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1886-2014 (Creation)
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- United Church of Canada. Committee on Archives and History
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8.6 m of textual records
84.8 mb of digital photographs
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Upon formation of the United Church in 1925, a Historical Committee (whose name changed in 1932 to the Committee on Archives) was given responsibility to preserve the records of the Church, albeit with no provision for a repository or a permanent archivist. The Committee's role was strengthened in 1940 when Victoria University agreed to serve as the repository for the Church's records; in 1953 the first full-time Archivist-Historian was appointed. The Archives occupied various places on the Victoria campus; in 1972 the Central Archives moved into the former Birge-Carnegie Library, which had been renovated to house the Archives. The Committee continued its dual role of operating the Central Archives, and coordinating archival activities across the Church. In 1978 the name was changed to the Committee on Archives and History. The Committee remains a standing committee of the General Council and is accountable to the General Council for the co-ordination and promotion of archival and historical activity for the United Church and all its Conferences, and for policies affecting the same. The committee is composed of an appointed membership.
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Fonds consists of six series: 1) Minutes of the Committee, 1945-2008, 2) Reports of the Committee, 1904-2008, 3) Correspondence of the Committee, 1886-2014, 4) Financial Records of the Committee, 1949-1986, 5) Records of the Sub-Committee on Historical Sites, 1962-2011, and 6) Records Relating to The Bulletin, 1952-1981, 7) Records relating to Archival Network Review, 2005-2007.
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