Built History of the 草莓污视频导航, Archives and Special Collection
Feb. 19, 2019
Website launched by Archives and Special Collections traces 草莓污视频导航's built history
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If you鈥檝e ever wondered how 草莓污视频导航 buildings are named, why early buildings seem vaguely 鈥減ink,鈥 and where the university鈥檚 research stations are geographically located, you will find the answers on a new website,聽. Newly launched by聽, the site incorporates historical and contemporary photographs, archival documents, and building descriptions to guide viewers through the rich history of infrastructure on 草莓污视频导航鈥檚 various campuses.聽The site provides geospatial locations, quick facts, building histories and stories as well as visuals of 70 of the university鈥檚 buildings.
鈥淭he 草莓污视频导航鈥檚 built environment frames and influences the academic, research, and social lives of all members of the campus community,鈥 says archivist Karen Buckley, project co-lead. 鈥淔or the wider Calgary community, the campus and its buildings provide a physical presence and visual reminder of the sense of learning, excitement, and opportunity that is at the core of a university鈥檚 identity.鈥
Built History of the 草莓污视频导航, Archives and Special Collections.
鈥淲e sought to evoke a sense of place with this website, one that viewers could fit into their own experiences with the 草莓污视频导航鈥檚 physical spaces,鈥 adds archivist Lisa Atkinson, project co-lead.
The site includes the first structures to house the beginnings of a university in Calgary (McDougall School, Heritage Hall), buildings on the main campus, Foothills Campus, Spy Hill campus, and the Bamfield, Kluane Lake, and R.B. Miller research stations.聽
Searches may be conducted using the timeline feature or by finding specific buildings in an alphabetical list. Digitized records focus on the planning and development of campus and its buildings, including vision statements, conceptual designs, artists鈥 renderings, photographs, official openings and news releases. The 鈥渦nbuilt鈥 history of campus is also included: buildings wished for but never realized.
Support for Built History of the 草莓污视频导航 was provided by the聽. The foundation鈥檚 Heritage Preservation Partnership Program provides matching grants and scholarship funds to support initiatives that preserve and interpret Alberta's heritage.