Database Update: Soldiers of the First World War - CEF

22 Mar 2013 13:48:32 GMT

12,330 digitized personnel files now available.

Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead Database has just been updated

29 Nov 2012 15:38:53 GMT

92 newly digitized service files have been added.

Database Update: Soldiers of the First World War - CEF

21 Sep 2012 19:52:33 GMT

10,547 digitized personnel files now available.

19,000 new file descriptions now available online

21 Sep 2012 19:32:40 GMT

Nine handwritten finding aids from Library and Archive Canada’s Reference Room have been transcribed into electronic form, resulting in over 19,000 new file descriptions now available online. The file descriptions pertain to seven Government of Canada fonds, covering subjects such as Supreme Court cases and Canadian military history.

A list is provided noting key information about the transcribed file description with links to the “parent” records in Archives Search.

Finding Aid Number	Title	Parent Record – Archives Search	Volume Numbers	Number of New File Descriptions
73-1	Part of Correctional Service of Canada fonds Departmental operational files, Series	134798	1-153, 163	1096
38-6 38-6 38-6	Part of The Director, Veterans Land Act fonds General records, sub-series (Soldiers Settlement Board) Land settlements in Ontario and British Columbia, Series Reports relating to Veterans Land Administration, Series	134500 196755 196754	247-253, 260 356, 359-360, 368 405	154 13 21
18-2 18-20 18-20 18-20 18-20 18-10	Part of Royal Canadian Mounted Police fonds General Orders, sub-sub-series (Orders and regulations, Office of the Commissioner) Letterbooks, sub-sub-series (Dawson City headquarters records) Yukon General Orders, sub-sub-series (Dawson City headquarters records) Yukon daily journals, sub-series (B Division) Yukon general administration Records, sub-series (B Division) Personnel registers and indexes, sub-series (Personnel records)	158591 158621 158622 158623 158624 158716	3549-3558 3030-3039 3040-3057 3060-3074 3075-3089, 3548 3559	10 10 18 16 16 1
18-21 18-21 18-21 18-21 18-21 18-21 18-21	Part of Dominion Police fonds Letterbooks, Series (Commissioner of Dominion Police) Letterbooks of A.P. Sherwood, Series Defaulters books, Sub-series (Personnel records) Certificates of qualification, Sub-series (Personnel records) Criminal records index, Series Constable’s attestation book, Sub-series (Personnel records) Pay ledger, sub-series (Personnel records)	141580 141584 141589 141602 141617 141614 141616	3090-3123 3124-3130 3131-3142 3143 3144-3145 3146 3147	34 7 12 1 2 1 1
6-12 6-12 6-12	Part of the Secretary of State of Canada fonds Records relating to Silver Jubilee celebrations, sub-sub-series (Special programmes) Records relating to the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, sub-sub-series (Special programmes) Records relating to the National Flag Committee, sub-sub-series (Special programmes)	196961 196962 196963	443-444 445-456 459-489	6 68 109
125-3	Part of Supreme Court of Canada fonds Case files, Series	135242	483-1192, 1224-2094, 2653-3009	11,983
24-68	Part of Department of National Defence fonds Kardex system, sub-series (Directorate of History and Heritage)	133187	10399-10588, 10996-11000, 10589-10758, 11001-11005, 18499-18850, 6632, 6648-6649, 20581-20684	6309

Finding Aid

Number

Title

Parent Record – Archives Search

Volume Numbers

Number of New File Descriptions

73-1

Part of Correctional Service of Canada fonds

Departmental operational files, Series

134798

1-153, 163

1096

38-6

Part of The Director, Veterans Land Act fonds

General records, sub-series (Soldiers Settlement Board)

Land settlements in Ontario and British Columbia, Series

Reports relating to Veterans Land Administration, Series

134500

196755

196754

247-253, 260

356, 359-360, 368

405

154

18-2

18-20

18-10

Part of Royal Canadian Mounted Police fonds

General Orders, sub-sub-series (Orders and regulations, Office of the Commissioner)

Letterbooks, sub-sub-series (Dawson City headquarters records)

Yukon General Orders, sub-sub-series (Dawson City headquarters records)

Yukon daily journals, sub-series (B Division)

Yukon general administration Records, sub-series (B Division)

Personnel registers and indexes, sub-series (Personnel records)

3549-3558

3030-3039

3040-3057

3060-3074

3075-3089, 3548

3559

18-21

Part of Dominion Police fonds

Letterbooks, Series (Commissioner of Dominion Police)

Letterbooks of A.P. Sherwood, Series

Defaulters books, Sub-series (Personnel records)

Certificates of qualification, Sub-series (Personnel records)

Criminal records index, Series

Constable’s attestation book, Sub-series (Personnel records)

Pay ledger, sub-series (Personnel records)

3090-3123

3124-3130

3131-3142

3143

3144-3145

3146

3147

6-12

Part of the Secretary of State of Canada fonds

Records relating to Silver Jubilee celebrations, sub-sub-series (Special programmes)

Records relating to the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation, sub-sub-series (Special programmes)

Records relating to the National Flag Committee, sub-sub-series (Special programmes)

196961

196962

196963

443-444

445-456

459-489

109

125-3

Part of Supreme Court of Canada fonds

Case files, Series

135242

483-1192, 1224-2094, 2653-3009

11,983

24-68

Part of Department of National Defence fonds

Kardex system, sub-series (Directorate of History and Heritage)

133187

10399-10588, 10996-11000, 10589-10758, 11001-11005, 18499-18850, 6632, 6648-6649, 20581-20684

6309

Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead Database has just been updated

19 Sep 2012 20:50:14 GMT

68 newly digitized service files have been added.

Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

2 May 2012 20:16:49 GMT

Library and Archives Canada holds multiple records and files for the First World War (1914–1918), mostly for the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). It is necessary to consider all of these records together in order to fully understand the Canadian contribution to this war. The Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force is a unique finding aid that brings together references to records and files scattered throughout several fonds, which relate to almost every unit in the CEF.

Finding Aid, Database and Digitization News from LAC (Library and Archives Canada)

Database Update: Soldiers of the First World War - CEF

Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead Database has just been updated

Database Update: Soldiers of the First World War - CEF

19,000 new file descriptions now available online

Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead Database has just been updated

Guide to Sources Relating to Units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force