What Kinds of Private Records Does the Archives of Ontario Collect?
Daniel G. Hill at home with family [ca. 1958]
Daniel G. Hill photographic files
Black and white print
Reference code: F 2130-9-2-11
Archives of Ontario, I0027965
The Archives of Ontario holds the records of over 2600 private individuals, businesses,
clubs and associations, and labour and political organizations that have significance
in the history of the province.
Families and Individuals
For a family or individual, your donation might include:
- correspondence
- letters and diaries
- photographs
- albums
- documentary art
- emails
- sound and moving images
- digital photographs and documents
- maps and plans
- scrapbooks
Examples already in our collection include:
- records from individuals and families such as, former premier John P. Robarts, human rights advocate and historian, Daniel G. Hill, and the McLaughin family
Businesses, Associations and Organizations
For a business, association or organization, your donation might include:
- articles of incorporation
- executive board and committee minutes
- by-laws
- correspondence and memoranda
- planning documents
- summary financial documents
- reports
- emails
- maps and plans
- sound and moving images
- digital photographs and documents
- documentary art
- newsletters
- directories
- databases
- photographs
- press releases
- staff files and more
Examples already in our collection include:
- corporate records from companies like the T. Eaton Co. Ltd. and the architectural firm Moriyama and Teshima Architects and Planners
- records from associations such as the Ontario Society of Artists, and Provincial Council of Women of Ontario