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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-1967?]
- Reference Code
- M55 / V408
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 55
- V 408
- Sous-Fonds
- M 55
- V 408
- Accession Number
- 323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892
- Reference Code
- M55 / V408
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-1967?]
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records
- History / Biographical
- Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.
- I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.
- Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.
- Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.
- Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).
- II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939
- Notes
- Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts
- Name Access
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Mary
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- in-house electronic finding aid
- online finding aid
- item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors
- Related Material
- Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)
- Creator
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Mary
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of group of people in regalia on horseback, Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) and Mary Jean Crawler on the far right, at Banff Indian Days.
- Date Range
- ca.1915
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24-020
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V408
- Series
- I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V408
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24-020
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- ca.1915
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : transparencies
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of group of people in regalia on horseback, Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) and Mary Jean Crawler on the far right, at Banff Indian Days.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Stoney Nakoda
- First Nations
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Dan McCowan
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Bears : [negatives, group 8]
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and grizzly bears at Spray Lakes, Banff hot springs, Hillsdale area, Johnston Canyon, Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] camp, Lake Louise area, Kicking Horse area, Vermilion Crossing, and other areas
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1929-1947
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 1
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1929-1947
- Physical Description
- 55 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and grizzly bears at Spray Lakes, Banff hot springs, Hillsdale area, Johnston Canyon, Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] camp, Lake Louise area, Kicking Horse area, Vermilion Crossing, and other areas
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Bird nests : [negatives, group 11]
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to nests of numerous birds listed in group 10 (Birds) and others
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1923-1949
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 3
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1923-1949
- Physical Description
- 57 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to nests of numerous birds listed in group 10 (Birds) and others
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Birds : [negatives, group 10]
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to bitterns, cormorants, geese, grebes, grouse, gulls, hawks, humming birds, osprey, pelicans, ptarmigan, terns and warblers and other birds
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1922-1939
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
1 image
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V408
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Sous-Fonds
- V408
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 2
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1922-1939
- Physical Description
- 180 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to bitterns, cormorants, geese, grebes, grouse, gulls, hawks, humming birds, osprey, pelicans, ptarmigan, terns and warblers and other birds
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of menus, concert programs, label, gallery catalogues, Royal Train Canada station stationery, newsclippings, cartoons, biography of Dan McCowan, notes from book publisher, book order leaflets, business and membership cards, programmes, advertising for books and lectures, press release…
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Reference Code
- M55 / 21 to 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.E. Dan McCowan : Ephemera
- Reference Code
- M55 / 21 to 23
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of menus, concert programs, label, gallery catalogues, Royal Train Canada station stationery, newsclippings, cartoons, biography of Dan McCowan, notes from book publisher, book order leaflets, business and membership cards, programmes, advertising for books and lectures, press releases. Newsclippings pertain to World War II, royalty, animals, Banff personalities (including obituaries of McCowan, Rungius, Ballard, Niven), other.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Flowers : [negatives, group 49]
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to alpine flora in bloom
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1924-1933
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 7
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1924-1933
- Physical Description
- 71 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to alpine flora in bloom
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Fossils : [negatives, group 52]
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Date Range
- 1908-1934
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 9
- Date Range
- 1908-1934
- Physical Description
- 13 negatives : b/w
- History / Biographical
- File pertains to fossils found at Field, Mount Inglismaldie, Stoney Squaw, Moraine Lake and Mount Geikie. Includes trilobite, coral, brachiopod and crystal fossils
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File includes John Hunter, mother and child, Banff Indian Days parade, teepees, sweat lodges; includes portraits
- Date Range
- [between ca.1885 and 1948]
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V408
- Series
- I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V408
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24
- Parallel Title
- Indians
- Other Title Info
- Former title: Indians : [lantern slides, group 69]
- Date Range
- [between ca.1885 and 1948]
- Physical Description
- 140 photographs : transparencies
- Scope & Content
- File includes John Hunter, mother and child, Banff Indian Days parade, teepees, sweat lodges; includes portraits
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File includes portraits of Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot people, Banff Indian Days, tipis, and sweat lodges
- Date Range
- 1900 - 1950
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V408
- Series
- I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V408
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24
- Date Range
- 1900 - 1950
- Physical Description
- 140 photographs : transparencies
- Scope & Content
- File includes portraits of Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot people, Banff Indian Days, tipis, and sweat lodges
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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