The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the University of Regina’s Dr. John Archer Library and Archives are pleased to announce that approximately 200 issues of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Quarterly (RCMP Quarterly) dating from 1933 to 2000 have been added to the Canadiana collection. The collection was digitized and made available by CRKN from issues held at the Dr. John Archer Library and Archives, with permission from the RCMP Veteran’s Association.
The journal, published by the RCMP since 1933, includes reports of RCMP news, articles on the history and practices of the RCMP, accounts of social events and ceremonies, personal essays by RCMP members, and much more. The collection is a valuable resource for researchers interested in the history of the RCMP and policing in Canada, as well as those researching family members who served in the RCMP.
This collection is the second digitization project CRKN has undertaken with the University of Regina, following the addition of a series of student publications added to Canadiana in 2023. It is also another significant addition of content from member libraries to Canadiana.
CRKN thanks the staff at Dr. John Archer Library and Archives, as well as the RCMP Veteran’s Association, for their participation in making the RCMP Quarterly more accessible to researchers throughout Canada and around the world.
For questions or comments about this collection, please contact Francesca Brzezicki, Heritage Engagement Officer, at fbrzezicki@crkn.ca.
Examples of Articles from the RCMP Quarterly Collection
- W.R. Wilson, “Radio in the Force,” RCMP Quarterly 13, no. 3 (January 1948): 222-231. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/sru.00004_194801/30.
- Pierrette Woods, “The Royal Canadian Air Force: ‘Servants of the Public’: an Archival Matter,” RCMP Quarterly 52, no. 2 (Spring 1987): 26-29 and 77. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/sru.00006_1987_2/28.
- C.B. Evans, “RCMP on Internet,” RCMP Quarterly 61, no. 1 (Winter 1996): 22. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/sru.00006_1996_1/24.
- Suzanne Stoltz, “Bullet-proof Dogs?,” RCMP Quarterly 65, no. 2 (Spring 2000): 9-11. Canadiana, https://www.canadiana.ca/view/sru.00007_2000_2/11.