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- Source of title proper: Title based on content of microfilms.
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Class of material specific details area
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Dates of creation area
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Microfilmed 1947 (Reproduction)
- Note
- Microfilmed
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1784-1945 (Creation)
- Creator
- Ontario. Department of Lands and Forests
Physical description area
Physical description
15 microfilm reels
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Archival description area
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Administrative history
The Department of Lands and Forests, 1920-1972, was a department of the Government of Ontario based under the Ministry of Natural Resources. Before 1920 it was known as the Department of Lands, Mines and Forests, 1906-1920; The Crown Lands Department, 1827-1905 and the Office of the Surveyor General (Upper Canada), 1792-1827. (Taken from: The Archives of Ontario Guide to Holdings)
Custodial history
Scope and content
The 15 microfilm reels from the Department of Lands and Forests holdings contain field survey notes for most townships in southern Ontario dating from 1784 to 1945.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The microfilms were donated from an unknown source.
Arrangement
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Script of material
Location of originals
The microfilms contain material held at both the Ministry of Natural Resources and at the Ontario Archives.
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
None
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
A handwritten guide to the survey notes, prepared by students in a geography course at Trent University, has been uploaded as the finding aid. The guide is also available in paper in the Archives' Northway Reading Room.
Uploaded finding aid
Associated materials
Associated material is located at the Archives of Ontario and at the Department of Lands and Forests [Ministry of Natural Resources] but note: * these microfilms are not available from the Ontario Archives on interlibrary loan.
Accruals
General note
Microfilm. Set 39