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Criminology Programme Collection
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3 cm of textual records
1 audio cassette
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The collection consists of materials acquired or collected by Elmer K. Nelson, primarily relating to the UBC criminology programme and his work for the B.C. Office of Corrections. It includes biographical information (1954-2007), correspondence (1952-1987), newspaper clippings (1952-1957), and publications (1953-1957). Also included is an audio cassette recording (catalogue # UBC 3415) of an interview with Nelson. Corrections Branch History Committee, dated 1978. Additionally, a copy of an article written by Gary Parkinson in 2007, "Recovering the early history of Canadian criminology: Criminology at the University of British Columbia, 1951 to 1959", is included at the request of the collector.
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The collection was acquired by the University Archives from Elmer K. Nelson, with the assistance of researcher Gary Parkinson, in August 2007. Parkinson also provided a copy of his article on the UBC criminology programme.
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- Nelson, Elmer "Kim" (Collector)
- University of British Columbia. Criminology Programme (Subject)
- University of British Columbia. Dept. of Anthropology, Sociology and Criminology (Subject)
- University of British Columbia. Dept. of Anthropology and Sociology (Subject)
- University of British Columbia. School of Social Work (Subject)