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KPU Archives

Research Help

  • Contact the Archives Librarian (archives@kpu.ca) for:
    • To book an appointment in the Archives
    • For research help.or other inquiries

 

Research Room Guidelines

  • Material is for use in the Archives only
  • Use pencil or electronic devices for notetaking. No pens, please.
  • Please consume food before entering the research room
  • Covered water may be brought into the research room.
  • If a document box contains multiple files, please remove only one file at a time
  • Please keep files and documents within files  in original order
  • Cotton gloves, supplied by the Archivist, may be required to handle some materials (e.g. photographs)

The link below provides access to a humourous booklet from Archives Canada for researchers illustrating improper and correct handling of archival documents.

Handle with Care: Fragile

 

Citing Archival Sources

Citations typically include the following:

  • Title of the item
  • Name of fonds or collection
  • Fonds number
  • Box number
  • Folder number
  • Repository and location

 

Please consult the appropriate manual of the style you are following for citing your sources.

Here is an example using APA style:

Author, A.A. (Year, Month Day). Title of material . [Description of material]. Name of the Collection (Call number, Box number, File name or number, etc.). Name of the Repository, Location.

KPU Example:

Dale, D.R. (2001, June 12). New Building at Richmond Campus. [documents], Library fonds (Accession 2009-04, Box 4.1, File 1). Kwantlen Polytechnic University Archives, Surrey, B.C.

For further details please consult Dalhousie University's excellent Guide to Archival Research :