MUNICIPAL ARCHIVES' COLLECTIONS

With records dating back to the earliest days of European colonial settlement in the seventeenth century, up to the present mayoral administration, the Municipal Archives houses 150,000 cubic feet of historical government records, including manuscripts, official correspondence, vital records, ledgers, several thousand feet of moving images, over one million photographs, sound recordings, maps, and architectural plans.

N.B. The following collections descriptions are not meant to be entirely comprehensive. Patrons who require more specific information are encouraged to contact the Municipal Archives.