The shortcut every Calgary history fan needs
Start with the Heritage Triangle. It’s three organizations that each hold a different piece of the story: the Glenbow Western Research Centre, Calgary Public Library and the City of Calgary Archives. Calgary Public Library’s Heritage Triangle page lays out the full lineup.
The Glenbow, in numbers
The Glenbow Western Research Centre lives in the University of Calgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library. The university’s own announcement says it holds about two million photographs, roughly 125,000 books, 15,000 maps and 600 hours of audio recordings.
Two million photographs. Pack a snack.
The library and the City
Calgary’s Story at the Central Library gathers documents, newspapers, images, microfilm, memorabilia and audiovisual material about Calgary and Alberta. The City of Calgary Archives keeps the civic record.
Check each place for hours, access rules and image-reuse terms before you go. Then pick a rabbit hole, and if you need one, the Calgary Atlas Project is a great place to find a first question. Our post on Calgary told through the things it kept is another good rabbit hole.
Quick answers
The Heritage Triangle is three organizations that each hold a different piece of Calgary’s story. They are the Glenbow Western Research Centre, Calgary Public Library and the City of Calgary Archives. Calgary Public Library’s Heritage Triangle page lays out the full lineup.
It lives in the University of Calgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library. The university’s own announcement says it holds about two million photographs, roughly 125,000 books, 15,000 maps and 600 hours of audio recordings. That is a lot of Calgary history under one university roof.
Calgary’s Story at the Central Library gathers documents, newspapers, images, microfilm, memorabilia and audiovisual material about Calgary and Alberta. The City of Calgary Archives keeps the civic record. Check each place for hours, access rules and image reuse terms.
Sources: Calgary Public Library, University of Calgary.
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