Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Photographic Services Still Photography Records series
General material designation
- Graphic material
Parallel title
Description type
Public
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
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Series
Repository
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1945-1996 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
Extent to be determined at completion of records processing.
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
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Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Custodial history
Photo Services transferred some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in accession in 1955 : 381 (Photo R) (December 1955)
Jack Kloczko, Director of Records Management, Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation transferred some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in accession in 1997: R1997-100 (March 13, 1997)
Alan Mills, photo librarian with Tourism Saskatchewan, transferred some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in 1997: R1997-336 (September 5, 1997); R1998-289 (October 14, 1998)
Kathy Cain, Tourism Saskatchewan transferred some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in one accession in 1999: R1999-293 (October 14, 1999).
Scope and content
This series consists of records created, accumulated and used by the Photographic Services Agency of the Government of Saskatchewan. The series includes records created by the Visual Education Branch of the Department of Education, the Department of Travel and Information, the Department of Industry and Information, and subsequent government departments. Subject matter of the images includes: people, places and events in Saskatchewan; scenic views; towns and cities; government buildings; the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly; government officials, including Members of Legislative Assembly, Cabinet ministers and premiers; portraits of civil servants; industry; Royal visits; recreation; and copy work for other government departments.
Notes area
Physical condition
Records are in good physical condition.
Immediate source of acquisition
Photographic/Art Division, Executive Council transferred some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in accession in 1971: 980 (Photo R) (1971); 1201b (Photo R) (May 1, 1974); R1978-490 (December 1, 1978); R1980-916 (March 1, 1980); R1981-265 (1981)
Photographic Services Agency in the Department of Revenue, Supply and Services transferred some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in accession in 1982: R1982-554 (November 26, 1982)
Photographic Services Agency, Department of Supply and Services transferred some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in accession in 1985: R1985-179 (May 8, 1985); R1985-350 (September 10, 1985); R1985-470 (November 19, 1985); R1987-442 (November 17, 1987)
Ray Christensen, manager of the Photographic Services Agency, Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation transferred some of these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives in accession in 1988: R1988-263 (August 25, 1988); R1988-265 (August 26, 1988); R1990-032 (February 2, 1990); R1991-024 (February 21, 1991); R1992-242 (September 16, 1992); R1993-283 (August 10, 1993); R1994-398 (November 17, 1994); R1996-365 (May 16, 1996)
Arrangement
Original numerical order maintained by archivist.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Some of these records are subject to access restrictions.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use, publication and/or reproduction of records are subject to Crown copyright.
Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Context: Archival staff added a qualifier (PS) to the AD entries to distinguish them from the architectural drawing descriptions.
Alpha-numeric designations
Photographs: R-A2873 to R-A3264; R-A10600 to R-A11999
Conservation
Records in poor condition have been scanned.
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number area
Standard number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Control area
Description record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules or conventions
Rules for Archival Description
Status
Final
Level of detail
Language of description
- English
Script of description
- Latin
Sources
Content of the series.