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The Provincial Archives of Alberta is the official
Ministry of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
The origin of the Provincial Archives dates back to 1908 when Katharine Hughes served as the first Provincial Archivist within the Provincial Library. Through the years the holdings continued to grow.
In 1962, the Government of Alberta established a Museums Branch under the Department of the Provincial Secretary for the establishment of a Provincial Archives and a Provincial Museum. The Branch began to accept archival records from government and private sources in 1963. In 1965 work began on a new Provincial Museum and Archives building in the Glenora district of Edmonton. Work finished and the building officially opened in 1967.
As the years went by the Provincial Archives of Alberta outgrew its space and began to warehouse collections, and the need for a larger building became apparent. The Provincial Archives officially opened the doors to its new location at 8555 Roper Road NW in Edmonton on October 5, 2003. The custom 11,000 m2 building is situated on a six-hectare (14.8-acre) site in southeast Edmonton.
Funding for the construction of the new building was made possible through grants from the Alberta Centennial Legacies Grant Program
Public interaction with the Provincial Archives of Alberta is primarily through the Sandra Thomson Reading Room which is open to the public five days a week and staffed full-time by professional archivists. The archivists are available to give advice on the primary sources that may respond to researchers' inquiries.
The Sandra Thomson Reading Room has the following major sources:
*Alberta
Alberta Government. Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Heritage and Museums
Alberta Government. Culture and Tourism Website. Retrieved June 23, 2015. *(2
A Brief History of the Provincial Archives
Provincial Archives of Alberta Website. Retrieved November 29, 2012. *(3
Historical Resources Act, R.S.A.2000
Alberta Queen's Printer Website. Retrieved November 29, 2012. *(4
Records Management Regulation 224/2001
Alberta Queen's Printer Website. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
Reference Services at the Provincial Archives of Alberta – Detailed Information
Exhibits at the Provincial Archives of Alberta
Online Search of Holdings at the Provincial Archives of Alberta
{{DEFAULTSORT:Provincial Archives Of Alberta Archives in Canada Alberta government departments and agencies State archives Organizations based in Alberta
archives
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located.
Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or ...
of the Canadian Province of Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
. It preserves and makes available for research both private and government records of all media related to Alberta. The Provincial Archives of Alberta also serves as the permanent archival repository of the Government of Alberta
The government of Alberta (french: gouvernement de l'Alberta) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Alberta. As a constitutional monarchy, the Crown—represented in the province by the lieutenant governor—is ...
. The organization is situated in thMinistry of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
History
The origin of the Provincial Archives dates back to 1908 when Katharine Hughes served as the first Provincial Archivist within the Provincial Library. Through the years the holdings continued to grow.
In 1962, the Government of Alberta established a Museums Branch under the Department of the Provincial Secretary for the establishment of a Provincial Archives and a Provincial Museum. The Branch began to accept archival records from government and private sources in 1963. In 1965 work began on a new Provincial Museum and Archives building in the Glenora district of Edmonton. Work finished and the building officially opened in 1967.
As the years went by the Provincial Archives of Alberta outgrew its space and began to warehouse collections, and the need for a larger building became apparent. The Provincial Archives officially opened the doors to its new location at 8555 Roper Road NW in Edmonton on October 5, 2003. The custom 11,000 m2 building is situated on a six-hectare (14.8-acre) site in southeast Edmonton.
Funding for the construction of the new building was made possible through grants from the Alberta Centennial Legacies Grant Program
Collection
The collection includes: * of government textual records * of private textual records * 131,363map
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Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although ...
s, plans, and architectural drawings
* 1,472,741 Photographs
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* 58,013 objects of audiovisual holdings including film, video and audio recordings
* 14,354 volumes of library holdings
Reference services
Public interaction with the Provincial Archives of Alberta is primarily through the Sandra Thomson Reading Room which is open to the public five days a week and staffed full-time by professional archivists. The archivists are available to give advice on the primary sources that may respond to researchers' inquiries.
The Sandra Thomson Reading Room has the following major sources:
*Alberta homestead
Homestead may refer to:
*Homestead (buildings), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses
* Homestead (unit), a unit of measurement equal to 160 acres
*Homestead principle, a legal concept t ...
records;
*newspapers
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Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
;
*city directories
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* Directory (computing), or folder, a file system structure in which to store computer files
* Directory (OpenVMS command)
* Directory service, a software application for organizing information about a computer network's ...
;
* Vital Statistics records;
*local history
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books;
* census records;
* passenger lists;
*Alberta divorce
Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...
and probate records;
*Alberta court
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territ ...
records;
*United Church of Canada
The United Church of Canada (french: link=no, Église unie du Canada) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholi ...
records;
*Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on August 1, ...
records;
* Anglican Church of Canada records; and
* Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada records.
The Provincial Archives of Alberta promotes Alberta's history and in this way makes the Archives relevant to future users through:
*Special events and exhibits which highlight the holdings;
*school programs with curriculum ties;
*teacher resource packages with curriculum ties;
*website – holdings online and to promote services; and
*various communication strategies that build awareness of the resources available in the Provincial Archives holdings.
References
*(1Alberta Government. Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Heritage and Museums
Alberta Government. Culture and Tourism Website. Retrieved June 23, 2015. *(2
A Brief History of the Provincial Archives
Provincial Archives of Alberta Website. Retrieved November 29, 2012. *(3
Historical Resources Act, R.S.A.2000
Alberta Queen's Printer Website. Retrieved November 29, 2012. *(4
Records Management Regulation 224/2001
Alberta Queen's Printer Website. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
External links
Reference Services at the Provincial Archives of Alberta – Detailed Information
Exhibits at the Provincial Archives of Alberta
Online Search of Holdings at the Provincial Archives of Alberta
{{DEFAULTSORT:Provincial Archives Of Alberta Archives in Canada Alberta government departments and agencies State archives Organizations based in Alberta