Explore Open Collections: Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
The Andrew McCormick collection contains nearly 200 historical maps and illustrations which document the history of early European maritime exploration, cartographic evolution and settlement in North America. The documents were donated to UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections by Dr. Andrew Quinn McCormick, a well-respected former faculty member in the Department of Ophthalmology. Documenting more […]
Celebrate World Fashion Day
“You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” – Edith Head For some fashion is frivolous, and for others it’s what makes the world go ‘round. Whichever end of the spectrum you’re on, though, our clothes speak volumes about who we are, where we’re from, and the time in […]
International Youth Day 2016
“Young people are not only our future — they are our present. Our planet has never been so young, with 1.8 billion young women and men. They are the most connected, the most outspoken and the most open-minded generation the world has ever seen.” Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General International Youth Day is being celebrated around […]
Explore Open Collections – H. Bullock-Webster sketches
Harry Bullock-Webster, a young Brit who came to Canada in the early 1870’s, worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company throughout the country’s western regions, starting as an apprentice clerk and eventually working his way up to become head of the Fort Connelly trading post in northern British Columbia. Bullock-Webster, although never formally trained as an […]