Series consists of records relating to the construction of the campus and the development of services at the University. Subjects include the lease of university land; correspondence with architects; and construction of the president's residence, service station, student union building, student residences, campus access roads and parking. Records include correspondence, working papers, reports, proposals and photographs.

Series consists of records relating to the history and traditions of the university, including convocation founders, the university crest and coat of arms, Simon Fraser's grave, and rolls of congratula given by various universities upon the installation of SFU's Presidents. Records include correspondence, proposals, working papers, reports, and drawings.

Series consists of daily diaries, notebooks, dream diaries, and travel diaries kept by Braid over a period of nearly 50 years. The diaries capture her reflections on various events in her life and in the world, the progress of her writing, and relationships with her family, friends, and others.

Series consists of records relating to the broad mandate of Facilities Management and its many activities, including the planning, construction and maintenance of physical plant and grounds, and the planning and delivery of services to the University. It includes meeting agenda and minutes, certificates, contracts, correspondence, copies of deeds, lists, maps, memoranda, plans, and reports.

Series consists of records relating to Fellman's research activities and scholarly publications. Records includes offprints, draft manuscripts, correspondence, contracts, reader's reports, photographs, and copies of archival materials Fellman accumulated in the course of his research.

The series has been arranged by the archivist into separate sub-series based on the type of material:

• General research files and correspondence (sub-series 1).
• Book and manuscript files (sub-series 2).
• Journal articles (sub-series 3).
• Conference papers and records (sub-series 4).
• Book reviews (sub-series 5).

Digital materials comprise electronic drafts of manuscript chapters and are located in sub-series 2. Original file extensions include doc, docx, pdf, rtf, txt, and xls.

Series consists of records relating to the opening ceremonies of Simon Fraser University on September 9, 1965. Activities documented include the planning of the ceremonies. Records include programs, correspondence, notes, news clippings, publications, sheet music, charter student certificate, and other documents.

Series consists of Gambone's manuscript and unpublished writings. Includes an early high-school essay "In Defense of Freedom of Opinion" (1963); university papers, essays and notes; Gambone's notebooks and the text of speeches and talks.

Series consists of letters written or received by the officers of the WDCAG on behalf of the organization.

Series consists of records arising from the work of the University Archivist. Series includes correspondence, memoranda, and monthly reports.

Series consists of contact sheets. The photographic subjects are: construction contract signing; aerial photographs showing the excavation and construction progress of SFU; the University's architectural design; the opening ceremonies; the first Board of Governors; a Presidential installation ceremony; and official portraits.

Series consists of aerial shots of SFU site clearance, excavation and construction. Series also includes Installation Ceremony of Dr. Gordon M. Shrum.

Series consists of records relating to the correspondence between the President and the Senate. Records also include working papers, reports, minutes, senate papers, policy proposals and funding applications.

Series consists of subject files relating to Lester's involvement in the architecture and construction of the campus, censure from CAUT, reorganization, resolutions, and a recollection of his time at SFU.

Series consists of records relating to the general correspondence between the President and various faculties and departments of the University. Records also include working papers, agendas and minutes, faculty position applications and appointments, proposals, and contracts.

Series consists of records made or receive by the Dean of Education in the Dean's capacity as an officer of JBTE. Activities documented include Board meetings, program reviews and proposals, policy recommendations, and liaison with the provincial government and other educational agencies and institutes. Records include meeting agendas, minutes, reports, correspondence, proposals and course descriptions, recommendations, meeting schedules, budget statements, reprints and other reference material.

Series consists of records relating to the Simon Fraser University architectural competition. The contest was held in 1963 to choose the overall design for the new university. Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, information releases, minutes of meetings with Gordon Shrum (SFU Chancellor), and photographs of the proposed site.

Series consists of records relating to the construction of the library and other buildings at Simon Fraser University. Records reflect the different stages of construction such as site excavation, concrete tests, electrical work, and millwork furnishings. Includes correspondence, change orders, test results, inspection reports, notes, correspondence, minutes of job meetings, tenders, and financial records.

Series consists of correspondence of the Director of Academic Planning. Correspondence includes letters received and copies of letters sent. Correspondents include members of the media, university administrators, and potential University employees and students. Materials relate to the formulation of University policies, the dissemination of information regarding the University, the staffing of the University, and other topics.

Series consists of records relating to the correspondence between the President and the Faculty of Arts. Records also include working papers, reports, and curriculum development proposals.

Series consists of records relating to the President's liaison with the Municipality of Burnaby, the City of Vancouver, the provincial government, and the federal government on university matters. Records include correspondence, working papers, reports, agendas and minutes, project proposals, funding requests, newspaper clippings and government bills.

Series consists of moving images relating to the development of the SFU Burnaby campus site. Includes completed productions and raw footage featuring construction, architecture, and aerial and panoramic views.

Series consists of project notes, invoices, correspondence related to Braid's company Sisters Construction, which later became Sisters Productions.

Series consists of photographs created by the staff photographers of LIDC and its predecessors. Negatives and contact sheets were systematically maintained, organized by year-based serial numbers (see sub-series 4 for description of the system). Two groups of subject-based files were also maintained, organized alphabetically: a set of slides (sub-series 2) and a set of unnumbered prints and negatives (sub-series 5. Subjects include SFU's architectural competition and design, interior and exterior architecture; opening ceremonies, presidential installations, Convocation and other special events; faculty portraits and images of students, faculty and staff in classroom and campus settings. Photographers whose works are represented in the series include Chris Hildred, Ron Long, Eddy Chan, Greg Ehlers, and Fred Kyba. Record types include negatives, contact sheets, slides and prints.

The series is arranged into three sub-series; note that there is no sub-series 1 or 3 (retired; see note on Arrangement).

• Slides, 1967-2003 (F-18-1-2).
• Numbered contact sheets, negatives and prints, 1963-2001 (F-18-1-4).
• Unnumbered prints and negatives, 1967-1999 (F-18-1-5).

These files were kept by the Secretary and Assistant to the Board of Governors and contain documents that provide background information for the various agenda items. In most cases, the documents formed part of packages that were sent to Board members, selected University officials, and campus organizations prior to each Board meeting. A few documents were kept by the Board secretary for her own reference and did not circulate. After 2003, agenda support papers were filed in docket packages alongside the meeting agendas and minutes. To view support papers from 2004 onwards, see series F-33-10 Meeting dockets.

Series includes agendas, unsigned minutes, and support papers including correspondence; reports; financial statements; board committee minutes, contracts; architectural drawings; personnel records such as c.v.'s, reference letters and appointment forms; news clippings and other documents.

Donna Laws was the Board Secretary from 1968 to 1993.

Series comprises official minutes of regular meetings including open, closed and confidential sessions as well as official minutes of special Board meetings. Includes official appendices comprising committee minutes, correspondence, financial statements, correspondence, reports, lists of appointments and other documents. Open sessions are open to all members of the University community and the public; closed sessions are restricted to Board members, the Board secretary, the Vice-Presidents' group, the director of Media and Public Relations, and anyone else who has the permission of the Board Chair to attend. Confidential sessions are restricted to Board members, the Secretary of the Board, and anyone else who has the permission of the Board Chair to attend. These records are used to document all deliberations of the Board including the passage of motions and resolutions and the approval of governing decisions. Until approximately 1975, all Board sessions were considered closed. After that time, meetings were divided into open and closed sessions. In 2004, official meeting minutes began to be filed together with agenda support papers into docket packages. To view official meeting minutes from 2004 onwards, see series F-33-10 Meeting dockets.

Series consists of records relating to two cases of litigation in which Facilities Management was involved. It includes correspondence, engineering reports, pleadings and legal releases, specification books, and testimony and supporting documents.

Records consists of records relating to Federal-Provincial Conferences. Included are summaries of proceedings, working papers, memoranda, correspondence, reports and draft agreements.

Series consists of records relating to the University's membership in provincial, national and international research and educational associations. Records include correspondence, working papers, minutes and agendas, reports and photographs.

Series consists of records relating to the correspondence between the President and the Board of Governors. Records also include working papers, reports, agendas and minutes, contracts, and photographs.

Series comprises records made or received by the Vancouver Island Division of the BCHPA. Records include minutes and notices.