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:<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00 am-5:00 pm; Saturday 1:00 pm-5:00 pm; closed Saturday from mid-May to mid-September</span> | :<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00 am-5:00 pm; Saturday 1:00 pm-5:00 pm; closed Saturday from mid-May to mid-September</span> | ||
The records in the Glenbow Archives document the social, political and economic history of western Canada, with emphasis on Calgary and southern Alberta. Areas include First Nations, the Mounted Police and military; ranching and agriculture; commerce and industry; land settlement and immigration; communications; cultural pluralism; the petroleum industry and natural resources; politics, labour, women, family and personal life; recreation and leisure; environment; photographers; ranching; societies; sports and transportation. A specialty of the Archives is [[Métis]] and First Nations genealogy. | The records in the Glenbow Archives document the social, political and economic history of western Canada, with emphasis on Calgary and southern Alberta. Areas include First Nations, the Mounted Police and military; ranching and agriculture; commerce and industry; land settlement and immigration; communications; cultural pluralism; the petroleum industry and natural resources; politics, labour, women, family and personal life; recreation and leisure; environment; photographers; ranching; societies; sports and transportation. A specialty of the Archives is [[Métis]] and [[Canada First Nations|First Nations]] genealogy. | ||
The collection includes textual records, over a million photographs, film footage and sound recordings ranging in date from the 1870s to the 1990s. | The collection includes textual records, over a million photographs, film footage and sound recordings ranging in date from the 1870s to the 1990s. | ||