City of Burnaby Archives

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CBA

Authorized form of name

City of Burnaby Archives

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      • Government
      • Municipal

      Contact area

      Julia Alforde, Acting City Archivist Primary contact

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      (604) 297-4947

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      Description area

      History

      Geographical and cultural context

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      Administrative structure

      Records management and collecting policies

      The purpose of the City of Burnaby Archives is to identify, acquire, preserve and make accessible archival material in the form of civic and private records documenting the history of the City of Burnaby. The Archives is the official repository for all inactive civic records of permanent administrative, legal, fiscal, historical, evidential and/or informational value to the City of Burnaby. Archival material is preserved as evidence of the functions, legal rights, obligations, policies, decisions, procedures, accountabilities, and operations of the City of Burnaby. Private or non-governmental records that compliment the official city records and/or enhance our understanding of the history and development of Burnaby are also acquired and preserved by the Archives. Private records include those of elected civic officials, those of boards and commissions related to the administration of the City and those of other organizations and individuals that detail the history of the City.

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      Holdings

      875 metres of textual records and approximately 26,000 photographs.
      Inclusive dates: 1880-present.

      Finding aids, guides and publications

      Visit https://www.burnaby.ca/services-and-payments/libraries-and-archives for more information about the policies, holdings, and services of the archives. Series- and item-level descriptions can be searched online at https://www.heritageburnaby.ca.

      Access area

      Opening times

      Business Hours

      Monday - Friday
      8:00 AM - 4:45 PM

      Drop-in reference services available:

      Wednesday
      10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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      Research services

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      Status

      Revised

      Level of detail

      Full

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised November 2009.
      Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov 28, 2010; Oct 27, 2013.
      Revised November 18, 2021.
      Revised October 19, 2022.

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