a. Searching our Archives
Archival Services has created search directories for each of its fonds and collections to present the scope of its documents and to facilitate searches.
The information you find will help you decide whether a particular fonds or collection is important for your research and justifies a visit to our archives to consult the documents in person, or merits a reproduction request.
b. Institutional and Historical Archival Fonds
What is an institutional archival fonds?
An institutional archival fonds includes all documentation produced or received by University staff as part of its activities. It consists of documents with a common origin; each document is classified, archived and preserved as proof of the activity and to facilitate follow-up.
Archival documents are therefore organized so they are easily accessible for consultation or restitution. Each archive is evidence and for this reason must be retained so it can be reused in the event of a dispute.
List of our institutional and historical fonds [in French only]:
- Fonds 01 – Saint Paul University – Administrative and historical documents, 1965–2013
- Fonds 02 – Central administration
- Fonds 03 – International Office
- Fonds 04 – Financial Services
- Fonds 05 – Human Resources Services
- Fonds 06 – Computer and Distance Education Services
- Fonds 07 – Facilities Services
- Fonds 08 – Alumni and Development Office
- Fonds 09 – Vacant
- Fonds 10 – Faculty of Philosophy
- Fonds 11 – Faculty of Canon Law
- Fonds 12 – Faculty of Theology
- Fonds 13 – Faculty of Human Sciences
- Fonds 14 – Office of Admissions, Registrar and Student Services
- Fonds 15 – Recruitment and Communications Services
- Fonds 16 – Office of Research and Ethics
- Fonds 17 – Jean-Léon Allie Library and Archives
- Fonds 18 – Vacant
- Fonds 19 – Collection of artifacts and documents of historical interest
- Fonds 20 – Collection of SPU photographic documents and audiovisuals
- Fonds 21 – Collection of SPU publications
- Fonds 110 – Saint Paul University Seminary
- Fonds 130 – Novalis Publishing
c. Private Archival Fonds and Special Collections
What is a private fonds?
A private archival fonds consists of documents from a physical or moral person who worked at the University or whose activities closely connected to university life and its areas of interest.
The purpose of acquiring private archives is to promote documents and make them accessible to enhance the body of knowledge in teaching and research.
What is a special collection?
Special collections gather unique documents from the Library that are kept separate from regular Library collections and stored safely in our archival facilities, which are subject to environmental controls aimed at preservation. Over time, collections are formed thanks to donations, purchases and transfers from the Library’s general collection.
Description of our private fonds and special collections:
- Fonds 200 – Fonds Jean-Marie Poitevin
- Fonds 201 – Collection Festival Chrétien d’Ottawa
- Fonds 202 – Consortium Perfectae Caritatis Collection
- Fonds 203 – Collection Commission Dumont
- Fonds 204 – Collection OMI – Oblats de Marie-Immaculée
- Fonds 205 – Collection Archives des diocèses et communautés religieuses du Canada
- Fonds 206 – Fonds Jean-Louis Dion
- Fonds 207 – Collection Concile œcuménique Vatican II
- Fonds 208 – Collection Dictionnaire d’histoire et géographie ecclésiastiques
- Fonds 209 – Fonds Jean Leblanc
- Fonds 210 – Carmino Joseph deCatanzaro Fonds
- Fonds 211 – Fonds André Guindon
- Fonds 212 – Fonds Jean Pariseau
- Fonds 213 – Collection spéciale Jean Monbourquette
- Fonds 214 – Fonds Chaire de recherche en histoire religieuse du Canada (CRHRC)
- Fonds 215 – Collection Archivio De Propaganda Fide
- Fonds 216 – John Main Special Collection
- Fonds 217 – Romeo Maione Collection
- Fonds 218 – Collection Corporation de la revue “L’Église canadienne”
- Fonds 219 – Collection spéciale Écrits de Mgr Vital-Justin Grandin
- Fonds 220 – Fonds Mgr André Drouin
- Fonds 221 – Collection La Sacra Congregazione dei Riti
- Fonds 222 – Fonds Roland Gauthier Cassien
- Fonds 223 – Collection Congrès de la SCHEC
- Fonds 224 – Kenneth C. Russell Fonds
- Fonds 225 – Collection Vocations canadiennes en Nouvelle-France
- Fonds 226 – James Charles Bonar Fonds
- Fonds 227 – Collection Notules historiques concernant l’Université d’Ottawa
- Fonds 228 – Fonds Émilien Lamirande
- Fonds 229 – Initiatives of Change (IofC) Canada Fonds
- Fonds 230 – Fonds Mgr Jean Langevin
d. Repository for Archival Fonds
What does it mean to be a repository for archival fonds?
In addition to housing the University’s administrative and historical fonds, as well as private fonds and archival collections, we also “hold” fonds needing to be preserved. To consult the documents found in those fonds, you must contact the organization to whom they belong directly to obtain a written permission. The person responsible for the fonds will look for the requested information or send us written permission giving you access to the documents. Your visit must then be planned with our staff.
List of archival fonds in our repository:
- Archives of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops