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Cataloguing the Archives
by Theresa McAvoy – Collections Assistant 2025 (Practicum Student) Over the summer as a Collections Assistant at the AVRC, through the Young Canada Works in…
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Light and Shadow Over France
by Alexander Zoubek – Collections Assistant 2025 (Practicum Student) Pierre du Prey’s photographs of France not only document the country’s storied architecture, but also capture…
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35 mm Slides as Archival Documents : Connecting our past and future Cultural Heritage
by Tyler Doyle-Chenard – Collections Assistant 2024 (Practicum Student) Pierre du Prey, “Versailles, Petit Trianon, Pavillon français,” photo April 8, 1987, 5 pm (Acc. C4-01821,…
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Journeying into the catalogues
by Etta Gerrits — Collections Assistant 2024 (Young Canada Works Program) This summer, I had the chance to try something new as a Collections Assistant at…
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Laserdiscs – An obscure yet unique video format
by Matt Piaskoki – AVRC Assistant 2023/24 (Work-Study Program) The laserdisc was the first optical disc on the market. Being the first of their kind,…
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YCW Job Opportunity – Apply Now
The Audio-Visual Resource Centre is looking for a dedicated and reliable upper-level undergraduate or graduate student studying art and architectural history, film studies or music…
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Preserving Heritage: A Summer at the AVRC
by Purity Gituma — Collections Assistant 2023 (Young Canada Works Program) Professor Pierre du Prey and Queen’s University students stand in protest to save the 19th…
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Emily – Collections Assistant 2022/23 (Young Canada Works Program)
During the final year of my MA in Film Studies, I had the incredible opportunity to work in the Audio-Visual Resource Center (AVRC) as the…
