Information Division [multiple media]

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Information Division [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1900-1993.

Reference:

R216-714-6-E, RG22-A-1-a

Type of material:

Textual material, Moving images, Sound recordings, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

133155

Context of this record:

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Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds

Information Division
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Record Information – Details
Series includes:

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

1900-1993.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

Germany, United States

Extent:

4.6 m of textual records
ca. 174 videocassettes : U-matic, Betacam, VHS
6 film reels : 16 mm
3 audio cassettes
12 158 photographs : 3808 b&w prints, 6004 negatives, 433 colour prints, 753 colour negatives, 21 colour slides, 114 contact sheets, 1025 colour transparencies.
1 audio reel

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French
Accession:

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Canada. Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources collection [graphic material]

Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada collection [graphic material]

Collection Canada. Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada [document iconographique]

Canada. Indian Affairs and Northern Development collection [graphic material]

Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs collection [graphic material]

Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada collection [graphic material]

Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development [graphic material]

Finance and Professional Services, Public Information Advisor, Engineering and Architectural Branch [textual record]

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada information resources [moving images, sound recording]

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada information resources [moving images]
Scope and content:

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Series consists of material created and/or maintained by the department and its predecessors in support of the promotion of policies and objectives related to indigenous peoples, northern economic development, and National Parks and Historic Sites. There are also some textual materials related to departmental committees and joint councils intermixed in the series.

The material in this series reflects a range of communications-related activities undertaken by the department and its predecessors, including:

- Commissioning and sponsoring of motion pictures and films (primarily made by the National Film Board of Canada)
- Distribution of films, photographs, and other promotional material
- Creation of exhibitions
- Creation of departmental publications
- Creation and distribution of news releases and press items
- Development of speeches and official statements

The textual files in this series deal mainly with subjects related to northern economic development and the promotion of National Parks and Historic Sites from the era 1936-1960.

The photographic material in this series documents a variety of department-sponsored events from 1900-1979, including visits of dignitaries and politicians with indigenous peoples. Images of indigenous peoples engaged in occupations and activities that aligned with the department's assimilation policies feature heavily. The photos are primarily from the era 1950s-1960s, when the Department of Citizenship and Immigration was responsible for indigenous affairs. Please consult the linked accession records for more information.

The audiovisual material attached to this series includes, but is not limited to, records documenting the signing of agreements, the history of various aboriginal communities, and issues related to the environment and natural resources in the North. Please consult the linked accession records for more information.

The series also consists of posters created and/or maintained by the department to promote programs, activities, and events.

Provenance:

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Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Information Division

Biography/Administrative history:

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Canada. Dept. of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Information Division : The Information Division of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development was responsible for such matters as compiling and editing departmental press releases, exhibitions, publications, and biographical material and speeches of ministers and deputy ministers. The division also handled relations with the National Film Board and private film companies, and correspondence with other departments, magazines and associations. The division has subsequently been renamed the Communications Branch. RG22 General Inventory

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid 22-12 is an Excel file list for volumes 140-173, 667-669, 684-685, and 764-779. See lower-level descriptions. The volumes in this finding aid were previously listed in finding aids 22-1 (vols. 140-173), 22-10 (vols. 764-779), and 22-14 (vols. 667-669; 684-685). They were merged into FA 22-12). 22-12 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/22-12_133155_open.pdf

Moving images and Sound recordings (Electronic) See the Film, Video and Sound database for item-level descriptions. Use "VSA" accession number. (90: Open)

Graphic (photo) (Electronic) Detailed file list including the title, file number, scope and contents and dates of the photographs in boxes 03673 to 03679 from accession 1976-281 NPC. FA-292 (99: Closed pending processing)

Additional information:

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Please note that material related to the promotion of tourism in Canada's National Parks and Historic Sites is also found in the Parks Canada Sous-Fonds (MIKAN 331).

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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120-000027-7
121-080103-5
121-080354-2
171-88
1966-014 NPC
1976-281 NPC
1980-096 PIC
1984-85/164 GAD
1988-099 DAP
1992-93/027 GAD
1993-236 DAP
1994-268 DAP
1996-02569-4
1996-462 DAP
2018-0021 VSA
2018-00217-1
2018-00218-X
2018-0030 VSA
93-067
94-039
96-134
R216
RG22

Former archival reference no.:

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RG22-A-1-a

Other accession no.:

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2018-0021 VSA
2018-0030 VSA
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Conditions of access:

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Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [RG22]

[Consultation 90 Open]

140--170;

[Consultation 90 Open]

172--173;

[Consultation 90 Open]

667--669;

[Consultation 90 Open]

684--685;

[Consultation 90 Open]

764--779;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [RG22] 171

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R216]

[Consultation 90 Open]

45860AV--45895AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

46364AV--46478AV;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R216] 45896AV--45899AV

[Consultation 90 Open]

Moving images (film): electronic

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Box [CANADA. DEPT. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVE 1976-281] 06277.3

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [INDIAN & NORTHERN AFFAIRS 1976-281]

[Consultation 90 Open]

3673--3680;

[Consultation 90 Open]

03680A;

[Consultation 90 Open]

INT 020;

[Consultation 90 Open]

TCS 01235;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R216] 46010AV--46011AV

[Consultation 90 Open]

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