Collection search - Office of the Marine Historian [textual record, technical drawing, graphic material, sound recording]

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Office of the Marine Historian [textual record, technical drawing, graphic material, sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

[ca. 1878-1976].

Reference:

R184-24-7-E, RG12-B-16, RG12M 82303/29

Type of material:

Textual material, Architectural and technical drawings, Art, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

133916

Context of this record:

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Department of Transport fonds

Office of the Marine Historian
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Series includes:

91 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1878-1976].

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.0 m of textual records
54 technical drawings : chiefly blackline prints, some blueline prints ; 105 x 210 cm or smaller.
1 print : col. ; 61 x 33 cm.
5 audio reels (5 h)

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, German
Accession:

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Records of Thomas Appleton, former Marine Historian [sound recording]

[Thomas E. Appleton collection of copies of ships plans] [technical drawing, graphic material]
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Series consists of records collected by T.E. Appleton as Marine Historian of Transport Canada from ca.1966-1976. This series contains copies of Thomas Appleton's articles as well as of various talks he gave during his career. Most of the documents relate to Coast Guard ships, lighthouses, safety at sea and Canadian sea ports.

Series also includes Appleton's collection of copies of ships plans, and one print of the proposed new style for the Canadian Coast Guard crest.

Sound recordings include the following: speeches made by Thomas Appleton; comments by Appleton to accompany photographs (or possibly slides?) of Canadian Icebreakers; a radio program entitled Those Were the Days, about the C.D. Howe, Canadian Medical Supply Ship for the Eastern Artic, with Appleton and others; and an interview on CBC Radio with Appleton.
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Appleton, Thomas E

Canada. Board of Steamship Inspection

Canadian Marine Transportation Administration. Marine Historian
Biography/Administrative history:

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Appleton, Thomas E : Marine Historian Thomas Appleton was born in Scotland and pursued a career in the Merchant Navy before obtaining his engineering degree in 1936. During World War II, he was captain of a ship whose mission was to detect mines and escort other ships in the North Sea and the English Channel. After the war, he served as chief engineer and this brought him to Canada in 1953 as a member of the technical staff of the chief marine engineer.

In 1960, Appleton joined the marine services branch of the Department of Transport, where he worked in operational and regulatory activities, before holding a position in marine administration. He was then put in charge of the Marine Historian's Office. In addition to publishing various articles on marine history, he was also responsible for answering letters from researchers in marine history. His main contribution is his book Usque ad Mare on the history of the marine service and the Canadian Coast Guard.

Finding aid:

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(Electronic) Finding aid 12-74 is a computer generated box list. 12-74

Technical drawings, graphic material (Paper) Finding aid consists of an item listing, arranged alphabetically by name of ship, where given. RG12M 82303-29 Finding aid available in main reference room. (90: Open)

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General note:

RG12M 82303/29: These ships plans were collected from the record holdings of Transport Canada, such as the Office of Steamship Inspection. Others probably were copied from archival repositories in the United Kingdom and Canada although the items are not stamped to show ownership of originals.

Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Physical description note:

RG12M 82303/29: Technical drawings: Item, microfiche, and Transport Canada Library call numbers are written in pencil on verso. Items #10-12, 33, 42-44 are stamped: Dept. of Transport, Board of Steamship Inspection.

Note on the state of conservation:

RG12M 82303/29: Technical drawings: Some of the blueline prints are fading.

Custodial history:

RG12M 82303/29 was transferred in Nov. 1982 from the Federal Archives Division, accession 1980-81/015. The Appleton collection was in the custody of the Transport Canada Library before being transferred to the FED.

Language note:

RG12M 82303/29: The text of items #49-53 is in German. There is an English translation in the finding aid.

Cartographic math data:

RG12M 82303/29: Technical drawings: Scales [1:48] and [1:96].

Copy/version note:

RG12M 82303/29: Items #1-7, 10-14, 25-27, 30-31, 33-35, 37-38, 40, 42-44, 49-53 have been microfilmed. The NMC microfiche numbers are listed in the finding aid.

Accruals:

Further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Six drawings by Appleton may be found in Picture division accession 1983-009 (MIKAN 17589). Researchers should also consult volumes 2761 and 1762 within this fonds (RG12), which contain the general correspondence concerning marine history.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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(1982-11-08)
1980-81/015 GAD
1982-0257 MISA
82303/29 CA
R184
RG12
RG12M 82303/29

Former archival reference no.:

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RG12-B-16
RG12M 82303/29

Other accession no.:

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1982-0257 MISA
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG12] 3855--3859

[Consultation 90 Open]

Architectural: technical drawings

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC103944--NMC103949;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC117554;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC119258--NMC119262;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC141896;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC141898;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC156183;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC158779;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC159114--NMC159117;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC159129;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC169473--NMC169475;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC196273--NMC196275;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC196521--NMC196522;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC196529--NMC196547;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC50752--NMC50757;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC51322;

[Consultation 90 Open]

NMC98154;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [RG12M 82303/29] 2001122494--2001122495

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000022288 Item no. assigned by LAC 37--55

[Consultation 90 Open]

2001122494 Item no. assigned by LAC 1--18

[Consultation 90 Open]

2001122495 Item no. assigned by LAC 19--36

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

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Technical drawings, graphic material: Copyright belongs to the Crown. Credit Library and Archives Canada.
Sound recordings: Reproduction with written permission of copyright holder(s). There are no donor restrictions.

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