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- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
- Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
- Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Newspaper
- Parks Canada
- Park policy
- Research
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Wardens
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Hiking
- Community life
- History
- Mines and mineral resources
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Yoho National Park
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Politics
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.
- Processing Status
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.01 a-e
- Description
- (a) Rooster Rat Stables: Here are some ways to put our new breed of South American rats to economic advantages. 19740501 (b) Litter: It is possible for each of us, including Gorbies to keep Banff and park clean by desposing (sic) of Litter in containers provided. 19740600 (c) Canmore Flood-Golf Cou…
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Description
- (a) Rooster Rat Stables: Here are some ways to put our new breed of South American rats to economic advantages. 19740501 (b) Litter: It is possible for each of us, including Gorbies to keep Banff and park clean by desposing (sic) of Litter in containers provided. 19740600 (c) Canmore Flood-Golf Course: The situation in Canmore during the flood of June 1974. 19740600 (d) The Experienced Hiker-Camper vs. theDon't Give a Damn Type. The difference between an experienced and prudent overnite hiker, as compared to one who may not be as acknowledgeable (sic). Rockbound Lake on Castle Mountain. 19740000 (e) Bruce Beattie, You Come Back Here This Minute...You Hear Me...Bruce! Bruce Beattie borrowed a CPR engine unit to vist Canmore. Arrested for stealing the train he beat the ...? (rap) because he didn't remove it from CP property. He was an engineer for CP at the time.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Crag & Canyon, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.01 a-e
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.02 a-c
- Description
- (a) Kostmoar Apartments...Coulda sworn there were four houses with cheap staff accomodation on this spot last year!?! 19740000 (b) Bump 15 feet Banff Avenue...Look at the good side; they keep the speed limit down!! Few drivers in Banff obay (sic) the speed signs but the holes in asphalt do the job…
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Description
- (a) Kostmoar Apartments...Coulda sworn there were four houses with cheap staff accomodation on this spot last year!?! 19740000 (b) Bump 15 feet Banff Avenue...Look at the good side; they keep the speed limit down!! Few drivers in Banff obay (sic) the speed signs but the holes in asphalt do the job of slowing them. 19740000 (c) Powder Streakers Strike Again..Wow, that must be cold!!19740000
- Credit
- Gift of Geordie Vincent, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.02 a-c
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.03 a-g
- Description
- (a) Mountain rescue: 'copter fees and court costs and fines and hospital and wardens wages and loss of job. It always pays to sign in with the park wardens before attempting a hike; especially off-trail back-packing. Not signing out on hikes can cost plenty if an injury happens and the wardens hav…
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- 1973 – 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Description
- (a) Mountain rescue: 'copter fees and court costs and fines and hospital and wardens wages and loss of job. It always pays to sign in with the park wardens before attempting a hike; especially off-trail back-packing. Not signing out on hikes can cost plenty if an injury happens and the wardens have to go and get you. 19730000 (b) Skiing-Guess I showed them who's fast man on the mountain. 19730204 (c) Renting in Banff: It's that time of year once more!!! 19730409 (d) Leave the hussle (sic) and bussle (sic) behind. Visit clean and quiet and romantic Banff, Alberta. 19730416 (e) Keep in shape: Many tourists in Banff tend to be out of shape. Pedalling around keeps one relatively in fine shape. 19730418 (f) When the fire hazard is extreme...watch those open flames!! 19750521 (g) Knowledge and spiritual growth: I hear you got quite high on your last trip. Ya..climbed Assiniboine. 19750412
- Credit
- Gift of Geordie Vincent, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.03 a-g
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.04 a-d
- Description
- (a) Lake Minnewanka: A Foot of Ice!! 12 mile rink. 19750100 (b) News Item: Skidoos Now Use Favorite X-C Ski Trails. A crosscountry skier's revenge on the skidoos. (c) 'Bout Time. (Changing the name of Mt. Eisenhower back to Castle Mountain.) Mt. Eisenhower, Castle Mt., or Hassle Mt. – I love that m…
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Description
- (a) Lake Minnewanka: A Foot of Ice!! 12 mile rink. 19750100 (b) News Item: Skidoos Now Use Favorite X-C Ski Trails. A crosscountry skier's revenge on the skidoos. (c) 'Bout Time. (Changing the name of Mt. Eisenhower back to Castle Mountain.) Mt. Eisenhower, Castle Mt., or Hassle Mt. – I love that mountain by any name. 19750200 (d) News Item: Beer Strike Still On. There's so much to do in Banff that many persons (sic) can't think of a thing to do. 19750904
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Crag & Canyon, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.04 a-d
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.05 a-b
- Description
- (a) But I thought you signed out & had the food & spare tip!! News item: 2 girls stranded overnite in sub-zero weather due to inadequate knowledge & preparation on X-country ski trip north of L. Louise (b) Staff housing cartoon. Banff Hi-rise housing. We knew they put money into staff housing .…
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Description
- (a) But I thought you signed out & had the food & spare tip!! News item: 2 girls stranded overnite in sub-zero weather due to inadequate knowledge & preparation on X-country ski trip north of L. Louise (b) Staff housing cartoon. Banff Hi-rise housing. We knew they put money into staff housing ... but this is going to extremes isn't it?
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Crag & Canyon, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.05 a-b
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; felt pen; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.06 a-f
- Description
- (a) Remember 1950? Bruce Beatie, you come back here this minute .... you hear me? Bruce (199740907) (b) News item: Civil Service strike looms. We're Ready, Let 'em strike. Should Gov't employees (snowplow operators) go on strike, then to equip ski busses with plows would enable them to deliver th…
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink; felt pen; graphite on paper
- Description
- (a) Remember 1950? Bruce Beatie, you come back here this minute .... you hear me? Bruce (199740907) (b) News item: Civil Service strike looms. We're Ready, Let 'em strike. Should Gov't employees (snowplow operators) go on strike, then to equip ski busses with plows would enable them to deliver their passengers in comparitive safety, in case of heavy snowfall. (c) News item: Youth disgrunted with grade two level of sermons & spiritual insight of average modern clergy. 19741010 (d) Famous last words: Sorry staff, we can only afford minimum-wage to scrimp by this summer, with inflation & all. Mexico or bust. 19751010 (e) News item: C.S. strike possibility looms!! Don't pray for too much snow or you may not even get up there. (f) The fun-run. Whitehorn Mt. 8,700 ft. The L. Louise Staff Ski bus.
- Credit
- Gift of Geordie Vincent, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.06 a-f
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.07 a-b
- Description
- (a) Banff Winter Festival. My suggestion for a float in our festival parade. 19740206 (b) Horses may soon be disallowed in the Mt. Assiniboine area due to erosion of trails in the back-country. Enjoy the view ol' girl. You soon may be petitioned right outa the Park.
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Description
- (a) Banff Winter Festival. My suggestion for a float in our festival parade. 19740206 (b) Horses may soon be disallowed in the Mt. Assiniboine area due to erosion of trails in the back-country. Enjoy the view ol' girl. You soon may be petitioned right outa the Park.
- Credit
- Gift of Geordie Vincent, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.07 a-b
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.08 a-e
- Description
- (a) It Snew! ... Pray for more (b) These days skiing isn't the only winter sport that Banff is famous for. Bring your skates along, too. No snow removal from some Banff streets is forming new skating rinks (c) News item: local clergy concerned over diminishing youth attendance in Banff'a churc…
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Description
- (a) It Snew! ... Pray for more (b) These days skiing isn't the only winter sport that Banff is famous for. Bring your skates along, too. No snow removal from some Banff streets is forming new skating rinks (c) News item: local clergy concerned over diminishing youth attendance in Banff'a churches. No thanks; once you're experienced love, peace, and all that is it's very hard to go back to all that talking and more talking ..... (d) News item: Gala winter festival parage '75. On strike. A bit of fun against our Gov't going on strike. (e) Local Alpine Safety class instructors and students spend weekend putting their knowledge into practice!!
- Credit
- Gift of Geordie Vincent, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.08 a-e
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Crag and Canyon Cartoon
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.09 a-c
- Description
- (a) Banff could become the recreational-cultural-environmental-ecological-Mt. climbing-and spiritual capital of Canada, if we all put our hearts to it. Garbage!!! We like it the way it is, dreamer. (b) It's days like these that make you appreciate the excellent job the public-works were doing befo…
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- Artist
- Geordie Vincent
- Title
- Crag and Canyon Cartoon
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink; felt pen on paper
- Description
- (a) Banff could become the recreational-cultural-environmental-ecological-Mt. climbing-and spiritual capital of Canada, if we all put our hearts to it. Garbage!!! We like it the way it is, dreamer. (b) It's days like these that make you appreciate the excellent job the public-works were doing before this strike. (c) Even if you do find some, I doubt there'll be enough to even practice on. Nov 20 and still not enough snow to ski on
- Credit
- Gift of Geordie Vincent, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- ViG.03.09 a-c
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