Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Communication Services Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Communication Services Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Communication Services Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1973-1978

      History

      The Communication Services Branch was created in March 1973 by merging the Public Information Services Branch and the Library/Information Centre Branch. It reported to the office of the Deputy Minister.

      The Communication Services Branch was moved to the Administrative and Financial Services Division in 1978 and merged with the Management Services Branch to form the Central Services Branch.

      For a brief period in 1978 and early 1979, the Communication Services Branch ceased to exist. Its functions were assumed by the Central Services Branch.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      From 1973 until 1978, the Communication Services Branch of the Ministry of Education responded to public enquiries about education in Ontario, developed and produced information programs, publications and news releases, provided editing, translation and photographic services to all Ministry branches.

      The Branch also provided library and research services to the Ministry, and provided a film and photographic library service to the branches and regional offices.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA78

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Communication Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1973-1978

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Central Services Branch (1978-1979)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1840

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Central Services Branch is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Communication Services Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1838

      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