Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
General material designation
- Textual record
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
Level of description
Repository
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
2.9 m of textual records
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Atlantic Publishers Association (APA) started in Halifax, NS in 1978. The APA acted as a medium which maintained and grew strong book publishing houses owned and controlled in Atlantic Canada. It was a forum for publishers and those concerned with the publishing industry in Atlantic Canada for exchange of ideas and information. It undertook projects and studies to promote publishers and the publishing industry in Atlantic Canada.
Custodial history
The Atlantic Publishers Association collection was donated to the Dalhousie Archives on July 16, 1995 by Martha Woolarer.
Scope and content
The fonds includes reports (1978-1995), events and conferences (1979-1991), membership (1978-1995), financial records (1978-1991), minutes (1978-1993), correspondence (1978-1985), administrative records (1978-1995), programs (1979-1992), catalogues (1978-1992), newsletters (978-1990) and photographs (1982, n.d.) related to the APA.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script note
English
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
One folder of administrative records pertaining to hirings, resignations, and firings is closed.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Atlantic Publishers' Association fonds, MS-2-682, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number
Standard number
Access points
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Name access points
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Control area
Sources
This fonds description comes from the Dalhousie University Archives Catalog. The complete, original description is available there.