How to Research Historic Houses
Keys to Further Information
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General Sources
Calgary, City of Calgary
Archives, Research Your House at the City of
Calgary Archives.
Historical Land Use Research
at the City of Calgary Archives.
These
pamphlets outline research sources in the City of
Calgary Archives.
Friesen, Gerald. The Canadian
Prairies: A History. Toronto: University of
Toronto Press, 1984.
A history of the three
prairie provinces. As well as containing references
to Alberta, it provides general historical context
for many topics.
Palmer, Howard with Tamara Palmer.
Alberta: A New History. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1990.
A
general history which provides information on Alberta’s
development and historical context.
Alberta History
The journal of the Historical Society of Alberta has over the
years published a wide range of articles on Alberta’s history.
Available by subscription from the Historical Society of Alberta,
Box 4035, Station C, Calgary, AB T2T 5M9
Books About Housing
Boddy, Trevor. Modern Architecture in Alberta.
Regina: Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and the
Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1987.
Examines
modern styles and their context in Alberta since
1925.
Dennis, Thelma B. Albertans Built: Aspects of Housing
in Rural Alberta to 1920. Edmonton: University of
Alberta Printing Services, 1986.
Studies pioneer and
early settlement housing throughout the province.
Gowans, Alan. The Comfortable House: North American
Suburban Architecture 1890-1930. Cambridge, MA: The MIT
Press, 1986.
An illustrated survey of the principal
styles used in North American houses.
Melnyk, Bryan. Calgary Builds: The Emergence of an
Urban Landscape 1905-1914. Regina: Alberta Culture and
the Canadian Plains Research Centre, 1985.
Contains a
chapter on housing in Calgary and general information
about the evolution of the urban landscape.
Ritchie, Thomas. Canada Builds: 1867-1967. Toronto:
University of Toronto Press, 1967.
Contains historical
information on construction technology and building
practices in Canada.
Wetherell, Donald G. and Irene Kmet.
Homes in
Alberta: Building, Trends, and Design 1870-1967.
Edmonton: Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism, Alberta
Municipal Affairs and the University of Alberta Press,
1991.
A study of the social, political and economic
history of Alberta’s housing as well as of house design
and building practices in the province.
Archives
The major institutions listed below, as well as smaller museums
and archives throughout the province, may hold photographs and other
information useful for researching the history of a house.
While archives staff cannot do research for individuals, anyone
intending to carry out research at an out-of-town archives should
write first to inquire about the sources that are available and any
special conditions governing their use.
The major archives in the province are:
Canadian Architectural Archives
University Libraries, University of
Calgary,
2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary,
AB
T2N 1N4. Tel: 220-7420
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Phone: (403) 224-7420.
City of Calgary Archives
313-7 Avenue SE
P.O. Box 2100, Postal Station M
Calgary, AB T2P 2M5
Phone: (403) 329-7302.
City of Lethbridge Archives
Upstairs, Sir Alexander Gault Museum
910-4 Avenue South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 0P6
City of Edmonton Archives
10440 – 108 Street
Edmonton, AB T5H 3Z9
Phone: (780) 496-8710
Glenbow Library and Archives
103 – 9 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0P3
Library Reference Phone: (403)
268-4197
Archives Reference Phone: (403)
268-4204
Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery
Archives
1302 Bomford Crescent SW
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 5E6
Phone: (403) 527-6266
Provincial Archives of Alberta
12845 – 102 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5N 0M6
Phone: (780) 427-1750
Red Deer and District Archives
4525 – 47 A Avenue, P.O. Box 800
Red Deer, AB T4N 5H2
Phone: (403) 343-6842
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Bear Street, P.O. Box 160
Banff, AB T0L 0C0
Phone: (403) 762-2291
The Alberta Archives Council Directory (Calgary: The Alberta Archives Council, 1992)is a useful guide to Alberta’s archives. It can be consulted at any of the archives listed here.
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