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Record group consists of annual meeting minutes, committee records and minutes, financial records and other records pertaining to and created by the Department of Museum Volunteers at the Royal Ontario Museum.

Series consists of correspondence and reports related to ROM membership, as well as the minutes of various committees and member directories. Also included are membership statistics and the members’ lounge guest books.

Series consists of the minutes of the Education Committee and the Sub-committee on education, dating from October 22, 1934 to January 8, 1946.

Series consists of the preliminary and detailed reports of the Non-Curatorial Committee. The reports were presented to the Director’s Advisory Committee.

Records consist of newclippings about the ROM, information regarding programming such as the museumobiles and radio programmes.

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.

Series consists of correspondence, reports, and articles from the Far Eastern Department of the ROM, as well as other material on the collections and galleries.

Series consists of correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts created or collected by the Textile Department of the ROM.

Record group consists of correspondence and photographs from T. Cuyler Young.

The first letter, dated July 31, 1964 corresponds with the 5 photographs. It is addressed to Ian Montagnes from T. Cuyler Young in Azerbaijan. The letter describes an archaeological dig. The photographs are described by Young in the letter, and show Young at the dig site.

The second letter is dated March 28, 1965 addressed to Ian Montagnes from T. Cuyler Young. The letter was written in Tehran, Iran during another archaeological dig. Attached to the letter is a newspaper clipping, about a state visit to Canada of the Shahanshah and Emperess Farah.

Series 2 consists of committee records created by Ed Rogers in his capacity as head of the NWA department.
Series 3 consists of correspondence files created by Ed Rogers in his capacity as a curator.

Series consists of correspondence and reports relating to the Conservation Department.

Series consists of records relating to the ROM Library and Archives.

Series consists of the loan files of the Registration Department, as well as departmental correspondence and other records.

Series consists of records related to various ROM exhibitions, including catalogues, artifact lists, contract information, inter-institutional agreements, correspondence, publicity, and records related to social functions. The exhibitions represented in the fonds include the following: temporary in-house exhibits; traveling exhibits; exhibits mounted with the cooperation of other institutions; and proposed exhibits which were never presented by the ROM.

The fonds also includes records related to the operation of the Exhibition and Programmes department, including subject files, research files, and departmental correspondence.

Series consists of administrative forms, pamphlets, gallery guides, and other material printed by the ROM’s Publication Services, as well as lists of publications and print jobs.

Series contains the publications of the Royal Ontario Museum Foundation. The majority of these items are related to the Renaissance ROM campaign and renovations.

Publications are organized in the categories below and are stored in folders based on these categories. A copy of this finding aid is stored with the items.

Series consists of two ROM attendance books, dated July 1965-June 1973 and July 1973- July 1976. They document visitors to the ROM.

Series consists of the research files of V.B. Meen and A.D. Tushingham, created during their examination of the crown jewels of Iran, and subsequent publication of their book Crown Jewels of Iran. Records include research material, photographs, draft copies of the book, and correspondence.

Also present are gem cards that include information such as object name and type of gem, colour, size, cut, and remarks. Some also include a small black and white photograph of the item.

In 1982 the Outreach Department began to offer French Language Services at the ROM. With the passage of the French Language Services Act in November 1986, a new position “Coordinator of French Language Services” was created. In 1988 a French language interpretation unit was established within the Exhibit Design Services department. The responsibility of this new unit was to provide French translation for all ROM exhbitions.