6.1. ARCHITECTURAL AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AREA

6.1A. Preliminary rule

6.1A1. Scope.

See 1.1A1.

6.1A2. Punctuation

For instructions on the use of spaces before and after prescribed punctuation, see 1.0C.
Enclose the general material designation in square brackets.
Precede each parallel title by an equals sign.
Precede each unit of other title information by a colon.
Precede the first statement of responsibility by a diagonal slash.
Precede each subsequent statement of responsibility by a semicolon.

6.1B. Title proper

6.1B1. Formal title proper.

At all levels of description, transcribe a formal title proper as instructed in 1.1B1. ¹

If the unit being described consists wholly or partly of separately title parts, treat as the formal title proper a title which is predominant and/or relevant to the unit being described. Other titles may be recorded in the Scope and content (see 6.7D).

Residence for A.C.B. Critchley-Waring Esq., Eastview Crescent, North York, Ont.

Luxury hotel, Double Bay, N.S.W.

1974 additions, plant & office, phase II, Rehau Plastiks of Canada Ltd., Prescott, Ontario

Alterations + modifications + additions, 1772 Sherbrooke St. West and 2065 Stanley St., House of Iran, Montreal, Quebec

Extension to wharf at Charlottetown, P.E.I. R’y

Plan showing foundation for turntable to be erected near Montague bridge

Blue print [sic] of patent attachment, or wing plow invented by J.W.[?]

Prince Edward Island Railway, fish-plate, weight=5 lbs. 6 ozs

Standard wind mill [sic]

Give the source of the formal title proper in a note (see 6.8B1) if there is more than one title in the chief source of information.

6.1B1a.

If a letter or word appears only once but the design of the chief source of information makes it clear that it is intended to be read more than once, repeat the letter or word without the use of square brackets.

6.1B1b.

If the unit being described bears both a common or collective title and the titles of individual works, give the common or collective title as the formal title proper as instructed in 1.1B1. For titles of the individual works see Scope and content (6.7D).

6.1B2. Supplied title proper.

At all levels of description, if no formal title proper appears prominently in or on the chief source of information for the unit being described, supply a title as instructed in 1.1B2-1.1B4.

6.1B3. Supplied title proper for a fonds.

When describing the fonds as a whole, supply a title proper as instructed in 1.1B3.

George F. Eber fonds

Fonds André Blouin

6.1B4. Supplied title proper for parts of a fonds (e.g., series, file, item).

When describing a part of a fonds (e.g., a series, file, or item) which lacks a formal title proper, compose a brief descriptive title as instructed in 1.1B4. Optionally, if the name(s) of the person(s) and/or the corporate body (bodies) primarily responsible for the form and the intellectual or artistic content is lengthy (e.g., lengthy corporate name(s)), difficult to ascertain, or considered unnecessary to the composition of the title, do not include the name(s) as part of the supplied title proper. In such cases, follow the instructions in 1.1B4b and the Nature of the archival unit section of this rule.

Drawings for the Alcan plant, Kingston, Ontario

Perspective drawings of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Kingston, Ontario

Competition entry for Student Union Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Portfolio of plans of government reserves and buildings in British Columbia, 1861-1871

Plans of barracks, Canada and Cape of Good Hope, 1805

Cross-section of unidentified wharf

Nature of archival unit. Supply a brief term or phrase that most precisely and concisely characterizes the unit being described as instructed in 1.1B4b.

Where appropriate, include as part of the supplied title a word or brief phrase indicating the name and/or general class of the structure, etc., type of drawings, and/or geographic location of the structure(s) depicted.

6.1C. Optional addition. General material designation

6.1C1.

At all levels of description, give immediately following the title proper the appropriate general material designation (either architectural drawing or technical drawing or both) as instructed in 1.1C.

Luxury hotel, Double Bay, N.S.W. [architectural drawing]

Plan showing foundation for turntable to be erected near Montague bridge [technical drawing]

Exhibition building, Sherbrooke, Que. [architectural drawing]

Charlottetown station [architectural drawing]

33 ft. plate girder [technical drawing]

Rez-de-chaussée, presbytère Sainte-Hélène, Montréal [architectural drawing]

6.1D. Parallel Titles

6.1D1.

Transcribe parallel titles as instructed in 1.1D.

Stadhuis-prijsvraag Amsterdam [GMD] = Competition City Hall Amsterdam = Concours hôtel de ville Amsterdam

United States pavilion [GMD] : [electrical drawings] = Pavillon des États- Unis : [dessins du système électrique]

6.1E. Other title information

6.1E1.

At the series, file or item level of description, transcribe other title information as instructed in 1.1E.

Percement de l’isthme de Suez [GMD] : description des travaux et ouvrages d’art définitifs, des machines et des appareils mis en oeuvre sur les chantiers, des procédés et du matériel employés pour l’exploitation du canal maritime

Presbytère Sainte-Hélène, Montréal [GMD] : transformations et surélévations

6.1E2.

If the formal title proper needs explanations, supply in square brackets, as other title information, a word or brief phrase as instructed in 1.1E6, for example: the name of the stationary structure (e.g., MacDonald Cartier Bridge, Notre-Dame Cathedral), or movable object (e.g., Queen Elizabeth II (ship)); the general class of stationary structure (e.g., building, bridge, canal) or movable object (e.g., ship, aircraft, vehicle, weapon, machinery, equipment); the type of drawing or the function of the drawing (e.g., working drawings, elevations, preliminary sketches); the geographic location where a stationary structure is located.

P.E.I. Ry. [GMD] : [girder bridge]

United States pavilion [GMD] : [structural drawings] = Pavillon États-Unis : [dessins structuraux]

Apartment hotel on Sherbrooke St. West [GMD] : [Montréal]

6.1F. Statements of responsibility ²

Apply these rules at the item level. At the series and file levels, for material published or issued as a unit, use these rules only when the statement of responsibility applies to all of the items in the unit being described.

6.1F1.

Transcribe explicit statements of responsibility appearing in the unit being described bearing a formal title proper as instructed in 1.1F.

Canadian Government Railways, Prince Edward Island Railways, Georgetown, mileage 24.10, Georgetown subdivn., proposed repairs to pile wharf, appro. P.E.I. 1022 [GMD] / drawn by J.B.R.

Blue print [sic] of patent attachment, or wing plow invented by J.W.[?] [GMD] / J. [Wi]sworth[?]

Building details [GMD] / drawn by Frank M. Snyder

Percement de l’isthme de Suez [GMD] : description des travaux et ouvrages d’art définitifs, des machines et des appareils mis en oeuvre sur les chantiers, des procédés et du matériel employés pour l’exploitation du canal maritime / L. Monteil, del.

New station at Alberton for P.E.I. Railway [GMD] / C.B. Chappell

Suggested decorating scheme, Andrew Saxton, Esq., 3637 Angus Drive, Vancouver, B.C. [GMD] / George F. Eber, architect

Saint-John Priory of Canada properties [GMD] / Jean Paul Pothier, architect

St. John Priory of Canada [GMD] / John C. Preston Ltd., interior designers

St. John Priory of Canada properties [GMD] / F.M. Kraus & Associates, consulting engineers

6.1F2.

If there is more than one statement of responsibility, give the names as instructed in 1.1F6.

Montreal 1967, United States exhibition, interior platforms and landscaping [GMD] / Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., architects and designers ; Carol R. Johnson, landscape architect ; Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., structural engineers ; Paul Londe & Associates, mechanical engineers

Optionally, if there are four or more statements of responsibility, record only the names of persons or bodies judged by their function to have made the most significant contribution. If this is not possible to determine, record only the first three names, or record only those names given prominence by layout or typography. Record the others in a note if considered necessary (see 6.8B7).

United States pavilion [GMD] : [structural drawings] = Pavillon des États- Unis : [dessins structuraux] / Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., exhibit architects
(Note: R. Buckminster Fuller, Fuller and Sadao, Inc. and Geometrics, Inc., associated architects; Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., structural engineer; Paul Londe and Associates, mechanical & electrical engineers)