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Duncan Campbell Scott's James Bay journal [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1905-1906

Reference:

R216-697-X-E, RG10-B-8-v

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

159455

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Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds

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Duncan Campbell Scott's James Bay journal
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Series includes:

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Date(s):

1905-1906

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.02 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of a journal of trips to James Bay undertaken by Duncan Campbell Scott, June 30 to September 6, 1905 and May 22 to August 16, 1906 in his capacity as one of the two federal government commissioners to negotiate Treaty 9.

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Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862-1947

Biography/Administrative history:

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Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862-1947 : Duncan Campbell Scott (born at Ottawa, 2 August 1862; died 19 December 1947) was first employed as an Extra Clerk in the office of the Indian Commissioner from December 1879 to March 1880, and then served briefly in the Department of the Interior. He was appointed to a permanent position in the Civil Service by Order in Council, effective 8 October 1880. He served as a Clerk in the Accounts Branch of the Department of Indian Affairs, rising to the position of Chief Clerk in 1893. He was appointed Secretary of the Department in 1896 and classified Chief Accountant in 1908. The following year, the position of Superintendent of Indian Education was added to his responsibilities. In October 1913 he was appointed Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, a post he held until his superannuation in 1932.

Scott was, at various times, a governor of the Dominion Drama Festival and the Canadian Writer's Foundation, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature of Great Britain, and president of the Canadian Author's Association, the Ottawa Drama League, and the Royal Society of Canada.

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(Electronic) Finding aid 10-1 is a computer generated volume list. 10-1

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Availability of other formats note:

A reference copy of volume 1028 is available on microfilm reel T-1460.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Related records may also be found in the private papers found in the Duncan Campbell Scott fonds (MIKAN 104689, MG30-D100).

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T-1460 : microfilm copies Copy No. 1
T-1460 : microfilm copies Copy No. 2
T-1460 : microfilm copies Copy No. 3
T-1460 : microfilm copies Copy No. 4

Source:

Government

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RG10-B-8-v
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG10] 1028

[Consultation 90 Open]

Microfilm reel [RG10] T-1460

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10