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Our holdings document the many facets of Ontario's diverse society and grow substantially every year.

Discover our collections by the numbers and some of the varied record formats we keep.


Record documenting the sale of land owned by Magnus Mowat in Scotland
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Record documenting the sale of land owned by Magnus Mowat in Scotland
June 30, 1522
Oliver Mowat family fonds
This is the oldest record in our collections
F 3-1-0-1
Archives of Ontario, I0034828


The Great War: My Experiences
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The Great War: My Experiences,
diary of Private John Mould
October 5, 1918 – March 1919
John Mould fonds
F 954, file 9
Archives of Ontario, I0073955

Order-in-Council appointing Alexander Fraser, Archivist of Ontario, July 8, 1903
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Order-in-Council appointing Alexander Fraser, Archivist of Ontario, July 8, 1903
Orders-in-Council issued by
Executive Council Office
RG 75-57, OC 47/154
Archives of Ontario, I0074000



Letter from Allan Grossman to Daniel G. Hill
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Letter from Allan Grossman to Daniel G. Hill
April 24, 1962
Daniel G. Hill fonds
F 2130-2-1-1
Archives of Ontario, I0073958



Portrait of unknown girl
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Portrait of unknown girl,
[ca. 1870s]
Alvin D. McCurdy fonds
F 2076-16-1-1
Archives of Ontario, I0026081


Flower Pot Island, 1953
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Flower Pot Island, 1953
Department of Travel and Publicity, Tourism promotion photographs
RG 65-35-3, 11764-X2862
Archives of Ontario, I0005559


Gord Downie, 1993
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Gord Downie, 1993
Globe and Mail fonds
F 4695-3
Archives of Ontario, I0054216

Section A-A, Thru Main Axis
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Section A-A, Thru Main Axis,
Architectural drawing of Science North, Sudbury, 1980
Moriyama and Teshima Architects fonds
F 2187-1-69
Archives of Ontario, I0030719

Cottage for E.J. Crow, Esquire in Muskoka
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Cottage for E.J. Trow, Esquire in Muskoka
Architectural drawing, [between 1920-1940]
Erik Schat Petersen fonds
F 4685-1
Archives of Ontario, I0054253

Le Canada ou Nouvelle France, &c
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Le Canada ou Nouvelle France, &c.
Tirée de diverses Relations des François, Anglois, Hollandois, &c
., by Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville,
[ca. 1660]
C-78, A0 4943
Archives of Ontario, I0030764


Fire Insurance Plan of Oshawa, Ontario
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Fire Insurance Plan of Oshawa, Ontario,
by Charles Edward Goad, July 1884
Fire Insurance Plan collection
C 234-1-276-1
Archives of Ontario, I0030327

Memoir of the Distinguished Mohawk Chief, Sachem and Warrior
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Memoir of the Distinguished Mohawk Chief, Sachem and Warrior, Capt. Joseph Brant: compiled from the most reliable and authentic records including a brief history of the principal events of his life with an appendix and portrait,
[by William E. Palmer]
Brantford, Ont.: C.E. Stewart, 1872
970.2 P34
Archives of Ontario Library Collection

Ontario Office of the Agent General
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Ontario Office of the Agent General
Sunny Ontario for British Girls
(front cover), [192?]
PAMPH nd S #24
Archives of Ontario Library Collection, I0073998

Untitled [Beadwork style], 2015
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Untitled [Beadwork style], 2015
Artist: Christi Belcourt
Acrylic on canvas
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 101282

Hon. James K. Bartleman [Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, 2002-2007], 2007
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Hon. James K. Bartleman [Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, 2002-2007], 2007
Artist: Cyril Leeper
Oil on linen
Government of Ontario Art Collection, 100459



People on the GO (1973)
RG 14-152-1-32
Archives of Ontario

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