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University Archives receives Volkoff Family archives

University Archives receives Volkoff Family archives

By Anna Moorhouse on January 9, 2023

UBC Archives has received the collected archives of prominent theoretical physicist Dr. George Volkoff and microbiology researcher Olga Volkoff.

Posted in Carousel, General | Tagged with archives, collections

Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives closure to extend into early 2023

Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives closure to extend into early 2023

By Library Communications on October 18, 2022

Connect for more information on supports available for remote research and instructional support requests during this time.

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, IKBLC, RBSC

Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives to close from August 1 – November 30, 2022

Rare Books and Special Collections and University Archives to close from August 1 – November 30, 2022

By Library Communications on June 20, 2022

Connect for more information on supports available for remote research and instructional support requests during this time.

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, RBSC

Hanne Wassermann Walker as photographed by Trude Fleischmann.

UBC Library acquires the personal archive of Hanne Wassermann Walker

By michelle blackwell on March 8, 2019

A significant figure of pre-WWII Viennese cultural and social life, Wassermann Walker’s remarkable story has been relatively unknown until now.

Posted in General, Press releases | Tagged with acquisitions, archives, collections, Rare Books and Special Collections, support

Student curated exhibit, A British Columbia Time Capsule highlights gems from the Langmann Family Collection

Student curated exhibit, A British Columbia Time Capsule highlights gems from the Langmann Family Collection

By michelle blackwell on March 27, 2018

The exhibit, curated by UBC iSchool student Ashlynn Prasad, features historical photographs of B.C. landmarks.

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, exhibitions, IKBLC, Rare Books and Special Collections, SLAIS, student curators, University Archives, Uno Langmann, Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC)

By michelle blackwell on August 25, 2016

Take a tour of Rare Books and Special Collections collections every Thursday at 11 am.

Posted in Events, General | Tagged with archives, collections, community engagement, exhibits, rare books, Rare Books and Special Collections, tours

UBC library facility takes a page from Harvard

By Clare Yow on August 25, 2016

Library PARC’s humidity- and temperature-controlled environment expands the shelf life of books. From the REMI Network.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with archives, collections, Library PARC, links, Media coverage

More than 500 of UBC radio station’s historic audio tapes find new audience online

By Clare Yow on August 11, 2016

From the Vancouver Sun

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged with accessibility, archives, BCHDP, collections, community engagement, digital collections, digitization, links, Media coverage, open access, UBC, University Archives

UBC radio archive clips find new audience online

By Clare Yow on August 11, 2016

The Library’s Digitization Centre has helped UBC and CiTR archive a collection of radio clips from the 1940s and onwards.

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, BCHDP, collections, digital collections, digitization, links, Media coverage, open collections, UBC, University Archives

Listen to 65 years of UBC history from CiTR’s newly updated archive

By Clare Yow on August 11, 2016

Learn how the BC History Digitization Program, the UBC Library Digitization Centre, the UBC University Archives have contributed to this project in this Ubyssey article.

Posted in General | Tagged with archives, BCHDP, collections, digital collections, digitization, links, Media coverage, open collections, UBC, University Archives

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