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University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Series
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Scandinavian Central Committee

Series contains material pertaining to the Scandinavian Central Committee, located in Vancouver. The records include Seaholm's personal research and notes, meeting minutes, news bulletins, photographs, and news clippings.

School notebooks

Series consists of Shimizu’s notes of his academic studies. It includes quotations and reflections on religious, English, and Japanese courses.

Science Fiction Articles & Writings

This series includes four writings on science fiction in Canada, propaganda in
science fiction and how to write fantasy and science fiction. There are both original and draft copies.

Scrapbook

Series consists of a ring-bound folder containing miscellaneous notes, letters, photographs, newspaper clippings and Christmas cards pasted onto white paper. Many of the items are dated 1943-1945.

Scrapbook

Series consists of one scrapbook with over 30 letters from Haig-Brown to Straight between the years 1945 and 1976. Intermingled with the correspondence are various newspaper clippings, magazine articles and photographs by or about Roderick Haig-Brown.

Scrapbook

Series consists of a scrapbook containing reports and journal and newspaper clippings, correspondence and other material relating to the Pacific Coast fishing industry. Includes annual and shareholders reports of B.C. Packers Ltd., 1935-1937, and the 1936 annual report of the California Packing Corporation.
Title based on contents of series.

Scrapbook Series

Consists of scrapbooks with newspaper clippings, photographs, public and private correspondence and other paraphernalia which document three distinct periods of McPherson’s career. The original order has been maintained and the original titles are: “War Years,” “Okanagan Helicopters” and “Vancouver Port Authority.”

Scrapbooks

Series consists of scrapbooks created by W.R.C.N.S. troops. The scrapbooks include photographs and clippings documenting the activities of the W.R.C.N.S.

Scrapbooks

Series consists of three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings of articles concerning Nicol, reviews of his work, and his columns.

Scrapbooks

Series consists of scrapbooks containing clippings . Most were compiled by Douglas. Two date from ca. 1898 and contain clippings about Douglas' parents. Two contain clippings of various subjects of interest to Douglas ;
the others contain clippings of Douglas' published writings and reviews of her work.

Scrapbooks

Series consists of two scrapbooks, 1885 to 1939 and 1904 to 1961, containing documents ,
clippings, and photographs relating to the activities of Won Alexander Cumyow and his family. Includes informal photographs of the Cumyow family, newspaper articles documenting Cumyow's career as an official court interpreter, his family life (weddings and funerals) and his activities concerning the Chinese Empire Reform Association, as well as passport certificates pertaining to Cumyow's entry into the United States.

Scrapbooks.

Series consists of five scrapbooks with newspaper clippings and brief articles about timber and lumber related issues including articles on pulp and plywood, news about shingle mill fires, information about the Truck Loggers’ Association, railway lumber rates, machine grooved shakes, and lumber exports.

Scrapbooks

Series consists of two scrapbooks of clippings (photographs) of actors and actresses with handwritten notes on film performances.

Scrapbooks and clippings

Series consists of loose and scrapbooked newspaper clippings regarding Faminow’s political career, local and provincial politics, family, and Doukhobor related events. One scrapbook contains a series of photographs of Doukhobor children at New Denver School; one scrapbook contains a series of photographs from a Doukhobor gathering.

Seaboard Shipping Company Limited records

Series consists of a scrapbook created by John A. Humbird containing documents pertaining to the Seaboard Shipping Company Limited, such as notes to shareholders, and photographs of ships used by the Company. Series also includes a brochure published by the Company pertaining to logging in British Columbia.

"Seasons," Board Books-Production and Reviews.

Series consists of sketches, drawings and watercolour paintings related to the production of Blades’ “Seasons,” board books (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter), including 24 watercolour paintings used for the books. Also included are correspondence and notes regarding the production of the book, royalty documents and clippings and correspondence regarding reviews of the books. Promotional items folder includes the 1991 calendar, “Once upon a time: a selection from the best Canadian illustrators for children.” Some oversized materials are housed in a separate container; please see the file list for further detail.

Secretary files

Series consists of records which document Professor William A. Sloan, Department of History at Selkirk College, involvement as a member and secretary of the HAC and includes correspondence, memos, course calendars and minutes of meetings.

Section Meetings

Records relating to section meetings. The series is organized into two subseries : Proposals and Minutes and Meetings. Theres is some overlap in the two subseries.

Seeking Refuge

Seeking Refuge is a graphic novel written by Irene N. Watts and illustrated by Kathryn Shoemaker. Published in 2016, the work is a sequel to the 2008 graphic novel Good-bye Marianne, and it is an adaptation of Watts' 2000 novel Remember Me. The work tells the story of a young refugee relocated as part of the Kindertransport prior to World War II.

Records in the series include the original art and sketches by Shoemaker (done in pencil) and manuscript by Watts, as well as correspondence between the writer, illustrator, and publisher, and various drafts, corrections, proofs, and research material. Research materials include items used by Shoemaker for illustrations, as well as materials originally belonging to the author, Irene N. Watts, and used to produce Remember Me and Seeking Refuge. These include transit and travel guides, maps, and informally and formally published writing about wartime experiences, particularly focused on the experiences of children.

Together, the files of the series covers the production of Seeking Refuge, from early text to final art, and illustrates much of the creative process by and between Watts and Shoemaker, including transitioning from print to graphic novel, developing graphics, and fitting illustration and text.

Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs

Waddell chaired the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs from 1996-1997 (36th Parliament, first and second sessions) during its inquiry into treaty negotiations and the Nisga'a Agreement-in-Principle and Final Agreement. The contents of this series reflect the activities the committee participated in, such as transcripts, reports, submissions and correspondence to the committee, and itineraries/briefings for the public hearings.

These records are part of Waddell's work as an MLA in British Columbia. Other records from this time can be found in the Provincial politics series.

Serials

This series contains materials from continuing publications issued in installments, typically numbered and dated. Series includes magazines, newsletters, and newspapers.

Series A On-to-Ottawa 1935

Series consists of material related to the relief camp worker’s strike and the On-to-Ottawa Trek. It also includes evidence used in the Regina Riot Commission which followed the Trek, and legal statements drawn up on behalf of participants in the Trek. There are also transcripts of the Regina Riot Commission hearings. These files include some photocopies (incl. silver microfilm copies), some originals, and some retyped transcripts with original page numbers in the margins. Some of the transcripts have been annotated.

Series B: Other Activity 1926-1944

Series consists material related to other left-wing and labour activity in Evans’ life, including the Princeton mine workers strike, his work in support of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War and the Canadian Labour Defence League and the Communist Party of Canada.

Sermons by date

Series consists of sermons written by Shimizu. They are arranged chronologically by year. All of the sermons are written in Japanese.

Sermons by subject

Series consists of themed sermons given by Shimizu. They are arranged according by subject matter. All the sermons are written in Japanese.

Shaughnessy Hospital

McIlrath worked at Shaughnessy Hospital from 1947 to 1976, and was Director from 1961 to 1976.

Series includes a history of Shaughnessy Hospital, Staffing Policy, Patient Profile, newsletters, photographs of Shaughnessy Hospital, and correspondence and notes concerning issues at the hospital.

Sheep ranching records.

Series consists of a daily log of Frank Charnley’s sheep ranching activities on Barnston Island, November 20, 1970 – August 6, 1971. The log book also includes mathematical calculations.

Sheet music and lyrics

Series consists of music and lyrics hand-copied by the Fuller sisters, including lyrics to folk songs interspersed with notes and observations about folk music history and observations from their tours; manuscript sheet music for folk songs, including “When Adam was first created,” “The twelve days of Christmas,” “Katy cruel, “Johnny, the miller,” “Blow, ye winds, blow,” and others; and sheet music broadsides printed and sold by the Fullers with illustrations by Dorothy, printed at the De Vinne Press and issued by the H.W. Gray Company in New York, including “Mowing the barley,” “My man John,” “The wraggle-taggle Gypsies, o!”, “Brixham town,” and “The keeper.” Two copies of “Brixham town” are hand-coloured. Documents are arranged into files according to type of document.

Shingle boycott.

Series contains records relating to the Consolidation of Red Cedar Shingles Association of British Columbia’s involvement in the shingle boycott. Material consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and letters concerning the boycott of Canadian shingles in the United States. The majority of the press clippings are from various newspapers in Seattle, Washington.

Short stories

Series consists of manuscripts of short stories written by Spider Robinson . The manuscripts consist of drafts and are arranged by title.

Short stories and Essays

The series contains material that spans a twenty five-year period, and a range of writing styles. It contains typescript and computer generated published and unpublished material . The series includes research material, newspaper clipping, photocopies of newspaper clipping, typescript and computer generated material, and the series also contains hand-written annotations and correspondence with publishers.

Sidney Norman records

This series includes correspondence and other records related to Harris and his dealings with the Norman & Co. Mining and Stock Brokers. There are also personal letters between Norman and Harris’ wife Alma after Harris’ death.

Silver-Lead Miners Association of British Columbia records

This series includes articles of association, bylaws, voter’s lists, minutes from general meetings, committee reports and resolutions and financial records. In addition, there is correspondence, minutes and other records relating to an eight hour shift dispute which occurred from 1899-1900. Of particular interest are the records of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency and the Thiel Detective Services Company. These relate to the Coeur d’Alenes riot and the men working at the time. Operative reports regarding union meetings are included.

Silviculture

Series relates to silvicultural practices and information used by Western Forest Products and its predecessors. It contains records generated and collected by Western Forest Products as it pertains to silviculture, which is the practices involved in controlling the establishment, composition, constitution, cultivation, and growth of forests. Series also contains research on silvicultural practices, and most of the material is predominately from the 1950s. Series is divided into three subseries: Growth & Yield Reports, Environmental Reports, and Literature.

Simon Fraser University J. S. Woodsworth Chair Committee

Series consists of files related to Simon Fraser University’s establishment of an endowed chair to honour J. S. Woodsworth, Canadian statesman, assisted by a committee with Thomas Berger, chairman. Files include correspondence, pamphlets, posters, and other material concerning the J. S. Woodsworth Endowment Fund in the Humanities.

Sir Joseph William Trutch records

Series consists of records of or pertaining to Sir Joseph William Trutch, including correspondence, legal documents, reports by Trutch, and biographical material. Series is arranged into the following sub-series: incoming correspondence, outgoing correspondence, reports, legal documents, and memorabilia concerning the death of Sir Joseph William Trutch.

Six Darn Cows-Production and Reviews.

Series contains a storyboard, page layout, sketches, rejected and accepted artwork, and reviews for the book, <i>Six Darn Cows</i>. Other documents relating to the publication of <i>Six Darn Cows</i>, can be found in the “Anna’s Pet/Six Darn Cows Materials,” series. These materials are in a separate, intermingled series because the documents found in the files relate to both books. The two works were published as part of the same series, around the same time. As a result, the creator filed many of the documents together. They have been maintained as a separate, integrated series in order to reflect the original organizational system utilized by Blades.

Six Mile Ranch

Series consists of newspaper clippings, newsletters, press releases, correspondence, reports, submissions, and copies of legislation generated during debate over the proposed development of the Kamloops on the Lake project. The series includes copies of the Kamlands Holdings Inc. (Pagebrook Inc.) application for the rezoning of lands which were protected under the Agricultural Land Reserve [ALR]. Other records include reports and correspondence from the Agricultural Land Commission, as well as copies of reports from consultants who researched the agricultural and economic “value” of the land in question. The series includes the initial Rankin Report on the Six Mile Ranch property and the French Report which critiqued the findings published in Rankin’s provincial-government initiated study. The series also includes documents from the Perry Commission including Commissioner David Perry’s final report to the provincial government and numerous submissions made by members of the public to the commission. Sawicki resigned her position as parliamentary secretary over the decision of the provincial government to invoke the Provincial Interest clause as means of overriding ALR legislation. Once the issue was put to a public inquiry, Sawicki’s resignation enabled her to participate in the ensuing debate. The series contains correspondence, personal notes, and speeches reflecting Sawicki’s participation in these events as well as correspondence to and from other NDP MLAs and ministers. Of special interest are the caucus briefings which outline both the Cabinet’s position and Sawciki’s.

Slides

35mm slides and digital copies on CD's taken from numerous sources as well
as on location for possible use in the documentary film, "The Spirit Wrestlers."
A slide index was also created.

Slides

Series consists of color 35 mm slides shot by Dorse throughout British Columbia. Most of the slides have a date stamp on them, in addition to a four digit identification number. Generally, slides with the same four digit number also have the same date. No known documentation exists for these numbers however. The slides came to Rare Books and Special Collections in slide boxes that were mostly grouped by these numbers and by dates, but were not arranged in numerical or chronological order. The slides have been re-housed for preservation purposes, but this original grouping and arrangement has been maintained.

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