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This guide is no longer being updated.
A new version can now be found at http://libguides.ufv.ca/CanadianHistory . Please update any references linking to this page.
This guide is a starting point for research at the UFV library. If at any time you need more assistance, please contact us.
| Getting Started: Reference Books |
Reference Books provide background information on a topic, such as definitions of terms, key figures and events, and well written overviews.
Also see our Electronic Reference collection which includes Oxford Reference Online Premium (providing access to over 170 online reference books from Oxford University Press) and the Gale Virtual Reference Library (access to a growing collection of electronic subject specialized encyclopedias). UFV has licenses for both products.
Most reference books are for in-library use, and are shelved in a separate reference section.
Selected titles for Canadian History:
| Finding Books and Videos in the Library Catalogue |
The UFV Library Catalogue lists the books, videos, government reports, electronic books, and other resources held by our library.
To begin searching, type keywords and click on "Search". Keywords may be a single word, a phrase or words joined together by "AND". For example:
Riel rebellion
new France
Canada and confederation and history
British Columbia and history
If you wish to browse the shelves in the library, try the following call number areas:
| E 51 - E 99 |
Indians of North America |
| FC |
Canadian History |
| HA 741 - HA 748 |
Statistics. Canada |
| HC 111 - HC 120 |
Economics. Canada |
| HN 103 - HN 110 |
Sociology.Canada |
| JL 5 - JL 539 |
Political Science. Political Institutions and Public Administration. Canada |
| JV 1 - JV 9480 |
Colonies and Colonization. Emigration and Immigration. International Migration |
| KE 1 - KE 9450 |
Law. Canada |
Finding Books in Other Libraries
To find books in other libraries, try Outlook Online (B.C.) or Worldcat (North America). You may obtain books from other libraries by requesting an Interlibrary Loan. Delivery time ranges from 2 - 10 days.
| Finding Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Articles |
Journal, magazine and newspaper articles can be useful sources of information for your research topic. They contain current information or research, and are usually written on specific aspects of a topic.
To search for articles on a specific topic, use "research databases". You may view a full list of our research databases either alphabetically and by subject. Research databases may also be searched from off campus.
Try these research databases for research in Canadian History:
Best Bets
Also Try
- Cambridge Journals Online - the full text database service for Cambridge University Press’s collection of nearly 200 leading journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
- Humanities Full Text - indexes many scholarly journals in all Humanities / Social Sciences disciplines.
- JSTOR - electronic archives of scholarly journals from vol. 1 to 3-5 years from the current year. This collection is linked to America: History and Life.
Also try these print indexes:
Journal Holdings at UFV
The UFV Journals List is a list of all print and electronic journals available at UFV. You may search the list for a specific journal title, or browse by subject. The list provides a link to the source for each electronic journal. Print journals are located in a separate periodicals section of the library, in alphabetical order by journal title.
Journals for Canadian History. Finding Journals in Other Libraries
Use the "Where Can I Get This?" link in the research databases you are searching. This will provide a request form to order articles through Interlibrary Loan. Delivery time ranges from 2 - 10 days.
These websites have been chosen as appropriate resources for research. Users should still evaluate web resources to determine the accuracy and reliability of any information found.
Primary Sources
- What is a primary source? - this SFU site provides information about Primary Documents in History and the Humanities.
- Ad*Access Project
 - Images and information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.
- Bibliotheque et Archives nationales du Quebec - access to books, records and photographs about Quebec.
- Canadian Letters and Images Project - "an online archive of the Canadian war experience, from any war, as told through the letters and images of Canadians themselves." A collaborative project between the Department of History at Vancouver Island University and the History Department at The University of Western Ontario.
- Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War - the Hamilton Spectator kept a collection of 144,000 newspaper articles (culled from various Canadian newspapers) during the Second World War. With the cooperation and assistance of the Canadian War Museum, this collection of articles is now available online, and is fully searchable as well.
- Early Canadiana Online - primary sources in Canadian history, including literature, women's history, native studies, and history of French Canada.
- Electronic Collections: A Virtual Collection - Library and Archives Canada virtual collection displays holdings of Canadian archives, libraries, museums, associations, businesses and labour unions.
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook for Canada - access to selected digitized primary sources.
- Inventory of Canada's Digital Initiatives - web-accessible resources containing collections of books, artefacts, maps, photos, etc, searchable by province and subject.
- Library & Archives of Canada Colonial Documents - "the Colonial Archives Database contains over 70,000 detailed descriptions (file or item) of textual documents in the archival collection, pertaining primarily to the British and French colonial periods and archival collections relating to the Catholic Church. To date, over 35,000 images have been scanned and are available on-line."
- Manitobia: Life and Times - "the Manitobia.ca project is a first major initiative of the Manitoba Library Consortium and its partners to gather and render accessible a wealth of historically significant documents and publications free of charge to Canadians."
- Multicultural Canada Project - "capturing and preserving first-hand accounts of first generation immigrants who share their early Canadian experience by digitizing and providing enhanced access to culturally significant materials in all mediums."
- New France, New Horizons - on French soil in America. "To mark the 400th anniversary of the French presence in North America in 2004, France and Canada are re-creating their singular adventure and sparking new interest in their shared history, by putting documents online, reproduced in their entirety using the latest digitization technologies, and making them accessible to a broad public. This portal provides access to a virtual exhibition and a database containing more than one million images."
- Peel's Prairie Provinces - this "site contains both an online bibliography of books, pamphlets, and other materials related to the development of the Prairies and a fully searchable collection of the full texts of many of these items."
- SFU Library Editorial Cartoons Collection - access to "over 3500 original drawings by Len Norris, Roy Peterson, Graham Harrop, Bob Krieger, Dan Murphy, Bob Bierman, Ingrid Rice, and Edd Uluschak published in Canadian newspapers between 1952 and the present."
- Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room - highlights include a Ships and Shipping Database with descriptions of more than 13,000 ships either built on the Pacific Coast or with a connection to the Pacific Northwest.
- viHistory - a gateway to digitized historic records about the history of Vancouver Island. The Vancouver Island portions of the 1881 and 1891 censuses are available for searching, along with various statutes and municipal bylaws, as well as a small selection of maps.
- Vancouver Public Library Historical Photographs Database - access to the Leonard Frank, Phillip Timms and Maddie Gunterman photograph collections documenting early Vancouver and British Columbia.
Other sites
- B.C. History Internet/WWW page - links to B.C. history web sites compiled by David Mattison.
- British Columbia Local History Bibliography - bibliography of all publications about the history of communities and other localities in British Columbia including locations and copies of indexes by name, title and place hosted by UBC. From the select collection drop down menu, choose "BC Local Histories Bib", and search by title, author or subject heading.
- Canada Remembers - access to more than 2,500 hours of video and audio conversations with Veterans from the wars of the 20th century as well as information on geographic locations, battles and campaigns from these conflicts.
- Canadian Confederation - Library and Archives Canada digital collection of historical essays that showcase documents, articles and photographs of the people, places and events that have shaped our country.
- Canadian Politics Bibliography - journal articles, books, pamphlets, conferences, dissertations, etc. about Canadian politics and government from the 16th century to the present hosted by UBC.
- Culture.ca - History & Heritage links including websites about provincial history, heritage organizations, Canadian Studies and transportation history.
- Homeroom, The. - "a gateway to information about the history of education and schools in British Columbia." This web site is edited by Dr. Patrick A. Dunae and hosted by Malaspina University College in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
- Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online - a coast-to-coast record of Canadian local histories; looking for information is made easy when you search the site using key words, dates, subjects or authors. "Our Roots provides universal access to unique materials concerning the cultural and social heritage of our nation."
- South Asian Diaspora Bibliographic Guides for Canada - prepared by University of California Berkeley.
- Theses on British Columbia History [1940-1991] - list of theses about B.C. history and related subjects hosted by UBC.
- Vancouver Bibliography - a comprehensive, thematic bibliography on Vancouver proper hosted by UBC.
- Victoria's Victoria - a project of the History department at the University of Victoria in partnership with Malaspina University College History Department and several regional archives. The detailed research on the site is accessible from the title bar by themes, people, places and decades. Currently featured is an Index of Historical Victoria Newspapers published between 1858 and 1921 on the social history of Victoria and surrounding areas.
Associations, Local Archives and Organizations
- British Columbia Archives - "archival holdings include: government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers; and an extensive library of publications with a strong emphasis on the social and political history of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest."
- Canadian Archival Information Network - provides access to most of the holdings of archival institutions across Canada.
- Canadian Heritage Information Network - lists museums and galleries across Canada.
- Chilliwack Museum and Archives - the Archives holds a variety of research materials including photographs, sound recordings, maps, books and written materials from families, individuals, churches, businesses, governments and community organizations.
- Heritage Burnaby - online collaboration between the City of Burnaby's Community Heritage Commission and a civic partnership representing the Heritage Planning Program, the City Archives, Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Public Library. The site provides access to all of the City's community heritage assets, heritage services and historic collections.
- Hudson's Bay Company Archives - a "wealth of information on the human and natural history of western and northern Canada and the western USA."
- Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia - their collections include family histories, individual histories, historical photographs, oral histories, Mennonite Church and bible school files as well as other genealogical holdings.
- MSA Museum Society - the Archives include documents pertaining to the history, growth and development of the City of Abbotsford, a collection of interviews with Abbotsford pioneers and historical photographs.
- Mission Community Archives - "serves as a repository for all community records that document the social, economic, and political development of the District of Mission and the Fraser Valley Regional District Electoral Areas: I (Dewdney-Hatzic Island), J (Nicomen Island-Deroche), K (Lake Errock), and L (McConnel Creek-Hatzic Prairie)."
- Richmond (City of) Archives - the official repository for the records of the City of Richmond's Municipal government. Virtual exhibits include the history of Richmond's schools, a recent conservation project, the history of Richmond seen through the eyes of a high school student in 1923, an early account of the history of Lulu Island written by Thomas Kidd, and the Barker Letterbooks, outgoing correspondence (1905-1919) of the General Manager of British Columbia Packers Limited.
- Vancouver (City of) Archives Database - search for textual or visual records. Holdings include: City of Vancouver government records (public records), records of non-government organizations, businesses and individuals (private records), visual records including historic photographs, maps, etc.
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Updated March 31, 2008/ mam
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