This guide to primary sources focuses on collections owned or subscribed to by UBC Library. Freely available resources are also described if they are significant collections or have a Canadian focus.
Open Collections - UBC Library’s portal for digital content, housing over 200,000 digital objects including photographs,maps, videos, books, audio content, newspapers, letters and more.
Alice 100 Collection - The collection includes more than 200 editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland accompanied by Through the Looking Glass and displays the work of more than 80 illustrators.
Historical Maps Collection - This guide has been developed to assist students and researchers in searching for resources relating to historical maps and atlases in the UBC Library collection.
Historical Photographs -This guide will introduce you to resources for finding and using historical photographs both within UBC collections and externally.
Special Collections: Canadian History - RBSC has a number of smaller collections which come together to form the overarching Canadian History Collection.
Special Collections: Canadian Literature - UBC's Rare Books and Special Collections Library collects rare and historically significant Canadian literature which is available for you to view and read.
Special Collections: English Literature - Rare Books and Special Collections features a number of collections significant to the history, development, and art of English language and literature.