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Bill Gibbons fonds
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other …
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 532
- V 227
- Sous-Fonds
- M 532
- V 227
- Accession Number
- 194, 275, 1991, 2020, 5753, 5756, 6760, 7936, 7237
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Responsibility
- Fonds consists of the private business records of Bill Gibbons. Some photographs may have been made by employees.
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,404 photographs: negatives, prints, transparencies, albums, postcards. -- 2.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- W. J. L. "Bill" Gibbons, 1914-1994 , was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1945 until 1959. Gibbons came to Canada in 1941 and settled in Banff after the war with his wife, Ella Mae (Becker), a Banff native. He established British Photographic Laboratories, with partners Lou Crosby and Jack Anderson, in the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, moving later to street-level. Bill and Ella Mae Gibbons travelled throughout the mountain parks photographing views for sale in the Banff shop. These were offered as hand-coloured prints, with much of the colouring done or supervised by Ella Mae.
- Later the business expanded to include colour postcards and slide sets. Gibbons employed other photographers, such as Bruno Engler, for specialty work, such as ski photography, and the Banff studio also did portraiture. Gibbons himself did most of the 4 x 5 format landscape work and made extensive use of models, many of who were young women employed by his Banff store. In 1959, Gibbons sold his business to a group of Banff businessmen and moved to Vancouver. In subsequent years, he continued to be active as a photographer and in publishing, working in different areas of the world. He made several photographic trips through the mountain parks, ca.1966-1972.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other black and white series, ca. 1947, 4 photographs.
- I. Commercial black and white series consists of six sub-series: A. Portraits and documentary views, 1945-1950, 2437 negatives (individual and group portraits, weddings, conferences, events, buildings, facilities and places; Banff and area); B. Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1949, 277 negatives (privately produced views of classes, group portraits, activities, buildings and facilities); C. "S" sub-series, ca.1950, 1220 negatives (scenic views in the vicinity of Banff, Lake Louise, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper National Park, Radium and Columbia Valley, British Columbia and Pacific Coast, First Nations views); D. "T" sub-series, ca.1950, 482 negatives (scenic and commercial views, mainly Jasper, Banff-Jasper Highway and Lake Louise areas); E. Rolliflex and panorama negatives, 1949-1958, 584 negatives (Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts, and Banff and area); F. Other, ca.1945-1951, 364 items (material similar to that in other series, some unidentified). Accompanied by small number of prints and postcards; also, publication: "Photographing the Canadian Rockies" by Bill J. L. Gibbons, 1948.
- II. Canadian Rockies colour series consists of four sub-series: A. CR1 to CR84, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.260 prints; B. CR1 to CR443, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.5130 photographs; C. CR35-2 to CR35-81, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.2310 photographs; D. Other photographs, ca.1945-ca.1990. Series consists primarily of commercial colour negatives and corresponding proof prints pertaining to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, also some transparencies and oversize display prints.
- III. Other black and white series. Series consists of 2 black and white prints of crash landing at Sunshine with Al Gaetz and Dick Pike, 1947 and two copy negatives with prints of Bruno Engler and Ella Mae Gibbons, ca.1947.
- Textual records are record book, 1945-1953, 62 p; and book layout.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pat Brewster fonds
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Sous-Fonds
- V91
- Accession Number
- 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Physical Description
- ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.
- I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.
- II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.
- III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.
- IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- reference copies and summaries for sound recordings
- Creator
- Brewster, Pat
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Archives : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consists of letters, genealogical charts, historical data sheets, typescript, newsclippings and magazine articles regarding Brewster, Donaldson, Hutton, Irvine, McLean and Thompson families. Includes family tree of Pearl Moore. Photographs transferred to V91/409-445; photocopies retained in …
- Date Range
- 1885-1980
- Reference Code
- M2 / 86 - 87
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- III. Pat Brewster activities series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 86 - 87
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1885-1980
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Files consists of letters, genealogical charts, historical data sheets, typescript, newsclippings and magazine articles regarding Brewster, Donaldson, Hutton, Irvine, McLean and Thompson families. Includes family tree of Pearl Moore.
- Photographs transferred to V91/409-445; photocopies retained in file
- Content Details
- Plan of Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario, 1971 50'=1" re Thompson and Revelle families related to Pat Brewster family. Held inoversize "F" Genealogy chart re Brewster family and various relatives, ca.1970. Held in oversize "H"
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"B" 1929-1940 : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters from Arthur Oliver Wheeler to Stanley H. Mitchell and Major W. R. Tweedy regarding clientele; correspondence between Pat Brewster and Banff National Park superintendents regarding dispute over relocation of business from west half, villa lot #6 (Middle Springs) to Hillsdale…
- Date Range
- 1928-1961
- Reference Code
- M2 / 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- II. Pat Brewster professional series : Business
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 34
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1928-1961
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (and 3 oversize items).
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters from Arthur Oliver Wheeler to Stanley H. Mitchell and Major W. R. Tweedy regarding clientele; correspondence between Pat Brewster and Banff National Park superintendents regarding dispute over relocation of business from west half, villa lot #6 (Middle Springs) to Hillsdale Meadows; building permits, cancelled cheques, and applications for land. Annotated by Pat Brewster. Related to : Photographs, [between 1919 and 1942], 17 photographs : prints, negative (V91/189-205)
- Content Details
- Plan showing proposed Corral Site in sec.17, tp.26, rge.13, west of 5 mer., 1939, 1"=200' [Hillsdale area]. Held in oversize "F"
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Boy scout 1911 : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, typescript, souvenir programme regarding Boy Scouts of Canada. Programme is titled: "A Boy Scout's Journey to the Coronation of King George VI and to the Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales, June 1911." One item is letter of sympathy written to Dorothy Cranstone after …
- Date Range
- 1911-1983
- Reference Code
- M2 / 91
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- III. Pat Brewster activities series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 91
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1911-1983
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, typescript, souvenir programme regarding Boy Scouts of Canada. Programme is titled: "A Boy Scout's Journey to the Coronation of King George VI and to the Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales, June 1911." One item is letter of sympathy written to Dorothy Cranstone after Pat's death
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Branding : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Brewster from Albertan and American Department of Agriculture and print material regarding brands
- Date Range
- 1959-1978
- Reference Code
- M2 / 49
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- II. Pat Brewster professional series : Business
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 49
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1959-1978
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Brewster from Albertan and American Department of Agriculture and print material regarding brands
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Brewster family papers
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of typescripts, magazine article, print material regarding Jack Brewster (cousin of Pat Brewster) and Jim, Fred and Bill Brewster (Pat's brothers)
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Reference Code
- M2 / 99
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- III. Pat Brewster activities series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 99
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of typescripts, magazine article, print material regarding Jack Brewster (cousin of Pat Brewster) and Jim, Fred and Bill Brewster (Pat's brothers)
- Creator
- Includes undated items
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Brewster family papers
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, legal papers, receipts, typescript, newsclippings, ephemera including Fred Brewster, Jack Brewster, Jim Brewster, Willie and James Brewster, Bill Brewster, Pearl B. Moore, Philip A. Moore, Dalton Gordon Brewster, Sarah I. Brewster
- Date Range
- 1841-1977
- Reference Code
- M2 / 102
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- IV.A. Brewster family series : Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 102
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1841-1977
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, legal papers, receipts, typescript, newsclippings, ephemera including Fred Brewster, Jack Brewster, Jim Brewster, Willie and James Brewster, Bill Brewster, Pearl B. Moore, Philip A. Moore, Dalton Gordon Brewster, Sarah I. Brewster
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Life Insurance certificate for George Alexander Brewster, 1888. Held in Oversize storage "B" Window display card from Teepee Inn in old Brett building, ca.1950.
- Drawing of two men titled "Here is my tip" by P. Spohn, ca.1971. Reverse is Paris restaurant paper mat showing view from Mount Norquay.
- Ink drawing of bears scaring pack train titled "Wuff" by Stan J. Carr, 1974, also signed "Windy"
- Ink drawing titled "Swimming the Bow at Hillsdale 1913" by Stan J. Carr, 1974. Carr writes about event to Pat Brewster on the reverse side.
- Pencil drawing of Bassett Hound by Eadie, ca.1975.
- Pencil cartoon of cow wrangling by W. Eadie, ca.1975.
- Pencil cartoon animal heads by W. Eadie, ca.1975, reverse has various ways of writing W. Eadie.
- Land title photocopy re John Brewster title to land in the 40th township, 26 range West, 4th meridian in the District of Alberta, NWT, ca.1890? Held in oversize "H"
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Brewster Mountain Pack Trains records
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and telegrams from various people including Jimmy Simpson, Christian Hasler, Harrison Powderface, Marquis degli Albizzi, J. W. A. Hickson, William McCardell, Wilf Carter, R. H. Palenske, Enos Hunter, N. R. (Buck) Crump, Karl Richter, Jim Cromwell, William Twin, W. G. (Georg…
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]-1967
- Reference Code
- M2 / 25 - 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- II. Pat Brewster professional series : Business
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 25 - 29
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]-1967
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 3 photographs : prints. -- 13 print material items
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and telegrams from various people including Jimmy Simpson, Christian Hasler, Harrison Powderface, Marquis degli Albizzi, J. W. A. Hickson, William McCardell, Wilf Carter, R. H. Palenske, Enos Hunter, N. R. (Buck) Crump, Karl Richter, Jim Cromwell, William Twin, W. G. (Georgie) Donaldson. Includes correspondence between Pat Brewster and L. S. Amery. Also letters regarding proposed trips and talc mines. Letters are annotated by Pat Brewster and arranged chronologically. Also includes guide's reports, guide's list of equipment and horses, publicity releases pertaining to trips and costs, accounts outstanding. Print material includes publicity pamphlets for camping, hunting and fishing trips and camps offered by Brewster Mountain Pack Trains and Pat Brewster's Pack Trains; and ephemera
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Advertising sign, n.d., for Brewster Mountain Pack Trains, consists of three photographs. Held in oversize "H"
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Brewster Stubby Knife records
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letter and questionnaire from Economic Council of Canada, list of North American companies, history and prices of knife, distribution proposals, photographs, and miscellaneous items
- Date Range
- [ca.1953]-1968
- Reference Code
- M2 / 56
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- II.C. Pat Brewster professional series : Inventions
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 56
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- [ca.1953]-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letter and questionnaire from Economic Council of Canada, list of North American companies, history and prices of knife, distribution proposals, photographs, and miscellaneous items
- Related Material
- Related to three print blocks (Heritage Collection}
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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