Fonds PR162 - Anna Ranns fonds

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CA PR162

Title

Anna Ranns fonds

Date(s)

  • [ca. 1910]-1947 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

2 photographs. -- 2 artifacts.

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Name of creator

(1900-1935)

Biographical history

Sam Ranns, Anna's husband, was the son of Mary Ethel Ranns. Mary Ethel was the widow of John Charles Ranns and later married James Quinn Batchelor on November 3, 1927. She was the matron at the Sailors Home known also as the Sailors' Club and Soldiers & Sailors Rest at the corner of Admirals and Esquimalt Rd. The building was sold in 1935 and became the Tudor House Beer Parlour.

Archival history

Gift of Anna Ranns; 2 accessions donated in 1991 and 1993.

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Scope and content

Fonds consists of photographs of Sailors' Home (Tudor House), Mary Ethel Ranns, a written account of Mrs. Ranns' career, as well as a crock from the Esquimalt Brewing Company, and a wooden tray that has been in the family since WWI.

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Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

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Conditions governing access

There are no restrictions on access to these records.

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Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright regulations.

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  • English

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    Accession Numbers: 993-021, v991-038.

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    Created - 2022-04-11 - JS

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