| Document Title |
Pages (1000s) |
| Canada. Immigration Branch. First Central
Registry, 1873-1973 (subject and case files maintained in the first central
registry system. The files relate to a wide variety of topics: settlement,
ethnic groups, promotion of Canada abroad, immigration policy &
procedure, illegal immigrants, administration, finances, etc. There are lists
of names of individual immigrants on many of the subject files.) |
414 |
| Shipping Registers |
222 |
| Canada. Canadian Intellectual Property
Office. Copyright Office. Copyright Indexes, 1868-1974 (indexes to the names
of those who filed for registration of copyright, and a series of title
indexes which are arranged according to the nature of the work in which the
copyright was registered, for example, literary, dramatic, musical and
artistic. For the period prior to April 1938, only nominal indexes are
available.) |
211 |
| Land Documents, 1763-1952 (originals and
registers containing copies of leases, releases, deeds, grants, surrenders,
sales, letters patent of land and related documents for Crown and Clergy
Reserves, Indian and Ordnance Land, Dominion Land, etc. The documents relate
to Quebec, Upper and Lower Canada, Canada East and Canada West and Canada.) |
150 |
| Upper Canada. Civil Secretary. Sundries
(consists of letters, petitions, reports, returns and schedules,
certificates, accounts, warrants, legal opinions, instructions and
regulations, proclamations and other documents received by the Civil
Secretary of Upper Canada, 1791-1841. There is much material of genealogical
interest: letters, character references, land and settler petitions, family
histories, criminal charges, licenses, pardons, requests for war losses
compensation, etc.) |
150 |
| North-West Territories Métis scrip
applications, 1885- 1906 RG 15, D II 8(c) Volumes 1333-1372, Index
(applications for scrip made between 1886 and 1906 by Métis living in the
Northwest Territories and received by one of the Northwest Half-Breeds Claims
Commissions. The applications give the name of applicant, his/her residence,
place and date of birth, name of parents and origins, if married, etc.) |
113 |
| Canada. Industry Canada. Registrar
General. Miscellaneous registers, 1850-1953 (The records contain a variety of
documents such as copies of Bonds, Charters of Incorporation, Commissions,
Contracts, Letters Patent of Invention, Licences, Proclamations, Warrants and
Writs. Also, land records including Conveyances, Deeds, Grants, Leases,
Releases, Quit Claims and Sales. The term "miscellaneous" was
applied to registers in which one entered a variety of documents.) |
112 |
| Jacques-Henri Fabien collection (consists
of genealogical information over the period 1657 to 1974, distributed on more
than 250,000 cards, drawn for the majority from parochial registers. In
general, the topic are marriages and cards indicate date, names of husbands
and their fathers and mothers, as well as the parish where took place the
event. The collection also contains information on marriage contracts, as
well as newspaper cuttings and obituaries.) |
105 |
| Canada. Correctional Service of Canada.
Kingston Penitentiary, 1834-1994 (records include; inmate history description
ledgers (1886-1954); inmate personal effects ledgers; the Warden's letter
books and daily journals; Inspector's minute books and letter book;
liberation books; punishment books; duty rosters; daily reports of Keepers
and Guards; and various medical registers.) |
93 |
| Upper Canada. Executive Council. Land
Minute Books, 1798-1841, and indexes (consists of minute books which record
the deliberations and decisions of the Executive Council, sitting as a land
committee, concerning land business during the period 1787-1841. These
records are commonly known as the "Land Books".) |
57 |
| Quebec, Lower Canada, Canada East. Civil
Secretary’s correspondence, 1760-1841, “ S Series” (Incoming correspondence,
petitions, reports and other documents received by the Civil Secretary on
behalf of the Governor, with some drafts of replies, are the backbone of the
"S Series". The drafts and copies of Minutes of Council, petitions
and reports submitted to Council, and other records created or accumulated by
the Clerk to the Executive Council run parallel to the Secretary's
correspondence. The series also consists of 3867 postal covers covering the
period from 1759 to 1846, which were in most cases mailed from villages in
Lower Canada.) |
51 |
| Gaudet, Placide, 1850-1930, Fonds
(consiste en généalogies acadiennes et en notes généalogiques préparées par
Placide Gaudet) |
33 |
| Canada. Correctional Service of Canada.
Stony Mountain Penitentiary (Winnipeg), 1872-1921 (consists mainly of
letterpress copies of correspondence. Included are the Warden's letter books
(1872-1913), Accountant's letter books (1878-1902), Surgeon's letter books
(1885-1897) and Inspector's minute books (1882-1889). Also included are
Inmate Admittance Books (1871-1921). |
25 |
| Miller, W. J. , Collection (consists of
genealogies compiled by Miller relating to 1200 families of Leeds County,
Ont., 1398-1983; consists of charts, correspondence, certificates,
announcements, invitations, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, photographs,
wills, land records, etc.) |
22 |
| Seigniorial Papers, 1733-1902. Series 2
(contains correspondence and papers relating to seigniorial lands; property
transactions such as rents, mills, wills, roads, bridges and wills ) |
20 |
| Affidavits from Métis and Original
‘White’ Settlers, 1870-1885 RG 15, D II 8(A) Volumes 1319-1324 (Consists of
affidavits by Métis children in support of their claim to participate in the
special 1,400,000-acre land grant identified under section 31, 33 Victoria,
chapter 3 (the Manitoba Act) and by Métis heads of family under 37 Victoria,
chapter 20. In each case, the affidavits give the name of the claimant, date
of birth, parents' names, parish affiliation, affidavit number, and claim
number.) |
15 |
| Quebec (and Lower Canada). Civil
Secretary. Applications for Commissions as Notaries, 1760-1852 (Submitted by
persons wishing licences to practice as notaries or as advocate. A variety of
supporting documents are found with the letters and petitions, attesting to
the applicant's education, training and good character.) |
15 |
| Canada. Royal Canadian Mounted police.
Crime Indexes and registers, 1902-1919 (consists of crime indexes and
registers. Until 1918 most offenses such as theft, assault, drunkenness,
cruelty to animals, rape and similar cases which came before NWMP magistrates,
or in which a member of the force was laying the charge, are listed in these
crime indexes and registers, together with a notation of the punishment or
fine meted out to the offender. They also contain information concerning war
classifications such as movement of aliens, prisoners of war, parole
certificates, Military Service Act defaulters, Bolshevik activities and the
seizure of drugs.) |
13 |
| France. Archives des Colonies. Série G2.
Dépôt des papiers publics des colonies; greffes judiciaires, 1666-1758 (La
série G2 regroupe des documents provenant de greffes judiciaires. On y
retrouve des dossiers de procédures civiles et criminelles: requêtes,
procès-verbaux d'enquêtes, d'interrogatoires, de perquisitions, de saisies et
d'arbitrages, assignations, plumitifs d'audiences, arrêts, sentences, etc. On
y trouve beaucoup de titres de propriétés et de pièces relatives aux
successions, tutelles, faillites et ventes judiciaires ou même à la régie
interne de ces tribunaux. Cette série regroupe les 5 sous-séries suivantes:
Conseil supérieur de Louisbourg, Bailliage de Louisbourg, Conseil supérieur
et bailliage de Louisbourg, Conseil supérieur de Québec et Contrôle de la
Marine de Québec.) |
13 |
| Canada. Immigration Branch. Juvenile
inspection report cards, 1920-1932 (Created by Immigration officials as they
regularly inspected children brought to Canada by various organizations,
including Barnardos. Arranged alphabetically by surname. Includes: name, age
or date of birth, date of arrival, name of ship, name of Home/Union, dates
and results of inspections, and name and address of employer(s). Many of the
cards include informative follow-up comments.) |
12 |
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