Collection C1 - Photograph collection

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Photograph collection

General material designation

  • Graphic material

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Title statements of responsibility

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title based on the content of the collection

Level of description

Collection

Reference code

CA KPU C1

Edition area

Edition statement

Edition statement of responsibility

Class of material specific details area

Statement of scale (cartographic)

Statement of projection (cartographic)

Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

Statement of scale (architectural)

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 1970 - (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

Print photographs, 19,685 negatives, 2904 slides and contact sheets

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Archival description area

Custodial history

Acquired through a variety of sources although the bulk of the collection was acquired from the Marketing Department.

Scope and content

The collection consists of over 22,000 items, primarily in negative and slide format, documenting the history of Kwantlen College, Kwantlen University College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University; includes images of administrators, faculty, staff, students, visitors, campuses, events.

Notes area

Physical condition

Physical condition of the print photographs and negatives does vary but generally can be described as in good condition

Immediate source of acquisition

Arrangement

Photographs in the print collection are filed either chronologically or by subject where possible to facilitate on-site browsing. Otherwise they are filed by accession order by number.

Photographs in the Andrew McAdam series are primarily in negative format. The negatives are organized in binders and organized into 4 series:

  1. pre 1982 (Douglas College) - by Campus/Program
  2. 1982-1995 (Kwantlen College) - Numerical/chronological order
  3. M number [M for Marketing?]
  4. Miscellaneous Category

Campus/Program negatives focus primarily on Fashion Design shows and the Newton Campus trades programs from pre-Kwantlen days up until 1982. Negatives are housed in negative sleeves within binders. Labelling system consists of contact sheet #, negative # (e.g. 145-3A). Where available, a contact sheet is housed with the appropriate negatives.

Language of material

    Script of material

      Location of originals

      Archives Research Room 3720

      Availability of other formats

      Restrictions on access

      No restrictions on access

      Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

      Usage, reproduction, and copyright restrictions may apply. Please contact Archivist. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to any applicable laws such as libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of the materials.

      Finding aids

      Generated finding aid

      Associated materials

      Please note: slides and photographs accessioned with a fonds remain with the fonds; please search appropriate fonds to potentially locate additional photographic materials.

      Related materials

      Accruals

      Further accruals are expected

      General note

      Most of the photographs, taken by the "defacto" campus photographer Andrew McAdam, were donated to the Archives by the Marketing Department in 2006.

      Alternative identifier(s)

      Standard number

      Standard number

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      Control area

      Description record identifier

      Institution identifier

      Rules or conventions

      Rules for Archival Description

      Status

      Level of detail

      Partial

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Created: 2016. Revised: 15 Aug. 2022.

      Language of description

        Script of description

          Sources

          Accession area