Nicola Valley Museum and Archives

Identity area

Identifier

NVM

Authorized form of name

Nicola Valley Museum and Archives

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      Type

      • Museum

      Contact area

      Barb Watson, Office Manager Primary contact

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      Address

      Street address

      1675 Tutill Court

      Locality

      Merritt

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      Telephone

      (250) 378-4145

      Fax

      Email

      Note

      Access off Coldwater Ave.

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      Mailing Address

      Address

      Street address

      P.O. Box 1262

      Locality

      Merritt

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      V1K 1B8

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      Description area

      History

      The Nicola Valley Museum and Archives was established in 1976 in Merritt and is operated by the Nicola Valley Museum Archives Association. The museum acquires artifacts, archival records and historical reference material relating to Merritt and the Nicola Valley.

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      Administrative structure

      Records management and collecting policies

      The holdings relate to the development and settlement of the Nicola Valley area. Holdings include: extensive photograph collection, manuscript collection (letters, diaries, etc.), aural histories, clippings files, local newspapers, maps, requisition and water records, City of Merritt records, McQueen records, Teit papers, Douglas Lake (Woolliams) Nicola Stock Farm records, and an extensive reference library.

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      Holdings

      Total Volume: 98 linear metres
      Inclusive Dates: 1870s to present
      Predominant Dates: 1940s

      Finding aids, guides and publications

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      Opening times

      Summer: Monday-Saturday, 9:00-5:00 <br> Winter: Monday-Friday, 10:00-3:00 <br>Occasional Saturday opening. Contact in advance.

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      Research services

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      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Revised

      Level of detail

      Full

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised November 2009.
      Revised by BCANS Coordinator, March 12, 2011.

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