Collection search - Canadian Marine Transportation Administration, Laurentian Regional Office, Quebec City, Quebec, St. Lawrence Ship Channel, Pay Ledgers [textual record]

Record information – Brief

1

Canadian Marine Transportation Administration, Laurentian Regional Office, Quebec City, Quebec, St. Lawrence Ship Channel, Pay Ledgers [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Accession

Date:

[ca. 1920-1941].

Reference:

RG12-B-17, 1984-85/208 GAD, MFRC 67B

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

43099

Link to this record

Add to My Research

Link to this record

This link identifies the web page describing this particular record. Unlike the temporary link in your browser, this link will allow you to access, and reference, this page in the future. To link to this descriptive record, copy and paste the URL where ever needed (wiki, blog, document).

Sign in

Sign in to start saving records using My Research

Sign in
Record information – Details

Date(s):

[ca. 1920-1941].

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

5 bound volumes

Language of material:

English

Finding aid:

Show detail Hide detail

Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid 12-30 is a verified list that identifies a box number, title (based on the title of the standard sheets found in each ledger), item label (based on any information presented on a sticker-label attached to the ledger), dates, other item number provided by the department, comments, and dimensions. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 12-30 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/12-30_43099_open.pdf

Additional information:

Show detail Hide detail

General note:

Show detail Hide detail

The records in this accession consist of pay ledgers and paylists for departmental employees who were employed on the St. Lawrence Ship Channel. These records primarily document pay for the crew members manning Coast Guard and government ships in the channel, but in some cases also document pay for water surveys and land-based support staff for the marine crews. One ledger is organized alphabetically by the individual's family name, while the other ledgers are organized chronologically and by vessel. Information contained in the paylists will include the name of the individual, dates of pay, the vessel they served on, their title, and how much they were paid. Additional information can include address and county of residence, place of birth, where born, religious creed, and other remarks, such as martial status. May also include information about the time served on the vessel, the rate of pay, and deductions for board. These items have been identified as accession items 19-23 in recognition that they form a collection with the 18 other ledgers they came together with, but which have since been relabelled as volumes RG12 4096-4113.

Note that the department responsible for managing the St. Lawrence Ship Channel was the Department of Marine and Fisheries until 1930, then the Department of Marine from 1930-36, then the Department of Transport from 1936 on.

The original accession record also included the following contextual information: Since the canalization of the St. Lawrence river in the mid-19th century, it has been necessary to maintain a deep draught shipping channel between Quebec City and Montreal to ensure the safe and efficient movement of ships. Maintenance operations, including the dredging of the channel, were carried out by the Department of Marine from its inception in 1870 to 1936 [archivist note - not entirely accurate] when the Department of Transport assumed responsibility for the task. In 1971, the Department of Transport reorganized all of its marine services on the lower St. Lawrence river and responsibility for maintaining the channel was assigned to the department's Laurentian Regional Office.

Custodial history:

These ledgers comprise items 19-23 of a larger collection of pay ledgers that were transferred to the National Archives of Canada. Items 1-18 have since become volumes RG12 4096-4113.

Original extent note:

23 bound volumes

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

Show detail Hide detail

R184-270-0-E
R184-270-0-F
RG12-B-17

Former archival reference no.:

Show detail Hide detail

RG12-B-17

Other accession no.:

Show detail Hide detail

1984-85/208 GAD
MFRC 67B
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Show detail Hide detail

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [RG12 1984-85/208] 19--23

[Consultation 90 Open]

You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.

Cannot visit us on site? You can purchase a copy to be sent to you. Some restrictions may apply.

Report a problem on this page

Date modified:: 2024-06-27