Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Research

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Research

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Division of Research

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1941-1959

      History

      The Division of Research was established on July 24, 1941 within the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. It continued to exist until 1959 when it was replaced with the Research Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Division of Research was responsible for conducting research on behalf of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests in the following areas: forest management and protection, reforestation, forest tree breeding and genetics, fish and wildlife management, soil surveys, mechanical- electrical development and statistical services.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests (1920-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA52

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests controls Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Research

      Dates of relationship

      1941-1959

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Research Branch (1959-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA694

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Research Branch is the successor of Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests. Division of Research

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA688

      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

          Annual Reports of the Minister of Lands and Forests, 1951, 1960

          Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure