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

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

Item ID number:

186000

Hierarchical level:

Accession

Date:

1853-1957.

Reference:

RG30M 70/1798, 70/1798 CA

Type of material:

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

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

186000

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Record Information – Details
Date(s):

1853-1957.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

ca. 1200 maps
1 atlas (75 leaves) 75 col. maps 49 cm.
1 atlas (16 leaves, bound) 16 col. maps 49 cm.
ca. 75 architectural drawings.
ca. 93 leaves of textual records
1 v. (201 leaves) blueprints 36 cm.
ca. 37 technical drawings.

Language of material:

English

Provenance:

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Canadian National Railways

Additional name(s):
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Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company

Canadian Northern Pacific Railway Company
Finding aid:

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Cartographic material, architectural drawing, technical drawing, textual record (Paper) Finding aid consists of an itemized list. There is an alphabetical index to the townsites for the Grand Trunk Pacific in series (a), items #9-455. The station plans have been indexed by building type. RG30M 70/1798 Finding aid available in main reference room. (90: Open)

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General Note:

Accession consists of parts of four direct transfers made by CN in 1965 and 1966. a) Direct transfer #30: (RG30, vol. 2424-2429) right of way plans for the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway, items #1-7; (RG30, vol. 2430, vols. 2461-2462) townsite and right of way plans for the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, items #9-455; (RG30, vol. 2479) grade crossing records in B.C. for CN, item #8; (RG30, vol. 2483) B.C. Lands Dept., maps 1-30, ca. 1917-1930., b) Direct transfer #36: (RG30, vol. 2981) sectional maps, 1912-1917); (RG30, vol. 3012-3034)., c) Direct transfer #42: (RG30, vol. 6395) Divisional Engineer, Montreal, items #456-468; (RG30, vol. 6396) Regional Engineer, Montreal, items #469-1299., d) Direct transfer #43: (RG30, vol. 6515) maps and plan, primarily of the Montreal region, collected in the CN Museum agreement, items #1300-1337., Accession lacks: (RG30, vol. 2483) B.C. Lands Dept., maps 1030, ca. 1917-1930; and all items from direct transfer #36.

Custodial history:

Accession was transferred in March 1970 from the Government Archives Division.

Cartographic math data:

Scales differ., Scales differ., Scales differ.

Copy/version note:

There are 618 microfilmed items. The microfiche numbers are in the finding aid.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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1992-93/086 GAD
1995-0071 MISA
92-229 VFRC
R231-0-0-E
R231-0-0-F
R231-182-X-E
R231-182-X-F
R231-369-4-E
R231-369-4-F
R231-57-7-E
R231-57-7-F
R231-841-2-E
R231-939-8-E
R231-939-8-F
RG30
RG30-I-E-1-e-ii
RG30-III-G-1
RG30-V-A
RG30-V-A-10-d
RG30-V-A-4-c
RG30M 1997-02150-1
RG30M 65/213
RG30M 70/1798
RG30M 71/16431
RG30M 77803/21
RG30M 78903/42
RG30M 90137
RG30M 923034
RG30M 945003
RG30M 945013
RG30M 956017

Former archival reference no.:

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RG30M 70/1798

Other accession no.:

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70/1798 CA
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