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Department of University Extension fonds
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Department of University Extension fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1214
  • Fonds
  • 1918-1983

The fonds consists of records generated by both the Dept. of University Extension (1936-1969) and its predecessor, the Extension Lectures Committee (1918-1935). It appears that the records were re-arranged to facilitate the writing of Gordon Selman's history of the Department, and the original order was lost. The fonds has been arranged into the following series: Extension Lectures Committee; Department annual reports; general
records; professional and vocational education; the humanities and summer school; evening classes, lectures and correspondence courses; supporting services; pamphlets, brochures and course material; and Selman's own research notes. The fonds also includes a large number of photographs primarily from the 1950s and 1960s which depict campus events as well as people and buildings, as well as audio recordings of lectures and other events.

University of British Columbia. Dept. of University Extension

General Records series

Series consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, budget records, brochures, newspaper clippings and other printed material, and documents the activities of the Department and related offices. The records are arranged in the following sub-series: Miscellaneous, Vancouver Institute, Victoria Extension Association, Reports of the Director of Extension, "News sheet," and "Reporting on the University."

Professional and Vocational Education series

Series consists of correspondence, reports, budget records, newspaper clippings and other printed material, and documents the professional and vocational courses administered by the Department. The records are arranged in the following sub-series: Agriculture, Dominion- Provincial Youth Training Programme, Fisheries, Home Economics, Business and Industry, and Other.

Social Education, the Humanities, and Summer School series

Series consists of correspondence, reports, course outlines, newspaper clippings and other printed material, and documents the social studies, civics, and arts courses administered by the Department and the summer school programme. The records are arranged in the following sub-series: Study and Study-Discussion Groups, Citizenship and Public Affairs, Citizens' Forum, Community Welfare and Recreation, Family Life, Parent and Pre-school Education, Leadership Training and Group Development, Fine Arts, and Summer School.

Supporting Services series

Series consists of correspondence, reports, and catalogues for the support and technical services administered by the Department for its students and instructors. The records are arranged in three sub-series: Audio-visual Services, Extension Library, and Phonographic Record Loan Service.