Welcome to the Archives, Instructional Resources Unit. The mission of the Archives is to collect educational records and publications of historical value to the province of Manitoba. Included in the Archives' Collection are:
- Manitoba Department of Education Publications and Periodicals
- Manitoba Department of Education Productions
- Textbooks Authorized for Use in Manitoba Schools
- Miscellaneous Educational Texts, Periodicals and Productions
PLEASE EXPLORE THE HOLDINGS OF THE ARCHIVES

East Kildonan School, Manitoba, 1911
From the Manitoba Pictorial Collection, Archives, Instructional Resources Unit
The Collection
A. Manitoba Department of Education Publications
- Annual Reports of the Protestant and Catholic Superintendents, 1871-1888
- Departmental Reports 1891-1970
- Examination Papers, 1890-1960
- Programmes of Study, 1871-1976
- Manitoba Text Book Bureau Catalogues, 1931-1970
- Requisition for Library Books, 1916-1970
- Empire Day, 1908-1931
- Education Manitoba
- Curriculum Bulletin
- Normal School Publications
- Curriculum Guides, 1950-1980
- Departmental Monographs, 1871-1970
B. Manitoba Department of Education Productions
- CBC/School Broadcasts Radio Programs
- Video Recordings
- Audio Recordings
- 16mm Films
- Educational Kits
C. Textbooks Authorized for Use in Manitoba Schools
- All subject areas for K-12, 1871-1950
D. Miscellaneous Educational Texts/Productions
- School Times
- Educational Journal of Western Canada
- Western School Journal
- Manitoba School Journal
- School Art
- History of Manitoba Picture Collection
- Rare Commercial Educational Text
E. Department of Education History
- Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Assistant Deputy Ministers of Education (1908 - 2008) (
38 KB) - Brief History of the Department (
15.6 KB) - Bureau de l'éducation française (1970 - 2004) (
132 KB) - History of the Department of Education Library/Instructional Resources Unit (1915 - 2006)
- Reports of Superintendents of Protestant and Catholic Schools for Manitoba, (1871 - 1888)
