Rare Books and Special Collections

Book Collections

Rare Books and Special Collections acquires books and pamphlets in a number of areas of specialisation. Our main interests are the exploration, history, literature, maps, social life and people’s of British Columbia. We also have strong interests in Canadian history and literature, selected areas of English literature, children’s literature, maps and cartobibliography, the history of medicine, as well as Guangdong Province of China. There is a reference collection covering these subjects.

To search for books and other resources on your subject, please use the UBC Library Catalogue.

Some of the important collections are listed below.

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History:

Canadian History
Life and Health Sciences

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Literature:

Asian Rare Books
Canadian Literature
Children’s Literature
English Language and Literature

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Other:

British Columbia Voters' Lists
City Directories
Music
Pamphlet
Other Collections