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| Enderby & District Museum and Archives | |||
| identifier | EDM | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| authorized form of name | Enderby & District Museum and Archives | ||
| type | Museum | ||
| Contact information |
901 George Street (Highway 97A), Enderby, B.C.
Enderby British Columbia Canada telephone: (250) 838-7170 fax: (250) 838-9641 http://www.enderbymuseum.ca/archive/archive.htm contact person: Joan Cowan , Curator/Administrator
P.O. Box 367, Enderby, B.C. V0E 1V0
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| history | The Enderby and District Museum was established in 1973 and moved to its present location in 1987, when it began to acquire archival records of Enderby and district, including Mara to the north, the Spallumcheen Indian reserve to the south, Mabel Lake to the east, and Deep Creek to the west. | ||
| Mandates/Sources of authority | Sponsor: Enderby and District Museum Society | ||
| records management and collecting policies | The primary focus of the museum collection is the social and industrial development of the City of Enderby and surrounding district from 1860 to the present. The area served is in the North Okanagan, bounded by Mara Lake to the north, Mabel Lake and Trinity Valley to the east, Spallumcheen to the south, and Deep Creek to the west. The holdings include maps, photographs, sound cassettes, textual records (diaries, letters, minutes, manuscripts, ledgers, etc.), local newspapers, clipping files, and a reference library. | ||
| holdings |
Total Volume: 18 linear meters Inclusive Dates: 1882 to present Predominant Dates: 1905-1960 | ||
| finding aids, guides and publications | Website provides information about the holdings, activities, and services of the Archives at the Enderby and District Museum. Site includes an impressive historical photographs section organized by theme entitled "Snapshots from the Past", along with an Image Directory with links to all digitized photographs. | ||
| opening times |
Winter (September-May): Tuesday - Saturday, 12:00-4:00 Summer (June-August): Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00-4:00 | ||
| status | Revised | ||
| level of detail | Full | ||
| dates of creation, revision and deletion | Revised November 2009. | ||
