Special Collections and Rare Books provides researchers with access to a vast array of unique primary and published materials, including rare books, archival materials, and manuscripts.Access all collectionsFind archival fonds, manuscript collections, rare books, and more.Browse Digital CollectionsExplore our digital and digitized materials by collection or topic.Plan your visit + start your researchWhether online or in-person, start here for research tips, guides, and more. Features Foodies and Flavours: Cookbooks as Historical Insight exhibit Learn about food ingredients, tastes, techniques, practices and more. Learn more → Live from Athens: Treasures from the McDonald Hellenic Collection Explore the rich culture and whirlwind history of modern Greece, through the eyes of a Canadian foreign correspondent! Writing Canadian Women → Visit Biblio Ballard, a Special Collections exhibit View choice selections of the works from renowned British author J. G. Ballard Learn more → View the proceedings of the Expanded Kootenay Committee on Intergroup Relations, a pivotal moment of Doukhobor intergroup reconciliation All 98 reports digitized and available online! Learn more → Check out the new Digital Collections website Visit our new website and explore our Digital Collections. Learn more → Explore the Judith Marcuse Dance Collection Almost 900 items digitized and available online! Learn more → Check out Zine Scene!, a Special Collections exhibit at SFU Vancouver Learn about zine history, from little magazines, chapbooks, punk fanzines and more Learn more → "Perry the Poster Man" Collection in Special Collections & Rare Books Almost 1200 images now available online! Learn more → News and events Live from Athens: Treasures from the McDonald Hellenic Collection April 29 - August 29 Statement on Harmful Language in Archival Description: Special Collections and Rare Books More news and events →