Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Black Press fonds
General material designation
- Graphic material
Parallel title
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Level of description
Fonds
Repository
Reference code
CA CCOQ F13
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)
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1984-2003 (Creation)
- Creator
- Black Press
Physical description area
Physical description
ca. 759,000 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm
6 microfilm reels : positive ; 35mm
4 cm of textual records
45 volumes (print newspapers)
6 microfilm reels : positive ; 35mm
4 cm of textual records
45 volumes (print newspapers)
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
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Archival description area
Name of creator
(1975-present)
Administrative history
Black Press was founded in 1975 when David Black purchased the Williams Lake Tribune. In 1997, Black Press purchased 16 newspapers in the Lower Mainland, including the Maple Ridge News, which had been founded by Gordy Robson in the late 1980s. Its lower mainland portfolio eventually included the Burnaby New West News and the Sunday News, which became the Tri-City News when it began to be published twice a week. The Tri-City News was sold to Glacier Media Group in 2015.
Custodial history
The photographs were taken by photographers for various Black Press editions (Tri-Cities, Burnaby/New Westminster, Maple Ridge) as part of their employment contract with the company. A centralized dark room and processing facility was set up to manage and store the photographs for all the editions in the area. The photographs were stored at the Tri-City News offices in Port Coquitlam until the point of transfer.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs taken for the various Black Press publications in the Lower Mainland, including the Tri-City News. It also includes microfilm reels containing copies of the newspaper from 1985-1986 as well as several special editions in print form. The collection also includes bound volumes of the Tri-City News covering the years 1990 until 2000.
Notes area
Physical condition
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Database available covering 1990-2011 (Tri-City News edition)
Database available covering 1991-2014 (Maple Ridge edition)
Database available covering 1991-2014 (Maple Ridge edition)
Associated materials
Accruals
Accruals are possible.
General note
Content Warning - Some items in this fonds contain content that is racist, sexist, heterosexist, or otherwise hurtful to racialized and marginalized populations. While the information does not reflect current understanding, it is provided in an historical context. The content does not reflect the views or policies of the City of Coquitlam Archives.
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Standard number area
Standard number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Black Press (Creator)
- Tri-City News (newspaper) (Subject)
- Maple Ridge News (Subject)
- Burnaby New West News (Subject)
- Sunday News (Subject)