Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Historical Research Section

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Historical Research Section

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    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Historical Research Section

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1964-1970

      History

      The Historical Research Section of the Ontario Department of Highways was established in 1964. The head of the Section was N.D. Bennet, formerly the Regional Services Manager for the Central Region of the Department. The section reported to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Administration until 1968, when it became part of the Information Section within the Office of the Executive Engineer.

      The Historical Research Section built upon work previously conducted by W.J. Fulton for his paper Evolution of the Road. Fulton, whose paper was presented at the CGRA Conference in 1961, was Deputy Minister of the Ontario Department of Highways from 1957 to 1962.

      The Historical Research Section was disbanded in 1970.

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      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Historical Research Section collected, researched and organized historical material relating to transportation in Ontario. The original focus of the section was to research and organize the Ontario Department of Highways' contribution to Ontario's Centennial Project - the Ontario Science Centre. The section also conducted research for the Ontario Department of Highways' 50th Anniversary Publication, The Back Fifty, which was produced by A.A. Walters.

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      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Highways (1931-1971)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA47

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Highways controls Ontario. Dept. of Highways. Historical Research Section

      Dates of relationship

      1964-1970

      Description of relationship

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      Authority record identifier

      CA1097

      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

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          Sources

          Department of Highways Annual Reports, 1964-1970; Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1964-1970.

          Maintenance notes

          Not found in Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Archivist(s):
          Lisa Singer, Mark Epp