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One of Jean Paul Riopelle's (1923-2002) masterpieces, L’Hommage à Rosa Luxemburg, is highlighted on the $2 commemorative circulation coin that celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth (1923-2023). Each colourized $2 coin, bearing a…

Tan paper with "autographs" written in cursive in the top left corner on an angle; below are three lines for autographs and some music notation

Arctic Club napkin. Two bears in hats stand on their hind legs on a circle of ice.

Joe Uyeyama and Hideo Uyeyama on ferry boat deck on the way back from Victoria College

The Festival Syllabus details the competitions that participants could enter during the first Choral Festival Kathaumixw. It gives a description of what must be performed for each competition, who can perform and what the prize monies are for the…

This table photo includes a young man and woman who are presumably a couple. The man's arm is wrapped around the woman's shoulders, and both are smiling and looking at the camera. Behind the couple are some large empty tables with white…

This item is a membership card to the Arctic Club in the year 1954, for a Mr Colin Shariff. The front is a rainbow gradient with an image of a polar bear making up the shape of the card.

McCance draws a rough sketch of the set for Gypsy featuring signage for Jocko's Kiddies Show. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

McCance sketches a vertical view of the New Moon on the verso of a Watercolor depicting the horizontal view of the New Moon. Created for the 21st act of Theatre Under The Stars' 1954 production "New Moon."

McCance creates a set piece in watercolors depicting a wonderful scene featuring the throneroom where the wedding will take place. It also provides intricate details for the staircase banister. Set Design produced for unknown production for unknown…

Matchbook from the Carousel Room with image of a circus on outside cover. Inside cover promotes Doric ownership of hotel.

Item is an image is of the port side of the vessel Agapanthus. Image is blurry and out of focus.

Item is an image of the starboard side of the train ferry Alaska's bow damage taken while in harbour.

Photograph of Alvin Erasga Tolentino and Maria Piazza taken as part of the work "SOLA." Tolentino and Piazza are pictured outside in a wooded environment. Piazza, dressed in white, is partially obstructed behind a tree, with her arm around…

Photograph of Alvin Erasga Tolentino and Maria Piazza taken as part of the work "SOLA." Tolentino and Piazza are pictured outside in a wooded environment. Piazza, dressed in white, is partially obstructed behind a tree, with her arm around…

Group of children in a classroom. Twenty nine children are visible, four of them standing, the rest sitting down. Based on the original order of the collection, photograph might have been taken at Elkhorn (Washakada) Residential School. The Elkhorn…

Photographic group portrait of six women representing the SFU Women's Centre. The picture was taken inside the Women's Centre's office.

Sketch of three buildings on Pender Street.

Tawny owl, ventral view, shown with four handwritten specimen labels.

3 x 5 inch paper index card with handwritten recipe in black ballpoint pen. The card has several small stains, and a couple large oil stains, but is still legible. It is two-sided.

Item is an image of Adventuress under sail from the portside. Text on the back includes: invitation to order tickets for the American Sail Training Association and Youth Adventure Inc. reception and fundraiser to benefit the Ernestine Bennett…

Unfolded scrip book showing tickets for use.