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- 1942-1977 (Creation)
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12.5 cm of textual records. -- 29 photographs. -- 1 film reel. -- 2 audio cassettes
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Biographical history
William Bruce Nodwell, 1914-2006, was born in Asquith, Saskatchewan. In 1935 he married Phyllis Wride, 1915-2004, and they had three children, Jack, Pat (Clay) and Ted. Bruce became involved with tracked vehicles while building camps in the north for the oil industry. In 1953 he started his own company, Bruce Nodwell Ltd. In 1958 this company amalgamated with Robinson Machine Co. Ltd. to become Robin-Nodwell Manufacturing Co. Ltd. By 1964 Nodwell tracked carriers were being used around the world because of their high mobility. Bruce left Robin-Nodwell in 1965 and started Canadian Foremost Ltd. with Jack. In 1970 the company made a major sale of Foremost tracked vehicles to the Soviet Union, to assist in the building of a trans-Siberian pipeline. In 1970 Bruce received the Medal of Service of the Order of Canada for his accomplishments.
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Gift of Bruce Nodwell, 1972-1978.
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The fonds consists of correspondence, agreements, patent licences, vehicle specifications, financial statements, photographs, articles and newsclippings pertaining to his tracked vehicle business. Includes a recorded interview with Bruce, and a promotional film about Nodwell tracked vehicles.
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No restrictions on access.
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The material is in English.
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No finding aid
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S3CKUYE
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There is also an interview with Nodwell in the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, at Glenbow (RCT-696-3).
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M 908 should be amalgamated with M 909.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018