Website: www.cbu.ca/beaton

The Beaton Institute is a cultural heritage archive mandated to perserve the social, economic, political and cultural history of Cape Breton Island. The Archive is also the official repository for the historicaly significant records of Cape Breton University.

The Beaton Institute promotes inquiry through innovative public programming and community based initiatives and is a centre for local, regional, national and international research.

The Beaton Institute houses 1.8 kms of archival material that includes: 3,000 Manuscript Collections; 70,000+ Images; 2,500 Sound Recordings; 1,500 Video Cassettes and Film Reels; 1,500 Reference Books; 2,000 Maps and Plans.

Hours
Year round
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-7:00pm
Saturday openings once per month 9:00-12:00
(September to April only)
No evening hours on Wednesday's in August

Membership(s)
No membership fee required.
The Beaton Institute is open to the public and there is no entrance fee.

Parking Spaces(car)
100

Contact Information
Anne MacNeil
Archival Researcher
cbu.ca
Phone: (902) 563-1329
Fax: (902) 562-8899

Catherine Arseneau
Manager
cbu.ca
Phone: (902) 563-1326
Fax: (902) 562-8899

Admission Details
Free; fees for some services

Organization Type/Service(s)
Archives
Genealogical Holdings
Photographic Holdings
Society, Cultural Heritage

Theme(s)
Culture
Industry
Military
Music
Photography

Facilities
Wheelchair accessible
Public washrooms
Bus tours welcome
Parking available
Other

Parking is available on the Cape Breton University campus for $1.00 per day.

Special Group Tours Offered
Yes

Tour Details
School Groups: Introduction to the Archives

Genealogical Holdings:

Scope of Holdings
The Beaton Institute is a regional archives and research centre that contains over 3,000 manuscript collections, 70,000 photographs, 5,000 audio and video tapes, CD's and CD-ROM's, 2,000 maps and plans, several dozen newspapers as well as a growing newspaper " clippings" file and 1500 reference books, many of which are rare. Research papers of historical nature are kept as reports and housed in the archives.

Extent of Holdings
The Beaton Institute archives contains 1.8 km of archival records including: over 3,000 manuscript collections, 70,000 photographs, 5,000 audio and video tapes, CD's and CD-ROM's, 2,000 maps and plans, several dozen newspapers as well as a growing newspaper " clippings" file and 1500 reference books, many of which are rare. Research papers of historical nature are kept as reports and housed in the archives.

Founding Family Names
Bourinot, Campbell, Crawley, Dunlop, Gillis, Hart, Johnston, , LeBlanc, Lorway, MacDonald, , MacInnis, MacKay, MacNeil, MacSween, Morley, Morrison, Nicholson, O’Neil, Payne, Peters, Plant, Rankin, Sampson, Smith, Townsend, along with hundreds of other surnames.

Research Fees
Self directed research: Free;
$30.00 per hour by Beaton Institute staff, with a free initial half hour.
Should you wish to hire a researcher for an ongoing project, we are able to put you in contact with local researchers. The client and the researcher are asked to negotiate their own rates.
The rates for the reproduction of multi-media items are varied and some forms of reproduction cannot be completed on site. Please contact the Beaton Institute for a quote.

Duplication Fees
Photocopy and Microfilm Fees:Public/Staff - $0.25 Students - $0.15 11x17 Paper - $0.50 The rates for the reproduction of multi-media items are varied and some forms of reproduction cannot be completed on site. Please contact the Beaton Institute for a quote.

Photographic Holdings:

Scope of Holdings
The Beaton Institute makes available over 70,000 images catalugues by suject. The collection is stong in industrial subject matter, villages & towns and local content.

Extent of Holdings
Over 70,000 images.

Research Fees
Self directed research: Free;
$30.00 per hour by Beaton Institute staff, with a free initial half hour. Should you wish to hire a researcher for an ongoing project, we are able to put you in contact with local researchers. The client and the researcher are asked to negotiate their own rates. The rates for the reproduction of multi-media items are varied and some forms of reproduction cannot be completed on site. Please contact the Beaton Institute for a quote.

Duplication Fees
The Beaton Institute provides scans at the price of $5.00 per scan for personal research and $10.00 per scan for publication.

Community Holdings
The Beaton Institute is a regional archives and research centre that mandated to collect, preserve and make available the social, economic, political and cultural heritage of Cape Breton Island. For a fuller
description of the holdings please visit http://www.cbu.ca/beaton/

Cemetery Holdings
A complete listing of our cemetery holdings can be found in A Guide to the Genealogical Holdings at the Beaton Institute,
http://www.cbu.ca/beaton/aids/genealogy_guide.pdf