Consists of six series: Provincial Secretary Correspondence (1783-1953); Deputy Provincial Secretary Correspondence and other material (ca.1937-1966); Municipal Officers Appointment Registers and other material (1854-1949); Petitions and Memorials (1867-1970); Financial Records and other material (1866-1919); and Registrar of Deeds Returns of Documents Registered and related materials (1787-1892).
Nova Scotia. Department of Provincial SecretarySeries forms part of the Department of Provincial Secretary fonds and consists of letters and documents received, 1783-1793, 1806-1920; letter books, 1840-1921; correspondence case files, 1913-1941; copy telegrams, 1869-1908; Imperial Institute correspondence and other material case files, 1875-1902; correspondence case and subject files, ca 1930-1933; Dominion-provincial relations case files, 1933-1947; correspondence case files, 1952-1953; correspondence and other material, 1882-1883; Arms of Nova Scotia correspondence and other material case files, 1901-1946. Includes correspondence of the deputy provincial secretary.