City of Richmond Archives

Identity area

Identifier

CRICH

Authorized form of name

City of Richmond Archives

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

Type

  • Government

Contact area

 

Bill Purver

Type

Address

Street address

7700 Minoru Gate

Locality

Richmond

Region

BC

Country name

Postal code

Telephone

Fax

604-247-8302

Email

Note

Description area

History

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

The City of Richmond Archives, part of the City Clerk's Department, is the official repository for City records of enduring value including minutes, bylaws, and administrative and operational records of the City of Richmond. In the Canadian tradition of "total archives", we also acquire records of individuals, organizations, and businesses that reflect the social, economic, political and cultural development of the community as a whole. In addition to local government and private textual records, the Archives' holdings include photographs, maps, architectural plans, and a limited number of audio and video tapes.

Buildings

Holdings

Total Volume: approx. 450 metres<br /> Inclusive Dates: 1879-2000<br /> Predominant Dates: 1920-1990

Finding aids, guides and publications

<a target=newpage href="http://www.richmond.ca/archives">Website</a> provides online access to a <a target=newpage href="http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/search/media.htm"</a> descriptive database of over 21,000 records</a> including a <a target=newpage href="http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/search/photos.htm">photo search for over 7,000 scanned images</a> and a new <a target=newpage href="http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/search/map.htm">map search for 1,100 digitized maps, plans and aerial photographs</a>. Site includes information on the functions, activities and services of the City of Richmond Archives, descriptions of <a target=newpage href="http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/search/histories.htm">oral histories</a> in the Archives' holdings, along with indexes to <a target=newpage href="http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/search/biofiles.htm">biography files</a> and <a target=newpage href="http://www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/search/refiles.htm">reference files</a>, the Archives' Newsletter, information on publications of the Archives, information about joining the Friends of the Richmond Archives, an "Archives FAQs" page and, a virtual exhibit section.

Access area

Opening times

Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM-4:30 PM<br>
An appointment with the archivist is required for records retrieval and assistance with research.

Access conditions and requirements

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Reproduction services

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised October 2009.
Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov 28, 2010.

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Clipboard

Primary contact

7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond, BC