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Walters-Wagar family fonds
Fonds · 1875-1975, predominant 1890-1945

This large collection contains letters from family and friends to Charles and Stella Wagar at Napanee, Ontario, as well as letters from their children, some of which were written during World War Two. Much of the material reflects the leisure interests of the family including fraternal orders such as the Oddfellows, Masons and Rotary and patriotic endeavours such as Red Cross. There are three scrapbooks kept by Allan Walters when a boy during the First World War and six scrapbooks kept by Margaret Walters, c1920-1925. The fonds contains a large quantity of ephemera such as greeting cards and local calendars, travel souvenirs, as well as mementos from meetings, concerts and plays held in the Napanee, Ontario area. There are classroom notes from all three children, including some notebooks kept by Margaret Walters while studying nursing. From Stella Walters came a large collection of sheet music which she used at home and during her many public performances, and another series of cook books. There is also some memorabilia from the Wagar family during the 19th century. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Family correspondence, 1906-1975 Family activities, 1920-1963 Ephemera, 1875-1950 Scrapbooks Napanee Rotary Club Margaret Walters, nursing notes c1937 School days memorabilia and notebooks Cookbooks, 1896-1960 Music, first published 1843-1932 Photographs

Walters, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1879-1963