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Title proper
Post office inspectors reports
General material designation
- microform
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- Source of title proper: Title based on Library and Archives Canada series title.
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1875-1901, microfilmed 1974 (Creation)
- Creator
- Canada. Post Office Department
Physical description area
Physical description
14 microfilm reels, B00068-B00081.
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Administrative history
The Post Office Department of Canada provided postal services for Canadians until 1981. In 1981, the Post Office Department became a Crown Corporation called the Canada Post Corporation.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The series consists of microfilmed copies of post office inspectors’ reports created between 1875 and 1901 for communities across British Columbia. The files are largely composed of correspondence, although there are also maps, plans, and petitions found throughout. The reports often contain descriptions of communities. The series also contains correspondence addressed to the post office inspectors filmed from the inspectors' letterbooks.
The reports are numbered and are arranged in numerical and chronological order. The original register for these reports has not survived. During microfilming, some of the volumes were filmed out of order, which is reflected in the reel list.
The microfilms were provided by Library and Archives Canada and are copies of records originally described as RG-3, series 6.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Microfilms acquired through the Public Archives of Canada diffusion program, April 1974.
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Location of originals
Original records held at Library and Archives Canada.
Availability of other formats
Microfilms have been digitized and are online at Canadiana.ca under the title "Post Office Department, Divisional Inspectors : Reports ."
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Conservation
Microfilm reels were tested with AD strips in February 2020 and found to be relatively stable.