Primary contact
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia
CA V6T 1Z1
Identity area
Identifier
UBCARCH
Authorized form of name
University of British Columbia Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- University/College
Contact area
Chris Hives, University Archivist
Primary contact
Type
Address
Street address
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall
Locality
Vancouver
Region
British Columbia
Country name
Canada
Postal code
V6T 1Z1
Telephone
604-822-5877
Fax
604-822-9587
chris.hives@ubc.ca
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The mission of the University of British Columbia Archives is to serve as the institution's corporate memory by identifying, preserving and making accessible for use, the University's permanently valuable records. In pursuing this mission, the Archives acquires corporate records (regardless of physical form or characteristics) created or received by University officers and employees in the course of their duties on behalf of the institution. The Archives also acquires the private fonds of selected faculty members, administrators and former students, as well as the records of independent student, alumni and employee organizations. In addition to its archival functions, the University Archives also coordinates and implements the institution's records management program.
Buildings
Holdings
Total Volume: 1,150 linear metres
Inclusive Dates: 1888-1994
Predominant Dates: 1935-1975
Finding aids, guides and publications
The University website provides information about the functions and activities of the UBC Archives, new features, hours of operation, staff, policies regarding use and access, information on UBC records management program, general description of holdings, publications, thesis preparation information, and links to other websites. Of special interest to researchers are the virtual displays, Textual Records Inventories, which provide online access to full, multi-level finding aids, the UBC Library Digital Collections and Services, a searchable database consisting of images and bibliographic descriptions of historical photographs from the University Archives and Rare Books and Special Collections, a database for the UBC Archives Audio Visual Collection, a database of UBC Historical Photographs, and a database of digitized University Publications and Serials, which provides online access to more than 60,000 scanned pages of The Ubyssey (1918-1998), UBC Reports (1955-2002), the Alumni Chronicle (1931-2000), as well as its successor Trek, and other university publications.
Access area
Opening times
Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm.
September-April only, Saturday, 12:00 pm-5:00 pm.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Southern BC (Geographic subregion)