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Speeches series

Series consists of the text of speeches given by Harry Logan and notes, legal documents, and scrapbooks.

Alumni Association fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1123
  • Fonds
  • 1911-2004, predominant 1954-1990

The fonds consists mainly of records generated by the Alumni Association in the course of its programs and activities and by its branches and divisions. The records are in the form of correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, manuscripts for The Chronicle, and some published materials. Also included in the fonds are materials of historical interest collected by Frances Tucker in the course of her research for a history of the Association published for its fiftieth anniversary in 1966; these consist of written notes, clippings and other published materials, scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, the first draft of her project, and index cards. Finally, the records of Harry Franklin, Executive Director from 1972 to 1979, are included; the files contain some Association records as well as Franklin's. Records stored in boxes 1-20 date from 1911 to 1966, and the rest date from 1955 to 1992. Because of the long time period between the accessions of these two bodies of records, and their different organization, they have not been physically integrated. Wherever possible, their original order has been maintained or restored. The fonds is arranged in the following series: Subject Files (1916-1966), Annual Reports (1946-1963), Board of Management (1951-1965), Committees (1935-1962, 1977-2001), Accounts (1945-1961), Fund-Raising (1946-1965, 1975-1989), Publications (1924-1959), Convocation (1939-1960), Boxing Day Ball (1946-1959), President's Correspondence (1953-1960), Branches (1946-1960, 1967-1989), Divisions (1953-1959, 1959-1987), American Alumni Council (1946- 1966), Alumni Association History Files (1911-1966), Executive Director's Files (1955-1991), Homecoming / Reunions (1973-1992), Student Affairs (1964-1982), Alumni Summer College (1981-1984), Communications (1955-1989), Cecil Green Park (1966-1990), Harry Franklin's Files (1967-1978), and Alumni Association Annual Dinner series (1996-2004).

University of British Columbia. Alumni Association

Campus, Municipal, and Architectural Plans series

Series consists of maps, plans and charts relating to Buck's interests in planning the UBC campus, Vancouver, and other cities between 1911 and 1950. Their organization is by subject, following the arrangement of Buck's other papers.

Research/Lecture Notes series

Series consists of examinations, notes, manuals, correspondence and reports about individual courses and specific research projects taught or conducted by Eagles. Series contains two subseries: Course Materials and Miscellaneous Research Materials subseries. Course Materials subseries is arranged by course title

Robert J. Clark fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1037
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1935

The fonds consist of research and lecture notes, records of experiments, logbooks, calculations, draft manuscript for a book "On the Hypotheses Which Underlie Physics," and various journals and off-prints.

Clark, Robert James

Frank E. Buck fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1097
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1965

The fonds consists of correspondence, subject files and pamphlets arising from Buck's various interests (1920-1950). Buck organized most of his papers into subject files relating to his activities and arranged them in alphabetical order. The files, in many instances, contain correspondence, reports and memos. The fonds also includes maps, plans, and posters, as well as photographs.

Buck, Frank E.

Alumni Association History Files series

Series consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, drafts, clippings, notes, reports, scrapbooks, and programs relating to historical research carried out by members of the Alumni Association. Also included are items of a general historical nature acquired by the Association from its members. The series consists of photographs, a photograph album, negatives, an audiotape recording, "Songs of UBC," two videotapes, and several UBC commemorative pins and buttons. The series contains four subseries: Miscellaneous Historical Materials, Frances Tucker's Research Files, Muriel Clark's Memorabilia, and Musical Society Heritage Committee subseries.

Karl Terzaghi Research Collection

  • UBCA-ARC-1344
  • Collection
  • 1912-1997

Gathered by a former student and colleague, Charles F. Ripley, this research collection includes three series relating to Terzaghi including; biographical materials, publications and professional reports. The reports series includes information about the British Columbia projects with which Terzaghi was involved. The research collection also includes copies of publications by Ralph B. Peck and J.D. Mollard.

Robert Osborne fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1398
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1997

The fonds consists of materials created or collected by Osborne that relate primarily to his work with the various local, provincial, national and international sports and athletic organizations throughout his career.

Osborne, Robert F.

W.H. Mathews fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1404
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1995

The fonds consists of correspondence from 1942-1995; personal papers from 1935-1941; lecture/administrative material from 1950-[196-?]; soil and rock research from 1943-1994; earthquake research from 19[76]-1990; volcano research from 1947-1993; glacial research from 1932-1993; coal research from 1977-1980; uranium research from 1977-1980; BC Power Commission from 1957-1967; and photographs from 1912-1977.

Mathews, William H.

U.B.C. Building Files series

The series consists of the original blueprint, white print or linen architectural drawings, as well as some mylar copies; photographs of buildings at various stages of construction; related correspondence, reports, journals, minutes of committee meetings, forms of tender, quotations, agreements, specifications, certificates of insurance, and schedules of hardware; and pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and other published materials. The records have been retained by their order of acquisition by the Archives.

1980 Accession subseries

The subseries consists of the original blueprint, white print or linen architectural drawings, photographs of buildings at various stages of construction, and related correspondence, specifications and reports. In addition, the records have been organized into the following tertiary series: UBC Buildings, Reports, Correspondence, Specifications, Photographs and Architectural Drawings.

Schools subseries

Within the subseries, projects are arranged alphabetically by school district and school and then in chronological order.
Of the architectural drawings, 20 from Shawnigan Lake Boys School are from the 1990 accession and are described separately.

Senate elections series

This series comprises material relating to the triennial elections for Senate positions and the special elections for Chancellor. Series includes correspondence, nomination forms, ballots, procedure outlines, reports, financial records and statements of election results. In addition, the series contains registers listing the members of Convocation.

Correspondence/Subject Files series

Series consists of files that contain correspondence and also some other material. As this material arrived in no discernable order, the files have been arranged alphabetically by the topic assigned by Davidson.

Theodore Boggs fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1032
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1925

The fonds consists of page proofs for Boggs book entitled The International Trade Balance in Theory and Practice (1922), articles and clippings (1912-1925), and class records (1921-1925).

Boggs, Theodore

Publications series

Series consists of copies of all of M.Y. William's publications which formed part of the papers. As established by Williams' bibliography, the publications have been divided into the following categories: "Geology," "Geography," and "Ornithology and Zoology."

Walter H. Gage fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1075
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1979

Fonds consists of correspondence, biographical material, published papers, notes, financial materials, clippings, photographs, ceremonial documents, and notebooks pertaining to Gage's personal and professional activities.

Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1105
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1974

The fonds comprises the business records of Sharp & Thompson and later Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners, dating from 1912 to 1974. The records consist of signed contracts, specifications, minutes, correspondence, quotations, financial statements, reports, signed Forms of Tender, memoranda, photographs and architectural drawings. They document the planning and construction of the University of British Columbia buildings designed and overseen by the architectural firm. Also, They document the architectural firm's activities on buildings in Vancouver, the province of British Columbia and elsewhere. Some of the files represent unsuccessful bids on jobs. There are original, blueprint and ozalid architectural drawings in this collection. The drawings of University buildings consist mainly of original drawings and blueprints. The drawings of buildings in Vancouver and elsewhere are few in number and are mostly ozalid reproductions.

Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners

Vancouver, BC, and Out-of-province Building Files series

The series consists of files about buildings the firm built or altered in Vancouver, elsewhere in British Columbia, and outside the province. Some of the files deal with contracts that the firm did not win. The records include original architectural drawings; photographs; and related correspondence, reports, journals, minutes of committee meetings, forms of tender, quotations, agreements, specifications, certificates of insurance, and hardware schedules. The records are arranged into sub-series based on the project files and grouped under subject headings chosen by the architectural firm: Communication, Transportation & Public Utilities; Religious and Funerary; Exhibitions & Spectacles; Residences; Professional; Mercantile; Social & Recreational; Schools; Administrative & Financial; Universities - Canada (excepting the University of British Columbia); Community & Regional; Hotels & Cafes; Government; Industrial. This original order of categorization has been maintained. Some files on projects can be found under two categories, particularly Social & Recreational and Community & Regional. The projects are arranged alphabetically and then in chronological order within these subject headings. For some projects, Thompson, Berwick and Pratt created a publicity file, which has been put at the beginning of the files on the particular projects.

UBC series

Series consists of correspondence, minutes, programs, publications, pamphlets, manuscripts, and notes about Logan's involvement with the University of British Columbia. Series contains three subseries: Correspondence, Miscellaneous, and Printed Material subseries.

E. L. Watson fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1126
  • Fonds
  • 1912-1979

Fonds consists of minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, printed material, and publications pertaining to Watson's professional activities and affiliations. Fonds includes materials pertaining to the Engineering Science Leads Committee of the B.C. Agricultural Sciences Co-ordinating Committee (BCSCC) on which Watson sat for the period 1967-1978. Composed of representatives of the Provincial Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture Canada, and the UBC Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, the Committee advised the Minister of Agriculture and allotted research funds for research projects within the province.

Watson, Ernest L.

Senate fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1195
  • Fonds
  • 1912-2010

The fonds consists of minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence and proposals created by the Senate and its various committees. In addition, the fonds includes materials relating to the election and appointment of individuals to the Senate. Also included are minutes, correspondence, reports and other records created by affiliated agencies, including the Committee of Military Education of McGill University College (1915), the U.B.C. Faculty Council (1927-1973), and the Executive Council of Convocation (1964-1965). Fonds is arranged in nine series: Senate minutes (1916-2005), Senate reports (1929-2010), Correspondence (1931- 1982), Senate elections (1912-1963), Board of Governors' approvals (1966-1983), Subject files (1915-1981), Affiliation of theological colleges (1921-1984), Senate committees (1915-1990), and External agencies (1915-1973).

University of British Columbia. Senate

Miscellaneous Records series

The series consists of various records and correspondences under the registrar’s care. It includes inter-university exchanges, convocation records, senate records, multiple committees, information from other universities, directed reading courses and other matters.

Thomas Hooper fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1314
  • Fonds
  • 1912

Fonds consists of a large coloured, bird's-eye sketch of the campus and 2 bound volumes containing plans and descriptions for the individual buildings.

Hooper, Thomas

Photographs series

Series consists of a selection of photographs removed from six photo albums from 1912-1937 and 1977. The photographs mainly document glacier formations in B.C., the Yukon, and various fieldwork projects from volcanic activity to Mammoth Skull in Hudson Hope, B.C. The photographs were individually chosen based on hand-written information about their relative/exact location and sometimes date. Negatives have been retained in their original order of those photographs in the photo albums and are held in Boxes 8 and 9.

Newspaper Clippings series

Series consists of newspaper clippings documenting reports of Eastman's public lectures and copies of newspaper articles written by Eastman.

Subject Files series

Series consists of printed material, papers, and publications about Watson's professional activities and interests.

Honors/Awards series

Series consists of diplomas, certificates, citations, awards, and other memorabilia arising from Gage's education and professional life.

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