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Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States

Introduction to Folklife Resources in Canada

Canadian folklife resources are extensive and exist in far greater numbers than the following introductory list. University programs and archives, along with the nation's principal professional organization, the Folklore Studies Association of Canada, provide a network that will lead researchers to a wide range of resources.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA K1A OM8

Canadian Folk Arts Council
1263 Adelaide Street West, 5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M5H 1Y2
and
10 rue Notre-Dame est, Suite 200
Montreal, Quebec
CANADA H2Y 1B7

Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
CANADA K1A OM5

HIGHER EDUCATION IN FOLKLORE AND FOLKLIFE

Universite Laval
Quebec, P.Q.
G1K 7P4
Programme d'Arts et Traditions Populaires
Departement d'Histoire

B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in folk culture and folk arts
Contact: Roland Sanfacon
(418) 656-7099
Fax (418) 656-2019

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Department of Folklore
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1B 3X8
URL: http://www.mun.ca/folklore/

B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in folklore
(709) 737-8402 or 8403
Fax (709) 737-2345
E-mail folklore@morgan.ucs.mun.ca

Peter and Doris Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore
University of Alberta
200 Arts Building
University of Alberta Campus
Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6G 2E6

Ph: (780)492-6906
Fx: (780)492-2051
E-Mail: ukrfolk@ualberta.ca
Web: www.ukrfolk.ca

Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 5B6
B.A., M.A. minor in folklore; M.A. in anthropology or Canadian Studies with a concentration in folklore
(613) 788-2582

Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives
University of Alberta
200 Arts Building
University of Alberta Campus
Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6G 2E6
Ph: (780)492-6999
Fx: (780)492-2051

Glenbow Archives
Glenbow-Alberta Institute
130 9th Avenue, S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
CANADA T2G 0P3
(403) 264-8300

Historic Sites and Archives Collection
Provincial Museum of Alberta
12845 102nd Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA T5N 0M6
(403) 431-2387
Fax (403) 427-0808

British Columbia Archives and Records Services
Sound and Moving Image Unit
655 Belleville Street
Victoria, British Columbia
CANADA V8V 1X4
(604) 387-2963

Centre D'Etudes Acadiennes
Universite de Moncton
Moncton, New Brunswick
CANADA E1A 3E9

Centre D'Etudes Franco-Terreneuviennes (CEFT)
Department of Folklore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
CANADA A1B 3X8
(709) 737-2122
Fax (709) 737-2345
E-mail munfla@morgan.ucs.mun.ca

Centre for Material Culture Studies
Department of Folklore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
CANADA A1C 5S7
(709) 737-8366
Fax (709) 737-2345
E-mail gpocius@morgan.ucs.mun.ca

Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
Department of Folklore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
CANADA A1B 3X8
(709) 737-8401
Fax (709) 737-2345
E-mail munfla@morgan.ucs.mun.ca

The Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS)
6016 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
CANADA B3L 4H1
(902) 424-6070
Fax (902) 424-0628

Beaton Institute
University College of Cape Breton
Box 5300
Sydney, Nova Scotia
CANADA B1P 6L2
(902) 539-5300 ext. 326
Fax (902) 562-0119

Centre Franco-Ontarien de Folklore
Maison d'Youville
38, rue Xavier
Sudbury Ontario
CANADA P3C 2B9
(705) 675-8986
Fax (705) 671-6775

Departement De Folklore
Universite de Sudbury (DFUS)
University of Sudbury
Ramey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario
CANADA P3E 2C6
(703) 673-5661

Mariposa Folk Foundation Resource Centre
786 Dundas Street East
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M4M 1R1
(416) 363-4009
Fax (416) 469-2120

Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies
Canadian Museum of Civilization
100 Laurier St
P.O. Box 3100, Stn B
Hull, Quebec
CANADA J8X 4H2
(819) 776-8240
Fax (819) 776-8300

Archives De Folklore
Division des Archives de l'Universite Laval
Bureau 5183Z, Pavillon Jean-Charles Bonenfant
Universite Laval
Quebec, Quebec
CANADA G1K 7P4
(418) 656-5892
Fax (418) 651-3419

SOCIETIES

Canadian Folk Music Society
(Societe Canadienne de Musique Folklorique)
1314 Shelbourne Street, SW
Calgary, Alberta
CANADA T3C 2K8

Old Sod Folk Society
285 Spencer St.
Ottawa, K1y 2R1
Canada

Vancouver Folk Song Society
c/o Simon Trevelyan
301-1515 East 6th Ave
Vancouver, British Columbia
CANADA V5N 1P2

Victoria Folk Music Society
Victoria Folklore Centre
2854 Acacia Drive
Victoria, British Columbia
CANADA V9B 2C3

Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg, Inc.
Box 229
375 York Avenue
Winnepeg, Manitoba
CANADA R3C 3J3

Folklore Studies Association of Canada
Ana Guigne, Secretary Treasurer
Center for Canadian Studies
Mount Allison University
Sackville, New Brunswick
CANADA E0A 3C0
Email: aguigne@morgan.ucs.mun.ca

Harbour Folk Society
Box 5146
Armdale, Nova Scotia
CANADA B3L 4M7

Georgian Bay Folk Society
Box 521
Owen Sound, Ontario
CANADA N4K 5R1

Ontario Folk Dance Association
43 Cynthia Road
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA M6N 2P8

MUN Student Folklore Society
Department of Folklore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
CANADA A1B 3X8
(709) 737-8402 or 8403
Fax (709) 737-2345
E-mail folklore@morgan.ucs.mun.ca

SERIAL PUBLICATIONS

Canadian Folk Music Bulletin
Box 4232, Sta. C
Calgary, Alberta
CANADA T2T 5N1

Canadian Folklore Canadien
Laurier Tugeon, Editor
Departement d'histoire
Universite Laval
Quebec, Quebec
CANADA G1K 7P4

Culture and Tradition
Department of Folklore
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
CANADA A1B 3X8
(709) 737-8402 or 8403
Fax (709) 737-2345
E-mail IFSBAC@KEAN.UCS.MUN.CA

Folkus
285 Spencer St.
Ottawa, K1y 2R1
Canada

Three Quarter Times
c/o Simon Trevelyan
301-1515 East 6th Ave
Vancouver, British Columbia
CANADA V5N 1P2