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Percy Jardine Bentley fonds
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MS-2-823
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7 cm of textual records and graphic material
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(1898-1962)
Biographical history
Percy Jardine Bentley was born in Brookfield, Nova Scotia, in 1898. He received his early education in Wallace, Nova Scotia, before attending Acadia University. During World War One, Bentley served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. After the war, he earned a BSc in mechanical engineering from Nova Scotia Technical College, following which he received an MSc from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1925). He was employed at the Ingersoll-Rand Company after graduating, where he became a plant manager in 1936. He died in May 1962 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.
Custodial history
Materials were in the possession of Percy Bentley until his death. Following his death, materials were in the possession of his son, David Bentley, who donated the materials to Dalhousie University Archives. They were received by the Dalhousie University Archives on April 9, 2021.
Scope and content
Fonds contains four of P.J. Bentley's engineering lab books from the Nova Scotia Technical College, which contain notes, drawings and blueprints.