Collection search - Regional office records [multiple media]

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Regional office records [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1881-1984

Reference:

R231-57-7-E, RG30-V-A, RG30M 70/1798, RG30M 1997-02150-1

Type of material:

Textual material, Architectural and technical drawings, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

134457

Context of this record:

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Canadian National Railway Company fonds

Regional office records
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Record information – Details
Series includes:

11 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1881-1984

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

208 m of textual records
ca. 996 maps
ca. 137 architectural drawings
ca. 778 technical drawings
90 leaves of textual records
1 v. (201 leaves) : blueprints ; 36 cm.
1 microfiche of cartographic material

Language of material:

English
Accession:

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[Canadian National Railways, 1852-1960] [multiple media]

Central administration of Canadian National, Montréal [textual records, graphic material]

[Plans and drawings of Canadian National Railway and predecessor companies] [multiple media]

Records relating to the Canadian National Railways Grain Marketing Office [textual record; graphic material; cartographic material; moving images (video)]
Scope and content:

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Series consists of records created and/or maintained by regional offices of the Canadian National Railway.

These regional offices include as follows:

Western Region Law Department
Central Region Law Department
Office of the European General Manager
Office of the Vice-President Atlantic Region
Office of the Vice-President Prairie Region
Office of the Vice-President Mountain Region
Superintendents' records for South-Western Ontario Sub-division
Moncton Agent

See lower level descriptions for more details.

There are also a few records relating to litigation cases.

There are additional records (in vols 16186-187) that relate to accidents and branch lines in Quebec (part of the St. Lawrence Regional Office) ca. 1950s-1985.

Cartographic material, architectural and technical drawings consist of plans prepared by the Regional Engineer, Montreal, and maps and plans, primarily of the Montreal region, collected in the CN Museum agreement (RG30M 70/1798). Cartographic
material also includes 9 maps from Wartime Housing Ltd., CN Legal Surveys, Toronto, dated 1941-1945 (RG30M 1997-02150-1).

Finding aid:

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Cartographic material, architectural drawing, technical drawing, textual record (Electronic) RG30M 70/1798 (items #469-1337). (Restrictions not set)

Cartographic material, architectural drawing, technical drawing, textual record (Paper) Finding aids consist of itemized lists. RG30M 70/1798 (items #469-1337); RG30M 1997-02150-1 (items #1-8). Finding aids are available in main reference room. (90: Open)

Cartographic (Electronic) The finding aid is a verified list, volumes 15824-15839. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 30-217 PDF (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/30-217_180448_volumes_15824-15839_open.pdf

Additional information:

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Custodial history:

RG30M 70/1798 was transferred in March 1970 from the Government Archives Division, which had received it as part of two direct transfers from CN in 1965 and 1966. These direct transfers were: Direct transfer #42: (RG30, vol. 6396) Regional Engineer, Montreal, items #469-1299; and direct transfer #43: (RG30, vol. 6515) maps and plans, primarily of the Montreal region, collected in the CN Museum agreement, items #1300-1337.

RG30M 1997-02150-1 was transferred in March 1997 from CN headquarters, Montreal.

Cartographic math data:

RG30M 70/1798: Scales differ.

Availability of other formats note:

RG30M 1997-02150-1 (items #1-8): Cartographic material: Items have been microfilmed. The NMC microfiche numbers are listed in the finding aid.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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120-000214-8
1992-93/215 GAD
1997-02150-1
1997-02150-1 CA
2022-00156-7
70/1798 CA
RG30
RG30-I-A-4-f
RG30-I-A-6-j
RG30-IV-1-g
RG30-V-A-10
RG30-V-A-15
RG30-V-A-4-f
RG30-V-A-5-a
RG30-V-A-9-b
RG30-V-A-9-j
RG30-V-A-9-l
RG30M 1997-02150-1
RG30M 70/1798
VSA-PHOTO POE 97-549 (1997-08-27)

Former archival reference no.:

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RG30-V-A
RG30M 70/1798
RG30M 1997-02150-1
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R231] 16186--16187

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [RG30] 4725--5212

[Consultation 90 Open]

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC 182981--NMC 182982;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC 182992--NMC 182997;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R231] 16628

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright belongs to the Crown.

Cartographic material, architectural and technical drawings: Copyright belongs to the Crown. Credit Library and Archives Canada.

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