University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Finding Aid - Patricia Ainslie fonds (RBSC-ARC-1691) Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.4.0 Printed: March 04, 2020 Language of description: English University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Telephone: 604-822-2521 Fax: 604-822-9587 Email: [email protected] http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/ http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca//index.php/patricia-ainslie-fonds Patricia Ainslie fonds Table of contents Summary information ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative history / Biographical sketch .................................................................................................. 3 Scope and content ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Notes ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Access points ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Series descriptions ........................................................................................................................................... 5 , Artist and exhibition research files, [198-] - [2009] .................................................................................. 5 , Linocut research files, [1983 - 1999] ........................................................................................................ 6 , Alberta Art and Artists - book research, [1984 - 2007, predominantly 2002 - 2007] ................................ 7 , Images of the Land - book and exhibition research, [1983 - 2004] .......................................................... 8 , Printmaking research files, [1983 - 1995] ................................................................................................. 9 , Okanagan Artists in their Studios – book research, 1979 - 2018, predominant 2006 - 2013 ..................... 9 - Page 2 - RBSC-ARC-1691 Patricia Ainslie fonds Summary information Repository: University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Title: Patricia Ainslie fonds ID: RBSC-ARC-1691 Date: 1979 - 2018 (date of creation) Physical description: 1.16m of textual records and other material Language: English Language: French Language: Spanish Dates of creation, Description revised by Natalie Trapuzzano in February 2020. revision and deletion: Administrative history / Biographical sketch Note Art historian, curator, and author Patricia Ainslie was born in England and raised in South Africa. She moved to Calgary in 1977 and began work at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary in 1979, where she worked as a curator until 2006. She was instrumental in building the Glenbow's art collection and organized many of its exhibitions over the years, including Images of the Land: Canadian Block Prints 1919-1945 (which was shown internationally). She also planned exhibitions of the works of Margaret Shelton, Laurence Hyde, Cecil Buller, H.G. Glyde, and Jack Shadbolt. For her important work in printmaking, she was elected to the Print Council of America. As Vice President of Collections at Glenbow from 1993 to 2006, she worked on innovative museological projects, including deaccessioning, grading of collections and repatriation. She has published in scholarly journals and presented lectures on these topics in North America, England and Europe. Since leaving Glenbow and relocating to the Okanagan in 2006, Ainslie has worked as an independent curator and writer. She co-authored Alberta Art and Artists, published in 2007; Ted Godwin: The Regina Five Years: 1957-1967, published in 2008; and Okanagan Artists and their Studios, published in 2013. Scope and content Fonds consists of research compiled by art historian and curator Patricia Ainslie. The research relates to both her published writing and her curatorial work at the Glenbow museum in Calgary, AB. Materials include research notes; photocopies of articles and images; correspondence with artists, other curators, University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 3 RBSC-ARC-1691 Patricia Ainslie fonds and archival institutions; planning documents and lists; photographs of artists and artwork; interviews on audio cassette, DVD, and as transcripts; manuscripts for some of her published work; and exhibition pamphlets. Notes Title notes • Source of title proper: Title based on the provenance of the fonds. Immediate source of acquisition Transferred directly from Patricia Ainslie in two installments, October 2011 and March 2014. In January 2020, Patricia Ainslie donated an accrual that became the Okanagan Artists in their Studios series (RBSC-ARC-1691-07-06 through 08-04). Arrangement Items have been arranged into series and files that reflect the grouping and order of the material as it arrived from Patricia. Related material Copies of Patricia Ainslie's published works are available at RBSC and other UBC libraries. In the 2020 accrual, Ainslie donated several books on and by the Okanagan artists she researched for her book, which can be found by searching the UBC library catalogue. Accruals Accrual occurred in February 2020. Further accruals are not expected at this time, but may be in the future. Other notes • Publication status: published • Physical description: Includes 281 photographs (BC2149/1-253 and RBSC-ARC-1691-PH-01 to 28) ; 7 audio cassettes (AV/01-03 and RBSC-ARC-1691-SPC-01 to 04) ; 5 DVDs (AV/04-08) ; and 1 VHS audio videocassette (RBSC-ARC-1691-SPVT-01). • Accompanying material: The 2020 accrual contains material used by Ainslie to write her book, which can be found at UBC Libraries via the following link: -"Ainslie, Patricia. Okanagan Artists in their Studios. Calgary, AB. Frontenac House, 2013.":http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch? bid=7278890 University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 4 RBSC-ARC-1691 Patricia Ainslie fonds Access points • Multiple media (documentary form) Series descriptions Artist and exhibition research files Date: [198-] - [2009] (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of files compiled by Ainslie while researching three artists: Inglis Sheldon-Williams, Henry George Glyde and Cecil Buller, in the 1980's-1990's. Files contain research notes, photocopies from archival collections and reference sources, transcripts of interviews, correspondence and photographs of artworks. Physical description: 48 cm of textual records and other material Publication status: published Physical description: Includes 135 photographs : prints, negatives and slides (BC2149/1-135). - 5 DVDs (RBSC- ARC-1691-AV/04-08). - 3 audio cassettes (RBSC-ARC-1691-AV/01-03) File / item list Ref code Title Dates Access status Container RBSC-ARC-1691-1-01 File - Sheldon-Williams biography [198-?] RBSC-ARC-1691-1-02 File - Glyde exhibition files research [198-?] RBSC-ARC-1691-1-03 File - Glyde murals British [Photocopied 198-?] RBSC-ARC-1691-1-04 File - Glyde background reading [198-?] RBSC-ARC-1691-1-05 File - Glyde my notes [198-?] RBSC-ARC-1691-1-06 File - Glyde tape transcripts [198-] RBSC-ARC-1691-1-07 File - Glyde interviews, Asquin, Forbes [198-] RBSC-ARC-1691-1-08 File - Cecil Buller 1987 - 1997 RBSC-ARC-1691-1-09 File - Buller- John Murphy [ca. 1988] RBSC-ARC-1691-2-01 File - Buller work reproduced and [198-?] sketchbook repros RBSC-ARC-1691-2-02 File - Buller AAM Montreal [198-?] RBSC-ARC-1691-2-03 File - Buller working file 1987 RBSC-ARC-1691-2-04 File - Buller exhibitions [198-?] University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections Page 5 RBSC-ARC-1691 Patricia Ainslie fonds RBSC-ARC-1691-2-05 File - Buller biographical, background 1987-1988 info, summaries RBSC-ARC-1691-2-06 File - Buller works [ca. 1988] RBSC-ARC-1691-2-08 File - Folk Art [ca. 1993] RBSC-ARC-1691-2-09 File - Group of Seven [ca. 2009] RBSC-ARC-1691-2-10 File - Reclaiming History [exhibition] [ca. 1992 - 1998] RBSC-ARC-1691-2-11 File - Margaret Shelton [1985 - 1986] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-01 File - [Julius Griffith] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-02 File - Imprint 1991 [exhibition] [ca. 1991 - 1993] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-03 File - Vessels [exhibition] [1987 - 1989] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-04 File - Darci Mallon [exhibition] [1991 - 1992] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-05 File - Impressions - Prints 1991 [1990 - 1991] [exhibition] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-06 File - Glyde lecture [198-] - [2009] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-07 File - Gladys Johnston [exhibition] [ca. 1987 - 1988] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-08 File - Godwin, references - library [ca. 2006 - 2007] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-09 File - Ted Godwin - correspondence 2004 - 2007 RBSC-ARC-1691-3-10 File - Ted Godwin research [ca. 2004 - 2008] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-11 File - Ted Godwin, images, works in [ca. 2005 - Canadian Coll 2008] RBSC-ARC-1691-3-12 File - [Ted Godwin memoirs] January 2006 RBSC-ARC-1691-3-13 File - [Jack Shadbolt correspondence] ca. 1989 Linocut research files Date: [1983 - 1999] (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of research material compiled by