U of C – Glenbow Library & Archive
Glenbow Library and Archive Western Research Centre at the University of Calgary documents the history of Western Canada. In 2019 Glenbow Library and Archives started to move from its previous location in downtown. The collection includes local, regional and provincial history; social studies; cultural and social history; religious studies; geography; political science; and agriculture.
Address
520 Taylor Family Digital Library
Room 220
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
Hours of operations
Monday – Friday
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Collections
- 5,500 Linear Metres of Textual Records
- 2,000,000 Photographs
- 600 Hours of Audio Recordings
- 4,000 Videos and Films
- 125,000 Books
- 15,000 Maps
Available resources
Other services
- Copies, Scans, and Photography
- Preservation / Collection Care
- Research Support
- Teaching Support
- Guided Tours
- Consultation
- Reading room/study space
- Inter library loan
- Reproduction
- *The University of Calgary provides Interlibrary loans through the Library services.
Access materials
In-person & Online
(In-person by appointment only)
Allows phones/cameras in the reading room for users to take thier own scans/photos.
Available Resource Type
Digital Resources
Physical resources
Loan policy
All of the materials are
non-circulating.
Special Equipment
- Desktop
- Printer
- Scanner
- Microfilm Reader
- Provides mediated scanning in archives and special collections (facilitated by staff).
Source
Glenbow Library and archive: University of Calgary. Glenbow Library and Archives. (2022, June 27). Retrieved December 5, 2022, from https://glenbow.ucalgary.ca/