Thematic Guide to Archival Records Documenting the Environment
Your Environmental Trust Fund at Work
Historical records hold great potential as a resource for information and analysis
of our environment and the changes it has undergone over time. This is true for
both records created directly in regard to the environment, such as meteorological
observations, or records relating to natural resources, for example, records of
forest product companies that document the impact of human activities.
This guide provides detailed information on a number of collections that contain
important documentation for the study of topics related to the environment and natural
resources. These are part of a large number of collections at the Provincial Archives
of New Brunswick that relate to the environment and to the use and stewardship of
the natural resources of New Brunswick, and that are important to gaining a knowledge
and understanding of the environment. They document the state of the environment
at various periods in New Brunswick's history, record methods used over time to
harvest natural resources and the volumes taken, and provide a means of measuring
the impact of settlement, development and industry on the environment. They provide
information on conservation initiatives and research, and on the efforts of individuals
and organizations conerned about the impact of pollution, unmitigaged exploitation
and protection of the environment.
The collections included were selected to represent a variety of facets of the environment:
meteorology, natural resources harvesting, and energy resources.
Collection
|
Title
|
Dates
|
MC2021
|
Meteorological Service of Canada. Bass River fonds
|
1872-1876
|
MC300 MS45
|
Meteorological Service of Canada. Fredericton Registers
|
1874-1922
|
MC2552
|
Meteorological Service of Canada. New Brunswick fonds
|
1861-1946
|
MC884
|
Charles Forster Meteorological Register
|
1842-1845
|
MC451
|
Thomas Miles Diaries
|
1818-1856
|
MC300 MS16
|
Wolhaupter Family Collection
|
1846-1847
|
MC1049
|
W.S. Loggie Company Ltd. fonds
|
1873-1965
|
MC1377
|
Gloucester Lumbering and Trading Company Ltd fonds
|
1938-1970s
|
MC326
|
Maritime Energy Coalition fonds
|
1975-1978
|
MC2293
|
E. van Walsum Fundy Tidal Power fonds
|
1939-1988
|
P322
|
Wilson Studio fonds
|
1949-1978
|
P555
|
The Photographic Services Corporation Ltd. fonds
|
c. 1945- c. 1960
|
RS689
|
Photographic Services Records
|
1946-1953
|
A primary objective of the Guide's sponsor, the Associates of the Provincial Archives,
is to assist the Provincial Archives in promoting and making available its primary
research resources. The support of the Environmental Trust Fund for the "Identification
and Development of Environment & Natural Resources Collections Project" has assisted
the Associates in this mission and made accessible records previously unusable because
they were not arranged or described.