The Archives of the Canadian Dermatology Association

This article describes some details of the archival material of the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA). Covering its 75 years of existence, these archives consist of seven items: (1) 38 volumes of bound archives; (2) triannual issues since 1975 of the CDA Journal/Bulletin (a socio-political historical newsletter); (3) members’ files containing extensive biographical material; (4) a collection of 150 books and other pamphlets; (5) since 1995, the scientific peer-reviewed official journal of the CDA (Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery); (6) a sporadic collection of photographs, meeting tape recordings, and protocols of patient presentations at the annual meetings; and (7) a miscellany of historical articles on Canadian dermatologists, dermatology published in other medical journals, and two books published separately.