Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUED 4-3-23
Title
Papers Relating to Construction of a New Public School in 1894
Date(s)
- 1894 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
0.5 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
This item was donated to the OISE Library in 1982 by Dr. George E. Tait, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto Faculty of Education.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
File contains papers related to the construction of a new, brick school building after the original Watford Public School building was destroyed by fire in 1894. Records include correspondence with manufacturers and merchants regarding the sale of school desks, heating equipment, and building supplies and tenders for excavation, drains, brickwork, cut stone work, tinsmith work, and carpentry work.