UNB Archives & Special Collections

UNB Archives & Special Collections UNB's institutional records and private papers (historical and literary). Rare and unique books. Loyalist Collection and microfilmed NB newspapers.

Collections of books and periodicals (c. 48,000) which, for a variety of reasons, are held apart from the main library areas, are housed in UNB Archives & Special Collections at the Harriet Irving Library. Also found here are c. 6,066 feet of UNB's institutional records and private papers (historical and literary) relevant to New Brunswick. All members of the university community as well as those

outside the university are welcome to use the resources and services of UNB Archives & Special Collections.

Our today is the University of New Brunswick Yearbook Collection! You can find the the years 1933, 1938 to 1992/1993, ...
06/12/2026

Our today is the University of New Brunswick Yearbook Collection! You can find the the years 1933, 1938 to 1992/1993, and 1995 to 2010 fully digitized as PDFs on The Gateway: https://buff.ly/gAGpvuf. UNB Alumni

To get International Archives Week going, we are going to feature some of our best resources for researchers, starting w...
06/08/2026

To get International Archives Week going, we are going to feature some of our best resources for researchers, starting with UNB's History at at Glance. History at a Glance provides easy access to basic information about the history of including buildings, departments, sports, awards, and people. https://buff.ly/YKqO148 Along with this , look out for more features in the month of June!

is all about sharing food and recipes! Even though food is not permitted in Archives, we do have a wide selection of r...
05/28/2026

is all about sharing food and recipes! Even though food is not permitted in Archives, we do have a wide selection of recipes and cookbooks! 🍳 Association of Canadian Archivists

Poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson was born today in 1803.🥳 UNB Archives hold the Frank Flemington Collection rela...
05/25/2026

Poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson was born today in 1803.🥳 UNB Archives hold the Frank Flemington Collection relating to the works of Emerson which includes this miniature bust! UNB Department of English

As Loyalist Day is celebrated in New Brunswick, this year also marks the 250th anniversary of many key events of the Ame...
05/18/2026

As Loyalist Day is celebrated in New Brunswick, this year also marks the 250th anniversary of many key events of the American Revolution which shaped loyalist lives. Explore historical connections to the Revolution through The Loyalist Collection: https://buff.ly/MTNeHe4 ⚔️ #1776 🗺️ The Engagement on the White Plains, D. Martin (The New York Public Library Digital Collections)

We are honoured to present to you the remarkable sketchbooks of Lucy Jarvis, an artist and educator for over 50 years an...
05/11/2026

We are honoured to present to you the remarkable sketchbooks of Lucy Jarvis, an artist and educator for over 50 years and first director of the UNB Art Centre. Her remarkable versatility shines in these pages, where she experimented, practiced, and planned her ideas. Visit the exhibit during May and June in the Research Commons.https://buff.ly/af31xDt 🖌️

Doing research on early colonial, New Brunswick history? Make sure to check out the searchable, digital issues of The R...
05/06/2026

Doing research on early colonial, New Brunswick history? Make sure to check out the searchable, digital issues of The Royal Gazette, and New Brunswick Advertiser available on the New Brunswick Historical Newspapers Project: https://buff.ly/dHcyTso

It's an ! This month, we are honouring labour and workers' movements. The Henry Harvey Stuart Fonds include scrapbooks...
04/30/2026

It's an ! This month, we are honouring labour and workers' movements. The Henry Harvey Stuart Fonds include scrapbooks he kept covering a range of interests, including labour movements in New Brunswick. https://buff.ly/5MCohhS Association of Canadian Archivists

! The works of Shakespeare span the centuries, from a letter written August 23, 1842 by John S. Saunders in Fredericton...
04/23/2026

! The works of Shakespeare span the centuries, from a letter written August 23, 1842 by John S. Saunders in Fredericton to his son, John Saunders, in Barony, New Brunswick: “The sky was very clear last night and as it was the morning that I started from Mr Ellegoods - the stars were most brilliant and not only reminded me of the passage in Shakespeare which we read in Darleys Astronomy, 'How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
----Look how the floor of heaven
Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold.'"
The same passage appears in a 1936 publication of The Merchant of Venice used at the Provincial Normal School.📖

It seems like a great time of year with the promise of plants popping up shortly to share a post from the Connell Memori...
04/08/2026

It seems like a great time of year with the promise of plants popping up shortly to share a post from the Connell Memorial Herbarium blog, "Botanical Illustrations in 19th c. Maritimes." Written by Susan Belfry, the post features paintings by held by UNB Archives. https://buff.ly/T38eexo 📷 Sagittaria variabilis var. latifolia. “Arrowhead”. Watercolour by Mary Rebecca Wilkinson, ca. 1868.

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