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Baker family fonds

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Part Of: Baker family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Baker family, Glacier House and area, ca.1902-1916; also pack trip, Laggan to Jasper and Kootenay Plains, Alberta, 1926. Many views are unidentified. Album was assembled by Sydney Baker.

Date Range: Copies made in 1984

Reference Code: V770

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Baker family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 770

Sous-Fonds: V770

Accession Number: 3848

Reference Code: V770

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: Copies made in 1984

Physical Description: 75 photographs : copy negatives

History / Biographical: Sydney Baker, 1880-1948, was an outfitter and photographer at Banff, Alberta and Glacier, British Columbia, Canada. Baker married Elizabeth "Bessie" Simpson Walker in Banff, ca.1902. Syd Baker operated the Canadian Pacific Railway concession at Glacier House from 1905 until 1915, while Bessie had a curio tent there. Children, Muriel (1907-1976), Jack (1911-ca.1992) and Hiram (b.1914) accompanied the Bakers on a 1926 trip through Syd Baker's 1902 trapping / guiding territory. After 1915, Baker lived in Vancouver, where he operated a photography business and bookstore.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Baker family, Glacier House and area, ca.1902-1916; also pack trip, Laggan to Jasper and Kootenay Plains, Alberta, 1926. Many views are unidentified. Album was assembled by Sydney Baker.

Name Access: Baker, Elizabeth (Bessie); Baker, Hiram; Baker, Jack; Baker, Muriel; Baker, Sydney

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints

Creator: Baker, Sydney

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Community Society fonds

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Part Of: Banff Community Society fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of minutes of the Banff Community Society and predecessor organizations. Includes briefs, studies and meeting materials. Pertains to the Banff Board of Trade 1912-1915; Banff Citizens' Association, Banff Advisory Council, 1921-1978; Banff Advisory Society, Banff Community Society, 1…

Date Range: 1912-1983

Reference Code: M212

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Banff Community Society fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 212

Sous-Fonds: M212

Accession Number: 1269, 1895, 1898, 1917, 1951, 1964, 1979, 1994, 2027, 2033, 2038, 2468, 2671, 2853, 2999, 3150, 3179, 3196, 3331, 3373, 3506, 3625, 3669

Reference Code: M212

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1912-1983

Physical Description: 56 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: The Banff Community Society was a liaison group representing town of Banff to the Government of Canada. Over the years, various groups have represented the interests of Banff residents and businesses in the absence of municipal government. These have included the Banff Board of Trade, 1912-1915, the Banff Citizen's Association, 1921 (became the Banff Advisory Council in 1925). The latter served until 1978, when the Banff Advisory Society (later the Banff Community Society) was organized. In 1983 the Banff Community Society's responsibilities were assumed by the Banff School Board.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of minutes of the Banff Community Society and predecessor organizations. Includes briefs, studies and meeting materials. Pertains to the Banff Board of Trade 1912-1915; Banff Citizens' Association, Banff Advisory Council, 1921-1978; Banff Advisory Society, Banff Community Society, 1978-1983; and Joint Committee on Future Townsite Administration, 1980.

Name Access: Banff Community Society

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Government

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description

Creator: Banff Community Society

Category: Commerce and industry; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days Committee fonds

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Part Of: Banff Indian Days Committee fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, financial records, programmes, clippings etc.

Date Range: 1923-1977, predominant 1969-1977

Reference Code: M62

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Banff Indian Days Committee fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 62

Sous-Fonds: M62

Accession Number: 6584

Reference Code: M62

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1923-1977, predominant 1969-1977

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Banff Indian Days, 1890s-1978, was organized by the Banff Indian Days Committee for at least the last portion of its existence

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, financial records, programmes, clippings etc.

Name Access: Banff Indian Days Committee

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Banff Indian Days Committee

Category: Commerce and industry; First nations; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on accession form

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Banff National Park Municipal Hospital District No. 71 fonds

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Part Of: Banff National Park Municipal Hospital District No. 71 fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds includes primarily: I. Secretary-Treasurer files, 1952-1962, ca.40 cm; consisting of an alphabetical file series and some additional material. These files include minutes, correspondence, financial records and tax assessment records pertaining to the financial administration of the hospital d…

Date Range: 1931-1964, predominant 1952-1962

Reference Code: M115

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Corporate record

Part Of: Banff National Park Municipal Hospital District No. 71 fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 115

Sous-Fonds: M115

Accession Number: 3163, 3186

Reference Code: M115

GMD: Textual record; Corporate record

Date Range: 1931-1964, predominant 1952-1962

Physical Description: 48 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Banff National Park Municipal Hospital District No. 71, established 1955, administered hospital taxation at Banff, Alberta, Canada. In 1954, the Sisters of St. Martha, the religious order that operated the Mineral Springs hospital, presented the people of Banff with an ultimatum. Construction of a new hospital would only proceed with the support of the community through the Province of Alberta's "Dollar a Day Plan". A successful plebiscite in 1955 provided the necessary local support for a municipal hospital district and the new Mineral Springs Hospital building opened in 1958. From 1955 until his death in 1959, R. E. W. (Ralph) Edwards was Secretary-Treasurer of the Banff National Park Municipal Hospital District.

Scope & Content: Fonds includes primarily: I. Secretary-Treasurer files, 1952-1962, ca.40 cm; consisting of an alphabetical file series and some additional material. These files include minutes, correspondence, financial records and tax assessment records pertaining to the financial administration of the hospital district. Fonds also includes: II. National Parks and Historic Sites Division records, 1956-1959, 5.5.cm; and III. Other material, 1939-1959, 2.5 cm. The latter series includes some records of the Banff Advisory Council, 1939-ca.1958.

Name Access: Banff National Park Municipal Hospital District No. 71

Subject Access: Health services

Access Restrictions: No restrictions 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 and index

Creator: Banff National Park Municipal Hospital District No. 71

Category: Health services

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff School District No. 102 fonds

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Part Of: Banff School District No. 102 fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of textual records in the form of minutes, 1895-1983; miscellaneous administrative files on school operations and local government, 1920-1979; legal and financial records, 1888-1979; assessment and tax rolls, 1901-1972, 19 v.; attendance registers, 1888-1986, 987 v.; an annive…

Date Range: 1887-1986

Reference Code: M4 / V44

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Government record

Part Of: Banff School District No. 102 fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M4; V44

Sous-Fonds: M4; V44

Accession Number: 209, 2193, 2305, 2470, 2561, 2889, 2980, 3178, 3272, 3750, 4026, 5140, 5397, 5536, 7999

Reference Code: M4 / V44

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Government record

Date Range: 1887-1986

Physical Description: ca.7.5 m of textual records. -- ca.144 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: The Banff School District No.102 provided elementary and secondary education for Banff and area from 1887 until 1994, when it was replaced by the Canadian Rockies Regional Division No.12. During the 1970s and 1980s the district assumed, in the absence of a municipal government, responsibilities for aspects of local government as well as school administration. After 1990, the district's responsibilities strictly pertained to public education.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of textual records in the form of minutes, 1895-1983; miscellaneous administrative files on school operations and local government, 1920-1979; legal and financial records, 1888-1979; assessment and tax rolls, 1901-1972, 19 v.; attendance registers, 1888-1986, 987 v.; an anniversary issue of the Banff High School by The Cascadian, 1913-1933 containing a brief history of the school and autographs; and Robert D. Townsend trustee and chairman records, 1968-1977. Local government-related bodies referred to include: Banff Joint Committee on Future Townsite Administration, Banff Advisory Council, Banff Townsite Provisional Administration Board and Banff Townsite Options Review Committee. Townsend records consist of school board trustee and chairman files, 1968-1977, and local government information files assembled by Townsend, 1973-1977. Photographs pertain to school classes, faculty, activities and town views; 1887-1970.

Name Access: Banff School District No. 102; Banff Community High School

Subject Access: Education; Government

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description

Related Material: Portion of fonds is related to Banff Joint Committee on Future Townsite Administration sound recording (S30) and Banff Townsite Provisional Administration Board fonds (M347)

Creator: Banff School District No. 102

Category: Education; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed; Unprocessed

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Banff Springs Golf Club. Ladies section fonds

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Part Of: Banff Springs Golf Club. Ladies section fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of minutes of annual meetings and executive meetings from the organization's establishment by Banff sportswomen in 1931. Meetings pertain primarily to events, competitions and policy.

Date Range: 1931-1973

Reference Code: M392

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Banff Springs Golf Club. Ladies section fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 392

Sous-Fonds: M 392

Accession Number: 2814

Reference Code: M392

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1931-1973

Physical Description: 1 v. of textual records

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of minutes of annual meetings and executive meetings from the organization's establishment by Banff sportswomen in 1931. Meetings pertain primarily to events, competitions and policy.

Name Access: Banff Springs Golf Club. Ladies Section

Subject Access: Golfing; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Banff Springs Golf Club. Ladies Section

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on volume.

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Tennis Club fonds

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Part Of: Banff Tennis Club fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of minutes, 1926-1961, membership lists, 1950-1961 correspondence, 1933-1961, and financial records, 1933-1963.

Date Range: 1926-1963

Reference Code: M360

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Banff Tennis Club fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 360

Sous-Fonds: M 360

Accession Number: 2473

Reference Code: M360

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1926-1963

Physical Description: 7 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: The Banff Tennis Club, established in 1926, included local and summer temporary residents and played at various times on their own courts, at the Banff Springs Hotel and on public courts. The club executive organized competitions, raised funds and established policy.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of minutes, 1926-1961, membership lists, 1950-1961 correspondence, 1933-1961, and financial records, 1933-1963.

Name Access: Banff Tennis Club

Subject Access: Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Banff Tennis Club

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Barbara Webb fonds

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Part Of: Barbara Webb fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of sample report cards from the Mountain School, 1939; manuscripts, clippings, etc. re Mineral Springs Hospital and Brett Hospital history and nursing, ca.1956-1965; "The Mountain School: a dream come true" by Susan J. Webb, 1978, re Margaret and Henry Greenham and their private scho…

Date Range: [ca.1890]-1978

Reference Code: M400 / V671

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Barbara Webb fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 400; V 671

Sous-Fonds: M 400; V 671

Accession Number: 2882, 3260, 7761

Reference Code: M400 / V671

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1890]-1978

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records. -- 6 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Barbara Webb, d.2004, was a former Banff, Alberta, Canada resident who attended the Mountain School as a girl

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of sample report cards from the Mountain School, 1939; manuscripts, clippings, etc. re Mineral Springs Hospital and Brett Hospital history and nursing, ca.1956-1965; "The Mountain School: a dream come true" by Susan J. Webb, 1978, re Margaret and Henry Greenham and their private school; photographs pertaining to the Sanitarium, Brett Hospital, Henry Greenham, Rotary Club of Banff, ca.1890-ca.1945.

Name Access: Webb, Barbara

Subject Access: Education; Health services

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description; sound recording summary and copy recording

Creator: Webb, Barbara

Category: Education; Health services

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Barbara Whyte fonds

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Part Of: Barbara Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of six separate series: A. Motion Picture; B. Photograph Albums; C. Negatives; D. Copy Negatives; E. Film Transparencies; F. Written Materials. Fonds consists mainly of photographs pertaining to Barbara and Dave White, family, friends, activities, friends; Barbara and Ruth Carpenter, …

Date Range: [ca.1900-ca.1967]

Reference Code: M506 / V688

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Barbara Whyte fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 506; V 688

Sous-Fonds: M 506; V 688

Accession Number: 1663, 3918, 5223, 5309, 6352, 7487 (unproc)

Reference Code: M506 / V688

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: [ca.1900-ca.1967]

Physical Description: 3 photograph albums (ca.330 prints). -- 82 photographs: prints, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- ca.8 textual records. -- 1 motion picture

History / Biographical: Barbara Carpenter, 1907-2000, and her twin sister, Ruth Carpenter, 1907-1932, married Dave (Jack) White and Alan Mather respectively, of Banff, in 1931. Barbara Whyte adopted an alternate family name spelling. Barbara Whyte and her children, David, Barbara, Harold and Jon, later moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of six separate series: A. Motion Picture; B. Photograph Albums; C. Negatives; D. Copy Negatives; E. Film Transparencies; F. Written Materials. Fonds consists mainly of photographs pertaining to Barbara and Dave White, family, friends, activities, friends; Barbara and Ruth Carpenter, wedding and as children; Carpenter family; Dave White Jr. and White family; Jon Whyte, 1941-ca.1960; Banff people, places, events; other. Includes photographs by George Noble re banjo promotion; include Cliff White Sr. and Chief Calf Child. Also includes obituary of Ruth Carpenter Mather; birth notice for Barbara Jayne Whyte, ca.1933; nursery rhymes by Florence Carpenter, n.d.; and biography of Jon Whyte by Barbara Whyte, 1992, 6 pages. Textual records also include a register ca.1941-1955 of room rentals at the Whyte House, 111 Bear Street, a marriage certificate for Allan Mather and Ruth Carpenter as well as various diplomas for Ruth (Mather) and Barbara Carpenter (Whyte).

Name Access: Whyte, Barbara

Subject Access: Family and personal life

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: basic description for photographs; microfilm copy of album/s

Creator: Whyte, Barbara

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Beatrice E. Shield fonds

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Part Of: Beatrice E. Shield fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of snapshot and postcard views of buildings, facilities and scenery in Banff and Lake Louise areas, Alberta

Date Range: 1920

Reference Code: V607

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Part Of: Beatrice E. Shield fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 607

Sous-Fonds: V 607

Accession Number: 5331

Reference Code: V607

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Date Range: 1920

Physical Description: 75 photographs : prints, postcards

History / Biographical: Beatrice E. Allum (Shield), 1899-1984, travelled to the Rocky Mountains, Alberta from Nova Scotia, Canada in 1920. She later taught school in Fort Macleod, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of snapshot and postcard views of buildings, facilities and scenery in Banff and Lake Louise areas, Alberta

Name Access: Shield, Beatrice E.

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Shield, Beatrice E.

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Beattie family fonds

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Part Of: Beattie family fonds

Scope & Content: Papers consist of Doris Beattie papers and photographs, 1950s-1970s; financial records for the Hub Billiard Hall, 1929-1934; financial records for the Beattie family, 1946, 1960-1962; Frank Beattie certificate, 1894; guest register for Hot Springs Hotel, 1893-1896, and Beattie House, 1896-1903; and…

Date Range: 1893-[ca.1975]

Reference Code: M409 / V51

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Beattie family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 409; V 51

Sous-Fonds: M 409; V 51

Accession Number: 105, 3021, 3341, 6016, 6756, 7259

Reference Code: M409 / V51

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1893-[ca.1975]

Physical Description: 11 textual records : includes 4 volumes. -- Photographs : 24 prints; 5 photograph albums

History / Biographical: The Beattie family were business owners at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Frank Beattie, 1855-1931, was in the hotel business in British Columbia in the 1880s and operated several hotels in Banff between ca.1887, when he bought the Hot Springs Hotel, and 1915. The Beattie Block, built in 1915, contained several businesses, including a pool hall, bowling alley and cafe. Following its destruction by fire in 1920, Frank Beattie and son Arthur operated the Hub Billiard parlor, cigar and news stand and restaurant until ca.1935. Arthur Beattie, 1892-1958, and Doris Cocayne Beattie, [1897]-1980, married in 1921 and raised four sons and one daughter in Banff. Doris Beattie was a Lifetime Charter member of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, also a member of the Daughters of the Eastern Star and St. Paul's Presbyterian Church.

Scope & Content: Papers consist of Doris Beattie papers and photographs, 1950s-1970s; financial records for the Hub Billiard Hall, 1929-1934; financial records for the Beattie family, 1946, 1960-1962; Frank Beattie certificate, 1894; guest register for Hot Springs Hotel, 1893-1896, and Beattie House, 1896-1903; and Imperial Tobacco Sales Company price list, 1932. Photographs pertain to Art Beattie, Beattie family and Banff scenes.

Name Access: Beattie, Arthur; Beattie, Doris; Beattie, Frank

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Beattie, Arthur; Beattie, Doris

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Benjamin D. Watchler fonds

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Part Of: Benjamin D. Watchler fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to the 1924 Alpine Club of Canada camp at Mount Robson and consists of views taken or collected by Watchler of the camp, climbing companions and the Mount Robson climb. Includes views by W. S. Park, clippings from the "Regina Daily Post" re Sharpe and Watchler's ascent of Mount Robs…

Date Range: 1924

Reference Code: V309

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Part Of: Benjamin D. Watchler fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 309

Sous-Fonds: V 309

Accession Number: 6668

Reference Code: V309

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1924

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (89 prints)

History / Biographical: Benjamin (Ben) D. Watchler, 1887-1946, was a businessman and builder at Regina, Saskatchewan and Ohio, U.S.A. A member of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1922 until ca.1928, Watchler climbed Mount Robson in August of 1924, in the company of Helen Buck, Conrad Kain and close friend, Rev. Dores R. Sharpe.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to the 1924 Alpine Club of Canada camp at Mount Robson and consists of views taken or collected by Watchler of the camp, climbing companions and the Mount Robson climb. Includes views by W. S. Park, clippings from the "Regina Daily Post" re Sharpe and Watchler's ascent of Mount Robson, and note written by Conrad Kain certifying the climb.

Name Access: Watchler, Benjamin D.

Subject Access: Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Creator: Watchler, Benjamin D.

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession record and contents of album.

Processing Status: Processed

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Bert Davies fonds

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Part Of: Bert Davies fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist primarily of warden service photographs, including Bert Davies on horse, horse patrol and backcountry activities, warden cabins in Banff National Park; photographs by British Photographic Laboratories of Banff Winter Carnival beard-growing contest; view of Loder Mine at Exshaw, Albert…

Date Range: 1913, [ca.1940-ca.1955]

Reference Code: M164 / V162

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Bert Davies fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 164; V 162

Sous-Fonds: M 164; V 162

Accession Number: 1020, 1320, 6025, 7769, 5613

Reference Code: M164 / V162

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1913, [ca.1940-ca.1955]

Physical Description: 40 photographs : prints, negative. -- 1 textual record

History / Biographical: H. C. (Bert) Davies, 1908-1973, was a national park warden and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada

Scope & Content: Fonds consist primarily of warden service photographs, including Bert Davies on horse, horse patrol and backcountry activities, warden cabins in Banff National Park; photographs by British Photographic Laboratories of Banff Winter Carnival beard-growing contest; view of Loder Mine at Exshaw, Alberta; and portrait of Bert Davies with parents, 1913. Fonds also includes letter from Silas Abraham to Bert Davies re coat, 1941

Name Access: Davies, Bert

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Davies, Bert

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Bert Knight fonds

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Part Of: Bert Knight fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 16 b&w photographs relating to mines, Lake Louise area, Yoho camp, and Walter Feuz.

Date Range: [ca.1936], 1938

Reference Code: V124

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Bert Knight fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 124

Sous-Fonds: V124

Accession Number: 7665

Reference Code: V124

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1936], 1938

Physical Description: 16 photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 16 b&w photographs relating to mines, Lake Louise area, Yoho camp, and Walter Feuz.

Name Access: Bert Knight

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Knight, Bert

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Bert Prendergast fonds

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Part Of: Bert Prendergast fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Bert Prendergast, friends, associates and activities

Date Range: [ca.1920-ca.1930]

Reference Code: V509

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Bert Prendergast fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 509

Sous-Fonds: V 509

Accession Number: 2723

Reference Code: V509

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1920-ca.1930]

Physical Description: 8 photographs : copy negatives

History / Biographical: Bert Prendergast was a national park warden and a miner at Canmore, Alberta, Canada

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Bert Prendergast, friends, associates and activities

Name Access: Prendergast, Bert

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Creator: Prendergast, Bert

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Bert Riggall fonds

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959. Personal and pro…

Date Range: [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959

Reference Code: M376 / V26

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 376; V 26

Sous-Fonds: M 376; V 26

Accession Number: 5777, 7200, 7201, 7772 (unproc)

Reference Code: M376 / V26

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959

Physical Description: ca.13,100 photographs: ca.7080 prints, ca.5310 negatives, ca.700 transparencies. -- 9 photograph albums. -- ca.2 m textual records, print material and graphic records. -- 33 cartographic records

History / Biographical: Frederick Herbert (Bert) Riggall, 1884-1959, was a mountain guide, outfitter, hunter, trapper, rancher, naturalist, photographer, writer and gunsmith/loader in southern Alberta. Born in 1884 at Gayton-le-Wold Grange, Lincolnshire, his family moved to Grimsby where his father was an auctioneer and, in 1905, served as Mayor. In England, Riggall was an athlete, avid sportsman and naturalist. He was exposed to alpine country on school holidays in Switzerland and, determined to visit Canada, left for North America in 1904.; Upon arriving in western Canada, Riggall worked for a year at Craighurst Farm near Calgary. There he met Dorothea (Dora) Williams, 1877-1951, an Irish Quaker ranch cook who had emigrated with her sister Anna in 1902. In 1905, Bert worked on the Correction Land Survey in southwestern Alberta and explored Waterton Lakes. Bert and Dora married in 1906 and until 1946 they homesteaded and ranched adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park.; Initially, Bert and partner Jack Hazzard built boats and guided fishing parties on Waterton Lakes. In 1909, with partner Cyril Watmough, the Riggalls began guiding and outfitting summer and fall hunting and fishing trips for numerous repeat clients, especially, after 1913, four Minneapolis, Minnesota families: Bovey, Crosby, Bennett and McKnight. Hunts involved Big Horn Sheep, goats, black and grizzly bears. Bert served as chief guide and Dora as camp cook. Prior to 1911, the Riggalls worked at Gloyne's oil camp and Oil City to supplement their income. In 1911, Bert and partner Cyril Watmough made a 1000 mile (1600 km) exploratory trip from Fort Steele, B.C. to the Yellowhead Pass and beyond. Following that trip, Riggall concentrated guiding activities on the continental divide as far north as the Highwood region, but primarily in the upper Oldman River Valley and Gap in the Livingstone Range. Their outfit grew to include numerous saddle and pack horses.; Of five children, only two daughters survived infancy. Kay Riggall (Russell), 1909-1984, and Doris (Babe) Riggall (Burton), 1910-1999, were both able riders, markswomen and packtrain workers. They accompanied their parents on summer back country trips starting in 1918. Bert Riggall was renowned for his knowledge of botany, geology, zoology, wilderness life and lore as well as literature and current affairs. He was especially endeared to his clients for his skill as a raconteur and campfire storyteller. He wrote articles for magazines such as: Arms and the Man, American Rifleman, Field and Stream and the Boone and Crockett Club's book: North American Big Game. Riggall was an accomplished semi-professional photographer who specialized in wildlife studies, panoramic landscapes, Dufaycolor and later Kodachrome transparencies. His photographs appear in Department of Interior Reports and other publications.; Bert's heart problems forced the Riggalls to move to Pincher Creek in 1947. Daughter Kay and son-in-law Andy Russell continued the packtrain and guiding business until 1960. After Dora's death, Bert experienced medical problems and lived with or close to Doris.

Scope & Content: Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959.; Personal and professional series consists of diaries and notes, correspondence and personal papers.; Business and financial series consists of guiding and ranching records, gunsmithing, shooting and loading records; and legal and financial records.; Professional photography series consists of standard photographs, panoramas, transparencies and textual records; Writing series contains manuscripts, published magazines, book outlines, newspaper articles and letters to the editor; Natural history series contains bird and plant records, and other natural history papers; Other interests series consist of clippings, annotated books and collected material; Riggall family series contains Bert and Dora Riggall family papers and photographs, Williams family photographs, Frederick W. and Fanny Riggall papers and photographs, and Allan Riggall papers and photographs. Negatives and transparencies pertain to Andy Russell as a young man with Bert Riggall.

Notes: Some transparencies in V110 Dick Russell are marked Andy Russell, some marked 64 dup; V110 - original transparencies have full set of duplicates (2 sets were made, 1 for Dick Russell and the other is part of this accession)

Name Access: Riggall, Bert

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; 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: basic description for processed material

Related Material: Related to the Andy Russell fonds (M153/S43/V555) and the Kay Russell family fonds (M63/V63)

Creator: Riggall, Bert

Category: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession record and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Bert Sammons fonds

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Part Of: Bert Sammons fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs of skiing at Lake Louise, Banff and Mount Norquay; skating; swimming at the Cave and Basin; Banff Avenue and Banff Winter Carnival. All views are unidentified but are thought to pertain to Bert Sammons, friends and acquaintances.

Date Range: 1932

Reference Code: V171

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Bert Sammons fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 171

Sous-Fonds: V 171

Accession Number: 6012

Reference Code: V171

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1932

Physical Description: 21 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Bert Sammons, b.1901, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, visited Banff and Lake Louise during winter of 1932

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs of skiing at Lake Louise, Banff and Mount Norquay; skating; swimming at the Cave and Basin; Banff Avenue and Banff Winter Carnival. All views are unidentified but are thought to pertain to Bert Sammons, friends and acquaintances.

Name Access: Sammons, Bert

Subject Access: Community life; Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Creator: Sammons, Bert

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on gift agreement

Processing Status: Processed

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Bill Craig fonds

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Part Of: Bill Craig fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of notes on Bankhead, Alberta, Canada made in conversation with Bill Craig; notes transcribed by Bill Craig re Banff High School students and teachers, 1913 to 1944; Anne Craig time sheet, 1945; photographic views of the town of Bankhead taken by John Craig; views of Banff and area; …

Date Range: [ca.1920]-1973

Reference Code: M284 / V148

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Bill Craig fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 284; V 148

Sous-Fonds: M 284; V 148

Accession Number: 910, 1075, 1786, 1841, 2089, 2475, 2513, 2606, 5487, 7225

Reference Code: M284 / V148

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: [ca.1920]-1973

Physical Description: 3 textual records (8p.). -- 21 photographs : prints, copy negatives

History / Biographical: Bill Craig, 1902-2002, lived at Bankhead and Banff, Alberta, Canada

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of notes on Bankhead, Alberta, Canada made in conversation with Bill Craig; notes transcribed by Bill Craig re Banff High School students and teachers, 1913 to 1944; Anne Craig time sheet, 1945; photographic views of the town of Bankhead taken by John Craig; views of Banff and area; one photograph of Craig with Jim Boyce and W. LaCasse, 1940s?

Name Access: Craig, Bill

Subject Access: Community life; Natural resources

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Craig, Bill

Category: Family and personal life; Natural resources

Title Source: Title based on accession records and content of material.

Processing Status: Processed

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Bill de Haan fonds

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Part Of: Bill de Haan fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds includes textual material in the form of a manuscript, ephemera and photographs made by and collected by Bill de Haan. The manuscript is titled "Photographs to accompany P. M. Sauders report of snow survey in the vicinity of Lake Louise . . . June 14, 1918." Also includes posters and calend…

Date Range: [ca.1895]-1975

Reference Code: M20 / V169

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Poster; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Bill de Haan fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 20; V 169

Sous-Fonds: M 20; V 169

Accession Number: 128, 159, 199, 395, 433, 913, 1037, 2219, 2285, 2395 , 2623 3343, 6355, 6909

Reference Code: M20 / V169

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Poster; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1895]-1975

Physical Description: ca.220 photographs : prints, transparencies. -- ca.1 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Bill de Haan, b.1903, was a hotel worker, labourer and government worker at Banff, Alberta, Canada. De Haan came to Banff in 1944 after working across Canada. From ca.1950 to ca.1968, he worked for Banff National Park at Tunnel Mountain campground, the east park gate and the warden service equipment building. After 1968, de Haan was a volunteer at the government fish hatchery in Banff. An avid photographer, de Haan was a member of the Bow Valley Camera Club. He photographed wildflowers and warden cabins throughout the park.

Scope & Content: Fonds includes textual material in the form of a manuscript, ephemera and photographs made by and collected by Bill de Haan. The manuscript is titled "Photographs to accompany P. M. Sauders report of snow survey in the vicinity of Lake Louise . . . June 14, 1918." Also includes posters and calendar pertaining to Banff National Park and Banff Indian Days. Photographs pertain mainly to cabins, including warden cabins, Banff National Park, 1963-1966; also Brett family, early Banff and area, Bankhead, Canmore cemetery (1975); flooding along Bow River, 1972; and construction of archives and library building, 1967-1968, (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies).