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VERY student of history knows that an ideal ArchivesBranch should be able and willing to guide him toward the truth it/these four essential ways: first, by having as much as possible of the original evidence in its original form; secondly, by having authentic copies of the most important originals which are kept elsewhere; thirdly, by having a descriptive catalogue of all the original evidence on the special subject with which the Bra•nch is concerned; and fourthly, by having a guidebook to show the archival connections between this special subject and the greater whole of which it forms a correlated part.Th.at the province of Quebec has not reached such an ideal is no great matter for surprise; and the more the obstacles are studied the less the surprise will be.But that thais "Ancient" and "His-t0ric"'province, t'his "Cradle of New France", this "Heart of Old Canada," should 0nly now be fo'rming its first regular Provincial Archives is something that does seem to need an explanation.The present' article is really an explanation from beginning to end.Yet we might as well understand at once that Quebec is a follower instead of a leader among her sister provinces on account ndt of her poverty but her embarrassing wealth.The archives of what was once the whole of Canada, and of what must always be its most historic part, are not only greater in bulk and more complex in kind than those of other p.Xrovinces bt/t by far the most intimately correlated with those of the Dominion.Moreover, many large and well-arranged collections exist in Montreal and Quebec, each serving its dWa special purpose so well that the need of a unified provincial reference scheme has been the less acutely felt.It is, however, time that tke many and very different parts (though each retaining its co,inplete autonomy) should be cqrrelated' by means o.f s'o•me •imple scheme of handy reference.It' is also time that the province and the Dominion should each control an entirely separate, though likewise correlated, sphere of influence.
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