Fort Steele Heritage Town Archives

Identity area

Identifier

FTST

Authorized form of name

Fort Steele Heritage Town Archives

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    Other form(s) of name

      Type

      • Historic Site

      Contact area

      Curator Primary contact

      Type

      Address

      Street address

      9851 Highway 93/95

      Locality

      Fort Steele

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      V0B 1N0

      Telephone

      250-417-6000

      Fax

      250-489-2624

      Email

      Note

      Description area

      History

      The Fort Steele Heritage Town Archives has been acquiring records since 1963, when the B.C. government established Fort Steele as a provincial park and historical site.

      Geographical and cultural context

      Mandates/Sources of authority

      Administrative structure

      Records management and collecting policies

      Holdings consist of records relating to East Kootenay and British Columbia history, Victorian interior and exterior design, agricultural history, North-West Mounted Police history, and mining and lumbering.

      Buildings

      Holdings

      Total Volume: 850 linear feet<br /> Inclusive Dates: 1740-1995<br /> Predominant Dates: 1890-1915

      Finding aids, guides and publications

      <a target=newpage href="http://www.fortsteele.ca/story/files/">Website</a> provides general information on the services and holdings of the archives, virtual exhibits including digitized samples from the archival holdings, the <a href="http://www.fortsteele.ca/exhibits/mining/main/index.asp" target="blank">Fort Steele Mining Collection Database</a> and comprehensive information about Fort Steele Heritage Town and its many programs.

      Access area

      Opening times

      By appointment only.

      Access conditions and requirements

      Accessibility

      Services area

      Research services

      Reproduction services

      Public areas

      Control area

      Description identifier

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Revised

      Level of detail

      Full

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised November 2009.
      Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov 30, 2010.

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