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Title
Date(s)
- 1943-1998 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
8 cm of textual records. -- 14 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Nicholson "Jack" Wilson, 1922-2006, was born in Dalby, Australia and served in the Australian Air Force during the Second World War. In 1943 and1944 he trained at No. 2 Wireless School in Calgary, Alberta as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Wilson was posted to India, flying supplies to troops in Burma. On his return to Australia he was a farmer until retirement in 1979, after which he took up painting. Some of his art training had come in Canada under Calgary painter Janet Mitchell; his career was very sucessful and he won many awards.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Malcolm and Marjorie Wilson, 2011.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of copies of letters written to his family from Canada during the Second World War (1943-1944); correspondence with Janet Mitchell (1944-1998); and photographs of his activities.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The originals are held by the donors.
Existence and location of copies
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Note
Title based on contents of records.