Archives and Recordkeeping

Mailing Address

Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Archives
Rare Book Room
The University of Winnipeg Library
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
Tel: 204-783-0708
Fax: 204-786-1824
E-mail: Diane Haglund

Contact Person: Diane Haglund, Archivist

Hours of Opening

By appointment only.

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Policy on Response to Written, Telephone, or In Person Inquiries

Archival staff will respond to all requests received. Archival staff will spend up to 45 minutes on research requests received by telephone or mail. Priority is given to church-based requests and requests related to legal matters. Service may not be available to individuals arriving at the Archives without an appointment.

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Fees

• Donations requested.
• Cost of Photocopies: $ 0.25 per page with a 10\% surcharge on orders over $2.00.
• All copying done by staff. Fragile materials cannot be photocopied.

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Summary of Holdings

The Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario encompasses the province of Manitoba and the northwestern part of Ontario, specifically Cambrian Presbytery. The Archives holds records of Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational Churches within the region prior to 1925, and of The United Church of Canada after 1925.

Holdings include those records created by local congregations such as registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials; historic membership rolls and communion rolls; general membership lists; minutes of church boards, committees, and organizations (including women's groups); printed annual reports of local congregations; congregational newsletters; local church histories; correspondence and papers (including the Andrew Baird Papers, 1877-1941); native material; and photographs.

Holdings also include records created by the constituent Presbyteries of the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario and those records created by the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario itself, its staff, officers, committees, task groups, and other organizations, as well as personal and private papers and manuscripts of individuals associated with the Conference.

Approximately 546 congregations in the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario (including closed congregations) have deposited some original records in the Archives. Records date from 1880.

Information Pamphlet(s) Available: Yes

Published Guide to Holdings: Butcher, Dennis, et al. Prairie Spirit: Perspectives on the Heritage of The United Church of Canada in the West. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1985. Includes "Guide to the United Church Archives, Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario", by Catherine Macdonald, pp. 333-342. Copies available from the Archives at $10.00 each plus $3.50 for postage and handling.

Related Publications for Sale through the Archives: None

Records Available through Interlibrary Loan: None

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Amenities Related to the Archives

The Archives is located on the campus of the University of Winnipeg in downtown Winnipeg. Parking, restaurants, and hotels are within walking distance. The campus is easily accessible by public transit from most points in the city. Two cafeteria/lunch rooms are available on the university campus. The Faculty Club is open to visiting academics who are members of affiliated clubs.

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