154. RG 49 Legislative Offices.
770.75 linear feet.
155. RG 49 Series I-7-B-2.
Sessional Papers. - 1867- . - 146 linear feet
(356 Boxes).
BACKGROUND.
Since 1867, the Sessional Papers of the Legislative Assembly
of Ontario have dealt with a wide variety of matters raised
in the Legislature. Depending on the decision of the government,
such papers were either published or remained unpublished.
CONTENT.
RG 49 Series I-7-B-2 holds the surviving Sessional Papers,
both printed and unprinted, tabled in the Legislature between
1867 and the present. The various indices to this series
are outlined below. However, researchers should also check
the Journals and Debates of the Legislative Assembly for
possible leads to material on Native people, as the series
indices are not always accurate. Among useful headings to
watch for are "Indians" and "Lands".
For example, the following heading appears in the General
Index to the Journals and Sessional Papers 1901-1912 which
is available in the Reading Room:
Indian Treaties and Claims:
"2. Return ordered, of correspondence, etc., regarding
settlement of Indian Claim, Treaty No. 9, with copy of
Treaty (1906), 97. Presented, 213. (Sessional Papers No.
71) Not printed."
The full entry in the Table of Contents for the List of
Sessional Papers 1906 reads:
"No. 71. Return to an Address of His Honour
The Lieutenant-Governor, of the ninth day of March, 1906,
praying that he will cause to be laid before the House a
Return of copies of all papers and correspondence regarding
the settlement of the Indian claim of Northern Ontario,
known as Treaty No. 9, together with a copy of the Treaty
as finally agreed upon. Presented to the Legislature, 6th
April, 1906. Mr. Ross. Not Printed."
If it had been published, it would be on microfilm group
B 97 (see the entry on Ontario Government Publications in
the Archives publiques de l'Ontario Library, Special Collections,
below). As it is an unpublished Sessional Paper, the researcher
would order the original with the following citation:
RG 49 Series I-7-B-2. Unpublished sessional paper
#71 [1906].
Again, it is important to note that not all Sessional Papers
have survived to find refuge in this series.
FINDING AID.
Printed cumulative indices to the Legislative Assembly Sessional
Papers and Journals 1867-1927 are available in the Archives
Reading Room. These list both printed and unprinted sessional
papers. Supplementing these volumes is a binder containing
copies of the annual indices taken from the Journals of
the Legislative Assembly for 1928 to the present. Unprinted
Sessional Papers can also be found by consulting the RG
49 Series I-7-B-1 indices 1869-1926 (Vols. 1-55) which provides
a year by year index. Researchers should also check RG 8
Series I-1-T for lists of Sessional Papers presented during
the various Sessions of the Legislature.
MICROFILM VERSION AVAILABLE? The Unprinted
Sessional Papers have not been microfilmed. The Printed
Sessional Papers 1825-1923 (Appendices 1825-1859) have been
microfilmed. See the entry for the Archives publiques de
l'Ontario Library in the Special Collection section below.
ACCESS Open.
156. RG 49 Series I-7-F-2.
Petitions. - 1867-1933. - 50 linear feet (146
Boxes).
BACKGROUND.
This series consists of petitions addressed to the Lieutenant-Governor
and Legislative Assembly of Ontario on a wide variety of
matters.
CONTENT.
There is no easy entry to this series for researchers seeking
references to Native people or to such topics as "Indian
lands". Relevant material is much more likely to be
found in the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development records (see entry for Diffusion Microfilm D
9) or in the Crown Lands (RG 1) and Provincial Secretary
(RG 8) records. The petitions, in fact, have been removed
from the latter Record Group.
FINDING AID.
Apart from a brief entry in the Finding Aid, there is no
index as such to the petitions. Researchers should check
the petition register books, RG 49 Series I-7-F-3 for possible
leads. Another source of information are the Petition Wrappers
1867-1928, RG 49 Series I-7-F-1, which were removed from
the outside of the documents and filed separately. These
wrappers often contain endorsements noting the history of
the petition and how it was disposed of.
MICROFILM VERSION AVAILABLE? None.
ACCESS Open.
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