Primary contact
502 1st Street South
Lethbridge, Alberta
CA T1J 1Y4
Identity area
Identifier
LETH
Authorized form of name
Galt Museum & Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
Andrew Chernevych, Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
502 1st Street South
Locality
Lethbridge
Region
Alberta
Country name
Canada
Postal code
T1J 1Y4
Telephone
Fax
Fax: (403) 329-4958
archives@galtmuseum.com
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Total Volume: approximately 200 linear metres
Inclusive Dates: 1874 - current
Predominant Dates: 1885 - 1985
Holdings of permanently valuable records generated by, or relating to, the history of Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta. The collections include City of Lethbridge records, and privately donated records which document the human history of the region. Strengths of the manuscript holdings include history of the municipal government of Lethbridge, irrigation, the performing and visual arts, coal mining and various community groups. Strengths of the photograph and moving image holdings include agriculture, urban landscape of the city of Lethbridge, coal mining and portrait work. Maps and technical drawings are the fastest growing part of the Archives' holdings and include architectural drawings, fire insurance maps for Lethbridge, and a great number of technical drawings dealing with irrigation, telephone, electrical and other service systems.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends and statutory holidays.