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Fonds consists of records created, used and maintained by the Department in the performance of the following functions. Development and delivery of historical resources preservation programs, including oversight of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta, the Provincial Museum of Alberta, the Provincial Archives of Alberta, and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology; Administration of the Alberta Achievement Awards program; Development and delivery of programs supporting the development of the performing, film, and literary arts in Alberta; Development and delivery of programs supporting the creation and operation of public libraries and library systems; Development and delivery of programs supporting cultural heritage organizations and events in support of the province's multicultural policies; Oversight of the records management program for agencies of the Government of Alberta; Development and oversight of provincial historic sites; Oversight of the province's geographical names program; Provision of assistance to international cultural agencies; Operation of the Northern and Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditoria; Development and delivery of programs to support the building and operation of senior citizens' residences; Development and delivery of youth support and employment programs; Development and delivery of programs concerned with promoting the welfare of women in Alberta; Development and delivery of programs to support creation and operation of senior citizens housing facilities; Administrative support for the Department, including information systems development, human resources, and public relations. The fonds also contains records of programs from the Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation which were transferred to the Provincial Archives of Alberta by the Department of Culture and Multiculturalism, though these records do not relate to its programs. These records include those relating to regional delivery of youth and recreation development programs. The fonds is made up of correspondence, case files from various grant programs, minutes and agendas of various branch, division, board, and departmental committees, briefs and reports, contracts, applications, financial records, ledgers and registers, public records disposition authorities, scripts and booklets, news releases, architectural drawings, and various audio-visual materials. The fonds contains the records of the Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts sous-fonds. The records have been arranged into the following series: Advisory Board on Objectionable Publications records; Alberta 75th Anniversary Commission records; Alberta Achievement Awards program records; Alberta Art Foundation financial records; Archaeological Survey administrative records; Barrhead regional youth programs records; Brooks regional youth programs records; Calgary regional recreation development records; Community and municipal libraries records; Culture and multiculturalism executive records; Cultural development administrative and operational records; Cultural development administrative records; Cultural development executive records; Cultural Heritage Council administrative and operational records; Cultural Heritage Foundation administrative and operational records; Cultural heritage and multiculturalism grant case files; Cultural heritage and multiculturalism programs records; Department administrative records; Film and literary arts grant programs operational records; Finance and administration executive records; Financial services operational records; Financing the Arts and Historical Resources background material: Government records disposition authorities; Grant audit records; Historic sites development records; Historic sites research and planning records; Historic sites restoration and display records; Historical resources management administrative records; Historical resources management executive records; Human resources records; Information systems development records; International assistance program records; Library support programs administrative records; Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium guest registers; Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium operational records; Performing arts grants case files; Performing arts support programs administrative records; Performing arts promotional films; Performing arts training and exposure programs operational records; Provincial Archives administrative and operational records; Provincial Museum administrative records; Provincial Museum archaeology and ethnology administrative records; Provincial Museum natural history programs records; Provincial Museum security records; Public relations records; Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology administrative and operational records; Senior Citizens Facility Grant Program operational records; Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium booking records; Special programs operational records; Special projects administrative records; Women's programs administrative records.