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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
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Howard Palmer fonds
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- 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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Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Mount Rundle Chapter minute books, 1913-1951 including loose notes; and Mount Temple Chapter minute books, 1939-1978; and Mount Temple Chapter records, including minutes and correspondence, 1989-1992. Minutes for 1960-1964 are missing.
- Date Range
- 1913-1978, 1989-1992
- Reference Code
- M366
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 366
- Sous-Fonds
- M 366
- Accession Number
- 2506, 2583, 6749
- Reference Code
- M366
- Date Range
- 1913-1978, 1989-1992
- Physical Description
- 6 v. and 6 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), Mount Rundle Chapter, was formed in 1913 at Banff, Alberta- and included a number of prominent women in the community. Much of their work was patriotic in nature, particularly during the First World War, when a relief fund was organized. This chapter continued community service activities during the inter-war period. The Mount Temple Chapter, formed 1939, included younger women. Both chapters performed war work during the Second World War. The Mount Rundle Chapter disbanded in 1951, while the Mount Temple Chapter continues to provide community service.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Mount Rundle Chapter minute books, 1913-1951 including loose notes; and Mount Temple Chapter minute books, 1939-1978; and Mount Temple Chapter records, including minutes and correspondence, 1989-1992. Minutes for 1960-1964 are missing.
- Name Access
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
- Subject Access
- Women
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Isabella Stewart Gardner fonds
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- Part Of
- Isabella Stewart Gardner fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of letters from artist John S. Sargent to Mrs. Gardner re painting activity in the Yoho Valley and sale of paintings: "Yoho Falls" and "Lake O'Hara." Also includes catalogue excerpts and photographic reproductions of the art works.
- Date Range
- Copies made in 1976
- Reference Code
- M381
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Isabella Stewart Gardner fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 381
- Sous-Fonds
- M 381
- Accession Number
- 2657
- Reference Code
- M381
- Date Range
- Copies made in 1976
- Physical Description
- 12 textual records
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of letters from artist John S. Sargent to Mrs. Gardner re painting activity in the Yoho Valley and sale of paintings: "Yoho Falls" and "Lake O'Hara." Also includes catalogue excerpts and photographic reproductions of the art works.
- Name Access
- Gardner, Isabella Stewart
- Sargent, John Singer
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gardner, Isabella Stewart
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Iva and Len Smith fonds
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- Iva and Len Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and professional papers of Iva Smith, 1904-1973, and of Len Smith, 1935-1963; personal papers of Zaidee Stewart, 1905-1950; Smith family photographs, ca.1890-ca.1960; also newsclippings, tourist information, other print material. Iva Smith papers include personal correspo…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]-1973
- Reference Code
- M367 / V590
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Iva and Len Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 367
- V 590
- Sous-Fonds
- M 367
- V 590
- Accession Number
- 833, 955, 1129, 1989, 2182, 2511
- Reference Code
- M367 / V590
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]-1973
- Physical Description
- 39 cm of textual records. -- ca.525 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (ca.75 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Iva (Stewart) Smith , 1894-1975, and Leonard James Smith, 1890-1969, were business operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Iva Stewart and her mother Zaidee Stewart, 1875-1962, came to Banff as visitors in 1913 and decided to stay. Iva operated the Canadian Pacific Railway station news stand from 1914 until ca.1924. She married Len Smith in 1922.
- After working at various other CPR facilities, including Lake Louise Chalet in the 1920s and Wapta Bungalow Camp, ca.1931, Iva Smith became manager of Becker's Bungalows on Tunnel Mountain in Banff, ca.1935 Len Smith worked at the Bow River boat house and was Captain of the "Lake Minnewanka" for over thirty years. He was also an ice-maker at Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge and Banff, Alberta for forty-five years. Zaidee M. Stewart worked at the boat operation tea house and wrote poetry, publishing "Banff Holiday" in 1950.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and professional papers of Iva Smith, 1904-1973, and of Len Smith, 1935-1963; personal papers of Zaidee Stewart, 1905-1950; Smith family photographs, ca.1890-ca.1960; also newsclippings, tourist information, other print material.
- Iva Smith papers include personal correspondence, 1904-1973, and business papers pertaining to the CPR news stand, 1914-1924. Len Smith professional papers pertain to his work as boat engineer. Zaidee Stewart papers include correspondence, diaries, poetry and papers re the publication "Banff Holiday."
- Family photographs pertaining to Iva and Len Smith, family, friends and associates, activities, careers, trips and world travels; Banff people, places and events, especially Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days; film making, including Pajamas (1926) and Eternal Love (1928); Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas; canoeing; scenic views; and other collected items.
- Name Access
- Smith, Iva
- Smith, Len
- Stewart, Zaidee
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- 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
- Related Material
- Artifacts transferred to Heritage collections, Whyte Museum
- Creator
- Smith, Iva
- Smith, Len
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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J. Monroe Thorington fonds
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- J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form. Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by Georg…
- Date Range
- 1825-1974
- Reference Code
- M106 / V622
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 106
- V 622
- Sous-Fonds
- M 106
- V 622
- Accession Number
- 740, 1001, 1034, 1093, 1103, 1133, 1285, 1406, 1411, 1439, 1561, 1600, 1804, 1810, 1965, 1980, 2110, 2279, 2536, 2713, 3059
- Reference Code
- M106 / V622
- Date Range
- 1825-1974
- Physical Description
- ca.1.8 m of textual records. -- 64 photographs : prints, transparencies, copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- J. Monroe "Roy" Thorington, 1894-1989, was an ophthalmologist, mountaineer and mountain historian at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Thorington was a pre-eminent climber and explorer in the Canadian Rockies starting in 1922. He studied the Freshfield and Lyell Glaciers for 22 years and explored and mapped the Purcell Range, British Columbia. Thorington wrote approximately 300 publications on mountaineering, mountain history and the Canadian Rockies. He was active in numerous organizations, particularly the American Alpine Club.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form.
- Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by George T. Little, Appalachian Mountain Club and supplemented by material mainly from the estate of Charles E. Fay. II. American Alpine Club, 1903- 1967; correspondence with American Alpine Club members elected to 1918. III. Alps and Canada mountaineering correspondence. IV. Guide books and writings; pertains to writings on the Canadian Rockies and Conrad Kain. V. Dr. W. S. Ladd and Allen Carpe papers 1908-1935.
- VI. Photographs, 1871-1970, pertain mainly to Thorington's climbing associates, mountain guides, friends and climbs; also, tombstones of friends at Banff Cemetery.
- Fonds also includes miscellaneous original summit notes, articles, etc. concerning landmark mountaineering activities in the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- 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: series description
- Creator
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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J. Norman Collie fonds
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- J. Norman Collie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of diary fragments, [1900], 1902, possibly pertaining to Bush River expedition; correspondence between Collie and his mother, n.d. 1875-1883, re personal matters, money problems, travel, education and employment; letters from friends, n.d., 1927, including A. F. Mummery and Fred Step…
- Date Range
- [ca.1863]-1935
- Reference Code
- M279 / V62
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Part Of
- J. Norman Collie fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 279
- V 62
- Sous-Fonds
- M 279
- V 62
- Accession Number
- 1809
- Reference Code
- M279 / V62
- Date Range
- [ca.1863]-1935
- Physical Description
- .75 cm of textual records. -- 9 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- J. Norman Collie, 1859-1942, was a chemist and mountaineer who lived at London, England. Between 1897 and 1911, Collie pioneered climbing in the Canadian Rockies, making twenty-one first ascents including Mount Victoria and Mount Athabasca
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of diary fragments, [1900], 1902, possibly pertaining to Bush River expedition; correspondence between Collie and his mother, n.d. 1875-1883, re personal matters, money problems, travel, education and employment; letters from friends, n.d., 1927, including A. F. Mummery and Fred Stephens; photographs pertaining to Norman Collie, family, friends and associates
- Name Access
- Collie, J. Norman
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Collie, J. Norman
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jack Alexander Brewster fonds
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- Jack Alexander Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Jack Brewster manuscripts, personal and military papers, other papers, n.d., 1910-1960; miscellaneous papers of William A. and Annie Brewster, 1887-1910; and Jack Brewster and Brewster family photographs, [ca.1905-ca.1917]. The manuscripts pertain to "Early Days in Alberta" and B…
- Date Range
- 1887-1960
- Reference Code
- M339 / V87
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Jack Alexander Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 339
- V 87
- Sous-Fonds
- M 339
- V 87
- Accession Number
- 2276
- Reference Code
- M339 / V87
- Date Range
- 1887-1960
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 23 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Jack Alexander Brewster, 1891-1974, son of William and Annie Brewster of Banff, grew up on a homestead near Innisfail and in South Edmonton. He attended Queens University and moved to California with his parents. Brewster worked as an engineer and accountant in Redlands, California. During the First World War, Brewster served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Jack Brewster manuscripts, personal and military papers, other papers, n.d., 1910-1960; miscellaneous papers of William A. and Annie Brewster, 1887-1910; and Jack Brewster and Brewster family photographs, [ca.1905-ca.1917]. The manuscripts pertain to "Early Days in Alberta" and Brewster's economic philosophy. Photographs include views of Jack Brewster in the Canadian Army, the Brewster family and commercial postcard views.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Jack Alexander
- 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
- Brewster, Jack Alexander
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Jack Giddie fonds
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- Part Of
- Jack Giddie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of untitled reminiscences, ca.1962, pertaining to school days; mountain regions; Banff to Revelstoke; Giddie's pack trips and clients, 1910-1912, including Charles D. Walcott's paleontological expeditions and various hunting trips; and warden career, 1919, re game law enforcem…
- Date Range
- Copies made 1977-1980
- Reference Code
- M389 / V228
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Jack Giddie fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 389
- V 228
- Sous-Fonds
- M 389
- V 228
- Accession Number
- 2756, 3256
- Reference Code
- M389 / V228
- Date Range
- Copies made 1977-1980
- Physical Description
- 2 textual records (1 cm). -- 13 photographs : copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Jack M. Giddie, 1880-ca.1978, guided for Brewster Brothers prior to World War I and was a game warden in Yoho and Waterton Lakes National Park until 1946
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of untitled reminiscences, ca.1962, pertaining to school days; mountain regions; Banff to Revelstoke; Giddie's pack trips and clients, 1910-1912, including Charles D. Walcott's paleontological expeditions and various hunting trips; and warden career, 1919, re game law enforcement, guides and outfitters, etc. Reminiscences are in holograph and typewritten form. Also includes photographs pertaining to Jack Giddie, friends, and associates and clients, pack trips, camp scenes
- Name Access
- Giddie, Jack
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Giddie, Jack
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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Jack Mitchell fonds
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- Part Of
- Jack Mitchell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes portion of a ledger showing taxidermy and personal income, 1927-1957; ration booklets; pamphlets, 1907-1920s; photographs pertaining to Jack Mitchell, family and friends, activities, trips, Banff events, buildings and scenes, 1886-ca.1940.
- Date Range
- 1886-1957
- Reference Code
- M494 / V182
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jack Mitchell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 494
- V 182
- Sous-Fonds
- M 494
- V 182
- Accession Number
- 4009
- Reference Code
- M494 / V182
- Date Range
- 1886-1957
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records. -- 57 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- John (Jack) Green Mitchell was a taxidermist at Calgary and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Mitchell prepared specimens for Norman K. Luxton in Banff, and for MacKay and Dippie in Calgary and Banff. During the 1930s, Mitchell worked at the Government Museum in Banff and assumed the curator's duties there following the retirement of Norman Sanson.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes portion of a ledger showing taxidermy and personal income, 1927-1957; ration booklets; pamphlets, 1907-1920s; photographs pertaining to Jack Mitchell, family and friends, activities, trips, Banff events, buildings and scenes, 1886-ca.1940.
- Name Access
- Mitchell, Jack
- 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 for photographs
- Creator
- Mitchell, Jack
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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Jack White fonds
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- Part Of
- Jack (Dave jr,) White fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Jack White, Jack and Florence White, and White family; Banff people, places and events; Hawaii? Fonds consist of four separate series: A. Framed Prints; B. Prints; C. Photograph Albums; D. Negatives Framed print was a gift from Peter and Catharine Whyte to Jackie and Barbara C. Wh…
- Date Range
- 1893-1950
- Reference Code
- V684
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Jack (Dave jr,) White fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 684
- Sous-Fonds
- V 684
- Accession Number
- 1548, 2328, 7070, 7498, 7730
- Reference Code
- V684
- Date Range
- 1893-1950
- Physical Description
- 108 photographs: prints, framed print, negatives. -- 1 photograph album: 43 prints.
- History / Biographical
- Jack White, 1908-1961, also known as Dave White Jr., was a merchant at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was associated with the family business, Dave White and Sons, from ca.1930-1961
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Jack White, Jack and Florence White, and White family; Banff people, places and events; Hawaii? Fonds consist of four separate series: A. Framed Prints; B. Prints; C. Photograph Albums; D. Negatives Framed print was a gift from Peter and Catharine Whyte to Jackie and Barbara C. White, 1932. The photograph was taken on Peter Whyte's 1929 solo journey.
- Name Access
- White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Basic description only
- Creator
- White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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Jackson family fonds
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- Part Of
- Jackson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to the John Jackson family activities, friends and travels
- Date Range
- Copies made in 1976
- Reference Code
- V401
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Jackson family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 401
- Sous-Fonds
- V 401
- Accession Number
- 2645
- Reference Code
- V401
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- Copies made in 1976
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : negatives
- History / Biographical
- The John Jackson family lived at Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to the John Jackson family activities, friends and travels
- Name Access
- Jackson, John
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Reference use only
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
- Creator
- Jackson, John
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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Jaeggi family fonds
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- Part Of
- Jaeggi family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of John Jaeggi papers, 1927-1964, and Jaeggi family photographs, ca.1910-1955. Textual records include a biography of John Jaeggi, n.d.; ephemera, 1927- 1964; and registers for Sulphur Mountain Chalet, 1945-1951. Ephemera includes brochures, menus, certificates, advertisements and a…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]-1964
- Reference Code
- M185 / V303
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jaeggi family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 185
- V 303
- Sous-Fonds
- M 185
- V 303
- Accession Number
- 1111, 2308, 6588
- Reference Code
- M185 / V303
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]-1964
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records. -- 26 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (20 prints)
- History / Biographical
- John Jaeggi, 1899-1961, came to Canada in 1924 from Switzerland and worked in various capacities for the Alpine Club of Canada. He was an outfitter and hunting guide in British Columbia and bought a farm in the Columbia Valley in 1934. In 1940 Jaeggi built a log tea room on Sulphur Mountain in Banff. He was instrumental in the development of other tourist facilities on Sulphur Mountain, including a gondola lift completed in 1959. Edith Ashton Jaeggi, 1903-1986, was owner of the Upper Hot Springs Hotel and married John Jaeggi in 1949. Together, they renovated the hotel and served as its proprietors.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of John Jaeggi papers, 1927-1964, and Jaeggi family photographs, ca.1910-1955.
- Textual records include a biography of John Jaeggi, n.d.; ephemera, 1927- 1964; and registers for Sulphur Mountain Chalet, 1945-1951. Ephemera includes brochures, menus, certificates, advertisements and articles re the Sulphur Mountain Chalet and Upper Hot Springs Hotel and the Jaeggi family.
- Photographs pertain mainly to 1924 Mount Robson ACC camp and ascent of Mount Robson; mountaineering and outfitting, 1920s and 1930s; Upper Hot Spring Hotel, 1941-1951; and Sulphur Mountain Tea House.
- Name Access
- Jaeggi, John
- 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
- Jaeggi, John
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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James Anderson-Wilson fonds
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- Part Of
- James Anderson-Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to internment camps at Castle Mountain and the Cave and Basin, near Banff.
- Date Range
- 1915-1917
- Reference Code
- V20
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- James Anderson-Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 20
- Sous-Fonds
- V 20
- Accession Number
- 1619, 1925
- Reference Code
- V20
- Date Range
- 1915-1917
- Physical Description
- 22 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Col. James Anderson-Wilson, 1896-1985, was a soldier at Calgary and Winnipeg, Canada and Grenada, West Indies. While a Sergeant with the 103rd Calgary Rifles, Anderson-Wilson was assigned to the Banff and Castle Mountain Internment Camps.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to internment camps at Castle Mountain and the Cave and Basin, near Banff.
- Name Access
- Anderson-Wilson, James
- Subject Access
- Camps, Internment
- Military
- 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
- Anderson-Wilson, James
- Category
- Military
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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James Findlay fonds
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- Part Of
- James Findlay fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction and operations and scenic views along the line, mainly between Fitzhugh (Jasper), Alberta and Fort George, British Columbia, Canada. Prints were taken by James Findlay's father-in-law.
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]
- Reference Code
- V125
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- James Findlay fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 125
- Sous-Fonds
- V 125
- Accession Number
- 3577
- Reference Code
- V125
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]
- Physical Description
- 98 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- James Findlay worked as a cook on a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction crew, ca.1912.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction and operations and scenic views along the line, mainly between Fitzhugh (Jasper), Alberta and Fort George, British Columbia, Canada. Prints were taken by James Findlay's father-in-law.
- Name Access
- Findlay, James
- Subject Access
- Transportation
- 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
- Findlay, James
- Category
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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James Irving McLeod fonds
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- Part Of
- James Irving McLeod fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes business papers, 1922-1957, including legal documents, 1922-1957, and other papers, 1925-1957; miscellaneous items pertaining to James I. McLeod and the McLeod family, 1955-1980; and photographs, ca.1875-ca.1956. Textual records pertain to McLeod's tour and transport activities and H…
- Date Range
- [ca.1875]-1980
- Reference Code
- M434 / V423
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- James Irving McLeod fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 434
- V 423
- Sous-Fonds
- M 434
- V 423
- Accession Number
- 276, 2224, 2246, 3325, 3369
- Reference Code
- M434 / V423
- Date Range
- [ca.1875]-1980
- Physical Description
- 6.2 cm of textual records. -- 305 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- James Irving McLeod, 1879-1955, was a businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. After coming to Lake Louise from Ontario in 1906, McLeod cut ice for the hotels there and was a manager for Brewster Transport Co. from ca.1912 until 1920. In 1921, McLeod and William Warren formed Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. which McLeod operated until his retirement in 1946. The firm was operated by his sons, James and Allan, and his sons-in-law, H. H. Waterhouse and R. V. Bray, until amalgamating with Brewster Transport Co. Ltd. in 1957. McLeod also had an interest in the Homestead Hotel. James McLeod was married to Evelyn Davidson McLeod, 1885-1951.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes business papers, 1922-1957, including legal documents, 1922-1957, and other papers, 1925-1957; miscellaneous items pertaining to James I. McLeod and the McLeod family, 1955-1980; and photographs, ca.1875-ca.1956.
- Textual records pertain to McLeod's tour and transport activities and Homestead Hotel, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport operations, late 1940s and early 1950s and successors. Partners, vendors, etc. referred to include R. V. Bray, R. H. Brett, Earl Gammon, J. H. McLeod, D. M. Soole and H. H. Waterhouse.
- Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs.
- Name Access
- McLeod, James Irving
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Transportation
- 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
- basic description for photographs
- Creator
- McLeod, James Irving
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
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James Thomson Edwards collection
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- Part Of
- James Thomson Edwards collection
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Brewster store, carriage, employees; also Banff personalities.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V285
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- James Thomson Edwards collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 285
- Sous-Fonds
- V285
- Accession Number
- 1474
- Reference Code
- V285
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- James Thomson Edwards, 1885-1971, was an employee of the Brewster Transport Company at Banff, Alberta, Canada, ca.1910.
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Brewster store, carriage, employees; also Banff personalities.
- Name Access
- Edwards, James Thomson (collector)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Janet Kensington fonds
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- Part Of
- Janet Kensington fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and family papers pertaining to Jennie Mather, the Mather family, Catharine Whyte and the opening of the Banff Public Library / Archives of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 1918-1970
- Reference Code
- M319
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Janet Kensington fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 319
- Sous-Fonds
- M 319
- Accession Number
- 2152, 2163
- Reference Code
- M319
- Date Range
- 1918-1970
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Janet Laura (Percy) Kensington, b.1930, is the daughter of Jennie (Mather) and Tom Percy.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and family papers pertaining to Jennie Mather, the Mather family, Catharine Whyte and the opening of the Banff Public Library / Archives of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Kensington, Janet
- 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
- Creator
- Kensington, Janet
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
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- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…
- Date Range
- ca.1908-ca.2011
- Reference Code
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Sound recording
- Lantern slide
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Sous-Fonds
- M573
- V797
- S60
- Accession Number
- 2019.111
- Reference Code
- M573 / V797 / S60
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Sound recording
- Lantern slide
- Date Range
- ca.1908-ca.2011
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.
- History / Biographical
- Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.
- M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").
- V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).
- S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
- Notes
- Lantern slides include wooden case.
- Name Access
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Discovery and travel
- Discovery and exploration
- Empress Hotel
- European travel
- Family and personal life
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Kananaskis Ranch
- Lake Louise
- Lantern slide
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountain
- Organizations
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Poetry
- Scenery
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine area
- Trails
- Trail guides
- Tourism
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ireland
- Kananaskis Country
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Manitoba
- Mount Assiniboine
- Rocky Mountains
- Victoria
- West Indies
- Winnipeg
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Biographical Source Notes
- Contents of the fonds
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald
- https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN
- https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958
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- Title based on contents of file
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- Processed
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Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together. Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, …
- Date Range
- [ca.1850-2001]
- Reference Code
- M250 / V79
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M250 / V79
- Sous-Fonds
- M 250
- V 79
- Accession Number
- 1418, 1570, 1574, 2453, 3037, 3087, 3609 (unproc), 5575 (unproc), 5856 (unproc), 6359 (unproc), 6762 (unproc), 6790 (unproc), 7047 (unproc), 7363 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M250 / V79
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1850-2001]
- Physical Description
- ca.6.5 m textual records. -- ca.3500 photographs: prints, negatives, copy negatives. -- 4 photograph albums. -- 5 motion pictures: film reels; 8mm, 16mm; col.
- History / Biographical
- James (Jim) Hawkins Boyce, 1892-1982, was a guide, outfitter, log builder and businessman at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Dorothy Boyce was a pharmacist and business woman at Calgary, Quebec and Banff, Canada.
- Jim Boyce was the son of Joseph Boyce, 1856-1927, and stepson of Wilma "Josephine" Boyce, 1866-1952, of Banff, Alberta. In 1911, Jim joined his father building trails. His guiding and outfitting career began with Jimmy Simpson's outfit as a trail cook. During the 1920s Boyce formed his own outfit with Max Brooks and went on to guide prominent clients Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and her parties, George and Adeline Link and William D. Cox of Chicago, USA.
- In addition to guiding and outfitting, Jim Boyce worked with motion picture companies on location in the Rockies with his dog teams during the 1920s. A number of well-known log buildings are testament to his log-building skills, including Skoki, Mount Temple Lodge and the Lake Louise Ski Lodge. During the 1930s, Boyce managed and expanded Skoki Lodge. He also supervised road construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and the Alaska Alcan Military Highway for the U. S. Army during the Second World War and operated the Bar C Ranch (for William D. Cox) for many years. Boyce made his home in Banff.
- Dorothy Frances Llewellyn (Whiteman) Boyce, 1901-2001, was the daughter of Rev Arthur Wellesley Richard Whiteman, 1865-1926, and Nina L. Whiteman, 1873-1956. After studying pharmacy at the University of Alberta, Dorothy came to Banff in 1922 to work for Dr. Brett. She subsequently studied at the University of Toronto, Ontario; worked at the Calgary General Hospital, Alberta, from 1926 to 1940; and during the Second World War, worked as a chemist in Quebec, Canada. After the death of her first husband, Tronson James Draper, 1879-1949, an oilman of Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy became a permanent resident of Banff. She owned and operated Travellers Digest in Banff and married Jim Boyce in 1957.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together.
- Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, operation and expropriation of the Lake Louise Ski Lodge (later Post Hotel) 1941-1969. Other business and personal material pertains to Skoki Lodge, 1933-1942; guiding and outfitting, 1938-1940; Army Service Forces and Alaska Alcan Military Highway, 1943-1944; Bar C Ranch, 1947-1969; laundry and rental businesses, 1962-1965, plans for Boyce house, Banff and family items. Correspondents include William D. Cox and Eldon Woolliams. Jim Boyce photographs pertain to family, friends, associates and activities, Banff and Skoki areas; includes guiding and outfitting, hunting, motion picture and dog team activities, Skoki Lodge and region, Alaska-Yukon activities, Bar C Ranch and personal material.
- Papers of Dorothy Boyce, 1901-ca.1950, pertain to her childhood, university career, business life and first marriage; Dorothy Boyce photographs, ca.1920s-1940, pertain to family, friends, professional and recreational activities in Banff, Banff and Yoho National Parks, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto.
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce joint material includes photographs, 1900s-1990s, and incoming letters pertaining to home, travel and friends. Album includes mainly published postcards from all over the world. Fonds also includes Boyce family personal and financial papers, 1901-1928; business and estate papers of Joseph Boyce, 1908-1954; Tronson Draper and Draper family personal and professional papers and photographs, 1906-1949; and Whiteman family papers and photographs, ca.1860, 1885-ca.1925. Also included in the Boyce's personal records are film reels ca.1920-1970 which pertain mainly to the Skoki area.
- Name Access
- Boyce, Jim
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- 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: preliminary electronic finding aid
- motion picture summaries
- Related Material
- Transparencies by Adeline and/or George Link of trips with Jim Boyce, formerly retained by Jim Boyce, can be found in George K. K. Link fonds (M60/V276)
- Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections, Whyte Museum)
- Creator
- Boyce, Jim
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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