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Bruno Engler fonds

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…

Date Range: [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995

Reference Code: M323 / S40 / V190

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Machine-readable data file; Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 323; S 40; V 190

Sous-Fonds: M 323; S 40; V 190

Accession Number: 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)

Reference Code: M323 / S40 / V190

GMD: Machine-readable data file; Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995

Physical Description: ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.

History / Biographical: Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.; Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.; Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.; Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.

Name Access: Engler, Bruno

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Government; 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; electronic finding aid

Related Material: Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).

Creator: Engler, Bruno

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

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

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Burks family fonds

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Part Of: Burks family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records re housing, tax and assessment in Banff; and warden service training and procedures, including an annotated map of Warden district #1, Banff National Park. Texual records also include six letters from Jim Deegan and Ken Jones to Jan Burks, 1986-1988. Accompanied by…

Date Range: [ca.1912], 1970-1988

Reference Code: M162 / V102

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Burks family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 162; V 102

Sous-Fonds: M 162; V 102

Accession Number: 991, 1794, 2047, 2179, 2289, 7995

Reference Code: M162 / V102

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

Date Range: [ca.1912], 1970-1988

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 photograph : print; copy

History / Biographical: The Burks family lived at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Jan Burks worked for the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) and Toby Burks was a warden with the Banff National Park Warden Service.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records re housing, tax and assessment in Banff; and warden service training and procedures, including an annotated map of Warden district #1, Banff National Park. Texual records also include six letters from Jim Deegan and Ken Jones to Jan Burks, 1986-1988. Accompanied by photograph of buildings at Lake Minnewanka, before first dam, ca.1912; copy.

Name Access: Burks, Jan; Burks, Toby

Subject Access: Family and personal life

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Burks, Jan; Burks, Toby

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Byron Harmon fonds

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…

Date Range: [ca.1890-ca.1975]

Reference Code: V263

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 263

Sous-Fonds: V 263

Accession Number: 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602

Reference Code: V263

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

Other Title Info: Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.

Date Range: [ca.1890-ca.1975]

Physical Description: ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products

History / Biographical: Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.; I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.; II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.

Notes: For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)

Name Access: Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; 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: series description; selected modern reference prints; digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database

Related Material: Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)

Creator: Harmon, Byron

Category: Arts; Environment; 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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Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

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Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1950]

Reference Code: M584 / V782

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Lantern slide; Print; Organization record; Textual record

Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M584 / V782

Sous-Fonds: V782

Accession Number: 303, 304, 625, 1471, 1086, 1544, 3288, 3502, 6740, 7071, 2014.8366, 2021.18

Reference Code: M584 / V782

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Lantern slide; Print; Organization record; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1900-1950]

Physical Description: 69 b&w lantern slides, 5 cm of textual records, ca. 309 prints : b&w ; 27.9 x 20.3 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian Pacific" screenplay and associated documents. Visual material includes black and white lantern slides and black and white prints depicting various scenes pertaining to travelling on the Canadian Pacific Railway and depict dining rooms, scnes involving trains and mountains, farming scenes and fields, people in train cars, various cities and towns, figures in natural landscapes, horses and horseback riding, mountains, waterfalls, skiing, ships, CP hotels, and other grand buildings [across Canada] such as Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal. Textual material includes paper reports [some compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel] detailing various construction and/or renovation projects for hotels, lodges, tea houses, bugalow camps, huts, and backcountry lodges throughout the Canadian Rockies as well as records pertaining to CP hotels in the Canadian Rockies, and the screenplay for "Canadian Pacific."

Notes: Slides were stored in rectangular wood box with leather handle on top, and metal handle at one end. White label that says “Lyon & Turnbull 432 04 February 2009” on lid of the box. Old, peeling, and stained label on top under handle, illegible. Faded, peeling labels on front, some words legible: “from the Canadian Pacific…” 2 stained and water damaged labels detached from box appear to be English shipping labels.“10” stamped in black on both ends of box. Stamped in black on rear of box: “Canadian Pacific Rly Co. 62 to 65 Charing Cross, London, S.W. 1. “3” engraved on upper rim of box. Box is divided into 3 sections with removable wood separators, small pieces of felt line 2 sections of the box.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Camps; Construction; Environment; Huts; Tourism; Trains; Transportation

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

Language: Language is English

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Content Details: Prints and some textual records absorbed from old records V121 and M48. Lantern slides donated to the Whyte Museum by Dr. William and Mrs. Wynn Bensen. The slides were purchased by the Bensens from Lyon and Turnbull in Scotland.

Processing Status: Processed

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Caroline Hinman fonds

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Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Hinman's career and travels in the Canadian Rockies and consists of I. Photograph albums; II. Motion pictures; III. Photographs (prints, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies); and IV. Textual records. Photographs and motion pictures pertain to mountain tours and trips led by Hinman…

Date Range: 1913-1960

Reference Code: M236 / V282

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 236; V 282

Sous-Fonds: M 236; V 282

Accession Number: 431, 696, 737, 1256, 1316, 1456, 1498, 1933

Reference Code: M236 / V282

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

Date Range: 1913-1960

Physical Description: 10 photograph albums (ca.3300 prints). -- ca.1600 photographs (574 prints, ca.1000 transparencies). -- 17 motion pictures. -- 4 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Caroline Hinman, 1884-1966, was a trip/tour leader who worked out of Summit, New Jersey, USA. Hinman was first introduced to the Canadian Rockies in 1913, attending several early Alpine Club of Canada camps. For almost every summer following until ca.1960, she conducted pack trips and tours throughout the Rockies, chiefly in the area between Mount Assiniboine, British Columbia, and Jasper, Alberta. During winters, her parties travelled widely in Europe, Asia and Africa. Starting in the 1940s, Hinman offered a wide variety of motor and rail trips through the Rockies, fishing expeditions in British Columbia, as well as camping trips. Hinman's motto, "off the beaten track," became the hallmark of her adventures.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Hinman's career and travels in the Canadian Rockies and consists of I. Photograph albums; II. Motion pictures; III. Photographs (prints, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies); and IV. Textual records.; Photographs and motion pictures pertain to mountain tours and trips led by Hinman, 1913-1960. Content includes Hinman, her associates and clients, activities and camps, and Banff and area and Rocky Mountain scenics.; Textual records, 1915-1960, include diaries, notebooks, manuscripts, trip accounts, advertising materials, and other material. One of the diaries refers to an early trip (1915) with Mary Jobe and Curly Phillips, Robson Pass. The tour literature includes form letters, pamphlets, etc. containing itineraries for most of Hinman's trips in the Canadian Rockies.

Name Access: Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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: arrangement outline; series, sub-series and file description; electronic finding aid; microfilm copies of albums; motion picture summaries; some video reference copies

Creator: Hinman, Caroline

Category: 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 / Unprocessed

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Catherine Edith Campbell fonds

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Part Of: Catherine Edith Campbell fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs taken and collected by Campbell pertaining to her participation in the Alpine Club of Canada camps at Larch Valley and Mount Robson. Includes climbing companions, ACC clubhouse at Banff, Mount Odaray climb and views of Jasper, Alberta

Date Range: 1923-1924

Reference Code: V313

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Catherine Edith Campbell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 313

Sous-Fonds: V 313

Accession Number: 6669

Reference Code: V313

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1923-1924

Physical Description: ca.130 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Catherine Edith (MacLean) Campbell, 1894-1978, was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and was a school teacher at North Battleford, Saskatchewan, where she was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada, Saskatoon section, ca.1921-ca.1924. MacLean attended the ACC Larch Valley camp in 1923, becoming an active member with a climb of Mount Odaray, and the Mount Robson camp in 1924. She later married James Alexander Campbell and moved to Toronto

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs taken and collected by Campbell pertaining to her participation in the Alpine Club of Canada camps at Larch Valley and Mount Robson. Includes climbing companions, ACC clubhouse at Banff, Mount Odaray climb and views of Jasper, Alberta

Name Access: Campbell, Catherine Edith

Subject Access: Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Creator: Campbell, Catherine Edith

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Charles Black family fonds

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Part Of: Charles Black family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to Charles and Phoebe Black, family, business and home; Henry and Jane Asson; friends in the Banff and Anthracite. Most prints unidentified.

Date Range: [ca.1895]

Reference Code: V586

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Charles Black family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 586

Sous-Fonds: V 586

Accession Number: 5947

Reference Code: V586

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1895]

Physical Description: 10 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Charles Edward Black and Pheobe Black, 1864-1947, were proprietors of the National Park Hotel restaurant, Banff, Alberta, Canada, ca.1895.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to Charles and Phoebe Black, family, business and home; Henry and Jane Asson; friends in the Banff and Anthracite. Most prints unidentified.

Name Access: Asson, Henry; Asson, Jane; Black, Charles; Black, Phoebe

Subject Access: Anthracite; Family and personal life

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints

Creator: Black, Charles; Black, Phoebe

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Charles D. Walcott fonds

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Part Of: Charles D. Walcott fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of research views of Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. Detailed identifications and dates are provided. Forty-two items are oversize panorama views. Three of these panoramas are framed; these are views of Bow Lake, Peyto Lake and Wolverine Pass areas.

Date Range: 1908-1925

Reference Code: V596

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Framed print; Photograph print

Part Of: Charles D. Walcott fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 596

Sous-Fonds: V 596

Accession Number: 1667, 3077

Reference Code: V596

GMD: Photograph; Framed print; Photograph print

Date Range: 1908-1925

Physical Description: 69 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Geologist Charles D. Walcott, 1850-1926, was Director of the United States Geological Survey from 1894 until 1907 and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1907 until 1926. During his years at the Smithsonian, Walcott did extensive paleontological research in Banff and Yoho National Parks.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of research views of Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. Detailed identifications and dates are provided. Forty-two items are oversize panorama views. Three of these panoramas are framed; these are views of Bow Lake, Peyto Lake and Wolverine Pass areas.

Name Access: Walcott, Charles D.

Subject Access: Environment; Science and technology

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Walcott, Charles D.

Category: Environment; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Charles H. McAulay fonds

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Part Of: Charles H. McAulay fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs. Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks …

Date Range: 1904-1963

Reference Code: M172 / V457

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Charles H. McAulay fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 172; V 457

Sous-Fonds: M 172; V 457

Accession Number: 5722, 6021, 7195 (unproc in with Box 2 of Mary Allan Thompson, Hugh Gordon materials unproc accn 7195)

Reference Code: M172 / V457

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

Date Range: 1904-1963

Physical Description: ca.33 cm of textual records. -- ca.370 photographs : prints, negatives

History / Biographical: Charles Henry McAulay, 1874-1966, was briquette plant manager at Bankhead, Alberta, 1907-1912, and General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park / Banff National Park from 1912-1939. Following his retirement in 1939, McAulay was foreman for private companies. McAulay was married to Cecilia Mayola McAulay, 1888-1953.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs.; Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks and other materials pertaining to public works projects, in particular road building and maintenance. Also includes McAulay's personal journal, 1942-1963, which includes periodic observations on activities of McAulay and family, Banff events and deaths of Banff residents.; Photographs pertain to Charles McAulay, family, friends and associates; work activities, including bridge and road construction, pipe-laying, equipment, construction projects in Banff National Park; personal activities, including curling; Banff places and activities; ca.1907-ca.1955. Includes construction of the Banff-Jasper Highway.

Name Access: McAulay, Charles H.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Government; Transportation

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: McAulay, Charles H.

Category: Family and personal life; Government; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Charles Macmunn fonds

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Part Of: Charles Macmunn fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of presentation album "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" of views along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Vancouver, B.C. and Canmore, Alberta; also Victoria and area. Each view has a caption and a photographer's number.

Date Range: [ca.1890]

Reference Code: V256

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Part Of: Charles Macmunn fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 256

Sous-Fonds: V 256

Accession Number: 17500

Reference Code: V256

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1890]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (144 prints)

History / Biographical: Charles Macmunn was a professional photographer who worked out of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada between ca.1883 and ca.1900.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of presentation album "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" of views along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Vancouver, B.C. and Canmore, Alberta; also Victoria and area. Each view has a caption and a photographer's number.

Name Access: Macmunn, Charles

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Access Restrictions: Access to original album is restricted; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description; microfilm copy; modern reference prints

Creator: Macmunn, Charles

Category: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Charles Reid fonds

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M413 (textual) and V487 (photographs). M413 consists of two series, 3.5 cm, ca. 1920-1939. Series I: Correspondence, 2.5 cm, 1929-1939 (particularly with Mary Schaffer Warren and an assortment of postcards). Series II: Newspaper Clippings, 1 cm, ca.1920-1939 (mai…

Date Range: ca.1900 to ca. 1939; 1922-1927; 1929; 1931; 1935-1936; 1938-1939

Reference Code: M413 / V487

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M413/V487

Sous-Fonds: M413; V487

Accession Number: 3295; 3303; 5248; 2014.8273; 5727

Reference Code: M413 / V487

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

Date Range: ca.1900 to ca. 1939; 1922-1927; 1929; 1931; 1935-1936; 1938-1939

Physical Description: 3.5 cm textual records. -- 175 photographs (31 negatives, 144 prints). -- 1 album (183 prints).

History / Biographical: Charles "Charlie" Clifford Carmichael Reid (1904-1984) was born near Suffield, Alberta, Canada. Charlie went to high school in Medicine Hat, Alberta and arrived in Banff in 1922 to serve his three-year pharmacy apprenticeship with Gourlay's Drug Store. After completing his apprenticeship, Charlie studied to be a pharmacist at the University of Alberta from 1926-1928. While at university, Charlie joined the Pharmacy Club and the Track Team. Charlie had dreams of opening his own pharmacy in Banff, which he did in 1936 on Banff Avenue and named it Banff Pharmacy Limited. He operated the Banff Pharmacy until his retirement in February 1977. He was known as a good employer that paid well, and known for selling French perfumes. A true entrepreneur, Charlie opened a branch store that sold general merchandise in the Banff Springs Hotel, a Curio and Gift shop across from the pharmacy, and a fur store. It is also noted that Charlie found an opportunity to sell coal to the Banff Springs Hotel, which is where he made a significant amount money. He remained in Banff until his death. He was described as a "go getter" and was known for dressing meticulously, particularly with his trademark bowtie. He was a keen and skilled golfer at the Banff Springs Golf Course (he was a member), and won the Prince of Wales trophy in the 1930's. He was an accomplished track and field athlete, captain of the canoe team, participated in water sports, and enjoyed hiking and hunting. He was good friends with George Noble (photographer), Dr. Ernest Kennedy (dentist), and Carl Rungius (artist). Charlie was a prominent Banff citizen: he served as the Registrar for births, deaths, and marriages; he served on the Banff Advisory Council; was a Charter Member of the Kinsman Club of Banff; he was a member of the Banff Curling Club; and he was a volunteer firefighter with fire brigade. When a fire broke out at the Banff Springs Hotel in the late 1920's, Charlie was one of the firefighters who helped put it out. Charlie was a bachelor until his mother died, although during this period he courted Edmee Moore, daughter of Col. Philip and Pearl (Brewster) Moore, whom he married in 1942. Charlie and Edmee Reid were friends of Mary Schaffer Warren and lived in the Warren home after Billy Warren's death. After Edmee died in 1971, Charles remarried a friend from Vancouver, Gladys McQueen, until his death on February 8th, 1984.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M413 (textual) and V487 (photographs).; M413 consists of two series, 3.5 cm, ca. 1920-1939. Series I: Correspondence, 2.5 cm, 1929-1939 (particularly with Mary Schaffer Warren and an assortment of postcards). Series II: Newspaper Clippings, 1 cm, ca.1920-1939 (mainly related to Reid's sports activities).; V487 consists of three series, 9 cm, ca. 1900-ca. 1939. Series I: Albums (depicting sports and community events in and around Banff, including the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Indian Days). Series II: Prints, consisting two sub-series: A. Community Life and Banff Area (family and friends, community events including Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days, and scenery; includes Reid's pharmacy) and B. Sports and Recreation (summer and winter sports, mainly golf). Series III: Negatives (primarily depicting Reid with friends and family and sports activities).

Notes: Grant Buchanan was a good friend of Charles Reid. His son, Doug Buchanan, gifted additional records in 2014 (accn.2014.8273), these were found in his garage after his father passed away.; Items from accn. 5727 were placed in the Charles Reid biofile.; 1 loan for copy print of Carl Rungius working on painting, ca. 1950. -- put in Mary Schaffer V527

Name Access: Reid, Charles; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Banff; Community life; Community events; Banff National Park

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Medicine Hat; Calgary

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

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Charles C. Reid biofile

Creator: Reid, Charles

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

Biographical Source Notes: Charles C.C. Reid biofile; Some information based on contents within the fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Charles S. Thompson fonds

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Part Of: Charles S. Thompson fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of letters, 1897-1916, 1924, and photographs, ca.1902. Correspondents include J. Norman Collie, A. L. Mumm and Philip S. Abbot's mother. Also includes a letter to Mrs. Ruth Thompson from Harry P. Nichols of the American Alpine Club, 1924, re Thompson's mountaineering papers. Photogr…

Date Range: 1897-1924

Reference Code: M225 / V564

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Charles S. Thompson fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 225; V 564

Sous-Fonds: M 225; V 564

Accession Number: 1423

Reference Code: M225 / V564

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

Date Range: 1897-1924

Physical Description: .5 cm of textual records. -- 5 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Charles S. Thompson, 1864-1921, was a mountaineer and General Agent for the Illinois Central Railroad in the United States. Thompson was active in Boston's Appalachian Mountain Club and participated in that organization's climbing camp in the Canadian Rockies in 1895. He accompanied parties to the summit of Mount Hector and Mount Stephen that year and was present on the attempt of Mount Lefroy which resulted in the death of friend Philip Stanley Abbot.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of letters, 1897-1916, 1924, and photographs, ca.1902. Correspondents include J. Norman Collie, A. L. Mumm and Philip S. Abbot's mother. Also includes a letter to Mrs. Ruth Thompson from Harry P. Nichols of the American Alpine Club, 1924, re Thompson's mountaineering papers. Photographs pertain to Charles S. Thompson, Ruth Gage Thompson, Norman Collie and mountaineering, ca.1902.

Name Access: Thompson, Charles S.

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Thompson, Charles S.

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Charlie Beil fonds

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Part Of: Charlie Beil fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of letters, 1929-1972, including letters to Leslie Peters, 1929-1972 and Julius Peters, 1931-1938; Christmas cards from Beil to members of the Peters family; miscellaneous brochures, pamphlets, etc. illustrated with Beil's works; photographs. Papers discuss Banff Winter Carnival ice…

Date Range: [ca.1926-1972]

Reference Code: M463 / V496

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Charlie Beil fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 463; V 496

Sous-Fonds: M 463; V 496

Accession Number: 1437, 3191, 3740, 3751

Reference Code: M463 / V496

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

Date Range: [ca.1926-1972]

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records. -- 80 photographs : prints, postcards

History / Biographical: Charlie Beil, 1894-1976, was an artist at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Beil pursued his interest in art after meeting artist Charlie Russell in Glacier Park, Montana, USA. Prior to that, he worked as a cowboy and served in the U.S. Cavalry. Beil came to Banff in 1930 and settled there permanently in 1934. He established a studio and began to produce murals, dioramas and bronze sculptures. Beil was well-known for the latter and was active as an artist until his death. Charles Beil married Olive Luxton (1915-1983), ca.1940.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of letters, 1929-1972, including letters to Leslie Peters, 1929-1972 and Julius Peters, 1931-1938; Christmas cards from Beil to members of the Peters family; miscellaneous brochures, pamphlets, etc. illustrated with Beil's works; photographs. Papers discuss Banff Winter Carnival ice sculptures, Olive Beil, Grey Owl, and Beil's life and work as an artist, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s as he was becoming established in Banff. Photographs pertain to paintings, models and sculptures by Charlie Beil; also Calgary Stampede, Banff and Sunshine area views.

Name Access: Beil, Charlie

Subject Access: Arts

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Beil, Charlie

Category: Arts

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Charlotte Tuerck fonds

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Part Of: Charlotte Tuerck fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of letters and cards, 1957-1975; scrapbooks and clippings, 1950-1971, re personal matters, skiing and horses; photographs pertaining to Charlotte Tuerck, associates, clients and friends, pack trips and trail rides in the Rocky Mountains, 1913-1965.

Date Range: 1913-1975

Reference Code: M116 / V631

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Charlotte Tuerck fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 116; V 631

Sous-Fonds: M 116; V 631

Accession Number: 1503, 2116, 2455

Reference Code: M116 / V631

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

Date Range: 1913-1975

Physical Description: 4 cm and 2 v. of textual records. -- 88 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (28 prints)

History / Biographical: Charlotte Tuerck, 1888-1975, was a nurse, farmer and horsewoman at Calgary, Olds and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Tuerck worked in various jobs in Banff between stints in farming. A skilled horsewoman, she was employed by Jim Brewster and later nursed at the Mineral Springs Hospital. She was an avid hiker and skier and spent her later years in Banff, where she was a hostess at the Peter Whyte Foundation (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies).

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of letters and cards, 1957-1975; scrapbooks and clippings, 1950-1971, re personal matters, skiing and horses; photographs pertaining to Charlotte Tuerck, associates, clients and friends, pack trips and trail rides in the Rocky Mountains, 1913-1965.

Name Access: Tuerck, Charlotte

Subject Access: Family and personal life

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Tuerck, Charlotte

Category: Family and personal life

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Christian and Hans Kaufmann fonds

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Part Of: Christian and Hans Kaufmann fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of fuhrer-buches (guide-books) for Hans Kaufmann, 1895-1929, and Christian Kaufmann, 1892-1938, as well as photographs. Guide-books contain certifications as Swiss Guides and testimonials from clients in Switzerland (until 1901 and 1902, and after 1905) and in Canada at Banff, Lake L…

Date Range: Copies made 1977

Reference Code: M385 / V321

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Christian and Hans Kaufmann fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 385; V 321

Sous-Fonds: M 385; V 321

Accession Number: 2712, 2735

Reference Code: M385 / V321

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

Date Range: Copies made 1977

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (2 v.). -- 80 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Christian and Hans Kaufmann were Swiss mountaineering guides in Switzerland and Canada. The brothers guided prominent mountaineers, such as James Outram and J. Norman Collie, for several years in the Canadian Rockies and were involved in numerous first ascents.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of fuhrer-buches (guide-books) for Hans Kaufmann, 1895-1929, and Christian Kaufmann, 1892-1938, as well as photographs. Guide-books contain certifications as Swiss Guides and testimonials from clients in Switzerland (until 1901 and 1902, and after 1905) and in Canada at Banff, Lake Louise and Field (from 1901 and 1902 to 1904). Photographs were collected by the Kaufmann brothers and pertain to Christian and Hans Kaufmann, associates and clients, climbs, scenic views, ca.1905, 1931.

Name Access: Kaufmann, Christian; Kaufmann, Hans

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

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs

Related Material: Material is accompanied by a letter from Catharine Whyte to Ted Hart discussing the guide-books, 1977, 3 p.; also notes and excerpts by Catharine Whyte re contents of guide-books, 15 p.

Creator: Kaufmann, Christian; Kaufmann, Hans

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Christina Bateman fonds

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Part Of: Christina Bateman fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of album in two sections. First part documents the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley and subsidiary camp at Lake O'Hara, including Christina Henry's climbs, camp environs, ACC members and also the ACC clubhouse and guests at Banff. Henry's companions were Nan MacKay, Librarian at the U…

Date Range: 1923

Reference Code: V379

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Part Of: Christina Bateman fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 379

Sous-Fonds: V 379

Accession Number: 6346

Reference Code: V379

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1923

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (ca.250 prints)

History / Biographical: Christina Evelyn Bateman (Henry), 1894-1991, was a resident of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Assistant Registrar at the University of Saskatchewan until her marriage in 1925 to Prof. John V. Bateman. She attended the 1923 Alpine Club of Canada camp and graduated on a climb on Odaray Mountain.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of album in two sections. First part documents the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley and subsidiary camp at Lake O'Hara, including Christina Henry's climbs, camp environs, ACC members and also the ACC clubhouse and guests at Banff. Henry's companions were Nan MacKay, Librarian at the U. of S., and Edith MacKay, a Saskatoon teacher. The second part of the album documents Henry's trip to Britain and Switzerland, ca.1923. Her companion for this trip appears to be Nan MacKay. Portion of European section is published photographs. The creator has provided captions.

Notes: Additional identifications have been provided by the donor.

Name Access: Bateman, Christina

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

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Bateman, Christina

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

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Claude M. Walker fonds

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Part Of: Claude M. Walker fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of professional papers, 1921, 1949-1950; financial papers, 1932-1946; other papers, 1939-1953; and photographs, ca.1909-ca.1947. Textual records pertain mainly to Walker's later career re the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board, Coleman-Savana Creek Highway, and income tax. Al…

Date Range: [ca.1909]-1950

Reference Code: M191 / V662

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Claude M. Walker fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 191; V 662

Sous-Fonds: M 191; V 662

Accession Number: 1161, 2949

Reference Code: M191 / V662

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

Date Range: [ca.1909]-1950

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records. -- 23 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Claude Melville Walker, 1883-1952, was a surveyor and engineer who had a thirty-five year association with Banff National Park. He served with the Surveys Branch engineering service and was supervising engineer of the western parks from 1936 to 1948. He was involved in the survey of the Banff townsite, superintendent of construction, Big Bend Highway, and supervised construction of the Icefields Parkway, and major highways in British Columbia and the North West Territories. In later years he did private engineering and consulting work. Walker was married to Mabel Arnold Walker, 1883-1970

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of professional papers, 1921, 1949-1950; financial papers, 1932-1946; other papers, 1939-1953; and photographs, ca.1909-ca.1947. Textual records pertain mainly to Walker's later career re the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board, Coleman-Savana Creek Highway, and income tax. Also includes miscellaneous papers and ephemera of Mabel Walker's re gardening. Photographs pertain to C. M. Walker, family, associates and activities, ca.1909-ca.1947. Also includes prints collected by Walker

Name Access: Walker, C. M.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Transportation

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Walker, C. M.

Category: Family and personal life; Transportation

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Clifford Jackson White fonds

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Part Of: Clifford Jackson White fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of eight separate series: A. Moving Images; B. Photographs; C. Banff - Lake Louise - Chamber of Commerce Plaques; D. Printed Materials; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Sunshine Village Lodge & Skoki Ski Lodge; G. Written Materials; H. Phone List. Fonds consists of records pertaining primar…

Date Range: 1847-2003

Reference Code: M168 / V685

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Clifford Jackson White fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 168; V 685

Sous-Fonds: M 168; V 685

Accession Number: 6335 (moved to V682), 7044, 7771

Reference Code: M168 / V685

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1847-2003

Physical Description: 7 cm textual records. -- 24 photographs: prints. -- 2 motion pictures: 16mm film, video

History / Biographical: Clifford Jackson White (II), 1929-2003, was born in Banff, Alberta, the son of Clifford and Mildred (Jackson) White and the grandson of Dave White. Clifford J. White attended public and high school in Banff and in 1951, married Beverly Pogue of Calgary. Together they have four children: Clifford (III), Tara, Bradford, and Tristan. Cliff White was thirteen years old when he guided for his father at Mount Temple, and he operated the bulldozer for Sunshine Village from 1946 to 1949. From 1949 to 1953, Cliff White was assistant to the general manager of Snowmobile Tours at the Icefields, and 1953-1963, he owned a service station in Banff. In 1960, White purchased Sunshine Village ski resort, sold it in 1966 and remained the manager there until 1977. White succeeded his aunt, Catharine Whyte as President of the Board of Trustees, Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation, 1979-1993. White was a member of the Kiwanis Club at Banff, and was the director of the Banff Chamber of Commerce. He was a Cub pack leader from 1953 to 1956.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of eight separate series: A. Moving Images; B. Photographs; C. Banff - Lake Louise - Chamber of Commerce Plaques; D. Printed Materials; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Sunshine Village Lodge & Skoki Ski Lodge; G. Written Materials; H. Phone List. Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Sunshine ski area. Textual records include a speech: "The Human History of Skiing at lake Louise," Feb. 8, 1992. Discusses origins of skiing in Banff, 1920s, the establishment of Skoki and Mt. Temple Chalet, and the first chair lifts. The remainder of the speech deals with White's recollections of a typical "ski week" in 1943 when he worked as a licensed ski guide at Mount Temple Chalet. Also includes a list of significant dates and events in Lake Louise ski history, 1894-1991. Textual records also include personal and legal records, Sunshine ski area pamphlets, 1960 - ?, correspondence, certificates, clippings, and pamphlets. Photographs consist of 20 prints re Clifford J. White, Beverly White and their children; Clifford White Sr. and ski development history. Motion pictures include a film "Top of the World," ca. 1970, 16mm, sd., col., ca. 500 ft., ca. 14 minutes. "A Jim Rice Production." Sunshine Village promotional film: skiing, lodge, lifts, helishots, etc. interspersed with 1930s footage of Skoki area skiing (some of which exists in this fonds). Film was property of Sunshine Village. Clifford J. White supplied some historical film footage by or collected by his father, Clifford White, for this film.

Name Access: White, Clifford Jackson

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

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access

Language: Language is English

Creator: White, Clifford Jackson

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

Biographical Source Notes: Bio file; Who's Who in Alberta, 1969

Title Source: Title based on provenance of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Clifford White fonds

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Part Of: Clifford White fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of four separate series: A. Photograph Albums; B. Prints; C. Motion Picture; D. Written Materials. Fonds consists of 10 motion pictures pertaining mainly to skiing, particularly in the Skoki area and include 1 16mm film "Skolff" ca.1966 by Bruno Engler and 1 16mm film "Skoki" ca.1932…

Date Range: 1920-1992

Reference Code: M159 / V682

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Clifford White fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 159; V 682

Sous-Fonds: M 159; V 682

Accession Number: 411, 3265, 3934, 5088, 6335, 6691, 7741

Reference Code: M159 / V682

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

Date Range: 1920-1992

Physical Description: 13 reels of motion pictures. -- 3 photograph albums: 72 prints. -- 84 photographs: prints. -- 5 textual records

History / Biographical: Clifford White (I), 1902-1964, skier, mountaineer and photographer was the son of Dave and Annie White, and the brother of Peter Whyte. He spent his life in the Banff area and was a pioneer in ski development in the Banff and Lake Louise areas. In 1932, he and Russell H. Bennett, J.A. Weiss and A.L. Withers skied a 300 mile route from Jasper to Lake Louise in a 20 day period. Cliff White made numerous pioneering ski expeditions including trips to Skoki, the Columbia Icefields and the Coast Range of British Columbia in 1934. Clifford was an active participant in the construction of Skoki Lodge and Mount Temple Chalet, managing Mount Temple from 1939-1945. He also participated in the development of skiing at Mount Norquay. Following World War I, Clifford helped organize the first Banff Ski Club, 1926. Cliff White married Mildred Jackson, d.1953 and they had three children - Clifford Jr., Donald, and Peter.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of four separate series: A. Photograph Albums; B. Prints; C. Motion Picture; D. Written Materials. Fonds consists of 10 motion pictures pertaining mainly to skiing, particularly in the Skoki area and include 1 16mm film "Skolff" ca.1966 by Bruno Engler and 1 16mm film "Skoki" ca.1932-34 by Cliff White Sr.; 3 photograph albums pertaining mainly to skiing and Sunshine 1940s and 1960s; ca.119 photographs pertaining mainly to Clifford J. White and his brothers as children, Sunshine ski area vehicles, Joe Smith at Silver City, Mt. Waddington, skiing in the Rockies and Europe, Robin Peyto and one of Castle Mountain internment camp.; Albums are: "Crossing the Coast Range, B. C., March-April 1934," 29 prints recording expedition; "Sunshine in the Canadian Rockies," ca.1940, produced for Brewster Transport Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway by British Photographic Laboratories, Banff, Alberta, 18 prints; and, "Sunshine Village, Photo Album," ca.1975, 26 prints, all views except one by Bruno Engler, Alpine Films, Banff, Alberta.; Textual records include a birth certificate, 1935; letter from Hilary McDowall, 1963; 2 share certificates: Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies, 1932.

Notes: Skolff (snow golf) was a game invented by Bev & Cliff White at Sunshine. The Skoki film may have been one of four reels called "Skoki Mail," salvaged by Jim Santa Lucia, others destroyed. Photos in Bridle & Golfer by Cliff White Sr., cover annotated by him.

Name Access: White, Clifford

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

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description; motion picture summaries and selected video copies

Related Material: Clifford White photographs are also included in Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds (series: Whyte/Curren family photographs (M36/V683 - V) and Paris Tea Room photographs (V639). Some Clifford White textual material can be found in the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies fonds (M188).