Explore unique highlights from UBC’s Open Collections, as well as insights into the work of the Digitization Centre. From announcements of new projects and collections to behind-the-scenes looks at our digitization process, we share the stories and hidden gems that inspire us in our efforts to preserve and make accessible diverse materials.
Know Your Enemy
Posted on May 08, 2012 by slindber
Second World War era Japanese poster depicting allied bombers from UBC Rare Books and Special Collections’ David Conde fonds. David Conde was born in Ontario. He moved to the United Sates in the early 1920s and became an American citizen in 1932. In 1945/1946 Conde worked for the U.S. State Department during the occupation of […]
Vancouver, 1880
Posted on May 07, 2012 by slindber
Souvenir of British Columbia, No. 1 printed by T.N. Hibben & Co. circa 1880. Look for lots more photographs of historic Vancouver in the upcoming B.C.Bibliography Collection!
Birds’ Eye View: UBC’s Planning Stages
Posted on Apr 30, 2012 by slindber
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
Posted on Nov 07, 2011 by goritsas
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
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 by goritsas
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
Allan Bell talks digitization
Posted on Mar 25, 2011 by mikec
photo by Martin Dee
Tour UBC Library’s Digitization Centre
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Jennifer Yip, researcher with the Community Historical Recognition Program, gets a tour of the brand new scanning facilities at UBC.
New Westminster in Flames
Posted on Nov 09, 2010 by jrstrang
See the stunning art collection held in the UBC Library Framed Work Collections.
The Long Ride Home?
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Learn about the injustices endured by Japanese Canadians during WWII through the Japanese-Canadian Photograph Collection.
Traité Général des Pesches, et histoire des Poissons
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Research 18th century scientific studies of fishing and economy through Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau‘s depictions.
