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1850-1980, predominant 1850-1960 (Creation)
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ca. 45 m of textual records ca. 327 plans ca. 90 blueprints 153 bound assessment rolls ca. 20 maps
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This Corporation was formally incorporated in 1850 as the Town of Peterborough. In 1905 it was re-incorporated as a city.
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Fonds was genereated and maintained by various City Council and Committees, municipal departments and agencies within the Corporation, since 1850.
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Fonds consists of records generated by the Corporation of the City of Peterborough. Series include: original minute books of Town and City Council (1850-1960), minutes and reports of municipal, committees such as: Depression Relief Committee, Peterborough Town Trust, Parks Committee, Titanic Relief Committee, Hunter Street Bridge Committee (1861-1960), legal agreements entered into by the City (1907-1970), bylaw books (1850-1960); blueprints for the Hunter Street Bridge (1918), blueprints and architectural drawing for the Inverlea Bridge (1909), architectural drawing for bandshell in Victoria Park (ca. 1875); minute book (1899-1908), fire log, constitution and bylaws of the Peterborough Fire Brigade (1888-1925); fire log books, reports and other records of the Peterborough Fire Department (1908-1964); scrapbooks, committee minutes, reports, diaries, maps and photographs relating to the Peterborough Parks and Recreation Department (1947-1984); records of the Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee, Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives and other City cultural and heritage organizations; blueprints and architectural drawings generated through the City Planning Department; 200 surveys, subdivision plans and lot plans ; minute books of Peterborough Library Board (1910-1972), Library accession registers (1911-1953); records of the Peterborough Mechanics Institute (1868-1921); some records of the Peterborough Utilities Commission. The fonds also include records of the Civic Athletic Awards Committee and Finance Department. Fonds is comprised of the following series: City Clerk Planning Department Engineering Department Peterborough Fire Department Peterborough Public Library Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee Parks and Recreation Department Peterborough Utilities Commission Peterborough Athletic Awards Committee
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Freedom of Information restrictions apply to some material in this fonds.
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Finding aids and a repository guide are available in City Archives.
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Accruals are scheduled.