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Postal history record cards [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1800-1990

Reference:

R169-91-0-E, RG3-D-3

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

160681

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Post Office Department fonds

Public Relations

Postal history record cards
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Date(s):

1800-1990

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.25 m of textual records
24,097 index cards

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

Accession:

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Department of Posts and Telegraphs, Staff record cards [textual record]

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Sub-series consists of postal history record cards documenting changes of postmasters at individual post offices located across Canada. Beginning in the early 1950s the preparation of the cards was undertaken by the Public Affairs Unit using the files and letterbooks that were eventually turned over to the National Archives of Canada. The cards relate to open and closed civilian and military post offices located in the ten provinces and two territories. Information usually found on a history card incorporates the following elements: name of place, date of establishment, date of closing, name changes, name of postmaster, military status, date of birth, date of appointment, date of vacancy, cause of vacancy and location changes of the post office.

Volumes 3528-3533 consist of 29 binders containing photocopies of the postal history cards for offices in the Province of Quebec. These cards duplicate, complement and help complete the postal history card holdings. In particular, the binders contain the cards for the Montreal regional offices which were not previously available.

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is a typed list indicating volume number and post office name, arranged alphabetically by province, volumes 3484-3536. Finding aid 3-7 is an unverified file list. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 3-7 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/3-7_160681_vols_3484-3536.pdf

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.

Availability of other formats note:

Postal history cards for all provinces and territories, have been entered into the MINISIS database (PSFDS03) and are available to researchers on the Post Offices database in ArchiviaNet.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

The files and letterbooks used in the preparation of the cards are found in this fonds in the General correspondence sub-series (RG3-B-2, Vols. 365-562, MIKAN #133140) and in the Reports sub-series (RG3-D-3, Vols. 1-136, 1366- 1467, 1510-2167, 2769-3272, 3304- 3307, 3456-3463, 3467-3469, 3608-3791, MIKAN #133401).

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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117-000072-9
117-000097-4
118-000082-X
121-080029-2
122-000005-1
1984-85/218 GAD
1985-86/062 GAD
1989-90/072 GAD
1989-90/097 GAD
1990-91/082 GAD
1993-94/467 GAD
1994-95/005 GAD
2005-00950-4
RG3-D-3

Former archival reference no.:

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RG3-D-3
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Textual records

[Consultation32 Restricted by law]

Volume [RG3] 3484--3536

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

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