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Fisherman Publishing Society Photographs

The Fisherman Publishing Society was formed in 1937 to publish The Fisherman, a bi-weekly newspaper. Sponsored by the Salmon Purse Seiners Union and the Pacific Coast Fishermen's Union, and now the United Fisherman and Allied Workers' Union (UFAWU), the newspaper documents industry...
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Picture of a totem from the George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive

George and Joanne MacDonald Northwest Coast Image Archive

The Bill Reid Centre’s George and Joanne MacDonald Image Archive contains images of Northwest Coast First Peoples, their villages, and their visual and material belongings. Many of the images collected by the MacDonalds are not unique, and can be found in museums and archives around the...
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Gerry Gilbert radiofreerainforest collection

The Gerry Gilbert fonds (MsC 14) includes a collection of 255 cassette tapes and 23 reel-to-reel recordings featuring interviews, readings, and literary discussions from the Gilbert-hosted radiofreerainforest show that aired on Vancouver co-op CFRO-FM Radio from spring 1985 to the late...
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Gordon E. McCaw Vancouver Street Art Photograph collection

Gordon E. McCaw Vancouver Street Art Photograph Collection

In 1979, photographer Gord McCaw moved to Vancouver and set up a studio in the Standard Building at 510 West Hastings Street. Between 1980 and 1992, he took a series of approximately 750 photographs documenting street art and graffiti in locations around Vancouver. In 2015, McCaw donated to...
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Grace McCarthy Scrapbook Collection

Donated to the Simon Fraser University Library in 2011, the Grace McCarthy fonds (MsC 168) includes 89 scrapbooks compiled by McCarthy, the Social Credit MLA who became cabinet minister and deputy premier. These scrapbooks include photographs, correspondence, clippings, press releases, and...
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Imagenation collection

Indigenous Media Arts Group (IMAG)

A collection of digitized photographs, print materials, and ephemera that document the activities of the Indigenous Media Arts Group, or IMAG. IMAG was an Indigenous and community organization founded in early 1998. Its mandate was to facilitate the promotion, development, and dissemination...
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Indo-Canadian Oral History Collection

Indo-Canadian Oral History Collection

A selection of interviews conducted with early Indian immigrants to Canada, almost all of them British Columbians, in 53 audio files.

In the mid to late 1980s, two groups of researchers conducted detailed interviews with early Indo-Canadian settlers in Canada, almost all of them...
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Italian Canadian Women Oral History Collection

Italian Canadian Women Oral History Collection

Interviews collected in the 1970s and 1980s documenting the experiences of Italian women who immigrated to Canada throughout the first three quarters of the twentieth century. Between 1950 and 1975, over 100,000 Italian women came to Canada as sojourners and settlers. This collection,...
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Italian Canadian Women Photograph Collection

Italian Canadian Women Photograph Collection

A collection of archival images dating from 1950 to 1975 celebrating the contributions of Italian women immigrants to Canadian history and culture. In 1948, Canada began accepting family-sponsored Italian immigrants. Between 1950 and 1975, over 100,000 Italian women came as sojourners and...
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Japanese Canadian Oral History Collection

Japanese Canadian Oral History Collection

The collection is comprised of interviews conducted by the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre with Japanese Canadians on topics ranging from early immigration; their participation in pre-World War II industries including fishing, farming, and the lumber industries; and their...
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