St. Peter's Cathedral Archives houses and makes available the Cathedral official archives, along with archival materials related to the church community in Charlottetown and across Prince Edward Island.
The records of the vestry committee include governance records for the church from the time the Vestry Committee was established in 1921, to 1973. Records include minutes and agendas for vestry and wardens' meetings and communications and documents related to church governance, administration, and daily maintenance.
The documents relate to St. Peter's Cathedral Church's organ and include records related to the purchase, installation, and management of the organ, particularly in the 19th century. Among the documents are correspondence with organ builders, music stores, and individuals. Among the names identified in the archives from the 19th century are the following, presented in the order in which they appear in the file list: W.E Greenwood organ builders; Peter Conacher & Co. Organ Builders, Huddersfield; Charles [Darling?]; [George] S. Hutchings; Lawrence W. Watson; S. R. Warren & Sons; James Watson; John M. Davenport, Mission Church of St. John the Baptist; John B. Holroyd; [Thomas] W. Hales; Fletcher’s Music Store; Cowan & Co. Dublin; L. R. Stanley, Ross Water Motor; and Ross Valve Co. Archives from 1996 and 2011 relate to Alan Reesor and an anniversary booklet for the organ. Organ specifications from after the restoration in 1995-1996 are also included.
The royal visit archives consist of guest lists, programmes and invitations, visitors' registers, a recording of the prayer service, and the pen used to sign the visitors' register, for the royal visits of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex. they visited as a couple in 2000 and Prince Edward visited again in 2007.
The photograph is a full-length portrait of Reverend Father Abbot. The handwritten note on the back reads "Rev. Father Abbot, Christ Ch. Clapham." Research shows that a Reverend Bradley Abbott was the first vicar of Christ Church, Clapham, England, in 1867.
The photograph is a full-length portrait of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce of Winchester. The handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads "Bp Wilberforce on Winchester. Confirmed Jas. Simpson."
The photograph is a full-length portrait of Father Ignatius, whose given name was Joseph Leycester Lyne. The handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "Rev. of L. Lyne S. Bartholomew Moor Lane." At the bottom of the front of the photograph is a stamp of photographer's name: Mason & Co. Research shows that Joseph Leycester Lyne, commonly known by his religious name Father Ignatius of Jesus (23 November 1837 – 16 October 1908), was an Anglican Benedictine monk. He commenced a movement to reintroduce monasticism into the Church of England and often preached from St. Bartholomew during the period from 1866 to 1688. He was apparently a friend of Dr. Pusey, who is shown in PHOTO 0363.
