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January 25, 2000

North York Central Library - Canadian Department: North York History Collection

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Collection Information

Neighbourhoods covered North York means the City of North York (1978 - 1998) as well as its predessor, the Township of North York (1923 - 1978), and earlier incarnations of the same geographical area (1978 boundaries) as part of the York County and the Home District right back to the earliest human settlements
Format	Date range	Number
Books & Pamphlets	1922 - present	1000 - 2000
Vertical files	1910 - present	more than 500
Scrapbooks	1836 - 1995	less than 25
Community newspapers, newsletters and magazines	1926 - present	more than 10
Photographs, paintings, etc.	1906 - 197?	more than 200
Directories	1837 - present	more than 25
Oral history tapes	1994	less than 25
Archival materials	1830	n/a
Maps and plans	1860 - 1998	more than 200
Microforms	late 18th century	n/a
Municipal voters' lists	[1917 - 1998]	more than 50
Federal voters' lists	1935 - present	more than 50
Land records	1790 - 1939	n/a
Enterprise newspaper index	1926 - 1969	more than 5000 entries
Electronic databases	North York History Catalogue - An index to more than 16,000 items included in the North York History Collection
Access	Reference use only. Most of the titles must be requested from the stacks.
Toronto Public Library has produced local history publications on this area: North York Sources and Their Memories: A Collaborative Project of the North York Public Library & the North York Seniors Centre