Prince of Wales Collegiate Archives

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

    Email

    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.

    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

      Maintenance notes

      Access points

      Access Points