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Estate of late W. E. Dawson and Prince of Wales College Fund 1906 fonds
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CA PCA Acc4492
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1902-1907 (Creation)
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- Dawson, William E.
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.01 m of textual records
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Name of creator
Dawson, William E.
Biographical history
William E. Dawson, prominent hardware merchant in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island was born in England. He married Ann F. Compton, daughter of William S. Compton of St. Eleanor's in 1855 with whom he had 3 sons and 5 daughters. He served for 7 years as Councillor for Ward 4 in the City of Charlottetown and for 8 years as its Mayor. He was also President of the Liberal-Conservative Association for Queen's County and President of the British and Foreign Bible Society. William Dawson died on 10 December 1902 at the age of 72. H. J. Cundall appears to have been the executor for Dawson's estate following his death.
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Prince of Wales College Fund
Biographical history
The Prince of Wales College Fund financed renovations and a large addition to the Prince of Wales College buildings in 1906-1907. H. J. Cundall, on behalf of Sir William C. Macdonald of Montreal, Quebec, and Dr. James Robertson of Macdonald College in St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, administered the College Fund, which appears to have consisted of a fifty-five thousand dollar benefaction by Sir William C. Macdonald. The new addition to the building measured seventy by one hundred feet and was placed at the northern end of the original building. It provided additional classrooms for Model School use, Domestic Science classrooms and equipment, enlarged facilities for "Nature Study", increased Library facilities, and an Assembly Hall which also served as an "Exercising Room". The architect was C. B. Chappell. Renovations, and Cundall's supervision of the project were completed for the most part, by December of 1907.
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This fonds consists of an account book which is divided into an inventory of W. E. Dawson's estate listing debentures, promissory notes and the like, and the accounts of the Prince of Wales College Fund. Both sections are indexed. Approximately two thirds of the volume is devoted to the accounts of the College Fund. Building expenses, names of the companies and individuals contracted to do the construction work at Prince of Wales College, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and banking transactions, are given in detail.
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND 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
Associated materials
See also Acc4158 8/9, Cundall letterbooks, 8 September 1905 - 13 December and 14 December 1906 - 5 June 1912. Letters include those written by Cundall to Sir William C. Macdonald, Dr. James Robertson, C. B. Chappell, and many others
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- Dawson, William E. (Creator)
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