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  • Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection

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    92Works
    Description:
    University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives houses a significant number of medieval and early modern manuscripts. These include medieval and Renaissance documents from England, France, Spain and Italy, including deeds, charters, illuminated...
    Subject
    Politics and government, Families, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    Europe,
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents)

  • Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection

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    3033Works
    Description:
    The Modernism and Post-War Literature Collection is comprised of works created by authors associated with modernism, a literary movement with contested dates, but largely regarded as taking place between 1910 and 1940. Authors featured here include Mary Butts (1890-1937),...
    Subject
    Literature, Authors, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    Europe,
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    serials (publications) and books

  • Oluna Ceska and Adolf Ceska Collection

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    109Works
    Description:
    The Oluna Ceska and Adolf Ceska Collection is comprised of botanical illustrations and scientific illustrations by Oldriska (Oluna) Ceska (1938-2022). The drawings, which Ceska created in both black and white and colour, largely highlight flora from southern Vancouver...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture and Local History
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    drawings (visual works)

  • Pacific Opera Victoria Poster Collection

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    32Works
    Description:
    Pacific Opera Victoria (POV), founded in 1979 and incorporated in 1980, has earned a reputation as one of Canada's leading opera companies, thanks to its dynamic repertoire choices, its original productions, and its commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for...
    Subject
    Local History, Performing Arts, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    posters

  • Philobiblion Collection

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    1Collections
    61Works
    Description:
    Philobiblion, a dealership in books and manuscripts (mainly literary), was registered in London, July 24, 1969. The owner, Percy W. Jarrett, moved the business to Victoria B.C. in 1970 and was assisted in the business by his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Sylvia Skelton,...
    Subject
    Authors, Arts and Culture, and Literature
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence and manuscripts (documents)

  • Printed Music

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    1Collections
    9Works
    Description:
    Rare and unique printed material containing music, dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries, drawn from UVic Libraries Special Collections.
    Subject
    Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Red Jordan Arobateau

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    1Collections
    15Works
    Description:
    This collection consists of a selection of materials from the Red Jordan Arobateau fonds from <a href="https://www.uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/index.php">UVic's Transgender Archives</a>. The fonds primarily consists of records related to Red...
    Subject
    Transgender and Arts and Culture
    Date created
    1988-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Saul Holiff Collection

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    80Works
    Description:
    This collection features materials from the archives of Saul Holiff, the Canadian manager of one of the most iconic figures in American music history: Johnny Cash. Holiff, who started out as a concert promoter in the late 1950s in London, Ontario, managed Cash from...
    Subject
    Performing Arts, Arts and Culture, and Local History
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    scrapbooks, correspondence, and photographs

  • Sir William Orpen Illustrated Letters

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    1Collections
    38Works
    Description:
    The collection consists of 36 letters from Sir William Orpen to Beatrice Elvery (Lady Beatrice Glenavy), all illustrated with ink or pencil sketches. Sir William Orpen was born in Dublin in 1878. Although he has become a neglected figure in art history, between 1910...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture and Artists
    Location
    England, England, United Kingdom
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence and drawings (visual works)

  • Theatre Energy Collection

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    1Collections
    21Works
    Description:
    Theatre Energy, 1976-1993, was a prominent, innovative theatre collective in the West Kootenay area of British Columbia. Centred originally in the Slocan Valley, it was founded in the spring of 1976 when a small group of local actors, who had been staging amateur...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture, Performing Arts, and Interviews
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    sound recordings and oral histories (literary genre)