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National Archives of Canada Cartography and Architecture Section Visual & Sound Archives Division
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
phone: +1 (613) 996-7619
fax: +1 (613) 995-6226
Contact: Louis Cardinal (Director/Curator)
Collections
Focus: national. Consists of: architectural drawings, both individual drawings and complete archives; documents/correspondence; vintage photographs; paintings; films; sound recordings; ephemera. Strengths: Full range of Canadian cartographic and architectural records, both historical and contemporary, plans and drawings dealing with military campaigns, exploration, settlement, defense, and fortification, including documents which date to the sixteenth century although the nineteenth and twentieth century are represented best. Collection accessible on microfiche and through inventories and guides. Drawings cannot be reproduced, but the institution provides black and white photographs and slides, color photographs and slides, 105mm diazos, photostats, and reader-printer copies. Institution has a conservation laboratory.
Library Holdings
Holdings: Library is a reference unit for on-site use only.
Exhibitions
Institution organizes exhibitions. No permanent exhibition. Exhibitions travel.
Publications
Catalogues and other publications.