Katy Hughes

Archivist

I first became interested in Archives when I was a history student at UVIC, using the BC Archives reference room for my own research. I started working here in 1991 as an auxiliary employee and eventually moved into a position as archivist.

I spent many years working in the reference room before switching to the acquisition of private records and the appraisal of government records. Since 2010 I have spent most of my time working on backlog processing, descriptive standards and archival systems.

Education

BA, history, University of Victoria

Areas of Interest

Archival systems including databases

Archival descriptive standards

Processing backlog government and private records in all media

Contact Katy Hughes

Email: khughes@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

Latest Articles

Rock quarries

October 10, 2014 2:11 pm

Local rock quarries were used for more than just crushed rock for road building.  The Public Works annual report for 1937 includes the […]

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The Rock Crusher

September 26, 2014 3:58 pm

Imagine producing crushed rock for roads and other public works before the machine age… J.P. Campbell, General Foreman for Islands and Saanich district […]

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Office of the Apes

September 12, 2014 12:58 pm

Sometimes I’m lucky enough to come across bizarre files that provide lots of scope for speculation. I’ve spent a lot of time with […]

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