Primary contact
2141 Major Mackenzie Drive
Vaughan, Ontario
CA L6A 1T1
Identity area
Identifier
ON00373
Authorized form of name
City of Vaughan Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Government
- Municipal
Contact area
Chris Rainville, Manager - Records and Information Governance & City Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
2141 Major Mackenzie Drive
Locality
Vaughan
Region
Ontario
Country name
Canada
Postal code
L6A 1T1
Telephone
905-832-8585 ext. 8189
Fax
archives@vaughan.ca
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Gillian Shaw, Archival Records Analyst
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Address
Street address
Locality
Region
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
905-832-8585 ext. 8793
Fax
URL
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Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The City of Vaughan Archives is a municipal government business unit that manages government records that document important municipal policies, programs, decisions, allocations, functions, and activities. This ensures the availability of documentary evidence for legal and administrative purposes, as well as the long-term reference and planning needs of City Staff. The Archives also collects, preserves, and makes available for research permanently valuable non-government records from the Vaughan community that document the rich and diverse heritage of the City of Vaughan.
Buildings
Holdings
The City of Vaughan Archives holds a variety of records such as: all City records with long-term legal and administrative value (e.g. by-laws, Council minutes, assessment rolls, vital statistics, financial records, reports, correspondence, etc.), historic photographs, maps, plans, architectural drawings, records of local organizations, diaries, journals, logs, letters, family histories, unpublished histories and studies, land records, newspapers, directories, censuses, and business, school, and church records.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Finding Aids can be found on the City of Vaughan Archives' website at: https://www.vaughan.ca/services/vaughan_archives/findingaids/Pages/default.aspx
Access area
Opening times
As part of the City's COVID-19 response, the City of Vaughan Archives remains closed to the public at this time. For more information on all affected City services and when they may resume, please visit: vaughan.ca/covid19.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
The City of Vaughan Archives is fully accessible.
Services area
Research services
The City of Vaughan Archives offers a reading room with a microfilm reader, DVD player, light table, magnifiers, finding aids, and local history books. Researchers may also wish to bring their laptops, USB keys, and cameras (no flash, please). Archival Services staff are available to assist throughout the research process. There is a fee for photocopies.