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Title

D Division [textual record]. 

Series consists of

4 lower level description(s)

Arrangement structure

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Series part of

Royal Canadian Mounted Police fonds [multiple media] (R196-0-7-E)

Accession

ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE / GENDARMERIE ROYALE DU CANADA (122-000756-0)

Bilingual equivalent

Division D [document textuel]

Date(s)

[1885-1993]

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

22.02 m of textual records

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Series consists of records created and/or maintained by D Division. The records include operational records, letterbooks, letterpress book of telegrams, daily orders, daily diaries, and correspondence.

Conditions of access

Textual records
32: Restricted by law
Access restrictions may vary. Please con
sult the access list.
Archival reference no.
R196-100-0-E
Former archival reference no.
RG18-F-7
RG18-F-2
RG18-F-5
RG18-C-2

Terms of use

Copyright belongs to the Crown.

Additional name(s)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "D" Division. "D" Division.

Biography / Administrative history

The mounted party of 275 officers and men of the fledgling North-West Mounted police that left Fort Dufferin, Manitoba in 1874 were divided into six troops or divisions, identified by letters "A" through "F". D Division was initially located in Fort Dufferin. Between 1876 to 1919 it was stationed at following locations: Fort Macleod (1876-1877), Shoal Lake (1878-1879), Battleford (1880-1886), Fort Macleod (1886), Fort Steele (1887-1889), Fort Macleod (1889-1919). In 1919 D Division was assigned to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where it is currently under the direction of the Deputy Commissioner North West Region. RCMP website,

Additional information

Source of title
Title is based on the contents of the series.

Accruals
Further accruals are expected.

Related materials
The monthly, weekly and patrol reports of the divisions concerning their day to day activities are located in the Official correspondence sub-series, part of the Commissioner's office series, (RG18-B-1).

Source

Government

Related control no.

1. 1997-0416 MISA
2. 122-000756-0
3. RG18-F-2

MIKAN no.

158637