Tait, Robert H. The Robert H. Tait Fonds
Robert H. Tait had a lengthy career as a soldier, lawyer, civil servant, writer and lecturer. The collection consists of a typescript written by Tait on Newfoundland's role in pioneer transAtlantic aviation between 1919 and 1937, recording each of the attempts to cross the Atlantic using Newfou...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ead/13 2023-12-31T10:12:52+01:00 Tait, Robert H. The Robert H. Tait Fonds Tait, Robert , 1891-1964 Riggs, Bertram G., 1954- Brown, Arthur Whitten, Sir, 1886-1948 Atlantic Ocean; Canada--Newfoundland and Newfoundland 1919-1937 80 numbered p. textual material, 73 photographs text/xml http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/13 eng eng Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries Finding Aids of the Archives and Special Collections COLL-232; ASC-EAD0018 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/13 No restrictions on access Memorial University of Newfoundland Archives and Special Collections Estate of Joseph R. Smallwood, 1992 Original held in Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Transatlantic flights Aeronautics--Newfoundland and Labrador--History Correspondence Photographs Text Finding Aid 1919 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z Robert H. Tait had a lengthy career as a soldier, lawyer, civil servant, writer and lecturer. The collection consists of a typescript written by Tait on Newfoundland's role in pioneer transAtlantic aviation between 1919 and 1937, recording each of the attempts to cross the Atlantic using Newfoundland or Labrador as a starting, ending, or stop-over point. There are 73 photographs depicting the planes and the people involved in these flights. Includes a map and a chart detailing the successful flights and the attempts, and as well as correspondence between Tait and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (of Alcock and Brown fame). Text Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Robert H. Tait had a lengthy career as a soldier, lawyer, civil servant, writer and lecturer. The collection consists of a typescript written by Tait on Newfoundland's role in pioneer transAtlantic aviation between 1919 and 1937, recording each of the attempts to cross the Atlantic using Newfoundland or Labrador as a starting, ending, or stop-over point. There are 73 photographs depicting the planes and the people involved in these flights. Includes a map and a chart detailing the successful flights and the attempts, and as well as correspondence between Tait and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (of Alcock and Brown fame). |
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Tait, Robert H. The Robert H. Tait Fonds |
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Tait, Robert H. The Robert H. Tait Fonds |
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Tait, Robert H. The Robert H. Tait Fonds |
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Tait, Robert H. The Robert H. Tait Fonds |
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tait, robert h. the robert h. tait fonds |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries |
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1919 |
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Atlantic Ocean; Canada--Newfoundland and Newfoundland |
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Archives and Special Collections Estate of Joseph R. Smallwood, 1992 Original held in Archives and Special Collections. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections |
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Finding Aids of the Archives and Special Collections COLL-232; ASC-EAD0018 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/13 |
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No restrictions on access Memorial University of Newfoundland |
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