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Sir Arthur Doughty [textual record]

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Date:

1904-1936

Reference:

R1185-15-3-E, RG37-B

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

185864

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National Archives of Canada fonds

Office of the Dominion Archivist

Sir Arthur Doughty
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Sub-series includes:

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Date(s):

1904-1936

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.8 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of scrapbooks and letterbooks maintained during Sir Arthur Doughty's term as Dominion Archivist. Volumes 142-145 contain letters received and an index and volumes 189-211 contain indexed letterbooks of outgoing correspondence to 1936. Volume 189 has been digitized and described at file level.

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Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir, 1860-1936

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Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir, 1860-1936 : Arthur Doughty succeeded Douglas Brymner as Dominion Archivist in 1902. Doughty had previously been a librarian for the Quebec Legislative Assembly. Doughty pursued a rigorous program of acquisition of archival records. He expanded the transcription program started by Brymner and actively acquired original documents. Doughty also expanded the range of media acquired by the Archives Branch, seeking out engravings, paintings, drawings and topographical surveys in addition to text, photographs and maps. During Doughty's tenure, the Public Archives Act of 1912 was passed, elevating the Archives to the status of a department. Doughty's position was promoted to the rank of Deputy Minister. The archives opened offices in Europe and in Canada as well as hired agents to procure acquisitions. Although the First World War curtailed many of Doughty's acquisition programs, the prosperity of the 1920s allowed for the continued expansion of archival holdings, which prospered until the financial strains of the Great Depression ended many of the initiatives. Doughty retired from the post in 1935 and was created K.C.M.G. the same year. Danielle Lacasse and Antonio Lechasseur, "The National Archives of Canada, 1872-1997", Canadian Historical Association Booklet No. 38 (Ottawa, 1997).

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Textual record (Electronic) Finding aid 37-3 is a handwritten file list. 37-3 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/37-3_189892_vols_142-175_189-211.pdf

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No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Related records may also be found in the Central registry files series (MIKAN 134484, RG37-A) and in the Acquisitions records series (MIKAN 134487, RG37-D). Additional Doughty correspondence is available in the Arthur George Doughty fonds (MIKAN 104469, R2466-0-X-E, MG30-D27).

Source:

Government

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RG37-B
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG37]

[Consultation 90 Open]

142--175;

[Consultation 90 Open]

189--211;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24