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Date(s)
- 1934-1962 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
24 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Robert Atkin, 1903-ca. 1980s, was born in Sheffield, England. His family emigrated to Edmonton in 1922 where he and his father and brother found work with the CNR. He became a member of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and Other Transport Workers in 1927 and later served on the executive. He was also an executive member of the CNR Pensioners Association, Branch 9, Kelowna, British Columbia, the Edmonton Labour Congress, and the Industrial Federation of Labour of Alberta. He ran unsuccessfully as the East Edmonton CCF candidate in the 1950s. He married and had two daughters.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Robert Atkin, 1979.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, and some constitutions of organizations in which he was involved. Also includes Atkin's personal correspondence, typed excerpts from his diary kept on the trip from Sheffield to Edmonton, newsclippings and pamphlets.
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
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Title based on contents of records.