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Prince Edward Island Collection

The Prince Edward Island Collection was established in 1971. It was made possible by the transfer of the St. Dunstan's University Alumni Association's assets to the University of Prince Edward Island. The interest that has accrued on this fund is now used to purchase many of the PEI Collection materials. The PEI Collection works to acquire all Island-related publications, including books, newspapers and periodicals, PEI government documents, and more. 

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University Archives

The University Archives are located in the Library's University Archives & Special Collections (UASC) area, which also houses the Prince Edward Island Collection and Rare Book Collection. Since 2023, the UASC unit has been developing archival finding aids that are compliant with the Canadian Council of Archives' Rules for Archival Description (RAD). As our collection of RAD-compliant finding aids grows, we will develop a searchable database of these descriptions. In the meantime, we are pleased to share the following descriptions and file listings of fonds and collections in our archives. 

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Fonds:

• Ronald J. Baker fonds, F 1 (finding aid, file list)
• Prince of Wales College, Office of the Principal fonds, F2 (finding aid, file list)
• Prince of Wales College, Alumni Association fonds, F 3 (finding aid, file list)
• Pensie Macneill fonds, F 4 (finding aid, file list)
• Victor K. Prest fonds, F 5 (finding aid, file list)
• L.M. Montgomery fonds, F 6 (in progress)
• Roche family fonds, F 7 (finding aid, file list)
• Webb family fonds, F 8 (finding aid, file list)
• Bishop Francis C. Kelley fonds, F 9 (in progress)
• Kindred Spirits Society of Hamilton fonds , F 10 (finding aid, file list)
• Leonard J. Cusack fonds, F 11 (in progress)
• Reid family fonds, F 12 (finding aid, file list)

Collections:

• Joanne Lebold collection, C 8 (finding aid, file list)

   

Left: Nancy Weeks - Strathcona Trust Medal, 1923.  (Reference code: C 6-3)

Middle: PEI Lieutenant Governor Gordon Bennett and his wife Doris Bennett, Gordon Pinsent and his wife Charmion King, UPEI President Ronald Baker and his wife Frances Frazer. Gordon Pinsent received an Honorary Degree (L.L.D) in 1975 from UPEI. (Reference code: F 1-4-1)

Right: Monica (Clow) Richard's SDU ring, 1967. (Reference code: C 5-2)

More sources for finding information about PEI:

• Finding newspaper articles
• Finding PEI books
• Finding older non-book material: PEI Collection Card Catalogue and digitized PEI records
• University Archives and Special Collections Collection Management Policy

For more assistance using our collection, contact University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian (Acting) Juanita Rossiter: mjrossiter@upei.ca or (902) 984-2802.