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Browne family fonds

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Part Of: Browne family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of diary excerpts and transcripts, 1912-1913, 1921-1954; also includes a guest book, 1924-1956, posters, ca.1942, publications relating the story of Belmore Browne Peak, 1992-1993, and photographs, ca.1930, ca.1955, 1991-1992. Diaries are mainly trip diaries pertaining to summ…

Date Range: 1912-1993, predominant 1921-1954

Reference Code: M473 / V39

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

1 image

Part Of: Browne family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 473; V 39

Sous-Fonds: M 473; V 39

Accession Number: 3429, 3813, 3863, 3873, 3892, 3901, 3975, 3995, 4007, 4021, 4037, 4039, 5075, 5149, 5220, 6382, 6596, 6741, 6742, 6774

Reference Code: M473 / V39

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

Date Range: 1912-1993, predominant 1921-1954

Physical Description: 24 cm of textual records. -- 108 photographs : prints, copy negatives, transparencies

History / Biographical: Belmore Browne, d.1954, was a well-known artist who lived and worked at Banff and Seebe, Alberta, Canada and in the United States. Browne and Agnes Evelyn Sibley, 1882-1976, were married in 1913. In 1921, they bought property in Banff for a summer home and with their children, George, 1918-1958, and Evelyn, 1915-1994, travelled extensively throughout the 1920s and 1930s in pursuit of subjects for Belmore Browne's paintings. In 1946, the Brownes built a home near Seebe. Agnes Browne was a diarist for the family and much of her extensive writing centres around the career of Belmore Browne. Her daughter Evelyn consolidated the diaries in the 1980s. George Browne was also an artist.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of diary excerpts and transcripts, 1912-1913, 1921-1954; also includes a guest book, 1924-1956, posters, ca.1942, publications relating the story of Belmore Browne Peak, 1992-1993, and photographs, ca.1930, ca.1955, 1991-1992.; Diaries are mainly trip diaries pertaining to summer travels and family life in the Canadian Rockies, 1921-1933. Included are trips to Red Earth Creek, Skoki, Mystic Lake, Sawback Lake, Red Deer Valley, Hector Lake, Bow Lake, Kananaskis Valley, Cascade and Panther rivers, Elbow Pass, and other locations. Other diaries cover the years 1943 to 1954, years partly spent at Seebe until Belmore Browne's death. Diary copies and typescripts have been annotated by Evelyn Browne.; Posters on alpine and wilderness survival, ca.1942, were done by Belmore Browne for the American military's Arctic Training Program.; Photographs are mainly photographic copies of paintings by Belmore and George Browne produced by Peter A. Juley & Son, Photographers of Fine Arts, New York, ca.1955, 79 items. Other photographs pertain to Belmore Browne and the Browne family, their Banff home and painting activities, ca.1930; the site of Belmore Browne plaque on Browne Peak, rediscovered and photographed by Tony and Gillean Daffern in September 1991, and dedication of the Belmore Browne plaque, 1992.; Official correspondence pertaining to the naming of Belmore Browne Peak, 1989-1993, is available in document file.

Name Access: Browne, Belmore; Browne, George

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

Access Restrictions: Reference use only; Other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; file list and index

Creator: Browne, Belmore

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Mabel Aubin fonds

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Part Of: Mabel Aubin fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of ration books; ephemera pertaining to Banff musical and variety productions; Christmas cards from the Beil family, the de Grandmaison family, Peter and Catharine Whyte and the Christofferson family; Alberta Hotel menu, 1913; and photographs pertaining to the Stenton family, ca.1888…

Date Range: [ca.1888]-1980

Reference Code: M166 / V34

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

4 images

Part Of: Mabel Aubin fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 166; V 34

Sous-Fonds: M 166; V 34

Accession Number: 550, 1002, 1101, 2029, 3541, 3833, 5173

Reference Code: M166 / V34

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

Date Range: [ca.1888]-1980

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records. -- 32 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Mabel Sarah Aubin, 1905-1990, was a life-long resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Mabel Aubin's parents, the Stenton family, ran the Alberta Hotel beginning ca.1908.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of ration books; ephemera pertaining to Banff musical and variety productions; Christmas cards from the Beil family, the de Grandmaison family, Peter and Catharine Whyte and the Christofferson family; Alberta Hotel menu, 1913; and photographs pertaining to the Stenton family, ca.1888-ca.1950, and 1918 Banff Peace Day parade (First World War), which shows citizens wearing masks in response to the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919

Name Access: Aubin, Mabel

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: Aubin, Mabel

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Stenton family fonds

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Part Of: Stenton family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of sheet music for "The Blue Canadian Rockies", 1953, with numerous autographs including those of band leader Moxie Whitney and other musicians; poster titled "All-inclusive organized camping trips...Mt. Assiniboine Park Egyptian [sic] Lakes, Sunshine Lodge," lettered by Bill Stenton…

Date Range: [after 1940?]

Reference Code: M536 / V731

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

1 image

Part Of: Stenton family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 536; V 731

Sous-Fonds: M 536; V 731

Accession Number: 5482, 5485

Reference Code: M536 / V731

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

Date Range: [after 1940?]

Physical Description: 2 textual records. -- 12 photographs : prints, transparency

History / Biographical: The Stenton family were business owners in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Maria and Bill Stenton operated BJ Novelty, and later, BJ's Fabrics.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of sheet music for "The Blue Canadian Rockies", 1953, with numerous autographs including those of band leader Moxie Whitney and other musicians; poster titled "All-inclusive organized camping trips...Mt. Assiniboine Park Egyptian [sic] Lakes, Sunshine Lodge," lettered by Bill Stenton; photographs pertaining to Banff and area, including some items by Conrad Stenton.

Name Access: Stenton, Bill; Stenton, Conrad; Whitney, Moxie

Subject Access: Camping; Family and personal life; Music

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Stenton, Bill; Stenton, Conrad

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Aileen Harmon personal photos

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of personal photographs of Aileen Harmon and numerous friends and family members. Photographs pertain to friends Ron and Evelyn Matthews; Aileen's 95th birthday party celebration; a party in 1994; Aileen with Charlie Lockwood; a group of Guatemalan school children from a school Aileen…

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1990]; 1994; 1995; [ca. 2000 - ca. 2010]; 2007

Reference Code: V262 / I / PA - 4 to 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

4 images

Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Series: V262 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: V262

Accession Number: 2016.8596

Reference Code: V262 / I / PA - 4 to 26

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1990]; 1994; 1995; [ca. 2000 - ca. 2010]; 2007

Physical Description: 23 photographs : col. prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of personal photographs of Aileen Harmon and numerous friends and family members. Photographs pertain to friends Ron and Evelyn Matthews; Aileen's 95th birthday party celebration; a party in 1994; Aileen with Charlie Lockwood; a group of Guatemalan school children from a school Aileen donated to; Aileen with river guide Tom Moody; Bea Wilkinson and David Lestock [?]; Jim Fulton; Aileen's friend Georgia Engelhart; Fran Losie [?], Joyce Hendrickson and Aileen together; and other miscellaneous images.

Notes: Numerous photographs annotated on the back with names and/or dates.

Name Access: Matthews, Evelyn; Matthews, Ron; Lockwood, Charlie; Moody, Tom; Wilkinson, Bea; Lestock, David; Fulton, Jim; Engelhart, Georgia; Hendrickson, Joyce

Subject Access: Hiking; Birthday

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Mill Bay; Guatemala

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Alec, 2 children

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Date Range: [between 1903 and 1942]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 4030

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 4030

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [between 1903 and 1942]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, copy, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)

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[Annie Jane (nee Curren) White with one of her children]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Annie Jane (nee Curren) White with one of her children

Date Range: [ca.1910]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 103

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 103

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1910]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Annie Jane (nee Curren) White with one of her children

Name Access: White, Annie

Subject Access: Children; Family and personal life; Portrait

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Annie Jane (nee Curren) White with two children]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Annie Jane (nee Curren) White with two of her children, possibly Peter and baby Dave Jr. (Jack)

Date Range: [ca.1910]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 102

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 102

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1910]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Annie Jane (nee Curren) White with two of her children, possibly Peter and baby Dave Jr. (Jack)

Name Access: White, Annie

Subject Access: Children; Family and personal life

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Astley family photographs

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Part Of: Astley family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to fishing and boating on Lake Minnewanka; Beach House Hotel and Lady of the Lake steam launch; Devil's Canyon, Bankhead and Banff; views of avalanche clearing in Roger's Pass by Byron Harmon. Includes one panorama view of group a…

Date Range: [ca.1886]-1970

Reference Code: V394 / PA - 1 to 42

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

8 images

Part Of: Astley family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M 265; V 394

Sous-Fonds: V 394

Accession Number: 1420; 6353

Reference Code: V394 / PA - 1 to 42

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1886]-1970

Physical Description: Photographs: 42 prints, b&w

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 b&w prints, some captioned. Photographs pertain to fishing and boating on Lake Minnewanka; Beach House Hotel and Lady of the Lake steam launch; Devil's Canyon, Bankhead and Banff; views of avalanche clearing in Roger's Pass by Byron Harmon. Includes one panorama view of group at Lake Minnewanka.

Name Access: Astley (family)

Subject Access: Buildings and facilities; Environment; Family and personal life; Military; Sports, recreation and leisure

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Astley (family)

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Baby (Eggley baby?)

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Unidentified baby on bearskin

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 55

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 55

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Unidentified baby on bearskin

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Banff and area businesses, townsite, scenic views

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Ho…

Date Range: [ca.1890-1900]; [1896-1898]; 1904-1905; [ca.1910-1920]; 1912; 1914; [ca.1930-1935]; 1933; 1941; [ca.1950-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: PA-182 produced by Canadian Pacific

Date Range: [ca.1890-1900]; [1896-1898]; 1904-1905; [ca.1910-1920]; 1912; 1914; [ca.1930-1935]; 1933; 1941; [ca.1950-1960]

Physical Description: 50 photographs ; b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Hotel and Banff Springs Hotel; the Park Museum and Information Bureau; early views of Banff Springs Hotel [1904]; Vermillion River Bungalow Camp and the Lake Louise Chalet; Paddy J. Nolan’s home [built by Norman Luxton]; a postcard print titled “Starved Bachelors Retreat Banff Alberta"; swimming at the Cave and Basin[?] and Banff Upper Hot Springs; the Crag and Canyon office [ca.1905]; Skoki Lodge; and the office of photographers Wilson and Fear [1896-1898].

Notes: Photographs LUX/I/D6c/PA-181 and 182 [depicting Wilson and Fear storefront] are copies of the same image but annotated with different dates [ca.1896 and ca.1898]. Based on context and dating of related images in Whyte Museum archives, actual image date may be closer to [ca.1894].

Material Details: LUX/I/D6c/PA-173 has three red sun-shaped stickers attached to back left corner, red ribbon attached to back right corner

Name Access: Wilson, John; Fear, George; Fear, William (Bill); Nolan, Paddy J.; Luxton, Norman; Smyth, S. A.

Subject Access: Bow River Boat House; Pack trips; Horses; Teepees; Boats; Property; Land use; Hotels; Fire; Banff Springs Hotel; Photography; Businesses; Tourism; Hot Springs; Leisure; Mountain; Newspaper; Organizations; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Vermilion Lakes; Lake Louise; Bow River; Sulphur Mountain; Cave and Basin

Language: English

Related Material: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-163 to 168 have duplicate negative copies processed as LUX/I/D6c/NA-41 to 46

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff and area scenic views, King Edward Hotel

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 b&w photograph prints [loose and on matboard]. Content pertains to local views near Banff, including Georgina Luxton riding in a carriage along Tunnel Mountain Trail, a hunting trip north of Banff with guide George Harrison[?], the King Edward Hotel building exterior and surroun…

Date Range: 1904-1905; 1910; [ca.1910-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 220 to 233

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 220 to 233

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-232 and 233 produced by Norman Luxton

Date Range: 1904-1905; 1910; [ca.1910-1920]

Physical Description: 10 photographs : b&w ; 29.5 x 18 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : b&w prints on matboard ; 35.5 x 14 cm and 25 x 21 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 b&w photograph prints [loose and on matboard]. Content pertains to local views near Banff, including Georgina Luxton riding in a carriage along Tunnel Mountain Trail, a hunting trip north of Banff with guide George Harrison[?], the King Edward Hotel building exterior and surrounding property [1904-1910] and an event hosted in the hotel, and panoramic views of Banff and a waterfront area [Lake Minnewanka?] taken by Norman Luxton.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Harrison, George

Subject Access: Landscapes; Horses; Horseback riding; Sports; Recreation; Hunting; Family and personal life; Businesses; Hotels; Construction; Communities; Land use; Townsite development; Mountains; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Lake Minnewanka

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items stored in three file folders: PA-220 to 222 [Tunnel Mountain Trail and hunting trip]; PA-223 to 231 [King Edward Hotel]; and PA-232 to 233 [Banff & area panoramas]