Wellington Harbour Board Chief Engineers Correspondence Index Cards

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Archives IdentifierAC102Date Range1941-1970DescriptionThis series contains index cards for the correspondence that the Chief Engineer’s Department entered into with various companies and organisations as well as internal correspondence with other Wellington Harbour Board departments. Most of the correspondence the cards refer to was either placed onto files in series AC058 or copied into the Engineer’s Letter Books in series AC027. The card system appears to have been created circa 1941 which corresponds with when the Engineer’s file system was set up (see series AC058). The cards were updated until 1970, when they ceased to be used. The cards are arranged alphabetically by department, company or organisation name. They record the date the correspondence was sent or received, the letter book reference it might relate to, a description of the topic of the correspondence and the Engineer’s file it was copied onto. Some examples of the references that are made to files and letter books are: 8/5/3 is a reference to the Administration file series in AC023 (not all files are currently held by Wellington City Archives) 21.01/14 is a reference to the Engineer’s file series in AC058 (not all files are currently held by Wellington City Archives) S93/801 is a reference to the Secretary's Letter Book Volume 93, page 801 (series AC019) E16/497 is a reference to the Engineer’s Letter Book Volume 16, page 497 (series AC027) This series of cards offers a unique access point to the Engineer’s files by company or organisation name and can give a very useful idea of the sort of correspondence the department entered into with other WHB departments and outside organisations.Quantity (Linear Metres)0.3MediumFileSystem of ArrangementAlphabetically by company/organisation nameCollection TypeWellington Museums Trust

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Controlling or Creating AgencyWHB, Chief Engineer's DepartmentRelationship Date RangeUnknown

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Wellington Harbour Board Chief Engineers Correspondence Index Cards