Archives of Manitoba - Genealogical Guide - The Fur Trade 1892

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Series RG3/40A/1 covers current employees for 1924. Series RG3/40/2 covers employees who had retired, resigned, been dismissed, or died. May include date and place of birth, marital status, dates and locations of employment, capacity, wages, etc. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Memorandum of Service Records Ref: RG3 / 40B / 1 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1930's Content: Alphabetical arrangement. Summaries of employee service with the Company. Documents employees who had been dismissed, retired from service or died. Sources date from the 1930's and appear to have been copied from earlier documents. May include name, date of birth, place of birth, date of appointment, marital status, number of family members, capacity, where stationed, dates of service, wages etc. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Staff Records of Service (Forms F.T. 69) Ref: RG3 / 40C / 1 - 2 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1921-1936 Content: Alphabetical by surname. There are two categories of records: RG3/40C/1: Employees actively in service, c. 1936, employees who's surname begins with A-Y and RG3/40C/2: employees who had been dismissed, died or retired c. 1936; employees whose surname begins with M-Z. (A-L volume missing). May include name, date and place of birth, date of appointment, marital status, previous employment, references, age at entering service, reason for leaving service, dates of service, post/district, position, remuneration, outfit, general suitability. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Staff Records of Service (Forms F.T. 77) Ref: RG3 / 40D / 1-2 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1930's Content: Similar to Staff Records of Service (RG3/40C/1-2), although information is more detailed and includes education, nationality of spouse and personal ability. There are two categories of records: RG3/40D/1: Employees A-Y, dismissed, died or retired, before 1938 and RG3/40D/2: Employees A-W, dismissed, died or retired, after 1938. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Personnel Dossiers - General Ref: RG3 / 41A Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1930 - 1958 Content: Information on Departmental employees. May include applications, letters of reference, assessment interviews, contracts, medical and dental records, MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) tests, ratings, termination interviews, correspondence with District Managers, etc. Also includes a History Sheet which gives name of spouse and names and birth dates of children. Finding Aids: nominal index available at Archives of Manitoba Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: some restrictions may apply; contact HBCA for more information Title: Personnel Dossiers - War Casualties Ref: RG3 / 41B Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1939 - 1945 Content: May include letters from employees while they were with the forces and newspaper accounts of their deaths. Also included in this series is a Record of Enlisted Staff which provides information about each enlisted employee's military service, number and age of children and if married since enlisting. Photographs removed from dossiers are now in HBCA Photograph Collection. Finding Aids: card index available at the Archives of Manitoba Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: some restrictions may apply; contact us for more information [To Menu] Miscellaneous Personnel Records, 1924 - 1970 Include Staff Ledgers, Pension Records, Records of Commissioned Officers and Personnel Division records. Dates of materials range from 1924 - 1959 and vary for each category. Records are subdivided into the following categories: Title: Staff Ledgers Ref: RG3 / 38 / 1 - 2 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1946 - 1947 Content: Alphabetical by surname. Includes name, post, marital status, number of dependents, date of birth, date of children's birth, earnings, board and lodging allowance, unemployment insurance contributions, etc. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Pension Records Ref: RG3 / 42 / 1 - 2 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1924 - 1940 Content: Includes date of birth, date entering service, date of leaving service or date of death. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Records of Commissioned Officers Ref: RG3 / 43 / 1 - 3 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1927 - 1940 Content: In 1927 the Company decided to revive the practice of granting commissions to certain employees of the Fur Trade Department. These honorary appointments were awarded to four ranks: Trader, Chief Trader, Factor and Chief Factor. Records include the following categories: RG3/43/1: Register of Commissioned Officers, 1927-1940; RG3/43/2: Indentures, 1929-1936; RG3/43/3: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1927-1934. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Miscellaneous Personnel Records Ref: RG3 / 47 / 1 - 4 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1934 - 1959 Content: An abundance of personal family details may be found in these files. There are four categories of records in this series: RG3/47/1: Presentations. Trays and Spoons, 1934-1959; RG3/47/2: Staff Arrangements, Outfits 274-289; RG3/47/3: Policy Manual, 1942-1945; RG3/47/4: Memoranda, c. 1955. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Income Tax Papers Ref: RG3 / 85 / 1 - 8 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1923 - 1929 Content: Documents employees of the Fur Trade districts, the Fur Trade Depots and the Alberta & Arctic Transportation, liable to pay income tax. Temporary employees, who may not appear in personnel records, are documented here. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none [To Menu] District Personnel Records There is an abundance of information in the District Personnel Records. These are readily accessed once the place of employment is known. Northern Canada was divided into districts to facilitate the administration of the Hudson's Bay Company Fur Trade Department. District names were linked to geographical location so they could be easily identified with the help of a map. Associated with each District was the number of the Outfit. The Outfit was the fiscal year of the fur trade. In celebration of its 250th anniversary in 1920, the HBC began to number outfits from its founding in 1670. These records are classified by district. Title: James Bay Officers' & Servants' Accounts, Outfits 260 - 264 Ref: RG3 / 17B / 1 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1929-1936 Content: Accounts of District employees, arranged by outfit year and then alphabetically. Employee address and salary is given, as well as a chronological listing of financial transactions with the Company. Customer accounts are listed at the end of each outfit. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: James Bay Staff Records of Service Ref: RG3 / 17C / 1 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1929-1936 Content: Arranged alphabetically. Includes date and place of birth, dates entered and left service, previous employment, references, marital status, number of children and a summary of career (location, position, rating, remarks on general suitability). Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Keewatin Officers' & Servants' Accounts, Outfits 252 - 262 Ref: RG3 / 18B / 1 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1921-1932 Content: Accounts of District Employees, arranged alphabetically and then by outfit year. Includes employee address and chronological listing of financial transactions with the Company. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Nelson River District Officers' & Servants' Accounts, Outfits 255 - 266 Ref: RG3 / 20B / 1 - 2 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1925-1936 Content: Accounts of District Employees, arranged by outfit year and then alphabetically. Includes employee name, address and a chronological listing of financial transactions with the Company. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Saskatchewan District Officers' & Servants' Accounts, Outfits 253 - 264 Ref: RG3 / 24B / 1 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1923-1934 Content: Accounts of District employees, arranged by outfit year and then alphabetically. Includes employee name, address, salary and a chronological listing of financial transactions with the Company. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Superior-Huron District Officers' & Servants' Accounts, Outfits 263 - 267 Ref: RG3 / 25A / 1 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1933-1937 Content: Accounts of District Employees, arranged by outfit year and then alphabetically. Includes employee name, address, salary and a chronological listing of financial transactions with the Company. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Ungava District, Staff Records, A - S Ref: RG3 / 26G / 1 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: c. 1936 Content: Includes date and place of birth, dates entered and left service, marital status, number of dependents, previous employment, references, reason for leaving service, summary of career (location, position and salary), rating and remarks on general suitability. The name and address of next of kin may also be included. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Western Arctic District, Staff Records, B - W Ref: RG3 / 27D / 1 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: mid 1930's Content: Includes date and place of birth, dates entered and left service, marital status, number of dependents, previous employment, references, reason for leaving service, summary of career (location, position and salary), rating and remarks on general suitability. The name and address of next of kin may also be given. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none [To Menu] Revillon Fr�res Revillon Fr�res Trading Co. Ltd. merged with the HBC in 1936. Two files provide information on Revillon Fr�res employees. Title: Revillon Fr�res - Personnel Ref: RG2 / 7 / 548 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1935 - 1941 Content: Correspondence and papers relating to the merger and the subsequent employment of Revillon Fr�res personnel with the Hudson's Bay Company, or retirement (depending on what option they chose). Information includes travel arrangements and cash settlements. Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none Title: Revillon Fr�res - Personnel Summaries Ref: RG2 / 7 / 549 Microfilm: not filmed Dates: 1935 - 1936 Content: Correspondence between Revillon Fr�res Trading Company and their employees regarding merger with the Hudson's Bay Company and the offer made to them (cash settlements and travel arrangements). Finding Aids: yes Type of Material: textual Access Conditions: none [To Menu]