{"title":"Archives","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollections and Research\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rooms collects and preserves objects, artworks and archival materials relevant to the past, present and future of Newfoundland and Labrador.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will find everything you need to start your own research journey: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGovernment Records\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003ePhotographs\u003cbr\u003eFilm\u003cbr\u003eNatural History Specimens,\u003cbr\u003eArcheological Finds\u003cbr\u003eHistoric Objects\u003cbr\u003eArtworks from our province and beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you can’t find what you’re looking for, please contact our Archives Reference Room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterested in donating an item to our Collection? Contact us at collections@therooms.ca. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSearch the Archives\u003cbr\u003eSearch the online database for descriptions of our archival records and to view thousands of digital photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVital Statistics (Deaths 1950 - 1968)   \u003cbr\u003eThe Department of Digital Government and Service NL Vital Statistics Division has provided this collection of over 59,000 Newfoundland and Labrador death certificates to The Rooms Provincial Archives for public access and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSearch Soldier Files\u003cbr\u003eSearch the military service files of the First Newfoundland Regiment (later \"Royal\") and the Newfoundland Forestry Companies, including the officers, other ranks, attached specialists and Drum and Bugle Corps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Died in Service   \u003cbr\u003eDied in Service is a commemorative database featuring some 1800 individual wartime biographies of those from Newfoundland and Labrador who gave their lives in service during the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill Images     \u003cbr\u003eMore than 400,000 photographic items, including a large assortment of photographic prints and about 14,000 glass plate negatives, make up our Still Images Collection. The collection also contains examples of earlier forms of photographic materials, such as tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes and glass lantern slides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGovernment Archives     \u003cbr\u003eThe Rooms acquires and preserves records created by Government departments, agencies, boards, commissions or Crown Corporations. This rich archival resource is made available for research, subject to the provisions of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthorization from the Public Records Committee must be granted before records are added to The Rooms’ Government Archival collection.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManuscripts     \u003cbr\u003eThe Rooms acquires non-governmental records considered significant to the history of our province. The Manuscript collection contains a wide range of business records, with particular strength in mercantile records related to the Newfoundland fishery. The collection also contains extensive holdings of individuals’ journals, diaries, and correspondence. Records of non-government groups and associations can also be found here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCartographic and Architectural Archives   \u003cbr\u003eThe Rooms’ Cartographic and Architectural collection contains more than 50,000 maps, plans, prints, drawings, sketches, and charts from both government and non-government sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItems are retrieved only twice per week, with a maximum of 20 maps per researcher retrieved each day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSport    \u003cbr\u003eFrom regatta teams to hockey teams, from soccer to sleigh races, The Rooms Sports Archives offer materials relating to professional and amateur sporting activities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Through text, image and audio, the history of sport in this province is documented and available for research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe hold correspondence, scrapbooks, over 5,000 photographs, clippings, and organizational records dating back to approximately 1820.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"archives-digital-reproduction","title":"Archive Reproduction: Photographic","description":null,"brand":"The Rooms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47232038633659,"sku":"0000004525","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/3674\/9755\/files\/VA21-18.jpg?v=1775646158"},{"product_id":"archive-certified-copy","title":"Archive Certified Copy","description":null,"brand":"The Rooms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356479799483,"sku":"0000004527","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/3674\/9755\/files\/truecopy.jpg?v=1772481802"},{"product_id":"cartographic-scan","title":"Archival Reproduction: Cartographic","description":null,"brand":"The Rooms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458417443003,"sku":"0000004668","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/3674\/9755\/files\/MG1001-32B_bf467b6b-ffca-4cd1-9006-21a60e9d4768.jpg?v=1772555653"},{"product_id":"record-search-for-11-year","title":"Record Search for 11 Year","description":null,"brand":"The Rooms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458417508539,"sku":"0000004670","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/3674\/9755\/files\/genealogicalsearch.jpg?v=1772481926"}],"url":"https:\/\/giftshop.therooms.ca\/collections\/archives.oembed","provider":"The Rooms","version":"1.0","type":"link"}