Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Communications Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Communications Branch was established within the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation in 1975.
The Branch was headed by a Director and reported directly to the Deputy Minister.
In 1978, the Branch was merged with the Citizens' Inquiry Branch to form the Information Services Branch.
Places
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Functions, occupations and activities
The Communications Branch provided communications policy advice in addition to writing and supplying editorial and media relations services to the Minister, Deputy Minister and programs of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation. The Branch also provided information to the public about activities of the Ministry.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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Description of relationship
Related entity
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Access points area
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Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Ontario Government Telephone Directories, 1975-1978
KWIC Index, 1977/78
Maintenance notes
Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Archivist(s):
R. Anger