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Food, Friends and Fish: Celebrating the Harry Hawthorn Foundation
With more than 2200 books in its fly-fishing and angling collection, the Harry Hawthorn Foundation at UBC Library has grown considerably from a relatively modest beginning.
A gift from the past: UBC’s class of 1932 funds access to 343 ebooks 85 years after graduation
An endowment established by UBC’s class of 1932 is funding the Library’s annual contribution to Knowledge Unlatched, an Open Access scholarly ebook platform.
UBC purchases “the most beautiful of all printed books”
The Fall 2016 issue of Trek looks at the Library’s purchase of the Kelmscott Chaucer.
UBC Library’s Stravinsky Collection at Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
The four case exhibition included photographs, letters and memorabilia from Stravinsky’s extraordinary life.
CBC North by Northwest
The September 18, 2016 episode features a visit to Rare Books and Special Collections to see the extraordinary Kelmscott Chaucer. Segment runs from 32:42-47:20.
UBC acquires rare hand-printed Victorian Chaucer volume
CBC News explores how the Kelmscott Chaucer gives unique insight into both old and new printing technologies.
Back to school in Vancouver: the University of British Columbia’s best attractions
UBC Library’s Chung Collection is cited by Lonely Planet as one of the top attractions to visit in Vancouver.
UBC acquires rare Chaucer book
Canadian Art covers UBC Library’s newest acquisition, which is an example of Morris’s arts-and-crafts approach to illustration, featuring unusual typeface and intricate decoration.
UBC Library’s Kelmscott “Chaucer” is required reading
“As a public university, these are British Columbians’ books,” Katherine Kalsbeek, Head of Rare Books and Special Collections tells Montecristo Magazine.