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Dr. Irving K. Barber – media coverage
Philanthropist Dr. Irving K. Barber has passed away.
Remembering Dr. Irving K. Barber
Dr. Irving K. Barber, the principal donor for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, passed away on April 13, 2012.
Videomatica donation in the media
The recent announcement about Videomatica’s exceptional film collection being housed at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University has garnered much media coverage. Articles have appeared in publications including the Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun, the Province, the Vancouver Courier, the Georgia Straight and UBC’s ArtsWIRE. CBC Radio’s As It Happens also […]
start an evolution: UBC Campaign launch
On September 28, 2011, UBC launched the most significant fundraising and alumni engagement campaign in Canadian history. start an evolution aims to raise $1.5 billion for student learning, research excellence, and community engagement as well as double the number of alumni involved with the university by 2015. Donors have already committed $760 million in the years […]
Tribute: Dr. William C. Gibson
Dr. William C. Gibson, one of the Library’s strongest and mostenduring supporters, passed away last year at the age of 95.
Wallace Chung collections featured in Vancouver Sun
An article about an exhibition of Wallace Chung’s collection at the Maritime Museum appears in the Vancouver Sun. You can view the piece, which includes information on the Chung Collection at UBC Library, here. And you can find out more about the Chung Collection at UBC here.
UBC Library supports Covenant House
At its seasonal luncheon leading up to the holidays, UBC Library announced that its charity raffle had raised more than $1,000 for Covenant House, which provides food, shelter, clothing and counselling for street youth in Vancouver. The raffle prize winner was Lucia Balabuk, who works in UBC’s Science One program, which is based in the Irving […]
Patricia Richardson Logie Collection: A B.C. painter’s portraits of pride
A handsome collection of First Nations portraits that was recently donated to UBC Library by B.C. artist Patricia Richardson Logie is being unveiled in a permanent online exhibition in 2011.
The Honourable David See-Chai Lam
Learn more about the former Lieutenant-General of British Columbia, the Honourable David See-Chai Lam.
Dr. Irving K. Barber and Jean Barber
Learn more about Dr. Irving K. Barber.