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Collection Title CL 11 John Huonker/ Hi-Bar Tavern Collection Creator Booth Library
Processed By Rachel Dworkin
Date Completed: 3/27/2008
Provenance:
The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by John Huonker in 1992.
Terms: Art museums; Chemung County (N.Y.)-History; Elmira (N.Y.); Hotels, taverns, etc.; Hurricane Agnes, 1972; Photographs; Theater programs
Historical: John F. Huonker-John Huonker was a life-long resident of Elmira, N.Y. Beginning in 1937, he worked in the wine cellar of the Mark Twain Hotel, first as a clerk and later as a steward. In 1943, he married his wife Jean, a nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital. During WWII, he served in the United States Army Air Corps. In 1959, he left the Mark Twain Hotel and opened the Hi-Bar Tavern at 600 South Main Street with his partner Frederick O'Herron. In 1981, he retired as president of Hi-Bar Tavern, Inc., although his wife remained the secretary of the company. In his spare time, Huonker was an amateur historian who collected items relating to Chemung County and surrounding areas.
Scope: The John Huonker/Hi-Bar Tavern Collection contains items collected by Mr. Huonker which pertain to Elmira and Chemung County History. It includes programs from local area theaters and art galleries ranging in date from 1894 to 1963 and various booklets, magazines, documents and brochures about local history and events. It also includes photographs of John Huonker, his friends and his business, primarily from the 1970's. The collection also contains a large number of bills and receipts related to the Carr family dating from 1885 to 1920.
Extent 1 linear foot
Date Span 1885-1978
Abstract
This collection contains items which were collected by John Huonker. It includes programs from various events, booklets and other documents pertaining to Elmira and Chemung County history, bills and receipts from various local businesses, photographs of John Huonker and his business, and yearbooks from Southside High School.

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Title Document Box Number Folder Number Location
Photograph of John W. Jones, no date. Photograph 1 07 03
9 Photographs of flood damage to interior and exterior of the Hi-Bar Taver at 600 South Main Street, June 22, 1972. Photograph 1 07 04
David Harper and Frederick Harter watch the Superbowl at Hi-Bar Tavern, January 15, 1978. (photograph and newspaper clipping) Photograph 1 07 05
4 Photographs of the interior of Hi-Bar Tavern, circa 1970. Photograph 1 07 06
27 Photographs of the Hi-Bar bowling team, circa 1970. Photographs 1 07 07
Photograph of Water Street, circa 1950. Photograph 1 07 08
John Huonker and friend with golf trohpies, circa 1970. Photograph 1 07 09
Crowd at Hi-Bar Tavern, circa 1970. Photograph 1 07 10
Harold Palmer with fish, circa 1970. Photograph 1 07 11
Map of Southport. Photograph 1 07 12
Postcard showing two men at a brewery, no date. Postcard 1 07 13
Martin Ford Company, circa 1900. Negative 1 07 14
Grand Union Grocery Store at 600 South Main Street, circa 1920. Negative 1 07 15
Portrait of J.S. Fassett, no date. Photograph 1 07 16
Portrait of Dr. Alexander Cameron MacKenzie, President of Elmira Female College, 1896-1915. Photograph 1 07 17
Horwitz Bros. Paper Co. 50th Anniversary, 1960. (3 copies) Booklet 1 08
Folder of Carr Family bills and receipts from various Elmira businesses, 1885-1920. Document 1 09
Marine Midland Trust Company of Southern New York: Our Modernized Main Office in Elmira. Booklet 1 10 01
"Some Childhood Memories of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher in Their Later Years" by Ida Langdon, 1956. Booklet 1 10 02
"Oldtime Chairmakers of Erin" by James L. Smith. Booklet 1 10 03
"Geophysical Studies Along Northern Ellesmere Island" by A.P. Crary, 1956. Booklet 1 10 04
Chemung Canal Trust Co.: The Bank of the People for Nearly 100 Years. Booklet 1 10 05
The Y.W.C.A. Crescent, vol. II no. 4, July 1892. Magazine 1 10 06
Heritage Park Project, Elmira, N.Y. Booklet 1 10 07
Chemung Women's Racing Association: Official Score Sheet, 1963. Booklet 1 10 08
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Collection Title	CL 11 John Huonker/ Hi-Bar Tavern Collection	Creator	Booth Library
Processed By	Rachel Dworkin
Date Completed:	3/27/2008
Provenance:	The items in this collection were donated to the Booth Library by John Huonker in 1992.
Terms:	Art museums; Chemung County (N.Y.)-History; Elmira (N.Y.); Hotels, taverns, etc.; Hurricane Agnes, 1972; Photographs; Theater programs
Historical:	John F. Huonker-John Huonker was a life-long resident of Elmira, N.Y. Beginning in 1937, he worked in the wine cellar of the Mark Twain Hotel, first as a clerk and later as a steward. In 1943, he married his wife Jean, a nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital. During WWII, he served in the United States Army Air Corps. In 1959, he left the Mark Twain Hotel and opened the Hi-Bar Tavern at 600 South Main Street with his partner Frederick O'Herron. In 1981, he retired as president of Hi-Bar Tavern, Inc., although his wife remained the secretary of the company. In his spare time, Huonker was an amateur historian who collected items relating to Chemung County and surrounding areas.
Scope:	The John Huonker/Hi-Bar Tavern Collection contains items collected by Mr. Huonker which pertain to Elmira and Chemung County History. It includes programs from local area theaters and art galleries ranging in date from 1894 to 1963 and various booklets, magazines, documents and brochures about local history and events. It also includes photographs of John Huonker, his friends and his business, primarily from the 1970's. The collection also contains a large number of bills and receipts related to the Carr family dating from 1885 to 1920.
Extent	1 linear foot
Date Span	1885-1978
Abstract	This collection contains items which were collected by John Huonker. It includes programs from various events, booklets and other documents pertaining to Elmira and Chemung County history, bills and receipts from various local businesses, photographs of John Huonker and his business, and yearbooks from Southside High School.

Title	Document	Box Number	Folder Number	Location

Photograph of John W. Jones, no date.	Photograph	1	07	03
9 Photographs of flood damage to interior and exterior of the Hi-Bar Taver at 600 South Main Street, June 22, 1972.	Photograph	1	07	04
David Harper and Frederick Harter watch the Superbowl at Hi-Bar Tavern, January 15, 1978. (photograph and newspaper clipping)	Photograph	1	07	05
4 Photographs of the interior of Hi-Bar Tavern, circa 1970.	Photograph	1	07	06
27 Photographs of the Hi-Bar bowling team, circa 1970.	Photographs	1	07	07
Photograph of Water Street, circa 1950.	Photograph	1	07	08
John Huonker and friend with golf trohpies, circa 1970.	Photograph	1	07	09
Crowd at Hi-Bar Tavern, circa 1970.	Photograph	1	07	10
Harold Palmer with fish, circa 1970.	Photograph	1	07	11
Map of Southport.	Photograph	1	07	12
Postcard showing two men at a brewery, no date.	Postcard	1	07	13
Martin Ford Company, circa 1900.	Negative	1	07	14
Grand Union Grocery Store at 600 South Main Street, circa 1920.	Negative	1	07	15
Portrait of J.S. Fassett, no date.	Photograph	1	07	16
Portrait of Dr. Alexander Cameron MacKenzie, President of Elmira Female College, 1896-1915.	Photograph	1	07	17
Horwitz Bros. Paper Co. 50th Anniversary, 1960. (3 copies)	Booklet	1	08
Folder of Carr Family bills and receipts from various Elmira businesses, 1885-1920.	Document	1	09
Marine Midland Trust Company of Southern New York: Our Modernized Main Office in Elmira.	Booklet	1	10	01
"Some Childhood Memories of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher in Their Later Years" by Ida Langdon, 1956.	Booklet	1	10	02
"Oldtime Chairmakers of Erin" by James L. Smith.	Booklet	1	10	03
"Geophysical Studies Along Northern Ellesmere Island" by A.P. Crary, 1956.	Booklet	1	10	04
Chemung Canal Trust Co.: The Bank of the People for Nearly 100 Years.	Booklet	1	10	05
The Y.W.C.A. Crescent, vol. II no. 4, July 1892.	Magazine	1	10	06
Heritage Park Project, Elmira, N.Y.	Booklet	1	10	07
Chemung Women's Racing Association: Official Score Sheet, 1963.	Booklet	1	10	08
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