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Correspondence series

The series consists of Smedley’s personal and professional correspondence and includes incoming and copies of outgoing letters, printed e-mails, and other messages.

Files are arranged in alphabetical order by subject or correspondent.

Administrative records

The series consists of records relating to the Icelandic Archives of British Columbia’s (IABC) administration, mainly records related to its day to day business operation. Records include correspondence; financial records; and policies and procedures kept by the archives.

Publications

Series consists of newsletters and other published material by the Scandinavian Cultural Society for purposes of reference and dissemination. Series also includes a run of the Swedish Press Magazine from 1986, which was used as reference material for the publicity for the Scandinavian Festival 1986.

International work

This series includes Waddell's work on the international scene, spanning his legal and political career. Most notably, the series features the early stages of advocacy for the International Criminal Court, through Waddell's involvement in the Canadian arm of Parliamentarians for Global Action (previously known as Parliamentarians for World Order). Contents include newsletters, press, correspondence, reports, agendas and itineraries, travel information, invitations, and research. Contents cover group memberships, travel and meetings, and subject files on international subjects.

Textual records

The series contains textual records pertaining to the Klondike Gold Rush. The records reflect major activities such as commerce, travel, mining, and tourism in the Klondike. Legal records documenting the mining boom, including mining claims, grants, stock certificates, and court documents are present throughout the series. Records of individual miners and mining companies are included in the series as well as those of prevalent government bodies, including the office of the Gold Commissioner and the Department of the Interior. In addition to these activities, the series also reflects various works of individuals who journeyed north to the Klondike during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as promotional and informational material developed by travel and outfitting agencies. The series also contains records related to the Lind family’s personal connection to the Yukon, including the unpublished account of John G. Lind’s trip to the Klondike.

Significant record types include correspondence, receipts and checks, pamphlets and printed volumes, advertisements, postcards, diaries and journals, newspapers and newspaper clippings, sheet music, theatre programs, as well as guidebooks and souvenir books

[Original Collections]

Series consists of 3 m of textual records and additional graphic and audiovisual materials. The textual records include a comprehensive collection of UBC student cards from 1921 to 1994, many of which include detailed information about individual nurses. Records from the Kootenay Lake Hospital, the Kelowna General Hospital and Prince Rupert General Hospital date back to the early years of this past century. Pamphlets dating from 1887 documents aspects of nursing history. Theses by Margaret Campbell, Beverly Du Gas and Helen Niskala are among seventeen theses, dissertations and papers included. Miscellaneous photographs without sufficient provenance are included in this classification. Audiovisual materials on audio and video cassette, CD and DVDs are arranged as subseries.

Television series

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

Personal series

Series includes biographical information about John Hunter, including lists of awards, résumé, obituaries, early rejection letters, cartoons, and his undergraduate thesis.

Research Materials series

The series consists of materials collected or acquired by Mattessich as part of his research and includes copies of articles written by other authors. Items in this series constitute a sample from all such materials originally acquired as part of the fonds. The criteria for retention were that the items illustrated the scope of Mattessich’s research interests, that they were filed and organized rather than left loose, and that they were annotated by Mattessich, indicating that they were read and actively contemplated during his research and writing processes.

UBC Affairs series

Series consists of records relating to the Department of History, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty Association, and other UBC academic issues. It includes correspondence, reports, minutes, course outlines and changes, and grant proposals.

Reference Materials series

Series consists of newspaper, book chapters, magazine clippings, and notes on subjects related to Maillard's writing projects or of general interest to him.

Essays and Articles series

The series consists of correspondence, notes and drafts relating to several of New's articles, including his article in volume 3 of The History of the Book in Canada, “Literature in English” in The Canadian Encyclopedia and “The Short Story in Canada.”

Manuscripts – Published Works series

Series consists of typewritten manuscript drafts, many of which include handwritten notes and annotations of works by Kevin Chong that were eventually published, broadcast, or performed. They are arranged into sub-series: Books, Short Fiction, Broadcast Works, and Stage Works. Within each sub-series, files documenting each work are grouped and arranged chronologically by the work’s publication date.

Some manuscripts have dates included with them, and these are noted in the file list. Dates in square brackets are estimates, either provided by Chong or inferred by the materials themselves.

Provincial NDP

Series consists of records created and received during Pratt’s involvement with the Provincial NDP between 1986-2016. The series is divided into two sub-series: BCNDP President and BCNDP Associations, Committees and Advocacy. The Party President sub-series consists of professional documents, subject files, and convention materials. Subject files relate to various issues faced by the Provincial Government including: environment, Indigenous affairs, women’s equity as well as the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holdings Society. The BCNDP Associations, Committees and Advocacy sub-series relates to Pratt’s role in the Burnaby-Willington Constituency Association, committee and council membership, campaign involvement and past-President functions. Records include constitutions, policies, election material, correspondence, reference material, reports, convention materials, newspaper clippings, event programs, ephemera and other material.

Pratt, Patrice

Feature film series

Series includes manuscripts, reports, correspondence, notes, film concepts, research materials, photographs, and video recordings associated with Hunter’s film career.

Collected papers

The series contains materials belonging to Ian McDonald’s father, Leslie (Les) McDonald, and other figures involved in IBEW Local 213. Materials relate predominantly to the activities of IBEW Local 213, though some papers also relate to Les McDonald’s involvement in various sports and community organizations, his writings and his personal correspondence.

Materials within the series include notebooks, postcards, letters, newsletters, newspaper articles and issues, legal documents and photographs. Relative to the ‘Thesis Research’ series, many more materials are original or copies made at the time the originals were created.

Miscellaneous series

Series consists of documents, including those related to the Anglican Church at UBC, various voluntary organizations, international aid pamphlets, conferences, and other miscellaneous documentation of importance to Conway.

Scholarships, Prizes, and Awards series

The series consists of records of various scholarships, prizes, awards, and other types of recognition that have been received by New or in which he has been involved. In addition, there are records about stipulations and general information about these decorations.

Assorted Author series

Series consists of correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, photocopied articles, and other printed material concerning an assortment of authors, poets, and playwrights, including significant materials on Frances Brooke, Dave Godfrey, Kendel Hippolyte, Mistry Rhinton, Alice Munro, and Jessie Simie.

Manuscripts – Unpublished Works series

Series consists of typewritten manuscript drafts, many of which include handwritten notes and annotations, of works by Kevin Chong that were never, or have yet to be, published, broadcast, or performed.

Some manuscripts have dates included with them, and these are noted in the file list. Dates in square brackets are estimates, either provided by Chong or inferred by the materials themselves.

Heavenly Monkey Editions publishing records

Series contains copies of books and ephemera issued by Heavenly Monkey Editions and includes setting copies, detailed page layout schematics, dummy of final book, final printing schedule and sequence, proofs and impressions, makeready copies, printing plates, printing blocks, and various other documents used in the creation of each item.

Other printing press publishing records

Series contains copies of books and ephemera published by Milroy in collaboration with other printing presses including, the Papermaker’s Press (Millennium), Wessel 7 Liberman Booksellers (What the Fisherman knows), Cat Skinner Press (Botanical Suite by Briony Morrow-Cribbs), Xexoxial Editions (Xerolage 62), Homenaje (El Forastero), or printed for specific individuals including Jennifer van De Pol (A Handful of Odes), Robert R. Reid (Love, Toni), Rachel M. Pollak (An Adventure is an Inconvenience Rightly Considered; Until Now), etc., and includes design sketches, proof copies, various dummies, printing plates, printing blocks, photographs, negatives and other documents used in the creation of each item.

Ephemera and posters

Items in this series mostly include posters, buttons, and stickers produced by Greenpeace as part of their campaigns to raise public awareness of the clearcutting of old growth trees in Clayoquot Sound and the Great Bear Rainforest. Other items include awards given to Greenpeace Canada and the Rainforest Solutions Project, reproduced items enlarged onto poster board, protest signs and banners, and t-shirts from Greenpeace campaigns. The series contains no subseries and only file level arrangement of records exists. File titles are based on the content of items.

Correspondence series

Series consists of professional correspondence regarding scholarly activities and contact information for persons and institutions. The arrangement is predominantly alphabetical by addressee. In addition, this series includes some files organized by subject.

Projects and lobbying activities

The series contains records related to the projects and lobbying activities undertaken by Vancouver Status of Women (VSW) in BC from the early 1970s to 2015. Significant projects completed during this period include the publication of Kinesis, which was released ten times a year from 1974-2001, the Single Mother’s Resource Guide, which was released every two years beginning in 1991, reports on a range of topics, and the production of anti-gender role stereotyping kits for daycare and preschool workers. In addition, VSW offered a range of services to women, including research assistance, information gathering and dissemination, a library, a lawyer referral service, counselling referrals, community information and women’s movement referrals, endorsements and support letters, and advocacy on behalf of individuals. The organization put on a number of events: training on public speaking, assertiveness, financial management, and advocacy/organizing; workshops on useful tools for single mothers; panels and lectures; picnics; and annual parties. VSW also lobbied its municipal, provincial, and federal governments and other organizations about issues affecting women in Canada, encompassing such diverse topics as welfare, family law, sexual assault, and housing.

The physical order in which all records were received has been maintained; original order has been re-constituted intellectually. Record types in the series include the following: VSW briefs, press releases, submissions to governments, and research reports; correspondence with members of the public, members of governments, and other women centers; songs, stories, and photographs for anti-gender role stereotyping kits; copies of the Single Mother’s Resource Guide; Kinesis back issue indexes, editorial board correspondence, events' brochures and posters, reader surveys, volunteer training kits, and volunteer applications.

Corporate records

Series contains administrative materials generated by Western Forest Products and its subsidiaries, including MacMIllan Bloedel, Rayonier Canada Ltd., Weyerhaeuser, and Canfor Corporation. The series is divided into three subseries: Meeting Agendas and Minutes, Publications, and Microfiche.

The majority of the material is microfiche that includes information dating back to the 1950s up to the 1990s. The records represent the activities of the predecessor companies of Western Forest Products.

Commonwealth Literature Series

The series consists of records such as correspondence, notes, and drafts of bibliographies relating to Commonwealth literature and New's involvement in several Commonwealth literature projects, including the Commonwealth Poetry Anthology, The Journal of Commonwealth Literature and the Commonwealth Encyclopedia.

Programs series

Series consists of programs, scrapbooks and speeches relating to the lectures presented by the Vancouver Institute.

Winton/Kindertransport series

Series consists of materials documenting Nicholas Winton’s Kindertransport project and Schlesinger’s involvement in documenting and publicizing the Kindertransport many years later. Winton’s efforts rescued hundreds of Jewish children from European countries under occupation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and 1939 – Joe Schlesinger was one of them, and his name is on the list in File 9-7. Materials include scripts and transcripts for the documentaries Nicholas Winton: The power of good and Nicky’s Children, correspondence, copies of published articles about Winton and the Kindertransport, and related items. Files are maintained in chronological order.

Posters and Clippings

Series consists of two posters idealizing the nursing profession and one newspaper clipping. “Overseas Uniform of Red Cross and Canteen Maid.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, dated September 1, 1918.

General Files

Series consists of records related to Miki’s literary, cultural, political, and academic activities. The series contains conference programs and abstracts, correspondence, travel itineraries and invoices, notes, reports, news clippings, forms, grant applications, research flies, articles, essays, and scripts, publication agreements, Miki’s curriculum vitae, audio and video recordings of conference proceedings and of Miki speaking, reading, performing, and being interviewed, award plaques and certificates, posters, and other records documenting the range of projects and activities that Miki has been involved in over four decades.

General Correspondence

Series consists of a variety of Dosanjh’s correspondence relating to a wide range of political and private citizen topics. The communications are in the form of letters, greetings cards, printed emails, cardstock invitations, booklets pertaining to events and ceremonies, and certificates. Due to the nature of the series’ arrangement, topics encompass miscellaneous material as well as those related to the following series: Advocacy and Indian Issues, Provincial Political Career, and Federal Political Career. General topics of concern are personal matters, holiday well wishes, scheduling plans, anniversaries, congratulatory messages, attendance appreciations, invitations, the bestowing of awards, certificates of participation, and discussions related to political matters. These include communications in the capacity as attorney general, MLA, premier, and federal Health Minster; to other politicians and members of the public. A sample of specific matters includes a 2007 heart attack, Punjabi language communications, and conversations with India based academics and politicians.

Administration

Series documents the organizational administration of YWCA Metro Vancouver. Activities represented include: executive-level meetings, evaluation of programs and services, dissemination of organizational policy, management of the organization’s finances, administration of staff and volunteers, and facility operations.

Records consist of meeting minutes, reports, memoranda, correspondence, financial statements, and other material arising from the administrative operations of the YWCA.

Series is arranged in five subseries: 1. Policy and planning records; 2. Financial records; 3. Personnel management records; 4. Property and facilities management records; 5. Executive-level meeting minutes.

School, Coursework and Students series

This series contains records related to Craddock’s role at the University of British Columbia and as a teacher at various institutes and outside seminars. It includes course syllabi, slides and presentation materials, registration forms, and administrative records related to graduate students.

TRIUMF History, Origin and Texts series

This series contains records related to TRIUMF documenting its history – including Craddock’s interviews with various key figures, drafts of and correspondence related to the TRIUMF book, obituaries, and records of the TRIUMF Retiree’s Association.

Community and political activity

This series consists of records that were created and received predominantly after the late 1970s that reflect Lee’s involvement with the Social Credit and Conservative parties of Canada as well as her work to organize as part of the Chinese Canadian community in Vancouver.
Records in this series include ephemera collected by Lee from events that she was invited to and attended as a result of her political and community involvement; correspondence between Lee and the politicians that she volunteered for and lobbied; meeting minutes and correspondence from her work with the Vancouver Chinese Canadian Activity Centre and its subsidiary groups, the Chishaun Housing Society and Plum Blossom Childcare Society; and several awards and certificates of recognition that Lee received for her contributions.

Audit Committee series

Series consists of records created or acquired by the TRIUMF Audit Committee and includes meeting minutes, agendas, and reports. The records are arranged in chronological order. Some files include records from the Finance Committee (1986-1990).

Correspondence

Series documents Kogawa’s social and business activities as a writer, consisting of personal and business correspondence with publishers, associations, readers, and greeting cards from friends and family. Associations represented in the records include the Holy Cross Japanese Canadian Anglican Church, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Writer’s Union of Canada, and American Biographical Institutes, Inc., among others. Correspondence is from Japan and across Canada, mainly from Toronto and B.C. Correspondence is occasionally interleaved with pamphlets of her work, publications related to her participation in literary, cultural and public events. Miscellaneous records include newspaper clippings, donation slips and some notes. The arrangement reflects the creator’s original order.

New Music Program

This series consists of artist and project files, correspondence, grant and other funding applications, box office reports, festival files, records of visiting artists and artist residencies, artist and project files, and administrative records. Deborah “DB” Boyko was the Curator and Director/Curator of the New Music Program between 1990 and 2018, and much of the correspondence with funding entities and artists was directed to or sent by her. Concerts and events include jazz festivals (Fake Jazz, Du Maurier Jazz) and collaborations with the New Orchestra Workshop (NOW). The New Music Program also regularly offered student volunteer and work positions, coordinating with North Burnaby high schools.

Maps

Maps in this series were primarily produced by Greenpeace, other environmental non-governmental organizations, forestry companies, First Nations, the Government of Canada, and the Province of British Columbia. The series notably includes maps produced by environmental groups depicting the state of forests in coastal British Columbia, conservation area priorities for First Nations and environmental groups, forest development plans, maps from Greenpeace Canada campaigns, and maps produced as part of the Central and North Coasts Land and Resource Management Plans. Maps mostly depict the Central and North Coasts and Vancouver Island, along with other regions of British Columbia. Any folded maps in other series of the Greenpeace Canada fonds or any maps housed with textual records, remained in their respective files to maintain original order and provenance. There are no subseries and files are based on the original grouping of maps as provided by the donor. File titles are based on the content of items.

Athletics photographs series

The photographs in this fonds contain headshots of individual UBC athletes, coaches, managers, and administrators. Also included are team photographs, action shots, mascots and cheer squads. In addition, there are images of the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy presentations, Big Block and UBC Hall of Fame events. Unidentified images have been retained; specifically, unknown women athletes and teams were retained as women’s sports are underrepresented. Predominant sports represented in the photos include Thunderbirds football, ice hockey, volleyball, basketball, field hockey, soccer, swimming and rowing. There are photos of UBC athletes and teams in fencing, rugby, wrestling, gymnastics, tennis, square dancing, curling, skiing, sailing and cross country track and field.

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