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File check list of Lands correspondence
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- textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the records.
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1981 (Creation)
- Creator
- British Columbia. Surveys and Land Records Branch
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Physical description
13 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Formed in 1979 by amalgamating the records-keeping functions of the Legal Surveys Branch and the Land Management Branch.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The series consists of a copy of a 1981 file check list to Lands correspondence "O" files (or O series) 1918 to 1970, created by the Surveys and Land Records Branch.
The checklist lists O file numbers 1 to 40,000, arranged numerically. Inactive files, which were transferred to the BC Archives in 1980 and 1981 and returned to Crown Land Registry in 1997, have been annotated in the list with an original box number.
Use this list to determine whether a Lands "O" file is in the custody of the Crown Land Registry by finding the file number in the list and checking to see if there is an annotation next to it. If there is, contact Crown Land Registry for access.
If no annotation appears, check the file disposition list (GR-1225) for further information about other possible locations of files. Files may have been microfilmed, been transferred to another ministry or may have remained active with Crown Land Registry all along.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
The check list was transferred from Land Records Section in 1980 and 1981 and was in the Archives reference room in a box marked GR-0991 box 1 from 1997 to 2019.
Arrangement
The series had originally included 219 metres of inactive correspondence files but these files were returned to the Surveys and Land Records Branch in 1997, and only the checklist remains.
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
The series had originally included 219 metres of inactive correspondence "O" files but these files were returned to the Surveys and Land Records Branch in 1997, and only the checklist remains. Contact Crown Land Registry at CLRHelp@gov.bc.ca for access.
Availability of other formats
Many of the files were microfilmed by the Lands Branch, see GR-1441. Records digitized in 2023 - use digital copy.
Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Associated materials
For related records see
GR-0360 - Lands Correspondence, 1896-1936
GR-1147 - Lands "O" series correspondence files, 1968-1978
GR-1441 - Correspondence file ("O" series) with regard to Crown lands, 1918-1985
GR-0993 - Correspondence index to lands files, 1980
GR-1225 - File disposition list, 1982
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General note
Accession number(s): GR-0991; G82-049
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- British Columbia. Dept. of Lands (Subject)
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Filename
GR_0991.pdf
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Text