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Zero gravity training.

Two photographs of Lydia Dotto during a zero gravity training flight at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.

Dotto, Lydia

Winegard.

Transcript of interview by Lydia Dotto to William Winegard from September 26, 1991.

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Williams.

Transcript of interviews by Lydia Dotto to Dafydd Rhys "Dave" Williams.

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Various interviews.

Microcassettes with interviews of David Williams, Marc Garneau, Chris Hadfield, Dane Russo, and Wendell Mendell.

Dotto, Lydia

Various interviews.

CD with interviews of Kate Bradshaw, Barry Fowler, Gary Gray, Doug Hamilton, Kate Lines, Steve Roberts, Bob Thirsk, and Dave Williams.

Dotto, Lydia

USS Ticonderoga medallion.

One medallion from the USS Ticonderoga aircraft carrier. Lydia Dotto likely received this when she was aboard the Ticonderoga for the recovery of the Skylab II capsule.

NASA

USS Ticonderoga decommissioning.

Materials relating to the decommissioning of the USS Ticonderoga. Includes an invitation and ticket to the decommissioning ceremony, a programme for the ceremony, and a memorial book outlining the history of the ship. Lydia Dotto was onboard the USS Ticonderoga when it was the recovery ship for the Skylab II mission.

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University papers.

Essays by Lydia Dotto from her time as a student at the University of Alberta and Carleton.

Dotto, Lydia

University of Toronto.

Published copies of University of Toronto Magazine with Lydia Dotto's articles. Titles of articles are:

  • "Coping with crisis" (Winter 1994),
  • "Alter egos sharing confusion" (Summer 1991),
  • "Canola - A Canadian success story" (Winter 1987),
  • "Virtual perception with Plato spectacles" (Spring 1991),
  • "The world of Emi: zappers and zappers" (Autumn 1990),
  • "Dangerous holes in the sky above" (Autumn 1988),
  • "Tomorrow's weather? Forecast modelling" (Summer 1990).

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University of Toronto.

Published copies of University of Toronto Magazine with Lydia Dotto's articles. Titles of articles are:

  • "Nobel laureate John Polanyi" (Winter 1986),
  • "Life in the fast track" (Autumn 1989),
  • "The Mammography debate" by Lydia Dotto and Eva Klein (Winter 1993),
  • "Never too thin" by Lydia Dotto and Eva Klein (Spring 1993),
  • "Genome quest" (Summer 1995),
  • "By your eyes only" (Spring 1990),
  • "Space university not science fiction" (Spring 1988).

Dotto, Lydia

Trygvassen.

Transcript of interviews by Lydia Dotto to Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason.

Dotto, Lydia

Transcripts.

Transcripts for Lydia Dotto for high school from the Government of Alberta and for university from Carleton.

Dotto, Lydia

Thirsk.

Research materials and annotations from press conferences and interviews. Includes astronaut press conferences; transcripts of interviews with Bruce Aikenhead, Robert Brent "Bob" Thirsk, and Robert Stewart; and photocopies of news stories written by Dotto about Thirsk.

Dotto, Lydia

The space experience.

VHS tape with title "The Space Experience (6 parts) Living & Working in Space. The Greatest Journey."

Dotto, Lydia

The ozone layer.

Articles by Lydia Dotto on the ozone layer, as well as reviews and correspondence relating to her book of the same name.

Dotto, Lydia

The nature of things.

VHS tapes with recordings of program "The Nature of Things." Includes two tapes with titles:

  • "Nature of Things. New Materials" (January 26, 1994),
  • "The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. Show #2 - 1994-1995. the Advanced Material World" (October 13, 1994).

Dotto, Lydia

The great warming.

VHS tapes with English versions of program "The Great Warming" by Stonehaven CCS Canada Corporation. Includes eight tapes with titles:

  • "Episode 1. The human fingerprint" (November 24 and December 5, 2003), 2 copies, one with time code burnt in,
  • "Episode 2. Age of uncertainty" (November 24, 2003), 2 copies, one with time code burnt in,
  • "Episode 3. Our children's planet" (November 24 and December 5, 2003), 2 copies, one with time code burnt in,
  • "Episode 3. Rough cut" (July 21, 2003), 1 copy,
  • "Show 1Rough cut" (May 15, 2003), 1 copy.

Dotto, Lydia

STS-74.

Cassette tape with a CBC logo and the handwritten label STS-74.

Dotto, Lydia

Storm warnings.

Contracts and correspondence between Lydia Dotto and others relating to the publication of her book Storm Warnings, as well as the possible development of the book as a television miniseries.

Dotto, Lydia

Stories.

Originals and photocopies of articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media. Media are Legion Magazine (1980), Canadian Business (1980), Canadian Geographic (1980), ComputerData (1980), en Route Magazine (1980), In Search (1980), and others unidentified and undated.

Dotto, Lydia

Stories.

Originals and photocopies of articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media. Media are The Graduate (1982), Equinox: the magazine of Canadian discovery (1982), en Route Magazine (1982), Canadian Business (1982), Business Journal (1982), CIPS Review (1982), Quest (1982), and others unidentified and undated.

Dotto, Lydia

Stories.

Originals and photocopies of articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media in the year 1983. Media are Canadian Business, Doctor's Review, Quest, Canadian Geographic, en Route Magazine, Information Technology, City Woman, and Science Link.

Includes a program and printed speech delivered by Dotto at "A microcomputer conference for women" (Toronto, September 26 to 28, 1983) in which Lydia Dotto participated as a Luncheon Speaker. And program for "The age of microchips: the next five years" (Toronto, July 28 to August 1, 1983) where Dotto participated in the panel "Moral issues - who controls "progress"? Who pays the social cost?"

Dotto, Lydia

Stories.

Originals and photocopies of articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media in the year 1984. Media are The Globe and Mail, Information Technology, Circle, The DMR Letter, Quest, Grauate: the University of Toronto Alumni Magazine, Doctor's Access, and The Journal published by the Addiction Research Foundation.

Dotto, Lydia

Stories.

Originals and photocopies of articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media. Media are Legion Magazine (1980), Canadian Business (1980), Canadian Geographic (1980), ComputerData (1980), en Route Magazine (1980), In Search (1980), and others unidentified and undated.

Dotto, Lydia

Social implications of nuclear energy.

Programme, correspondence relating to, and reviews of a talk given by Lydia Dotto at the Deep River Science Association titled "Social implications of nuclear energy."

Dotto, Lydia

Short stories.

Five short stories by Lydia Dotto that were never published.

Dotto, Lydia

Scrapbook.

Scrapbook documenting Lydia Dotto's time aboard the USS Ticonderoga during the time is was commissioned to retrieve the Skylab 2 capsule. Includes primary captioned photographs.

Dotto, Lydia

Scrapbook.

Scrapbook documenting Lydia's time diving in the Arctic circle and her experience covering the Pioneer 10 space mission in San Francisco.

Dotto, Lydia

Science Forum Mag[azine].

Published copies of Science Forum Magazine for the year 1978. Copies include articles by Lydia Dotto. Titles of articles are:

  • "Made-to-order weather" (Vol. 11, No. 1, May-June 1978),
  • "Science confronts 'pseudo-science'" (Vol. 11, No. 2, July-August, 1978),
  • "The Ozone War: dispatch from the front" (Vol. 11, No. 2, July-August, 1978),
  • "Satellites" (Vol. 11, No. 3, September-October, 1978),
  • "The great nuclear debate" (Vol. 11, No. 4, November-December, 1978).

Also contains articles by journalist Joan Hollobon.

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Sandford Fleming medal.

Sandford Fleming medal awarded to Lydia Dotto by the Royal Canadian Institute for outstanding contributions to the public understanding of science.

Dotto, Lydia

Reviews The Ozone Way.

Materials related to Lydia Dotto's and Harold Schiff's book The Ozone War (1978). Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings by and about the book in different media, book reviews, press releases.

Media are Palo Alto Times (1979), American Meteorological Society (1979), Nature (1979), Family Focus (1978), The Ottawa Citizen (1978), New Scientist (1978), The Morning Call (1978), The Futurist (1980), The Toronto Star (1993), Peterborough Examiner (1990-1993), The New York Times (1990), Waterloo Chronicle (1990), Nuclear Journal of Canada (1988), The Daily Mercury (1990), London Free Press (1990), Ottawa Journal (1978), The Chronicle Review (1978), The Vancouver Sun (1978), Yorkgazette (n.d.), Washington Post (1978), Sunday Charleston (1978), Macon Telegraph & News (1978), South Bend Tribune (1978), and others unidentified and undated.

Includes a press release for Storm warning: gambling with the climate of our planet (1999) in the News from Doubleday (1999).

Dotto, Lydia

Research and interviews.

Materials created or accumulated by Lydia Dotto as part of her professional life as an author and journalist. Includes recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted by Dotto to professionals involved with or related to the Canadian Space Agency and notes from press conferences and presentations. Interviews were related to Dotto’s magazine articles and books Canada in Space (1987) and The astronauts: Canada's voyageurs in space (1993).
Also contains a report from the Canadian Space Agency.

Dotto, Lydia

Report cards.

Report cards from grades 1-8 for Lydia Dotto from the Edmonton Separate School board.

Dotto, Lydia

Realia.

Realia and artefacts collected by Lydia Dotto during the course of her professional life.

Dotto, Lydia

Quirks and Quarks.

Cassette tape with July 17, 1993 episode of CBC programme Quirks and Quarks.

Dotto, Lydia

Proposals for On the Nature of Things.

Printout of an email sent to On the Nature of Things with three proposals for topics - global warming, space medicine and cybersickness. Also includes articles by Dotto on the subjects as examples.

Dotto, Lydia

Proof or consequences.

Materials relating to Lydia Dotto's book "Proof or Consequences." Includes a letter from the publisher, and an outline of the work.

Dotto, Lydia

Profiler.

VHS tape with titles "Exhibit A" and "Profiler Cut #4."

Dotto, Lydia

Planet Earth in jeopardy.

Invitation for Lydia Dotto to attend an event at the New York Public Library for her book "planet Earth in jeopardy" being listed as one of the top books of the year for teens. Also includes a transcript of a speech that Lydia Dotto gave at Carleton based on the contents of the book, as well as correspondence related to the publishing of the book.

Dotto, Lydia

Plane safety.

Three articles by Lydia Dotto for the Globe and Mail on plane safety. Articles are titled "Airlines have strict rules: pilot must be in perfect health," jumbo jet's flight record proves that planes are safer than ever," and "how safe is safe? still question as planes get faster and bigger." Also includes one item of correspondence from the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, Inc.

Dotto, Lydia

Pioneer-Jupiter mission plaque.

One small plaque about the Pioneer-Jupiter space exploration project from TRW Systems Group. The plaque shows a miniature version of the Pioneer plaque with information about the mission.

NASA

Pinkney.

Transcript of an interview by Lydia Dotto to Lloyd Pinkney from June 29, 1990.

Dotto, Lydia

Pilot's log book.

Lydia Dotto's pilot's log book. It recounts her flights in a C-150, a C-172, a PA-24 and a Citabria.

Dotto, Lydia

Pilot's licence.

Lydia Dotto's private pilot's licence for single engine day flying, a certificate of her first solo flight, her licence validation certificate, and her restricted radiotelephone operator's certificate. All documents are in a small private pilot's licence case.

Dotto, Lydia

Photographs.

Digital photographs and digitized surrogates of photographs of Dotto in different research and work settings. Also contains a digital file with descriptions of the photographs provided by Dotto. Photographs are described as:

  • 01. "Dotto Antarctica penguins" shows Dotto with thousands of king penguins in Gold Harbour, South Georgia Islands, Antarctica (December 23, 2015),
  • 02. "Dotto_Arctic dive 1 - suiting up" shows Dotto suiting up when covering the Arctic IV underwater expedition, Resolute Bay (May 1974),
  • 03. "Dotto_Arctic dive 2 - dive hole" shows Dotto entering the dive hole, Arctic IV underwater expedition, Resolute Bay (May 1974),
  • 04. "Dotto_Arctic dive 3 - Sub-Igloo" shows Dotto underwater rest station; Arctic IV underwater expedition, Resolute Bay (May 1974),
  • 05. "Dotto_Arctic dive 4 - dive hut" shows Dotto sitting suited up in the dive hut over the ice during the Arctic IV underwater expedition, Resolute Bay (May 1974),
  • 06. "Dotto_Arctic dive 5 - scuba training" shows Dotto learning to dive and earning scuba certification in the Bahamas prior to diving in the Arctic in May 1974 (date uncertain but probably late 1973 or early 1974),
  • 07. "Dotto_book launch London, England" shows Dotto in London (United Kingdom) for the launch of the book Planet Earth in Jeopardy: Environmental Consequences of Nuclear War (1980s),
  • 08. "Dotto_flight training" shows Dotto training for private pilot’s license (1970s)
  • 09. "Dotto_KC135" shows Dotto aboard NASA’s KC-135 aircraft (known as "The Vomit Comet") used to train astronauts for working in microgravity (late 1970s or early 1980s),
  • 10. "Dotto NASA KSC press site 1" shows Dotto sitting at the Kennedy Space Center press site for spaceflight coverage, with Bjarni Tryggvason in the background with sunglasses (1970s or early 1980s),
  • 11. "Dotto_NASA KSC press site 2" shows Dotto sitting at the Kennedy Space Center press site with Ken Money for coverage of space shuttle flight 41-G, the first flight of a Canadian astronaut, Marc Garneau (undated),
  • 12. "Dotto_plane" shows Dotto after receiving her pilot’s license. She flew the plane in the photo (a Piper Cherokee) for a few years (undated),
  • 13. "Dotto_Skylab recovery - Ticonderoga 1" shows Dotto on board the aircraft carrier Ticonderoga for coverage of the recovery of the Skylab 1 astronauts in the Pacific Ocean. Dotto was a member of the press pool and the first woman to be aboard a US aircraft carrier at sea (undated),
  • 14. "Dotto_Skylab recovery Ticonderoga 2" shows Dotto on board the aircraft carrier Ticonderoga for coverage of the recovery of the Skylab 1 astronauts in the Pacific Ocean. The picture was taken at dawn in the morning the spacecraft was scheduled to enter earth’s atmosphere and splash down in the ocean (undated).

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Personal photographs.

20 photographs of Lydia Dotto from all stages of her life. Includes images of her as a baby, at graduations, during work events, and candids.

Dotto, Lydia

Personal.

Materials relating to Lydia Dotto's personal life.

Dotto, Lydia

Patch.

Unknown patch showing a pair of wings with a maple leaf flag in the middle.

NASA

Newspapers.

Newspaper clippings of articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media. Media are The Globe and Mail (1972-2004), The Toronto Star (2005), @Biz (2004), Arthur Newspaper from Trent University and Peterborough-Nogojiwanong's independent student press (1978), and The Journal published by the Addiction Research Foundation (1990).

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Newspaper.

Newspaper clippings of articles by Lydia Dotto published in the Toronto Daily Star (1971) and The Globe and Mail (1973-1976).

Dotto, Lydia

Newspaper.

Newspaper clippings and photocopies of articles by Lydia Dotto published in The Globe and Mail (1973-1984) and The Globe and Mail Weekend Magazine (1977).

Dotto, Lydia

News files.

Newspaper clippings and photocopies of early articles by Lydia Dotto published in different media. Some clippings are pasted on scrapbook pages. Media are The Edmonton Journal (1965-1968), The Carleton (1969-1970), Canadian Aviation Magazine (1971), and the Toronto Daily Star (1970-1971).

Includes related correspondence about publishing Dotto's articles in Canadian Aviation Magazine and correspondence congratulating Dotto for her articles.

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National.

Published copies of National. The Canadian Bar Association magazine with Lydia Dotto's articles. Titles of articles are:

  • "You can't believe your eyes" (Volume 11, No. 7, November 2002),
  • "Liar liar" (Volume 13, No. 3, January/February 2004).

Dotto, Lydia

Mortimer.

Transcript of interviews by Lydia Dotto to Alan Mortimer from May 1991 and July 1992.

Dotto, Lydia

Money.

Transcript of interviews by Lydia Dotto to Kenneth Eric Money.
One interview took place during the IML mission press conference (June 26, 1991), the other interview is undated and not located.

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Misc[ellanea] articles.

Published reports written by Lydia Dotto. Titles of reports are:

  • "The industrialization of space. A report by Lydia Dotto for Allenvest Group Limited" (1995),
  • "Science communications framework for Environment Canada. Prepared for Environment Canada S&T Advisory Board Working Group on Science Communications" (2000),
  • "The microelectronics revolution. A study for Housser & Co. Limited by Lydia Dotto" (1980).
  • "Canada and the European Space Agency Three Decades of Cooperation" (2002).

Dotto, Lydia

Misc[ellanea].

Published copies of publications with articles written by Lydia Dotto. Titles of articles are:

  • "Scientific problems" in Farewell to the 70s (1979),
  • "Canadian flexes Canadarm muscles" in Spar Horizons (1995),
  • "Commercialization poses ethical challenges" in Impact, published by Ryerson University (2006),
  • "Canada and U.S. got warmer and wetter during the 20th Century" in CBC News (2000).

Also includes two published copies of The Capsule (1991 and 1992) published by Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute with articles about Dotto.

Dotto, Lydia

Misc[ellanea].

Materials related to Lydia Dotto's participation in conferences and events. Includes scripts for the "Couchiching Conference on the Social Impact of Microcomputers" (July 30, 1983), the "Canadian Global Change Program" (August 1, 1990), "Space Business" (April 30, 1984), and one unidentified.

Contains a photograph of a media visit to the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine (DCIEM), and two photographs of Katheleen Campbell presenting the Ministry of State for Science and Technology Award to Dotto.

Also includes the RBW Award for Science and Technology from the National Magazine Awards Foundation to Lydia Dotto in 1979.

Dotto, Lydia

Middleton.

Transcript of an interview by Lydia Dotto to Jim Middleton from September 18, 1990.

Dotto, Lydia

Mass media coverage of the American manned space program.

Lydia Dotto's thesis for the Master's Degree Honours in Journalism from the School of Journalism at Carleton University. Thesis had the title "Mass media coverage of the American manned space program," and was presented in September 1971.

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Magazines.

Published copies of magazines with Lydia Dotto's articles. Magazines and titles of articles are:

  • "Coping with journalists after mastering space" in Content for Canadian Journalists (November/December 1986),
  • "Living in space" in Dimensions: Canada's Science Newsmagazine (January 1987),
  • Annonymous articles about Canada in Space in Canadian Science & Technology (Fall 1994),
  • "Deep Sea geological excitement" in Graduate. The University of Toronto Alumni Magazine (Volume XI, No. 3, January/February 1984),
  • "Coming down to Earth" in Business Journal (April 1982),
  • Annonymous articles in Exploring the human dimension. Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities (Fall 1994),
  • "Proof of consequences" in Alternatives Journal (Volume 26, Number 2, Spring 2000).

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Magazine articles.

Published copies of magazines with articles by Lydia Dotto. Titles of articles are:

  • "Take off, eh?" in Quest. Canada's Urban Magazine (May 1984),
  • "The chosen few: selecting Canada's first astronauts" in Wardar. The Magazine of Wardair Canada (Fall 1987),
  • "Canada's space robots: going boldly where humans can't" in Engineering Dimensions (Vol. 12, No. 2, March/April 1991).

Dotto, Lydia

Maclean.

Transcript of interviews by Lydia Dotto to Steve Maclean from May 10, 1990, May 1991, and July 1992.

Dotto, Lydia

Lydia Dotto name card.

One name plaque for Lydia Dotto stating that she is a science correspondent for the Globe and Mail.

Dotto, Lydia

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