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Hiram and Wanda Howatt fonds
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CA PCA Acc4681
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[ca. 1900-1960s] (Creation)
- Creator
- Howatt, Hiram
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[ca. 1900-1960s] (Creation)
- Creator
- Howatt, Wanda
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327 photographs
2 postcards
6 pages of textual records
2 postcards
6 pages of textual records
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Name of creator
Howatt, Hiram
(1890-1964)
Biographical history
Hiram Howatt was born to Wilson and Rachel Howatt in 1890. Hiram was a cyclist in the Senior Road Racing Group and spent some time in western Canada prior to his marriage to Wanda Lea (1902-1989), daughter of Brenton and Blanche (Lord) Lea. The couple had three children including Doreen, Blanche, and Lea Erskine. The Howatt family lived on the corner of Prince and Euston Streets, and later on Kings Square in Charlottetown. Hiram died 21 October 1964 at the age of seventy-four.
Name of creator
Howatt, Wanda
(1902-1989)
Biographical history
Wanda (Lea) Howatt, born in 1902 to Brenton and Blanche (Lord) Lea, attended school in Tryon and studied music in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She worked in Waltham, Massachusetts prior to marrying Hiram Howatt (1890-1964). The couple had three children including Doreen, Blanche, and Lea Erskine. The Howatt family lived on the corner of Prince and Euston Streets, and later on Kings Square in Charlottetown.
Wanda was an active member of Trinity United Church, a member of the Willing Circle of Kings Daughters, and a charter member of the United Church Women. She was also very active in her local Meals on Wheels program. Wanda died 27 May 1989 at the age of eighty-seven.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of five mounted photographs of the Senior Road Racing Group dated ca. 1909, two postcards including one from Prowse Bros. and one from Prince of Wales College in Charlottetown, and a photo album containing 322 images dated ca. 1900 to the 1960s. The gardens at Province House and the Boer War Monument in Charlottetown are among the images included in the album. There are also six photocopied pages from Charlottetown newspapers dated 1909 regarding the Senior Road Racing Group.
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- English
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE/REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE
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The fonds is located in the oversize stacks
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- Howatt, Hiram (Creator)
- Howatt, Wanda (Creator)
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- English