Also included are some records from the library of McGill University College of B.C., pre-dating the establishment of UBC and its Library. The records from the UBC Library have been received a number of separate accessions from a variety of sources over the years. Initially these accessions were primarily arranged by the tenures of successive University Librarians and Assistant University Librarians, as well as by branches and divisions, and inventoried and stored separately. However by 1999 this practice had proved too unwieldy, and the fonds was physically re-organized into one body with a single inventory. Most architectural plans are arranged and described separately.
Some restrictions apply.
Further accruals are expected. 30.4 m of textual records. 150 architectural plans. The Librarian's Office is the administrative centre of the UBC Library, and in its early years all administrative activities were based there. As the Library became decentralized these activities were devolved to the relevant branches and divisions.