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Other Québec Archives
A list of Québec Archives selected from the CCA - Directory of Archives for Québec. Here you will find more complete details on holdings, up-to-date names of Contact Persons, as well as the addresses for many Roman Catholic Religious Archives and municipal or regional archives. Entries are either French or English, some portions in English are included below as a guide to where local and regional material may be found.

Archives de l’Assemblee nationale du Québec Building Jean-Antoine-Panet 4th Floor 1020 Street of Parliam Québec (Québec) G1A 1A3 Telephone: (418) 643-5030

Extent of Holdings: 300 metres Inclusive Dates: 1867-1985 Of interest might be their photographs of former members and buildings

Inclusive Dates: end of 19th and 20th centuries Bureau des archives - Université de Sherbrooke 2500, Boul. Université Sherbrooke (Québec) J1K 2R1 Telephone: (819) 821-8090

Extent of Holdings: 23 metres Inclusive Dates: 1733-1992 Predominant Dates: 1930-1980

Centre Canadien d’architecture Departement des archives 1920, rue Baile Montréal (Québec) H3H 2S6 Telephone: (514) 939-7000

Inclusive Dates: 1892-1994

Centre d’archives de la Gaspésie 80 Boulevard Gaspé Gaspé (Québec) G4X 1A9 Telephone: (418) 368-1534

Extent of Holdings: 200 Metres Inclusive Dates: 1790-1994 Published Guides: Fonds corporation du Séminaire de Gaspé

Concordia University Archives Service des archives de l’Université Concordia Hall Building, Room 1015 1455, de Maisonneuve West Montréal (Québec) H3G 1M8 Telephone: (514) 848-2424 ext. 7775

Extent of Holdings: 2 linear km. Inclusive Dates: 1850-1995 Mandate/Holdings: The University Archives is the official repository for the documents of Concordia University and its two founding institutions, Loyola College and Sir George Williams University…in co-operation with other institutions also collects private papers to support research activities in areas of Montréal Jazz History, Montréal Irish Community, etc.

Cree Nation of Eastmain Mailing: 76 Nouchimi PO Box 90 Eastmain (Québec) J0M 1W0 Telephone: (819) 977-0211

Eastern Townships Resource Centre Bishop’s University 2600 College Street Sherbrooke, QuebecJ1M 1Z7 Telephone: (819) 822-9600 ext. 2261

Extent of Holdings: 175 metres Inclusive Dates: 1680-1994 Predominant Dates: 1800-1950 Mandate/Holdings: … includes private papers of the anglophone community Published Guides:

A. Guide des fonds et des collections d’archives privees, ‘95 B. Guide to the Local Church Records, Montréal/Ottawa Conference, United Church of Canada, Volume 2, ‘86

[Eastern Townships] - Société Historique de Stanstead Stanstead Historical Society, Archives Location: 535 Dufferin Road, Stanstead Telephone: (819) 876-7322

Extent of Holdings: 80 metres Inclusive Dates: 1790 - Present Mandate/Holdings: Primary material related to local history of border area. Secondary material for reference and information files.

Published Guides: A preliminary guide to the bound documents collection in the Stanstead History Society Archives. A summary guide to the papers of Charles Carroll Colby, (1827-1907).

[Eastern Townships]- Société d’histoire de Missisquoi Missisquoi Historical Society  Location: 2 River Street Stanbridge East (Québec) J0J 2H0 Telephone: (450) 248-3153

Mandate/Holdings: historical records of Missisquoi County. United Empire Loyalists and early New England immigrants, pioneer documents, a large collection of family histories, letters, photographs and daguerreotypes, diaries, family Bibles and a great number of genealogical records for some families going back to the 19th Century. Copies of 19th century newspapers…cemeteries of the area…land grants. There are records of many early businesses and professionals.

Published Guides: The Missisquoi Historical Society’s Annual Reports and other published collections of essays, photos and articles, are an important (though unindexed) source for family historians; there are over 20 volumes. A “Finding Aid” was published in 1985-86.

Jewish Public Library [Montréal] 5151 Cote Ste. Catherine Road Montréal (Québec) H3W 1M6 Telephone: (514) 345-2627

Extent of Holdings: 236 linear metres Inclusive Dates: 1850-1992 Predominant Dates: 1930-1990

Mandate/Holdings: Since 1914, the Archives has collected documents of local and national interest in the form of textual records (published and unpublished), clippings, photographs, manuscripts (hand-written and typescript), pamphlets, journals, yearbooks, memorabilia, audio-visual materials, computer diskettes and microfilms. The major areas of interest are literature, the creative arts, cultural events, education, Yiddish cultural milieu, Jewish life and customs, religion, architecture, Jewish identity, survivors associations, schools, organizations and professional associations.

McGill University Archives 3459 McTavish Street, Room M6-17B McLennan Library Building Montréal (Québec) H3A 1Y1 Telephone: (514) 398-3772 Email:[mailto:refdesk.archives@mcgill.ca refdesk.archives@mcgill.ca]

Extent of Holdings: 12,000 cu. ft. boxes Inclusive Dates: 1797-present

Mandate/Holdings: Institutional records of the University; private papers of staff and graduates as well as organizations and individuals in McGill’s milieu. Includes publications, scrapbooks, photographs, architectural plans, microfilm, films, audio recordings, videos, and computer tapes.

Published Guides: Guide to Archival Resources at McGill University, 3 volumes, 1985. Available on the internet.

Montréal  Ottawa Conference Archives, United Church of Canada, Montréal and Laurentian Presbyteries and Québec congregations within the Ottawa Presbytery are housed at the Archives nationales du Quèbec at Montréal, q.v., which moved to av. Viger in May 2000.

Extent of Holdings: 200 linear metres Inclusive Dates: c. 1800-1980

Mandate/Holdings: Records of the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian churches until church union in 1925…records of McGill theological colleges. (Congregational, Wesleyan, Presbyterian and United Theological College); personal papers, photographs, school records etc.

McCord Museum/Musee McCord d’histoire canadienne 690, rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montréal (Québec) H3A 1E9 Telephone: (514) 398-7100

Extent of Holdings: 300 metres d’archives historiques; 750 000 documents photographiques, 16 500 dessins (drawings), 500 cartes et plans (maps). Inclusive Dates: 1750-1950 Predominant Dates: 1850-1900

Mandate/Holdings: Includes a large photographic archives, Notman Collection (450 000), others (300 000); in all 750 000 photographs which contain manuscript documents, and private fonds important for the study of social, economic and family history

Published Guides: McCord Family/Papers—Inventaire analytique; Cuthbert-Bostwick—Repertoire Index; Greenshields Family—Finding Aid. Québec Diocesan Archives(Anglican Church of Canada) Bishop’s University, 2600 College Street Sherbrooke(Québec) J1M 0C8 Telephone: (819) 822-9600 ext 2567

Extent of Holdings: 60 metres Inclusive Dates: 1793-1994

Mandate/Holdings: Diocesan Level Administration records and parishes for the Anglican Church of Canada, Diocese of Québec. Early material covers both Upper and Lower Canada as this was all part of the Diocese until 1840. The collection also has a number of early Canadian Church publications and material dealing with education and social services. There are parish minutes, membership lists, etc. General guide in: Guide to Archives of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada, (Anglican Church of Canada, 1995). ISBN 0-9697207-1-8.

Societe d’histoire de la Haute-Yamaska(Formerly Societe d’histoire de Shefford) 135 Main Street Granby (Québec) J2G 2V1 Telephone: (450) 372-4500

Extent of Holdings: c. 100 metres Inclusive Dates: 1840-1992 Mandate/Holdings: archives privées pouvant enrichir les connaissances en histoire régionale…Répertoire et index des greffes des arpenteurs Mitchell et O’Dwyer (manuscrits et plans) (private archives for additional knowledge of regional history, Registers and index of the notes of surveyors’ Mitchell and O’Dwyer (manuscripts and plans).

Société d’histoire de Sherbrooke 275, rue Dufferin Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 4M5 Telephone: (819) 821-5406

Extent of Holdings: ±55 metres Predominant Dates: 1880-1950

Mandate/Holdings: Cantons de l’Est avec statut privilegié pour la ville de Sherbrooke. (Eastern Townships with special statue in the city of Sherbrooke).

Société historique de la Côte-Nord 9, avenue Marquette Baie-Comeau (Québec) G4Z 1K4 Telephone: (418) 296-8228

Extent of Holdings: 105,2 metresbr Inclusive Dates: 1927-1992

Université Laval, Division des archives Pavillon Jean-Charles-Bonenfant, Bureau 5489 2345 Allée Des BibliothequesUniversité Laval, Sainte-Foy (Québec) G1V 0A6 Telephone: (418) 656-2131 ext. 3722

Université de Montréal  Location: Service des archives, Pavillon principal Local E-619 Service des archives C.P. 6128 Succursale Centre ville Montréal (Québec) H3C 3J7 Telephone: (514) 343-6023

Université du Québec à Montréal Service des archives et de gestion des documents C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-VilleMontréal (Québec) H3C 3P8 Telephone: (514) 987-6130

Ville de Montréal Service du greffe Division de la gestion de documents et des archives City of Montréal Archives 275, rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau R.134 Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1C6 Telephone: (514) 872-3496

Western Québec School Board 15 rue Katimavik Gatineau Québec J9J 0E9 Telephone: (819) 684-2336 Email:[mailto:WQSB@wqsb.qc.ca WQSB@wqsb.qc.ca]

Extent of Holdings: 76 metres Inclusive Dates: late 19th century-Present

Mandate/Holdings: Records pertaining to the mainly English language Protestant school boards in Western Québec (WQSB) is an amalgamation of the Greater Hull School Board, the Pontiac School Board and the Northwestern Québec School Board, each of which had absorbed many small local boards over the years.

Finding Aids: Northwestern Québec Old School Boards (1932-1972) Greater Hull Old School Boards (1864-1972) Northwestern Québec (1972-1987) In process: Greater Hull (1972-1982)

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