Primary contact
130 - 9 Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2G 0P3
Identity area
Identifier
GLEN
Authorized form of name
Glenbow Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
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Contact area
Daryl Betenia
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Address
Street address
130 - 9 Avenue S.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2G 0P3
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Postal code
Telephone
Phone: (403) 268-4204
Fax
dbetenia@glenbow.org
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Glenbow Western Research Centre
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Address
Street address
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Postal code
Telephone
403-210-6450
Fax
archives@ucalgary.ca
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Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Total Volume: 5500 metres
Inclusive Dates: 1840 - current
Predominant Dates: 1870s - current
The Glenbow Archives acquires, preserves and makes accessible historic records documenting the history of southern Alberta. Our records include the papers of individuals and families, as well as clubs, organizations, businesses, and schools. Some of our specialties are ranching, First Nations (in particular the Blackfoot Nation), immigration and land settlement, Mounted Police, the city of Calgary, genealogy, personal papers (diaries, letters, scrapbooks,etc.) and the oil industry. We have extensive holdings of photographs, including 120,000 which are available for viewing on our website. We are also the home of the Imperial Oil Company archives.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Take these links to Glenbow's own databases, for the most complete listings of our holdings.
Main Catalogue - For the most up-to-date descriptions of our holdings: http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesMainSearch.aspx
Photographs - For access to 120,000 archival images: http://ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosSearch.aspx
Finding Aids & Scanned Documents - For detailed listings and links to digitized records: http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/index.cfm
Access area
Opening times
Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
GLEN
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record updated by Glenbow Archives, August 31, 2016
Updated by ASA, January 2021.
Language(s)
- English