Primary contact
Box 303
Dawson City, Yukon
CA Y0B 1G0
Identity area
Identifier
dcm
Authorized form of name
Dawson City Museum
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
Benjamin Peddle
Type
Address
Street address
Box 303
Locality
Dawson City
Region
Yukon
Country name
Canada
Postal code
Y0B 1G0
Telephone
(867) 993-5291 ext. 24
Fax
(867) 993-5839
bpeddle@dawsonmuseum.ca
Note
Description area
History
The Dawson City Museum is housed within the Old Territorial Building, and has been operating from this site since the mid-1960s; the archives operates as part of the Museum and collects a wide variety of documents and photographs relating to Dawson City and the larger Klondike region, with an emphasis on the personal stories of those who experienced life in the area firsthand.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Inclusive Dates: 1895-1999
Predominant Dates: 1895-1925
Approximately 10,000 photographs of Dawson City and Klondike Gold fields, placer and quartz mining claim applications during 1860 - 1960, records of activities of Yukon Gold Co., Yukon Consolidated Gold Co., diaries and ... personal records of Klondike Gold Rush “stampeders”, residents, and businesses of Dawson City, newspapers, and ephemera.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Summer (June to August): 10:00 - 18:00.
Winter (September to May): 9:00 - 17:00 (By appointment only.)