Robert McLelland

A hallway with shelves on either side holding beige archive materials. The floor is grey and is illuminated by fluorescent light. Overall, pretty bland.
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Digging into the SFU archives

Features November 19, 2021

by Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Whether you’re doing research for a paper or you’re really curious about how people in the Lower Mainland lived years ago, the SFU archives has got you covered. Housed on the bottom floor of the Maggie Benston Centre, the archives have original copies of letters, tapes, reports, films, recordings, and other artefacts donated by the SFU community and the general public.  During my tour of the vault, I spoke with archival technician Matthew Lively, acquisitions and outreach archivist Melanie Hardbattle, and information and privacy archivist Robert McLelland about what students might be able to find. …

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