MacNaught History Centre

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City of Summerside - MHCA0010

Title
City of Summerside fonds

Dates
1897-1993, Photocopied [197-]

Physical desc.
1.3 m of textual records. - 5 photographs. - 5 blueprints

Bio/Admin. History
The town of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, assumed full corporate status 18 April 1877. For approximately twenty years prior to that, the growing community had functioned under a series of local ordinances, which culminated in limited powers under the Town and Villages Act in 1875. The town meetings were held in various halls until 1885 when the new Market House on the corner of First and Central Streets doubled as a civic building. In 1915, a new brick and stone structure on Summer Street became the location of the town departments. When it burned in 1955, the Town Council and its administrative offices found a home in the former Post Office constructed in 1886 on Summer Street and still occupies those premises in 2002. The town officially became a city in 1995 after the amalgamation with the adjacent communities of St. Eleanors and Wilmot.

Custodial history
The town generated the items and files in the performance of its’ duties and daily course of business. They were given to the MacNaught History Centre and Archives to form part of the resources available to local researchers.

Scope/Content
The fonds consists of papers and publications which constituted part of an historical file at the offices of the City of Summerside. Included are blueprints of the Summerside water and sewerage systems 1897, blueprints and specifications of the standpipe 1907, and a 1908 Water Commissioners report. The fonds also contains 5 photographs of the town, a 1977 Summerside Centennial booklet, and a 1992 report on the town’s capacity to provide services to new development. Miscellaneous papers deal with the following topics: the Town Hall building; Allan Rankin’s history book; a 1959 agreement between the Town and Joseph Brophy, Town Manager; the town crest; official opening of the Recreation Centre in 1974; proposed ferry service between Port du Chene and Summerside; and assorted undated papers about the town’s history.

Title source
Title based on provenance of fonds

Physical cond.
The blueprints have been torn, tightly rolled and are in need of conservation. The standpipe tender and Water Commissioners Report are brittle and flaking

Acq. source
Acquired from Terry Murphy, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Summerside on 16 January 2001

Language
The material is in English

Restrictions
No restrictions on access

Restrictions
Restrictions on the reproduction and use of the blueprints and standpipe tender to be determined by the archivist

Finding aids
An item listing is available.