Primary contact
1150 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, BC
Identity area
Identifier
CVAN
Authorized form of name
City of Vancouver Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Government
Contact area
Heather M. Gordon, Archives Manager
Type
Address
Street address
1150 Chestnut Street
Locality
Vancouver
Region
BC
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
Fax
604-736-0626
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The public-sector holdings consist of records created by the civic government from 1886 to the present. These include City Council minutes and by-laws as well as records created by City Departments and Boards such as City Clerk's, Engineering, Finance, Fire & Rescue, Health, Park Board, Permits and Licenses, Planning, Police Court, and School Board offices. Private sector records include those from pioneer families, politicians, social activists, entrepreneurs and community organizations reflecting the social, political, cultural and economic life of the city from the 1870s. Other documents include over 2,000 maps and plans, a documentary art collection, hundreds of films and videos, and over a million photographic images. The Archives also acquires publications created by City Departments and maintains a 2,500-volume library relating to B.C. and Vancouver history.
Buildings
Holdings
Total Volume: 4,500 linear metres;Inclusive Dates: c. 1700 to present;Predominant Dates: 1886 to present
Finding aids, guides and publications
<a href="http://vancouver.ca/archives" target="_blank">Website</a> provides online access through a <a href="http://vancouver.ca/ArchivesSearch/OneSearch/default.aspx" target="_blank">comprehensive database</a> to descriptions of City of Vancouver government records, private-sector records, and audio-visual materials in the holdings of the Archives. There are specialized searches for <a href="http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/archives/photos/index.htm" target="_blank">photographs</a> (ca. 58,000 digitized), <a href="http://vancouver.ca/ArchivesSearch/SearchMovies.aspx" target="_blank">moving images</a> and an index of <a href="http://vancouver.ca/ArchivesSearch/SearchCM.aspx" target="_blank">City Council resolutions</a>. Other features of the site include: information about functions and activities, hours of operation, staff, a series of User/Research Guides, and information on donating material, on joining the Friends of the Archives, and on current exhibits.
Access area
Opening times
Monday-Friday, 9:00-17:00
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 November 2009.
Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov 29, 2010.