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Fonds 1959-030 - Harris Hotel fonds
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Harris Hotel fonds
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CA ON00226 1959-030
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1867-1923 (Creation)
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90 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
Harris, Alfred, 1813-1879
Biographical history
Alfred Harris (1813-1879) came from England to the village of Gore's Landing and worked as an innkeeper in the "Harris Hotel". In 1854 Harris built the "White House", an imposing rough-cast structure with a three storey verandah as his residence and guest house for retired gentlemen. (Historic Gore's Landing, A Walking Tour, 2nd edition).
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Harris Hotel
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Scope and content
Fonds consists of 15 volumes of business ledgers and account books from the Harris Hotel, tavern and general store operated by Alfred Harris and family, Gore's Landing near Rice Lake; includes an account ledger for Rice Lake Indian Reserve (churches, schools, etc), 1889-1898.
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Open
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None
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Some photographs of the Harris Hotel, Gore's Landing can be seen in accession: PH 14-15, snapshots and pen/ink sketches of Gore's Landing area, by J.E. Sutherland (1900).
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Further accruals are not likely.
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- Harris, Alfred, 1813-1879 (Creator)
- Harris Hotel (Creator)