Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada Conference
At the end of May I attended the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada’s (SSAC) annual conference held …
An Album of Fronds, not fonds
Some of the more curious acquisitions by first City Archivist Major J.S. Matthews have taken time to make fully discoverable …
More Vancouver Sun Photographic Negatives Available in the Reading Room!
You may have heard that Postmedia Network Canada Corporation donated approximately 5.6 million Vancouver Sun and The Province photographic negatives …
Association of Architecture School Librarians Conference 2024
In March, I was fortunate to attend the annual Association of Architecture School Librarians (AASL) conference held this year in …
Stereoscopic Photographs: Viewing Life in 3D
Stereoscopic photographs, a way to view scenes with a three dimensional effect, exploded in popularity in the 1850s. Images documenting …
Hamber family photos now available online
The Hamber family fonds photographs have been digitized and are now available through the Archives’ online database. This particular fonds …
Season’s Greetings!
A reminder that the Archives will be closed from noon on December 24, 2021, until 10 am on January 4, …
Go by Bike Week: A Selection of Bicycle-Related Photographs
It is that time of year when various organizations promote cycling to work and school, and this year we’re celebrating …
#ArchivesAtoZ
In case you missed it, from March 1st to 26th we participated, along with other archival institutions across the country, …
The Larder of the Wise: The James Inglis Reid fonds
Sacramento, California Feb. 14, 1945 Dear Sirs, Could you please send us a Ham and bacon C.O.D. to this address. …