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Dorothy Wardle fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

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

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Reference Code: M521 / V75

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M521; V75

Sous-Fonds: M521; V75

Accession Number: 5296, 5391, 7504

Reference Code: M521 / V75

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

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Language: Language is English

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

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

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

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Catharine Robb Whyte correspondence

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Part Of: David Zweifel fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; …

Date Range: 1967; 1969; 1970; 1973; 1989

Reference Code: M571 / I / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: David Zweifel fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M571 / V796 / S58

Series: M571 / I : Catharine Robb Whyte

Sous-Fonds: M571

Accession Number: 2019.02

Reference Code: M571 / I / 1

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Responsibility: Produced by Catharine Robb Whyte and Frances and Murray Adaskin

Date Range: 1967; 1969; 1970; 1973; 1989

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; discussions about composer Murray Adaskin and artists Carl Rungius and Belmore Browne; Catharine's skiing lessons and trips; the Tabeteau family; letters of recommendation written by Catharine for David Zweifel; Catharine's flying lessons; Catharine attending a funeral in Concord in 1969; Catharine reminiscing about art school in Boston and Peter Whyte; Christmas greetings; Catharine attending a concert in Edmonton; and a letter from Murray Adaskin which includes a copy of another letter sent to David Zweifel from Frances Adaskin in 1967, discussing Catharine's generosity.

Notes: Letters are in chronological order

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Adaskin, Murray; Adaskin, Frances; Zweifel, David; Rungius, Carl; Browne, Belmore

Subject Access: Education; Music; Skiing; Concert; Aviation; Funeral; Christmas; Holidays; Artists; Art

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Sidney; Edmonton

Language: English

Related Material: Extensive description of letter contents produced by Elizabeth Kundert-Cameron is included inside case file folder for David Zweifel.

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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General Commercial Work negatives [8/15]

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Part Of: Ron Duke fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series pertains to approx. 259 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, cour…

Date Range: 1964

Reference Code: V180 / III / A / viii / NA - 41 to 4262

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Ron Duke fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M175 / V180

Series: II.A. Banff School of Fine Arts ; Banff School of Fine Arts

Sous-Fonds: V180

Accession Number: 168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772

Reference Code: V180 / III / A / viii / NA - 41 to 4262

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: ca. 259 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Sub-series pertains to approx. 259 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, conventions, conferences, meetings, presentations, displays and exhibits, clubs and organizations, Banff events including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts 1963-1971, Banff and area views, copy work. Includes: 41 - Brent Titcomb 42 - Riva family group 43 - Janet Middleton Art Class 44 - Leadership Tecknique Short Course, BSFA 45 - “Trio” (Mountainholm) [musicians] 46 - Helen Arvenetes 47 - Arts transport (Whitey) 48 - Timberline Manager 49 - Salvation Army 410 - Montana Ski Champion 411 - (1 – 70) Voyager (Marsden) 412 - Insurance Group, BSFA 413 - Green R (Building) – S Block 414 - Insurance Agents Group, BSFA speakers 415 - (1 – 440) – High School Yr. Book 416 - Dale Anderson 417 - Labour Group 418 - Bank of Montreal 420 - Civil Service Valentine Party 421 - Linda Brown 422 - Voyager – Marston 423 - Mrs. C. Whyte 424 - Legion Hosp. Presentation 425 - Nite Shots Norquay 426 - Assoc. Administrative Ass. 427 - Small Business Management Group 428 - BSFA Group from Far East with Sen. Cameron 429 - Rural Leadership Group, BSFA 430 - Rev. Firth and Family Portrait 431 - Voyager [ ] - Tony Negs., Voyager [ ] - Voyageur Copy negs. [ ] - Conforce – Voyageur 432 - Advanced Management, BSFA 433 - Kereluk – Hensel Wedding 434 - Joanne Kokota Portrait 435 - B – Sam Play [Banff School of Advanced Management] 436 - Leadership Course 437 - Real Estate Conference, BSFA Class pic. 438 - Voyager Inn 439 - G. Boehnish (wedding) 440 - Mr. and Mrs. Don Greenlaw, Canmore 441 - Mrs. Hick’s Bible 443 - Jeff Snoball wedding 444 - Curling Rink 445 - Acadia Life Insurance Group, Calgary, BSFA 446 - Firl Guide Commissioner Group, BSFA 447 - Red Cross Presentation 448 - Canadian Wax Gallery 449 - Taylor-Gratto Wedding 450 - Red Cross Group, BSFA 451 - Banff School Administrators Group, BSFA 452 - Ness Wedding 453 - Wax Gallery 454 - Canada Cement First Aid Team Group 455 - H. Wiebe 25th Wedding anniversary 456 - Gondola Lift – new addition 457 - Voyageur Inn 458 - Williams-Smith Wedding 459 - Exshaw Curling Banquet 460 - Toni Marston 461 - Mr. Charles Lockwood, School of Fine Arts, U of A Extension 462 - National Cash 463 - Gondoal Lift. Norad 464 - Shiftis Child, Colour 465 - Alberta Gov’t telephone Group 466 - Stafford Children 467 - Voyageur (Portraits) 468 - Voyageur (Progress Prints) 469 - Mr. Vito 470 - Voyageur – Progress 471 - Voyageur Progress 472 - Cdn. Education Assoc. group (C.E.A.) 473 - Laveau Wedding 474 - Banff Graduation 475 - Canmore Graduation 476 - Banffshire Inn 477 - Nurses Convention 478 - Voyageur 479 - Voice of Women (Cdn. Press) 480 - Cdn. Chamber Commerce Instit. 481 - Canada Cement Safety Round-up 482 - Lens Souvenir 483 - Can. Safeway, Business Mans Port., Calgary 484 - Prov. Gov’t Recreation Seminar 485 - Canmore Legion (Crockford Picture) 486 - Eklof – Kazimer Wedding 487 - Elementary School Classes 489 - Drama Presentation BSFA, Shirley Tooke 490 - Mr. Yee and friend, F.L. Portrait 491 - High School Fashion Show 492 - Hospital Pres. To Bill Bryan 493 - National Cash Reg. (Safeway) 495 - Coultis-Naffin Wedding 496 - Yanos Children (Portrait) 497 - Pronzy Baby Pic. 498 - Phils PanCake House 499 - Insurance Group, BSFA, Classroom Pics. 4100 - St. Regis Cons. Paper Group [ ] - St. Regis Paper Neg., Newest, Latest, Best [ ] - St. Regis Copy Neg. 4101 - Wiebe Family Group 4102 - BSFA Group, Co-op Insurance Co. 4103 - Sandra Ferguson 4104 - Mr. and Mrs. D.G. Gilkes, Calgary 4105 - Rollins 4106 - M[?] Underhill Children 4107 - Band B. Conference, BSFA 4108 - Neish-Horrick Wedding 4109 - Donna Kunsman Portrait 4110 - Linda Coughlin Portrait 4111 - Square Dance Group 4112 - Art Short Courses 4113 - Hockley Tours 4114 - Rose Mary Leeder, BSFA, Portrait 4115 - Mr. Dave Shedden Portrait, B of M 4116 - Lib Smith Girls at ^6, Group [Rafter Six Ranch] 4117 - Bernard Fitch 4118 - Maria Pellegrini-Macko 4119 - Roxolana Roslak 4120 - Lilian Sukis 4121 - Genevieve Peirault 4122 - Mrs. Willensky 4123 - Fed. Comfort St. (Art School) 4124 - Staff Parade, BSFA 4125 - Wilf Carter at Wax Museum 4126 - Jazz Ballet Musical Ceremony 4127 - Ballet Swiss, BSFA 4127A - Joe Macko 4128 - Legge 4129 - Bernard Turgeon 4130 - Botchett 4131 - Joanne Lindig, BSFA 4132 - Smith 4133 - Gondola Jaeggi Plaque 4134 - Brian MacDonald 4135 - BSFA Skating 4136 - Richard Braun, BSFA 4137 - Audrey Lester 4138 - Kathy Stafford 4139 - Skating – at school, BSFA 4140 - Tom Bles Portrait 4141 - Bernard Turgeon (Copy) 4142 - Scholarship Nite, BSFA 4143 - Andrew Port, Field, B.C. 4144 - Ballet Production 4145 - G. Lloyd, BSFA 4146 - Opera and Drama Workshop Productions, BSFA 4147 - Opera Class Pic. 4148 - Mrs. Joanne Benoit Baby Pics. 4149 - Falstaff, BSFA 4150 - Candida, BSFA 4151 - Ballet Publicity Pics., BSFA 4152 - Make up, BSFA 4153 - Helmut Perrer Portrait 4154 - Miss Sukis Costume Pics. 4155 - French Class Group 4156 - Mr. and Mrs. Tom McGovern, Yesford, Alberta 4157 - Mr. and Mrs. O.S. Mitchell, High River 4158 - Gwen Beamish Recital, BSFA 4159 - Greta Hansen Portrait 4160 - M. Wingert 4161 - Gibson 4162 - Drama Group, BSFA 4163 - Student Council Group, BSFA 4164 - Staff Group, BSFA 4165 - Matrons Group, BSFA 4166 - Piano Class, BSFA 4167 - Miss Bates Paintings 4168 - Mary Gowan-Lock 4169 - Riley-Schectel [Schechtel] Wedding 4170 - Scoular Children 4171 - Exshaw, Can. Cement Safety Awards 4172 - United Nations Group, BSFA 4173 - ATA Groups, BSFA 4174 - Baha’i Group 4175 - Miss Lucy Lavigueur 4176 - Mr. Pepper Portrait 4177 - Doreen McGinnis Portrait 4178 - Rundle Photo Staff 4179 - Banff Camera Staff 4180 - Jr. Red Cross Executive Group, BSFA 4181 - U.N. Student Council Group, BSFA 4182 - United Church Group 4183 - World Conference Group, BSFA 4184 - Joanne Librion Portrait 4185 - Jr. Red Cross Executive Group, BSFA 4186 - Phils Rancake House Group 4187 - Western Citizenship Group, BSFA 4188 - Louis Vigh Shop [exterior] 4190 - Art Exhibit, BSFA 4191 - Prairie Youth Conference Group, BSFA 4192 - Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boles Wedding 4193 - Heath-Campbell Wedding 4194 - Kinsmen – Pre-convention 4195 - (1 – 481) – Kinsmen Convention 4196 - Mr. Fisk [Fish] 4197 - Boy Scout Assn. Convention, BSFA 4198 - Curling Rink Dining Setup, Cal. Caterers 4199 - Banffshire Group 4200 - Clarence Blaseckie Portrait 4201 - Banff Monteen [Mount-Teen] Club cheque Presentation, Tiesmaki 4202 - Montat Science Teachers Group, BSFA 4203 - Wax Gallery 4204 - Canada Cement First Aid Team 4205 - Presbyterian Mens Group, BSFA 4206 - Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bales, Banff 4207 - J. Foulds 4208 - Mr. Zachary 4209 - Foster and Standish Children 4210 - Marketing-Management Group 4211 - Taxation Seminar Group 4212 - Carol Forester 4213 - Ron Sluggett Portrait 4214 - Exshaw Graduation 4216 - Mr. and Mrs. McLhagga, Estevan, Sask. 4219 - Mr. and Mrs. T. Burks Wedding 4220 - Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brecknell, Golden, c/o R.C.M.P. 4221 - Cam and Roger MacKenzie 4222 - Louise Vigh and family 4223 - Behaan-Bass Wedding 4224 - Wakryk [Wakaryk] Funeral 4225 - Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nixon 4227 - Management Group, BSFA 4228 - Fleming Family 4229 - Norris Family 4230 - Foulds Wedding 4231 - Arventes 4232 - Stringer Childs Portrait 4233 - Stan MacPherson E. 4234 - Milne Twins 4235 - Name Neg. of Dr. Atkin 4236 - Management Group (Indoors) 4237 - Mr. and Mrs. Harry Henseler, Calgary 4238 - Lambourne Wedding 4239 - Mrs. Unwin’s Birthday 4240 - Wolfarth Portrait 4242 - Kraft food – Group, Voyager 4243 - Jerry Straza Color Portrait 4244 - Stafford Family 4245 - Spence Family 4247 - Sandra Atkin, BSFA 4248 - Schneider Children Portrait 4249 - George Scott Portrait 4250 - Advanced Management Windup, BSFA 4252 - Hudson’s Bay Choir 4253 - Witt Lapper 4254 - Mr. and Mrs. Brothers (Aubin) 4255 - Bill Rouse Road Shot 4256 - Shandruk-Cohen Wedding 4257 - Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship 4259 - Can. Cement Turkey Boxes 4260 - Can. Cement Xmas Party 4262 - Larry Krahn Portrait

Notes: Some files may have more than one negative.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Carter, Wilf

Subject Access: Academics; Activities; Advertising; Architecture; Art; Artists; Banff Centre; Banff Community High School; Banff High School; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Upper Hot Springs; Buildings and facilities; Buses; Businesses; Cameras; Chateau Lake Louise; Children; Churches; Community life; Construction; Family and personal life; Gondola; Hotels; Marriage; Mountain School; Mountains; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Public events; School; School athletics; Skiing; Sports; Theatre; Timberline Hotel; Weddings; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Canmore; Exshaw; Calgary; Golden; Alberta; British Columbia

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: series and file description; electronic finding aid

Creator: Duke, Ron

Title Source: Title based on sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Norman Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Til…

Date Range: 1900-1964

Reference Code: LUX / I / A - 1 to 361

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / A : Correspondence

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / A - 1 to 361

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1900-1964

Physical Description: 3.5 metres of textual records

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of business and personal letters, written mainly to Norman Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts. First portion, 1900-1902, 12 cm, consists of letters written to Luxton by family, friends, acquaintances and business contacts before, during and after Tilikum voyage. Includes letters of news and concern from Luxton's parents, siblings and family friends; letters from individuals met during preparations in British Columbia and post-voyage stay at Sydney and Port Manly, Australia; letter from Norman Luxton to George Perry in Vancouver, Canada, describing the voyage, November 1901; and a sample of envelopes, 1901-1902.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Perry, George

Subject Access: Personal and Professional Life; Travel; Canoes and canoeing; Hotels; Businesses; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Vancouver; Australia

Access Restrictions: Reproduction may be restricted due to conservation concerns

Language: English

Finding Aid: Index to correspondence by year is available as database

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: FILES #1-359 ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. See Scope Note 2B for file number matched to the date LETTERS FROM: A-Al A. and M. Hurtig Furs 1935 A. C. Baker Registered 1952-1956, 1958, 1959 a.k.a.: A. C. Baker Company Limited A. J. Williamson 1942 a.k.a. "A. J. Williamson and Son" Abbott, Clifton 1946, 1947 Abbott, Margaret L. 1953 Abercrombie, Mabel 1953 Abraham, (Mrs) Silas 1930 Abraham, Silas 1930, 1950 Acheson, Barclay 1952 Acheson, Thomas S. 1952 [Ackie?] 1941 Acme Glass Cement Company 1937 Acme Printing Company 1946, 1947 Acousticon Dictagraph Company of Canada Limited 1948 Acousticon International 1946, 1947 [?], Ada 1955 Adam, Dinnit 1939 Adams, A. C. L. A. 1927 Adams, Cedric 1950 Adams, E. D. 1908 Adams, F. C. 1935 Adams, Fred 1905, 1908 Adams, H. J. 1907 Adams, (Mrs) C. R. 1951 Adams, Norman E. 1960 Adams Radio Parlors 1943 Adams, S. A. 1919 Adamson, J. G. 1912 Addison, William (Billy) 1939, 1940, 1942-1947 Administration and Trust Company 1935 Adolf Hujer Commercial and Export Company 1949 Adolph, Emily 1940 Aeulut, Bob 1922 Agnew, J. E. 1931 [?], Aida 1938 [---aig?], Guy 1949 Airth, Andy 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 Airth, Elsie 1954-1958 Aitkens, Harry A. 1942, 1943 a.k.a. "Aitkens, Harry" Aitkens, Jo Aitkens, Harry 1941 Aitkens, Jo 1946, 1949, 1955 a.k.a. "Aitkens, Joey" Alaska Furriers 1932 Alaska-Yukon Pioneers Reunion 1932 Alaskan Yukon Club 1941 Albee, Fred H. 1915 Albert Britnell Book Shop 1942 Alberta. Board of Industrial Relations 1948 Alberta. Bureau of Statistics 1960 Alberta. Canadian Vocational Training 1946 Alberta Clay Products Company Limited 1939 Alberta. Department of Agriculture 1938-1941 Alberta. Department of Economic Affairs, Cultural Activities Branch 1957 Alberta. Department of Industries and Labour, Bureau of Statistics 1952, 1954-1956 Alberta. Department of Industries and Labour, Bureau of Statistics 1957 Alberta. Department of Lands and Forests 1951, 1953, 1954. 1957, 1958 Alberta. Department of Lands and Mines 1942,1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950 Alberta. Department of Provincial Secretary, Motor Vehicles Branch 1950 Alberta. Department of Public Health, Division of Cancer Services 1959 Alberta. Department of Public Works 1948 Alberta. Deputy Provincial Secretary, Theatres Branch 1937 Alberta Directory Enterprises Company Limited 1953 Alberta Field Trials Club 1936-1940, 1942 Alberta Fish and Game Association 1939, 1942 Alberta Furniture Company Limited 1940, 1941,1943 Alberta. Game Commissioner, Edmonton 1935, 1936 Alberta Government Telephones 1951, 1955, 1960 Alberta. Highway Traffic Board 1950 Alberta Historical Review 1962 Alberta Job Press Limited 1942 Alberta. Judicial Offices 1941 Alberta Linseed Oil Company Limited 1957 Alberta Live Stock Associations 1941 Alberta Locker Service 1949 Alberta Motor Association 1932-1943, 1948-1951, 1953, 1954 Alberta. National War Finance Committee 1943, 1945 Alberta. Office of the Lieutenant Governor 1955 Alberta. Provincial Mental Hospital, Ponoka 1939 Alberta Provincial Trapshooting Association 1938 Alberta. Public Administrator 1948 Alberta. Public Trustee 1956, 1960 Alberta Raw Fur Merchants Association 1944, 1945 Alberta. Southern Alberta Land Registration District 1945 Alberta Stock Yards Company Limited 1954 Alberta. Treasury Department 1938, 1944 Alberta Tuberculosis Association 1952, 1955 Alberta Wood Products 1949 Alberta. Workmen's Compensation Board 1952, 1953 Alberta. Workmen's Compensation Board 1953 The Albertan 1949, 1951 Alcock Downing and Wright Limited 1946, 1947 Aldhelm-White, E. 1961 Aldrich, A. H. 1910 Alexander, Antasia 1958 Alexander, F. H. 1908, 1909 Alexander, Gaby G. 1907 Alexander, J. A. R. 1910 Alexander, (Mrs) James 1954, 1955, 1960 Alexander, R. 1915 Alexander, Virginia 1955 Alexander, W. 1928, 1937, 1941 Alexo Coal Company Limited 1933, 1935, 1937, 1940 Alfred Cloutier Limited 1952 [?], Alice 1946, 1947 Alkim, (Mrs) Michael 1956 All Canada Insurance Federation 1951 Allan, Edwin H. 1920 Allan, Edwin (Sandy) 1932 Allan, H. W. 1907, 1908 Allan, John A. (J. A.) 1929, 1930, 1933 Allan, Mabel 1920 Allan, Norman 1946 Allan, S. 1929 Allan, Thorburn 1914, 1915 Allard, Charles 1912 Allen, Annie 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1925 Allen, Bill 1946 Allen, F. B. 1952 Allen, George H. 1914 Allen, H. Hershall 1943 Allen, H. J. 1915 Allen, J. D. 1905, 1906 Allen, John A. 1926 Allen-Kirkpatrick, Mignon 1940, 1942 Allen, M. 1916 Allen, M. E. 1955 Allen, Newton (Shorty) 1907 Allen, Norman 1946 Allen, W. B. 1914 Allied Display Company 1953, 1954, 1955 Allin, Nellie 1957 Allison, Harry 1942, 1948, 1949 Allison, Tannis 1942 Allister, J. G. M. 1909 Alloway, Robert 1951, 1952 Allport, John 1944 Alpine, L. G. 1946 Alpine, Lucy 1949 Alpine, (Mrs) Noah 1949, 1950, 1951 Alpine, N. 1948 Alsco Limited 1957 Alton, H. Ed. 1925 Alton, T. 1929; Norman Luxton correspondence files: LUX / 1 / A - 1 to 12 1900 – 1902 LUX / 1 / A - 13 to 24 1903 – May 1907 LUX / 1 / A - 25 to 38 June 1907 – January 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 39 to 51 February – September 1908 LUX / 1 / A - 52 to 62 October 1908 – August 1909 LUX / 1 / A - 63 to 77 September 1909 – 1910 LUX / 1 / A - 78 to 89 1911 – June 1912 LUX / 1 / A - 90 to 100 July 1912 – August 1913 LUX / 1 / A - 101 to 111 September 1913 - 1914 LUX / 1 / A - 112 to 125 1915 - 1916 LUX / 1 / A - 126 to 140 1917 – June 1922 LUX / 1 / A - 141 to 153 July 1922 – 1926 LUX / 1 / A - 154 to 161 1927 – May 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 162 to 169 June - December 1928 LUX / 1 / A - 170 to 177 1929 LUX / 1 / A - 178 to 184 January 1930 – June 1931 LUX / 1 / A - 185 to 191 July 1931 – August 1932 LUX / 1 / A - 192 to 199 September 1932 – December 1933 LUX / 1 / A - 200 to 208 January 1934 – May 1935 LUX / 1 / A - 209 to 216 June 1935 – August 1936 LUX / 1 / A - 217 to 224 September 1936 – December 1937 LUX / 1 / A - 225 to 232 January 1938 – April 1939 LUX / 1 / A - 233 to 240 May 1939 – August 1940 LUX / 1 / A - 241 to 248 September 1940 – December 1941 LUX / 1 / A - 249 to 255 January 1942 – June 1943 LUX / 1 / A - 256 to 261 July 1943 – September 1944 LUX / 1 / A - 262 to 268 October 1944 – February 1946 LUX / 1 / A - 269 to 275 March 1946 – April 1947 LUX / 1 / A - 276 to 283 May 1947 – June 1948 LUX / 1 / A - 284 to 290 July 1948 – August 1949 LUX / 1 / A - 291 to 297 September 1949 – August 1950 LUX / 1 / A - 298 to 304 September 1950 – December 1951 LUX / 1 / A - 305 to 310 1952 LUX / 1 / A - 311 to 316 1953 LUX / 1 / A - 317 to 322 1954 LUX / 1 / A - 323 to 328 1955 LUX / 1 / A - 329 to 334 1956 LUX / 1 / A - 335 to 340 1957 LUX / 1 / A - 341 to 349 1958 – June 1959 LUX / 1 / A - 350 to 361 July 1959 - 1962

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Luxton's Pacific Crossing images

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 47 photographs which were collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing. Images pertain to Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe, including views of the Tilikum on public display. File also includes two letter…

Date Range: 1900 - 1901; 1926; 1969 - 1975

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 1 to 47

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 1 to 47

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1900 - 1901; 1926; 1969 - 1975

Physical Description: 47 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 47 photographs which were collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing. Images pertain to Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe, including views of the Tilikum on public display. File also includes two letters: one sent to Norman Luxton in 1926 by James Hall[?] pertaining to the voyage, and one to Eleanor Luxton from J.W.D. Symons at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia pertaining to the use of the museum's images in her book.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Canoes and canoeing; Communications; Correspondence; Exploration; Family and personal life; Museums; Publication; Research; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Victoria; Fiji; Australia

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Natural bridge]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of negatives depicting the Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park. Norman Luxton is the subject of NA -6

Date Range: [1930-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / NA - 5 to NA - 6

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected Material

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E / 4 : Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / NA - 5 to NA - 6

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1930-1960]

Physical Description: 2 photographs: b&w negative ; 7 x 4.5 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of negatives depicting the Natural Bridge in Yoho National Park. Norman Luxton is the subject of NA -6

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Waterfalls; Rivers; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Yoho National Park; British Columbia

Related Material: Corresponding prints: LUX / I / E4 PA-48, PA-49

Processing Status: Processed

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Other collected photographs

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Scope & Content: File consists of 5 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs pertain to a metal buffalo figurine attributed to "Dingwall" of Winnipeg (possibly Donald Ross Dingwall); an unidentified metal sculptor in his studio; a portrait of Ernie Kehr addressed to Norman (Luxton?); Canadian Pacific Lo…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]; [ca.1940-1960]; 1986

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 1079 to 1083

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 1079 to 1083

GMD: Photograph; Print

Responsibility: Photographs produced by Photographic Branch, Government of Alberta; and Bruno Engler, Alpine Films

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]; [ca.1940-1960]; 1986

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 20.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs pertain to a metal buffalo figurine attributed to "Dingwall" of Winnipeg (possibly Donald Ross Dingwall); an unidentified metal sculptor in his studio; a portrait of Ernie Kehr addressed to Norman (Luxton?); Canadian Pacific Locomotive 1201 travelling through Kicking Horse Pass as part of Expo 86 celebrations; and a copy portrait of an unidentified woman, early 1900s.

Notes: Some items are annotated

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Kehr, Ernie

Subject Access: Photography; Portrait; Art; Artist; Canadian Pacific Railway; Trains; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Kicking Horse Pass; Manitoba; Winnipeg

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Arts; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip …

Date Range: 1957-1967

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

7 images 8 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes

Sous-Fonds: M67

Sub-Series: i. Diaries

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1957-1967

Physical Description: 7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip carried over from M67 / 3 - 6, a trip in 1958 involving travel to Banff, the annual Alpine Club of Canada hike, staying at the Chateau Lake Louise, hiking in Lake O'Hara, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Trip details for 1959 include travelling by train from the United States to Montreal before continuing on to Banff where she took trips to Lake O'Hara and Skoki - entries for 1959 seem to end abruptly. Also includes lists of people met over the three years, equipment used for various trips, and a list of events since Sept. 1958 including the opening of the new Sulphur gondola on July 28, 1958, the tearing down of the Brewster stables on Spray Ave, and the conversion of the ski lodge to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. M67 / 4 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 59 in red paint and end 1959-1962 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of August 1959 (carried over from M67 / 4 - 2), and summer trips taken during 1960-1962 consisting of time spent around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas, annual organized hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as travel to and from Pennsylvania - usually by train. Also includes lists of people she met, new additions to staff at hotels Lillian Gest stayed at, luggage details, and events pertaining to Banff like construction projects, births, marriages, and deaths (including the death of Jack White in 1962, his house now being a library, and the fate of the grocery store he ran). M67 / 4 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1962-1964 in red paint on the cover. Pertains to the end of Lillian Gest's 1962 summer trip (carried over from M76 / 4 - 2) and trips taken during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The 1963 summer consists of travel from Pennsylvania to Banff by train, stays at various hotels (including the Club House [possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House], Moraine Lake Lodge, and Emerald Lake Lodge), hiking trips in Revelestoke Park and Lake O'Hara, the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip, and alternating between stays in Lake O'Hara and at the Club House before returning home. The 1964 summer followed a similar pattern, with stays at various hotels, hikes (both with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the ACC), and travel between Pennsylvania and Banff by train. Also includes lists of people met during all three summers, equipment left in Banff (1963), a poem titled How To Die in the Mountains, evelvation of Golden, milages, and rates at the Lake O'Hara Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise. Pertains to trip to the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1965. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Icefield Chalet areas as well as hikes with and without organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada and the Skyline Trail Hikers. Also includes details about booking information throughout Yoho National Park, a list of mileages, and a list of events. M67 / 4 - 4 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary titled Can R. 1965 on adhesive paper on front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1965 and includes time spent in Banff, trips to and around Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, the Icefiled Parkway, and Mt. Robson areas as well as stays at the The Club House (possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House), a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers in Little Yoho (Aug 1-5) and the annual ACC Camp (Aug 23 - Sept 3). The trip back to Pennsylvania was completed by train as far as Winnipeg, from where Gest took a plane. Also includes Lake O'Hara register notes, details on Yoho National Park, lists of mileages, books at the ACC Club House and its staff that year, 1965 events (unclear if entirely dedicated to Banff), and people met. M67 / 4 - 5 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary. Pertains to a trip to Alaska during the summer of 1966 and a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal from June 21-26. Also includes details on animals and birds spotted in Alaska, people met, and names of staff at places Lillian Gest stayed. M67 / 4 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1966 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of Lillian Gest's summer 1966 travels throughout the Canadian Rockies (an extension of the Alaska trip detailed in M67 / 4 - 5). Also includes lists of items left in Banff and items purchased in both Alaska and Canada, reminders about correspondence, notes about Lake O'Hara, and events from Banff. M67 / 4 - 7 : brown cardstock diary with black fabric tape on spine. Pertains to a trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1967 and includes hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers, as well as stays in Banff, Lake Louise, Glacier, Lake O'Hara, and the [probably ACC] Club House. Also mentions Expo 67 (details of that trip in M67/ 4 - 5), and contains lists of staff at the Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, and the Club House, as well as events from around Banff, including the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Also includes loose items consisting of a brochure for the 1965 Sky Line Trail Hikers and address list, a letter from Caroline HInman regarding a 1959 trip plan, notes written by Lillian Gest [possibly reminders], a postcard, a Chirstmas letter from Peter and Catharine Whyte, and newspaper clippins.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned. To read M67 / 4 - 7 start on the right-hand pages to the end, return to the front, flip the book upside-down and continue back to front.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Community; Environment and Nature; European travel; Expo 67; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Parks Canada; Record keeping; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Pipestone Pass; Saskatchewan River; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Vancouver; Alberta; British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Alaska; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: M67 / 4 - 2 : remove adhesive tape holding paper to front cover and properly replace.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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