Come with me on a time machine ride back to 1994. For some of us this it will evoke dim memories of kindergarten and for others…well it will make us shake our heads and marvel at how quickly time passes. Jean Chretien was our Prime Minister. Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction were box office smashes and Kurt Cobain committed suicide. The World Wide Web was born. Vancouver endured its first Stanley Cup defeat riot. Also, believe or not we enjoyed filling our cars up at 55.3 cents per litre.
In 1994, the Archives partnered with the Library to capture a ‘Day in the Life of the Libraries’. This photo project was inspired by the pictorial work A Day in the Life of Canada from 1984. Cheryl Avery, Patrick Hayes and Neil Richards wanted to document life in our library. Three teams went out and shot the facilities, technology, and people during an average day at work.
Photographs add fantastic texture and can provide invaluable and sometimes unwritten little clues to the past. Historical photos also help us interpret the past, present and future especially when change happens at a rapid pace. Perhaps browsing these images will encourage you to reminisce, swap stories or ask questions.
In turning each page of the album I was struck by how much technology has changed and amazed by how little some people age in twenty years!! I’m also left wondering whether it’s time to start up the project again.
Many thanks to Camellea Konkin, Patrick Hayes, Eva Wong, Michael Brockbank and Gail Horbay for gamely making this entry complete!
Photo credit: University of Saskatchewan, University Archives & Special Collections, University Libraries fonds, photos 1994-95
In other UASC news:
UASC enjoyed the launch of the Courtney Milne website and the exhibition event. Exhibition catalogues may be purchased in softcover or hardcover.
We also enjoyed a lovely thank you lunch at the University Club hosted by the University’s Great War Commemoration Committee. The Great War website has seen its official launch but we will continue to add material to it well into 2018.
I love this. As for starting up the project again – yes, obviously!
This is so interesting – UASC should continue this project for sure.
What a wonderful blog. So nice to reminisce, for those of us that were here way back when!
Hi Laurie,
Thank you for the awesome article. Wow, how technology has changed in 20 short years. I wonder what the next 20 will look like. I look forward to reading your next article in the year 2034!
Have a fun day!
Camellea ^.^