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The Lea family of Prince Edward Island / Richard Gordon Lea : [Charlottetown, after 1976]
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CA PCA Acc4077
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- Lea, Richard Gordon
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81 p. of textual records
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Lea, Richard Gordon
(b. 1913)
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Dr. Richard Gorden Lea was born in 1913, son of Premier Walter M. Lea (1874-1936) and Helena M. Rogerson of Tryon, Prince Edward Edward. By the 1990s Dr. Lea was a retired physician in Charlottetown and was the Chair of the Archives Committee of the Medical Society of Prince Edward Island in 1992. Dr. Lea conducted extensive research into the history of the medical profession in PEI. His published books include: "Island Medicine: An Historical Review", (Charlottetown: PEI Medical Society, 1964); "History of the Practice of Medicine in Prince Edward Island, 1700-1950", (Charlottetown: PEI Medical Society, 1964) and "The Polyclinic: 1925-1981" (1981).
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This fonds consists of a memoir by Doctor R. G. Lea who writes of country life on Prince Edward Island during the 1920s and 1930s, including anecdotes of farm work and workers, home life and social customs, school days, family gatherings and traditions, and individual family members. This memoir also includes genealogical information on the Lea families of Tryon and Victoria.
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE/REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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Associated materials
SEE ALSO: Acc4289, "Lea Family History" (1984) and "Lea Family History (Supplementary Edition)" (1986) by R.G. Lea; Acc4289, "Marion Stewart's Journal" by Marion Lea Stewart (December 1976); and Lea family history section in "An Historical Compilation of Victoria by the Sea, Our Legacy and Trust" (1973)
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- Lea, Richard Gordon (Creator)
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