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Richard Splane and Verna Huffman Splane fonds
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Richard Splane and Verna Huffman Splane fonds

  • UBCA-ARC-1382
  • Fonds
  • 1936-2013

Fonds contains records pertaining to the separate careers and personal lives of both Verna Huffman Splane and Richard Splane, and their life together as a couple. Work records reflect Richard’s work in Alberta, his time in the RCAF, and his lengthy career in the federal government as well as Verna’s work for WHO, the federal government, and as a faculty member at UBC and the University of Victoria. These records include government reports, meeting minutes and agenda, correspondence, articles, course outlines and notes. Personal records reflect both Richard and Verna’s social lives and interest in social welfare outside of their careers. These records include correspondence, curriculum vitae, photographs (print and digital), notes, articles and publications, meeting minutes and agenda, and certificates.
The records reflecting Richard and Verna’s joint life has been arranged into eight series: Chief Nursing Officers Study, Home and Social Life, Personal Correspondence, University Hill Congregation, Social Welfare Work, Honours and Awards, Photographs, and Audio-visual. The fonds also includes two sous-fonds: the Richard Beverly Splane sous-fonds and the Verna Huffman Splane sous-fonds.

Splane, Richard B.

Honours and Awards series

Series includes records about the various awards received by Richard Splane, including honorary degrees from the University of Toronto, MacMaster University, Wilfred Laurier University, and UBC. In addition, records include correspondence, event programs, speech transcripts, and certificates.

Family Genealogy series

Series includes records of the archival research done for Richard Splane about his family and other genealogical work done. Records include correspondence, reports from the archival researcher, photocopies of archival documents, family stories, and wills.

Richard Beverley Splane sous-fonds

Work records reflect Splane's work in Alberta, his time in the RCAF, his lengthy career in the federal government, and his time at UBC. Personal records reflect Splane's social life and interest in social welfare outside his profession. These records include correspondence, curriculum vitae, photographs (print and digital), notes, articles and publications, meeting minutes and agenda, and certificates.

Splane, Richard B.

Verna Huffman Splane sous-fonds

The records in this sous-fonds reflect Verna Huffman Splane's work for the World Health Organization, the federal government, and as a faculty member at UBC and the University of Victoria. These records include government reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, articles, course outlines and notes. In addition, personal records reflect Verna's social life and interest in social welfare outside her career. These records include correspondence, curriculum vitae, photographs (print and digital), notes, articles and publications, meeting minutes and agenda, and certificates.

Splane, Verna Huffman

Political Involvement series

Series reflects Richard Splane’s interest and involvement in various Canadian political events and issues, including the Meech Lake constitutional negotiations. Records include articles, newspaper clippings, government reports and documents, and correspondence.

Service and Community Organization series

Series reflects Richard Splane’s involvement in various local and international organizations such as the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia, the United Nations Association of Canada, the World Federalists, International Conferences on Social Development, and UNICEF. Records include meeting minutes and agenda, correspondence, reports, and articles.

University of British Columbia series

Series reflects Richard Splane’s work at the University of British Columbia, primarily the Social Welfare and Human Settlement symposium hosted by the School of Social Work in conjunction with the Habitat Conference in 1976. Records include correspondence, articles, school history notes, reports, program proposals, and brochures.

Honours and Awards series

Series includes records about Richard and Verna’s membership in the Order of Canada, their UBC joint honorary degree, and their entry into the Canadian Who’s Who. Records include information sheets and pamphlets, newsletters, correspondence, biographical summaries, and speech transcripts.

Professional Associations series

Series includes records from the various professional associations Richard Splane was involved in. These associations include the Canadian Association of Social Workers, the British Columbia Association of Social Workers, and the International Association of Social Service Workers. Records include newsletters, reports, correspondence, meeting minutes and agenda, articles, and event programs.

Federal Government series

Series reflects Richard Splane’s work on the Mincome Project and the Canada Assistance Plan for the Canadian federal government. Records include reports, correspondence, meeting minutes and agenda, government pamphlets and agenda, newsletters, and notes.

Personal Life series

Records reflect Richard Splane’s personal and social life. Records include alumni newsletters, correspondence, articles, ephemera, and newsletters. File 23-20 consists of the contents of the former Richard B. Splane fonds.

Chief Nursing Officer Study series

Series includes records of the research and writing of Chief Nursing Officers in National Ministries of Health: Focal Points for Nursing Leadership, published by Richard and Verna Splane in 1994. Records include correspondence, reports, notes, articles, drafts, travel pamphlets, speech transcripts, and interview transcripts. Series is partially organized by region visited and arranged by the donor.

School Work series

Series includes schoolwork completed by Richard Splane at McMaster University, the University of Toronto, and the London School of Economics. Records include correspondence, transcripts, graduate school applications, essays, and notes.