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Arctic Institute of North America fonds [multiple media]
Hierarchical level:FondsContext of this record:Fonds includes:11 lower level description(s)View lower level description(s) -
Finding aid Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a file list for volumes 1-60 and 91-237. MSS0677 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001132.pdfGraphic material: See item-level description for artistic material in black binder No. 28. (Electronic)Sound recordings: (Electronic) See MISACS for item level descriptions.Cartographic material (Other) Finding aids are available. Please consult lower level descriptions. (90: Open) -
Record information Arctic Institute of North America fonds [multiple media]
Date:1926-2004.Reference:R4614-0-2-E, MG28-I79Type of material:Textual material, Photographs, Maps and cartographic material, Sound recordings, ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:99605Date(s):1926-2004.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:51.6 m of textual records.
2 microfilm reels : negative and positive.
169 photographs chiefly b&w.
7 maps.
1 drawing pen and ink on paper mounted on black mount board. 15.9 x 12.0 cm.
2 audio cassettes (ca. 1 h).Language of material:EnglishScope and content: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.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history: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.Additional information:General note:Received in 1969, 1971, 1974 and 1975 from the Arctic Institute of North America; in 1977 from Miss Jean Brian; in 1980 through G.J. Thompson of the Arctic Institute; and 2005 through Karen McCullough of the Arctic Institute.Location of originals note:Originals of microfilmed records are held by the Arctic Institute of North America.Subject heading:- Arctic Institute of North America - Business records, 1944-1976 Arctic Bibliography, 1950-1975
- Arctic Institute of North America - Meetings, 1944-1976 Arctic, 1950-1975
- Arctic Institute of North America - Memberships, 1944-1976 Baffin Bay North Water Project, 1963-1975
- Research grants - North America, 1945-1976 Devon Island Expedition, 1963-1975
- Arctic regions - Research, 1945-1976 Man in the North Project, 1963-1975
- Arctic regions - Discovery and exploration, 1945-1976 Icefield Ranges Research Project, 1963-1975
- Arctic Institute of North America - Organizations, 1945-1976 Centennial Project, 1963-1975
- Arctic Transportation Study, 1963-1975
- Cold Regions Experiment Program, 1963-1975
Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG28-I79 -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Access restriction documentTextual records[Consultation Restricted]Finding aid box [FA 677] 70[Consultation Closed]Textual records: microform[Consultation Restricted]Graphic (photo)[Consultation Open]Box [1981-064] 20379[Consultation Open]020379 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--6[Consultation Open]Cartographic material[Consultation Open]Sound recordings[Consultation Open]Graphic (art)[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Photographs: No restrictions. Various copyright on items less than 50 years old. Copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
Cartographic material: Credit: Library and Archives Canada. No restrictions.
Drawing: Copyright: Estate of Arthur Lismer. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
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