Dr. Phyllis R. Blakeley Award for Archival Excellence
The University of King's College Library and Archives was awarded the 2024 Dr. Phyllis R. Blakeley Award by the Council of Nova Scotia Archives for our work on the The Alexandra Society Fonds Arrangement and Description Project. Our Archives Assistant, Cassandra Burbine, arranged and described 4.05 meters of material pertaining to the Alexandra Society (1902-2002). You can learn more about the project by checking out the Tidings article on the Archives, or by exploring the Alexandra Society finding aid available on MemoryNS.
If you are looking for resources to better manage or start an archives, we recommend reaching out to the Council of Nova Scotia Archives. Their website has fantastic guides on policy writing, grant applications, and more!
Our policies are available here: King's Archives Policies