Material Type

Mixed Media

Date Range

1934-1981

Physical Description

approximately 4 cm

Physical Condition

Good

Scope and Content

20061007011 Records of the Lethbridge Glider Club, including members and dues paid, lists of materials purchased and amounts paid, a record of flights made from Mayb 1935 to July 1936, and copy of the logbook kept by member Evelyn Fletcher from 21 September 1936 to 30 July 1939. 20061007012 Correspondence addressed to Art Larson from Norman Bruce of Calgary covering a wide range of topics pertaining to gliders and gliding: glider design, construction and modifications; the tour of the prairie provinces by the Canadian Glider Boosters (Norman Bruce, Paul Pelletier and Jimmie Fretwell); Mr. Bruce's plans to go to Germany to take courses in glider design and construction; Mr. Bruce's later plans to go to England; and other topics. 12 January 1935 to 6 May 1936 20061007013 Correspondence between a number of gliding enthusiasts including Norman Bruce, Jim Fretwell, C. Herman Lindgren, Martin Schemp, W.P. (Stevie) Stevens. Topics include design and construction of gliders, news of what was happening in the gliding clubs of southern Alberta, and other topics. 11 December 1934 to 3 March 1937 20061007014 Art Larson's gliding certificate no. 52 issued by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Canada, Royal Canadian Flying Clubs Association and the Soaring Association of Canada. May 1939 20061007015 Correspondence between Art Larson and Bruce Gowans, and copies of some of Mr. Gowan's research into gliding in Canada. 1981 20061007016 Design sketches and plans for the construction of gliders, as well as several receipts for the purchase of construction materials. [193-] 20061007017 Newspaper clippings covering gliding in southern Alberta to general topics in aviation. [193-] 20061007018 Correpsondence between Art Larson, the federal Department of Transport and the Soaring Association of Canada regarding certification of flights made by members of the Lethbridge Glider Club prior to 1939. 3 June 1939 to 10 August 1960 20061007019 An issue of "Soaring' magazine with an article by James A. Simpson titled 'The Soaring Association of Canada: Its Development and Program'. Volume Nine, Nos. 1-2, January-February 1945 20061007020 Booklet, "Propeller Theory", published by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. 19442006100701 20061007021 Photocopy of the article “The Lethbridge Glider Club 1929-1939 Also Known as the Prairie Gliders and The Skid Busters”, by Bruce W. Gowans. The article is illustrated with 13 black and white photographs, all identified. 1981

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

20061007011

Collection

Archive

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