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About the BC Archives Preserving and Providing Access to the Recorded Evidence of British Columbia's Past

 

Welcome to the British Columbia Archives (BC Archives), located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The BC Archives is the archives of the government of British Columbia, and provides research access to records of enduring value to the province for both the provincial government and public clientele.

Our archival holdings include: government documents and records; private historical manuscripts and papers; maps, charts and architectural plans; photographs; paintings, drawings and prints; audio and video tapes; film; newspapers; and an extensive library of publications with a strong emphasis on the social and political history of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.

On 1 April 2003, the Royal BC Museum Corporation was established, merging the Royal BC Museum, the BC Archives, Helmcken House, and the Netherlands Carillon, into a new "cultural precinct". See More Details. The former records management component of the BC Archives, renamed to the Corporate Information Management Branch, remains within the Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services, and will maintain initiatives such as ARCS On-line.

 

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A "must read" set of answers useful for anyone planning to visit the archives in person, having questions about holdings, collections and specific records, or wanting additional information on using this web site. This comprehensive site-map listing of services information includes the following sections:

Using This Web Site  Services and Operations  Inquiries and Information 

Notices From 2 October 2006 to 6 April 2007 the Archives will run an Oversize Photographic Copying Pilot Project. The Oversize Photographic Copying Pilot Project is a six-month pilot project which will allow researchers at the British Columbia Archives to use their own photographic equipment (either digital or non-digital) to photograph oversize materials from the BC Archives textual records holdings for the purposes of research or private study. For more information, see Notice of Oversize Photographic Copying Pilot Project.
New Procedure Effective 1 November 2005.

To improve security of the collections and make it easier to monitor materials entering and leaving the reference room, all researchers who sign in with lap top computers, notebooks, files, or other research aids will be required to place these items in a clear plastic bag which will be issued for the purpose. The bag must be examined by security prior to entry, and upon exit of the reference room.
BC Archives moves forward into a new organization.
Change of Reference Room Hours as of 14 August 2002.
Featured On-line Resources
Sound Recordings Covers audio tape and audio disc recordings, and provides access to the Sound Recordings Index, which contains descriptive entries for 2,580 sound recordings held by the Archives.
Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee
In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee as Queen of Canada and her visit to British Columbia in October of 2002, the BC Archives presents on-line exhibit on previous royal visits to the province titled: Welcoming the Royals: The Archival Legacy.
Moving ImagesMoving Images Covers motion picture film and videotape recordings, including both government and non-government productions, and provides access to the Moving Images Index, which contains descriptive entries for almost 4,000 moving image titles (over 8,400 separate items) held by the Archives.
Time Machine
Amazing Time Machine
The BC Archives Amazing Time Machine features eleven educational galleries covering BC. History topics drawn from the Province's K-12 social studies curriculum. The galleries have been designed for use by school children, their teachers and parents; however the content will also appeal to anyone interested in British Columbia's history.
Visual Records
Visual Records
Covering photographs, paintings, drawings, and prints, and providing access to the Visual Records Index (containing over 179,000 textual descriptions, and featuring over 84,000 images on-line). See also: Images Added Recently.
Genealogy
Highlights many of the important sources of genealogy information available at the BC Archives. Also featured are the British Columbia Historical Vital Event Indexes, which consists of searchable databases. Birth registrations may be released 120 years following the date of birth; marriage registrations may be released 75 years following the date of the marriage; and death registrations may be released 20 years after the date of death.
Textual Records
Textual Records
Primarily related to textual material (personal papers, manuscripts, and government records series), they cover both government and non-government records holdings. Currently over 5,700 descriptions are available on-line, with 1,200 of these having more detailed finding aids.
Cartographic Records
Cartographic Records
Selected images of historical maps are accompanied by related textual information.
Research Library
Research Library
Including the Northwest Collection, with over 41,000 publications catalogued on-line currently. In addition to full text searching through the master index, specific subject, author, and title search indexes are available from the overview page. Also available is a listing of holdings of British Columbia newspapers on microfilm.
Other Including: Victoria, 1889
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List of Genealogical Societies and Provincial/Territorial Archives (maintained by the Library and Archives Canada)
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