Ivy May Hassard Flying Jacket Memorabilia and Fashion Photographs
Collection
Accession number
30840
Date
1934-1975
Scope and content
This collection includes one fabric jacket; one gold brooch one silver trophy; one framed photograph (35 x 43 cm); one folder containing memorabilia, clippings and photographs. The items relate to the life and career of Ivy May Hassard, a pioneering pilot and fashion designer who lived on the Gold Coast.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 2 series
Description
1 jacket, 1 folder of photographs
Administrative / Biographical history
Ivy May Hassard 1914-1998 (nee Pearce) was born in Ipswich and attended school in Dalby and Brisbane and took her first flying lessons at Archerfield Airport age 16. When she qualified in 1935, age 20 she was claimed as Queensland's youngest female pilot, her first official passenger being the Archbishop of Brisbane, James Duhig.
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status
Multiple copyright statuses.
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright
Preferred citation
30840, Ivy May Hassard Flying Jacket Memorabilia and Fashion Photographs, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.