Primary contact
24 Paton Street
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
CA A1B 3E7
Identity area
Identifier
NL0042
Authorized form of name
Prince of Wales Collegiate Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Prince of Wales Collegiate/United Collegiate Archives
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Graham Horwood
Primary contact
Type
Address
Street address
24 Paton Street
Locality
St. John's
Region
Newfoundland and Labrador
Country name
Canada
Postal code
A1B 3E7
Telephone
709-576-4061
Fax
709-576-4920
grahamhorwood@nlesd.ca
Note
Description area
History
In the year 2000, Prince of Wales Collegiate celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the building on Paton Street. The school was originally called United Collegiate but the name was changed in 1964. As part of the celebrations, an archives was established and a room was set aside in the school for this purpose.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
The mandate of the Archives is “to collect, preserve and make available, materials relevant to the history of Prince of Wales Collegiate. This would include all aspects of the United Church run schooling systems leading up to 1960 - the opening of the present building known as Prince of Wales Collegiate.”
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
The archive consists of yearbooks, photos, documents, videos, trophies, ephemera, and other related materials. Access is also available to school records and lists of alumni.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Access is by appointment and can be made through the school, or by e-mail.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
There are photocopying services on site and some photos can be reproduced where we have negatives.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created - April 10, 2013
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
2001 ANLA Member Institutions Directory http://www.pwc.k12.nf.ca/pwc_archives