Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory fonds

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
B1980-0005/001(02) Accounts of the Observatory File 1853-1879
B1980-0005/001(06) Index of all Orders in Council in relation to the observatory (copy) File 1853-1865
B1980-0005/001(09) Canada. Executive Council. Report of Committee (copy) File 5 Feb 1857
B1980-0005/001(11) University of Toronto. Senate. Report of committee on question of re-establishing of a chair in Meteorology File 22 May 1855
B1980-0005/001(17) T.E. Berkley Smith to John Langton File 7 Apr 1879
B1980-0005/001(23) J. Langton to Z.A. Lash File 25 Apr 1881
B1980-0005/001(25) Z.A. Lash to J. Langton File 2 June 1881
B1980-0005/001(27) Unkonwn to J. Langton, 10 Aug 1881 enclosing letter from Department of Marine and Fisheries, 9 Aug 1881 File 1881
B1980-0005/001(30) Z.A. Lash to J. Langton File 18 Jan 1882
B1980-0005/001(31) J.A. Macdonell to J. Langton File 6 Apr 1882
B1980-0005/001(32) J.A. Macdonell to J. Langton File 29 July 1882
B1980-0005/001(01) Hodgins, J.G., Schools and Colleges, III (1792-1910), 387-394 (excerpts) File n.d.
B1980-0005/001(03) Instruments in use at the Observatory File 11 Apr 1853
2 Legal documents Series 1853-1882
B1980-0005/001(08) Canada. Executive Council. Report of Committee (copy) File 9 Feb 1856
B1980-0005/001(10) Canada. Executive Council. Report of Committee (copy) File 21 Dec 1865
B1980-0005/001(12) University of Toronto. Senate (?) Report of committee appointed to enquire into the past history and present position of the observatory File 5 June 1879
B1980-0005/001(13) University of Toronto. Senate. Reports of a commitee appointed to negotiate with the Canadian Government re the observatory File ca. 1882
4 Correspondence and letterbooks Series 1853-1885
B1980-0005/001(15) Extract from letterbook, folio III, office of the Audior General of Canada File n.d.
B1980-0005/001(18) J.A. Macdonell to J. Langton, 29 July 1880 with enclosure; copy of F.H. Lefroy to J.A. Macdonnell File 29 July 1880
B1980-0005/001(19) F. lefroy to J.A. Macdonell File 2 Aug 1880
B1980-0005/001(21) Z.A. Lash to J. Langton File 28 Jan 1881
B1980-0005/001(24) Z.A. Lash to J. Langton File 23 May 1881
B1980-0005/001(29) Z.A. Lash to J. Langton, enclosing copy of W. Smith Z.A. Lash, undated File 12 Dec 1881
B1980-0005/001(36) William Mulock to Bursar, 25 Sept 1884, enclosing a note to J. Langton, n.d., J.A. Macdonell to Langton, 16 July 1884, and J.A. Macdonell to J. Langton, 16 July 1884 File 1884
B1980-0005/001(39) J. A. Macdonell to J. Langton File 28 Jan 1885
B1980-0005/001(26) Z.A. Lash to J. Langton File 7 July 1881
B1980-0005/001(28) Z.A. Lash to J. Langton File 14 Oct 1881
B1980-0005/001(33) Col. C.E. Gzowski to J. Langton File 4 Sept 1882
B1980-0005/001(35) J.A. Macdonell to J. Langton, 3 Oct 1882 and 4 Oct 1882, with copy of G.M. Wells to J.A. Macdonell, 4 Oct 1882 File Oct 1882
B1980-0005/001(37) A. Baker (Registrar) to J. Langton File 4 Oct 1884
B1980-0005/001(38) Col. C.E. Gzowski to J. Langton File 17 Oct 1884
1 Historical and informational files Series 1792-1879
B1980-0005/001(04) Indenture between the federal government of Canada and the University of Toronto, releasing and surrendering to the Canadian government all rent or claim to rent from property occupied by the observatory File 1882
B1980-0005/001(14) Note re status of path across observatory property File n.d.
B1980-0005/001(22) Z.A. Lash to J. Langton File 21 Apr 1881
B1980-0005/001(05) Indenture proclaiming the right of the Government of Canada to manage the Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory File 1882
3 Reports Series 1855-1882
B1980-0005/001(07) Canada. Executive Council. Report of Committee (copy) File 21 Mar 1855
B1980-0005/001(16) British Secretary for War and Colonies, Duke of Newcastle to Governor Genreal Lord Elgin enclosing copy of Treasury Minute File 4 Mar 1853
B1980-0005/001(20) Z.A. Lash to Chief Justice Moss, including enclosure File 28 Oct 1881
B1980-0005/001(34) J.A. Macdonell to J. Langton File 22 Sept 1882