Through an examination of the complex history of cartographic records in their archival contexts, this thesis explores the inherent subjectivity of maps, the archives that acquire them, and the digital technologies routinely ...

For centuries, Indigenous peoples have been advocating for their rights to their land, cultures and languages in the context of (settler) colonial institutions that have repressed and removed these rights and knowledges, ...

The study of emotions has attracted the interest of archivists in the last decade. It has involved discussion of the influence of the emotions of archivists on all aspects of their work. This thesis suggests that archivists ...

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and its archives occupy a distinct position at the intersection of two developments within the archival and museum professions: increasingly collaborative relationships among ...

The records held by church archives have a spiritual value for church communities, in addition to their administrative, legal, and historical value. While spiritual value is by no means absent from other religious archives ...

Researching the history of childhood in Canadian archives is a complex endeavor because the nature of childhood is historically and culturally contingent. Often researchers have to access a variety of sources to gain an ...

This thesis examines the history and strategic importance of maintaining a regional presence for Canada’s national archives (Library and Archives Canada/LAC). If the national archives of a large federation, such as Canada, ...

Archives of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) have not been the subject of systematic inquiry in the archival literature despite the central role IGOs have played in the history of 20th century international relations ...

Archives in the Canadian territories are meaningful, valuable and needed in the north. Archives’ meaning and value derive from their ability to be used to influence power, to defend rights, and to document political movements ...

When I was five, my family moved to a farming community in Germany. My mother regularly wrote home to her parents, telling them about our lives and sending them gifts, which they put in their modern curiosity cabinet. This ...