Identity area
Identifier
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Pemberton Museum
- Pemberton Museum & Archives
Type
- Museum;Historical Society
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
Locality
Region
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
Fax
URL
Note
Description area
History
The Pemberton Museum was founded in 1982.
Geographical and cultural context
The holdings consist of both public and private records generated by residents and organizations of Pemberton and District.
Holdings include personal records of families and individuals in the community as well as the records of organizations and businesses that reflect the social, political and economic life of Pemberton and District. The collecting district is defined as those areas drained by waters entering the north end of Harrison Lake and those areas drained by waters entering Anderson Lake.
References are made to surrounding areas such as: Pemberton (Agerton, Port Pemberton), Port Douglas, 29-Mile, Poole Creek, Mt. Currie (Creekside), Birken, D’arcy, Whistler (Alta Lake), and Lillooet (Cayoosh).
Mandates/Sources of authority
Pemberton & District Museum & Archives Society
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Holdings include: photographs; manuscript collection (letters, memoirs, minutes, manuals, project studies and proposals); oral histories; VHS videos; posters; postcards; information files (contain copies of brochures, articles, essays, clippings, and ephemera); pamphlets; local newspapers; and maps.
Finding aids, guides and publications
"Pemberton: The History of a Settlement" by Frances Decker, Margaret Fougberg and Mary Ronayne. 1977
Access area
Opening times
The museum is open from April - October.
Access conditions and requirements
Please contact us to make an appointment for research.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created June 11, 2012.
Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Aug 13, 2012.