Primary contact
Suite 700 4838 Richard Rd. SW
Calgary, Alberta
CA T3E 6L1
Identity area
Identifier
UFA
Authorized form of name
United Farmers Historical Society
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
Contact area
Erin Hoar
Primary contact
Type
Address
Street address
Suite 700 4838 Richard Rd. SW
Locality
Calgary
Region
Alberta
Country name
Canada
Postal code
T3E 6L1
Telephone
Fax
archives@ufa.com
URL
archives.ufa.com
Note
Description area
History
The United Farmers Historical Society (UFHS) was founded in 2002 to steward and promote the historical records and artifacts of the United Farmers of Alberta, showcasing the cooperative's contributions to agriculture and life in and around Alberta.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
The UFHS archives holds records of the United Farmers of Alberta from its origins in 1909 as a political organization through the emergence of the UFA Co-operative Limited in the 1930s, to the present day. UFHS also holds records donated by UFA members, elected officials, and employees, as well as records transferred from UFA Co-operative Limited for permanent preservation.
The UFHS archives includes:
Over 35 metres of textual records
Over 7000 photographs
Numerous sound and video recordings
The UFA Co-operator magazine 1963-67
The United Farmer magazine 1967-84
The U.F.A. newspaper 1922-34
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
By appointment.
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
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Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Agriculture (Thematic area)
- Politics and Government (Thematic area)
- Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)