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Archival Fonds
A Few Photos
Record Finding Aids
The Centre for Acadian Research of Prince Edward Island's archival sector includes approximately 175 private fonds, which amount to 90 metres of textual records from Island organizations or individuals who have marked the history of the Acadian community. The Centre preserves archival fonds of Acadian organizations such as the Société Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin, Jeunesse acadienne and the Agricultural Exhibition and Acadian Festival. It also preserves archival fonds on famous individuals such as Aubin-Edmond Arsenault, J.-Edmond Arsenault, Benoît F. Poirier and Sister Antoinette DesRoches, c.n.d. Since 1985, the Centre for Acadian Research is also depositor of the Acadian Museum's archives.
The archival fonds also contain over 280 sound archives (218 audiocassettes and 62 videocassettes) pertaining to the folklore and oral history of Island Acadians. The audiotape collections, most of which are accompanied by an inventory, are the result of various fact-finding projects. They contain valuable information on Island Acadian life, especially the cooperative movement of the Acadians of the Evangeline area, the Island Acadian women, as well as the traditional life of Island Acadians including tales, songs, legends, various types of statements, life cycles, annual festivities, popular remedies, weather forecasts, frolics and instrumental music.
The archival sector includes about 33,000 flat pictures (15,000 photographs and 18,000 negatives) which reflect the traditional and contemporary life of Island Acadians. Many flat pictures belong to La Voix acadienne, the Island's only French language newspaper, which has been in publication since 1976. The sector also contains photos of various people, establishments, places and events which are linked to the Island's Acadian community.
 View of Abram-Village, PEI. |
 "Bye Bye 81", Centre culturel Port Lajoie, Charlottetown, PEI, December 31, 1981. Courtesy of La Voix acadienne. |
 The Miscouche Band, Miscouche, PEI, August 1957. Courtesy of Wotton. |
 Maxime Aucoin and Delphine Gallant, Fortune Cove, PEI, circa 1930. |
Centre for Acadian Research of PEI's Guide to Archival Holdings
This holdings guide is one of the record finding aids which was developed by the Centre in order to make its library collection on Island Acadians more accessible to the public and to researchers who come to the Centre. The Guide to Archival Holdings includes a description of 170 fonds. See list.
Inventories
The Centre has never published any lists. However, archival fonds inventories on the Island's Acadie may be used by researchers who come to the Centre. See list.
Thematic Files
List to come.
Photographic Database
This database includes the descriptions and several digitized images from the Centre for Acadian Research's collection of historic photographs, photos from La Voix acadienne from 1976 to 1986, as well as photographs from the Ulric ("Spud") Arsenault fonds. To consult this database, see Virtual Archives.
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