Research Guides: Ephemera: SPAM Collection

About this Collection

Rare Books and Special Collections collects ephemera in the form of pamphlets, posters, broadsides, tokens, postcards and other related material. Most of this material can be found in the UBC Library Catalogue by adding the word "SPAM" (abbreviation for Special Collections pamphlet collection) to your keywords and specifying Rare Books and Special Collections as the location.

Collections at RBSC

Barbarian Press Ephemera Collection
Contains broadsides, keepsakes, invitations, engravings and miscellaneous printed items, of differing dimensions. The handset text is frequently ornamented with decorative type, coloured inks, and engravings.
British Columbia historical postcard and photograph albums collection
The collection consists of ninety-one albums of postcards and photographs pertaining to views and scenes mainly in British Columbia, but also including Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Yukon as well as Europe.
Chung Collection
Includes ca. 4,000 pieces of ephemera related mostly the Chinese-Canadians and -Americans and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
Heavenly Monkey ephemera collection
Contains sample pages, bookmarks, prospectuses, mini broadsides, pamphlets and other printed ephemera issued by the press.
Political literature collection
Contains a sampling of municipal, provincial, and federal political literature from the Greater Vancouver Regional District and beyond. Most of the literature is related to election campaigns, but other material is included as well.
Paris 1968 poster collection
French posters and ephemera of the student revolt in Paris, 1968.
Pooka Press collection
A collection of chapbooks, pamphlets, and printed ephemera.
Jack Shadbolt ephemera collection
Includes exhibition catalogues, invitations, periodical issues, an album cover, postcards and other printed ephemera.
Thomas J. Wise ephemera
A collection of letters (both to and from Wise), newspaper or journal clippings, and other manuscript, typescript or photocopied material relating to Wise and his activities.
Louis Zukofsky ephemera
A collection of letters, poems, newspaper and journal clippings, sketches, photos, and other manuscript or printed material. Includes a number of pieces that served as pre-publication "paste ups" and annotated drafts.

Colocating this Collection

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Catalogue Searching

Most of this material can be found in the UBC Library Catalogue by adding the word "SPAM" (abbreviation for Special Collections pamphlet collection) to your keywords and specifying Rare Books and Special Collections as the location.

Call Number

SPAM (Special Collections pamphlet collection). These items are assigned a SPAM number rather than a call number and can be browsed in the UBC Library Catalogue by clicking the link.

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