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Digitizers’ Blog
Birds’ Eye View: UBC’s Planning Stages
Hooper was one of the original bidders for the construction of the University of British Columbia, and while this European-style campus plan was never made a reality, the sketch, along with the rest of the original submissions, persist in the UBC Library Archives.
Chinese Canadian Stories
History is full of amazing stories—of triumph and of loss, of laughter and of tragedy, of hope and of bitterness. But so many stories have been forgotten or ignored. The stories of Chinese Canadians have either been left out of our history, or the stories we hear are often about the terrible things that were […]
British Columbia Historical Newspapers
Search and view B.C. community newspapers published from 1865 to 1924. The British Columbia Historical Newspapers Collection makes 24 of B.C.’s earliest newspapers freely available in digital format for the first time! http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca
Tour UBC Library’s Digitization Centre
Jennifer Yip, researcher with the Community Historical Recognition Program, gets a tour of the brand new scanning facilities at UBC.
New Westminster in Flames
See the stunning art collection held in the UBC Library Framed Work Collections.
The Long Ride Home?
Learn about the injustices endured by Japanese Canadians during WWII through the Japanese-Canadian Photograph Collection.
Traité Général des Pesches, et histoire des Poissons
Research 18th century scientific studies of fishing and economy through Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau‘s depictions.
Ubyssey Goes Skydiving
Examine the exciting activities of past UBC students through the Alma Mater Society Image Collection.
The Battle of Broodseinde Ridge
Explore World War I through the official photos sent to British diplomats overseas and donated to UBC by the British Consulate in Seattle.
