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Leonard John Tripp fonds [textual record, graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1916-1972.

Reference:

R1489-0-8-E, MG30-A78

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

97981

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Leonard John Tripp fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1916-1972.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.5 cm of textual records.
5 photographs b&w.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Fonds consists of aviation memorabilia including an RCAF flight Log, 1927-1938; an RAF training transfer card; brochures of Jack V. Elliott and Leavens Brothers aviation schools; the air engineer certificate for Archibald McMullen, 1930's; and a biographical sketch of Tripp. Fonds also contains photographs,1923-1962, including portraits of L.J. Tripp; L.J. Tripp with a DH-60 Moth of the St. Catharines Flying Club, 1923-1962.

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Tripp, Leonard John, 1896-

Biography/Administrative history:

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Tripp, Leonard John, 1896- : Leonard Tripp was born and educated at St. Keverne, Cornwall, England. He immigrated to Canada in 1923 after serving as pilot and instructor with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force during World War I. After serving two years with the Ontario Provincial Air Service, Tripp was instumental in the founding of the Jack V. Elliott Flying School in Hamilton in 1926 and a Flying school in St. Catharines in 1929. He served as flight instructor for Leavens Brothers Air Service in Toronto during World War II until he opened his own air training school in Toronto in 1944.

Finding aid:

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Photographs: (Paper) See "Photographic inventories, indexes, and caption lists arranged by accession number." FA-500

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General note:

Copied in 1974 from originals in possession of Leonard J. Tripp of Newmarket, Ont.

Location of originals note:

Leonard J. Tripp of Newmarket, Ont.

Availability of other formats note:

Copy negatives available: C-61746 to C-61750.
Subject heading:

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Aviation - Canada, 1916-1939 Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force, 1927-1938

Flight training - Canada, 1916-1939 Jack V. Elliott Flying School, 1916-1939

Aeronautical engineers, [193-] Leaven Brothers Air Service, 1916-1939

Archibald McMullen, [193-]
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1974-008 NPC

Former archival reference no.:

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MG30-A78
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 A 78] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [TRIPP, LEONARD JOHN 1974-008] 1665

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: National Archives of Canada does not provide copies; they must be obtained from lender. Copyright: For item still in copyright, copyright must be established by the holder of the original(s). Credit: Name of Photographer /National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.

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