City of Calgary Archives

City of Calgary Archives

"Data Processing Services Department" 1982, Public Information Department fonds, CalA CR90-001f18-2-19.

Archives overview

The City of Calgary Archives was created in 1981 to safeguard and make available Calgary’s municipal government records and city information. Everyone is welcome to research the records held at the archives.​​​​

​​At The City of Calgary Archives, historical records and information can be found relating to the following:

  • records created by The City of Calgary and City Council activities,
  • Parks,
  • Planning,
  • Property assessments,
  • Transportation, and
  • Calgary events such as the XV Olympic Winter Games.

Archives portal

The City of Calgary Archives Portal is now open!
Note: new  portal link below as of April 2025.

The portal improves access to records held at the Archives and makes visits to view non-digitized records more efficient.

Learn about our collection
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Olympic Plaza bricks

January 2025 update

Unfortunately, any bricks that were not registered for retrieval are no longer available and Olympic Plaza is now closed to the public for construction.

The City of Calgary Archives contains the original purchaser information for the Olympic Plaza Bricks. Archives staff are available to help researchers access this original information. The public is encouraged to look through the Olympic Brick Finder Ap to see if they can find the inscription before contacting the Archives.

If you have questions about identifying the inscription or purchaser of an Olympic Brick, call 403-268-8180 or email archives@calgary.ca . You can also come in person to the Archives, but please note that the Archives are available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 – 4 p.m.

To research more information on Olympic Plaza other than the Register, please make an appointment.

Archives information

  • Search our holdings

    Search archives holdings from anywhere using our online portal.

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  • Accessing the Archives

    ​What you need to know before visiting or using the Archives collections.

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  • Exhibits

    ​Learn about Calgary's history through our exhibits.

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  • Calgary's history

    ​A timeline of achievements and events.

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  • Outreach

    ​Archives has outreach activities.

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  • Contact

    ​​Contact Archives for assistance.

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