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Archival description
Administrative Information
Series · 1953-1980
Part of McGill Sub-Arctic Research Station Fonds

Information relating to the development, planning, administration, or modification of services, projects, policies, and regulations. Documents how the institution operates, supports decision-making processes, and explains why specific actions or decisions were undertaken. May include correspondence, financial records, reports, applications, and related administrative documentation.

Correspondence
Series · 1953-1980
Part of McGill Sub-Arctic Research Station Fonds

Collected communications regarding daily operations at the laboratory related to services, programs, or projects. This series includes handwritten and typed correspondence related to the laboratory, external stakeholders, and daily operations as well as more personal correspondence between researchers.

International Research
Series · 1953-1980
Part of McGill Sub-Arctic Research Station Fonds

This series compiles any documents that pertain to research from outside of Canada and Schefferville, primarily in containers 51-53. These containers primarily feature research done by F.H. Nicholson, former director of the MSARL, created in Malawi and Ireland prior to his directorship.

Subseries · 1953-1980
Part of McGill Sub-Arctic Research Station Fonds

Subseries (also referred as MSARP) are a compilation of research papers by the laboratory researchers. Includes fully compiled volumes to loosely grouped research papers and figures. They illustrate the process of publications creation, from correspondence to fully realized project.

CA MUA RG27-16 · Fonds · 1954-1971

This fonds documents the administration, research activities, and development of the McGill Sub-Arctic Research Laboratory and its successor, the McGill Sub-Arctic Research Station. Records include administrative and operational files, research project documentation, scientific data, publications, correspondence, and related papers generated through the station's activities.

The fonds is particularly significant for documenting the establishment and early years of the laboratory, including records relating to its founding, organization, and initial operations. The records provide evidence of the evolution of sub-arctic research at McGill University and the station's role in supporting scientific investigations in northern Quebec.

McGill Sub-Arctic Research Laboratory
Permafrost and Snow Research
Series · 1953-1980
Part of McGill Sub-Arctic Research Station Fonds

This subseries contains data, manuscripts, or other documentation, focusing on permafrost and snow. Permafrost was a central focus for researchers at Schefferville and some external stakeholders to the laboratory, like the Iron Ore Company of Canada.