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Mike Apsey Fonds. (RBSC-ARC-1374) University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Finding Aid - Mike Apsey fonds. (RBSC-ARC-1374) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.2.1 Printed: October 16, 2017 Language of description: English University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall Vancouver BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Telephone: 604-822-8208 Fax: 604-822-9587 http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/ http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca//index.php/mike-apsey-fonds Mike Apsey fonds. Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 3 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Physical condition ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 5 , Briefs., 1982 – 2006. .................................................................................................................................. 5 , Writing and coursework., 1959-1961; 1998– 2006. ................................................................................ 16 , Correspondence and memorandum., 1971; 1982-1998. .......................................................................... 16 , Conferences, committees, meetings, seminars, and conventions, 1980-2009. ......................................... 79 , Hearing and legislation., 1936-1997 (predominantly 1984-1997). .......................................................... 85 , Minutes., 1980-1989. .............................................................................................................................. 102 , Reports, articles, and publications, 1938, 1973-1997. ........................................................................... 103 , Softwood lumber dispute., 1982-1996. .................................................................................................. 174 , Speeches, statements, remarks, and comments., 1962, 1974-2009. ....................................................... 202 , Photographs., 1980-2004. ....................................................................................................................... 210 , COFI president photographs. ............................................................................................................... 210 , Dignitary photographs. ........................................................................................................................ 211 , Speeches, statements, remarks, and comments. .................................................................................. 211 , Books and Coursework ........................................................................................................................ 212 - Page 2 - RBSC-ARC-1374 Mike Apsey fonds. Summary information Repository: University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Title: Mike Apsey fonds. ID: RBSC-ARC-1374 Date: 1938-2010, predominant 1970-2004. (date of creation) Physical description: ca. 31.42 m of textual material. c. 420 photographs : b&w and col. ; 21.8 cm x 28 cm 1 painting : watercolour ; 58.5 x 70 cm. Language: English Language: French Dates of creation, revision and deletion: Note [generalNote]: Previously known as the Mike Apsey research collection. Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Thomas Michael Apsey graduated from the University of British Columbia’s Forestry department in 1961. After graduating, Apsey worked for the Department of Industrial Development, Trade and Commerce. Between the years 1963-1978 Apsey occupied positions at MacMillan Bloedel Limited, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia, and F.L.C Reed and Associates. In 1978, Apsey became the Deputy Minister of Forests for British Columbia a position he held until 1984. While Deputy Minister, Apsey also served as the Vice- Chairman of the British Columbia Deputy Ministers’ committee on Economic Development. In 1984, Apsey left his post as Deputy Minister and took on the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia, a position he held until his retirement in 1998. In retirement, Apsey remains an active member of the forest industry community, attending numerous speaking engagements and sitting on committees for the Forest History Association of B.C. and the B.C. Forest Service Centeneray Society. Apsey has been awarded several honours including: the Rielle Thomson Award, the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite Agricole from the Government of France, and a Certificate of Appreciation from the Government of Canada. In 2002 Apsey was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 3 RBSC-ARC-1374 Mike Apsey fonds. Scope and content Fonds reflects Mike Apsey’s career and his involvement with organizations relating to forestry. The records include briefing notes, comments, speeches, remarks, presentations, made at conferences and different forestry gatherings, meeting minutes, transparencies and slides used for presentations, photographs of Apsey with dignitaries from Canada and the United States, reports, articles, and publications by Apsey about forestry. This fonds is divided into ten series: Briefs; Books and coursework; Conferences, committees, meetings, seminars, and conventions; Correspondence and memorandum; Hearing and legislation; Minutes; Reports, publications and articles; Photographs; Softwood Lumber Dispute; and Speeches, statements, remarks, and comments. Notes Title notes • Source of title proper: Title based on the provenance of the fonds. Physical condition Some documents are beginning to discolour and display signs of rust, newspapers are starting to yellow and writing on fax sheets is beginning to fade. Immediate source of acquisition Donated to Rare Books and Special Collections by T.M. Apsey in 1996, 1997, 2006 and 2010. Arrangement The original order of the fonds has been preserved where possible. A note has been added when materials have been moved from their original location. Finding aids Finding aid available; file level control and box list. Related material Mike Apsey’s book What’s This All Got to do with the Price of 2x4s? can be found in the UBC library catalogue. Related groups of records: Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia fonds various forestry industry collections including the MacMillan Bloedel Limited fonds, the Seaboard Lumber Sales Company and Seaboard Shipping Company fonds, W.G. Burch fonds, Capilano Timber Company University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 4 RBSC-ARC-1374 Mike Apsey fonds. fonds, Canadian Western Lumber Company Limited fonds, and the H.R. MacMillan fonds are available in Rare Books and Special Collections. Accruals Further accruals may be expected. Other notes • Publication status: published • Conservation: Materials were put into acid free folders and acid free boxes. Rusty staples and paperclips have been removed. Series descriptions Briefs. Date: 1982 – 2006. (date of creation) Scope and content: Series contains briefs, surveys, and questionnaires relating to the Mike Aspey’s career in the forest industry. Material consists of news releases, communiqués, newspaper clippings, briefs, surveys and questionnaires dealing with B.C. forestry and Canadian forestry, the four Softwood Lumber disputes from 1982, 1986, 1991, and 2001, countervailing duty action briefs, and briefing notes concerning Canadian-U.S. wood products trade. Physical description: ca. 1 m of textual records. File / item list Ref code Title Dates Access status Container RBSC- File - Brief Concerning the Canadian 1983 ARC-1374-3-3-1 Governments' Assumption of the Raw Material (Stumpage) Cost of Producing Forest Products. RBSC- File - Survey of Profitability of Canadian 1983 ARC-1374-3-3-2 Forest Industries. RBSC- File - U.S. Lumber Industry "Facing 1985 ARC-1374-6-1-1 Extinction" from Canadian Give-A-way. News Release RBSC- File - Petition for Relief from Imports of 1985 ARC-1374-6-1-1 Wood Shakes & Shingles Under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974. Before the USITC. RBSC- File - Timber Utilization Survey for the 1985 ARC-1374-6-3-1 Year 1984. RBSC- File - U.S. Lumbermen as Productive as 1985 ARC-1374-6-3-2 Canada's Says ITC. News Release. University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 5 RBSC-ARC-1374 Mike Apsey fonds. RBSC-ARC-1374-7-3 File - Private Individual Mill Survey of 1986 Softwood Lumber Output Per Production and Related Employee in BC and in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana During 1983.
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