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Edward J. (Ted) Hart fonds

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Part Of: Edward J. (Ted) Hart fonds

Scope & Content: The fonds consists of personal, professional and political correspondence, research and publication correspondence, research materials, drafts and illustrations related to E.J. (Ted) Hart’s personal life, professional career, writing career and political career from 1971 to present. For the writ…

Date Range: [ca.1923]-[2010]

Reference Code: M465 / S35 / V270

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Edward J. (Ted) Hart fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 465; S 35; V 270

Sous-Fonds: M 465; S 35; V 270

Accession Number: 3420, 3421, 3427, 5034, 5040, 5170, 5667, 5725, 5827, 6458, 6472, 8004

Reference Code: M465 / S35 / V270

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1923]-[2010]

Physical Description: ca.6 m : textual records, photographs, sound recording

History / Biographical: Edward John (Ted) Hart, b.1946, is a historian, writer and Director Emeritus at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Hart is author of numerous books on aspects of Canadian Rockies history, including guiding and outfitting, the Brewster family, the CPR and tourism, Carl Rungius, Greyhound Lines of Canada, Jimmy Simpson, the Banff Springs Hotel golf course, the Bow Valley, and other topics. Hart was archivist at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies, 1972-1976 and Executive Director of the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation, 1976-2008. In 2008 in began semi-retirement in the position of Head Archivist, and fully retired in 2010. He served as a director of the Banff Community Society, 1979-1983; as a member of the Banff School Board, 1983-1986; on the Banff Municipal Committee, 1986- 1989; and in municipal office as councillor and then mayor 1990 to 1998. Hart attended the founding meeting of the Association of Canadian Archivists in Edmonton, and helped create the Archives Society of Alberta in 1981. He was the ASA's founding president. Hart is the recipient of a number of awards including Fellow of the Association of Canadian Archivists, Alberta Achievement Award, Excellence Category for “Historical Preservation, Culture and the Literary Arts”, Archives Society of Alberta, Honorary Lifetime Member and the Alberta Historical Society award.

Scope & Content: The fonds consists of personal, professional and political correspondence, research and publication correspondence, research materials, drafts and illustrations related to E.J. (Ted) Hart’s personal life, professional career, writing career and political career from 1971 to present. For the writing material, which makes up the majority of the fonds, it is organized on the basis of the publication title under which it was carried out. The political section includes papers leading to the incorporation of Banff as a national park municipality in 1990 and records of its first years of operation as an incorporated town, including the creator’s role in these matters. Of notable interest in the writing files are the interviews and correspondence with pioneers of the Banff area, in particular those used for "Diamond Hitch", "The Brewster Story : from packtrain to tour bus" and "Jimmy Simpson". The political files include background reports and handbill drafts that are not part of the official record kept by the Town of Banff, which may make them rare, if not unique.

Notes: Committee records may include duplicates and some material likely duplicates that in other fonds such as Banff Community Society (M212), Banff Municipal Committee (M134) and Banff School District No. 102 (M4).

Name Access: Hart, Edward J. (Ted)

Subject Access: Government; Politics

Access Restrictions: Access and use restricted

Language: Language is English

Creator: Hart, Edward J. (Ted)

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Elmer & Grace Charlton

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Part Of: Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of records pertaining to Elmer and Grace Charlton's business, social and recreational activities in Banff. Photographic records include ca.400 35mm slides re animals, mountain scenics, trail-riding parades, golf, winter activities, Mount Royal Hotel fire; 40 prints re Banff personal…

Date Range: 1923-1993

Reference Code: M208 / V153

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 208; V 153

Sous-Fonds: M 208; V 153

Accession Number: 7878 (unproc); 2021.31 (unproc)

Reference Code: M208 / V153

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

Date Range: 1923-1993

Physical Description: ca.841 photographs: ca.800 transparencies; 35mm, 40 prints + 1 framed. -- textual records -- 9 framed certificates and letters -- 1 plaque

History / Biographical: Grace Charlton (née Wheatley) was born 1912 in Bankhead, Alberta to Alice and Frank Wheatley. The family moved to Banff in the early 1920s when the Bankhead mine closed. Following graduation from school in Banff, Grace attended Henderson Business School in Calgary completing secretarial courses. She returned to Banff to work for J.D. Hansen.; Elmer Charlton was born in Spokane, Washington, U.S.A. in 1911. Elmer completed his schooling in Calgary when his family moved there from Spokane. Elmer worked for his brother Malcolm before moving to Banff in the 1930s to work for his brother in-law George Brewster, who owned Brewster Skyline Tours. Elmer worked for George Brewster driving the daily bus from Banff to Calgary. On his return trips from Calgary, Elmer delivered the Calgary Herald newspaper to homes and businesses along the way. Elmer met Grace while he was working for Brewster and they married in 1935. Grace and Elmer had two children, Ken (b.1939) and Gary (b.1942).; Growing up in Banff, Grace was an active skier and she and Elmer became involved with the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies and helped build the first lodge and rope tow. Both Grace and Elmer held executive positions with the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies and Elmer was a judge at the ski-jump event for the North American Ski championships, 1948-1950. Grace and Elmer were also active golfers. Grace served on the ladies' executive of the Banff Springs Golf Club and won many club tournaments. Elmer was also an active member of the Banff Springs Golf Club, holding executive positions with the men's club at various times. Elmer was a member of the Banff Curling Club and both he and Grace were involved with the Banff Winter Carnival in the early years. Elmer worked on the construction of the Highway between the park gates and Banff and also found work on the sets of a number of movies filmed in Banff. Elmer worked on the soundstages, appeared as an extra and was a driver for the casts of the films "Lassie Come Home", "North West Stampede", "Saskatchewan", and "River of No Return." In 1949 Elmer and Grace built Charlton's Cedar Court, the first year round motel. It opened with four units and expanded to twenty units before their son Gary took over management of the motel in 1969. Grace and Elmer became members of the Banff Chamber of Commerce and Elmer served as president. Elmer was a life member of the Banff Kinsmen Club and Banff Rotary Club. Grace was a life member of the IODE and the Eastern Star Lodge. Grace died in 1998 and Elmer in 2000.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of records pertaining to Elmer and Grace Charlton's business, social and recreational activities in Banff. Photographic records include ca.400 35mm slides re animals, mountain scenics, trail-riding parades, golf, winter activities, Mount Royal Hotel fire; 40 prints re Banff personalities, skiing, golfing, social gatherings; 1 framed photograph of actor Jack Oakie.; Textual records consist of Banff Springs Golf Club papers, 1923-1960s (largely collected by Dr. E. Kennedy) including Canadian Golfer May 1925 with article on donation of Prince of Wales trophy; bylaws and constitution, 1923 & 1931; correspondence re Prince of Wales trophy, 1924; scorecards & advertising brochures re BSGC; competition recordbook, 1950s & 1960s.; Also included in textual records are Grace Charlton's organizations including 2 National Parks School District scribblers re fashion show, 1940; history of IODE; IODE provincial reports, 1989; Star cookbook, 1947; Exercises in Grammar, 1928.; Textual records also include Dominion Ski Championships materials including programs, 1938; screenplay "Saskatchewan", Universal-International Pictures, July 8, 1953; miscellaneous programs & brochures, 1935-1980s; miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1930s-1980s; Rangeman's Dinner programs and menus, 1968-1992; golf file containing brochures, scorecards, Ladies' Division Rule Book, 1985; History of Events and Competitions of the BSGC - Ladies Division, 1985; correspondence re death of Patricia Christensen at Marble Canyon, 1954; and miscellaneous leaseholder/land use documents.; Fonds also includes 9 framed certificates and letters and one plaque, pertaining to Elmer Charlton's involvement in the Banff Kinsmen's Club, the Rotary Club of Banff, Banff Springs Golf Course, and Grace and Elmer's golden wedding anniversary.

Name Access: Charlton, Elmer; Charlton, Grace

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

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Charlton, Elmer & Grace

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

Biographical Source Notes: 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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Enrico Violini fonds

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Part Of: Enrico Violini fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal papers; Banff Senior Citizen's Society membership list, 1989; funeral service programmes re friends; photographs pertaining to site of R.C.M.P. camp at Banff Springs Golf Course, Banff Breakfast Club, hikes, archaeology, Banff Brownies.

Date Range: 1962-1993

Reference Code: M331 / V558

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Enrico Violini fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 331; V 558

Sous-Fonds: M 331; V 558

Accession Number: 6784

Reference Code: M331 / V558

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

Date Range: 1962-1993

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records. -- 19 photographs (16 prints, 3 negatives). -- 1 photograph album

History / Biographical: Enrico T. Violini, 1921-1994, lived at Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal papers; Banff Senior Citizen's Society membership list, 1989; funeral service programmes re friends; photographs pertaining to site of R.C.M.P. camp at Banff Springs Golf Course, Banff Breakfast Club, hikes, archaeology, Banff Brownies.

Name Access: Violini, Enrico

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: Access and use restricted

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Accompanied by R.C.M.P. site artifacts and miscellaneous items (Heritage Collection).

Creator: Violini, Enrico

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Fred C. and Marcella E. Bell fonds

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Part Of: Fred C. and Marcella E. Bell fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photographs including: postcard from Fred Bell to Percy Bell, 1907, re the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Paradise Valley; letters to F. C. Bell; speech by F. C. Bell, 1956; copies of sympathy letters to Mrs. Bell, 1971; Marcella Bell notes and papers; articles and Banff…

Date Range: 1903-1992

Reference Code: M112 / V58

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Fred C. and Marcella E. Bell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 112; V 58

Sous-Fonds: M 112; V 58

Accession Number: 628, 2944, 6377

Reference Code: M112 / V58

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

Date Range: 1903-1992

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 43 photographic prints. -- 2 photograph albums (49 prints)

History / Biographical: Fred C. Bell, 1883-1971, was a physician, hospital administrator, mountaineer and officer of the Alpine Club of Canada. He lived at Winnipeg, Manitoba and Vancouver, British Columbia. Marcella E. Bell was also a mountaineer and Alpine Club member.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photographs including: postcard from Fred Bell to Percy Bell, 1907, re the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Paradise Valley; letters to F. C. Bell; speech by F. C. Bell, 1956; copies of sympathy letters to Mrs. Bell, 1971; Marcella Bell notes and papers; articles and Banff-Mt. Assiniboine Walking Tour brochure written or annotated by A. O. Wheeler; publications re the Canadian National Parks Association, 1924-1925; some clippings. Photographic prints pertain to mountaineering and Alpine Club of Canada camps, including photographs of Nora Bell, sister of Fred Bell; views of Banff, 1903; and scenic views of Banff and Lake Louise areas, ca.1902-ca.1912. One album pertains to Fred C. Bell and Alpine Club of Canada, 38 prints; other album contains snapshots of ACC clubhouse at Banff, 1963, by Marcella Bell, 11 prints.

Name Access: Bell, Fred C.; Bell, Marcella E.

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

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: basic description

Creator: Bell, Fred C.; Bell, Marcella E.

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Gertie and John Hartefeld fonds

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Part Of: Gertie and John Hartefeld fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to skiing in Canada and Europe, family, and the Banff Ski Team, and include Hans Gmoser ski trips, ca.1960 and beginner ski instruction, ca.1950. 15 postcards relate to local areas, ca.1940-1955, some by Byron Harmon; 50 European postcards, 1940-1955. Motio…

Date Range: ca.1923-1997

Reference Code: M241 / V417

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Gertie and John Hartefeld fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 241; V 417

Sous-Fonds: M 241; V 417

Accession Number: 7569 (unproc)

Reference Code: M241 / V417

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: ca.1923-1997

Physical Description: ca.525 photographs: ca.348 negatives, 24 transparencies, ca.87 [+ ca.1500 35mm contact prints] prints, ca.65 postcards. -- 12 motion pictures: 8mm film. -- ca.2 cm textual records

History / Biographical: John Hartefeld was born Johann Hartefeld in 1915 in Stettin, Poland (Germany). He studied physical education and manual arts from 1930 to 1933 and taught at a boys school in Berlin-Spandau from 1939 to 1945. Hartefeld moved to Garmish Partenkirchen, Germany where he worked as a ski instructor, sports teacher and faltboat (watercraft) instructor and guide.; Gertrud Vinzenzia Sattler was born in 1920 in Wilkischen, Czechoslovakia and attended business college and language school in Prague, earning a certificate as a bilingual secretary in English and German. From 1945 to 1953 Gertrud Sattler worked for the U.S. Army in Garmish Partenkirchen as a secretary, bookkeeper and interpreter. She met John Hartefeld in Garmish Partenkirchen and together they immigrated to Canada in 1953 and settled in Toronto, Ontario.; Gertie and John married in Toronto in 1953 and moved to Banff, Alberta settling at 213 Bear Street. In 1963, John and Gertie moved into their new home at 340 Muskrat Street, a house built by John. John Hartefeld earned his Alberta Journeyman's Certificate in Carpentry in 1958 and completed his B.Ed in Industrial Arts in the Faculty of Education in 1966 by attending summer schools and through correspondence courses with Queen's University and the University of Calgary. He taught at the Banff High School from 1957 to 1979 and was instrumental in designing and assembling the industrial arts shop at the Banff High School in 1962. John Hartefeld gave ski lessons to school-age students at Mount Norquay and he designed and built the wrought iron chandeliers and wall lamps in his home and also at the Bugaboo, Cariboo, and Bobbie Burns lodges. John enjoyed fishing, windsurfing, and building his own windsurfing boards for sailing at Vermillion Lakes. John Hartefeld died in a bicycle accident on Norquay Road in June 1997.; From 1953 to 1959 Gertie worked for J.D. Hansen of Banff doing insurance, real estate and legal work. From 1959 to 1964 Gertie worked for Dermod Owen-Flood, Barristers and Solicitors as a legal secretary and bookkeeper and from 1963 to 1966 she worked for Nesbitt, Beaumont et al. Barristers and Solicitors. Gertie provided secretarial and bookkeeping services for Rocky Mountain Guides (now CMH) from 1966 to 1968 and from 1962 to 1975, she worked as an insurance and real estate agent and was an officer of Banff Insurance Services Ltd. In 1975, Gertie became an insurance consultant for CMH. Gertie Hartefeld enjoyed skiing, fishing, cooking, and tennis. She was an accomplished weaver and a member of the Harvie Heights Weavers Guild. Her garments could be purchased at The Quest in Banff. Gertie Hartefeld died in 2002.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to skiing in Canada and Europe, family, and the Banff Ski Team, and include Hans Gmoser ski trips, ca.1960 and beginner ski instruction, ca.1950. 15 postcards relate to local areas, ca.1940-1955, some by Byron Harmon; 50 European postcards, 1940-1955. Motion pictures pertain to skiing at Norquay, Lake Louise, and Mount Assiniboine as well as landscapes and wildlife, 1967-1980. Textual records include marriage, citizenship and education certificates, passport, immigration papers, letters, and newspaper clippings, ca.1940-1997.

Name Access: Hartefeld, Gertie; Hartefeld, John

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Hartefeld, Gertie and John

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

Biographical Source Notes: Margaret Gmoser

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Glenn Tooke fonds

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Part Of: Glenn Tooke fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs, 1963-1995, pertaining to landscape, buildings, Banff townsite, wildlife, sports, stage productions, advertising and some commercial images. Textual records pertain to filing system and include index cards of images as well as ski race results, 1970.

Date Range: [1963]-1995

Reference Code: M150 / V750

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Glenn Tooke fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 150; V 750

Sous-Fonds: M 150; V 750

Accession Number: 2607, 7362 (unproc)

Reference Code: M150 / V750

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [1963]-1995

Physical Description: ca.25,035 photographs: negatives; 35mm; 6x6 cm, transparencies; 35mm; 6x6 cm; 10x12.5 cm, prints, contact sheets. -- 3 photograph albums. -- 38 film reels: 33 - 8mm, 5 - 16mm. -- 10.5 cm textual records.

History / Biographical: Glenn Tooke, 1930-1996, moved to Banff, Alberta from Edmonton with his wife Shirley in 1961. Glenn managed Banff Camera, Rundle Photo and Cascade Studio and in 1964, he and Shirley purchased the Banff A&W. In 1969, they opened and operated the restaurant Joshua's, in partnership with Werner Peschl and in 1970, they opened an art gallery that showcased Alberta artists and offered custom framing. During this time, Glenn and Rob Lefroy rented the Banff Avenue Auditorium (presently Parks Canada Information Centre) and held public dances with live bands on the weekends. In 1979, Shirley and Bob Kinzie established a professional theatre company called Any Space Theatre. With contract actors, musicians and playwrights, they presented their plays in many locations within Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary, and Edmonton. Glenn assisted in designing and building the sets, and provided all the photography for promoting the productions. Having divided their time between Banff and Calgary during the 1970s and early 1980s, Glenn and Shirley permanently settled in Banff in 1984 and re-established their gallery. In 1986, they opened Jump Start, a specialty coffee shop. Shirley and Glenn have two children, Robert and Tamara.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs, 1963-1995, pertaining to landscape, buildings, Banff townsite, wildlife, sports, stage productions, advertising and some commercial images. Textual records pertain to filing system and include index cards of images as well as ski race results, 1970.

Name Access: Tooke, Glenn

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Buildings and facilities; Arts; Sports, recreation and leisure; Environment

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Tooke, Glenn

Category: Arts; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: We Live in A Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Commitee, 2005).

Title Source: Title based on provenance of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Hans Gmoser fonds

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser. Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narrat…

Date Range: [ca.1950-ca.1995]

Reference Code: M224 / S49 / V68

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Reel to reel; Textual record; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 224; S 49; V 68

Sous-Fonds: M 224; S 49; V 68

Accession Number: 5650, 5878, 6802, 7361 (unprocessed), 7877 (unproc), 8111 (unproc)

Reference Code: M224 / S49 / V68

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Reel to reel; Textual record; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1950-ca.1995]

Physical Description: 25 motion pictures: 41 film reels, also audio reels and magnetic track. -- 17 film reels, 7 film strips, 1 video recording. -- 25 sound recordings. -- 15.5 cm textual records. -- ca.640 photographs: negatives, copy negatives, prints. -- 2 photograph albums. -- 39 cartographic records: maps, some annotated.

History / Biographical: Hans Gmoser, 1932-2006 was born in Braunau, Austria in 1932. During his long career he worked as a mountain guide, mountaineer, ski instructor, skier, cinematographer, lecturer, and founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Mountain Holidays. Hans Gmoser was also an active cyclist and was based in Banff and Harvie Heights, Alberta.; Gmoser gained early skiing and mountaineering experience in post-war Austria before emigrating to Canada with his friend Leo Grillmair in 1951. Lizzie Rummel gave him his first job in the mountains at Mount Assiniboine. By 1953 he was working as a mountain guide and founded Rocky Mountain Guides Ltd. (Canadian Mountain Holidays CMH) in 1957. That year he began filming promotional films containing climbing and skiing adventure sequences. He first used fixed-wing aircraft and later helicopters, starting in 1963, to transport clients for spring skiing and summer climbing. Gmoser toured throughout North America promoting his skiing and climbing films, attracting large audiences with his inspiring lectures.; Gmoser built Bugaboo Lodge in 1968, the first of six lodges which also include Bobbie Burns, Galena, Gothics, Adamants and Cariboo lodges, to serve international heli-skiers and heli-hikers. Gmoser retired from Canadian Mountain Holidays in 1993. Hans Gmoser received honourary memberships in the Alpine Club of Canada and the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. He was elected to the Honour Roll of Canadian Skiing and the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and received the Banff Mountain Film Festival Summit of Excellence Award. In 1987 Hans Gmoser was awarded the Order of Canada.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser.; Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narration with background music. Some with sound tracks. A.2. Edited versions of presentation films, 1959-1968, 5 motion pictures. B. Other films by Hans Gmoser, 1962-[1969], 8 motion pictures. C. Out-takes, fragment and miscellaneous films, 1960-ca.1970, 17 film reels; Skifarri - Head Hunter film, 1924-1950s, 7 negative strips. D. Collected films, ca.1960, 1972, 2 motion pictures.; Other series are: II. Video recording, 1979; III. Sound recordings (not related to films) include 23 reel to reel tapes of classical and traditional folk songs, 1961 and 1979; IV. Textual records, ca.1955-ca.1995, in the form of film documentation, script to "Ski's over McKinley," certificates, Order of Canada correspondence and information, personal papers and correspondence, maps and other records; V. Photographs, 1950-1986. Photographs pertain to ski trips, climbing expeditions to Mt. Logan, Mt. Robson, Wapta Glacier, Columbia Icefields, Canoe Glacier, Rodgers pass trip, mountaineering clubs, Trudeau/Bugaboo trip, Assiniboine Lodge, portraits of Lizzie Rummel, Erling Strom, and Jim Davies. Albums consist of photographs taken during ski trips in Austria.; Films depict a mixture of skiing and climbing including spring skiing, powder skiing, glacier skiing on Columbia Icefield, heli-skiing in the Rockies and Selkirks and ascents of Mount Logan, Yukon, and Mounts Blackburn and McKinley, Alaska, also rock and ice climbing. Feature length films consist of, or are accompanied by, all or some of the following elements: 16mm originals (A and B rolls); work prints, out takes, 16mm mag track (sound); 1/4" audio tape (background music to accompany narration, 7 items); teasers (TV film clips) and the following items included in the textual records: narration scripts, teaser text, descriptive flyers, press releases, annual pamphlets and ad solicitation for same, censor certificates, related correspondence, maps, oversize promotional posters for Gmoser's films "With Ski and Rope" 1957, and a handmade poster by Banff Ski Runners for "Adventure Bound" and related ephemera.

Name Access: Gmoser, Hans

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

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

Language: Language is primarily English; Includes some material in German

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid; video reference copies for some films in sub-series I.A.

Creator: Gmoser, Hans

Category: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Biographical Source Notes: accession record, Hans Gmoser; Chic Scott's bio/obit notes 2006.

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

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Helen and George Shandruk fonds

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Part Of: Helen and George Shandruk fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Helen Stuart series, 1863-1947, ca.6 cm of textual records, ca.140 photographs : prints, 1 photograph album (9 prints). Series pertains to Helen Stuart's life before her marriage in 1948. Includes: A. Stuart family papers and photographs; B. Helen Stuart photo…

Date Range: 1863-1994

Reference Code: M5 / V18

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Helen and George Shandruk fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 5; V 18

Sous-Fonds: M 5; V 18

Accession Number: 4016, 6916, 7332

Reference Code: M5 / V18

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

Date Range: 1863-1994

Physical Description: ca.770 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (9 prints). -- ca.14 cm of textual records.

History / Biographical: Helen and George Shandruk were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Helen Isabel (Isobella) Stuart, 1899-2000, came to Banff from Scotland in 1911? with her parents, David Stuart, 1863-1919, and Isobella Stuart, 1872-1945, and sister Caroline "Carrie" (Crandell). The family resided at 119 Beaver Street, where Helen lived until 1995. Helen worked at the Banff Post Office, also at the Sign of the Goat and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. George Shandruk, 1914-1993, was born at Bankhead, Alberta and raised at Canmore, Alberta. He worked for many years as a fishing guide. Helen and George married in 1948.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series:; I. Helen Stuart series, 1863-1947, ca.6 cm of textual records, ca.140 photographs : prints, 1 photograph album (9 prints). Series pertains to Helen Stuart's life before her marriage in 1948. Includes: A. Stuart family papers and photographs; B. Helen Stuart photographs.; II. George Shandruk series, 1929-1948, 2 cm of textual records, ca.50 photographs: prints, negatives. Series pertains to George Shandruk and Shandruk family.; III. Helen and George Shandruk series, ca.1900-1994, 6 cm of textual records, ca.580 photographs : prints, negatives. Series pertains to Helen and George Shandruk, friends and family. Includes: A. Photographs (Helen and George Shandruk, family and friends, travel, other); B. Personal papers.

Notes: Fonds description pertains to processed material only

Name Access: Shandruk, Helen; Shandruk, George

Subject Access: Family and personal life

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 for processed material

Creator: Shandruk, Helen; Shandruk, George

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

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Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M573 / V797 / S60

Sous-Fonds: M573; V797; S60

Accession Number: 2019.111

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Physical Description: 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.

History / Biographical: Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.; M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").; V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).; S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).

Notes: Lantern slides include wooden case.

Name Access: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway; Discovery and travel; Discovery and exploration; Empress Hotel; European travel; Family and personal life; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Horseback riding; Kananaskis Ranch; Lake Louise; Lantern slide; Mount Assiniboine; Mountain; Organizations; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Poetry; Scenery; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and recreation; Sunshine area; Trails; Trail guides; Tourism; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Women

Geographic Access: Assiniboine; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Ireland; Kananaskis Country; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Manitoba; Mount Assiniboine; Rocky Mountains; Victoria; West Indies; Winnipeg

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

Language: English

Creator: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Category: Arts; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Contents of the fonds; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald; https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN; https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds

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Part Of: Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together. Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, …

Date Range: [ca.1850-2001]

Reference Code: M250 / V79

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M250 / V79

Sous-Fonds: M 250; V 79

Accession Number: 1418, 1570, 1574, 2453, 3037, 3087, 3609 (unproc), 5575 (unproc), 5856 (unproc), 6359 (unproc), 6762 (unproc), 6790 (unproc), 7047 (unproc), 7363 (unproc)

Reference Code: M250 / V79

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1850-2001]

Physical Description: ca.6.5 m textual records. -- ca.3500 photographs: prints, negatives, copy negatives. -- 4 photograph albums. -- 5 motion pictures: film reels; 8mm, 16mm; col.

History / Biographical: James (Jim) Hawkins Boyce, 1892-1982, was a guide, outfitter, log builder and businessman at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Dorothy Boyce was a pharmacist and business woman at Calgary, Quebec and Banff, Canada.; Jim Boyce was the son of Joseph Boyce, 1856-1927, and stepson of Wilma "Josephine" Boyce, 1866-1952, of Banff, Alberta. In 1911, Jim joined his father building trails. His guiding and outfitting career began with Jimmy Simpson's outfit as a trail cook. During the 1920s Boyce formed his own outfit with Max Brooks and went on to guide prominent clients Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and her parties, George and Adeline Link and William D. Cox of Chicago, USA.; In addition to guiding and outfitting, Jim Boyce worked with motion picture companies on location in the Rockies with his dog teams during the 1920s. A number of well-known log buildings are testament to his log-building skills, including Skoki, Mount Temple Lodge and the Lake Louise Ski Lodge. During the 1930s, Boyce managed and expanded Skoki Lodge. He also supervised road construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and the Alaska Alcan Military Highway for the U. S. Army during the Second World War and operated the Bar C Ranch (for William D. Cox) for many years. Boyce made his home in Banff.; Dorothy Frances Llewellyn (Whiteman) Boyce, 1901-2001, was the daughter of Rev Arthur Wellesley Richard Whiteman, 1865-1926, and Nina L. Whiteman, 1873-1956. After studying pharmacy at the University of Alberta, Dorothy came to Banff in 1922 to work for Dr. Brett. She subsequently studied at the University of Toronto, Ontario; worked at the Calgary General Hospital, Alberta, from 1926 to 1940; and during the Second World War, worked as a chemist in Quebec, Canada. After the death of her first husband, Tronson James Draper, 1879-1949, an oilman of Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy became a permanent resident of Banff. She owned and operated Travellers Digest in Banff and married Jim Boyce in 1957.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together.; Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, operation and expropriation of the Lake Louise Ski Lodge (later Post Hotel) 1941-1969. Other business and personal material pertains to Skoki Lodge, 1933-1942; guiding and outfitting, 1938-1940; Army Service Forces and Alaska Alcan Military Highway, 1943-1944; Bar C Ranch, 1947-1969; laundry and rental businesses, 1962-1965, plans for Boyce house, Banff and family items. Correspondents include William D. Cox and Eldon Woolliams. Jim Boyce photographs pertain to family, friends, associates and activities, Banff and Skoki areas; includes guiding and outfitting, hunting, motion picture and dog team activities, Skoki Lodge and region, Alaska-Yukon activities, Bar C Ranch and personal material.; Papers of Dorothy Boyce, 1901-ca.1950, pertain to her childhood, university career, business life and first marriage; Dorothy Boyce photographs, ca.1920s-1940, pertain to family, friends, professional and recreational activities in Banff, Banff and Yoho National Parks, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto.; Jim and Dorothy Boyce joint material includes photographs, 1900s-1990s, and incoming letters pertaining to home, travel and friends. Album includes mainly published postcards from all over the world. Fonds also includes Boyce family personal and financial papers, 1901-1928; business and estate papers of Joseph Boyce, 1908-1954; Tronson Draper and Draper family personal and professional papers and photographs, 1906-1949; and Whiteman family papers and photographs, ca.1860, 1885-ca.1925. Also included in the Boyce's personal records are film reels ca.1920-1970 which pertain mainly to the Skoki area.

Name Access: Boyce, Jim; Boyce, Dorothy

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

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

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: preliminary electronic finding aid; motion picture summaries

Related Material: Transparencies by Adeline and/or George Link of trips with Jim Boyce, formerly retained by Jim Boyce, can be found in George K. K. Link fonds (M60/V276); Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections, Whyte Museum)

Creator: Boyce, Jim; Boyce, Dorothy

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

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

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Jim Deegan fonds

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Part Of: Jim Deegan fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, ind…

Date Range: [ca.1905]-1995

Reference Code: M275 / V167

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Jim Deegan fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 275; V 167

Sous-Fonds: M 275; V 167

Accession Number: 1782, 2541, 3293, 3952, 3980, 5378, 5477, 5721, 6005, 6324, 6671, 6788, 8011

Reference Code: M275 / V167

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

Date Range: [ca.1905]-1995

Physical Description: ca.11.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.100 photographs : prints. -- 3 photograph albums (ca.234 prints)

History / Biographical: James Edward Deegan, 1926-1996, was born in Banff, Alberta, Canada. His mother was Mary Edith Woodworth. Deegan became a national park warden in 1945 and, in the winters, worked as a packer and ski guide for Norman Watson at Skoki Lodge. Jim "Timberline" Deegan wrote poetry throughout his career and in 1977 he published "Timberline Tales" with his friend John "Dolomite" Porter. A revised version of "Timberline Tales," containing only Deegan's work, was published in 1993. Deegan retired from the warden service in the 1980s. He died in January 1996 after a lengthy illness.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, individual wardens, personal experiences and patrol accounts, warden cabins, elk, etc.; certificates, 1979, 1990; letters re death and transport of remains to Castleguard area, 1996; clippings, n.d., 1971-1979; Woodworth family postcards, ca.1910.; Textual material pertains to: Jim Deegan; John Porter; warden service including elk slaughter, fire fighting and patrols; skiing in the Skoki region; poetry; and Woodworth family. Includes "Poems, over the rim with Timberline Jim - tales from behind the jackpine curtain" by Jim Deegan and John Porter; also other poems by Deegan, Porter and other poets.; Photographs pertain to Jim Deegan, associates, friends and family; wardens, warden activities and warden cabins; bridge building, buildings in Banff; final resting place in Castleguard area; also views of ski touring in the Skoki region by John Porter. One album contains postcard views of the Canadian Rockies and the American northwest, many by Byron Harmon. One album "High Solitudes" documents a trip Jim Deegan and John Porter took together ca.1950. Album was compiled by John Porter and contains 14 prints; quotations are Jim Deegan's and taken from his book "Timberline Tales", 1977.

Name Access: Deegan, Jim

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Family and personal life

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: basic description

Creator: Deegan, Jim

Category: Arts; Environment; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Jimmy Simpson family fonds

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series. I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 tra…

Date Range: [ca.1900]-1995

Reference Code: M78 / S16 / V577

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Recording disc; Textual record; Blueprint; Drawing; Painting; Poster; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 78; S 16; V 577

Sous-Fonds: M 78; S 16; V 577

Accession Number: 256, 492, 1035, 1160, 1422, 1467, 1484, 1625, 1655, 1668, 1869, 2930, 3006, 5302, 6356, 6599, 6771, 6914, 7217, 7337 (unproc o.s.), 7768 (unproc)

Reference Code: M78 / S16 / V577

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Recording disc; Textual record; Blueprint; Drawing; Painting; Poster; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Other Title Info: Also known as Jimmy Simpson fonds

Date Range: [ca.1900]-1995

Physical Description: 2.5 m textual records. -- ca.1605 photographs: ca.755 prints, 410 negatives, ca.430 transparencies. -- 29 photograph albums (ca.3000 prints). -- 1 sound recording: audio disc

History / Biographical: Justin James McCarthy (Jimmy) Simpson, 1877-1972, was a trapper, guide and outfitter and lodge owner at Banff and Bow Lake, Alberta, Canada. Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Simpson was sent to Canada by his family in 1896. He worked briefly at Laggan (Lake Louise), Alberta for the Canadian Pacific Railway, travelled extensively and returned to the Rockies to work on the trail and trap. By the early 1900s, he was a successful guide and outfitter with Carl Rungius and the Alpine Club of Canada as clients. Starting in 1920, Simpson began building Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake as a base for hunting and climbing parties. Simpson and Williamina (Billie) Ross Reid, 1891-1968, married in 1916 and had three children. The lodge was run mainly by Billie Simpson and in 1945 the business was turned over to Jimmy Simpson Jr., 1922-2003 . Daughters Margaret Simpson, 1917-1941, and Mary Simpson (Hallock), 1919-2002, were internationally-famous figure skaters.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series.; I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 transparencies. Includes business and personal correspondence, business records and subject files, 1903-1972; literary papers, 1912-1972; and other papers, 1903- 1957. Business records pertain mainly to guiding, outfitting and hunting operations. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, J. Monroe Thorington, L. S. Amery, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, William S. Ladd, C. Hart Merriam, Allan Brooks and others; also federal and provincial government departments, Canadian Pacific Railway, etc., regarding hunting, game regulations, park boundaries, licences, permits, horses, etc. Albums pertain mainly to hunting trips, including those with Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and McAleenan family, ca.1901-ca.1920, 23 items. Transparencies pertain to McAleenan family trips.; II. Simpson family papers, photographs and sound recording, ca.1900-1987, ca.1.5 m of textual records, ca.675 photographic prints, 6 photograph albums (ca.460 prints), 410 photographic negatives, 1 sound recording. Textual records include large series of alphabetical files, 1907-1987; correspondence, ca.1910-ca.1985; school records, 1923-1936; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge registers, 1939-1957; other material, 1929-1942. Photographs pertain to Jimmy Simpson and family; friends and guests; lodges and camps, including Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Banff home and community; pack trips; scenic views; other.; III. Billie Simpson papers, 1913-1968, 6.5 cm of textual records. Includes Billie Simpson correspondence, literary and dramatic papers.; IV. Simpson Sisters professional papers and photographs, 1929-1955, ca.20 cm and 3 v. of textual material, ca.15 cm of print material, 86 photographic prints. Material pertains to the professional skating career of Margaret Simpson and Mary Simpson.; V. Mary Simpson Hallock papers, 1960-1955, 1.5 cm of textual records.; VI. Jimmy Simpson Jr. papers, 1947-1983, 1 cm of textual records.; VII. Other material, before 1970, 1 cm of textual records and art works.

Name Access: Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Margaret; Simpson, Mary (Hallock)

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; sub-series description; electronic finding aid; microfilm copies of albums

Related Material: Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage Collections, Whyte Museum)

Creator: Simpson, Jimmy (family)

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Jon Whelan fonds

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Part Of: Jon Whelan fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of research materials, publications, ephemera, and other materials collected by Jon Whelan. Fonds includes three Canadian Pacific bell boy log books, 1970-1980; five bound scrapbooks with collected newspaper clippings, ca.1880-1890; and collected advertisements and articles pertainin…

Date Range: [1880-2022]

Reference Code: M595 / V818

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Newspaper clipping; Published record; Scrapbook; Album

Part Of: Jon Whelan fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M595; V818

Sous-Fonds: M595; V818

Accession Number: 2022.39

Reference Code: M595 / V818

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Newspaper clipping; Published record; Scrapbook; Album

Date Range: [1880-2022]

Physical Description: 3 bankers boxes

History / Biographical: Jon Whelan (1952-2022) was a researcher, historian, and collector based in Banff, Alberta. Jon had a special interest in topics related to Banff National Park and Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Jon conducted independent research, as well as research for various authors and historians, from the 1980s onwards. Jon was also an active participant in municipal politics in Banff. "For most of Jon’s life, he was engaged in community affairs and fearless in voicing an opinion. He was successful in raising public awareness and his tenacity achieved a personal goal, which was to initiate the use of video for regular Town of Banff council meetings. He dedicated himself to the concerns of Banff residents." -Barry Kelly, Rocky Mountain Outlook, July 30, 2022

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of research materials, publications, ephemera, and other materials collected by Jon Whelan. Fonds includes three Canadian Pacific bell boy log books, 1970-1980; five bound scrapbooks with collected newspaper clippings, ca.1880-1890; and collected advertisements and articles pertaining to Canadian Pacific, Banff, travel and tourism within Canada, and related subjects.

Name Access: Whelan, Jon

Subject Access: Research; Chateau Lake Louise; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Tourism; Travel; Recreation; Publication; Newspaper; History; Community events

Reproduction Restrictions: restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Tourism; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Jon Whyte fonds

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Part Of: Jon Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: I. Literary papers, ca.1960-1990, 154.5 cm of textual records: A. Projects (book files, Carl Rungius project, Peter and Catharine Whyte portfolio papers, other projects); B. General literary papers (loose papers and writing notebooks) includes Jon Whyte's concrete poetry; C. Career documents; D. Wo…

Date Range: 1948-1992

Reference Code: M88 / S28 / V690

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Machine-readable data file; Recording disc; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Organization record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Jon Whyte fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 88; S 28; V 690

Sous-Fonds: M 88; S 28; V 690

Accession Number: 553, 1315, 1497, 3854, 3865, 4020, 5301, 5663, 5869, 6283, 6785, 7498 (unproc)

Reference Code: M88 / S28 / V690

GMD: Machine-readable data file; Recording disc; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Organization record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1948-1992

Physical Description: 4.5 m textual records. -- ca.7600 photographs: ca.6400 transparencies, ca.1200 prints and negatives. -- 27 electronic records (425 files): computer diskettes. -- 39 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio cassettes. -- 5 motion pictures

History / Biographical: Jon Anthony Whyte, 1941-1992, was an author, poet, writer, editor, journalist, broadcaster, publisher, environmentalist and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Whyte was born in Banff to Jack White, son of merchant Dave White, and Barbara Carpenter Whyte. After public school education in Banff and Medicine Hat, Alberta, he received a B.A. in English from the University of Alberta in 1964, followed by a Masters degree in Medieval English in 1967. Subsequently, he received a Masters in Communications from Stanford University, California in 1974. His thesis at Stanford was a film documentary, "Jimmy Simpson, Mountain Man". During his time at U of A, Whyte worked as a broadcaster for CKUA Radio and as a sessional Instructor at U of A, 1965-1967.; Upon returning to Banff, ca.1968, Whyte managed the Book and Art Den and helped establish Summerthought Press. In 1969 he became a columnist for the "Crag and Canyon," continuing until 1991, and in 1970 became a board member of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies). From 1980 until his death, Whyte was Curator of the Heritage collections at the museum. He continued to write and publish extensively throughout the 1980s. He was involved with the formation of the Writer's Guild of Alberta and was elected its president in 1990. He received the WGA's Stephan Stephansson Award for Poetry in 1983. Whyte was also active in numerous other organizations, including the League of Canadian Poets, Alberta Museums Association, Canadian Museums Association, Interpretation Canada, Bow Valley Naturalists and the Alberta Wilderness Association.

Scope & Content: I. Literary papers, ca.1960-1990, 154.5 cm of textual records: A. Projects (book files, Carl Rungius project, Peter and Catharine Whyte portfolio papers, other projects); B. General literary papers (loose papers and writing notebooks) includes Jon Whyte's concrete poetry; C. Career documents; D. Works by other writers and artists.; II. Personal / professional papers, 1948-1991, 325.5 cm of textual records: A. School and university papers; B. Correspondence; C. Alphabetical files; D. Travel papers; E. Organizations (incl. Writer's Guild of Alberta, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Bow Valley Naturalists, others); F. Other.; III. Electronic records, 1984-1991, 27 computer disks (425 files); files are mainly literary, with some letters and files pertaining to organizations, including the Whyte Museum; IV. Photographs and films, ca.1950-1991, ca.7600 items (mainly transparencies): A. Transparencies. Included in this sub-series are The Princess of the Stars musical drama performed in Banff National Park; B. Prints and negatives; C. Collected photographs; D. Films (5 items); V. Sound recordings, ca.1950- 1988, 39 items.

Name Access: Whyte, Jon

Subject Access: Arts; Communications; Environment; Family and personal life

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 finding aid; searchable electronic lists for correspondence files (sub-series II.B.) and alphabetical files (sub-series II.C.); video reference copy for "Jimmy Simpson: mountain man"; list of available Jon Whyte publications held by the Whyte Museum; list of Jon Whyte Crag and Canyon newspaper columns

Related Material: Art works and artifacts transferred to art collection and Heritage Collection, Whyte Museum

Creator: Whyte, Jon

Category: Arts; Communications; Environment; Family and personal life

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

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Kidney family fonds

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges. Fonds consists of six series: Series I - Maud (Wo…

Date Range: 1886 - 2013

Reference Code: M74 / V324

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Sous-Fonds: M74; V324

Accession Number: 452; 629; 798; 929; 1843; 2143; 2177; 2275; 2780; 2983; 3109; 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / V324

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1886 - 2013

Physical Description: 66 cm of textual records -- ca. 963 photographs : 870 prints, 62 postcards, 30 negatives, 1 tintype (31.5 x 37 cm or smaller) -- 7 photograph albums (26 x 33.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: Ella Maud [Woodworth] Kidney (1894-1977) was born in Banff as the fourth of 11 siblings. Her parents were Benjamin Woodworth and Elizabeth [McIntire] Woodworth. Growing up, Maud worked briefly for the Alberta Hotel and the Bottling Works company in Banff. Maud was married to John A. MacAulay in 1917, and widowed later that year. Her twin sons, John A. [Jack] and Thomas A. [Ted] MacAulay, were born in 1918. Maud married Forest H. "Pop" Kidney (1889-1979) on February 14, 1923, and the new family settled into the Kidney home on Wolf and Muskrat Street. The Kidney residence was originally located in Bankhead, but was moved to Banff and sold following the town's closure in 1922. Maud and Forest operated several local businesses including Banff Grocery, Quaker Coffee Shop, Pop's Bakery and Kidney Kabins. The Kidneys were also active in community affairs throughout their lives. Maud Kidney was a long-time member of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff [and the club's president for over a decade spanning across the 1940's], as well as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire [I.O.D.E.] and Rebekah Lodge, and she was matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Banff in 1950. Forest Kidney was involved in the Banff Shriners Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Independent Order of Oddfellows and the Canadian Restaurants Association [CRA], among other groups; in the early 1960's, Forest also served as the President of the Calgary branch of the CRA. Jack and Ted MacAulay grew up together in Banff, where they were involved in Banff's Boy Scouts program and local hockey teams. Jack in particular was an avid hockey player, until an accident in 1940 caused damage to his right eye which kept him from competing. From 1943 to 1945, Jack worked for Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and in 1946 he was appointed as the Chief Inspector of War Assets for Alberta and the Yukon Territories. Jack married Karin Wallensteen in 1946, and the couple had 6 children together: sons Herb and John, and daughters Karen, Shelley, Jodi and Julie-Ann. Jack served as a coach for the Banff Minor Hockey League for 46 years. Jack also took on several other positions within the Bow Valley community, including working as a volunteer with the Banff Figure Skating Club, a co-founder of the Banff Recreation Board, and a member of the Banff Advisory Council, the Banff Hospital Board and the Banff School Board.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges. Fonds consists of six series: Series I - Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1977 ] Series II - Forest Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1889 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 2008 ] Series III - Jack MacAulay records: contains 3 sub-series [A) 1920 - 1945, B) 1946 - 1980, C) 1981 - 2000 ] Series IV - Family, friends and community records: contains 5 sub-series [ A) 1886 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1945, C) 1946 - 1970, D) 1970 - 2013, E) Maude Kidney Collection ] Series V - Legal and business records : contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1980 ] Series VI - Collected materials Series I content pertains to Maud Woodworth Kidney. Includes scrapbooks, photographs of Maud and her siblings and parents, trips to Calgary and local activities with family and friends, Maud working for the Alberta Hotel and the Banff Bottling Factory [ca. 1905 - 1915], and local clubs and societies which Maud was involved in between 1930 - 1977 including the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, the Senior Friends Club of Banff, Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star. Series II content pertains to Forest Kidney during his World War I military service in Petawawa, Ontario; swimming with friends at the Cave and Basin and other social activities; travelling with family; local newspaper clippings noting Forest's achievements and community involvement; and Forest participating in events as a member of the Banff Shriners Club and the Canadian Restaurant Association. Series III content pertains to Jack MacAulay at the Kidney family home with his twin brother, Ted; coaching for the Banff Minor Hockey League; participating in other community meetings and programs; personal, professional and medical correspondence [1940 - 1992]; Jack's wife, Karin MacAulay, and their children; and Jack's awards and achievements. Series IV content pertains to extended family and friends of the Kidneys and the wider Banff community. Includes sports and outdoor activities [including swimming, hiking, trail riding, camping, snowshoeing, skiing, and track and field]; early Banff [including businesses, Banff Elementary School and Banff High School, the Woodworth family residence, and construction of the Icefields Parkway]; family friends of the Woodworths and Kidneys [including the Brett family, the Stafford family and the Simpson family]; personal correspondence pertaining to Fred "Ty" Cobb (1931 - 1933); clubs and societies [including the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Senior Friends Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star]; community events [including dances, meetings, dinners and award ceremonies]; weddings and anniversaries; a visit to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in 1964; and biographical and genealogical information about Maud Kidney, Forest Kidney and the Woodworth family. Series V content pertains to businesses owned and operated by the Kidney family [ca. 1930 - 1970], including Kidney Kabins, Quaker Coffee Shop and Pop's Bakery; mortgage agreements and property contracts; and government documents. Includes receipts, log books and financial records, photographs of Kidney Kabins and Quaker Coffee Shop, and receipts for land purchased by Forest Kidney, George Noble and others. Series VI contains commercial postcards collected by the Kidney family. Postcards mostly produced by Byron Harmon, and some by G & W Fear and other photographers, and mostly pertain to Banff and the surrounding area [winter sports, wildlife, Banff Zoo, Banff Avenue, scenic views and mountain landscapes, etc].

Notes: Contains duplicate photographs; Duplicate commercial postcards have been kept in separate folder within file box containing other commercial postcards [V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20 and V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 42]; Sub-series IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection was donated with existing numbering system [Items 1 to 47] prior to processing; original order and corresponding annotations have been transferred to database entries from original handwritten notes

Name Access: Cobb, Fred (Ty); Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Kidney, Maude; MacAulay, Jack; MacAulay, Karin; MacAulay, Ted; MacAulay, Herb; MacAulay, Julie-Ann; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Woodworth, Adelia; Woodworth, Annie; Woodworth, Ben; Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick; Woodworth, Elizabeth; Woodworth, Ethel; Woodworth, Fred; Woodworth, Percy; Woodworth, Joe; Woodworth, Maude; Brett, Robert G.; Harmon, Byron; LaCasse, Annie; LaCasse, Ulysses; Canadian Restaurant Association

Subject Access: Businesses; Property; Family and personal life; Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire; Independent Order of Oddfellows; Girls Flower Club Banff; Rebekah Assembly Banff Lodge No. 34; Quaker Coffee Shop; Kidney Kabins; Travel; World War I; Military; Community events; Club; Sports; Winter sports; Landscapes; Wildlife; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Banff Jasper Highway; Banff High School; Genealogy

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canmore; Cave and Basin; Bankhead; Calgary; Lake Louise; Ontario; Quebec; British Columbia

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Related Material: Woodworth family fonds [M286 / V628]

Category: Family and personal life; Commerce and industry; Environment; Labour; Land, settlement and immigration; Law and justice; Military; Natural resources; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Woodworth family fonds entry; Most information based on contents of fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Leonard Leacock fonds

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of four separate series: A. I.A. Photography: negatives; B. I.C. Photography: transparencies, 35mm; C. I.D. Photography: prints; D. I.B. Photography: lantern slides. Fonds consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Can…

Date Range: 1924-1992

Reference Code: M372 / S24 / V353

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 372; S 24; V 353

Sous-Fonds: M 372; S 24; V 353

Accession Number: 2568, 3451, 6501, 6502, 6503, 6507, 6580, 6756, 7091, 2022.36

Reference Code: M372 / S24 / V353

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1924-1992

Physical Description: ca.5100 photographs (ca.4450 transparencies, ca.575 negatives, ca.90 prints). -- 17 cm of textual records (including several volumes). -- 4 sound recordings

History / Biographical: Leonard Henry Leacock, 1904-1992, was a musician and educator at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Leacock was born in England and raised in Banff, Alberta. He was educated in Banff and Boston and through the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and the Royal School of Music, London, England. Leacock joined the staff of Mount Royal College, Calgary as a piano teacher in 1924 and retired from teaching ca.1989. His music career also included performing, composing and adjudicating. Throughout his life, Leacock was an avid mountaineer and photographer. He took numerous hiking and horse trips in the Banff, Jasper and Yoho areas and sometimes worked in trail camps or as a guide.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of four separate series: A. I.A. Photography: negatives; B. I.C. Photography: transparencies, 35mm; C. I.D. Photography: prints; D. I.B. Photography: lantern slides.; Fonds consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks from the Crowsnest Pass through Jasper National Park, ca.1939 to 1984. Also included are travels in Yukon, Canada and the United States, including Alaska. Negatives date from 1925 to 1940? and pertain to Assiniboine, Lake Louise, Banff, Banff-Jasper, Columbia Icefield and other mountain areas; also natural history, including wildflowers and wildlife. A small number of negatives are accompanied by prints. Other prints pertain to Leacock, family, events and scenic views.; Textual records include letters, 1926-1986, 1 cm; diaries, 1930-1934, 1943, 2 items; scrapbooks and clippings, 1931-1936, ca.6 cm; manuscript scores of vocal and instrumental music, before 1985, 8 cm; concert programmes for which Leacock wrote the notes, 1962-1969, 37 items; other concert programmes, [ca.1945]-1986, 2 cm; writings, 1924, 1928, n.d., 4 items; other material, 1931-1987, 8 items. Diaries pertain to Leacock's personal life, giving details of musical, writing, artistic and dramatic activities; teaching and tour guiding; hikes and climbs in the Canadian Rockies; and friends, including Herbert Hahn and Stewart Cameron. Some letters are from Earle Birney, 1926-1978.; Sound recordings are interviews with Leacock re his career in music, including performing, composing and teaching; also music played by Leacock. Also includes one cassette recording [ca.1985-1992] of Doug Hawkes interviewing Leacock re: a pack trip he went on around 1931 between Gleichen and Jasper and back; cassette includes a story of a camp trip at Castlegar.

Name Access: Birney, Earle; Cameron, Stewart; Hahn, Herbert; Leacock, Leonard; Hawkes, Doug

Subject Access: Arts; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Music; Sports, recreation and leisure

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; file description; electronic inventory; summary and reference copy recording for audio interview

Creator: Leacock, Leonard

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

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton family fonds

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Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…

Date Range: [ca.1860]-1995

Reference Code: LUX

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Print; Cabinet card; Framed print; Negative; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: LUX

Sous-Fonds: LUX

Accession Number: Lux1 - EL estate, 1996; Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000; Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001

Reference Code: LUX

GMD: Photograph; Print; Cabinet card; Framed print; Negative; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Other Title Info: Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives

Date Range: [ca.1860]-1995

Physical Description: ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)

History / Biographical: The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.; Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.; Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.; In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.; The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.; Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.; Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.; Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.

Notes: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:; I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.; II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.; III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Arts; Commerce and industry; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First Nations; Professional and Personal Life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Research

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material; box list for unprocessed material

Creator: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Malcolm Geddes fonds

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …

Date Range: [1896-2013]

Reference Code: M39 / V756

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 39; V 756

Sous-Fonds: M 39; V 756

Accession Number: 5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558

Reference Code: M39 / V756

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Responsibility: Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources

Date Range: [1896-2013]

Physical Description: 444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.

Notes: Fonds consists of three series:; Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence; Series II : Financial records; Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records

Name Access: Geddes, Malcolm

Subject Access: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure; Hiking; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Poetry; Property; Finances; Commerce and industry; Communications; Correspondence; Genealogy; History; Research; Publication; Travel; Mountains; Mountaineering; Biography; Obituary

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; British Columbia; Ontario; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid

Creator: Geddes, Malcolm

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Content Details: Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558

Processing Status: Processed

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Margaret Oliver fonds

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Part Of: Margaret Oliver fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of transparency slides, maps, handwritten notes and club records, song books, and scrapbooks pertaining to Margaret Ruth Oliver and the Tuesday Hikers club.

Date Range: 1971-2010

Reference Code: M569 / V793

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Transparency; Published record; Private record; Scrapbook; Map; Organization record

Part Of: Margaret Oliver fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M569 / V793

Sous-Fonds: M569; V793

Accession Number: 2017.8656

Reference Code: M569 / V793

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Transparency; Published record; Private record; Scrapbook; Map; Organization record

Date Range: 1971-2010

Physical Description: 28 photographs : col. slides -- 1.5 m of textual records (3 binders -- 1 record book -- 10 song books -- maps, annotated -- 11 scrapbooks)

History / Biographical: Margaret Ruth Oliver was born on December 19, 1927 to parents Edgar and Gladys (Brazier) Hammett in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Margaret's siblings include Dorothy (1922), Muriel "Miv" (1923), John (1929), and Jean (1933). Margaret graduated from United College (Winnipeg) in 1949 with a B.Sc. degree, and worked as an Assistant Librarian at the University of Manitoba afterwards. Margaret later enrolled in a Laboratory Technician program at the University of Manitoba Medical College. Margaret married Thomas Albert Oliver, a fellow University of Manitoba alumnus, on September 25, 1954. The couple moved to Calgary for work (Thomas taught at the University of Calgary, and Margaret worked for a geophysical company). Margaret travelled extensively following the death of her husband in 1997, visiting places such as Nepal, Cambodia, Russia, Egypt and Greenland. In 1971, Margaret formed a hiking group within the University Faculty Women's Club (F.W.C.) through the University of Calgary. In 1976, this group became a private club called the Tuesday Hikers, which no longer held any affiliation to the F.W.C. Trips included weekly hikes and/or ski trips, as well as longer backpacking excursions.The club is still active as of 2022.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of transparency slides, maps, handwritten notes and club records, song books, and scrapbooks pertaining to Margaret Ruth Oliver and the Tuesday Hikers club.

Notes: Materials are unprocessed and stored in three boxes: Box 1: 1 envelope "T. Hikers' Slides" - 28 film transparencies and printed notes; various maps with handwritten notes Box 2: 1 record book "T.H. Record Book" - handwritten lists and statistics of trips, attendance, miles; 2 binders with handwritten notes, titled "National Parks - Banff and Assiniboine" and "Nat'l Parks - Glacier + Jasper" Box 3: 1 binder titled "Tues. Hikers- Past Members and Guests"; 10 song books; trail, park and road maps; 11 scrapbooks, 1971-2010

Name Access: Oliver, Margaret

Subject Access: Hiking; Travel; Recreation; Club; Map; Trails; Music; Entertainment; Geography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Assiniboine; British Columbia; Glacier National Park

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/node/16056

Title Source: Title based on content in fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Marguerite Orr Rutherford fonds

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Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal papers and portraits, ca.1915-1990; incoming letters, ca.1915-1979; wedding journal, 1927; activity photographs, 1930s-1940s; hospital assistant papers and photographs, 1942-1945; print material and photographs re Inuit art, ca.1960; family history papers and portraits, c…

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1990

Reference Code: M320 / V556

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Marguerite Orr Rutherford fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 320; V 556

Sous-Fonds: M 320; V 556

Accession Number: 1569, 6773

Reference Code: M320 / V556

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

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1990

Physical Description: 14 cm of textual records. -- ca.100 photographs : prints. -- 1 item of print material

History / Biographical: Marguerite Beryl Orr Rutherford (also known as Marguerite Orr), 1903-1993, was a businesswoman and outdoor enthusiast at Banff and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was the daughter of Lorne and May Orr and grand-daughter of Wesley Fletcher Orr, early mayor of Calgary. Marguerite Orr grew up in Banff, where she attended high school with Earle Birney. In 1927, she married Clyde "Rusty" Rutherford, from whom she was later separated. During WWII, Rutherford worked as a hospital assistant at Whitehorse, Yukon. She later owned Cottage Crafts in Calgary and sold Eskimo art, ca.1960, when it was just becoming popular. Rutherford was a close friend of Allen Bill, war correspondent and later editor and sports columnist for the Calgary Herald.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal papers and portraits, ca.1915-1990; incoming letters, ca.1915-1979; wedding journal, 1927; activity photographs, 1930s-1940s; hospital assistant papers and photographs, 1942-1945; print material and photographs re Inuit art, ca.1960; family history papers and portraits, ca.1875-1974; Allen Bill photographs, 1940s-1970s; Earle Birney typescript poem and inscribed publication "David and Other Poems," 1942.

Name Access: Birney, Earle; Rutherford, Marguerite Orr

Subject Access: Family and personal life

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

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections)

Creator: Rutherford, Marguerite Orr

Category: Family and personal life

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

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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