As well as donating his extensive collection to SFU Library, Anfield also created a generous endowment to support and maintain the collection over time, and to encourage use of the collection by students, researchers and the public.

“I am delighted that Frank has entrusted his outstanding collection to us,” said Melissa Salrin, Head of Special Collections. She notes the wide appeal of the collection. The works, many of which include significant maps and illustrations, include European colonial efforts to study and document the geography, oceanography, botany and zoology of the Pacific and the Arctic. “Their value, however, extends beyond the subject matter,” Salrin shared. “The books themselves are in remarkable condition. … As objects they are a delight and anyone with an interest in elegantly produced and preserved works will find pleasant diversion in this collection.”