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Alberta Queen's Printer sous-sous-fonds
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- Source of title proper: The Queen's Printer Act.
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8.53 m of textual records.
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Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution: The Queen's Printer was established in 1906. Functional Responsibility: The function of government printing and publication was first established under <em>An Act Respecting Public Printing</em> (S.A. Chapter 9, 1906) and continues to under the <em>Queen's Printer Act</em> (R.S.A. Chapter Q-2, 2002). The Queen's Printer is authorized by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to produce the publication of the Alberta Gazette, for the publication of official and other notices and any matters that may be required. The function of the Queen's Printer is the printing and publication of the Alberta Government's documentation. Under its mandate the Queen's Printer publishes, distributes and sells Alberta's Acts, Regulations and various legislation-related materials. The Alberta Gazette is published bi-monthly, in two parts, to provide official notice about areas governed by Statute. The Queen's Printer also distributes the government telephone directory. The Queen's Printer operates bookstores to sell legislation products and departmental publications and other relevant materials. The Queen's Printer is responsible for the Alberta Depository Library Program, which aims to ensure free public access to Alberta government publications and legislation through the Province's public library system. Administrative Relationships: After being transferred from the jurisdiction of the Executive Council, The Queen's Printer reported to the Provincial Treasurer from 1924 to 1973. In 1973 the Queen's Printer was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Public Affairs Bureau, leaving the functional responsibility of purchasing stationary with the Purchasing Agency of the Treasury Department. In 1973 the Public Affairs Bureau was established as a separate entity, then in 1975 became a division of the Department of Government Services. In 1984 the Public Affairs Bureau was once again established as a separate entity and the Queen's Printer continued as branch of the Bureau. Administrative Structure: The administrative structure of Queen's Printer consists of the Queen's Printer and staff. Staff includes a Director who oversees the operation of the Marketing and Communications section, and the Bookstore. Names of the Corporate bodies: The Queen's Printer began in the 1906 enabling legislation as the Public Printer. The name was changed in <em>An Act to amend The Statute Law </em>(S.A. Chapter 3, 1916) to the King's Printer. In Act to amend <em>The King's Printer Act</em> (S.A. Chapter 50, 1954) it became the Queen's Printer. Names of Chief Officers: Government Printer: James E. Richards, (Acting) 1905-1906; James E. Richards 1906-1912; Joseph W. Jeffery 1912-1916; King's Printer Joseph: W. Jeffery 1916-1926; William Donald McLean, (Acting) 1926-1928; William Donald McLean 1928-1935; Abraham Shnitka 1935-1954; Queen's Printer: Abraham Shnitka 1954-1956; Clarence Laurence Gallup 1956-1957; Lelan Scott Wall 1957-1983; Philip E. Stevens 1983-1984; Frank Calder 1984-1987; Richard Steiner 1987-[2002]
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The sous-fonds consists of the following series: Printing Order Records from 1958 to 1963; and Publication Services Records from 1972 to 1992. The sous-fonds contains records sampled by no specific method.
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Records are transferred from Alberta Treasury and the Public Affairs Bureau as per the following Government Records Schedules: 1966/014; 1969/002; 1986/050.
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- The material is in English.
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Subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.;Subject to the Copyright Act.
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