Search the collection

You can search the collection at any time via our Online Collections Portal and our Digital Exhibition sites. If you have any questions about either site, please contact Queeries.

For more information about what types of collections we have, visit Our Collections page.

Book your Appointment

The ArQuives is open to the public for research by appointment only. If you’d like to request materials for your in-person resaerch, please contact Queeries to schedule a time to come in. Our staff will be in touch about your request and help you set up an appointment to view the material.

What to learn more about what research is like? Contact Queeries and we will be happy to help you out.

Once you have your appointment set, learn more about visiting the space here.

Accessibility

As of March 20, 2023, we have updated our COVID-19 Policy to ensure the health and safety of all our staff, volunteers, and researchers.

  • All staff, researchers, and volunteers must wear a mask while in the building.
  • Requests for accommodation based on protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Research Fees

The ArQuives rates for research and reproduction can be found here.

Reading Room Rules

You can find a copy of our Reading Room Rules here.

Offsite Storage

Our collection constantly expands, so finding storage space is an ongoing challenge. Some of our collection are housed in our deep storage facility, including our fiction collection, digitized periodicals, T-shirts, and a handful of personal and organizational records (or fonds). Our Reference Archivist will notify you if you’ve selected materials that are housed in deep storage. These records are accessible; however, The ArQuives:

  • needs at least two weeks’ notice (10 business days) for retrieval
  • charges a $60 Document Retrieval fee payable online by selecting “retrieval of any materials stored off-site.”

Audiovisual Collections

Remote Researcher Services

The ArQuives offers a remote researcher service for a fee of $50/hour to be paid in advance. This service involves speaking to a reference archivist at queeries@arquives.ca and selecting materials you’d like looked at in your stead by an archivist through our Online Collection Portal. The archivist may direct you elsewhere should they know of a more efficient or effective resource.

Materials that have been deemed helpful through conferring together, will either be emailed to you or summarized should that suffice.

Remote researcher services are available depending on researcher availability. Depending on the archives capacity and amount of research required, this process may take several days to weeks. Archivists are not able to do rush research requests.

Become a Member

There are three ways to become a member of The ArQuives! By making a financial donation, donating your records, or volunteering!