Title and statement of responsibility area
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British American Hotel collection
General material designation
- Textual record
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Collection
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
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1851-1924 (Creation)
- Creator
- British American Hotel
Physical description area
Physical description
4 v. of textual records and 0.12 m of textual records
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Administrative history
The British American Hotel was built at the corner of Clarence and Wellington in 1807 by the Walker brothers. First named Walker House, the hotel changed names a number of times based on the proprietor. It has gone by the name of Daley's Hotel and Kent Hotel but it was officially named the British American Hotel in 1836. It was the most prestigious hotel in Kingston for over a century.This building was the longest continuously running hotel in Canada when it burned down in 1963.
Custodial history
The ledgers in this collection came from Kingston Frontenac Public Library, while the textual material was donated by the legal firm of Cunningham Swan.
Scope and content
Collection consists of four guest registers (1851-1869) for the Kent and British American Hotels, located in Kingston, Ontario. The registers contain the signatures of a variety of visitors to Kingston including visiting artists, performers and politicians. The proprietors also make note in the pages the times and frequencies of steamboat traffic likely in order to aid their guests in planning their transportation needs.The collection also includes legal documents, donated at a later date, concerning the ownership of the building lots (67 and 88) and a number of financial interests in the hotel.
Notes area
Physical condition
Poor to good
Immediate source of acquisition
Transfer by the Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Location of originals
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Open
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Further accruals are expected
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Descriptions created 12/10/2017. Revised 12/10/2017. Archivist: Paul Banfield