The Ambrose Archives traces its origins to the Canadian Bible College/Canadian Theological Seminary (CBC/CTS) Archives, which began in the late 1970s. The Archives became the official repository for the records of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada (CMAC) in 1980, when the CMAC separated from its American parent. However, steps were not taken until May 2001 to transfer to the CBC/CTS Archives the relevant documents from CMAC headquarters.
The CBC/CTS Archives, and the records of the CMAC, became part of the Archibald-Thomson Archives in July 2003 and subsequently the Ambrose Archives in September 2007. Canadian Nazarene College (CNC) did not maintain an archives but did have records related to the history of the institution as well as the Church of the Nazarene Canada (CONC). After CBC/CTS and CNC began their joint venture, institutional and denominational records owned by CNC were incorporated into the Ambrose Archives, and a concerted effort was then made to collect records related to the CONC constituency.
The Special Collection, which is housed with archival materials, has been established to provide an exhaustive collection of published materials relevant to the study of the history and thought of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, and to provide a secure repository for rare or endangered library materials.
1. To collect, organize, describe, preserve, and make available for research selected administrative and historical records of Ambrose University, Ambrose Seminary, and their predecessors and successors.
2. To serve as the official archives of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada (CMAC) and the Church of the Nazarene Canada.
3. To collect select materials on the history of the Christian and Missionary Alliance worldwide to provide support for courses in Alliance doctrine, history, and polity at Ambrose University and Ambrose Seminary.
4. To collect and make available for research select collections of archival materials relating to the history of evangelicalism in Canada.
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