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Purchases and Facilities Department [textual record]

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Date:

1932-1970

Reference:

R1202-44-1-E, RG70-6

Type of material:

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

159823

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Air Canada fonds

Purchases and Facilities Department
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Series includes:

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

1932-1970

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

4.2 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English, French

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Series consists of records created and maintained by the Purchases and Facilities and its predecessors. The series includes records from the office of the Vice President, equipment procurement records, and DC-8 and DC-9 aircraft contracts.

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Air Canada. Purchasing and Facilities Department

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Air Canada. Purchasing and Facilities Department : In 1946 the Purchases and Facilities Department was known as the Facilities and Supply Control Department and was headed by a Director. In 1952, the successor Purchases and Stores Department had the following responsibilities: "to procure equipment (excluding new aircraft) and supplies required for the Company's operations; to provide efficient storage for stocks of materials at strategic locations; to supply the requirements of using departments promptly from stock; and to recover or dispose of surplus of obsolete items." The name of this department was changed to the Purchasing and Facilities Department in 1970. The name of this department, now headed by a Vice President, was renamed the Purchasing and Supply Department in 1977. Condensed History of the Company. Unpublished draft in the possession of the RG70 archivist, prepared for/by Air Canada, Office of the President, Montreal, Que., 15 May 1967, p.4.

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Private

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RG70-6
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