DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Collection Number
TR13.91
Creator
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Extent
Number of Containers: One (1) Box
Linear Feet: 0.5 Linear Feet
Repository
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Archives
705 Front Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Abstract
This collection consists of diaries, and photographs.
Location
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, CA
Preferred Citation
The Edward Prince Collection, The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, CA
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the head of Archives at MAH. Researchers may be responsible for obtaining copyright permission to use material not produced by museum personnel.
Process By
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Date Completed
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Edward E. Prince (1896-1972) was born in Boulder Creek, California, the son of John Harrison Prince and Hattie (Bacon) Prince and the grandson of George W. and Maggie Prince, all early settlers of Boulder Creek. In 1909 Edward graduated from the eighth grade at Boulder Creek Elementary School. Like many other youngsters of that generation, he then went to work, getting a job that would help support his family and perhaps lead to a future career. By 1911, at the age of fourteen, he had a full-time job at Tanner’s Drug Store, on the ground floor of the St. George Hotel on Pacific Avenue. From 1908 to 1912, Edward kept lively, detailed diaries and took many photographs of his life as a youngster in Santa Cruz. In December 1911, the family moved to San Pedro, in Los Angeles, where Edward got another job in a drug store. While continuing to work, he took night classes in pharmacology at the University of Southern California. He passed the state licensing exam and went on to a successful career, eventually owning two drug stores. The bulk of the Edward Prince Collection is from his formative years working at Tanner’s Drug Store.
1908 Prince Diary (PDF)
1909 Prince Diary (PDF)
1910 Prince Diary (PDF)
1911 Prince Diary (PDF)
1912 Prince Diary (PDF)
