Christchurch Drainage Board: Inwards and Outwards Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Correspondence for Christchurch Drainage Board. Includes outwards correspondence in letterbooks 1922 – 1992 and inward correspondence files 1906 – 1987. The correspondence in this series is indexed across two separate indexes:
Inwards correspondence:
CH362 contains index cards for filing numbers 21/ - 32/ which covers c.1919-1932
CH658 contains index cards for filing numbers 32/ onwards which covers 1932 onwards.
Note that there is content across both card indexes covering c.1920-1930, so for this time period both indexes will need to be used together to ensure all references are located.
Outwards correspondence:
CH362 contains index cards for letterbooks with filing numbers 30-200 which covers c.1926-1965
CH658 contains index cards for letter books with filing numbers 200 onwards which covers 1965 onwards.
Note that there is content across both card indexes from c.1960 so for this time period both indexes will need to be used together to ensure all references are located.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1992
Creator
- Christchurch Drainage Board (1876-1989) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This series is held in the Archives Vault racking. Access to these records is controlled by Iron Mountain. There may be delays in access. Christchurch City Council Archives will advise.
Extent
388 Boxes (Record cartons)
65 Boxes (Archive boxes) : Index cards
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The correspondence at the end of this series, labelled as CH652 is believed to be a sample of correspondence from the main sequence. It is unclear when and why the decision was made to sample this material. The correspondence retained forms part of the main filing sequence referenced in the indexes.
Former Identifiers
CH632; CH646; CH653; CH658
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Christchurch City Council Archive Collection Repository