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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0253 |
| Title: | Edgar Tilden Alberts fonds |
| Dates: | 1955-1971 |
| Extent: | 0.40 m of textual records ca. 850 slides : col. ; 35 mm 3 films (ca. 32 min) : b&w and col. |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | Edgar Tilden Alberts (1905- ), businessman, was president of the Toronto Flying Club in the 1950s and sat on the Organizing Committee and later the Provisional Board of Governors of York University (1957-1959). Alberts was invited to Moscow in 1955 and 1956 to view the Soviet air show and in 1958 he was part of a business delegation that travelled to Moscow to investigate Canadian business opportunities there. He organized a second trip to Moscow in 1964 that was attended by representatives of several major Canadian companies. |
| Scope and Content: |
The fonds documents Edgar Tilden Albert's activities as a member of the Organizing Committee of York University and his travel to the Soviet Union for the period 1955-1971. |
| Custodial History: | Accession 2 (1985-003) was originally deposited in Founders College, York University and was transferred to the York University Archives in November, 1985. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | File lists available. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000253.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accessions: 1977-003, 1985-003. Further accruals are expected. |
| Related Records: | Related records may be found in: Organizing Committee of York University fonds (F0074); Office of the President fonds (F0073); Arthur Hackett fonds (F0318); and J. Roby Kidd fonds (F0337). |
| Provenance Access Points: | Albert, Edgar Tilden, b. 1905 |
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Date of creation: 2002/03/22 Date of last revision: 2003/04/15 |
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