A History of Sudbury Forest District

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

A History of Sudbury Forest District

Entry/Object ID

2020.262.01

Tags

Sudbury, Ontario, Local History, Environmental History, Lumber History, Business History, Canadian National, Canadian Northern, Canadian Pacific, Capreol, Ontario, Coniston, Ontario, Copper Cliff, Ontario, Dowling, Ontario, Falconbridge, Ontario, Garson, Ontario, International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Levack, Ontario, Lively, Ontario, Mond Nickel Mine, Northern Ontario, Onaping, Ontario, Onaping Falls, Skead, Ontario, The Canadian Copper Company

Scope and Content

Book detailing a history of Sudbury, covering a span of pre-settlement to 1967.

Context

The book discusses the history of the Sudbury area as well as settlement and eventual organization into a town, later a city. The book is broken down into sections covering: 1. Description of the Sudbury District: location and area, climate 2. Resource Features: general geology, topography and drainage, surface water 3. Agriculture 4. Forestry: forest regions, forest cover types 5. Fish and Wildlife: hunting, fishing, trapping 6. Recreation and Tourism 7. Early History: settlement, ancient medical remedies, 8. Development of Industries: transportation, communications, hydro-electric power, forestry, mining, agriculture 9. Resource Development: wildlife, fish 10. Department of Lands and Forests Developmental Chronology, Expansion, and Operation 11. A Chronological Review of Historical Facts and Events

Collection

Sudbury History

Cataloged By

Dale Wilson

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Ministry of Natural Resources

Date(s) of Creation

1920 - 1972

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

A History of Sudbury Forest District

Description

Book detailing a history of Sudbury, covering a span of pre-settlement to 1967.

Creator

Ministry of Natural Resources

Date(s) of Creation

1967

Subjects

History, Fishing, Wildlife conservation, Hunting, Trapping, Lumber, Forestry, Mining, Conservation of natural resources

Notes

Signature of G. R. Stock on front cover

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32099

Dimensions

Width

6-3/4 in

Length

9-3/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Sudbury History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 6, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jan 6, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Sudbury History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Notes

Donated by George Stock

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on December 29th, 2020 by Dale Wilson, re-cataloged by Kat Bezaire on January 6th, 2022

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 6, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 7, 2022