Yukon Archives

Identity area

Identifier

YCNYA

Authorized form of name

Yukon Archives

Parallel form(s) of name

    Other form(s) of name

      Type

      • Regional

      Contact area

      Type

      Address

      Street address

      400 College Drive, Yukon Place

      Locality

      Whitehorse

      Region

      Yukon

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      Y1A 2C6

      Telephone

      867-667-5321

      Fax

      867-393-6253

      Email

      URL

      Note

      Description area

      History

      The Yukon Archives acquires, preserves, and provides access to the Yukon's documentary heritage.

      Geographical and cultural context

      Mandates/Sources of authority

      Administrative structure

      Records management and collecting policies

      Government Records
      The Yukon Archives continuously acquires significant Yukon records through the government's records management program.
      Documents from the central registry date back to 1896 and pertain to a wide range of subjects, including education, elections, wildlife, transportation, legislation and land. Also among the territorial records are Territorial and Gold Commissioner's Court records, and estate files of the Public Administrator.

      The Archives also serves as a repository for the records of Yukon municipalities, including Dawson City, Whitehorse, Mayo, Faro, Watson Lake, and Haines Junction.

      Some series of federal government records held by the Yukon Archives are Mining Recorders' documents and record books, Mounted Police material, Yukon Telegraph Service records and microfilm copies of the United States Army, Northwest Service Command records relating to the construction of the Alaska Highway and the Canol pipeline.

      Buildings

      Holdings

      Photographs

      The photograph collection of more than 150,000 prints portrays and documents Yukon events and people, including miners and mining activities, First Nations communities, dredges, sternwheelers and river travel, pack-trains and stagelines, aviation, the Alaska Highway, White Pass & Yukon Route construction and operation, boat building, Yukon Order of Pioneers, North West Mounted Police, churches, schools, portraits, sports and leisure pursuits, celebrations and social events, panoramas of communities, river front and street scenes, exteriors and interiors of buildings, and scenes of the Klondike Gold Rush and Trails of '98.

      Finding aids, guides and publications

      Access area

      Opening times

      Tuesday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
      Saturday: 1pm - 9pm
      Closed Sunday and Monday

      Access conditions and requirements

      Accessibility

      Services area

      Research services

      If you are unable to visit the Archives in person, reference assistance is available through correspondence. The Archives also offers periodic lecture series, film showings, displays, radio broadcasts, and newspaper articles on selected topics in Yukon history.

      Reproduction services

      Public areas

      Control area

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      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

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          Maintenance notes

          Access points

          Access Points

          • Aboriginal Peoples (Thematic area)
          • Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
          • Environment (Thematic area)