The Saint Mary's University Archives is located on the third floor of the Patrick Power Library and includes material related to the history of the University, as well as the library's Special Collections. The Archives also provides guides for dissertation, thesis and MRP submission.
Please contact us at archives@smu.ca or 902-420-5508. The Librarian for Archives and Special Collections and Records can be reached at hansel.cook@smu.ca. Visit the Archives webpage for more information.
The Archives participates in managing and providing content to the library’s institutional repository. This digital collection holds research and teaching materials created by the Saint Mary's University community including archival images, theses, faculty projects, and University publications, as well as other special campus collections.
View Saint Mary's faculty articles and other works in the Institutional Repository.
The Archives collects and receives materials of historical value to Saint Mary's University, including publications of the University's administrative and academic departments and documents of related societies, staff, faculty, students and alumni. Material of a more general historical interest is also collected. The Archives collections policy can be found on our website, and finding aids for some of our major collections are available on MemoryNS. We are proud to be the home of the Salzinnes Antiphonal, as well as The Lynn Jones African Canadian & Diaspora Heritage Collection.
Material in the Archival Collection is generally available to be viewed in the Archives reading room on the third floor of the Library during our open hours. Access to certain material may be restricted by either the donor or the Archives due to various reasons, including but no limited to: private or privileged information in a collection, easy accessibility of the material from another source, or the fragility of the documents.
Archival material is non-circulating and may not be removed from the Archives reading room. Note that items in our Books section (but not the Archival collection) can be accessed during evenings and weekends through the Library's Circulation Desk (902-420-5547 or access1@smu.ca).
Submission procedures and forms for dissertations, theses and MRPs can all be found on the Submit Theses for Publishing webpage. Please note that the library does not arrange for the binding of personal copies of theses. Faculty who supervise students writing dissertations, theses or MRPs can make things easier for students and themselves by making sure they are familiar with submission guidelines.
Email: archives@smu.ca | Phone: 902-420-5508 | Website: University Archives / Institutional Repository Webpage