Archives 

An archive stores primary resources such as letters, photographs, journals/diaries, maps and planning documents, notes and manuscripts, sound and video recordings, ledgers or account books, institutional records and drawings.

Individual archives provide collections of unique resources that may focus on particular issues or communities or cover a broad range of interests. For example, York University has the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collection which provides many original materials related to the history of Canadian literature and other arts.

These resources can be useful for research in almost all areas in the humanities, health and social sciences.