Fonds consists of correspondence, memoranda and minutes of meetings concerning the organization of the Arctic Institute, 1944-2001; correspondence and memoranda arranged in subject and nominal files, 1944-2000; research grants, 1945-1976; publications, 1950-2004; public relations, 1944-1961; accounts, 1945-1990; projects, 1961-1986; and manuscripts, 1946-1973. Minutes of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee, 1944 to 1968, are located on microfilm reels M-1675 and M-1676. The fonds contains photographs depicting Arctic research projects, meetings, conferences, and reproductions of drawings of the air structure of the Arctic Institute of North America, 1926, 1944-1980. The fonds contains a hand-drawn invitation sent by Arthur Lismer, 1949. Included are 5 maps pertaining to field projects conducted by the Institute, 1947-1967. The fonds also contains sound recordings of interviews with personnel of the Institute, 1972-1975. Fonds consist of maps created and/or used for research projects conducted by the Arctic Institute of North America.
Arctic Institute of North America : The Arctic Institute of North America was founded in 1944 as a non-profit institution devoted to the advancement of natural and social science research in the polar regions of North America. It was established by a group of Canadians and Americans who recognized the strategic nature and economic potential of the Arctic Region and shared an interest in increasing their competence in the Arctic. Originally based at McGill University in Montreal with satellite offices in New York City, Washington DC, and Ottawa, the institute moved to the University of Calgary in 1976 and became a university research institute of the University of Calgary in 1979. The Arctic Institute publishes the periodicals Arctic and Arctic Bibliography, manages ASTIS, a database containing comprehensive bibliography of arctic research, manages the Kluane Lake research station, and holds on of the most important arctic libraries in the world.
