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H. C. White Company fonds
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- Part Of
- H. C. White Company fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of stereo card views of the Glacier, British Columbia, Canada area, including the Selkirk Mountains and the Illecillewaet and Asulkan Glaciers.
- Date Range
- [ca.1906]
- Reference Code
- V471
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- H. C. White Company fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 471
- Sous-Fonds
- V 471
- Accession Number
- 6157
- Reference Code
- V471
- Date Range
- [ca.1906]
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : prints; stereographic
- History / Biographical
- The H. C. White Co. was a photographic publisher in Vermont, U.S.A.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of stereo card views of the Glacier, British Columbia, Canada area, including the Selkirk Mountains and the Illecillewaet and Asulkan Glaciers.
- Name Access
- H. C. White Company
- 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
- H. C. White Company
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Harkness family fonds
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- Part Of
- Harkness family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Banff people, activities, particularly Standish, Harkness and Pearson families
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- V416
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Harkness family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 416
- Sous-Fonds
- V 416
- Accession Number
- 2572
- Reference Code
- V416
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- The Harkness family resided at Banff, Alberta, Canada, ca.1903-1908
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Banff people, activities, particularly Standish, Harkness and Pearson families
- Name Access
- Harkness, A. A.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Harkness, A. A.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- For further information on the A. A. Harkness family - see Crag and Canyon newspaper, November 8, 1913, page 1 column "Every Little Helps"
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harold Brewster Fuller fonds
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- Part Of
- Harold Brewster Fuller fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Harold Fuller and associates, warden activities and the Fairholme Ranch
- Date Range
- 1920-1966
- Reference Code
- V213
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Harold Brewster Fuller fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 213
- Sous-Fonds
- V 213
- Accession Number
- 915, 2015
- Reference Code
- V213
- Date Range
- 1920-1966
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : prints, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Harold Brewster Fuller, 1895-1976, was a national park warden at Banff, Alberta
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Harold Fuller and associates, warden activities and the Fairholme Ranch
- Name Access
- Fuller, Harold Brewster
- Subject Access
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Fuller, Harold Brewster
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harold S. Blight fonds
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- Part Of
- Harold S. Blight fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs by Blight pertaining to Banff and Great Divide on May 31, 1942. Also includes two postcards collected by Blight.
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- V70
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Harold S. Blight fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 70
- Sous-Fonds
- V 70
- Accession Number
- 3981
- Reference Code
- V70
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Harold S. Blight was in the Canadian Army and travelled through the Canadian Rockies on a troop train in 1942.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs by Blight pertaining to Banff and Great Divide on May 31, 1942. Also includes two postcards collected by Blight.
- Name Access
- Blight, Harold S.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- 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
- Blight, Harold S.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
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Harry Cummins fonds
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- Part Of
- Harry Cummins fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Banff and area people, places, activities and facilities; also views from other locations across Canada and perhaps elsewhere
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-ca.1945]
- Reference Code
- V329
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Harry Cummins fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 329
- Sous-Fonds
- V 329
- Accession Number
- 6670
- Reference Code
- V329
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-ca.1945]
- Physical Description
- 115 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Harry Cummins, 1914-1994, was born and raised in Banff, Alberta, Canada, where he lived at 345 Martin Street. As a teenager, he was a lifeguard at the Cave and Basin. Cummins served in World War II and worked as a school teacher all over Alberta, retiring in Coaldale, Alberta
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Banff and area people, places, activities and facilities; also views from other locations across Canada and perhaps elsewhere
- Name Access
- Cummins, Harry
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Cummins, Harry
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harry J. Lines fonds
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- Part Of
- Harry J. Lines fonds
- Scope & Content
- Textual records include 1 vol. tribute book to Harry Lines, 2006; birth certificate and diplomas, passports and correspondence 1933-1981. Photographs consist of ca. 10 original prints.
- Date Range
- 1933-2006
- Reference Code
- M198 / V156
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Harry J. Lines fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 198
- V 156
- Sous-Fonds
- M 198
- V 156
- Accession Number
- 7929 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M198 / V156
- Date Range
- 1933-2006
- Physical Description
- 1 cm + 1 vol. textual records. -- ca.10 photographs: prints
- History / Biographical
- Harry Lines was born 1933 in London, England and served two years with the British National Service. Lines attended the City of Leeds Training College, 1959-1961 and Carnegie College of Physical Education, 1964-1965 before moving to Canada in 1968. Lines taught physical education at Hudson Bay School in Saskatchewan, in High River, Alberta and with the Banff School District at Banff Community High School from 1970 to 1981. He earned his Bachelor of Physical Education from the University of Calgary, Alberta in 1977. Lines was also a rugby coach and referee. Harry Lines died March 2006 in Banff, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Textual records include 1 vol. tribute book to Harry Lines, 2006; birth certificate and diplomas, passports and correspondence 1933-1981. Photographs consist of ca. 10 original prints.
- Name Access
- Lines, Harry J.
- Subject Access
- Education
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Lines, Harry J.
- Category
- Education
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Helen and George Shandruk fonds
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- Part Of
- Helen and George Shandruk fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Helen Stuart series, 1863-1947, ca.6 cm of textual records, ca.140 photographs : prints, 1 photograph album (9 prints). Series pertains to Helen Stuart's life before her marriage in 1948. Includes: A. Stuart family papers and photographs; B. Helen Stuart photo…
- Date Range
- 1863-1994
- Reference Code
- M5 / V18
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Helen and George Shandruk fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 5
- V 18
- Sous-Fonds
- M 5
- V 18
- Accession Number
- 4016, 6916, 7332
- Reference Code
- M5 / V18
- Date Range
- 1863-1994
- Physical Description
- ca.770 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (9 prints). -- ca.14 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Helen and George Shandruk were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Helen Isabel (Isobella) Stuart, 1899-2000, came to Banff from Scotland in 1911? with her parents, David Stuart, 1863-1919, and Isobella Stuart, 1872-1945, and sister Caroline "Carrie" (Crandell). The family resided at 119 Beaver Street, where Helen lived until 1995. Helen worked at the Banff Post Office, also at the Sign of the Goat and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. George Shandruk, 1914-1993, was born at Bankhead, Alberta and raised at Canmore, Alberta. He worked for many years as a fishing guide. Helen and George married in 1948.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series:
- I. Helen Stuart series, 1863-1947, ca.6 cm of textual records, ca.140 photographs : prints, 1 photograph album (9 prints). Series pertains to Helen Stuart's life before her marriage in 1948. Includes: A. Stuart family papers and photographs; B. Helen Stuart photographs.
- II. George Shandruk series, 1929-1948, 2 cm of textual records, ca.50 photographs: prints, negatives. Series pertains to George Shandruk and Shandruk family.
- III. Helen and George Shandruk series, ca.1900-1994, 6 cm of textual records, ca.580 photographs : prints, negatives. Series pertains to Helen and George Shandruk, friends and family. Includes: A. Photographs (Helen and George Shandruk, family and friends, travel, other); B. Personal papers.
- Notes
- Fonds description pertains to processed material only
- Name Access
- Shandruk, Helen
- Shandruk, George
- 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: arrangement outline
- series and file description for processed material
- Creator
- Shandruk, Helen
- Shandruk, George
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Helen Fulmer Wells fonds
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- Part Of
- Helen Fulmer Wells fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series consisting of textual records and photographs. Textual records include three scrapbooks which contain clippings, photographs, notes and ephemera dating from 1886 to 1976 and pertain to Banff and area history, Fulmer family, royal family, etc. Remaining textual material…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1976
- Reference Code
- M480 / V675
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Helen Fulmer Wells fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 480
- V 675
- Sous-Fonds
- M 480
- V 675
- Accession Number
- 1295, 1581, 1649, 2416, 2489, 3881, 4066, 4068, 4087
- Reference Code
- M480 / V675
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1976
- Physical Description
- 3 v. and 1.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.1100 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 4 photograph albums (370 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Helen Louise (Fulmer) Wells, 1893-1980, was a long-time resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. She was the daughter of pioneer Banff residents Minnie Christina Fulmer, 1868-1962, and Walter P. Fulmer, 1863-1948. The family also included another daughter, Alice G. Fulmer, 1896-1989. The Fulmers were very active in local life and recreation and made numerous trips in the Canadian Rockies. In 1927, Helen Fulmer married Fred Wells, 1873-1975. The couple lived in Banff until the death of Fred Wells in 1975 at which time Helen Wells retired to Edmonton. Helen Wells was particularly interested in the history and Banff and area.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series consisting of textual records and photographs. Textual records include three scrapbooks which contain clippings, photographs, notes and ephemera dating from 1886 to 1976 and pertain to Banff and area history, Fulmer family, royal family, etc. Remaining textual material includes Fulmer family papers and other material. Photographs, [ca.1880]-1972, pertain to Fulmer family, friends, trips and activities; as well as Banff and area locations, scenery, personalities and events. Includes Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, snowshoe tramps, views of Banff and area, Banff Avenue, dwellings, buildings and hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel and Lake Louise Chalet; also Anthracite, Alberta.
- Name Access
- Wells, Helen Fulmer
- Subject Access
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Related in part to Alice Fulmer fonds (M70/V217)
- Creator
- Wells, Helen Fulmer
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Helen Jo and Ernest Kennedy fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of Helen Jo Kennedy papers, 1919-1968, and Ernest and Helen Jo Kennedy photographs, 1926-1973. Textual records include notes, scripts, correspondence, clippings, photographs and ephemera relating to Helen Jo Kennedy's studies and activities concerning the Banff Literary-Dra…
- Date Range
- 1919-1973
- Reference Code
- M72 / V323
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 72
- V 323
- Sous-Fonds
- M 72
- V 323
- Accession Number
- 361, 1012, 1633, 1658, 1677, 5248
- Reference Code
- M72 / V323
- Date Range
- 1919-1973
- Physical Description
- ca.30 cm of textual records. -- 2 photograph albums (206 prints). -- 14 photographs : prints. -- 2 motion pictures
- History / Biographical
- Helen Jo and Ernest Kennedy were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ernest Kennedy, d.1972, was Banff's dentist for many years. Josephyne H. (Helen Jo) Kennedy, d.1977, was involved with amateur theatre and other community activities. With Margaret Greenham and others, she founded the Banff Literary-Dramatic Club in 1924 and was involved with the club until it ceased activities. She studied theatre at the Banff School of Fine Arts from 1933 to 1937 and specialized in make-up. During the Second World War, she worked with the Canadian Red Cross Society while Ernest Kennedy performed dentistry.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of Helen Jo Kennedy papers, 1919-1968, and Ernest and Helen Jo Kennedy photographs, 1926-1973.
- Textual records include notes, scripts, correspondence, clippings, photographs and ephemera relating to Helen Jo Kennedy's studies and activities concerning the Banff Literary-Dramatic Club, Banff School of Fine Arts, Merry-Go-Round Theatre, etc. and volunteer war service. Includes her reminiscences about Margaret and Harry Greenham and local theatre, 1968, and miscellany of Dorothea Kennedy. Also includes miscellaneous personal papers of Dr. Ernest Kennedy, including accounts for "Karnival Kapers" fund raiser of the 1924 Banff Winter Carnival.
- Photographs pertain to the Kennedys and friends in Hawaii and Banff, 1940-1973. Also includes a group portrait of the Rotary Annual District Conference at Lake Louise by W. J. Oliver, 1926; portrait includes Ernest Kennedy.
- Motion pictures, ca.1940, pertain to: 1. outdoor rink at Banff, children skating, unidentified men, Kennedy house; 2. Kennedys on Banff Avenue, panorama from Bow River Bridge, Dr. and Mrs. Kennedy and son? outside home and on Bow River in winter, ice formations.
- Name Access
- Kennedy, Helen Jo
- Kennedy, Ernest
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for papers.
- Creator
- Kennedy, Helen Jo
- Kennedy, Ernest
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Henry Ness fonds
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- Part Of
- Henry Ness fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographic prints pertain mainly to national park wardens, including Henry Ness, ca.1930; also, Banff Cafe Hockey Team, including Ness; and portraits of Ness and Lofstrand families, ca.1911. Transparencies are of relocation of the Philip and Pearl Moore house to the grounds of the Whyte Museum, …
- Date Range
- [ca.1911-ca.1935], 1968-1993
- Reference Code
- M17 / S11 / V467
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Part Of
- Henry Ness fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 17
- S 11
- V 467
- Sous-Fonds
- M 17
- S 11
- V 467
- Accession Number
- 3552, 3897, 5696, 6409, 6752, 6934, 7238
- Reference Code
- M17 / S11 / V467
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Date Range
- [ca.1911-ca.1935], 1968-1993
- Physical Description
- ca.30 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 sound recording : audio tape cassette
- History / Biographical
- Paul Henry Ness, ca.1908-2001, was a long-time resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ness was born at nearby Bankhead, where he lived until age 6. He worked as a national park warden at Banff, ca.1930.
- Scope & Content
- Photographic prints pertain mainly to national park wardens, including Henry Ness, ca.1930; also, Banff Cafe Hockey Team, including Ness; and portraits of Ness and Lofstrand families, ca.1911. Transparencies are of relocation of the Philip and Pearl Moore house to the grounds of the Whyte Museum, 1971, 7 items: 35mm, colour.
- Textual records include: Gems from Morant [correspondence and miscellaneous items from Nick Morant to Henry Ness], 1968-1990, 1 cm ; copies of diary and letter concerning trip by the Bradley, Johnson and Steen families to Clearwater area in 1928 (trip ended with the death of one member); story, "Saga of the Opium Pipe" by Henry Ness, 1998, 3 pages. Also, textual items, photographs and sound recording pertain to Henry Ness meeting with Chow family in Calgary, 1993. Chow Dung Hee, grandfather of the family, had been friends with the Ness family in Bankhead. Includes Chow family genealogy chart; notes by Helene Letnick; photocopies of photographs of the Chow Dung Hee family, 1923-1960s; six colour prints of Henry Ness and Chow Dung Hee's family at Calgary, 1993.
- Name Access
- Chow, Dung Hee
- Ness, Henry
- Subject Access
- Cultural pluralism
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Ness, Henry
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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Herb and Ivy Paris fonds
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- Part Of
- Herb and Ivy Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes Herb Paris reminiscences: "Sunshine and powder snow," which describes early skiing and climbing activities, particularly in the Mount Norquay, Skoki and Sunshine areas, ca.1918-ca.1945; numerous Banff area personalities are mentioned; 6 pages. Photographs pertain to Herb and Ivy Par…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]-1956
- Reference Code
- M475 / V485
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Herb and Ivy Paris fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 475
- V 485
- Sous-Fonds
- M 475
- V 485
- Accession Number
- 1941, 2238, 3283, 5849, 5996
- Reference Code
- M475 / V485
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]-1956
- Physical Description
- 92 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- Herb Paris, d.1987, and Ivy (Hume) Paris were merchants at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Both were active in the community, including skiing and Merry-Go-Round Theatre.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes Herb Paris reminiscences: "Sunshine and powder snow," which describes early skiing and climbing activities, particularly in the Mount Norquay, Skoki and Sunshine areas, ca.1918-ca.1945; numerous Banff area personalities are mentioned; 6 pages. Photographs pertain to Herb and Ivy Paris, family and friends, activities; skiing, 1930s; Merry-Go-Round Theatre, 1956; skaters in old-time dress, 1955, by George Noble; Banff scenes, visitors.
- Name Access
- Paris, Herb
- Paris, Ivy
- Subject Access
- 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: basic description
- Creator
- Paris, Herb
- Paris, Ivy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Herbert E. Sampson fonds
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- Part Of
- Herbert E. Sampson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photograph albums, 1911-1956, a scrapbook, 1922-1939, and loose prints pertaining to Sampson's alpine career, Alpine Club of Canada camps, climbs, activities and mountaineering in general. Scrapbook includes a postcard from Gustave A. Gambs re Mount Robson.
- Date Range
- 1911-1956
- Reference Code
- M76 / V174
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Herbert E. Sampson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 76
- V 174
- Sous-Fonds
- M 76
- V 174
- Accession Number
- 327, 496, 2287
- Reference Code
- M76 / V174
- Date Range
- 1911-1956
- Physical Description
- 5 photograph albums (ca.300 prints). -- 24 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- Herbert E. Sampson, 1871-1962, was a lawyer and mountaineer at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sampson was a life member of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1910, President, 1930-1932, and Honorary President, 1945. He attended all but six annual mountaineering camps between 1911 and 1956 and made over seventy-five ascents, including two first ascents.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photograph albums, 1911-1956, a scrapbook, 1922-1939, and loose prints pertaining to Sampson's alpine career, Alpine Club of Canada camps, climbs, activities and mountaineering in general. Scrapbook includes a postcard from Gustave A. Gambs re Mount Robson.
- Name Access
- Sampson, Herbert E.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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
- Creator
- Sampson, Herbert E.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Herbert Whimster fonds
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- Part Of
- Herbert Whimster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to activities of Alpine Club of Canada and Fernie Mountaineering Club and personal activities of Whimster, 1910-1913; also later alpine activities, 1920s.
- Date Range
- 1910-1913, [ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V680
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Herbert Whimster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 680
- Sous-Fonds
- V 680
- Accession Number
- 5413
- Reference Code
- V680
- Date Range
- 1910-1913, [ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 5 photograph albums (ca.900 prints). -- 36 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Herbert (Bert) Whimster, b.1886, was a lumber business operator and mountaineer at Fernie, B.C. Whimster was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada and was involved in the formation of the Fernie Mountaineering Club.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to activities of Alpine Club of Canada and Fernie Mountaineering Club and personal activities of Whimster, 1910-1913; also later alpine activities, 1920s.
- Name Access
- Whimster, Herbert
- 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
- Creator
- Whimster, Herbert
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hermann Hagedorn fonds
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- Part Of
- Hermann Hagedorn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research papers and drafts, 1963-1964, and photographs, ca.1880-1930, pertaining to Walking Buffalo and Moral Rearmament, John MacLean, David McDougall, John McDougall, ranches, Andrew Sibbald and Stoney Indians. Research papers include correspondence, interview notes, narrative …
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1964, predominant 1963-1964
- Reference Code
- M396 / V482
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Hermann Hagedorn fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 396
- V 482
- Sous-Fonds
- M 396
- V 482
- Accession Number
- 2841
- Reference Code
- M396 / V482
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1964, predominant 1963-1964
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records. -- 3 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Hermann Hagedorn was an American writer who was known for his biographical works, particularly on Theodore Roosevelt, as well as poetry and novels. Late in life, Hagedorn became interested in Moral Rearmament. During a visit to the movement's headquarters on Mackinac Island, Michigan in 1958, he met George McLean (Chief Walking Buffalo of the Stoney Indians), an active proponent and traveller on behalf of Moral Rearmament. Intrigued by McLean's character and philosophy, Hagedorn wrote articles as well as drafts of a biography tentatively titled "A Chief in Two Worlds," but died before the work could be completed.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research papers and drafts, 1963-1964, and photographs, ca.1880-1930, pertaining to Walking Buffalo and Moral Rearmament, John MacLean, David McDougall, John McDougall, ranches, Andrew Sibbald and Stoney Indians. Research papers include correspondence, interview notes, narrative notes, miscellaneous notes, notes from published sources, photocopies and maps. Drafts include an outline and incomplete draft of "A Chief in Two Worlds"; and drafts of "The Man Who Was Needed" article.
- 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
- Creator
- Hagedorn, Hermann
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hollingworth Tully Montgomery fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of sermons, correspondence, personal papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera. Textual records pertain to St. George's Church, the 1939 royal visit, Banff residents, etc. Also includes letters collected by Montgomery from artist Norman Rockwell to Barbara Clyne, 1943-1945. Photo…
- Date Range
- 1883-1965
- Reference Code
- M6 / V436
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 6
- V 436
- Sous-Fonds
- M 6
- V 436
- Accession Number
- 2, 4, 47, 437, 536, 772, 942, 996, 1061, 1196, 1462, 1526, 1528, 1573, 1884, 2168, 2413, 2504
- Reference Code
- M6 / V436
- Date Range
- 1883-1965
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 288 photographs : prints, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Rev. Canon Hollingworth Tully Montgomery, 1885-1965, was an Anglican minister at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Montgomery was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and educated in Atlantic Canada and England. He succeeded his father, Canon Henry Montgomery, as rector of St. George's in the Pines Anglican Church in Banff in 1924, a position which he held until his retirement in 1955. In 1939, he conducted a service for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during the royal visit to Banff. Montgomery was married to Mary Ruth Montgomery and had two children.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of sermons, correspondence, personal papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera. Textual records pertain to St. George's Church, the 1939 royal visit, Banff residents, etc. Also includes letters collected by Montgomery from artist Norman Rockwell to Barbara Clyne, 1943-1945. Photographs collected by Montgomery pertain to Banff events, people and visitors, church staff and visitors, Rev. Montgomery and family with visiting dignitaries; 1911-1952.
- Name Access
- Montgomery, Hollingworth Tully
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Religions
- 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
- Creator
- Montgomery, Hollingworth Tully
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Homestead Hotel fonds
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- Part Of
- Homestead Hotel fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of guest registers for 1911 to 1932; also, lists and photographs. The lists include arrivals, guests and addresses for 1947 to 1952. The photographs are thought to be from the Homestead Hotel and include scenic views of the Rocky Mountains; also, Homestead Hotel, Banff facilities a…
- Date Range
- 1911-[before 1970]
- Reference Code
- M138 / V219
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Homestead Hotel fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 138
- V 219
- Sous-Fonds
- M 138
- V 219
- Accession Number
- 917, 2772
- Reference Code
- M138 / V219
- Date Range
- 1911-[before 1970]
- Physical Description
- 12 v. and 1 textual record. -- 34 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- The Homestead Hotel at Banff, Alberta, Canada opened in 1910 as a temperance house. A cafe, the Ye Olde Homestead Tavern, was added in 1930. In 1945, D. M. Soole sold the hotel to Earl E. Gammon and James I. McLeod. Gammon assumed sole ownership in 1948
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of guest registers for 1911 to 1932; also, lists and photographs. The lists include arrivals, guests and addresses for 1947 to 1952. The photographs are thought to be from the Homestead Hotel and include scenic views of the Rocky Mountains; also, Homestead Hotel, Banff facilities and activities; n.d. Some are framed; others may have been removed from an album. Also includes a notice to guests for Gammon's Hotel, n.d.
- Name Access
- Homestead Hotel
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- 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
- Creator
- Homestead Hotel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Howard E. Sibbald fonds
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- Part Of
- Howard E. Sibbald fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of photographs and personal narrative of Howard Sibbald. Photographs pertain mainly to warden activities in Rocky Mountains Park, including Kananaskis area; also to Howard Sibbald and associates, park operations and services, wildlife, landscape and buildings in Rocky Mountains, Koot…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- M281 / V573
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Howard E. Sibbald fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 281
- V 573
- Sous-Fonds
- M 281
- V 573
- Accession Number
- 1816, 2266
- Reference Code
- M281 / V573
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (372 prints). -- 12 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record (8 p.)
- History / Biographical
- Howard E. Sibbald, 1865-1938, was Chief Warden for Rocky Mountains Park (Banff National Park), Alberta, Canada beginning 1909; Dominion Parks inspector until 1923; and Superintendent of Kootenay National Park from 1923 until 1932. Sibbald, son of Andrew Sibbald, was born in Ontario and came to Alberta in 1875. He was educated at Morley and later became Indian Agent there and at Gleichen. He was in business with Norman Luxton for a time before joining the National Parks service in 1909
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of photographs and personal narrative of Howard Sibbald. Photographs pertain mainly to warden activities in Rocky Mountains Park, including Kananaskis area; also to Howard Sibbald and associates, park operations and services, wildlife, landscape and buildings in Rocky Mountains, Kootenay and Waterton National Parks and other parks and regions. Narrative, written 1923, describes the journey of Andrew Sibbald (author's father) and family from Stroud, Ontario to Morley, Alberta in 1875; also Howard Sibbald's life in the west during the 1870s to 1923
- Name Access
- Sibbald, Howard E.
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- microfilm copy of album
- Creator
- Sibbald, Howard E.
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Howard Palmer fonds
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- Part Of
- Howard Palmer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a file of 46 photographic prints by Howard Palmer, 1924, and two individual prints, 1910. File is titled: "My best : Maligne Lake, 1923, Lake Louise, Temple" and contains prints, 25x30 cm, some identified, unsigned. Fonds also includes two individual prints (40x50 cm): "Adamant …
- Date Range
- 1910, 1924
- Reference Code
- V69
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Howard Palmer fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 69
- Sous-Fonds
- V 69
- Accession Number
- 6063, 7361
- Reference Code
- V69
- Date Range
- 1910, 1924
- Physical Description
- 48 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Howard Palmer, 1883-1944, was a lawyer, businessman and mountaineer at Massachusetts, USA. Palmer was a prominent climber and explorer in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains of western Canada between 1908 and 1927, completing about fifty first ascents. In the period before WWI, Palmer travelled extensively in the Selkirk Mountains with a group of mountaineering enthusiasts headed by E. W. D. Holway. Palmer published "Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks" in 1914, was an active photographer, and worked on numerous topographical maps and expedition plans, including that of the 1925 Mount Logan expedition. In 1923, Palmer and Allen Carpe travelled, climbed and mapped in the Maligne Lake area. Howard Palmer was active in the American Alpine Club.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a file of 46 photographic prints by Howard Palmer, 1924, and two individual prints, 1910. File is titled: "My best : Maligne Lake, 1923, Lake Louise, Temple" and contains prints, 25x30 cm, some identified, unsigned. Fonds also includes two individual prints (40x50 cm): "Adamant Group from Mt. Sir Sandford," 1910, by Howard Palmer (signed); and " 'Mount Sir Sandford from the South West" / negative by E. W. D. Holway, 1910 or 1911, enlarged by Howard Palmer, Nov. 1927"
- Name Access
- Palmer, Howard
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Access to one original is restricted. No other access restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- File photographs were used for research by William L. Putnam and are related to other research materials collected by Putnam (see William L. Putnam collection - M352/V117)
- Creator
- Palmer, Howard
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Biographical Source Notes
- Obituary by J. Monroe Thorington (CAJ, v.29 p.135)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Hubert Green fonds
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- Part Of
- Hubert Green fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Literary series, 1927-1962; II. Conservation and natural history series, 1927-1962; III. Personal papers and photographs series, 1927-1962. Literary series consists of two sub-series: A. Conservation and wildlife, 1927-1962 (research material, writing, correspond…
- Date Range
- 1927-1962
- Reference Code
- M243 / V245
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Hubert Green fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 243
- V 245
- Sous-Fonds
- M 243
- V 245
- Accession Number
- 1509, 3166, 3413, 5011, 5163, 5228, 6004, 6422
- Reference Code
- M243 / V245
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1927-1962
- Physical Description
- ca.47 cm of textual records. -- ca.1000 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 40 motion picture strips
- History / Biographical
- Hubert Unsworth Green, 1886-1962, was a police officer, naturalist, writer and national park warden at Dauphin, Manitoba and Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was also known by pseudonyms, Cecil Erskine and Tony Lascelles. Green came to Canada in 1905 and served with the Royal North West Mounted Police for twenty-five years. Much of his service was in the vicinity of Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, and there he became interested in wildlife research. While living in Dauphin, Green pursued this research, much influenced by Grey Owl. In the late 1930s, Green came to Banff and served as a temporary warden during the war, continuing as a special warden until 1956. He completed numerous wildlife studies of bighorn sheep, wolves, elk, wolverine and moose. In later years, he was engaged in the study of western Canadian history, particularly ranching.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Literary series, 1927-1962; II. Conservation and natural history series, 1927-1962; III. Personal papers and photographs series, 1927-1962.
- Literary series consists of two sub-series: A. Conservation and wildlife, 1927-1962 (research material, writing, correspondence); B. History, 1957-1961 (research material, writing). Manuscripts include newspaper and magazine articles on conservation topics, government conservation studies and reports, and historical manuscripts.
- Conservation and natural history series consists of four sub-series: A. Flora and fauna, 1927-1962 (prints and negatives, transparencies, other); B. Western Canada, 1927-1962 (Manitoba, Banff National Park); C. People and places, 1927-1962; D. Other, 1927-1962. Series is entirely photographic records pertaining mainly to animal studies by Hubert Green while at Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, and Banff National Park. Includes material on beavers, bighorn sheep, elk, moose, cougars, bears and other animals; also animal kills and trapping. Also includes some camping scenes, photographs of Grey Owl and Charles G. D. Roberts and some prints by Burt Gresham.
- Personal papers and photographs series consists of three sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1934-1961 (conservation, employment, personal); B. Other papers, 1933-1962; C. Photographs, 1927-1962 (personal photograph, film strips).
- Name Access
- Green, Hubert U.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- 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
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Green, Hubert U.
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Ike Mills fonds
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- Part Of
- Ike Mills fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes: I. Ike Mills Livery Stable records, 1942-1951, 19.5 cm, consisting of time/cash journals and income tax files. II. Personal records, 1936-1952, 10 cm, consisting of financial records, 1937-1952; cougar hunting trip diaries, 1936, 1938 and 1 photograph.
- Date Range
- [ca.1936-ca.1951]
- Reference Code
- M56
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ike Mills fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 56
- Sous-Fonds
- M 56
- Accession Number
- 62, 3156, 7412 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M56
- Date Range
- [ca.1936-ca.1951]
- Physical Description
- ca.34 cm textual records. -- 1 photograph: print
- History / Biographical
- Isaac (Ike) Mills, 1891-1964, was a guide, dog musher, hunter, horseman and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Yorkshire, Mills came to Banff in 1910 where he guided during the summers and pioneered the use of sled dogs for winter transportation. Following service in the First World War, he transported mail by dogsled and in the 1920s, worked in the motion picture industry on dog films. His sled Huskies raced in the late 1920s and were used in the Skoki area in the 1930s. Mills hunted cougars for bounty outside Banff National Park with trained dogs during the 1930s. In 1939 Mills was ordered to remove his hunting and sled dogs from the national park. Mills also operated a livery stable and riding school on Bear Street in Banff from 1930 until his death.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes: I. Ike Mills Livery Stable records, 1942-1951, 19.5 cm, consisting of time/cash journals and income tax files. II. Personal records, 1936-1952, 10 cm, consisting of financial records, 1937-1952; cougar hunting trip diaries, 1936, 1938 and 1 photograph.
- Name Access
- Mills, Ike
- Subject Access
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description
- Related Material
- Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections).
- Creator
- Mills, Ike
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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