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University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Series
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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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

School notebooks

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

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.

Sardar Sarovar Projects Independent Review files

Series consists of files related to the Sardar Sarovar Projects Independent Review undertaken in 1991-1992 for the World Bank by Bradford Morse, Chairman, and Thomas Berger, Deputy Chairman. The files are arranged according to a file classification scheme, and concern administration of the review, documentation assembled for reference, and project files including submissions, correspondence, press and media files, project notes and reports of advisors Donald Gamble and Hugh Brody, and other material.

Sandon, B.C. records

This series includes correspondence, reports and other documents related to mining in Sandon and surrounding areas such as Nelson. There are also mineral claim records and mining receipts. There are newspaper clippings dating from 1901-1947, and a copy of “As it was in the Beginning: The History of Sandon”.
In addition, there are general and legal records relating to a Mr. E.M. Sandilands, the General Agent of Sandon ca. 1900.

Salmon

This majority of the material in this series relates to various groups involved in the issues surrounding Salmon. These include the Salmonid Enhancement Task Group (SETG), the Fraser River Panel (the Fraser River Estuary Study), the Pacific Salmon Commission, the Pacific Trollers Association, the Salmon Marketing Council, and relevant governmental departments such as Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans. This material pertains to;
salmon runs, allocations, catches and stocks, fishing seasons, court decisions, river boundaries, salmon fisheries, vessels, test fishing policies and test areas, and spawning. The majority of this information concerns Canadian-U.S. relations and negotiations on the issues outlined above. The types of material include; minutes, reports, press releases, bulletins, conference publications, statistical data, directories, meeting agendas, maps and correspondence. There is one copy of Canada's section of the Pacific Salmon Treaty. Although incomplete, the Pacific Coast Salmon Seiners Association's publication, 'The Beachline' is also included. The folders are arranged by topics, and/or subject names.

Sales, marketing and promotion

Contents of the sales, marketing and promotion series includes press clippings, correspondence, records of publicity tours and book launches, promotional flyers, press releases, advertising, awards, contests, and promotional photographs. It also includes records of sales and distribution, such as contracts, reports, and foreign rights agreements.

The series is divided into two sub-series according to the focus of the content, 1) General files and 2) Publication and author files. General files includes company-wide sales, marketing, and promotion. Publication and author files focuses on the sales, marketing, and promotion specific to authors and/or publications.

[Safety and Security]

Series consists of textual records, photographs, artifacts, and correspondence related to the monitoring of problematic anti-choice groups and individuals as well as Pro-CAN’s development of safety initiatives. During its operation, Pro-CAN maintained files on possible threats as well as common anti-choice behaviors and tactics. Many of the behavioral files focus on anti-choice violence in Canada and abroad.

Russell Lowry on Family Matters

Series consists of handwritten manuscripts on various topics related to the Lowry family and Malcolm Lowry by Russell Lowry. Contents include: six narratives on members of the Lowry family and the family home, Inglewood, miscellaneous notes, supplemental materials, and responses to Lowry biographers, specifically Douglas Day.

Ruskin Co-operative

Stock share certificate and by-laws to the creation of the co-operative. The series also contains a photograph of the co-operative building.

Royal Commission on Family and Children’s Law subject files

Series consists of reports I through XII of the British Columbia Royal Commission on Family and Children’s Law from 1973 to 1975, concerning the family, the courts and the community, the legislative framework, the status of children born to unmarried parents, children’s rights, needs of special children, child care, custody, access, and guardianship, adoption, matrimonial property, family maintenance, native families, and related matters; the series consists also of subject files of material relating to family and children’s law, including press clippings, speeches, broadcast transcripts, and other pertinent reports.

Richard Price (Prosecution of)

Series consists of clippings, journal articles, notes, case law and reports related to the prosecution of Richard Price, a member of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, for breach of trust. (The case did not go to court.)

Reviews and Publicity records

The series contains newspaper clippings, jacket designs and hand-written annotations by Howard of when and where reviews of her work appeared. The series spans a twenty-year period 1970-1990; the file also contains wight 5cm X 5cm publicity photographs of Howard.

Reviews

Series consists of clippings of reviews on books and plays. It is arranged alphabetically by title of works.

Reunion material

Records in this series pertain to the organization and content of reunions held for the survivors of internment at the Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Materials apply specifically to Leonard McCann’s attendance at these reunions and include photographs, travel records, programs and memorabilia.

Retort tallies

Series consists of daily inventory sheets showing number and type of fish canned, by cooler and case.

Resources, Reference

This series contains records relating to the Women in Focus Society’s research topics, such as information about artists, other organizations, and subjects of interest. Records relating to artists consist of artists profiles, including: artists’ resumes, publicity, newspaper and magazine clippings, and gallery show guides.

Records relating to other organizations cover topics such as: film festivals; art and theatre groups; women’s groups; concerts; lectures and readings; activism and lobbying; as well as various art shows. These records include: publicity; newsletters; correspondences; gallery guides; posters; and meeting minutes.

Records relating to subjects of interest include the Women in Focus print library and the Women in Focus subject files, which contain materials relating to various topics. Topics include: sexual orientation; pornography; health; sexual harassment; women in prison; family violence; sexual assault with a special emphasis on rape; women in history; women and politics; women’s labour; women internationally; women in science; feminist theory; sociology; education; and women in media. These materials range from the late 1960s to the early 1990s. These files include: government publications; magazines; independent zines; newsletters from local organizations; newspapers; pamphlets, and photocopies of books.

Resident records

Series documents the individuals who resided within the Höfn Care Home in its early years (Höfn I) and contains the medical records of residents in its care. Materials consist of resident medical records as well as home register books. The series also includes a scrapbook, Höfn Resident Biographies and Portraits 1947-1962.

Research Series : Research Material for Articles and Books.

These files contain information used by Douglas in her writing and include a mixture of working copies of articles, correspondence & notes, lists of sources and lists of photos. Douglas' original organization of subject groupings has been maintained ; each file is an original grouping of material.

Research related photographs and maps

Series contains various black and white photographs related to Swedish culture and Swedes in B.C (some labelled and dated). Images include: reproductions of historical photos from the B.C. Provincial Archives and the Vancouver Public Library; hand drawn maps of Sweden on illustration boards and two oversized photographs of railroad workers (unidentified).

Research on Malcolm Lowry

Series contains material related to Thomas’s 1965 thesis on Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano, and related research in later years.

Research Notes

The Research Notes series includes material compiled by Devitt for presentations and reports delivered at meetings such as the Public Policy National Resources Conferences in 1981 and on a more regular basis at the annual meetings of the Association of BC Professional Foresters. News clipping citing Devitt and/or offering a general overview of work he has conducted also figure in this series.

Research materials not related to fisheries

Series consists of photocopied materials, correspondence, and handwritten notes related to Stacey's research on various topics not related to fisheries. These topics include forestry, mining, labour, the fur trade, Canadian history, and ships, among others.

Research materials

The series contains the resources and materials that Clay Perry collected to support his research of the IWA and its history, as well as materials that he created in researching the union. Records collected centered around the following: individual strikes, individual union members, the split between the WIUC and the IWA, ethnicity and class conflict, and the labour movement and communism as broad subjects.
Record types represented in the series include the following: transcripts of interviews, notes on research topics; subject files containing newspaper clippings and minutes of meetings and correspondence; IWA briefs, press releases, and reports; print copies of academic journals; books; magazines; reports, publications, pamphlets, theses, and grey literature from other organizations.

Research material regarding individuals

Series contains material relating to research conducted by the Forest History Association of British Columbia. Focus is on the biographical details of individuals employed by the Forestry Industry from 1930 to 1970 and features biographical notes, correspondence, photographs, and cassette tape recordings of interviews with individuals as conducted by W. G. (Gerry) Burch, a researcher and member of the FHABC.

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