University of British Columbia Archives
@ubcarchives.bsky.social
University records and private manuscripts - records management - digitization - supporting academic research
Location: Vancouver, BC / ?əlqsən (Ulksun), Musqueam Traditional Territory
Website: archives.library.ubc.ca
Location: Vancouver, BC / ?əlqsən (Ulksun), Musqueam Traditional Territory
Website: archives.library.ubc.ca
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#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Construction of First Nations Longhouse - 31 July 1992 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #indigenous #FirstNations #PointGreycampus
cc: X̱wi7x̱wa Library xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca, First Nations House of Learning fnhl.ubc.ca
#UBChistory #indigenous #FirstNations #PointGreycampus
cc: X̱wi7x̱wa Library xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca, First Nations House of Learning fnhl.ubc.ca
Construction of First Nations Longhouse - UBC Library Open Collections
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July 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Construction of First Nations Longhouse - 31 July 1992 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #indigenous #FirstNations #PointGreycampus
cc: X̱wi7x̱wa Library xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca, First Nations House of Learning fnhl.ubc.ca
#UBChistory #indigenous #FirstNations #PointGreycampus
cc: X̱wi7x̱wa Library xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca, First Nations House of Learning fnhl.ubc.ca
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Summer School of Theatre courses in directing and stage design - 24 July 1950 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #SummerSchool #theatre
#UBChistory #SummerSchool #theatre
Summer School of Theatre courses in directing and stage design - UBC Library Open Collections
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July 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Summer School of Theatre courses in directing and stage design - 24 July 1950 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #SummerSchool #theatre
#UBChistory #SummerSchool #theatre
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Summer School of Theatre publicity photos for "Camel with the Wrinkled Knees" - 17 July 1951 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #theatre #summerschool
#UBChistory #theatre #summerschool
Summer School of Theatre publicity photos for "Camel with the Wrinkled Knees
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July 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Summer School of Theatre publicity photos for "Camel with the Wrinkled Knees" - 17 July 1951 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #theatre #summerschool
#UBChistory #theatre #summerschool
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday The Summer Ubyssey - 10 July 1984 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
Headline: "UBC professors quit - Grass greener elsewhere"
cc: @ubyssey.ca
#UBChistory #TheUbyssey #studentnewspapers
Headline: "UBC professors quit - Grass greener elsewhere"
cc: @ubyssey.ca
#UBChistory #TheUbyssey #studentnewspapers
The Summer Ubyssey
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July 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday The Summer Ubyssey - 10 July 1984 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
Headline: "UBC professors quit - Grass greener elsewhere"
cc: @ubyssey.ca
#UBChistory #TheUbyssey #studentnewspapers
Headline: "UBC professors quit - Grass greener elsewhere"
cc: @ubyssey.ca
#UBChistory #TheUbyssey #studentnewspapers
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday F. Kenneth Hare [President of UBC 1968-69] - 3 July 1967 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UniversityPresidents #portraits
#UBChistory #UniversityPresidents #portraits
F. Kenneth Hare
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July 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday F. Kenneth Hare [President of UBC 1968-69] - 3 July 1967 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UniversityPresidents #portraits
#UBChistory #UniversityPresidents #portraits
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday View of platform guests at Gordon Shrum memorial service in Old Auditorium - 26 June 1985 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCAuditorium #OldAuditorium #memorial
#UBChistory #UBCAuditorium #OldAuditorium #memorial
View of platform guests at Gordon Shrum memorial service in Old Auditorium
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June 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday View of platform guests at Gordon Shrum memorial service in Old Auditorium - 26 June 1985 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCAuditorium #OldAuditorium #memorial
#UBChistory #UBCAuditorium #OldAuditorium #memorial
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Construction of Wesbrook building [first permanent home of UBC Faculty of Medicine] - 19 June 1950 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #construction #UBCPointGrey
cc: @ubcmedicine.bsky.social
#UBChistory #construction #UBCPointGrey
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Construction of Wesbrook building
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June 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Construction of Wesbrook building [first permanent home of UBC Faculty of Medicine] - 19 June 1950 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #construction #UBCPointGrey
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#UBChistory #construction #UBCPointGrey
cc: @ubcmedicine.bsky.social
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Chief Dan George led an amazing life.
A gifted poet. An activist for his people. A movie star.
Remembered as the first Indigenous person to receive an Academy Award nomination, he was so much more than that.
This is his story.
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A gifted poet. An activist for his people. A movie star.
Remembered as the first Indigenous person to receive an Academy Award nomination, he was so much more than that.
This is his story.
🧵 1/16
June 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Chief Dan George led an amazing life.
A gifted poet. An activist for his people. A movie star.
Remembered as the first Indigenous person to receive an Academy Award nomination, he was so much more than that.
This is his story.
🧵 1/16
A gifted poet. An activist for his people. A movie star.
Remembered as the first Indigenous person to receive an Academy Award nomination, he was so much more than that.
This is his story.
🧵 1/16
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Main Library (Gavin Wilson photo) - 12 June 1997 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCPointGrey
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCPointGrey
Main Library
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June 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Main Library (Gavin Wilson photo) - 12 June 1997 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCPointGrey
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCPointGrey
UBC Archives acquires the archive of noted scientist and environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki:
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UBC Library receives the David Suzuki fonds
UBC Archives has received the David Suzuki fonds, an archival collection that chronicles the professional work of internationally recognized scientist, environmentalist, and broadcaster Dr. David Suzu...
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June 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
UBC Archives acquires the archive of noted scientist and environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki:
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#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Douglas Kenny speaking at dedication of 'Ksan doors, Museum of Anthropology (John Morris photo) - 5 June 1976 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #IndigenousArt #UBCMOA
#UBChistory #IndigenousArt #UBCMOA
Douglas Kenny speaking at dedication of 'Ksan doors, Museum of Anthropology
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June 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Douglas Kenny speaking at dedication of 'Ksan doors, Museum of Anthropology (John Morris photo) - 5 June 1976 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #IndigenousArt #UBCMOA
#UBChistory #IndigenousArt #UBCMOA
Douglas Kenny speaking at dedication of 'Ksan doors, Museum of Anthropology
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June 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Douglas Kenny speaking at dedication of 'Ksan doors, Museum of Anthropology (John Morris photo) - 5 June 1976 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #IndigenousArt #UBCMOA
#UBChistory #IndigenousArt #UBCMOA
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Pat Carney receiving honorary degree - 29 May 1990 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
UBC alumna, journalist, businesswoman, federal MP and cabinet minister. See also www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_a...
#UBChistory #Congregation #HonoraryDegree
UBC alumna, journalist, businesswoman, federal MP and cabinet minister. See also www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_a...
#UBChistory #Congregation #HonoraryDegree
Pat Carney receiving honorary degree
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May 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Pat Carney receiving honorary degree - 29 May 1990 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
UBC alumna, journalist, businesswoman, federal MP and cabinet minister. See also www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_a...
#UBChistory #Congregation #HonoraryDegree
UBC alumna, journalist, businesswoman, federal MP and cabinet minister. See also www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_a...
#UBChistory #Congregation #HonoraryDegree
From Vancouver Is Awesome:
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(yes it's true, for its first 5 years of classes UBC did not charge tuition)
www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/5-mo...
(yes it's true, for its first 5 years of classes UBC did not charge tuition)
5 more things you (probably) didn't know about UBC
From $40 tuition to the Yell King to the Rabbit Line
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May 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
From Vancouver Is Awesome:
www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/5-mo...
(yes it's true, for its first 5 years of classes UBC did not charge tuition)
www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/5-mo...
(yes it's true, for its first 5 years of classes UBC did not charge tuition)
It's time for Spring Congregation at #UBC. For images of past graduation/congregation ceremonies, go to open.library.ubc.ca/search?q=sub...
#UBChistory #graduation
#UBChistory #graduation
Search - UBC Library Open Collections
Learning, knowledge, research, insight: welcome to the world of UBC Library, the second-largest academic research library in Canada.
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May 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's time for Spring Congregation at #UBC. For images of past graduation/congregation ceremonies, go to open.library.ubc.ca/search?q=sub...
#UBChistory #graduation
#UBChistory #graduation
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Honorary degree recipient Susan Point with President Stephen Toope and Chancellor Sarah Morgan-Silvester (Martin Dee photo) - 22 May 2009 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCgrad #Congregation #HonoraryDegree
#UBChistory #UBCgrad #Congregation #HonoraryDegree
Honorary degree recipient Susan Point with President Stephen Toope and Chancellor Sarah Morgan-Silvester
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May 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday Honorary degree recipient Susan Point with President Stephen Toope and Chancellor Sarah Morgan-Silvester (Martin Dee photo) - 22 May 2009 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCgrad #Congregation #HonoraryDegree
#UBChistory #UBCgrad #Congregation #HonoraryDegree
Bonus #TBT (2) UBC Arts, Science and Agriculture graduates picnic, Wigwam Inn (Maurice L. Hawksley photo) - 1 May 1926 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #graduation #picnic #WigwamInn
#UBChistory #graduation #picnic #WigwamInn
UBC Arts, Science and Agriculture graduates picnic, Wigwam Inn
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May 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Bonus #TBT (2) UBC Arts, Science and Agriculture graduates picnic, Wigwam Inn (Maurice L. Hawksley photo) - 1 May 1926 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #graduation #picnic #WigwamInn
#UBChistory #graduation #picnic #WigwamInn
Bonus #TBT Students in front and around Main Library - 8 May 1965 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCPointGrey
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCPointGrey
Students in front and around Main Library
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May 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Bonus #TBT Students in front and around Main Library - 8 May 1965 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCPointGrey
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCPointGrey
#TBT Totem poles at Totem Park - 15 May 1969 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #FirstNations #totempoles #IndigenousArt
#UBChistory #FirstNations #totempoles #IndigenousArt
Totem poles at Totem Park
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May 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#TBT Totem poles at Totem Park - 15 May 1969 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #FirstNations #totempoles #IndigenousArt
#UBChistory #FirstNations #totempoles #IndigenousArt
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The photo, titled Wait for Me, Daddy, is one of the most famous Canadian photos of the 20th century.
Seen as a heartwarming photo of sacrifice during war, there is much more to tell about this photograph.
This is the story of Wait for Me, Daddy.
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Seen as a heartwarming photo of sacrifice during war, there is much more to tell about this photograph.
This is the story of Wait for Me, Daddy.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The photo, titled Wait for Me, Daddy, is one of the most famous Canadian photos of the 20th century.
Seen as a heartwarming photo of sacrifice during war, there is much more to tell about this photograph.
This is the story of Wait for Me, Daddy.
🧵1/10
Seen as a heartwarming photo of sacrifice during war, there is much more to tell about this photograph.
This is the story of Wait for Me, Daddy.
🧵1/10
#TBT View of the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden during dedication ceremony (24 April 1978) dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCBotanicalGarden
#UBChistory #UBCBotanicalGarden
View of the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden during dedication ceremony
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April 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#TBT View of the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden during dedication ceremony (24 April 1978) dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #UBCBotanicalGarden
#UBChistory #UBCBotanicalGarden
#TBT Evelyn and Sherwood Lett with gift from the Alumni Association - 17 April 1957 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #AlumniUBC
#UBChistory #AlumniUBC
Evelyn and Sherwood Lett with gift from the Alumni Association
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April 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
#TBT Evelyn and Sherwood Lett with gift from the Alumni Association - 17 April 1957 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
#UBChistory #AlumniUBC
#UBChistory #AlumniUBC
#TBT Ubyssey Pantry - 10 April 1928 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
With apologies to @themerl.bsky.social, "Look at this absolute unit!"
#UBChistory #agriculture #animalhusbandry #pigs
With apologies to @themerl.bsky.social, "Look at this absolute unit!"
#UBChistory #agriculture #animalhusbandry #pigs
Ubyssey Pantry
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April 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#TBT Ubyssey Pantry - 10 April 1928 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
With apologies to @themerl.bsky.social, "Look at this absolute unit!"
#UBChistory #agriculture #animalhusbandry #pigs
With apologies to @themerl.bsky.social, "Look at this absolute unit!"
#UBChistory #agriculture #animalhusbandry #pigs
Congratulations to our own John Moran, Digital Archivist, and the whole team at UBC Archives, who received the Honourary Blocker Award at the @ubctbirds.bsky.social Big Block Awards!
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John Moran recognized with Honourary Blocker Award by UBC Athletics and Recreation
The Honourary Blocker Award was given in recognition of UBC Archives' exceptional commitment to the archives and history of our varsity sport programs.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Congratulations to our own John Moran, Digital Archivist, and the whole team at UBC Archives, who received the Honourary Blocker Award at the @ubctbirds.bsky.social Big Block Awards!
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#TBT Group photo at tree planting by graduating class - 3 April 1980 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
The planting of a tree by each year's graduating class is a UBC tradition. See archives.library.ubc.ca/buildings-gr... and magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2020/best-of...
#UBChistory #graduation #trees #tradition
The planting of a tree by each year's graduating class is a UBC tradition. See archives.library.ubc.ca/buildings-gr... and magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2020/best-of...
#UBChistory #graduation #trees #tradition
Group photo at tree planting by graduating class
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#TBT Group photo at tree planting by graduating class - 3 April 1980 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0...
The planting of a tree by each year's graduating class is a UBC tradition. See archives.library.ubc.ca/buildings-gr... and magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2020/best-of...
#UBChistory #graduation #trees #tradition
The planting of a tree by each year's graduating class is a UBC tradition. See archives.library.ubc.ca/buildings-gr... and magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2020/best-of...
#UBChistory #graduation #trees #tradition