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Faculty Association of the University of British Columbia fonds
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9.02 m of textual records
3 audio cassettes
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The Faculty Association of UBC was first constituted in 1921, with the object being "the consideration of matters that were of interest to the membership of this Association, especially of such matters as cannot be legally discussed by the Faculties of the University." Membership consisted of all teaching staff members holding the rank of instructor or above. Officers consisted of a President, a Vice-president and a Secretary-Treasurer. By 1930 the Association's objectives had evolved to promote, direct and control activities not already apportioned to other University bodies, including obtaining insurance and recreation, acquiring buildings and land and promoting good fellowship. Non-voting membership was open to teaching and laboratory assistants and long-term members of the Library and clerical staff. By 1931, the Executive was changed to include a Treasurer and three members of the Committee. In 1951 it was made compulsory for all teaching staff members, from instructor to the President. Also created were several standing committees to deal with pensions and group insurance, medical and hospital services, personnel services, salaries and promotions, and the Faculty Club. In 1975 the Faculty Club and the Association separated. In 1975, it created the office of Executive Director, providing it with continuity of administrative and political presence on campus. The Association has also continued to be concerned with salary negotiations and fringe benefits, defence of academic freedom, professional ethics, University government and the University environment. In 1975 members sought certification under the Labour Code. Although the Faculty Association did achieve this, a Framework Agreement for Collective Bargaining was voluntarily negotiated between the Faculty Association and the University. Since then, efforts have been expended on salary negotiations, putting pressure on the Administration and the government to restore adequate funding to higher education in British Columbia, providing support to the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia pressuring for gender equity.
Custodial history
The Faculty Association office and several executive members transferred these records to the University Archives between 1970 and 2001.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of records generated by the Faculty Association in pursuit of its mandate to promote the welfare of the Faculty and the University of British Columbia. The records were organized according to several filing schemes, which were alphabetical, and constantly changing. Lack of consistency in the arrangement of the records impeded access. The archivist grouped the files into fifteen identifiable series. The original file titles have been retained.
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Additional information in these records includes meetings held by the UBC President with faculty before the Faculty Association was formed. For more historical information, see the publication A Matter of Identities: A History of the UBC Faculty Association, 1920-1990 by William A. Bruneau.
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A personnel series (4 cm in extent) was deaccessioned from this fonds in 2020. These records were returned by request to the Faculty Association.
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Audio-cassettes are stored separately at AT 2519 (1-3)
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Updated in February 2021, JM.