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Theodore Oliver Bolduc Photo Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10211

Abstract

Theodore “Ted” Bolduc was born on New Year’s Day in 1919 in Augusta, Maine to Michael and Jeanette Bolduc. He was their only son and grew up with two younger sisters, Violette and Anita. Ted enlisted in the Navy at the start of World War II and served as an Aviation Photographer, assigned primarily to "Lighter Than Air" (blimp) squadrons in Georgia and Florida.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1919 - 2010

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research, some restrictions may apply.

Biographical / Historical

Theodore “Ted” Bolduc was born on New Year’s Day in 1919 in Augusta, Maine to Michael and Jeanette Bolduc. He was their only son and grew up with two younger sisters, Violette and Anita. Ted enlisted in the Navy at the start of World War II and served as an Aviation Photographer, assigned primarily to "Lighter Than Air" (blimp) squadrons in Georgia and Florida. He married Navy nurse Bernice Fournier, from Waterville, Maine, in 1946 and together they raised eight children. Ted passed away on October 21, 2010 at the age of 91. He died of natural causes at the Hale Nohea care home in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Extent

.35 Cubic Feet (This collection consists of thirty-two photographs, plus fourteen duplicate photographs, and is stored in one archival box.) : This collection of photographs is stored in an oversized box in two stacks. Top stack are thirty-two photographs arranged by catalog number. Second stack underneath consists of duplicates of fourteen duplicates. There are two duplicates of 003 and three duplicates of 022. ; One archival box, measuring 24.75” x 21.5” x 1.5”.

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to the Museum in 2017.

Physical Description

This collection consists of thirty-two photographs, plus fourteen duplicate photographs, and is stored in one archival box, measuring 24.75” x 21.5” x 1.5”. This collection of photographs is stored in an oversized box in two stacks. Top stack are thirty-two photographs arranged by catalog number. Second stack underneath consists of duplicates of fourteen duplicates. There are two duplicates of 003 and three duplicates of 022.

Title
The Descriptive Finding Guide for Theodore Oliver Bolduc Photo Collection
Author
AR
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives Repository

Contact:
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