A.L.H. Somerville fonds
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- Date Range
- 1939-1980
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 123 film reels
- Scope and Content
- The fonds consists of Somerville's 8mm and Super 8mm films on a variety of subjects, such as aviation films from 1939-1946 (including those depicting Commonwealth training); views of Lethbridge, 1946-1967; irrigation works; Somerville's travels in Quebec, the Maritimes, Winnipeg and Hawaii; Calgary…
- Date Range
- 1939-1980
- Fonds
- A.L.H. Somerville fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Creator
- Somerville, A.L.H.
- Physical Description
- 123 film reels
- History Biographical
- Archibald L.H. Lawrence (1898-1990) graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1923 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He came to Lethbridge in 1937-1938 to work for the Department of Transport as a District Airway Engineer. During World War II, he supervised construction of the southern Alberta airfields used for British Commonwealth air training. From 1949-1964, he served as Lethbridge City Manager.
- Scope and Content
- The fonds consists of Somerville's 8mm and Super 8mm films on a variety of subjects, such as aviation films from 1939-1946 (including those depicting Commonwealth training); views of Lethbridge, 1946-1967; irrigation works; Somerville's travels in Quebec, the Maritimes, Winnipeg and Hawaii; Calgary and other local stampedes; and footage of scenery all across Alberta and British Columbia, including scenes in Vancouver Island, Banff and Glacier National Park.
- Notes
- Title based on the contents of the fonds.
- Finding Aid
- List of films and shot logs are available.
- Category
- Transportation
- Family and personal life
- Name Access
- Somerville, A.L.H.
- Collection
- Archive
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