Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Dept. of Education. Correspondence Branch
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Correspondence Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1913-1951
History
The Correspondence Branch was created in 1913. It originally reported through the Office of the Chief Clerk and Accountant. However, by 1920, it reported through the Office of the Deputy Minister. The Correspondence Branch existed until 1951, at which time it became part of the Registrar's Branch, and was renamed Correspondence Office.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Correspondence Branch of the Department of Education was responsible for the Central Registry of the Department. It received and filed the official correspondence and other documentation of the Department.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Education (1876-1972)
Identifier of related entity
AA3
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Education controls Ontario. Dept. of Education. Correspondence Branch
Dates of relationship
1913-1951
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Dept. of Education. Registrar's Branch (1951-1965)
Identifier of related entity
CA1776
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Dept. of Education. Registrar's Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Education. Correspondence Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1835
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Approved
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Inventory 2, Records of the Ministry of Education
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Chang