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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada. I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private …
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1995]
- Reference Code
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Machine-readable data file
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Government record
- Map
- Plan
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 317
- S 23
- V 488
- Sous-Fonds
- M 317
- S 23
- V 488
- Accession Number
- 97, 90, 1155, 1270, 1386, 1396, 1487, 1500, 1539, 1552, 1848, 1877, 1911, 1969, 2140, 2147, 2185, 2267, 2342, 2360, 2365, 2382, 2530, 2539, 2683, 2749, 2819, 2938, 2971, 2979, 2990, 2994, 2977, 3026, 3067, 3120, 3238, 3296, 3344, 3368, 3381, 3403, 3458, 3466, 3473, 3624, 3678, 3765, 3783, 3847, 3875, 4008, 5018, 5054, 5085, 5114, 5141, 5222, 5321, 6015, 6372, 6373, 6404, 6410, 6423, 6444, 6699, 6756, 6924, 7057, 7061, 7228, 7351, 8134 (unproc) 7770, 7511, 2015.8407
- Reference Code
- M317 / S23 / V488
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Machine-readable data file
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Government record
- Map
- Plan
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Canadian Parks Service collection.
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1995]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,557 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies: col.; 35mm, 1 CD-ROM (556 digital scans). -- ca.55 sound recordings: audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. -- ca.2.5 m textual records. -- 9 motion pictures: si., b&w; 16mm
- History / Biographical
- Parks Canada administers national parks in Canada. The agency has been administered by several government departments and undergone numerous name changes over the years. Most recently it was known as the Canadian Parks Service. Parks Canada is responsible for the administration of mountain parks and, in some cases, townsites within these parks. Until 1990, it administered the town of Banff in Banff National Park. Parks Canada provides a variety of services to visitors and residents pertaining to interpretive and visitor information; trail, resource and wildlife management; fire protection, mountaineering search and rescue and avalanche control; facilities and utilities; townsite services etc.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada.
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilities; resource and wildlife development and management; visitor facilities; lodges, hotels and bungalow camps; warden and fire protection activities; Banff events; Norman Sanson trips and expeditions.
- I.B. Banff National Park warden service photographs, motion pictures and documentation pertaining to wardens, warden activities and cabins, wildlife management; ca.11,000 items. Series includes 2 National Parks Service motion pictures "Hunting without a gun",1930 and Stalking big game", 1930.
- I.C. Lantern slides, 2 sets (accn.3783); includes CPR lecture set, ca.1915, 145 items, and Canadian Rockies lecture set, ca.1920, 54 items, accompanied by lecture notes (stored with textual material M317).
- I.D. Cave and Basin project; copies of mainly snapshot prints acquired by the Cave and Basin restoration and re-development project, 1981-1985, from various individuals, 204 items.
- I.E. Yoho National Park collected photographs, ca.90 photographs : prints, pertain to Yoho National Park landscape, scenery, railway, places and facilities, including Field. Accompanied by 3 letters. Collected from numerous donors, including Kevin Hargadon, T. Lees, Ernie Plant, F. W. Yeats and Millie Adamson.
- I.F. Other, ca.90 items?; prints, transparencies, copy negatives, video recording. Includes: colour transparencies by Jack Holroyd and Bruce Gordon, 1966-1974, re Banff buildings and Protection Mountain mine; photographs of Bankhead, its people and activities used for project Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town by Ben Gadd, 1989; video recording, "Saskatchewan Glacier Clean-up 1994"; VHS cassette copy of National Parks of Canada films produced in the 1930s, including Winter Wonderland, Skiing at Lake Louise, Skiing in Cloudland, Sunshine and Powder Snow, When Winter Comes and "She Climbs to Conquer" by William J. Oliver featuring Georgia Engelhard and Swiss Guide, Ernest Feuz, 1932. CD-ROM includes scanned images from a photograph album "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park" ; Tom Boon's photographs of Mount Royal Hotel fire, 1967, and photograph of C.A. (Alfred) Boon, Union Oil representative at Field and Banff, 1935.
- II. Sound recordings series, 1977-1985, ca.55 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes. B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes). Project was conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Accompanied by report. C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies for Kootenay National Park and for the Park Museum, Banff, also recording pertaining to the Castleguard Caves.
- III. Textual records series, [ca.1887]-1994, ca.250 cm of textual records. Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor notebooks; and transcripts and ephemera pertaining to ceremonies and events. Reports pertain to archaeological sites and research, national parks history, warden service, coal mining in the Bankhead area, predator studies, Cave and Basin, Radium Hot Springs, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and other sites.
- Notes
- Original photograph album of the scanned images on CD-ROM is located in the Warden's office, Banff National Park Archival Room, cabinet 4, entitled "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park"
- Name Access
- Parks Canada
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park - Wardens
- Bankhead
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Government
- Natural resources
- Science and technology
- Surveying
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Separate finding aid database Parks Canada M317 S23 V488: file level description, includes processed and unprocessed
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic series description
- basic description for processed material
- basic description for Series I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection (accn.3783)
- accession record copies for unprocessed material
- sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings
- modern reference prints for Cave and Basin photographs
- Related Material
- Related records can be found in Rocky Mountains Park fonds (M410)
- Alpine hut registers for ACC huts managed for a time by Parks Canada are in M200 / I.C.1. Alpine Club of Canada, Hut and clubhouse registers
- Creator
- Parks Canada
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Textual records series. -- [ca.1887]-1994
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor not…
- Reference Code
- M317
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- III. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M317
- Physical Description
- ca.250 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor notebooks; and transcripts and ephemera pertaining to ceremonies and events. Reports pertain to archaeological sites and research, national parks history, warden service, coal mining in the Bankhead area, predator studies, Cave and Basin, Radium Hot Springs, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and other sites
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction and use is restricted for some records
- Finding Aid
- Partial inventory available in printed form
- Separate online database Parks Canada M317 V488 S23 Finding Aid
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series III of the Parks Canada fonds. Related records can be found in Rocky Mountains Park fonds (M410)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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Sound recordings series. -- 1977-1985
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes; B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes), conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, accompanied by report; C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies …
- Reference Code
- S23
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- II. Sound recordings
- Reference Code
- S23
- Physical Description
- ca.55 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes; B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes), conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, accompanied by report; C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies for Kootenay National Park and for the Park Museum, Banff, also recording pertaining to Castleguard Caves
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction and use is restricted
- Finding Aid
- Reference copies and printed list and tape summaries available
- Online database Parks Canada M317 V488 S23 Finding Aid
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series II of the Parks Canada fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and accompanying documentation
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Photographs series. -- 1903-1965
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Includes six sub-series: A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s- 1950s), ca.1750 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilitie…
- Reference Code
- V488
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- I. Photographs
- Reference Code
- V488
- Physical Description
- ca.13,000 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 7 motion pictures
- Scope & Content
- Includes six sub-series: A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s- 1950s), ca.1750 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilities; resource and wildlife development and management; visitor facilities; lodges, hotels and bungalow camps; warden and fire protection activities; Banff events; Norman Sanson trips and expeditions. B. Banff National Park warden service photographs, motion pictures and documentation pertaining to wardens, warden activities and cabins, wildlife management; ca.11,000 items. C. Lantern slides, 2 sets (accn.3783); includes CPR lecture set, ca.1915, 145 items, and Canadian Rockies lecture set, ca.1920, 54 items, accompanied by lecture notes. D. Cave and Basin project; copies of mainly snapshot prints acquired by the Cave and Basin restoration and re-development project, 1981-1985, from various individuals, 204 items; E. Other, ca.90 items; prints, transparencies, copy negatives and video recording of various content. Includes colour transparencies by Jack Holroyd and Bruce Gordon, 1966-1974, re Banff buildings and Protection Mountain mine; photographs of Bankhead, its people and activities used for project Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town by Ben Gadd, 1989; and video recording, "Saskatchewan Glacier Clean-up 1994"
- Access Restrictions
- Access requires permission of the Head Archivist. Reproduction and use is restricted for video recording and some photographs
- Finding Aid
- Preliminary inventory available in printed form for Banff National Park photograph collection
- Separate online database Parks Canada M317 V488 S23 Finding Aid
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series I of the Parks Canada fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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Mount Rundle [and Vermillion Lakes], Banff National Park
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a car parked with two people inside looking out over Vermillion Lakes towards Mount Rundle
- Date Range
- ca. 1928
- Reference Code
- v488 / 2 / c / na66 - 2366
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V488
- Reference Code
- v488 / 2 / c / na66 - 2366
- Date Range
- ca. 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a car parked with two people inside looking out over Vermillion Lakes towards Mount Rundle
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Politics and government
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- W.J. Oliver
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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"Buffalo Medicine" [charm]
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batc…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1922]
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
1 website
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- III. Textual records series
- Sous-Fonds
- M317
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 1
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1922]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (3 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm and 10.5 x 16.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batches of 10,000 and were popular collectors items. The first batch made in 1920 were made of alluminum, but the design was changed for the second and final issue. Includes a typed letter to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian regarding the charm and material related to early Park fire prevention ; the leaflet that accompanied a "Buffalo Medicine" charm ; a typed text page meant to accompany the charm while on display.
- Notes
- The charm and its original pouch are now housed in Heritage Collection.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Buffalo
- Correspondence
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire wardens
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Rocky Mountains Park
- Souvenir
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Charm held in Heritage Collection : 103.01.1043 a,b
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portrait of Fergus Lothian
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photographic portrait of Fergus Lothian taken by a member of his staff in July 1978 in Ottawa. The photo is signed by Lothian and dated in the bottom right corner. Also includes a handwritten note by Jim Sime outlining details of the photograph; Lothian gave the photo to Sime at …
- Date Range
- 1978
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.F. Other
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 1
- Date Range
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- William Fergus "Ferg" Lothian (1900-1993) worked for Parks Canada in Ottawa as Assistant Chief of the National Parks Service for 51 years before retiring in 1968. Following his retirement he accepted a contract from the Director of the National Parks Service to compile a difinitive history of national park development in Canada, which he completed in 1981.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photographic portrait of Fergus Lothian taken by a member of his staff in July 1978 in Ottawa. The photo is signed by Lothian and dated in the bottom right corner. Also includes a handwritten note by Jim Sime outlining details of the photograph; Lothian gave the photo to Sime at the National and Provincial Party Association gathering on 11 October 1978. Lothian was being presented the J.B. Harkin Medal in recoginition of his service and contribution to national park administration.
- Notes
- The photograph and note were accompanied by an envelope that had the same details as the note written on the front; the envelope was discarded.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Awards
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://parkscanadahistory.com/publications/history/lothian/eng/vol4/author.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Buffalo Badge Sketch
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 print of a sketch of a buffalo that was used for copper and bronze badge. These buffalo badges were used to mark paid entrance to the National Parks from 1925-1938 and were fixed to a car's front radiator with wire. This sketch shows a standing buffalo, a design used from 1932-19…
- Date Range
- 1977
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.F. Other
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 2
- Date Range
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 print of a sketch of a buffalo that was used for copper and bronze badge. These buffalo badges were used to mark paid entrance to the National Parks from 1925-1938 and were fixed to a car's front radiator with wire. This sketch shows a standing buffalo, a design used from 1932-1938. Also includes the envelope the print was stored in. Written on the front are details of what the sketch is of and that it was give to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian in 1977.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Buffalo
- Automobiles
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Forest Protection Division Photographs
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fig…
- Date Range
- 1915-1926
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1915-1926
- Physical Description
- 1 album (79 photographs : b&w ; 23.5 x 18.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fighting equipment ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Notes
- Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Fire wardens
- Forestry
- Government
- Horses
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Dominion Parks Branch Department of the Interior Portable Gasoline Pump Unit
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Date Range
- 1915-1921
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 2
- Date Range
- 1915-1921
- Physical Description
- 1 album (53 photographs : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Notes
- Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Fire wardens
- Forestry
- Government
- Horses
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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