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Searching

• Searching the Archives Descriptive Database
• Search by Browsing Record Creators
• Advanced Search Options
  • Advanced Search - Files and Items
  • Advanced Search - Groups of Archival Records
  • Advanced Search - Record Creators
• Navigate This Group of Records

Understanding Search Results

• How Archival Records Are Organized
• Keyword Search Results
• Files and Items
  • Brief Search Results for Files and Items
  • List for a Group of Archival Records
  • Full Display for the Description of a File/Item
• Groups of Archival Records
  • Brief Search Results for Groups of Archival Records
  • Description of Government Records Series
  • Description of Government Sub-series
  • Description of a Group of Records
• Record Creators
  • Brief Search Results for Records Creators
  • Ontario Government Agency History
  • Description of a Record Creator

Emailing Descriptions and Viewing Archival Records

• Selecting and Emailing Selected Descriptions
• Requesting and Viewing Archival Records

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Related Topics

• Requesting and Viewing Archival Records
• Selecting and Emailing Selected Descriptions

List for a Group of Archival Records

You may view a list of the files and items that make up a group of archival records.

Files and items include records in all media including paper files and volumes, photographs, maps, architectural drawings, documentary art, sound recordings, and moving images such as video and films.

The information provided in the brief results list may include reference codes, the title of the file or item, a physical description (e.g. 1 file of textual records, 1 architectural drawing), the date the file/item was created, and ordering information.

Click on a title for a full description of the file or item, including information about possible restrictions on access and ordering information.

For information on ordering archival records, please see, please see Viewing Archival Records.

You may also save file and item descriptions from this page. Saved descriptions can then be sent to an email account or saved as a file on your computer. For detailed information on how to save search results, see Saving and Emailing Selected Records.