University of British Columbia. Archives,

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the University of British Columbia, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation conducted a series of interviews with prominent alumni and former faculty.

The University of British Columbia Archives was established in 1970 as part of UBC Library's Special Collections Division. It serves as the University's corporate memory by identifying, preserving and making available for use the University's permanently valuable records. Over the years, these have included individual items, both published and unpublished, that for various reasons have been grouped together under the loose heading of "Subject Files". Together, the materials in these files provide a useful supplement to the historical information contained elesewhere in the Archives' holdings.

The University of British Columbia Archives was established in 1970 under the guidance of the first University Archivist, Laurenda Daniells. Its mission is to serve as the University's corporate memory by identifying, preserving and making available for use the University's permanently valuable records. UBC Archives acquires the corporate records created, received, or accumulated by University officers or employees in the course of their duties on behalf of the institution. In addition, the Archives acquires the private papers of selected faculty members, administrators and alumni, as well as the records of independent student, alumni, and employee organizations.