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Translation Material series

The series consists of notes, draft documents, and correspondence relating to McWhirter's literary translation activities. An annotated manuscript of Del Cielo y sus Maravillas, de la Tierra y sus Miserias, "The House of Bernarda Alba" is a translated play and Krufu's book by Manuel Guiérrez Sousa.

Training Documentation series

Series consists of an appraisement report produced for the University by the General Appraisal Company of Vancouver, appraising the value of UBC’s properties and physical assets. The report comprises nine volumes; an index included with Volume 1 and a recapitulation.

Tom Thompson series

Materials related to the writing and publication of Inventing Tom Thompson (2004), edited by Dr. Grace. Includes: correspondence, research materials, notes, lecture materials, photographs, and ephemera.

To Russia with Fries series

A sixty-minute historical biography directed by David Paperny, To Russia With Fries follows the flamboyant and tenacious George Cohon as he pursues "hamburger diplomacy." Cohon, an American-born businessman, is the founder and senior chairman of McDonald's of Canada and McDonald's of Russia. Cohon opened the first Canadian McDonald's in London, Ontario, in 1968 after purchasing the Eastern Canadian rights to the franchise for $70,000 in 1967. By 1971 Cohon was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of McDonald's Restaurants of Canada. He became a Canadian citizen in 1975 and has been an Officer of Canada since 1992. He is the founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities in Canada and Russia. In 1990, he opened the first McDonald's in Russia, credited with some of the recent changes and greater freedoms in Russia. He has received Russia's highest civilian honour, the Award of Friendship. In addition to interviews with Cohon, journalist Fred Weir, and Russian politician Vadim Bakatin, To Russia With Fries includes rare interviews and scenes with former Russian Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin and the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov (also a chair and one of the founders of the ruling United Russia Party). Vicki Gabereau narrates the documentary.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

To Love, Honour and Obey series

Directed by Audrey Mehler, the forty-five-minute documentary To Love, Honour and Obey (2001) explores the story behind the honour killing of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu, a young Sikh woman from Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Sidhu was murdered at the request of her family for secretly marrying Sukhwinder Singh Sidhu (nicknamed Mitthu) in India. In this documentary, the filmmakers travel to India to trace the cultural roots that dictate what's acceptable and what isn't in many young Canadians' lives and interview Mitthu and authorities connected to the case. The film examines the tradition of arranged marriages in India, the role of women in Indian culture, and how traditions are brought to Western countries such as Canadian and adapted. On a broader scale, it deals with the changing roles of women within all societies. Helen Shaver narrates the film; an alternate title used for the film is Princess.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Titans series

Titans (2001) picks up where Peter C. Newman's 1998 book of the same title -- which chronicles the demise of the Old Establishment and the formation of a new brand of men and women who now run Canada's economy -- leaves off. Instead, the Titans documentary focuses on the critical leading members of the New Establishment and precisely what they are doing as individuals and within their tight networks. It gets behind the headlines and shows how volatile a world it is for today's business elite. The documentary is divided into four sixty-minute episodes: Part I, The New Titans, featuring Gerry Schwartz, Heather Reisman, James Allen (Jimmy) Pattison, and Isadore (Issy) Sharp and directed by Terry McEvoy; Part II, The Media Titans, featuring Ted Rogers, Israel (Izzy) Asper, Leonard Asper, Moses Znaimer, Michael McMillan, Robert Lantos, Peter Sussman, Phil Lind, Phyllis Yaffee, Peter C. Newman, and Daniel Richler and directed by Elliot Schiff and Moira Simpson; Part III Titans of Cash, featuring Charlie Baillie, Scott Patterson, Murray Edwards, Harrison McCain, and Rob Gemmell and directed by Moira Simpson; and Part IV Titans of Tech, featuring John Roth, Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridus, Terry Matthews, and Jozef Straus and directed by Andrew Burnstein. Judy Rebick narrates Titans.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Time Zones series

Series consists of materials documenting the publication and promotion of Schlesinger’s memoir Time Zones: A Journalist in the World, and includes correspondence, clippings, itineraries and brochures for Schlesinger’s promotional tour in support of his book. Files are maintained in chronological order.

Thirst for Life series

The one-hour-long documentary Thirst for Life (2006) is hosted by Bob Blumer, host of Glutton for Punishment and the Surreal Gourmet, as he investigates the scientific proof of the health benefits of wine drinking. Interviews include Serge Renauds, the originator of the concept of the “French Paradox” and pioneer researcher in health and wine, winemaker and researcher J.L.Tesseidre Montpellier, Dr. Curtis Ellison Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health and director of the Institute of Health and Lifestyle, Boston, Dr. Eric Rim of the Department of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, and Dr. Joe Mazza, Senior Food Scientist, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre. Directed by Aynsley Vogel.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

Thesis series

Series includes James E. Thornton's theses; An Educational Program for Economic-Opportunity Migrants: A Case Study in Program Development in Adult Education (1971), An Exploratory Study of the Educational Deficiencies of Occupationally Unstable Economic-Opportunity Migrants (1967) & The Conceptualization of an Experimental Field Study in Adult Education: A Dissertation Proposal (1970).

Thesis series

The series consists of Ralston’s original proposal for his MA thesis and various drafts and related documentation.

Thesis Bibliography Series Project series

Series consists of records about Messenger's participation in the Thesis Bibliography Series Project; this is an international bibliography of doctoral dissertations and masters' theses on selected writers. These records include correspondence and pamphlets.

Theses series

Series consists of Messenger's thesis presented to Cornell University and his doctoral dissertation submitted to the University of California at Berkeley (Box 13), including notes, correspondence, drafts and chapter notes.

The Way of the World series

Series consists of copies of a weekly newspaper column written by Soward for the Vancouver Morning Star. Series also includes copies of other newspaper articles written by Soward and some handwritten notes.

The Redenbachers series

Series consists of materials documenting Chong's former rock group, The Redenbachers, and includes set lists, song lyrics, posters, and correspondence. Materials are undated. Kevin Chong provided the date range.

The Nature Trust series

Series consists of correspondence, minutes, reports and financial statements about Brink's membership in the Board of Directors of the Nature Trust, which he joined in 1984. The series is arranged chronologically.

The Life and Times of Henry Morgentaler series

Directed by Audrey Mehler, The Life and Times of Henry Morgentaler (1999) is a biography of Holocaust survivor, social activist and abortionist Dr. Henry Morgentaler. Born in Poland, Morgentaler immigrated to Canada in 1950 and studied medicine. From 1967 to the present, he has been a pro-choice abortion activist and established clinics for women throughout the country. Although he spent time incarcerated for his work, he continued his crusade. He played a prominent role in influencing the Supreme Court of Canada's 1988 decision to strike down Canada's abortion law, making abortion legal. He was the first president of the Humanist Association of Canada from 1968 to 1999 and remained the organization's honorary president. The sixty-minute documentary follows Morgentaler and his son Bamie back to Poland to places of significance in his early life. It includes archival footage and interviews with close supporters, including Gertie Katz, writer/activist June Callwood, and political commentator Judy Rebick, counterbalanced with the views of pro-lifer advocates like Jim Hughes, president of Campaign Life. Also included in the documentary is a visit to Bordeaux Jail in Montreal, where Morgentaler was incarcerated for 1tenmonths in 1975. Audrey Mehler received "The Bronze Plaque" for The Life and Times of Henry Morgentaler at the 48th Annual Columbus International Film and Video Festival in 2000.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The Impact of TIMSS series

This book was published in 2000 by PEP – its full title was The Impact of TIMSS on the Teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science. It consists of summaries of the impact of the Third International Science Study (TIMSS) in 29 of the more than 50 countries that participated in TIMSS. Due to the global nature of the book, there were numerous contributing authors from around the world – someone from that country wrote the chapter for each country. Series consists of drafts, editorial notes, and correspondence.

The Golden Rose series

The Golden Rose is a novel published by PEP in 1996. It is a historical fiction novel intended for young adults, most likely middle school age. There was also a teacher resource created to help teachers, which included various exercises and discussion questions. Series consists of editorial notes and correspondence.

The Dealmaker: The Life and Times of Jimmy Pattison series

The Dealmaker (1998) is a sixty-minute biographical portrait of one of Canada's most affluent and famous men, Saskatoon-born, Vancouver-based entrepreneur Jimmy Pattison. Pattison is the chairman, president, CEO and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group, the third largest privately held company in Canada and owner of several car dealerships, Overwaitea Foods, Save-On-Foods, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and radio and television stations in British Columbia and Alberta. Pattison also owned the World Hockey Association team, the Vancouver Blazers and acted as the CEO and president of the Expo 86 Corporation. Recipient of both the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia, he was listed as No. 194 on the 2006 Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people. Featuring interviews with Pattison, his family, Bill Bennett, and Peter C. Newman, The Dealmaker provides an inside view into who Pattison is, what he owns, and how he stormed the walls of Canada's stuffy corporate world to become a formidable self-made tycoon. It is directed by David Paperny and narrated by Ann Medina.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter series

The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter (1993) is based upon a series of video diaries recorded by Dr. Peter Jepson-Young in the early 1990s about HIV and AIDS which documented his battle with the disease. Born in British Columbia in 1957, “Dr. Peter,” as he was more commonly known, was diagnosed with AIDS in 1985. When he could no longer practice medicine, he began “The Dr. Peter Diaries,” video segments that aired on CBC until his death in 1992. The documentary is comprised primarily of these two-minute segments. The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter was directed by David Paperny and nominated for an Academy Award in 1994 for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary helped lead to the further establishment of the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation in Vancouver.

Series consists of digital master tapes, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The Boys of Buchenwald series

The Boys of Buchenwald (2002) is a sixty-minute historical documentary focusing on the stories of some of the 1000 boys and teens liberated from one of the largest concentration camps in Nazi Germany on April 11, 1945, and the lives that they created for themselves in the aftermath of this experience. One group known as the Boys of Buchenwald was sent to Paris, where they were housed in a dormitory and forged friendships with the other children. Now grown up, they return to the homes in France which took them in after the war and reconnect with fellow survivors whose friendships helped to heal their devastating losses. Although the documentary focuses primarily on Vancouver resident Robbie Waisman, who survived Buchenwald and is the former President of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, it also includes interviews with survivors Eliezer (Elie) Wiesel, who became an acclaimed author and a Nobel Peace Prize Winner in 1986, and Joe Szwarcberg, as well as two of their caregivers, Judith Hemmendinger and Gaby "Nini" Cohen. Other individuals interviewed include Yad Vashem, the author of Children of Buchenwald and former Prime Minister Jean Chretien. In addition to interviews, the documentary makes use of a sizeable array of archival photographs and film footage. The film was directed by Audrey Mehler and narrated by Saul Rubinek.

Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video and audio elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The Blonde Mystique series

Angela Case, Karen Holness, and Aubrey Arnason host the documentary The Blonde Mystique (2006), an investigation into opinions and stereotypes regarding fair hair. Directed and narrated by Sally Aitken, the program interviews ordinary Canadians and experts about the appeal of blonde hair and follows how the lives of the three hosts change after they dye their hair. Interview subjects include Hugh Hefner, magazine publisher and founder of Playboy Enterprises; Catherine Salmon, Professor of Evolutionary Psychology; and Gisele Baxter, Professor of Cultural History at UBC.

Series consists of a digital master tape, video and audio elements, and textual material relating to the development of the production.

The Anthology of Social Studies series

This book was an updated version of a 1999 publication entitled Canadian Anthology of Social Studies: Issues and Strategies for Teachers. This book was widely used across Canada in teacher education courses. The updated versions were PEP’s idea to maintain the book’s status and relevance in the market and to better compete against newer rival books. The first updated version completely replaced the original anthology. The title was changed slightly to The Anthology of Social Studies, and split the book into two volumes. The first volume focuses on elementary teachers, while volume 2 focuses on secondary teachers. Both volumes were published in 2008. PEP has since updated Volume 1 of the anthology, releasing it with the Updated Edition in 2013. As of 2013, Volume 2 had not been updated. Series consists of correspondence, drafts, editorial notes, and reviews.

Television series

Series includes materials related to Hunter’s various produced and unproduced television projects.

Technical Reports series

The series consists of technical reports related to the workings and issues of the various IIPS sub-models, programs, theories and operations. Reports vary in length, topic, and level of sophistication. This series is where how IIPS was to work and is theorized are documented.

Teaching/Lecture Materials series

Series consists of materials, organized typically by class or subject of a lecture, used for teaching. Materials include handwritten notes, typed papers, published materials, and copies of published materials such as articles and drawings.

Teaching to Wonder series

The book was published in 1997. It is “an exploration of the ways in which contemporary literary theory can underpin an inviting secondary school poetry program” and was intended for both practicing teachers and education students.
Series consists of a draft.

Teaching Shakespeare On Screen series

This book was published by St Clair Press Pty Ltd in Australia in 1999 under the name Shakespeare on Celluloid. It was decided that the word “celluloid” was outdated, so the title was changed when PEP republished it in 2001.

Series consists of documentation of the publication of Teaching Shakespeare On Screen and includes drafts, editorial notes, and correspondence.

Teaching series

Series consists of notes for lectures and seminars given in various classes, continuing education, and conferences; course materials, papers from colleagues and students; and documentation related to Norris’ role on multiple committees and boards within UBC and as the Director of the Department of the History of Medicine and Science.

Teaching series

The series consists of records documenting Mattessich’s teaching activities and includes student papers and course materials (including transparencies presumably used in lectures). The materials are arranged largely in chronological order.

Teaching series

Series consists of materials documenting Kevin Chong’s teaching activities at UBC and the Vancouver Film School, and includes correspondence and course materials.

Teaching series

Series consists of student essays, course outlines, lecture and seminar notes, correspondence regarding courses, examination questions and answers, and several course outlines. The records document only a fragment of Brink's teaching career.

Teaching Notes series

The series contains extensive subject files relating to courses taught by Upton throughout his career. The series also includes material on teaching-related activities, such as files on hiring sessional lecturers, the lecture series: "Four Images of Canada," and a UBC Correspondence Course and Inter- disciplinary Workshop.

Teaching Materials series

The series consists of evaluations, notes, memos, correspondence, and plans relating to the development and planning of the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning and individual courses.

Teaching Materials series

Series consists of notes, lectures, and course materials for university and transitions classes focusing on Canadian history and Canadian involvement in WWI and WWII.

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