Lavender Legacies Guide: Canada: Alberta

The City of Edmonton Archives
Address:10440-108 Avenue
Edmonton, AB, T5H-3Z9 Canada
Email: cms.archives@edmonton.ca
Web: http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/edmonton_archives/city-of-edmonton-archives.aspx
Phone: 780-496-8711
Fax: 780-496-8732

History: The Archives Committee was founded by the City of Edmonton in 1938. By 1971 the collection was large enough to warrant establishing the City of Edmonton Archives as the official repository for civic government records.

Current Holdings:
Manuscript material (personal papers)
Organization's records
Photographs
Printed (books, journals, etc.)
Clippings or vertical files
What specific time period(s) and geographical region(s) do the holdings cover? The City of Edmonton
What significant people, organizations and subjects are documented in the material? Gay and Lesbian Archives of Edmonton fonds
Times.10 magazine from 1994 to 2005 (note: not a complete set)
Roughnecks Recreation Association
Clipping files that include the Pride Center of Edmonton, Gay Community, Gay Games, Fine Print (Gay Newsletter), Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA), and Gay Archives.
We also have holdings of associated/related materials in the HIV Edmonton fonds.

Collection Growth: The City of Edmonton Archives collects material that relates directly to the history of the City of Edmonton only.

Access and Use
:
What are the requirements for using the organization's/institution's material? Visitors must sign in and leave all materials in the lockers provided. The reference archivist will assist patrons in finding relevance material. All material must be viewed in the reference room, and when required, gloves are to be worn when handling the material.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30-4:30pm, Wednesday: 8:30am-8pm, and closed statutory and civic holidays.
Site is wheelchair accessible.

Services:
Research space
Reference assistance on site
Telephone reference
Internet reference (e-mail/web)
Copying services
Audiovisual facilities
Exhibitions Loan agreements for exhibits Possibly

Indices to the collections:
We have a variety of finding aids available, including card catalogues, ready reference material, and databases.

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