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Alberta Health Services Archives & Historic Collections

The archives acquires, maintains, organizes, protects and provides access to public records, photographs and artefacts 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 artefacts donated by the public

Contact Details

Calgary 1117 55 Avenue NE

Location Info
Archives & Historic Collections office
Address
1117 55 Avenue NE
Calgary, Alberta
T2E 6W1
Telephone
403-943-9641
Email
rim@albertahealthservices.ca
Hours of Operation
Days of the Week

Monday
7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Tuesday
7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Wednesday
7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Thursday
7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Friday
7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Note

By appointment only, please reach out to Records & Information Management by phone or email in advance to coming on site

Access
Service Providers May Include
archivists, curators
Service Access

Please contact Records & Information Management (RIM) by phone or email in advance to coming on site.


Fees

Fees may apply for record retrieval, copying and nursing transcipt request.


Also Known As
Other
AHS Archives, AHS Archives & Historical Collections, AHS Archives and Historic Collections