Search Results - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Dorothy Wardle fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions398

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Reference Code: M521 / V75

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M521; V75

Sous-Fonds: M521; V75

Accession Number: 5296, 5391, 7504

Reference Code: M521 / V75

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

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Physical Description: 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.

History / Biographical: The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.; M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).; V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James; Rungius, Carl; Brett, Helen; Keyte, Freeman; Hart, E. J. (Ted); Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman; White, Clifford; Drummond-Davies, Nora; Mills, Ike; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Kaquitts, Frank; Oxborough, Dorothy; Whyte, Jon; Robinson, Dean; Warren, Mary Schaffer; Simpson, George; Gibbon, John Murray; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Greenham, Margaret

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Personal and Family Life; Banff; Old Banff Cemetery; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Cabins; Travel; Picnics and picnicking; Holidays; Scenery; Christmas; Dogs; Horses; Mountain; Canoes and canoeing; Hiking; Wildlife; War Memorial; Highland Games; Bow River Bridge; Golfing; Anniversary; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Education; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Women; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Skiing; European travel; Beach; Calgary Herald; Geography; Government; Newspaper; Politics; Research; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Park policy; Parks Canada; Wardens; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Community life; Mines and mineral resources; History; Immigration and homesteading; Settlement; Organizations; World War II; Biographical; Professional and Personal Life; Grizzly Bears; Fire fighters; Sunshine Village; Teahouses; Banff Indian Days; Regalia; Calgary Stampede; Mountain guides; Mountain School; The Albertan; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Homestead Hotel; Banff Centre; Hot Springs; Superintendents; Automobiles; Natural history; Records; Calendar; Finances; Leases; Legal and Financial; Property; Recreation

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Bankhead; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Scotland; Revelstoke; Yoho National Park; Ottawa; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Plain of Six Glaciers; Lake Agnes; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Lake O'Hara; Bow River; Calgary; Sidney; San Francisco; United States; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; France; Spain; Monaco; Italy; Denmark; Austria; Quebec; Windermere; New York; Assiniboine; Ghost River; High River; Quebec City; New Brunswick; Maine; Great Divide; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Columbia Icefield; Washington; Philadelphia; Atlantic City; Larch Valley; Cascade Mountain; Panama; Sulphur Mountain; Field; Emerald Lake; Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump; Takkakaw Falls; Jasper National Park; Athabasca Falls; Okanagan; Kananaskis; Hoodoos; Powell River; Montreal

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

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.; James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Wardle, Leette

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

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

Processing Status: Processed

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Pat Brewster fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15

Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…

Date Range: 1841-1983

Reference Code: M2 / S21 / V91

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Drawing; Map; Poster; Private record

Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M2 / V91 / S21

Sous-Fonds: V91

Accession Number: 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018

Reference Code: M2 / S21 / V91

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Drawing; Map; Poster; Private record

Date Range: 1841-1983

Physical Description: ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes

History / Biographical: Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.; I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.; II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.; III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.; IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.

Name Access: Brewster, Pat

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

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

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid; reference copies and summaries for sound recordings

Creator: Brewster, Pat

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Stuart Armour fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions48

Part Of: Stuart Armour fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of selected reminiscences of Stuart Armour, particularly regarding Kate and Hayter Reed, Gordon Reed, friends Pat Brewster and Hamilton Jukes and various pack trips; letters to Pat Brewster; and photographs of Banff's first hotel, ca.1883, and Stuart Armour and Brewster boy in camp a…

Date Range: [ca.1883]-1978, predominant 1973-1978

Reference Code: M406 / V698

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Stuart Armour fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 406; V 698

Sous-Fonds: M 406; V 698

Accession Number: 2975, 6452

Reference Code: M406 / V698

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

Date Range: [ca.1883]-1978, predominant 1973-1978

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual material. -- 3 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Stuart Armour, b.1893, was a frequent summer visitor to the Banff area with his aunt and uncle, Hayter and Kate Reed, and cousin, Gordon. Over the years, he made numerous pack trips with Pat Brewster. Armour worked as a journalist and economic advisor in Hamilton, Ontario.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of selected reminiscences of Stuart Armour, particularly regarding Kate and Hayter Reed, Gordon Reed, friends Pat Brewster and Hamilton Jukes and various pack trips; letters to Pat Brewster; and photographs of Banff's first hotel, ca.1883, and Stuart Armour and Brewster boy in camp and packing a horse, ca.1920.

Name Access: Armour, Stuart; Brewster, Pat; Jukes, Hamilton; Reed, Gordon; Reed, Kate; Reed, Hayter

Subject Access: Pack trips; Sports, recreation and leisure

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Armour, Stuart

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Albums

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57143

Part Of: Dorothy Cranstone fonds

Scope & Content: Album photographs pertains to Banff area and Kingston, Ontario. photographs are of cemetery in Kingston, Kingston town, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch, Banff townsite, the Moore and Whyte Home. People in the photograhs include Dortothy Cranstone, Pat Brewster, and John White.

Date Range: 1920 - 1980

Reference Code: V150 / I / PD - 3, 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Part Of: Dorothy Cranstone fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M 524; V 150

Series: V150 / I : Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: M 524; V 150

Reference Code: V150 / I / PD - 3, 4

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1920 - 1980

Physical Description: 2 albums (43 photographs : col. ; 8 x 8 cm)

Scope & Content: Album photographs pertains to Banff area and Kingston, Ontario. photographs are of cemetery in Kingston, Kingston town, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch, Banff townsite, the Moore and Whyte Home. People in the photograhs include Dortothy Cranstone, Pat Brewster, and John White.

Name Access: Cranstone, Dorothy; Brewster, Pat; Whyte, John

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: Access and use restricted for portion; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Cranstone, Dorothy

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Banff Indian Days portraits

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56635

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of close-up portraits of Indigenous individuals at Banff Indian Days, inlcudes some individuals on horseback and some wearing regalia, beaded regalia, headresses and headpieces.

Date Range: 1945-1950

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1606 to 1667

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

62 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1606 to 1667

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian heads dull sky 1945-50 Indians on bridge 1945-50

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1945-1950

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of close-up portraits of Indigenous individuals at Banff Indian Days, inlcudes some individuals on horseback and some wearing regalia, beaded regalia, headresses and headpieces.

Name Access: Dixon, Paul, Sr.; Twin, Joshua; Twin, William; Hunter, Judas; McLean, George; McLean, Flora; Bearspaw, Peggy; Hunter, Eliza; Mark, Joe; Bearspaw, Hansen; Twoyoungmen, Sarah; Kaquitts, Tom; Hunter, Gertrude; Wildman, Dan, Jr.; Stevens, Nora; Wesley, Lily; Hunter, Enos; Kaquitts, Agnes; Twoyoungmen, Jake; Ear, Nancy; Bearspaw, David; Dixon, Florence; Bearspaw, Reba; Poucette, Kathleen

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda; Regalia; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: See item level descriptions

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Banff Indian Days portraits

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56640

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of individuals at Banff Indian Days most likely during the parade. Photos include mainly Indigenous people, some in regalia and headresses, also an unknown RCMP officer.

Date Range: 1945-1950

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1723 to 1740

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

18 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1723 to 1740

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian Heads 1st year on bridge Blackfeet 1945-50 Indian heads dull sky

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1945-1950

Physical Description: 18 photographs : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of individuals at Banff Indian Days most likely during the parade. Photos include mainly Indigenous people, some in regalia and headresses, also an unknown RCMP officer.

Name Access: Wildman, Dan, Jr.; Twoyoungmen, Jake; Bearspaw, Johnny; Jimmy John, Moses; Bearspaw, David; McLean, George; McLean, Flora; Kaquitts, Agnes

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Stoney Nakoda; Events

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: See item level descriptions

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Banff Indian Days portraits 1954

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56146

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of individuals from Banff Indian Days 1954 includes Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot individuals, Indigenous people and children.

Date Range: 1954

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1856 to 1875

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

20 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36; V683; S37

Series: V683 / III

Sous-Fonds: V683

Sub-Series: V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1856 to 1875

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian Days 1954

Date Range: 1954

Physical Description: 20 photographs : col. transparencies ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of individuals from Banff Indian Days 1954 includes Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot individuals, Indigenous people and children.