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1885-1931 (Creation)
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- Ontario Provincial Museum
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2 volumes of textual records (15 centimetres)
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The Ontario Provincial Museum was a provincial museum established by the Federal Government in 1896, and was housed on the third floor of the Toronto Normal School building at St. James Square.
The collections of the Ontario Provincial Museum were transferred from the Canadian Institute (now the Royal Canadian Institute), after originally being donated in the 1880s by Canadian Institute Curator, David Boyle. Boyle would later become a Curator of Archaeology in 1896, after leaving the Canadian Institute in 1895. In 1901, Boyle would agree to become the Superintendent of the Museum, a position that was held by him until his death in 1911. That same year, Dr. Rowland B. Orr was named archaeological curator and Superindentant of the position. Orr held the positions until the closure of the Museum, and his death in 1933.
The Ontario Provincial Museum was a beacon of archaeological research and museum work between 1896 and 1930. In 1929, the museum began to financially struggle and was officially closed in 1933. Its collections were dispersed amongst the Royal Ontario Museum and other regional museums
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Series consists of two volumes recording the ethnological and archaeological collections of the former Provincial Museum that was housed in the Normal School building.
The first volume consists of a visitors’ book for 1889 to 1896, as well as an accession register for 1885-1897. The second volume is an accession register for 1885-1931.
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Orignials are fragile; researchers must use reference copies available in Registration.
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- Boyle, David (Subject)
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3/10/2023 E. Thomas (Creation)