special collections
SFU Special Collections hosts Eve Joseph for a charming afternoon of poetry
Arts November 9, 2019By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer My mother always says that the mark of a truly great person lies in their humility. When I attended a reading by award-winning writer Eve Joseph a couple weeks ago, my mother’s words echoed in my mind. On October 24, Joseph graced us with her presence in the W.A.C. Bennett Library’s Special Collections section. Books written by Joseph include Quarrels, which was awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize this year, as well as The Startled Heart and The Secret Signature of Things, which were both nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Her memoir In The…
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SFU obtains poster collection covering 40 years of Vancouver culture
Peak Web November 13, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer SFU has received a poster collection which documents the past 40 years of Vancouver history, mainly through event promotion posters. The poster collection belonged to Perry Giguere, a Vancouverite who spent the past four…
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