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[Bookplate for Blythe Eagles by A. W.] W., A.

Description

Armorial bookplate created with black ink on white paper. In the precise middle chief is an eagle (created in a First Nations' design) clutching a fish. A purpure chevron with three dogwood flowers is also portrayed. Three university shields are featured: University of Toronto (dexter chief), Yale University (sinister chief), University of British Columbia (nombril point). Below the University of British Columbia's crest are two aulns (single pieces of wheat).

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Title
[Bookplate for Blythe Eagles by A. W.]
Creator
W., A.
Date Created
[between 1900 and 1999]
Description
Armorial bookplate created with black ink on white paper. In the precise middle chief is an eagle (created in a First Nations' design) clutching a fish. A purpure chevron with three dogwood flowers is also portrayed. Three university shields are featured: University of Toronto (dexter chief), Yale University (sinister chief), University of British Columbia (nombril point). Below the University of British Columbia's crest are two aulns (single pieces of wheat).
Extent
1 bookplate : offset ; 6.9 x 8.9 cm
Subject
Rebuses; Heraldry
Geographic Location
Vancouver (B.C.)
Person Or Corporation
Eagles, Blythe
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Blythe Eagles received his Bachelor of Arts degree from UBC in 1922 and ultimately returned to UBC to be the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (1949-1967). Eagles also obtained an M.A. and Phd. from the University of Toronto (1924, 1926) and was a Research Fellow at Yale University (1926-1928). He was a fellow of the Agricultural Institute of Canada, Royal Society of Canada and the Chemical Institute of Canada. In 1968 he was awarded an Honorary D.Sc. from UBC. His fonds is held at the UBC Archives.
Identifier
BP GEN CAN P E145; BP_GEN_CAN_P_E145
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN CAN P E145
Date Available
2005-01-31
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0214943
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca