Since 1956, sixty-five years ago, Canadian Heritage of Quebec has preserved a vast collection of archives, documents and artefacts, which are partially integrated in its Documentation and Archives Centre (DAC). The latter includes several hundred documents in French and English: monographs, periodicals, press clippings, maps and plans, photographs (circa 1900), as well as a collection of hundreds of artefacts that brings to life several important chapters in our history.
The CHQ collection includes various documents dating from the 18th, 19th centuries and the early 20th century, distributed among different funds including the ones from the Hurtubise, Amos, Wardleworth, CHQ and others. These archives include among other things paintings, stereotypes (1869–1880) and photographs on metal plates or glass negatives.
For nearly ten years, these archives have been the subject of exhibitions at the Maison Hurtubise and currently, a remarkable exhibition is being presented to mark the 65th anniversary of the preservation of the Maison Hurtubise (1956) by Canadian Heritage of Quebec. It displays photographs taken between 1900 and 1908 by Dr. Léopold Hurtubise on glass negatives. Close to 300 of those negatives are preserved by HCQ.
The DAC is open to professionals and students alike, to researchers, teachers, historians, genealogists, as well as to history and heritage enthusiasts. A list of some of these documents and archives is now available on the CHQ website under the “Library & Archives” tab, where you will find all the modalities to consult them.
Canadian Heritage of Quebec is pleased to make some unique documents from its collection available for consultation on site at Hurtubise House. The consultation room of the Documentation and Archives Centre is accessible only by prior appointment. If you wish to make an appointment to consult our documents, please send us your request by e-mail to biblio@hcq-chq.org, mentioning your first and last name, your contact information, and your research topic. An appointment may take a few days to take place, depending on the number of visitors and the availability of volunteer resources.
