HBCA Reference Inquiries

Those who are unable to do research in person at the Archives Research Room may wish to send a reference inquiry. Microfilm copies of Hudson's Bay Company Archives (HBCA) records are held by the Library and Archives of Canada (Ottawa). (These are being added to as filming continues at HBCA.) The National Archives (Kew, England) holds microfilm copies of HBCA records to about1904.

Archives staff will:

• consult reference tools such as biographical sheets, post histories, ship histories, indexes and search file notes
• conduct limited searches of special media holdings including: photographs, documentary art, cartographic records, architectural drawings and moving images and sound recordings
• provide guidance on microfilm reels to be borrowed
• conduct limited general research and provide referrals to professional researchers when more detailed research is required

When sending an inquiry, please:

• submit your full name, complete postal address and telephone number, so that we can contact you (if necessary) or if we need to mail documentation that is not available online
• provide approximate dates and locations of HBC employment for research about HBC employees
• for Special Media requests, provide as much specific detail as possible regarding dates, location and topic

Or contact us at:

Hudson's Bay Company Archives
130 - 200 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg, MB   R3C 1T5

Phone: 204-945-4949
Fax: 204-948-3236
E-mail: hbca@gov.mb.ca

When you provide the Archives of Manitoba with personal information it will be used only to reply to your query. It will not be used or disclosed for other purposes, unless permitted by The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The protection of privacy is important to us. If you have any questions about the collection of your personal information, contact the Chief of Access and Privacy Services by e-mail (govrecs@gov.mb.ca), telephone 204-945-3738 or fax 204-948-2008.

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