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Stanley Ransom McMillan fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

ca. 1929-1969.

Reference:

R2384-0-2-E, MG30-A65

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

97955

Context of this record:

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Stanley Ransom McMillan fonds
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Fonds includes:

1 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

ca. 1929-1969.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.6 cm of textual records (126 pages) photocopies.
27 photographs b&w.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of photocopies of a scrapbook, 1929-1969, of correspondence, notes, newsclippings, and other memorabilia relating to the MacAlpine expedition to Bathurst Inlet in 1929, mercy flights for MacKenzie Air Lines, early airmail flights, and the salvaging of the Burke plane in 1931. Also in the fonds are copies of photographs relating to aviation and aircraft, ca. 1929-1960, and trapping in the N.W.T., ca. 1930-1935.

Provenance:

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McMillan, Stanley Ransom, 1904-1991

Biography/Administrative history:

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McMillan, Stanley Ransom, 1904-1991 : Stanley Ransom McMillan, aviator, was a native of Dryden, Ontario, who learned to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1925. From 1927 to 1929 and 1939 to 1945 he served with the RCAF. He also flew with Dominion Explorers Limited, Commercial Airways, Canadian Airways Limited, Mackenzie Air Services, Arctic Airlines, Air Surveys Limited, Pacific Western Airlines and Northward Aviation. He is best known for his flights into northern Canada. He was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973.

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General note:

All materials copied in 1973 from originals in the possession of Stanley Ransom McMillan of Edmonton, Alta.

Location of originals note:

S.R. McMillan of Edmonton, Alta.

Availability of other formats note:

Photographs, ca. 1929-1960: Copy negatives are available: C-57910 to C-57921, C-57944 to C-57952, PA-88225.
Subject heading:

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Aviation - Canada, 1929-1931 Mackenzie Air Lines, [193-]

Canada, Northern - Aviation, 1929 MacAlpine Expedition, 1929

Canada - Exploring expeditions, 1929

Air mail service - Canada, [193-]
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1973-273 NPC
1979-231 NPC
1979-256 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-A65
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 A 65] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [MCMILLAN, STANLEY RANSOM 1973-273] 1672

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: The National Archives of Canada does not provide copies; they must be obtained from the lender. Copyright must be established by the holder of the originals for items still in copyright. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.

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