Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1912-2014 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
8.6 linear metres of textual records
66 rolls of drawings
4,774 colour slides
418 models and pieces
20 architects' tools
1 box of index cards
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Jeffrey Lindsay (1924-1984) was an architect who specialized in geodesic dome structures. He worked with Buckminster Fuller before coming to Canada to establish the Canadian Fuller Research Foundation which was based in Montreal from 1949 to 1956. Some of his most notable works include Weatherbreak (1950), Skybreak (1951), Skigloo (1952), and Hackney Barn (1954). He also worked on Simon Fraser University's Convocation Mall with Arthur Erickson and the United States Pavilion for Expo 67 in Montreal with Buckminster Fuller.
Repository
Archival history
Accession 340A/14.01 was donated to the Canadian Architectural Archives in February 2014 by the American Friends of the University of Calgary who were gifted the materials by Jasmine Lindsay Forman on January 27, 2014.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds contains materials relating to the architectural work of Jeffrey Lindsay, primarily focused on geodesic domes. It covers the majority of his career including early work, work with the Fuller Research Foundation, Jeffrey Lindsay and Associates, and teaching.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Fonds is arranged into series by material type, with subseries arranged by progressive stages in his career.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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Language of material
Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of fonds.