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Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Closed on weekends and statutory holidays, and between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
Making an appointment with the archivist in advance is strongly recommended, as not all staff are able to retrieve materials and provide reference service. Contact in advance of your visit can help us prepare the resources you need, and suggest research you can do in advance of your visit.
Conrad Grebel University College is located north of the intersection of Westmount Road N. and University Ave. W. in Waterloo, Ontario. See the map to Conrad Grebel University College. The archives is located in the academic building (next to the parking lot) on the third floor (within the Milton Good Library).
The official Grand River Transit schedule is found on the EasyGo Trip Planner. To plan your route, type in your location, and enter "Conrad Grebel University College, Westmount Road North" as your destination.
Bus stops within a 10-minute walk are 2516 (Ring Road/U.W. Environment 3) and 2678 (Westmount/University). The ION Light Rail Transit stop University of Waterloo Station, a 15-minute walk across the University of Waterloo campus. Stop numbers are 6120 (direction Conestoga Station) and 6004 (direction Fairway Station). Text your stop number to 57555 to receive upcoming departure times.
Parking fees apply on Monday to Friday from 7:30 am until 7:30 pm. Parking can be purchased from the machine in the lot at any time or from the main office between 8 am to 7:30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday.
Parking is $3/hour up to $9/day. Machine requires exact change in coins.
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Email: marchive@uwaterloo.ca
The archives is open to anyone with a legitimate research interest. This could include research for personal, family, scholarly or artistic reasons, or on behalf of a congregation or institution.
The archives is responsible to balance the researcher's need for access with the need for confidentiality of persons and institutions whose activities are reflected in the records. Consequently, the use of some materials in the archives is subject to restrictions. If restrictions exist, they are usually noted in the archival descriptions; however, the archivist will have the most complete information.
Except for those services described below, archival services are provided free of charge as a public service.
Payments are by cash or cheque made out to "Conrad Grebel University College." If you need items shipped to you, payment must be made in advance. Please confirm the availability of the item and the shipping charges by contacting the archivist before you send payment.
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Service |
Self-serve |
Staff-assisted |
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Photocopies Note: Photocopying is only allowed for non-fragile materials |
Black and white, $0.10 per side Colour, $0.50 per side |
Black and White, $0.25 per side Colour, $0.75 per side |
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Printing |
Black and white, $0.10 per side |
Black and white, $0.25 per side |
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Scanning using book scanner Note: Fragile materials must be scanned by staff |
Black and white or colour; pdf, tiff or jpg; saved to patron's USB: Free |
Black and white or colour; pdf, tiff or jpg; saved to patron’s USB or shipped electronically: $0.40 per scan Minimum charge for remote order - $5.00 |
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Scans of photographs (300 dpi jpg images) ordered through MAID or saved to patron's USB on site |
$5.00 each |
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| Custom photo scans for higher resolution | $10.00 each | |
| Archival materials for non-commercial use | No licensing fee | |
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Archival materials for commercial use |
Contact the Archives to determine licensing fee |
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Audio recordings copied to .mp3 and shipped electronically |
$25 per recording
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Shipping and handling for packages sent through regular mail |
$4.00 plus estimated postage cost |
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Copying archival records can be done with permission from archives staff. If the materials you are researching can be photocopied, come prepared to pay by cash or WATCard. A portable drive or digital camera could also be used to scan or copy some materials.
The archives may refuse requests for copies for reasons of copyright, preservation issues, or limitations of time.
The archives is located within Conrad Grebel University College's library, the Milton Good Library. The library includes a nearly comprehensive collection of materials published and about about Mennonites and related groups, including rare Anabaptist books. It is an excellent resource for archival researchers. The library shares a catalogue with the universities of Guelph, Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier.
A reader that can print or scan microform documents is available. CD players, cassette players and a record player are available for listening to sound recordings. Video tapes and DVDs can also be viewed on site.
Most of our collections are not accessible over the Internet. You can still explore our holdings through this website. We may able to reproduce sound recordings, photocopy print materials, or send digital copies of photographs to satisfy remote requests. See the information above on fee-based services and copying of archival records, and contact the archivist if you have additional questions.
Due to limited staff time, the Mennonite Archives of Ontario cannot carry out detailed research. We will attempt to answer a question if it can be done in about 15 minutes. Otherwise we ask you to make a personal visit for research.
Our Missions and Policies (PDF) are available here as a pdf document.
