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Mary Andrews fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary Andrews fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts written by Mary Andrews and photographs pertaining to dedication ceremonies for Mount Deville, September 30, 1975, at which G. S. Andrews, was guest speaker. Manuscripts are "Passport to Paradise: the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps" and "Conrad Kain: Mountain man …
- Date Range
- 1975, 1991, 1992
- Reference Code
- M240 / V21
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Mary Andrews fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 240
- V 21
- Sous-Fonds
- M 240
- V 21
- Accession Number
- 2465, 5901, 6334
- Reference Code
- M240 / V21
- Date Range
- 1975, 1991, 1992
- Physical Description
- 2 textual records. -- 34 photographs : prints, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Mary Andrews was Librarian at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta, from 1973 until 1999. Andrews is the daughter of Lieutenant- Colonel Gerald Smedley Andrews.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts written by Mary Andrews and photographs pertaining to dedication ceremonies for Mount Deville, September 30, 1975, at which G. S. Andrews, was guest speaker. Manuscripts are "Passport to Paradise: the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps" and "Conrad Kain: Mountain man par excellence."
- Notes
- Articles were published in the British Columbia Historical Quarterly
- Name Access
- Andrews, Mary
- Kain, Conrad
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Andrews, Mary
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mary G. Andrews fonds
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- Mary G. Andrews fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal papers, including certificates, newsclippings, contract and correspondence; and photographic portrait, 1955. Accompanied by library, weavings, equipment and artifacts (art and heritage collections).
- Date Range
- 1948-1996
- Reference Code
- M35 / V32
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Mary G. Andrews fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 35
- V 32
- Sous-Fonds
- M 35
- V 32
- Accession Number
- 7088
- Reference Code
- M35 / V32
- Date Range
- 1948-1996
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records. -- 1 photograph : print
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal papers, including certificates, newsclippings, contract and correspondence; and photographic portrait, 1955. Accompanied by library, weavings, equipment and artifacts (art and heritage collections).
- Name Access
- Andrews, Mary G.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Andrews, Mary G.
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
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- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Responsibility
- Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
- History / Biographical
- Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
- Notes
- Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Schaffer, Mary
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Connecticut
- New York
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Biographical Source Notes
- Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
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- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rock…
- Date Range
- 1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
- Reference Code
- M9 / S13 / V605
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 9
- S 13
- V 605
- Sous-Fonds
- M 9
- S 13
- V 605
- Accession Number
- 17, 88, 120, 1183, 1900, 1923, 2045, 2125, 2198, 2762, 3180, 3208, 3276, 7412, 2014.8266, 2014.8267, 2014.8310
- Reference Code
- M9 / S13 / V605
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs: prints, negatives. -- 1 m textual records. -- 60 sound recordings: 52 audio cassettes, 8 reels
- History / Biographical
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart, 1923-2001, was Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1965 to 1976. She continued to do historical projects and was known for her knowledge of Banff and Rocky Mountain history.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives and Special Collections); research materials pertaining to the town of Banff, the Brewster family and other local subjects; personal interest materials, including cassette recordings of documentaries and lectures; personal materials, including correspondence, photographs, Maryalice's birth certificate, certifications and awards, and sheet music; and other related materials. Fonds consists of the following series and sub-series:
- Series I : Professional records Series I has two sub-series: I / A : Archives of the Canadian Rockies records (includes cataloguing cards, notes and other materials pertaining to Maryalice's role as Archivist/Director at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies between 1965-1976) I / B : Research and other professional records (includes Brewster family research notes, materials from various committees and organizations which Maryalice was involved in, documents related to an oral history project completed in 2000, professional correspondence, and related materials)
- Series II: Personal records (includes collected materials, personal interest materials, cassette recordings of documentaries and other subjects, sheet music, and various certificates and awards given to Maryalice).
- Name Access
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Professional and Personal Life
- Awards
- Banff townsite
- Buildings and facilities
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Education
- Entertainment
- Employment
- History
- Lecture
- Membership
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Music
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Publication
- Record keeping
- Records
- Research
- Songs
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- 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
- S23 / II / B (National Park Wardens oral history project conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart)
- Creator
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Michael Benn fonds
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- Michael Benn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research papers in the form of letters, newsclippings, notes and photographs pertaining to Kate Gardiner's activities in New Zealand. Photographs date from ca.1925 to 1936 and are mainly by Frank Alack.
- Date Range
- 1970-1976
- Reference Code
- M388 / V60
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Michael Benn fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 388
- V 60
- Sous-Fonds
- M 388
- V 60
- Accession Number
- 2755, 2973
- Reference Code
- M388 / V60
- Date Range
- 1970-1976
- Physical Description
- 7 textual records. -- 19 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Dr. Michael H. Benn, of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Calgary, researched the life and mountaineering career of Kate Gardiner, who climbed extensively in New Zealand and the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research papers in the form of letters, newsclippings, notes and photographs pertaining to Kate Gardiner's activities in New Zealand. Photographs date from ca.1925 to 1936 and are mainly by Frank Alack.
- Name Access
- Benn, Michael
- Gardiner, Katie
- Subject Access
- Mountaineering
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Benn, Michael
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mickle family fonds
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- Mickle family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining mainly to winter and summer views of Skoki Lodge, environs, guests and Mickle family members (17 items). Three items are oversize prints: "Road Along Lake Minnewanka", ca.1925; "Camp at the Flats of the Pipestone" and "The Waputiks", both ca.195-, given to …
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]-1971
- Reference Code
- V382
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Mickle family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 382
- Sous-Fonds
- V 382
- Accession Number
- 6348, 7060
- Reference Code
- V382
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]-1971
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs (11 transparencies, 7 prints, 2 copy negatives)
- History / Biographical
- Bert and June Mickle operated Skoki Lodge from 1962 to 1971 with their children Faye and Don. They also ran the guiding and pack train operation out of Skoki in the summer seasons.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining mainly to winter and summer views of Skoki Lodge, environs, guests and Mickle family members (17 items). Three items are oversize prints: "Road Along Lake Minnewanka", ca.1925; "Camp at the Flats of the Pipestone" and "The Waputiks", both ca.195-, given to June Mickle by Lizzie Rummel, ca.1970s. Transparencies were mainly made by Don Mickle.
- Name Access
- Mickle, Bert
- Mickle, Don
- Mickle, June
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Skoki Lodge
- 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: modern reference prints for copy negatives
- Creator
- Mickle, Bert
- Mickle, June
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mitcheltree family fonds
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- Mitcheltree family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Bill Mitcheltree miscellany, 1884-1938, including business card and veterinary cures; article from Canadian Pacific Staff Bulletin, 1938, regarding his career and his fatal accident; and, photographs pertaining to the Mitcheltree family, including Bill, Harry and Edith Maude, and …
- Date Range
- 1884-1951, 1990
- Reference Code
- M213 / V11
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Mitcheltree family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 213
- V 11
- Sous-Fonds
- M 213
- V 11
- Accession Number
- 5842
- Reference Code
- M213 / V11
- Date Range
- 1884-1951, 1990
- Physical Description
- 8 textual records. -- 12 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- William L. (Bill) Mitcheltree, 1877-1938, was a businessman, butcher and fishing guide at Banff Alberta. Bill Mitcheltree owned the Banff Meat Market and also worked as a fishing guide for the Banff Springs Hotel. His son was Harry Lionel Mitcheltree, 1911-1977.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Bill Mitcheltree miscellany, 1884-1938, including business card and veterinary cures; article from Canadian Pacific Staff Bulletin, 1938, regarding his career and his fatal accident; and, photographs pertaining to the Mitcheltree family, including Bill, Harry and Edith Maude, and Banff Meat Market, ca.1927-1951.
- Subject Access
- Banff Meat Market
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Mitcheltree, Bill
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Moore family fonds
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- Moore family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series : I. Philip Moore family series, ca.1882-1964, 42 cm., and contains three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1897-1964 (college career, personal life, activities and estate); B. Professional papers and photographs, 1905-[ca.1950] (military career and re…
- Date Range
- 1838-1973
- Reference Code
- M307 / V439
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 307
- V 439
- Sous-Fonds
- M 307
- V 439
- Accession Number
- 347, 421, 988, 1018, 1029, 1891, 2037, 2091, 2764, 2769, 2828, 2872, 2933, 3891, 5248, 5581, 6020, 7412 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M307 / V439
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1838-1973
- Physical Description
- ca.1 m textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs: prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 10 photograph albums (ca.1000 prints). -- 24 motion pictures.
- History / Biographical
- The Moore family resided at Banff, Alberta and Yoho Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Col. Philip A. Moore, 1879-1951, was a guide, soldier, lecturer and publicist. Pearl Brewster Moore, 1889-1973, was a homemaker and tourist lodge operator. Daughter, Edmee Brewster Moore (Reid), 1908-1971, was a homemaker and wife of Charles Reid. Pearl Brewster, born in Banff, was an active sportswoman. In 1905, she met Philip Moore, who had joined Jim and Bill Brewster in the packing business. The Moores made their home in Banff in 1907. A trained soldier, Philip Moore distinguished himself in France in the First World War and served with the Calgary Highlanders during the Second World War. The Moores ran various Canadian Pacific Railway facilities, including Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp, during the 1920s and early 1930s. Col. Moore lectured widely during this period using motion pictures and lantern slides. During the 1930s, the Moores travelled extensively and were active in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Pearl Moore was instrumental in the Banff-Jasper fund during the Second World War. In 1971, Pearl Moore gave their log home, a showcase of Stoney Nakoda artifacts and art, to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series :
- I. Philip Moore family series, ca.1882-1964, 42 cm., and contains three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1897-1964 (college career, personal life, activities and estate); B. Professional papers and photographs, 1905-[ca.1950] (military career and research, writing and lecturing); C. Volunteer activities, 1935-1945 (Jubilee Committee; National War Finance Committee, Victory Loan program).
- II. Pearl Moore series. -- 1890-1973. -- 21.5 cm of textual records. -- 156 photographs: prints. -- Series consists of three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1990-1973 (photographs, letters, diaries, notes and notebooks, and other material); B. Legal and financial papers, 1908-1971; C. Volunteer activities, [1940?]-1942 (Banff-Jasper Spitfire Fund, the Red Cross, wartime work).
- III. Edmee Moore series. -- 1908-1965. -- 8 cm of textual records. -- 152 photographs : prints, 4 photograph albums. -- Series consists of six sub-series: A. Photographs, 1908-1965; B. Letters and notes, [ca.1915-ca.1920]; C. Sketchbooks; D. Diaries and scrapbooks, 1926-1938; E. Financial and legal papers, 1935-1965; F. Other, 1919-1953.
- IV. Philip Moore family series. -- 1885-1970. -- 20 cm of textual records. -- 1183 photographs (1075 prints and negatives, 117 transparencies, 51 stereo cards). -- 11 motion pictures. -- Series consists of seven sub-series: A. Family portraits, 1885-[ca.1970]; B. Home, friends and activities, [ca.1910]-1962; C. Financial papers, 1907-1951; D. Travel, 1931-1936; E. Business papers, bungalow camp operations, 1921-1932; F. Banff/Lake Louise area photographs, 1885-1965; G. Other, [ca.1895-ca.1960].
- V. Moore and Brown families series. -- 1838-1950. -- 8 cm of textual records. -- 156 photographs : prints. -- Series consists of five sub-series: A. Roger Brown Moore, 1890-1931; B. Maria K. Moore estate, 1922-1927; C. William Gordon Moore, Laura Moore and Roger Brown Moore estate, 1930-1939; D. Maria K. Moore and Roger Brown Moore, 1925-1930; E. Other material, 1838-1950.
- VI. Brewster family series. -- [ca.1880]-1970. -- 6 cm of textual records. -- 289 photographs : prints, 2 photograph albums. -- Series consists of five sub-series: A. John and Isabella Brewster, 1904-1948; B. Fred Brewster, 1909-1953; C. James I. Brewster, 1909-1936; D. Fern Brewster, 1930-1932; E. Brewster family, [ca.1880]-1970; F. Other material, 1898-1969.
- VII. Other material series. -- 1885-1970. -- 709 photographs : prints. -- Series consists of three sub-series: A. Scenics, 1885-1970; B. People, 1885-1970; C. Other, 1885-1970.
- Name Access
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Military
- 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: file description and index
- electronic finding aid
- summaries and video reference copies for some motion pictures
- Related Material
- Portion of photographs related by provenance to Mary Schaffer Warren fonds (M79 /V527)
- Creator
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Philip
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Muriel and Drew Lauder fonds
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- Part Of
- Muriel and Drew Lauder fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ca.370 35mm colour transparencies taken by Muriel and Drew Lauder while on trips with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, 1961-1984.
- Date Range
- 1961-1984
- Reference Code
- V486
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Muriel and Drew Lauder fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 486
- Sous-Fonds
- V 486
- Accession Number
- 7780 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- V486
- Date Range
- 1961-1984
- Physical Description
- ca.370 photographs: transparencies, col.
- History / Biographical
- Muriel Lauder (née Walter) was Secretary-Treasurer of the Trail Riders Association from 1964 to 1970. She attended several trail rides before meeting Drew Lauder in 1969 on the trail ride to Pulsatilla Pass. Muriel and Drew were married in 1970 in Calgary, Alberta. Muriel and Drew live in Vancouver, B.C.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ca.370 35mm colour transparencies taken by Muriel and Drew Lauder while on trips with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, 1961-1984.
- Name Access
- Lauder, Drew Lauder, Muriel
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Lauder, Muriel and Drew
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record, Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Historical summary, 1923-1973 (Calgary: John Diefenbaker High, 1976).
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Muriel Gratz fonds
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- Part Of
- Muriel Gratz fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of Muriel Gratz's teacher daybooks and notebooks re math tests and student results, 1949-1964, 12 volumes. The daybooks include schedules, interview notes, incident and discipline reports, minutes of meetings, etc. Some notebooks contain loose notes, receipts, etc. Fonds …
- Date Range
- 1924-1989
- Reference Code
- M228 / V82
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Muriel Gratz fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 228
- V 82
- Sous-Fonds
- M 228
- V 82
- Accession Number
- 6600, 7764, 7969 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M228 / V82
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1924-1989
- Physical Description
- 9 cm textual records. -- 3 photographs: prints, CD-ROM
- History / Biographical
- Muriel McFarlane Gratz, 1901-1992, was born in Alberton, Prince Edward Island to a Presbyterian minister, Reverend Humphrey, and Ella Jean Gratz. Muriel and her three brothers and sister moved west in 1907 with their parents to homestead at Sunnyslope, Alberta. Muriel boarded with relatives in Calgary while she attended Crescent Heights High School, then studied mathematics at the University of Alberta, graduating with distinction and a Governor General's gold medal.
- Muriel moved to Banff in 1925 and taught at the Banff High School for 41 years. She was principal at the High School for many years, retiring in 1966. Upon her retirement, a mathematics scholarship was established in her honour. Muriel Gratz enjoyed hiking, skiing, curling, golf and travelling and shared her love of the outdoors with her students, initiating student hikes to Lake O'Hara and Skoki for the Banff High School students. Muriel was an active member of the Soroptimist Club, the Curling Club, the Golf Club, the Alpine Club of Canada, the Alberta Teacher's Association and the Banff Seniors for many years. She was honored with the Soroptomist Woman of Distinction award in 1987 and received the Bow Valley Athletic Achievement Award in 1989.
- Muriel was good friends with Lizzie Rummel and spent many summers helping out at the mountain camps including Assiniboine. Muriel travelled extensively with her good friend Anne Derrick, a teacher at the Banff High School.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of Muriel Gratz's teacher daybooks and notebooks re math tests and student results, 1949-1964, 12 volumes. The daybooks include schedules, interview notes, incident and discipline reports, minutes of meetings, etc. Some notebooks contain loose notes, receipts, etc. Fonds also include a framed certificate of Soroptomist International life membership, a framed retirement commemoration and a framed portrait of Anne Derrick, a friend and colleague of Muriel Gratz as well as a founding member of the Soroptomist Club of Banff. Portraits of Muriel Gratz and Anne Derrick are by Roy Andersen, 1989. Also included in the fonds are a University of Alberta graduation photograph of Muriel Gratz, 1924, a Women of Distinction Award certificate, 1986, and a commemorative diploma, Banff School District, 1988. A CD of digitized photographs taken from a photograph album, accompanied by colour photocopies of the images is also included in the fonds.
- Name Access
- Gratz, Muriel
- Subject Access
- Education
- Community life
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use of daybooks and notebooks is restricted
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Gratz, Muriel
- Category
- Education
- Biographical Source Notes
- See biography file for more info; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Murray McCullagh fonds
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- Part Of
- Murray McCullagh fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 3 issues of the Cascadian (1942-43), the Banff High School newsletter; a 1944 issue of The Talewag, the official bulletin of the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies; photocopies of photographs re sculptures; 1 photograph of George Hunter and his wife at 110 Bear Street.
- Date Range
- 1942 - ca.1970
- Reference Code
- M183 / V139
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Murray McCullagh fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 183
- V 139
- Sous-Fonds
- M 183
- V 139
- Accession Number
- 7710 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M183 / V139
- Date Range
- 1942 - ca.1970
- Physical Description
- 4 cm textual records. -- 1 photograph: print; b&w
- History / Biographical
- Murray McCullagh, b.1927 is an artist/sculptor who lived in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1928-1965. McCullagh attended Banff public schools, the Banff School of Fine Art, Sir Geo. Williams College in Montreal and the Art Centre in Los Angeles. While living in Banff, he worked for Brewster Transport, Sunshine Village, Parks Department, and the National Research Council's Cosmic Ray Lab on Sulphur Mountain. In 1958 McCullagh married Vosée Wanner of Montreal and they lived in the log cabin at 110 Bear Street, now the property of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. In 1965 McCullagh moved to Los Angeles for a position with National Graphics Design firm and retired in 1987.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 3 issues of the Cascadian (1942-43), the Banff High School newsletter; a 1944 issue of The Talewag, the official bulletin of the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies; photocopies of photographs re sculptures; 1 photograph of George Hunter and his wife at 110 Bear Street.
- Name Access
- McCullagh, Murray
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Banff High School
- Buildings and facilities
- Community life
- Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
- Access Restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- McCullagh, Murray
- Category
- Arts
- Biographical Source Notes
- Resume included in records donation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
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- Part Of
- Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series I: Photographs (V786) - one sub-series consisting of photographs of Nicholas de Grandmaison; one photograph of Order of Canada event Series II: Textual (M561) - three sub-series: A - Biographical information and personal documents B - Newspaper and magazine clippings and excerpts C - Invita…
- Date Range
- 1919-1992
- Reference Code
- M561 / V786
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M561
- V786
- Sous-Fonds
- M561
- V786
- Accession Number
- 2018.8994
- Reference Code
- M561 / V786
- Date Range
- 1919-1992
- Physical Description
- [2] cm of textual records. 19 photographs; b&w and col.
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas de Grandmaison was born in southern Russian in 1892. He attended military college in Moscow, graduating in 1911 and transfered to military school in 1913 to train as an officer. He was stationed in Warsaw, Poland in early 1914 when World War I began and was captured as a prisoner of war in Germany until 1918. Upon then end of the war, Nicholas de Grandmaison studied art in England, eventually arriving in Calgary, Alberta via some time spent in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He had specific interest in Indigenous peoples and travelled widely throughout North America painting portraits. Nicholas de Gradmaison moved to Banff in 1939 with his wife Sonia, where they raised five children. He is a member of the Order of Canada, and holds an honourary doctorate from the University of Alberta, and was made an honorary Peigan "Chief Little Plume". He died on March 23, 1978 and is buried at the Brocket on the Piikani Nation reserve, west of Fort McLeod.
- Scope & Content
- Series I: Photographs (V786) - one sub-series consisting of photographs of Nicholas de Grandmaison; one photograph of Order of Canada event
- Series II: Textual (M561) - three sub-series: A - Biographical information and personal documents B - Newspaper and magazine clippings and excerpts C - Invitations and exhibit announcements
- Subject Access
- Arts
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- file description
- Creator
- Nicholas de Grandmaison
- Biographical Source Notes
- Biographical documents in fond
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Nicholas Morant fonds
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Accession Number
- 122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Physical Description
- ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
- Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
- Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
- Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
- Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
- I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
- Notes
- Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Peru
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic and online finding aids
- Creator
- Morant, Nicholas
- Biographical Source Notes
- Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Nolan E. Bay fonds
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- Part Of
- Nolan E. Bay fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of paintings by artist Herbert Hahn in the collection of Nolan Bay
- Date Range
- [ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V50
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Nolan E. Bay fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 50
- Sous-Fonds
- V 50
- Accession Number
- 2491
- Reference Code
- V50
- Date Range
- [ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : prints
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of paintings by artist Herbert Hahn in the collection of Nolan Bay
- Name Access
- Bay, Nolan E.
- Hahn, Herbert
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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
- Bay, Nolan E.
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Oliver Kaldahl fonds
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- Part Of
- Oliver Kaldahl fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographs, 1921-1975, of Tuddy Kaldahl and friends; skiing and ski competitions; activities; Banff places and events; movie making (1924); and Banff and Lake Louise areas. Also includes letters to Kaldahl from Peter Whyte, Banff and Boston, 1925 and ca.1926; and articles…
- Date Range
- 1921-1976
- Reference Code
- M141 / V319
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Oliver Kaldahl fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 141
- V 319
- Sous-Fonds
- M 141
- V 319
- Accession Number
- 931, 2514, 2787, 2986, 5055
- Reference Code
- M141 / V319
- Date Range
- 1921-1976
- Physical Description
- 100 photographs : prints. -- .5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Oliver "Tuddy" Kaldahl, b.1900, was a skier and resort owner from Glenwood, Minnesota. Kaldahl competed in ski jumping in Alberta and British Columbia in the 1920s and instructed skiing at the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, Quebec. Kaldahl was a friend of Peter Whyte.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographs, 1921-1975, of Tuddy Kaldahl and friends; skiing and ski competitions; activities; Banff places and events; movie making (1924); and Banff and Lake Louise areas. Also includes letters to Kaldahl from Peter Whyte, Banff and Boston, 1925 and ca.1926; and articles on the Kaldahls and their resort, 1967-1976.
- Name Access
- Kaldahl, Oliver
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs
- Creator
- Kaldahl, Oliver
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Orme family fonds
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- Part Of
- Orme family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes textual records pertaining to Beaver Lodge: lease agreement, 1945, guest register, 1947-1955, business card, ca.1950, memoirs and lower floor plan sketch, both 1999. Also includes Helen Orme's copies of the Cascadian, the Banff High School yearbook, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 3 item…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]-1955, 1999
- Reference Code
- M257 / V478
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Plan
- Published record
- Part Of
- Orme family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 257
- V 478
- Sous-Fonds
- M 257
- V 478
- Accession Number
- 2204, 6607, 6883, 7223, 7224g
- Reference Code
- M257 / V478
- Date Range
- [ca.1910]-1955, 1999
- Physical Description
- 7 textual records. -- 7 photographs : prints, copy negative
- History / Biographical
- The Orme family leased and operated Beaver Lodge, a rooming house on Beaver Street in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1943 until ca.1955. The family included Elsie and William, an employee of Brewster's garage, and their daughters Helen, Margaret and Betty.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes textual records pertaining to Beaver Lodge: lease agreement, 1945, guest register, 1947-1955, business card, ca.1950, memoirs and lower floor plan sketch, both 1999. Also includes Helen Orme's copies of the Cascadian, the Banff High School yearbook, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 3 items : annotated.
- Photographs are of the Armstrong livery barn, ca.1910, Banff Citizens' Band, ca.1925; school children at Banff, 1939 (photographic copy from Toronto Sun newsclipping, accompanied by copy negative and letter); Leo and Annie Clements, 1942, 1945; Beaver Lodge, 1947; Beaver Street, ca.1950.
- Name Access
- Orme, Elsie
- Orme, Helen
- Orme, William
- Subject Access
- Banff High School
- Beaver Lodge
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Orme, William
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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Parks Canada fonds
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- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada. I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private …
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1995]
- Reference Code
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Machine-readable data file
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Government record
- Map
- Plan
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 317
- S 23
- V 488
- Sous-Fonds
- M 317
- S 23
- V 488
- Accession Number
- 97, 90, 1155, 1270, 1386, 1396, 1487, 1500, 1539, 1552, 1848, 1877, 1911, 1969, 2140, 2147, 2185, 2267, 2342, 2360, 2365, 2382, 2530, 2539, 2683, 2749, 2819, 2938, 2971, 2979, 2990, 2994, 2977, 3026, 3067, 3120, 3238, 3296, 3344, 3368, 3381, 3403, 3458, 3466, 3473, 3624, 3678, 3765, 3783, 3847, 3875, 4008, 5018, 5054, 5085, 5114, 5141, 5222, 5321, 6015, 6372, 6373, 6404, 6410, 6423, 6444, 6699, 6756, 6924, 7057, 7061, 7228, 7351, 8134 (unproc) 7770, 7511, 2015.8407
- Reference Code
- M317 / S23 / V488
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Machine-readable data file
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Government record
- Map
- Plan
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Canadian Parks Service collection.
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1995]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,557 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies: col.; 35mm, 1 CD-ROM (556 digital scans). -- ca.55 sound recordings: audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. -- ca.2.5 m textual records. -- 9 motion pictures: si., b&w; 16mm
- History / Biographical
- Parks Canada administers national parks in Canada. The agency has been administered by several government departments and undergone numerous name changes over the years. Most recently it was known as the Canadian Parks Service. Parks Canada is responsible for the administration of mountain parks and, in some cases, townsites within these parks. Until 1990, it administered the town of Banff in Banff National Park. Parks Canada provides a variety of services to visitors and residents pertaining to interpretive and visitor information; trail, resource and wildlife management; fire protection, mountaineering search and rescue and avalanche control; facilities and utilities; townsite services etc.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada.
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilities; resource and wildlife development and management; visitor facilities; lodges, hotels and bungalow camps; warden and fire protection activities; Banff events; Norman Sanson trips and expeditions.
- I.B. Banff National Park warden service photographs, motion pictures and documentation pertaining to wardens, warden activities and cabins, wildlife management; ca.11,000 items. Series includes 2 National Parks Service motion pictures "Hunting without a gun",1930 and Stalking big game", 1930.
- I.C. Lantern slides, 2 sets (accn.3783); includes CPR lecture set, ca.1915, 145 items, and Canadian Rockies lecture set, ca.1920, 54 items, accompanied by lecture notes (stored with textual material M317).
- I.D. Cave and Basin project; copies of mainly snapshot prints acquired by the Cave and Basin restoration and re-development project, 1981-1985, from various individuals, 204 items.
- I.E. Yoho National Park collected photographs, ca.90 photographs : prints, pertain to Yoho National Park landscape, scenery, railway, places and facilities, including Field. Accompanied by 3 letters. Collected from numerous donors, including Kevin Hargadon, T. Lees, Ernie Plant, F. W. Yeats and Millie Adamson.
- I.F. Other, ca.90 items?; prints, transparencies, copy negatives, video recording. Includes: colour transparencies by Jack Holroyd and Bruce Gordon, 1966-1974, re Banff buildings and Protection Mountain mine; photographs of Bankhead, its people and activities used for project Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town by Ben Gadd, 1989; video recording, "Saskatchewan Glacier Clean-up 1994"; VHS cassette copy of National Parks of Canada films produced in the 1930s, including Winter Wonderland, Skiing at Lake Louise, Skiing in Cloudland, Sunshine and Powder Snow, When Winter Comes and "She Climbs to Conquer" by William J. Oliver featuring Georgia Engelhard and Swiss Guide, Ernest Feuz, 1932. CD-ROM includes scanned images from a photograph album "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park" ; Tom Boon's photographs of Mount Royal Hotel fire, 1967, and photograph of C.A. (Alfred) Boon, Union Oil representative at Field and Banff, 1935.
- II. Sound recordings series, 1977-1985, ca.55 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes. B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes). Project was conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Accompanied by report. C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies for Kootenay National Park and for the Park Museum, Banff, also recording pertaining to the Castleguard Caves.
- III. Textual records series, [ca.1887]-1994, ca.250 cm of textual records. Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor notebooks; and transcripts and ephemera pertaining to ceremonies and events. Reports pertain to archaeological sites and research, national parks history, warden service, coal mining in the Bankhead area, predator studies, Cave and Basin, Radium Hot Springs, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and other sites.
- Notes
- Original photograph album of the scanned images on CD-ROM is located in the Warden's office, Banff National Park Archival Room, cabinet 4, entitled "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park"
- Name Access
- Parks Canada
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park - Wardens
- Bankhead
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Government
- Natural resources
- Science and technology
- Surveying
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Separate finding aid database Parks Canada M317 S23 V488: file level description, includes processed and unprocessed
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic series description
- basic description for processed material
- basic description for Series I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection (accn.3783)
- accession record copies for unprocessed material
- sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings
- modern reference prints for Cave and Basin photographs
- Related Material
- Related records can be found in Rocky Mountains Park fonds (M410)
- Alpine hut registers for ACC huts managed for a time by Parks Canada are in M200 / I.C.1. Alpine Club of Canada, Hut and clubhouse registers
- Creator
- Parks Canada
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Pat Brewster fonds
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- 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
- 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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pat Judge fonds
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- Part Of
- Pat Judge fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of personal and professional papers pertaining to Pat Judge's involvement with freestyle skiing, numerous ski organizations and committees and the 1988 Olympic Games. Includes correspondence, financial papers, lists, schedules, reports, publications etc. Also includes two scr…
- Date Range
- 1953-1988
- Reference Code
- M184 / V638
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Pat Judge fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 184
- V 638
- Sous-Fonds
- M 184
- V 638
- Accession Number
- 5774, 5791, 5870
- Reference Code
- M184 / V638
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1953-1988
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.150 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 4 video recordings
- History / Biographical
- Patrick Russell Judge, 1928-2003, was a clergyman and development officer at Calgary and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born and educated at Montreal, Quebec, Judge came to Banff in 1953 to assist Rev. H. Tully Montgomery of St. George's in the Pines Anglican Church and work as a room service waiter at the Banff Springs Hotel. He also worked as an extra on the film "Saskatchewan".
- Judge returned west after completing studies at McGill and Sir George Williams universties, serving as an Anglican minister in Calgary for a number of years. Judge subsequently became a director of development at the University of Calgary and, later, Vice-President of Development at the Banff Centre. He conducted annual Christmas and Easter worship services at Sunshine Village ski area near Banff for nearly 20 years.
- Between 1984 and 1988, Judge was actively involved with the sport of freestyle skiing, serving in numerous official positions with national and international organizations, competitions and the 1988 Winter Olympic Games at Calgary, Alberta. He was a key figure in getting freestyle skiing as a demonstration event at the 1988 games.
- Pat and Fay Judge continued to live at Canmore, Alberta after retirement from the Banff Centre in ca.1992.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of personal and professional papers pertaining to Pat Judge's involvement with freestyle skiing, numerous ski organizations and committees and the 1988 Olympic Games. Includes correspondence, financial papers, lists, schedules, reports, publications etc. Also includes two screen plays for movie "Saskatchewan", one autographed.
- Photographs are primarily publicity continuity stills by staff photographer assigned to movie "Saskatchewan", 1953, 144 items; also small number of other items pertaining to, or collected by, Pat Judge. Four video recordings pertain to freestyle skiing, 1981-1988.
- Name Access
- Judge, Pat
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Judge, Pat
- Category
- Arts
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Patrick Fuller fonds
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- Part Of
- Patrick Fuller fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of scrapbook pages with photographs (b&w), film, transparencies, school records, professional papers, bound math book and "Highway Handbook," a suede writing case, school pins and ring, 3 school achievement medals, and a leather case with slide ruler.
- Date Range
- 1928-2007
- Reference Code
- M207 / V201
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Patrick Fuller fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 207
- V 201
- Sous-Fonds
- M 207
- V 201
- Accession Number
- 7965 (unproc), 2014.8272 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M207 / V201
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1928-2007
- Physical Description
- 33 cm of textual records, 5 objects
- History / Biographical
- Patrick Edward John Fuller, 1928-2007, was born and raised in Banff, Alberta. Fuller attended high school in Banff and graduated from the University of Alberta in 1951, earning a number of academic awards and scholarships. In 1965 he married Catherine Collier. Fuller worked for the Lands and Development Services Branch of the Department of Mines and Resources doing highway reconnaissance and preliminary and construction surveys in the Rocky Mountains, 1945-1947. Fuller also worked as a geophysicist for Shell Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of scrapbook pages with photographs (b&w), film, transparencies, school records, professional papers, bound math book and "Highway Handbook," a suede writing case, school pins and ring, 3 school achievement medals, and a leather case with slide ruler.
- Name Access
- Fuller, Patrick
- Subject Access
- Education
- Community life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- box list for unprocessed material
- Creator
- Fuller, Patrick
- Biographical Source Notes
- Records, obituary notice
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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