Seneca Archives and Special Collections

Welcome to Seneca Archives and Special Collections, a division of Seneca Libraries at Seneca College.

Identity area

Identifier

ON00414

Authorized form of name

Seneca Archives and Special Collections

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Seneca Polytechnic (formerly Seneca College)

Other form(s) of name

  • Seneca Libraries

Type

  • University/College
  • Polytechnic

Contact area

Sean Hayes Primary contact

Type

Institutional Archivist and Art Coordinator

Address

Street address

Seneca Archives and Special Collections Seneca @ York 8 The Seneca Way

Locality

Toronto

Region

Ontario

Country name

Canada

Postal code

M3J 25S

Telephone

(416) 491-5050 ext. 77242

Fax

Email

Note

Description area

History

Seneca Archives and Special Collections was established in 2015 at Seneca's Markham Campus (now known as Seneca International Academy). The Archives and Special Collections service moved from Markham Campus to Seneca @ York in 2020. The main repository storage, office, reading room and other spaces are located at Seneca @ York. The service also has storage space and special collections and exhibitions located at Seneca's Newnham Campus and King Campus.

Geographical and cultural context

Greater Toronto Area
Education
Ontario Colleges
Ontario Polytechnics

Mandates/Sources of authority

Seneca Archives and Special Collections identifies, preserves, and makes available for use the documentary heritage of Seneca Polytechnic (formerly Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology).

This service collects inactive records of long-term value produced by Seneca, as well as the records of individuals and organizations closely associated with Seneca.

Records in our collection include, but are not limited to text, moving images, sound recordings, graphic material, architectural drawings, publications, objects, and more.

Our resources are open to all members of the Seneca community and external researchers for the purposes of research, teaching, publication, or just for general interest.

Administrative structure

Sean Hayes - Institutional Archivist and Art Coordinator

  • responsible for archives, special collections, and Seneca's contemporary Canadian art collection

Records management and collecting policies

College Records
Private Records
Policy Type: Internal/Public
Special Collections

Buildings

Seneca Archives and Special Collections
Seneca @ York
Victor Phillip Dahdelah Building (DB0022)

Holdings

Archives
Special Collections
Seneca Permanent Art Collection

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm

Access conditions and requirements

It is recommended that you make an appointment before your visit as the Archivist is frequently travelling between campuses.

Accessibility

Parking Available
Wheelchair Accessible
Elevator Access

Services area

Research services

Archives
Special Collections
Permanent Art Collection

*Open to all researchers

Reproduction services

Reference
Photocopying
Digital Reproductions

Public areas

Offices and Reading Room(s)
Seneca @ York, Victor Phillip Dahdelah Building, DB 0022

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

RAD

Status

Final

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Maintenance notes

    Access points

    Access Points

    • Education (Thematic area)
    • Toronto (Geographic subregion)