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University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Series
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Student Essays

Series contains essays Thomas wrote as a student, primarily while completing her M.A. at UBC, which she received in 1965.

Student Information

Series consists mainly of general information related to students in the nursing
program. Some information on individual student marks is also included. List of UBC SON graduates from 1920-1989 are included.

Student Papers

Series consists of papers on various topics by UBC School of Nursing students, mostly upper level or graduate. Many are for courses, particularly Nursing 440 (Nursing Care of Adults and Families), offered by Ethel Warbinek or Denise Fargey. Five of the papers are by Anne Wyness.

Arranged alphabetically by name of student.

Subject

Series consists of files created by the author pertaining to the writing of his novel but not to specific chapters. With the files there are handwritten notes, pictures, court documents, and newspaper clippings.

Subject Case Files

Series consists of records pertaining to two Aboriginal people, Jeannette Vivian Corbiere Lavell and Fred Quilt. Records include minutes of court proceedings and reports. Fred Quilt's files include three volumes of the inquisition into his controversial death.

Subject file

Consists of 36 subject files, with correspondence related to the following: family, friends, paintings, <span style="text-decoration:underline">The Painted Cougar</span>, the film "Hoppy," and miscellaneous activities of Hopkins. Also included is information about Gerard Manley Hopkins and Frances Ann Hopkins, and articles about Elisabeth Hopkins or by her relatives and friends. Correspondents include David Robinson of Talon Books, the painter Molly Bobak, and various friends and family. Ms. Hopkins' birth, baptism and citizenship certificates, her unfinished autobiography "The Rolling Stone Nurse," copies of her stories <span style="text-decoration:underline">The Painted Cougar</span> and <span style="text-decoration:underline">Pig Tale</span>, and records of painting sales are also in this series.

Subject file

Series is largely composed of correspondence files regarding publication of W.H. White's books, especially publication of subsequent editions with various publishers. Some files in the series relate to controversies with which W.H. White was involved.

Subject File series

Series consist of research notes, articles and newspaper clippings, brochures and reports pertaining to an assortment of topics and issues that framed Rosemary’s opinion on a number of issues, which includes affirmative action, education on issues of racism and immigration, labour and women’s equality, pornography and sexual assault, technology, as well as, a number of issues that affected women such as sexism and discrimination. Most of the subject files were arranged by their broad topics, such as ‘Women’ and followed by the file title. The subject file titled ‘Women’s Studies,’ which relates to miscellaneous research material Rosemary used to form her lectures from when she taught Women’s Studies at both Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.

Subject Files

Series consists of correspondence, clippings, postcards, photographs, newsletters,
and other printed material on a variety of subjects primarily related to the
W.R.C.N.S. These subjects include administration, women and women's services,
files on persons, ships, uniforms, reports, the Royal Canadian Navy, publishers,
poems, prayers, various cities in Canada, and music.

Subject Files

Series consists of material that relates to subjects not covered in other series. Includes predominantly miscellaneous correspondence and the personal files of society members. Correspondence is interfiled throughout all personal papers in this sub-series. Early printed reference material has been organized alphabetically according to author/publisher.

Subject files

Series consists of files of correspondence, notes, and printed material pertaining to various subjects, such as agriculture, fisheries, and education, assembled by Shepherd.

Subject files

Series consists of 16 subject files: capital punishment; genesis of the Society for Population Control; income tax return; lecture notes; letters from readers; memorabilia; miscellany - theatre, odds and ends; Okanagan Summer School of the Arts; progressive education; Reginerazione; royal visit to Fiji; UBC memorabilia; UBC research materials; Vancouver foundation battle; west coast writers.

Subject files.

Series contains subject files which includes newspaper clippings, reports, annotated articles, and correspondences related to a variety of subjects of interest to Greenpeace including but not limited to mining, nuclear energy, whale capture, and seal hunting.

Subject files

Series consist of files created by Ms. Dalgliesh relating to her work with different organizations which she was a part of including Agora, the Broadway Commonwealth Society, Conscience Canada, the Council of Canada, humanists, the NDP (New Democratic Party), and WILPF (Womens' International League for Peace and Freedom). The files regarding breastfeeding contain various records which portray both Ms. Dalgliesh's interest in the subject and her involvement with INFACT. Other files in the series contain records depicting Ms. Dalgliesh's interest in various subjects such as British Colombian native people, the (CBC), daycare, chiropractic, Dying with Dignity, the environment and recycling, family law, forestry, Grapes, midwifery, Nanoose, peace, Rolf's plan, theology, and women's issues. Two of the files contain records regarding her trips to both China (1980) and Nicaragua (1982). The financial records relate to Ms. Dalgliesh's interest in withholding the percentage of her income tax that, she believed, was being used by the Canadian government to support the military.

The other files contain audit and offices procedures, correspondence: both incoming and outgoing with others who were also interested in various social issues, information on Dorothy Gretchen Steeves, and an essay on capitalism (notes and drafts). The miscellanea files contain various periodicals and files of information regarding many subjects which Ms. Dalgliesh designated as miscellanea.

Subject Files

Series consists of records generated by Beatrice Millar in her employment at B.C. Hydro, with predominant coverage of various outreach programs coordinated by Beatice Millar. Also includes 12 architectural plans for various industrial kitchens, documentation of activity with professional associations, and materials related to various presentation, and television and radio appearances.

Subject files

Series consists of material created and collected by the NDP Little Mountain Constituency as part of its research relating to its campaigns, positions, contemporary social issues, and other concerns. It consists of lists, flyers, analyses, questionnaires, policies and procedures, and other material.

Subject files

Series contains material collected by Jack Scott relating primarily to other communist, socialist, leftist, or social justice organizations and arranged by subject either by Jack Scott or by his acquaintances following his death. The groups represented in the series include the Progressive Labor Party (PLP), Vancouver Student Movement (VSM), Communist Party of Canada (Marxist-Leninist) [CPC(M-L)], Partisans, Yenan Collective, United Front, Committee to Defeat Revisionism for Communist Unity (CDRCU), Canadian Student Movement, Students for a Democratic University, and various unions. Individuals represented in the series include Norman Bethune, Homer Stevens, Hugh Hardyman, James and Mary Endicott, Robert F. Williams, Jim Stanford, John F. Kennedy, and W. Kashtan. The material in the series includes photocopies and originals of letters, writings, and other documents; statements, commentaries, bulletins, and other group literature; ephemera, such as posters, newspaper clippings, flyers, newsletters, and pamphlets; and speech texts.

Subject Files

This series consists of files related to Brown's various interests. Major topics include companies similar to those for which Brown was a director, interests in Hawaii, materials related to the Yukon, and various groups in which Brown was involved, including several cancer research societies, the Metropolitan Opera (New York), and social clubs in Canada.

Subject files

Series consists of subject files compiled by Forbes pertaining to various priests, churches, and other religious subjects. Includes notes, newspaper and magazine clippings, papers, articles, pamphlets, programmes, correspondence, photographs, and other documents. Subject files are arranged alphabetically according to subject.

Subject Files

Series contains files related to the activities of queer organizations and activists in Vancouver, Toronto and other parts of Canada and the United States. A significant portion of this series is related to the political activities of Randy Notte, a contributor to the collection. Contents include informational pamphlets and brochures, legal cases, reports and statement papers, political materials, meeting minutes, organizational ephemera, newspaper clippings, periodicals, newsletters, and posters.

Subject Files

Series consists of records collected and curated by Jackie Maniago on various topics of interest. Topics include religion, the Pro-Life movement in British Columbia, homosexuality, normalization, education for people with disabilities, parenting, and deinstitutionalization in British Columbia. Records include newspaper and magazine articles, personal correspondence, reports, information sheets, and newsletters.

Subject files

Series consists of subject files pertaining to Japanese Canadian history, the Japanese Canadian Redress campaign, multiculturalism and human rights, as well as organizations, task groups, and campaigns in which Kogawa was involved.

Subject files regarding aboriginal peoples, the Arctic and the north

Series consists of subject files assembled for reference regarding various themes related to aboriginal peoples and their rights in Canada, the United States and Australia, native land claims, Arctic environment and settlements, and development of natural resources in the north of Canada. The files include correspondence, notes, and speeches; a large proportion of the files is comprised of government and corporate publications and other published material.

Subject files related to party politics

Series consists of subject files related to Berger’s leadership of the New Democratic Party (NDP) of British Columbia and electoral campaign of 1969, arranged by exisiting file classification numbers, together with several scrapbooks and files containing press clippings, arranged chronolgically, related to Berger’s political life and campaigns from 1960 to 1969, as NDP Member of the House of Commons for Vancouver-Burrard in 1962, Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Burrard in 1966-1967, and NDP leader in 1969.

Subject files series.

This series contains material collected by Butler while doing background research for his proposed bibliography of Haig-Brown’s works.

Subject Series

Contains files with correspondence, personal handwritten notes, legal documents and other material from McPherson’s working life. The series has been organized with the same three distinct periods of employment as McPherson organized his scrapbooks.

Supplier products

Series contains advertising and technical publications from the manufacturers of various products used in the construction of vessels. These publications include brochures, specifications and technical drawings of products including engines, cranes, metals, PVC pipes, marine stoves, doors, and lights.

Support and Education

The series contains resources and materials that the Positive Women’s Network (PWN) created and collected to support and educate its members and the larger community. PWN's support and education activities fall into several categories including: the production and distribution of a bi-monthly newsletter, The Positive Side, and quarterly magazines with members' personal stories, advice, resources, and columns; training in retreat planning, and organizing and participating in retreats; organizing and participating in workshops on topics such as peer training, diabetes and HIV, boundaries, body mapping, massage therapy and more; developing educational content including tool-kits for members and the community such as the Peer Support Training toolkit and The Women and HIV Education toolkit; engaging in community research projects; collecting resources such as the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) magazine, also called The Positive Side, various educational films, and news-clippings about the PWN and HIV/AIDS in the larger community; documenting, memorializing and celebrating PWN achievements as well as the lives of friends and family who had passed away; and participating in conferences.

Record types in the series include the following: the PWN Positive Side Newsletter, PWN Quarterly Magazine, research reports, posters, banners, awards and certificates, news-clippings, retreat planning tool-kits, Women and HIV Education tool-kits, workshop and retreat fliers, agendas, and evaluations, conference materials, educational films, and films and photographs of PWN members and events.

Supporting Court Materials

Series consists primarily of evidence presented by expert witnesses and background research materials that the lawyers used in the Delgamuukw Trial case. There are mainly submissions by the Defendants, including affidavits, maps, Department and Ministry annual reports, extracts from various news sources, census documents, and historical materials relating to the land claim area in British Columbia. Transcripts of cross-examinations, data sheets, proclamations and ordinances, Land Title Office documents, and early settlers' correspondence are also included.

Delgamuukw Trial

Supporting Documentation

Series contains reference materials supporting the Regional District Review Committee’s Mandate to examine the functions and roles of the Regional Districts. Files consist of maps, reports, press clippings, background materials to the Greater Vancouver Regional District’s submission to the RDRC, and a selection of acts and bills.
Maps includes three maps of restricted development areas, two in Calgary and one in Edmonton.
Reports consist of studies or other written materials on diverse topic including summaries of regional districts, annual reports, assessments of the regional district governance model, and reports of services and industries. Also includes small booklets and pamphlets.
Press clippings is a collection of photocopied newspaper and magazine articles pertinent to the Regional District Review Committee’s examination.
The Greater Vancouver Regional District’s background materials includes information related to budget, services, staff and board members, and proposal to deal with future growth and to develop a light rail transit system.
The selection of acts and bills include acts of the Province of British Columbia pertinent to the regional district system of governance, proceedings in the legislative assembly of the Province of British Columbia, environmental regulations of Alberta, and the municipality of metropolitan Toronto act.

Supreme Court of Civil Justice

The Supreme Court of Civil Justice was originally established as the Inferior Court of Civil Justice in 1857 by Governor James Douglas to deal with the increasing number of petty claims in Victoria. The court was renamed in 1860. Series consists of records including writs, testimony, judgements, and other pertinent documents related to various cases. These records were produced by magistrates, defendants, claimants, and other relevant (and in some cases historically significant) parties including the first judge in BC, the first Attorney General, the earliest clergy, businessmen, and other prominent figures from this period in British Columbia's colonial history. The materials in this series represent a firsthand look at the business and legal proceedings from the colony's early justice system.

Surrey Berry Growers' Cooperative

Series consists of records related to the Surrey Berry Farmers' Cooperative. The Surrey Berry Farmers' Cooperative is believed to have been Surrey's first berry cooperative and was created sometime in the 1920s. While many of the farmers were Japanese, membership was not restricted by ethnicity. It is unknown when the Surrey Berry Farmers' Cooperative dissolved, but presumably sometime after 1952.

Records in this series include correspondence related to land and property owned by the Cooperative that was confiscated after many of the farmers were interned and their land and property confiscated. Correspondence consists of between Zennosuke Inouye and other members of the Cooperative, between Zennosuke and banks and businesses regarding the Cooperative, and correspondence with a family who helped hide some of the Cooperative's property from the Office of the Custodian.

Other records include alist farmers in the Cooperative that purchased Victory Bonds in 1942, a hand-drawn map and list of all the farmers in the Surrey Berry Growers Cooperative in 1941, and accounts and receipts belonging to the Cooperative.

Surveillance files.

Series contains the personal subject file and related files to George Gee. The series is comprised of entries created by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Security Service, and span over thirty years of surveillance and information gathering on the subject, including his affiliation with the Communist Party of Canada, his involvement in, and ultimate expulsion from the Union, and his general activities while he was under surveillance. It also contains Joyce Gee's correspondence with Library Archives Canada requesting access to the files.

Survey Photography

The survey photography series consists of photographic material compiled by Devitt over decades of field work in British Columbia. The albums include black and white photos as well as multiple sets of 35mm. slides. These color slides cover the evolution from natural regeneration, bare root nurseries to tree planting. Also featured are processes for tree seed registration, tree selection and grafting into seed orchards for seed extraction and storage. The series also includes photograph prints of people and events related to the forestry industry in British Columbia.

Surveys and Cooperative

Series consists of records pertaining both to the social and economic conditions of Aboriginal families in B.C., as well as to the proposed cannery at Port Simpson by the Pacific North Coast Cooperative. Records include surveys conducted by BCANSI, questionnaires, and reports.

Susan Lushington letters

Series consists of letters written by Arthur Hughes to Susan Lushington between 1898 and 1915, primarily between 1912 and 1915. Lushington's father was a patron of Hughes, and Susan herself purchased paintings from Hughes as an adult. Hughes also painted Susan with her sisters and mothers in 1884 ("The Home Quartette."). In his letters to Susan, Hughes writes about his paintings and illustrations and day-to-day life including visitors, correspondents and weather. The letters have been arranged by month and year into files by the archivist.

Swedish Canadian research material

During the 1960s, Seaholm received a grant from the New Horizon program to write a history about Swedish immigration to Canada. Although he never finished writing a book about this topic, this collection contains much of his research related to this ambition. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minute books, newspaper and magazine issues and clippings, periodicals, books pertaining to Sweden and/or Swedish immigrant history, and research material about Swedish activities in North America. The series also contains a photograph collection of the Swedish community in British Columbia.

The series contains eight subseries: General research material; Photo collection; "They left something behind" collection; Book Collection; Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly periodicals; The Bridge (Brggyan in Swedish); Swedish Press Publishing Company; and Newspaper clippings and miscellaneous articles.

Swedish-Canadian Culture and History

Series consists of records about Swedish migration to and within Canada and Swedish-Canadian cultural life. Records include clippings about Swedish Lucia holiday celebrations, manuscripts and research about Swedish-Canadian history, including song books and writing on Swedish literature in BC, and correspondence and rental receipts concerning Swedish film showings in BC, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Materials related to the operations of the Scandinavian School of English, including photographs and sets of English vocabulary and grammar cue cards, are also included. An album containing photographs of Swedish-Canadian migrants with handwritten notes is included.

Task Force

In 1979 TLR struck a committee to determine whether TLR should disband or reorganize its operations. Jack Farley was nominated chair of the committee. The main reasons for the concern were that it was having difficulty uniting the industry, difficulty convincing the B.C. legislature to address the needs of its members and not having the bargaining strength to force the Teamsters Union to address the issues. The committee had a six month mandate to come up with recommendations. This series includes terms of reference of the committee, notes and correspondence.

Tax collections

Series consists of completed British Columbia government forms including employee names, addresses and deduction amounts.

Teaching and Academic Records.

Series consists of correspondence, pamphlets, poems, minutes, reports, applications, evaluations and other records pertaining to Miki's teaching and academic activities. Includes correspondence between Miki and colleagues at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and other academic institutions, as well as correspondence relating to Miki’s research activities and his involvement and communication with various interest groups and associations. Series also includes projects, papers, correspondence and evaluations relating to courses taught by Miki at SFU, publications by writers who Miki arranged to have visit SFU, and reports, correspondence, and applications pertaining to Government grant and work study funding of projects proposed by or supported by Miki. Series also includes minutes and related correspondence and reports of a committee to establish a Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing at SFU.

Teaching and professional records

Records in the series teaching and professional records relate to his role as a professor and as a member and director of arts societies. This series is divided into three subseries: Kootenay School of Arts, Pennsylvania State University, and Professional affiliations.

The subseries Kootenay School of Arts contains records of Kujundzic’s time as a teacher in the Okanagan, B.C., and records relating to the Art Centre in Kelowna.

The subseries Pennsylvania State University contains records related to his time spent with the Arts Department of PSU and consists of teaching, lecture and workshop materials, correspondence between faculty, and records relating to his role as a professor.

The professional affiliations subseries contains records relating to the associations and societies he was part of and some that he founded, including the Sculptors’ Society of British Columbia and the Contemporary Okanagan Artists.

Results 1701 to 1750 of 1886