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Norman Hillmer and W.A.B. Douglas collection
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1919-1985 (Creation)
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2.6 m of textual records
484 photographs : b&w ; 31 x 23.5 cm or smaller
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Fonds consists of the preliminary work for The Creation of a National Air Force written by W.A.B. Douglas. The preliminary work was carried out by many historians beginning in the 1970s, and includes material on the Royal Canadian Air Force (personnel, history, operations, rearmament, interviews with retired Air-Marshals and Air Vice-Marshals, etc.), coastal commands, command and control of naval and air A/S forces in the Northwest Atlantic, Canadian Air Policy 1923-1939, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (origins, aircrew selection, impact on Western Canada, etc.), and the Atlantic Ferry Organization and Ferry Command. Also included are maps, graphs, photographs, narratives, draft chapters, photocopies of prints, and 3 floppy diskettes. There are 6 series:
I - Preliminary material
II - Narratives
III - Draft chapters
IV - Photographs
V - Photographic material
VI - Photographic material and miscellaneous research material
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The immediate source of acquisition is unknown.
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- English
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Unclassified
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None
Finding aids
Copies of the finding aid are located in the first file of the fonds and in the Reading Room of the Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH). Electronic copies are also available.
Associated materials
Related records for Norman Hillmer can be found in the Document Collection in 2004/10 (Norman Hillmer fonds) and in the card catalogue under the heading "Hillmer, Norman".
Related records for W.A.B. Douglas can be found in the Document Collection in 99/36 (W.A.B. Douglas fonds) and in the card catalogue under the heading "Douglas, W.A.B."
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
The following book can be found in the DHH Library's collection: The official history of the Royal Canadian Air Force : volume 2 : The creation of a national air force / W. A. B. Douglas ; editor-in-chief, Norman Hillmer [UG 635 C3 O334 (v. 1-3)] The 3 computer disks have been withdrawn from circulation.
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The Creation of a National Air Force (The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Volume II) Collection
General note
The following book can be found in the DHH Library’s collection: The official history of the Royal Canadian Air Force : volume 2 : The creation of a national air force / W. A. B. Douglas ; editor-in-chief, Norman Hillmer [UG 635 C3 O334 (v. 1-3)]
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The 3 computer disks have been withdrawn from circulation.