Collection Acc4793 - Tanya Acorn collection

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Tanya Acorn collection

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CA PCA Acc4793

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  • 1882-1892, 1920-1930, 1948, 1966 (Creation)
    Creator
    Acorn, Tanya

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.19 m of textual records
3 photographs

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Acorn, Tanya

Biographical history

Tanya Acorn, daughter of E. Frank "Duck" Acorn (c. 1911-1998) and Florence "Tillie" E. MacKay Acorn (c. 1921-2002), of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, is a resident of Tantallon, Nova Scotia. Frank's father Ed Acorn opened Ed's Taxi in Charlottetown in 1920, and Frank ran the taxi service from 1948 until 1989 when he sold the company to Aubrey B. Ferguson. Frank also acted as secretary for the Charlottetown Driving Park for a time. Tanya's mother Florence was employed at Reddin Bros. Drug Store on Richmond Street in Charlottetown from 1938 until its closure in 1977. During her almost forty years at Reddin Brothers, Leo M. Doucette and Roy M. Smallman were the owners and pharmacists.

Custodial history

This material was in the possession of the donor's parents, Frank and Florence Acorn, until their deaths in 1998 and 2002, respectively.

Scope and content

The collection consists five account books (1920-1930) from Reddin Bros. Drug Store on Richmond Street in Charlottetown, as well as a sixth account book (1882-1892) which may have also come from the same company which was founded by Dennis O'Meara Reddin, Jr. in 1882. The collection also includes a list of charter members of an unidentified club dated 1966. Although the name of the club is not given, the illustrations indicate it was likely a curling organization. Finally, the collection contains three photographs, including one of a military band (n. d.), the West Kent Football Team Interscholastic Champions (1928), and the Charlottetown Driving Park (1948).

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  • English

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE

Associated materials

See also Acc3466/HF78.157.10.1 to .8 for eight negatives of Reddin Bros. Drug Store on Richmond Street, Charlottetown

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Accruals

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The Charlottetown Driving Park photograph and the membership list are located in Map Drawer 32

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  • English

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