UBC Archives

The University of British Columbia Archives - University records and private manuscripts - records management - digitization - supporting academic research.

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UBC Archives has shifted its social media activities to Bluesky (https://t.co/oZ10GZH4eT). This account will remain for historical purposes, but we will not post or otherwise engage here. Come check out our content at @UBCArchives.bsky.social!
Twitter is dead. Long live Bluesky.

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UBC Archives is now on Bluesky! Come check out our content at @UBCArchives.bsky.social.

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@TheAaronChapman Any good examples to share?

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Morning mist in Vancouver's Stanley Park, captured in 1912 by Rosetti Photographic Studios. A glimpse into the past from the @UBCArchives Haweis Family fonds: https://t.co/9mesqRxZn0

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@VanArchives "Anyone for tennis? Wouldn't that be nice?"
https://t.co/2GeszVgkd4

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UBC Library has acquired the institutional records of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, which was founded at UBC in 1991 to focus on interdisciplinary research. https://t.co/nSptPDo92i

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#TBT Casimir C. Lindsey shown with fish - 16 January 1959 (Peter Holborne photo) https://t.co/10v1vQeMX3
Dr. Lindsey was with the UBC Institute of Fisheries, later the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Cc: @UBCoceans
#UBChistory #fisheries #oceans

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#TBT Interior view of Mathematics building following bomb explosion - 9 January 1970 https://t.co/sk7Mpibaln
See also The Ubyssey, 13 January 1970: https://t.co/NPWxPjBv5O
#UBChistory #explosion #bomb #MathBuilding #The70s

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In 1962, the Alaskan Queen sailed away from Sand Point, Alaska, in rough waters and headed for the Bering Sea. From the Fisherman Publishing Society Collection: https://t.co/c9Hagxfl66

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Happy New Year! 🌟 May the sunlight guide your journey into 2025, bringing warmth and inspiration to every step ahead.
From the Rosetti Studios - Stanley Park Collection: https://t.co/66rVgY5RlZ

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The semester has started. Welcome back to campus! A photo of the #UBC campus view taken by Dee, Martin. From the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: https://t.co/lAPMangjw7

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#TBT Dr. H. Peter Oberlander with pipe - 2 January 1972 https://t.co/IV1wzj672H
See also the inventory to his archive: https://t.co/BY2RsfHMyI
#UBChistory

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As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on another remarkable year of sharing stories from the past. Thank you for being part of our journey. See you next year! 🎉
This photo is part of the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: https://t.co/lVMCprBkQW

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Map Division staff examine a massive map of Vancouver in 1977. 🗺️ From the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: https://t.co/YGPGIP7lq3

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"Vancouver Today": Postcard includes three photographs of views of Vancouver that depict the city's progress and development over 20 years. From the Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs: https://t.co/4Ce5gIQ7hO

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@bbyvillage Ashtray?

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#TBT [on a Friday] Main Library North wing construction - 27 December 1947 https://t.co/CmrkvE45ZX
In background: old Army huts housing the Faculty of Law and other offices.
#UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCLaw

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#TBT Clarence Fulton working with equipment in the B.C. Research Laboratory (Peter Holborne photo) - 19 December 1951 https://t.co/8xNOMX7iGD
#UBChistory #research #SCIENCE!

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Here’s a close-up of the UBC crest above the Main Library entrance, captured in 2000. From the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: https://t.co/qwmWfq1jek

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#TBT The Ubyssey - 12 December 1918 https://t.co/xS1OSgnqfe
University Unites in Thanksgiving [celebrating armistice & end of WWI]
Varsity Will Play Victoria Dec. 20 [rugby & basketball]
Miss Anglin Joins The Players Club [honorary membership for famous Cdn. actress]
#UBChistory