondence, and posters and programmes for productions of Greek plays.

University of British Columbia. Classics Club

Claude Dolman fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1048
  • Fonds
  • 1883-1976, predominant 1936-1976

The fonds comprised of two series of records. The first series, History of Medicine at UBC (1936-1976), contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to the proposed establishment of an Institute of Preventive Medicine (1936-1940). It also includes records associated with the preparation and execution of the Medical Education survey (1946), correspondence and reports relating to the Department of Bacteriology and Preventive Medicine (1951-1955), and a history of the UBC Medical School (1976). Records of the Royal Society of Canada comprise the second series. A large portion of this material reflects the efforts of the Society to participate in the formulation and implementation of a national science policy beginning from the mid-1960s through to the early 1970s.

Dolman, Claude

Cobblestone Press fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1128
  • Fonds
  • 1968-1982

The fonds consists of manuscripts and printed material as well as subject, letter, book and magazine files. It also includes financial files from 1968 to 1980 and a number of photographs.

Cobblestone Press

Cole Harris fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1337
  • Fonds
  • 1958-2002

The fonds consists of records that Harris created and received during his student and professional careers. The records document his interests in, and involvement with, Canadian, North American, and European historical geography as a researcher and as a teacher. The fonds includes correspondence, reports, memos, clippings, published material, manuscripts, publishing contracts, conference papers, reviews, grant applications, project and dissertation proposals, notes, lecture material, photographs, slides, sketches and prints. The fonds includes six series, biographical; correspondence; course material; committees; SSHRC and projects, and reflect Harris filing system.

Harris, R. Cole

Colin Cameron fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1094
  • Fonds
  • 1940-1968

The fonds consists of correspondence including a letter from T.C. Douglas as well as a large series from Gretchen Steeves dated 1950-1965 relating to her political activities and describing CCF philosophy. Articles, speeches and broadcast transcripts by and about Cameron ranging 1940 to 1968 reflect his political interest and involvement.

Cameron, Colin

College for Interdisciplinary Studies fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1456
  • Fonds
  • 2004-2010

Fonds consists of documents regarding the formation of the College for Interdisciplinary Studies and the initial call for campus-wide input regarding the future of interdisciplinary studies at UBC. It includes brochures, annual reports, endowment deeds, and reports on the ongoing structure of CfIS, as well as papers relating to the 2010 External Review of the College. Note that while the series contains sections I and II of the 2010 External Review, it appears likely that there was once additional material as the index states that there were ten appendices.

University of British Columbia. College for Interdisciplinary Studies

College of Pharmacists of British Columbia fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1130
  • Fonds
  • 1891-1984

The fonds consists of minutes, membership records, financial records, correspondence and subject files from the office of the Registrar of the College. In addition, it includes prescription record books of early pharmacies in B.C. collected by the College.

College of Pharmacists of British Columbia

Columbia (Ship) fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1131
  • Fonds
  • 1789

The fonds consists of a bound, handwritten transcribed copy of Robert Haswell's log of the Columbia, which chronicles two trips of her sister ship, the sloop Washington, to the vicinity of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1789. The fonds also includes a photostatic copy of Captain Robert Gray's log for the Columbia in 1791. It records voyages along the northwest coast of Washington State and British Columbia.

Columbia (Ship : 1787-1801)

Combined Services Trust Fund fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1457
  • Fonds
  • 1916-1994

Fonds consists of material related to meetings and minutes, revenue statements, and specific scholarship applications and awards. Also included is a copy of volume 1, number 1 of the newspaper "Western Universities Battalion-196th" from October 21, 1916. (Copy in the Stuart J. Schofield fonds. Another copy in the Western Universities Battalion, "D" Company, 196th Battalion Collection.)

University of British Columbia. Combined Services Trust Fund

Committee for Medieval Studies fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1284
  • Fonds
  • 1971-1979

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, financial records, course outlines and materials, papers submitted to the Medieval Workshop, and video recordings. The records reflect the Committee's involvement in devising an interdisciplinary course of study (1972-1977) for students interested in the medieval field, and the Committee's role in organizing the annual Medieval Workshop at UBC (1973-1979). The video recordings are from a series entitled Beyond the Memory of Man in which members of the Committee appeared.

University of British Columbia. Committee for Medieval Studies

Community Arts Council of Vancouver Collection

  • UBCA-ARC-1096
  • Collection
  • 1953-1969

The collection consists of duplicate copies of Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) records given to Melva Dwyer. The records are made up of two series. The first includes general material about the organization - Annual Reports (1953-1956, 1967), Special Projects (1955-1967) including reports of the Vancouver Festival Society, Council Briefs and records from the British Columbia Arts Resources Conferences (1957-1960). The second series comprises records specifically from the Civic Arts Committee of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver.

Community Learning Initiative fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1458
  • Fonds
  • 2001-2010

Fonds consists of records that document the UBC Community Learning Initiative's history and includes correspondence, reports, minutes, written notes, and published items. It is arranged in two series: Administration and Programmes.

Community Learning Initiative

Community Relations fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1199
  • Fonds
  • 1944-1991

Fonds consists of minutes, agendas, financial statements, reports, surveys, publications, news releases, and transcripts relating to Community Relations activities and programs. It also includes subject files containing information concerning UBC organizations. Fonds is organized into ten series: Office Administration, Subject Files, Media Relations, Campus Tours, Films and Scripts, Donors and Financial Aid Programmes, Congregation, Faculty and External CV's (biographical information), Central File Series, President's Report on the Health Sciences, and UBC 75th Anniversary Projects.

University of British Columbia. Community Relations

Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1091
  • Fonds
  • 1971-1977, 1980-1983

Fonds consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, and financial records of CUFA-BC. It includes records of the Co-ordinating Committee which laid the foundations for the organization (1971-1973); CUFA Council (1973-1977); Canadian Association of University Teachers (1972-1976); CUFA Committees (1972-1977); Local Associations (1972-1974) and Treasurer's material (1980-1983).

Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia

Conference of Learned Societies Committee on Arrangements fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1459
  • Fonds
  • 1963-1965

Fonds consists of textual records created and acquired by the Committee on Arrangements in the course of its activities, and includes committee minutes, conference statistics, sample forms, and assorted printed material.

University of British Columbia. Conference of Learned Societies Committee on Arrangements

Consolidated Employees Benevolent Society fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1136
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1974

The fonds consists of medical claim files, including doctors' certificates, labour codes and correspondence pertaining to Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada (Cominco) employees in Trail, B.C. between 1946 and 1974.

Consolidated Employees Benevolent Society (Trail, B.C.)

Continuing Education fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1197
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1998, predominant 1971-1994

The fonds consist of proceedings, correspondence, minutes, reports, statistics, program and course descriptions, proposals, news releases, and publications. Many of the records originated from the Director's Office of the Centre for Continuing Education, and its predecessor, the Department of University Extension. They document these units' functions, activities, policies, and relationships with other University bodies and external agencies. Also included are audio recordings of lectures and other events sponsored by the Centre. There are also records from the office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic, from when he oversaw the operations of the Centre between 1988 and 1991. Other materials originated from the Women's Resources Centre: three folders of reports, correspondence, and photocopied newspaper clippings relating to the 1971 Status of Women conference, and over thirty publications dealing with women's issues.
A 2017 accrual of material more than doubled the size of the fonds. These records included small additions to the following series: Central Office Files, Administrative Committees, and Staff Relations. More significant additions were added to the Projects and Series, Programs, UBC Departments, UBC Committees, and External Bodies series. Additionally, a significant addition to the fonds was made in the resources series, which includes proceedings and course materials.
A 2018 accrual moderately increased the size of the fonds. Some files from folders without the typical alpha-numerical filing system pattern were placed with the Central Office series. Their contents matched the series description, including grant proposals, memos, correspondence, and budget information. Two new series were added, General History and Associate Vice-President Academic (Dr. Walter Uegama). Dr. McClean's series received additions from the 1992 re-organization and the Strategic Planning of 1993. Projects and Studies, UBC Committees, and UBC Departments series received significant additions as well. External Bodies received an increase, primarily related to CAUCE. The Liaison with External Agencies, Policies and Procedures, Programs, Special Events, and Status of Women series received small additions.

University of British Columbia. Continuing Education

Convocation fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1201
  • Fonds
  • 1890, 1912-1960

The fonds consists of the minutes of the original Convocation of UBC held in 1890, minutes of Convocation (1912-1960), election information and programs (1912) and printed material. The minutes and one letter from the 1890 meeting have been placed with the official records of Convocation properly constituted in 1912.

University of British Columbia. Convocation

Cooke family fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1276
  • Fonds
  • 1860-1987, predominant 1917-1987

The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts, clippings and publications created or collected by Beatrice Cooke and her husband, Albert. The fonds also consists of correspondence written and received by Albert's father, Rev. Walter A. Cooke, including correspondence with Emily Carr. The fonds also include correspondence, photographs, clippings, and biographical material created by or relating to the Brender á Brandis family, a family of artists and writers with which Albert and Beatrice Cooke were acquainted. Fonds consists of two series: Brender á Brandis family (1963-1987) and the Cooke family (1860-1981).

Cooke (family)

Coolie Verner fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1023
  • Fonds
  • 1550-1979, predominant 1700-1899, 1920-1979

The fonds consists of correspondence, manuscripts for publications, articles, speeches and reports by Verner, minutes of meetings of UBC and government committees on which Verner sat, and map research materials, 1941-1979. The papers also include almost 200 photographs, mostly snapshots, of Verner, friends and colleagues dating from the 1920s to 1979 and over 400 historical maps of North America, the Arctic and Asia, 1550-19__. Professor Verner organized his files into three subject areas relating to his work and interests: Personal, ca. 1921-1979, Adult Education, 1940s-1978, and Cartography, 1949- 1979. This arrangement has been maintained. Files within the three series are organized into sub-series, the order reflecting as closely as could be ascertained the original order of the papers as set up by Verner. In some cases this was difficult to determine as the materials were received as separate accessions over a number of years. In most cases the files are identified as Verner labeled them.

Verner, Coolie

Coordinating Council for War Work and Civilian Services in Greater Vancouver fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1138
  • Fonds
  • 1942-1946

The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence and financial records of the Council (1942-1946), including minutes of the Board of Directors, Auxiliary Service Section, United Services Board and Comforts Committee.

Coordinating Council for War Work and Civilian Services in Greater Vancouver

Coral Topping fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1027
  • Fonds
  • 1922-1980

The fonds consists of manuscripts of Topping's articles and reports in the fields of sociology and criminology; drafts of his stories and poetry; examples of questionnaires and other material from his research projects; and scrapbooks and other autobiographical materials. The records include manuscripts, correspondence, forms, and clippings and other published materials.

Topping, Coral Wesley

Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia fonds

  • RBSC-ARC-1141
  • Fonds
  • 1900 – 2002.

Fonds represents the function and activities performed by the Council of Forest Industries. The fonds consists of committee meeting minutes, reports, statistics, newsletters, news releases, advertisements produced by the organization, agreements, governance records, briefs, bulletins, correspondence and memoranda, financial records, conference material, legal documents, mills lists, records relating to the International Trade Commission, films and audio material created to train and promote forestry in British Columbia and in Canada, and photographs depicting different mining areas and members of the organization.
The Council of Forest Industries is divided into five sous-fonds: British Columbia Loggers Association sous-fonds, British Columbia Lumber Manufacturers Association sous-fonds, Canadian Pulp and Paper Association (B.C. Division) sous-fonds, British Columbia Plywood Manufacturers Association sous-fonds, and the Consolidated Red Cedar and Shingle Association of British Columbia sous-fonds. The fonds itself is divided into twenty series: circulars, memoranda and correspondence, advertisements, reports, statistics, lists, legal documents, agreements, briefs, bulletins, committees, International Trade Commission, financial records, governance, minutes, newsletters, news releases and audio-visual material.

Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia

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