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Folder contains reporting on transfer plans of various departments, including Welfare, Education and Financial Services from the Federal Government of Canada to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.

One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the federal school at Eskimo Point [Arviat]. Topics include physical school facilities, school supplies, staffing, enrolment statistics and forecasts, curriculum, staff accommodations, and boarding of students. Also includes correspondence regarding a school run by the Pentecostal mission at Maguse River. Some documents relate to individual students.

One folder consisting of two documents: a list of deficiencies in a one-room addition to the school [n.d., perhaps 1967?] and a message regarding paperwork sent to the federal government by the school principal [1969].

One folder consisting chiefly of statistical summaries of school enrolment and attendance in the NWT. Also includes statistical summaries of results of grade 9 and 12 exams, occupations of students after leaving school, and employment of substitute teachers, as well as a story about Sikusi the Mischief Maker in Tuktoyaktuk.

One folder consisting of correspondence regarding construction and maintenance of buildings in Chesterfield Inlet, particularly the school and hostel (Turquetil Hall), as well as construction of oil storage and delivery infrastructure and purchase of electricity and ice for drinking water.

One folder consisting of two directories of file numbers used for education-related records: one from the federal government and one from the GNWT Department of Education. Files 6-20, 6-21, and 6-22 originally comprised a single folder which has been split up for ease of handling.

One folder consisting primarily of annual reports of the Arctic Education District, covering the school years 1962-63 through 1968-69 (except 1966-67, of which there is a copy in file 6-20). Also includes an address by W. G. Devitt on "Unique characteristics of education in Northern Canada", given at York University in 1969. Files 6-20, 6-21, and 6-22 originally comprised a single folder which has been split up for ease of handling. Some annual reports contain personal information.

One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the opening of a school in Repulse Bay.

One folder consisting of correspondence relating to the federal day school in Rankin Inlet. Topics include physical facilities, staffing, curriculum, students from Rankin Inlet sent for further education in the south, and a complaint from parents. Contains personal information of students and parents.

One folder consisting of several reports and articles relating to education in the Eastern Arctic: a 1966--67 annual report of the Arctic Education District; "A Follow-up of 1967-1969 Graduates of the Churchill Vocational Centre" [1970]; a summary of the history, current state [ca. 1966] and plans for education of Inuit students; an anthropological article on the daily life of Inuit children in Frobisher Bay [Iqaluit] [1964?]; and a copy of a book chapter on Eskimo [Inuit] education in the 1950s. Files 6-20, 6-21, and 6-22 originally comprised a single folder which has been split up for ease of handling.

Department of the Executive. Eastern Arctic Transfer. Contains ministerial/regional director correspondence regarding the transfer of political and administrative duties and responsibilities from Federal departments to Territorial divisions generated between January - April 1970.

One folder which contains information on vocational education, notes on the history of schools in the NWT, newsletters, correspondence, accounts of travel in the north, a description of a treaty party in Rae (Behchoko) in 1970, and a list of addresses for the board of governors of Thebacha College.

One folder consisting of correspondence, chiefly regarding Sir Martin Frobisher School in Frobisher Bay [Iqaluit]. Topics include planning for construction of a new secondary school; the possibility of starting a school bus service; a proposed twinning arrangement with Ridgemont High School in Ottawa (contains personal information of the Ridgemont High head boy); complaints from a community member; textbooks; physical facilities; and ethnic integration of classes. Includes a list of high school students at the school in 1964.

One folder consisting of principal's reports and correspondence regarding the school at Baker Lake. Topics include physical facilities, enrolment, staffing, adult education, reading tests used at the school, and religious affiliation of teachers. Contains personal information.

One folder consisting of handbooks for prospective teachers in the NWT from 1958, 1959, 1963, and ca. 1970; a description of living conditions in the NWT for teachers [1960-70]; a press release encouraging teachers to come to the North [1957]; procedures for hiring teachers [1959]; and a form letter for responding to inquiries about teaching positions in the North [ca. 1958].

One folder consisting of correspondence relating to construction, maintenance, and rental or purchase of buildings in Pangnirtung. Much of it relates to the Pangnirtung school building.

One folder consisting of correspondence relating to the school at Igloolik. The earlier material [1953-1959] deals with the establishment of a federal school at Igloolik and includes information about the curriculum which was being taught at the Catholic mission school in Igloolik in 1954. The later material [1960-1970] deals with the operation of the school, primarily relating to physical facilities but also including correspondence relating to a petition by the Igloolik community council to have high school classes taught in the settlement.

One folder which consists of correspondence relating to the federal day school at Pangnirtung. Specific topics include construction and maintenance of school facilities, staffing, and acquisition of books and other supplies. Also includes two hand-drawn maps showing nearby camps. Contains monthly reports listing students attending the school.

One folder consisting of correspondence regarding the school and hostel at Pond Inlet. Topics include physical facilities, enrolment statistics, and staffing. Includes a floor plan of the hostel.