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[description] Vol. 1. No. 37 "Thorne, I" written in pencil at top left of front page. The Squamish Advance was a weekly newspaper, published 1950-1956, for the Howe Sound area including Squamish, Brackendale, Woodfibre, Britannia,…

A title page of Vol.1. Copy No.6 of the Scuttlebutt Newsletter. The title page has been detached from the rest of the issue. The title page features typewritten editorial articles and some other regular columns.

Three attendees at SJC's dedication ceremony take a photo together in front of the building entrance.

An illustrated postcard showing the sunset from the Lost Lagoon vantage point at Stanley Park in Vancouver B.C.

[Front] An illustrated postcard showing the sunset from the Lost Lagoon vantage point at Standley Park in Vancouver B.C. Back] A postcard written in pencil with a red three cent stamp along with blue and black ink smudges and one black postmark.

The table card folded so that it shows the flaps that enclose the picture

The Correspondence of Racey and Harrison Collection features previously undocumented correspondence between James Maurice (J.M.) Harrison and Kenneth Racey, as well as a selection of specimens that they exchanged with each other. J.M. Harrison (1892…

UBC respresentatives and officials clap after the St. John's College UBC Plaque is revealed at SJC's dedication ceremony in 1997.

This item is a photograph from a party held by Collin Fitzgerald to host Jerry Calonna during his visit to perform at the Palomar Supper Club. The photo is of a group of seventeen people sitting by the edge of a pool at a private location in…

British goldcrest, dorsal view, shown with four handwritten specimen labels.

Government issued map of Canada showing distribution of major indigenous language families. Includes inset map of southwestern BC.

McCance creates a set design in watercolors that is a visual masterpiece. It depicts a tree in the shape of a large hand set in a forest. This set design was created for an undated production of Brigadoon.

This travel brochure describes one-day cruises operated by Union Steamships featuring tourist destinations along the "Gulf Coast Riviera" or the southern coast of British Columbia. Includes information on sights, fares, and departure…

Photograph on front shows two sparse hills against a pale sky, with a few old fence posts scattered around; inscriptions on back include attached $0.08 magenta Eisenhower stamp, postal service black ink stamp, and a blue ink "8" stamp (…

A blank postcard.

This menu is meant to stand folded on the table, and contains a list of sandwiches for sale at the Arctic Club. It includes detailed descriptions for Assorted Hors D'Oeuvres, Member's Triple Decked Sandwich Delights, Cheeses, and other…

This menu is meant to stand folded on the table, and contains a list of sandwiches for sale at the Arctic Club. It includes detailed descriptions for Assorted Hors D'Oeuvres, Member's Triple Decked Sandwich Delights, Cheeses, and other…

This table photo includes four people sitting around a table at the Palomar Supper Club. There are two men and two women who are presumably couples. The lefthand woman is smoking a cigarette, and two Seven-Up bottle are visible on the table. They…

This table photo includes four people sitting around a table at the Palomar Supper Club. There are two men and two women who are presumably couples. The lefthand woman is smoking a cigarette, and two Seven-Up bottle are visible on the table. They…

A letter from Racey to Harrison, written on October 25, 1949, recto

Sol Woolf (Steve Wilson), his sister Rosa McColl (née Woolf), and another man (perhaps John McColl, Rosa’s husband) pose arm in arm for a photo outside a house.

This item is an autograph booklet from the Cave Supper Club. On the cover are four performers, likely the Golden Gate Quartette. Inside are six autographs, from Je Miller, Rene Miller, Ed Miller, Dave Miller, Larry Frank [?], and Henry Owens. The…