| Provincial Archives of Alberta |
| Web site: | http://culture.alberta.ca/archives/
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| Contact: | Reference Archivist
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| Address: | 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, AB T6E 5W1
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| Phone: | (780) 427-1056
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| Fax: | (780) 427-4646
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| EMail: | paa@gov.ab.ca
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| Hours: | Full service: Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. Reference Room only (limited service): Wednesday, 4:30 pm-9:00 pm. No retrievals between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm, and after 3:30 pm. Closed on statutory holidays.
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Holdings |
| Summary: | Total Volume: 42,425 linear metres of government textual records, 5,670 linear metres of private textual records, 66,820 maps, 30,060 architectural drawings, 2,219,177 photographic images, 56,111 hours of sound recordings, 68,694 hours of film and video materials and 13,449 volumes of library holdings
Inclusive Dates: 1795 - current
Predominant Dates: 1841 - current
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| Holdings: | As the primary repository for Alberta's documentary heritage, the Provincial Archives of Alberta acquires, preserves, arranges, describes, and makes available for research, records of enduring value generated by the Government of Alberta, as well as records from the private sector relating to the history of Alberta. Media preserved includes: manuscripts, photographic images, tape recordings, maps, microform, and moving images. Private sector records include personal papers of noteworthy Albertans, business records, church records, labour records, and records of various organizations.
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| City: | Edmonton
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