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“Beyond Presences” series

This series related to the 2004 exhibit of Cameron MacLeod’s paintings that his family put on. It includes a bound copy of excerpts of MacLeod’s diary, the exhibit’s guestbook, and a printed invitation to the opening reception. Photographs of the paintings displayed at the exhibition are in the “Photographs” Series.

1969-1978 series

The series consists of records about budgeting, committees, minutes of meetings, policies, major projects, and the Computing Centre's relationship with IBM. Subseries are Correspondence, Financial, Internal Affairs, University Affairs, Committees, Academic Bodies, and Standing Committees. The Academic Bodies Subseries is comprised only of records of the Computer Science Department. This series was previously arranged into the existing subseries by the Computing Centre as part of its filing system.

1973-1996 Chronological series

The series consists of reports, budgets, minutes of committee meetings, technical information and other administrative and operational records of the computing centre. These records were made or received by Jack L. Leigh, who became the Director of the Computing Centre in 1987. This series of records appears to be a continuation of the previous series. The arrangement of this series is chronological.

1974 International Congress of Mathematicians fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1061
  • Fonds
  • 1971-1974

The fonds consists of correspondence, programs, photographs, memorabilia and proceedings of the 1974 Congress. Also included in the fonds are some records of the Canadian Mathematical Congress, which served as the official host for the event.

International Congress of Mathematicians

1979-1989 Alphabetical series

The series consists of reports, budgets, minutes of committee meetings, technical information, and other administrative and operational records of the computing centre. These records were made or received by Jack L. Leigh, who became the Director of the Computing Centre in 1987. The arrangement of this series is roughly alphabetical and based on two partial file lists found within the records.

1980 Accession subseries

The subseries consists of the original blueprint, white print or linen architectural drawings, photographs of buildings at various stages of construction, and related correspondence, specifications and reports. In addition, the records have been organized into the following tertiary series: UBC Buildings, Reports, Correspondence, Specifications, Photographs and Architectural Drawings.

1988 Accession subseries

The subseries consists of minutes of committee meetings and correspondence; correspondence between the architectural firm and construction companies, engineers and contractors, laboratories for inspecting and testing buildings and the Provincial Government in Victoria; and forms of tender, reports, memoranda, quotations, agreements, specifications, certificates of insurance and schedules of hardware. There are also original architectural drawings included in the files, most of which are white prints, blueprints and diazos sent to Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners by engineers. It is arranged into the tertiary series UBC Buildings, Federal Government Buildings at UBC, Educational and Commercial Buildings, and UBC Campus Development.

1990 Accession subseries

All drawings pertain to building projects completed at UBC, with only a couple of exceptions at the end of this section. Most of the drawings in this accession are working drawings, with some preliminary and perspective drawings appearing in the files. In addition, there are some working drawings for several unbuilt UBC projects. The same building sub-contractors were used consistently throughout TBP&P's corporate life: D.W. Thomson, Mechanical Engineering; Simpson & MacGregor, Electrical Engineering; O. Safir, Structural engineering. In the 1970s, this group became the "Partners" when the corporate title changed for the last time [see: Administrative History in the full file list]. Some projects between 1923 and 1974 were commissioned by the federal or provincial government rather than the university.

40th Anniversary series

Series consists of 36 video tapes of celebrations about the 40th Anniversary of the Faculty of Education. These celebrations took place over several dates at different schools within Vancouver from May to July 1996. All dates, titles, and times are adopted from the written notes on the tapes themselves or from the transcripts.

"50 Years Horticulture at UBC, 1917-1967" series

The series consists of correspondence, reports, course materials, published materials (including off-print articles, clippings, and pamphlets), scripts for radio presentations, and photographs. These records were presumably collected and arranged by Alden Barss in writing his history of the Department of Horticulture, of which a copy is included in this series. The photographs are described and stored separately.

A Canadian in Korea: A Memoir series

A sixty-minute biographical history, A Canadian in Korea: A Memoir (1999) chronicles the Korean War through the experiences of Robert S. Peacock. He became a Platoon commander at the age of twenty-two. Supplemented with historical photographs, it details life in the trenches and provides insight into soldiers' lives and individual stories. Included also are interviews with Platoon Sergeant Don Ardelian, who served with Peacock, Peacock's wife Donna, and Baj Franklin. David Paperny directed the film. Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.

A Flag for Canada series

Directed by Susan Ridout and narrated by Chris Potter, A Flag for Canada (2003) (also known as I Stand for Canada) documents the events and political controversy leading to the adoption of the "new" Canadian flag in 1965. This sixty-minute historical documentary incorporates extensive archival materials and interviews with many key players, including Members of Parliament who sat on a committee to determine the flag's design. Individuals interviewed include Patrick Reid, Peter Stursberg, the Rt, Hon. John Turner, Senator Marjory LeBreton, Jim Coutts, Gordon Fairweather, Ruth Stanley, Reid Scott, Robert Bothwell, Paul Banfield, John Matheson, Charles Beddoe and Doug Fisher. Music for the documentary was composed by Pat Caird. Paperny Films received a nomination in the Documentary History category for this film at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, Golden Sheaf Awards in 2004. David Paperny, Trevor Hodgson, Daniel A. Mikolay (Producers), and Sue Ridout (Director) received the Antoinette Kryski Canadian Heritage Award at the same awards.

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

A Sea Lion called Salena series

The book is a children’s novel published by PEP in 1994. The story’s main character is a young girl named Kristie. Kristie discovers an injured sea lion pup when her best friend moves away. Series consists of a draft of the story.

Aboriginal Affairs and History series

This series consists of all materials Dr. Tester collected related to Aboriginal communities, comprising two series that Tester had labelled as “Aboriginal Affairs – Historical” and “Aboriginal History Documents.”
Some material in this series is related to Aboriginal child welfare but has been kept separate from the Aboriginal Child Welfare series due to how the creator filed it.

Aboriginal Forestry Collection

  • UBCA-ARC-1434
  • Collection
  • 1952, 1975-1989

The collection consists of materials related to Aboriginal Peoples’ land claims and forestry practices in British Columbia and worldwide. Materials include correspondence, press clippings, publications, and reports.

Abraham Rogatnick fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1435
  • Fonds
  • 1936-2009

Fonds consists of materials that document the personal and professional activities of Abraham Rogatnick and includes handwritten notes and notebooks on historical and architectural subjects, index cards, typewritten speeches, writings, correspondence, and photographs. There are four series: Notes and Architectural Sketches, Photographs, Notebooks and Binders, and Personal Materials and Writing.

Rogatnick, Abraham

Academic & Non-Governmental Organizations series

Series consists of records documenting Belshaw's activities with various national and international academic and non-governmental organizations. Series is divided into sub-series covering major agencies and projects. Materials include minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, pamphlets, publications, clippings, and notes.

Academic and Professional Work series

Series consists of several essays and papers written by Bewley and some works overseen by her in her capacity as a professor in the School of Librarianship at UBC. It also includes some research materials related explicitly to Bewley's interest in library legislation, as well as some miscellaneous material about the UBC School of Librarianship. The series is arranged chronologically.

Academic Records series

Series consists of Aberle's academic transcripts and essays, his teaching materials from the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at UBC and correspondence relating to various teaching positions held by Aberle. In addition, the series includes correspondence, drafts and notes relating to various lectures given by Aberle as Professor Emeritus and after his retirement.

Academic Teaching Career subseries

Subseries consists of correspondence, applications, curriculum vitae, notes and clippings on Messenger's teaching career with the UBC English Department, including tributes given at his memorial service.

Academic Visits and Visiting Professorships series

Series consists of information regarding visits that Copp made to various national and international academic institutions worldwide. In particular, records relate to these visits to medical schools, medical centres or hospitals. Series also includes documents detailing visiting professor positions that Copp held. Files are arranged chronologically.

Academic Women's Association fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1174
  • Fonds
  • 1973-1996

The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes of the Association's Annual General Meeting and its Executive Committee, reports by the Association and other organizations, published materials, questionnaires, and copies of the AWA constitution and administrative history.

University of British Columbia. Academic Women's Association

Academic work series

Series consists of articles and other works written by Dr. Lawrence Lowe, by himself or in collaboration with others. Also included is Lowe’s 1994 curriculum vitae.

Academic Writings series

Series consists of offprints, reprints, photocopies and drafts of Messenger's essays, reviews, and articles. It also includes poems and limericks, notes, clippings, and correspondence.

Acadia Camp Householders' Association fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1063
  • Fonds
  • 1947-1953

The fonds consists of correspondence, notices and minutes generated by the Association between 1947 and 1953.

Acadia Camp Householders' Association

Accepted Publications series

The series consists of articles submitted to Current Anthropology and accepted for publication, including manuscripts and related correspondence. Files are arranged in chronological order.

Accreditation series

Series consists of correspondence, drafts reports, notes, interdepartmental memoranda, published materials from the School and the Committee of Accreditation (COA), and copies of the ALA's 1972 and 1992 standards for submitting self-study reports to the Committee and the establishment of guidelines and procedures for COA's Visiting Team to follow during site visits of the School.

Accreditation series

Series includes information on the American Library Association Committee on Accreditation (COA) visits to the UBC School of Librarianship in 1963, 1976 and 1984. It includes correspondence, memoranda, handwritten notes, visiting team schedules, drafts, reports and printed materials prepared by the School and COA.

Acquisitions Division sous-fonds

The Acquisitions Division was established in 1948, with Samuel Rothstein as its head. It was designated to handle all accessions (books and periodicals), regardless of source (purchase, gift, or exchange), and administer the disposal of duplicate materials. A separate Serials Division was established in 1950 to handle periodicals and the Gifts and Exchanges Division in 1965. In 1991 the Division, together with the Serials Division, was reorganized to form the Order Division and the Collections Accounting and Budget, Division.
The sous-fonds consists of records generated by the Acquisitions Division and includes annual reports and correspondence with publishers, booksellers, and donors and a series related to UBC’s involvement with SHASTRI.

Active Awards series

Series consists of inactive files of awards which are still active in some capacity. Files are arranged alphabetically by the name of the award. As with the Discontinued Awards series, there is often historical information as to the background of the establishment of the awards and information about the recipients of the awards included. Much of this series is the Mackenzie King Scholarships (Open and Travel scholarships) which is funded by the trust of the late former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King (1874-1950). The files contain correspondence between UBC and the winners of the award between 1965-2001, information on the scholarship committee and financial information related to the scholarship.

Active Voice series

Series consists of notes, clippings, articles, reviews, revisions, and correspondence about Active Voice, a reader co-edited by Messenger and William New that was published in 1980 (1st ed.), 1986 (2nd ed.) and 1991 (3rd ed.).

ACTRA series

Series includes materials relating to Saltzman’s membership and involvement in the organization ACTRA (Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists before 1984, which currently stands for the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists.) Saltzman was president of ACTRA-Toronto in 1960. Materials include scripts, contracts, correspondence, and legal documents.

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