Alberta Health Services Archives & Historic Collections

The archives acquires, maintains, organizes, protects and provides access to public records, photographs and artifacts of historical value to Alberta Health Services and its predecessor / legacy health regions.

The scope of our collections includes:

• artifacts of cultural or historical significance including medical kits, instruments, equipment, uniforms, and textbook
• photographs of groundbreaking ceremonies, new facility structures, milestone celebrations, and historical facilities and figures
• facility plans, including architectural drawings, sketches, plans, and blueprints
• policy documents including published policies, procedures, directives, bylaws, rules, standards, protocols, and guidelines
• media releases and public announcements including lecture/speech scripts, bulletins, advertisements, newspaper clippings, press releases, and announcements made available to the public
• public corporate communications including corporate newsletters, corporate promotional materials, major initiatives, disaster planning and response, and corporate communications made available to the public
• public clinical communications including patient educational materials, clinical newsletters, public health guides, clinical promotional materials, pandemic planning and response, communicable disease planning and response, and clinical communications made available to the public
• public board records including decisions, minutes, and reports made available to the public
• donations including records, photographs, or artifacts donated by the public