Organized by the Library Olympics programming committee, the exhibit features material from University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections, Musqueam Indian Band, cIRcle, Public Affairs, UBC Reports, and the Athletic department. Five exhibit cases cover UBC’s Olympic legacy through a look at sport – medaled athletes, athletes turned scholars, sports teams that live on forever, and multicultural sports traditions.
Some highlights include photographs of Quene Yip, a Chinese Canadian athlete; Harry Warren, a Great Trekker and Olympian; an indepth look at Rowing through the years; a look at the movers and shakers behind the scenes such as coach Tom Johnson, director Bob Osborne, and doctor Doug Clement; and photographs of Q’aysca:m, a sporting figure for the Musqueam.
- When: December 18- March 1, 2010
- Where: Gallery, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
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