Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL 00077
Title
North West Company Papers
Date(s)
- 1800-1818 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
(1779-1821)
Administrative history
Founded in 1779 in Montreal, the North West Company was in the fur-trading business in the Canadian (or British North American) North-West. In 1821, it merged with its main competitor, the Hudson's Bay Company.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of journals, including typed copies of portions of the transcript of the Selkirk Papers at Library and Archives Canada; inventories; invoices; an agreement standardizing wages and equipment of employees; and, manuscript notebooks containing accounts with First Nations.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca
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Language of material
- English
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Uploaded finding aid
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Institution identifier
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto