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2003 (Reproduction)
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1886-1908 (Creation)
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- Fournier, Stephen
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1 book of correspondence
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Jean Étienne Fournier (1852-1929) also known as Stephen by the Anglophone community, was a businessman and the first Mayor of the Town of Sudbury. He was born in Trois-Pistoles Québec. Fournier worked on railway construction at Petawawa before he worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) as the Warehouse Manager at Chalk River.
In 1884, Fournier arrived in Sudbury, and worked as the Postmaster, a position that he held until 1897. He opened the first General Store in Sudbury in 1885, after he resigned from his position as Warehouse Manager with CPR. In the same year, he was elected Mayor of the Township of McKim. When Sudbury was established as a town in 1893, he was elected as Mayor of the town, and was re-elected in 1896. The following year, he worked as Town Clerk. Fournier was an active member of the community. He was a member of the first School Board for public and separate schools in the region (1886-1916), and he was a founding member of Collège Sacré Coeur de Sudbury (1913).
Fournier was married to Vitaline Ouellette (1858-1895), and together they had 9 children. Jean Étienne Fournier was remarried in 1898 to Mademoiselle L. Lanthier.
Custodial history
The Jean Étienne Fournier fonds was kept with the Sudbury Historical Society fonds at the Sudbury Public Library until 1998, when it was donated to the Laurentian University Archives.
Scope and content
The book of correspondence from Jean Étienne Fournier consists almost exclusively of his business correspondence. This correspondence highlights activities that took place in the early years in Sudbury. The 746 pages of correspondence also provide insight to the workings of a general store in terms of purchasing and accounts receivable. The numerous letters in the book refer to his role as Postmaster, Warehouse Manager, and Insurance Agent. Certain facts and events with regard to the School Board and individual schools are mentioned.
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Physical condition
The original book is in poor condition. Some of the followings elements are of note:
Some pages are missing and not all letters are in chronological order.
Page 623.1 is actually page 623 and is dated May 10th 1900.
Pages 623.2 and 623.3 contain a letter dated May 11th 1900 and have been inserted before page 624 which contains a letter dated May12th 1900.
Pages 623.2 and 623.3 are actually numbered 354 and 355 respectively. These pages have been added from another correspondence book.
Immediate source of acquisition
The Jean Étienne Fournier fonds was donated to the Laurentian University Archives by the Sudbury Public Library in 1998.
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- French
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Laurentian University Archives
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The book of correspondence has been scanned and is available online.
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Only the electronic format is accessible.
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Due to its fragile state, the book of correspondence was scanned.
Original documents were scanned in colour JPEG format. Contrast and brightness settings were adjusted for some pages to make them more legible. Many pages in the original book of correspondence are barely visible but even these pages were scanned.
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