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John Robert Kennedy Main fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]
Niveau hiérarchique :FondsContexte de cette notice :Fonds comprend :4 description(s) de niveau inférieurVoir description(s) de niveau inférieur -
Instrument de recherche Textual records (Électronique) The finding aid is a descriptive file list. MSS0536 (90: Ouvert)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001565.pdfPhotographs: (Autre) See "Photographic inventories, indexes, and caption lists arranged by accession number." FA-500Sound recording: (Papier) See AV collection file for item-level description. -
Notice descriptive John Robert Kennedy Main fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]
Date :1880-1978.Référence :R2550-0-7-E, MG30-E336Genre de documents :Documents textuels, Documents photographiques, Documents sonoresTrouvé dans :Archives / Collections et fondsNo d'identification :101963Date(s) :1880-1978.Lieu de création :Sans lieu, inconnu ou indéterminéÉtendue :80 cm of textual records.
180 photographs chiefly b&w.
1 audio reel (ca. 10 min).Langue du document :anglaisPortée et contenu :Fonds consists of memoirs, diaries, and flight logs; correspondence, personal and biographical files; general subject files and manuscripts.
The fonds also contains photographs of Main's family and aviation career.
Also included in the fonds is a sound recording of recollections by W.H. Heath and E. Henley about the flight of the R-34 Airship in 1919, recorded for a CBC program in 1965.Provenance :Nom(s) additionnel(s) :Biographie/Histoire administrative :Main, J. R. K. (John Robert Kennedy), 1894- : John Robert Kennedy Main, public servant, rancher and aviator, was born and educated in Pincher Creek, Alta. He then attended Calgary Normal School. In addition to teaching, Main held various other positions including pioneer cattle rancher, liquor vendor, railroad surveyor, engineer, soldier and pilot. During World War I, he served overseas with the 44th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionery Force, the 9th Field Co. of the Canadian Engineers, and in Salonika with the Royal Engineers. In 1917-1918, Main served with the RFC - RAF in Egypt.
Ken Main is most noted for his efforts on behalf of aviation in Canada and as the author of Voyageurs of the Air (1968). From 1929 to 1932 he was a flying instructor with the R.C.A.F. at Camp Borden. Subsequently he became Chief Instructor for the Ottawa Flying Club and later the Toronto Flying Club. In 1936 he joined the Air Services Branch of the Department of Transport and eventually became the Director of the Civil Aviation Branch. From 1960 to 1963, Main was Canadian representative on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council in Montréal.
See also: The Canadian Who's Who, 1970-1972.Information additionnelle :Note générale :Received in 1979 from Mrs. Gladys Morton of Wakefield, Que.Vedette-matière :Source :PrivéAncien no de référence archivistique :MG30-E336 -
Pour réserver ou commander des documents Conditions d'accès :Documents textuels[Consultation Ouvert]Boîte d'instruments de recherche [FA 536] 54[Consultation Fermé]Documents iconographiques (photo)[Consultation Ouvert]Documents sonores[Consultation Ouvert]Modalités d'utilisation :Photographs: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old; copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.
Sound recording: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holder.Vous pouvez réserver des documents à l'avance pour qu'ils soient disponibles lors de votre visite. Vous aurez besoin d'une carte utilisateur pour ce faire.
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