Fonds 83-015 - Ontario. Department of Lands and Forests field survey notes

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Ontario. Department of Lands and Forests field survey notes

General material designation

    Parallel title

    Other title information

    Title statements of responsibility

    Title notes

    • Source of title proper: Title based on content of microfilms.

    Level of description

    Fonds

    Reference code

    83-015

    Edition area

    Edition statement

    Edition statement of responsibility

    Class of material specific details area

    Statement of scale (cartographic)

    Statement of projection (cartographic)

    Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

    Statement of scale (architectural)

    Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

    Dates of creation area

    Date(s)

    • Microfilmed 1947 (Creation)
      Creator
      Ontario. Department of Lands and Forests

    Physical description area

    Physical description

    15 microfilm reels

    Publisher's series area

    Title proper of publisher's series

    Parallel titles of publisher's series

    Other title information of publisher's series

    Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series

    Numbering within publisher's series

    Note on publisher's series

    Archival description area

    Name of creator

    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

    The microfilms contain material held at both the Ministry of Natural Resources and at the Ontario Archives.

    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. The handwritten guide to the survey notes was prepared by students in a geography course at Trent University. This guide is available in the Reading Room.

    Notes area

    Physical condition

    Immediate source of acquisition

    The microfilms were donated from an unknown source.

    Arrangement

    Language of material

      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

        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

        Alternative identifier(s)

        Standard number

        Standard number

        Access points

        Subject access points

        Name access points

        Description record identifier

        Institution identifier

        Rules or conventions

        Language of description

          Script of description

            Sources

            Accession area