Church archivists from six dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Ontario met recently to discuss policies and share ideas about archival practices.
Boxes of archival material from the office of the Diocese of the Arctic could provide the church and the country a unique record of early life in the Arctic.
A volume of church newspapers from 1838 made its way from the Diocese of British Columbia to its rightful place in the archives of the Diocese of Ontario.
"This conservation manual is a plan of action for preserving the records of the Anglican Church of Canada." -- Intro.
Contents divided into three main sections: Introduction -- Products of the Environment -- Protective Custody (with visitation rights).
Contents: Introduction: To conserve or to preserve ? : When in doubt, read the manual ! / Laurel Parson, Project Archivist -- House and Home (building and maintenance) -- "Molly Maid" (housekeeping) -- Weather Forecast (Temperature and Relative Humidity) -- No light shows, please ! (Light) -- Acidity: Everywhere ! (Acid) -- Science experiments (Fungi, Mould, and Mildew) -- Don't bug me ! (Insects and Rodents) -- Midas-ize it ! (Pollution) -- Caution ! Danger Ahead (Disaster Management) -- Specials Needs Class -- Signed, sealed, and delivered -- Visitation rights -- Exhibitionists and mercenaries (Display and loans) -- Intimate apparel (Enclosures) -- Cedar chests and moth balls (Storage equipment and location) -- Salvaging the wreckage (Conservation) -- Hark ! Who goes there ! (Security) -- Supplies and suppliers -- Bibliography -- Conservation Policy Survey.
Later republished as: Taking Care: Managing Your Heritage Environment / Laurel Parson. Toronto: Anglican Book Centre, 1998. OTCH also has 1998 edition.
The Anglican Foundation has made a grant to the Diocese of the Arctic to enable the archival preservation, arrangement and description of 75 boxes of material recently transferred to the General Synod Archives. The Diocese of the Arctic synod office is moving from Toronto to a location within the diocese.
"The Diocese of the Arctic archives project is continuing the arrangement of the previous project, which described two series of the records, for the episcopates of Bishop Archibald Fleming and Bishop Donald Marsh. The third series is the records of Bishop John R. Sperry (1974-1990)."