British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

Identity area

Identifier

BCS

Authorized form of name

British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

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    Other form(s) of name

      Type

      • Museum

      Contact area

      Jason Beck, Curator Primary contact

      Type

      Address

      Street address

      B.C. Place Stadium, 777 Pacific Boulevard South

      Locality

      Vancouver

      Region

      BC

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      V6B 4Y8

      Telephone

      604-687-5520

      Fax

      604-687-5510

      Email

      Note

      Description area

      History

      The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a non-profit society mandated to collect, preserve, display, and interpret artifacts that reflect the development of sport in British Columbia, and to honour provincial athletes and builders through an annual induction process.

      Geographical and cultural context

      Mandates/Sources of authority

      Administrative structure

      Records management and collecting policies

      The holdings document the development of sport in British Columbia with particular emphasis on the Honoured Members of the Hall of Fame. Materials include posters, scrapbooks, sports ephemera, certificates, programs, minute books and records from various sports organizations, Olympic, Pan Am and Commonwealth Games handbooks, newsletters, photographs, taped interviews with Honoured Members, miscellaneous sports highlights on film and video.

      Buildings

      Holdings

      Total Volume: 448 linear feet<br /> Inclusive Dates: 1889 to present<br /> Predominant Dates: 1960s to present

      Finding aids, guides and publications

      Access area

      Opening times

      Due to Phase II construction of BC Place, the BC Sports Hall of Fame is not open to the public between April 6, 2010 and 2011.<br />
      Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:00 (Appointment necessary)

      Access conditions and requirements

      Accessibility

      Services area

      Research services

      Reproduction services

      Public areas

      Control area

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      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Revised by BCANS Coordinator, Nov. 11, 2010.

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