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Minister of Transport. Subject Files Sub-series [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1957-1969.

Reference:

MG32-B34

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

131247

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Jack Pickersgill fonds

Minister of Transport Series

Minister of Transport. Subject Files Sub-series
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Date(s):

1957-1969.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

28.8 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Most files in this sub-series date from 1963-1968, but Vol. 135 has one file dating from 1959-1964. Vols. 113-211 are filed by block file number. Examples of block files are as follows: records beginning with block file numbers "23" to "33" relate to various government organizations and levels of government; "34" to "39" to railways, telecommunications, ferry service, and the Board of Transport Commissioners; "40" relates to bridges; "50" to "61" relate to marine and aviation matters; "62" and "63" to telecommunications; "64" is a large section of records related to real estate and tenders let by the Department of Transport; "65" are political records unrelated to the Trade portfolio; and, "66" relates to miscellaneous North American businesses.

Vols. 214-256 are arranged by block file number with most files ranging in date from 1963-1967. The first portion, block files ranging from number "73" through to "83" includes records of the Minister, his office staff and correspondence with other MPs and Senators. The remaining files are largely nominal and frequently relate to employment. Examples include: railways, "134", vessels, "138" and naval employment conditions, "150"; "152" is a large group of records on buoy maintenance, caretakers, lighthousekeepers, and wharfingers, listed by site; "154" to "160" is on canals, harbours and airports; "161" relates to meteorologists; "162" to telecommunications; "164" to the Department of Transport; and "500" to "550" to miscellaneous political subjects.

Vols. 262-264 of this sub-series date from 1964-1968 and are alphabetically arranged. Topics range across a variety of topics related to air, fisheries, ports, and a Commonwealth Caribean-Canada Conference.

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MG32-B34
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG32 B 34]

[Consultation 90 Open]

113--211;

[Consultation 90 Open]

214--256;

[Consultation 90 Open]

262--264;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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