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Regional Inspector of Indian School in British Columbia series

Series consists of official federal and provincial reports, directives, guides, bulletins, addresses, residential school statistics and journal articles accumulated by Parminter during his time as the Regional Inspector of Indian Schools in British Columbia. File 1-18 is restricted due to the personally identifiable information. Any request to view this file is subject to review.

Biographical series

The series consists of copies of Macdonald's CVs and biographical notes and a copy of the transcript of Macdonald's news conference announcing his resignation as UBC president (October 28, 1966).

Offprints series - Others

Series consists of offprints and published speeches and represents a considerable number of subjects. Most of them were given to Daniells by friends. He was very interested in cross-disciplinary topics, which is reflected by this series.

Research/Miscellaneous Material series

Series consists of research papers, local history, journal articles, annotated bibliographies, essays, reading lists and books on research topics written or accumulated by Parimenter. Most of the material is on residential schools and Indigenous education, but two items document some of Parminter's family history. One is a school exercise book, with exercises completed by hand, entitled "Practical Arithmetick" (1817), written by Samuel Bateson (Parminter's great-grandfather). The other is "Victorian School, "a history thesis written by Sheila Young at James Graham College, Leeds, England (1966), chronicling the history of Farnley School in Yorkshire, where John Vye Parminter served as headmaster from 1875 to 1909.

Miscellaneous subseries

Subseries consists of records about creating various types of word games and puzzles. These records include original, copy and draft puzzles, notes, completed puzzles (not started by Messenger), and clippings.

Triple-Ploy subseries

Subseries consists of records about Messenger's regular puzzle column Triple-Ploy, published in Western Living Magazine. These records include correspondence, completed puzzles and revisions.

Games and Word Puzzles series

Series consists of records about games and word puzzles created by Messenger. There are three subseries: Miscellaneous subseries, "Triple-Ploy" subseries, and Board Games subseries.

Literature in English series

Series consists of records pertaining to the anthology edited by Messenger and Bill New in 1993. There are four subseries: Research Notes subseries, Permissions subseries, Miscellaneous subseries, and Chronologies subseries.

Slides and Presentation Material series

Series consists of presentation slides and some lists of slides used by Michael Smith in various presentations. Also included is a small sub-series of slides from his Nobel Prize celebrations in Stockholm and a few from Vancouver.

Photograph series

Series consists of photographs from the Faculty of Education. The bulk of the photographs are from the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow Project.

Show Books series

This series includes albums showing David Fischer’s pre-production work and the finished product.

Thomas Haweis sous-fonds

The sous-fonds consists of a manuscript, Tahiti: South Sea and Other Missionary Matters, 1788-1803, papers of T. Haweis transcribed and edited by Lionel Haweis (1942), a ministry certificate (1796) and other miscellaneous items.

Haweis, Thomas

Photographs series

Photos in this series consist of photographs of M.Y. Williams' family. Photographs have been assigned series UBC 49.1, and 49.1/1 to 49.1/147 contain both prints and small prints of the Wiliams family. In this series are photos by WL Uglow taken in 1922; amongst Uglow's photographs, there are images of geological features, campsites, prospecting, logging, and BC towns such as Bakerville, Nookta village and the Tofino "life-saving station." Photos of people include CS Evans, Anthony Watson and C.O. Swanson. There is also a photo taken in Japan of Professor W.J. Head of Wisconsin. These photos can be found from 49.1/148 to 49.1/249. A group photo dated 1947 features Okalitch, Gunning, Swanson, Williams, Warren and Weir (49.1/251). There are also wildlife photos courtesy of the Canadian National Railway and photos of fossils and diatoms. The photo of dinosaur bones in UBC's Department of Geology is dated 1950. These photos are in boxes 52 (1-127) & 53 (128-269).

An itemized inventory of the glass slides is available on the last two pages of the finding aid. The glass slides are located in the vault. (49.1/270 to 382).

Slides and Photographs series

Series consists of colored slides, black and white photographs and colored photographs of Marion Gilroy, the Gilroy family, North Central Saskatchewan Regional Library board members and employees, Dr. Helen Stewart, Marjorie Holmes and Muriel Foulkes.

Axis Power - World War II series

Series consists of clippings, publications, cartoons, and a scrapbook collected by MacKay about the Axis powers during World War II. Series also includes an unidentified diary (1882) found by MacKay in 1931 in an abandoned building in Iceberg Bay, B.C

John Oliver Willyams Haweis sous-fonds

The sous-fonds consists of a sketchbook of drawings (the 1820s - 1880s), travel logs and sketches of two trips (1886, 1887) and a bust of Hugh R. Haweis as a boy by J.O.W. Haweis (n.d.).

Haweis, John O.W.

Research series

Series consists of notes, questionnaires, articles, data, statistical analysis, codes, publications and government reports relating to Aberle's research into the Navajo and Peyotism, but also his work on kinship, language, culture and religion general.
Much of the material is undated. The remainder is arranged in chronological order.

Mary Eliza Haweis sous-fonds

The sous-fonds consists of incoming correspondence (1880-1898), copies of manuscripts and other writings, and biographical information.

Haweis, Mary Eliza

Correspondence series

Series consists of incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence, both personal and professional. Files are arranged in alphabetical and chronological order.

Photographs and Artwork Series

Series consists of photographs of Keith, his family, friends of his father, and interesting locations. It also consists of artistic photographs taken by Keith and a painting of Gene Maillard. The series is split into Photographs and Portraits.

Hugh Reginald Haweis sous-fonds

The sous-fonds consists of incoming correspondence (1879-1900), copies of published articles, sermons and lectures (1864-1900), and other personal material. The sous-fonds also include a small collection of material from Haweis' connection with Giuseppe Garibaldi. Materials include correspondence from or relating to Garibaldi (1860-1897) and various other manuscripts, printed and published items, and other items used in the 1882 Garibaldi display in London.

Haweis, Hugh Reginald

University Graduates' Society fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1185
  • Fonds
  • 1904

The fonds consists of the minutes of nine meetings of the University Graduates' Society in 1904.

University Graduates' Society

Campus Building Specifications Collection

  • UBCA-ARC-1367
  • Fonds
  • 1907

The collection consists of thirteen bound reports (and two addenda) of building specifications - heating and ventilation, architectural, and plumbing - for the following buildings: Chemistry (additions), Biological Sciences (additions), Men's Residence (Block 3), University Social Centre and Faculty Club, International House, and the New Arts Building Group (later the Buchanan Building). The reports were each prepared by either the mechanical engineering consulting firm of C.W. Thomson & Company Ltd, the University's architects Thompson, Berwick & Pratt, or Fred Lasserre, Koyander & Wright - Associated Architects.

Vancouver Law Students’ Society fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1544
  • Fonds
  • 1907 - 1911

The fonds consists of a 2-page typescript constitution (ca. 1907) and a minute book containing handwritten Society minutes (1907-1911).

Vancouver Law Students’ Society

Thomas Hooper fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1314
  • Fonds
  • 1912

Fonds consists of a large coloured, bird's-eye sketch of the campus and 2 bound volumes containing plans and descriptions for the individual buildings.

Hooper, Thomas

McGill University College of British Columbia series

Series consists of the following sub-series:
• C.1 Office of the Principal - Correspondence (1908-1915)
• C.2 Finances [Office of the Principal] (1909-1912, 1910-1915)
• C.3 Newspaper Clippings (1906, 1907, 1910)
• C.4 Faculty Minute Book (1906-1915)
• C.5 Office of the Registrar - Correspondence (1906-1915)
• C.6 Enrollment Book (1906-1909)
• C.7 Finances [Office of the Registrar] (1907-1915)
• C.8 Miscellaneous Pamphlets (n.d.)

Photographs series

The series consists of photographs of Frank F. Wesbrook, family members, and other associates. They include both black and white prints and negatives of various dimensions.

Correspondence series

Series consists of outgoing correspondence from Laura Holland to her mother from London and the boat of fellow nurses going to different camps during World War I. She talks mostly of her physical surroundings and sightseeing. She also speaks of people (family & friends) she knows back home (Mildred, Temple, Cyp (?), Harry, and Jack), but also sometimes speaks of privacy (censorship of letters, etc.) and other political conditions affecting the nurses during the war.

Lemuel F. Robertson fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1379
  • Fonds
  • 1915-1917

Fonds consists of incoming letters written to Robertson from former students who served overseas during World War I.

Robertson, Lemuel F.

Reprints series

Series consists of a set of published off-prints relating to a variety of medical topics that Frank Wesbrook collected or, in some cases, wrote.

Formerly maintained in the Memorial Room of the Woodward Library, part of the collection was transferred to the University Archives in November 2013 and again in 2014 and added to the Frank Wesbrook fonds.

Frank F. Wesbrook fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1293
  • Fonds
  • 1881-1918, 1980

The fonds consists of diaries, photographs, articles, speeches and reports, and miscellaneous material, all of which document Frank F. Wesbrook’s personal and professional activities. Also included are a collection of off-prints of scholarly articles relating to a variety of medical topics that Wesbrook collected or in some cases wrote.

Wesbrook, F.F.

Diaries series

Series consists of diaries that provide information about Frank F. Wesbrook's activities in London in 1891 and his appointments as University President between April 1914 and February 1918.

Military series

Series consists of commonplace books, minutes, certificates, pamphlets, brochures, clippings, programs, notes, and a handbook about Logan's interest in and involvement with the Military. Also included are a button from the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders and an identification bracelet from the 4th Battalion Canadian Machine Gun Corps, Logan's World War I units.

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