Archival & Special Collections

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Archival & Special Collections is responsible for:

Collecting, preserving, arranging, describing, and making accessible Guelph's special, rare, and archival information resources
Development, curation, and preservation of unique collections which, within the broader network of provincial, national, and international archives, document specific areas of society—namely:
- Agricultural history and rural heritage
- Apiculture
- Veterinary science
- Landscape architecture
- Culinary history
- Canadian theatre
- Scottish studies
- Regional and Early Campus History
These areas also support the university's learning, teaching, and research programs, and those of the wider community

Archival & Special Collections Staff

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List of staff who work in Archival & Special Collections
First Name	Last Name	Title
Bev	Buckie	Archives Associate
Lara	Carleton	Archives Clerk
Kathryn	Harvey	Head, Archival & Special Collections
Ryan	Kirkby	Project Archivist
Ling (Helen)	Liu	Archives Co-op
Gillian	Manford	Archival & Special Collections Clerk
Melissa	McAfee	Special Collections Librarian
Ashley	Shifflett McBrayne	Archives Associate
Darlene	Wiltsie	Archives Associate