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Enoch Smith fonds

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Part Of: Enoch Smith fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Enoch Smith's work in the Banff area. Textual records include correspondence and memoranda between Major Enoch Smith and contractors, Banff National Park Superintendent and other government officials, etc., regarding clearing brush and timber in the Spray Lakes and Lake Minnewank…

Date Range: 1923-1950

Reference Code: M91 / V595

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

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Part Of: Enoch Smith fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 91; V 595

Sous-Fonds: M 91; V 595

Accession Number: 619, 3091, 6333

Reference Code: M91 / V595

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

Date Range: 1923-1950

Physical Description: 70 photographs : prints. -- .5cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Enoch Smith, 1884-1958, was a construction superintendent for Calgary Power Ltd. at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Smith was a Major with the Army Engineers during the First World War. He came to Banff in 1923 and worked for Calgary Power on several projects in the area.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Enoch Smith's work in the Banff area. Textual records include correspondence and memoranda between Major Enoch Smith and contractors, Banff National Park Superintendent and other government officials, etc., regarding clearing brush and timber in the Spray Lakes and Lake Minnewanka areas where Calgary Power had hydro electric developments. Correspondents include Claude Brewster, J. M. Wardle and C. M. Walker. Photographs pertain to Lake Minnewanka Power Development, construction of bridge across Stewart Canyon, and old and new Cascade Power Plant; 1923-1943.

Name Access: Smith, Enoch

Subject Access: Natural resources

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: Smith, Enoch

Category: Natural resources

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Park warden journals [2/3]

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Part Of: Bo Holroyd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of journals which present Bo Holroyd's personal record of daily work activities as park warden at Waterton Lakes National Park, 1920 to 1929. Significant observations on ungulate populations, game, wildlife management, warden service duties, and programs and human activity in the park…

Date Range: 1930-1939

Reference Code: M495 / 10 to 19

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary; Government record; Textual record

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Part Of: Bo Holroyd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M495

Series: I. Park warden series

Sous-Fonds: M495

Accession Number: 4011

Reference Code: M495 / 10 to 19

GMD: Diary; Government record; Textual record

Date Range: 1930-1939

Physical Description: 13 cm of textual records (10 volumes ; 17 x 21 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of journals which present Bo Holroyd's personal record of daily work activities as park warden at Waterton Lakes National Park, 1920 to 1929. Significant observations on ungulate populations, game, wildlife management, warden service duties, and programs and human activity in the park are included. File is 2/3

Notes: Blank pages not scanned.

Name Access: Holroyd, Bo

Subject Access: Animals; Bighorn Sheep; Boats; Bridges; Buildings and facilities; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Conservation; Dairies; Ecology; Environment and Nature; Forestry; Parks; Parks Canada; Records; Trail making; Trails; Warden cabins; Wardens; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: LIST OF SUBJECTS :; * Correspondence; * Stores inventories; * Fire equipment inventories; * Report preparation; * Horse purchases; * Warden diary review; * Town fire brigade instruction; * Patrols; * Trail and telephone line inspections; * Timber cruising; * Phone line repair; * Financial estimation; * Fire hazard inspection of townsite buildings; * Sending water and milk samples for testing; * Timber cutting operations review; * Timber scaling; * Haying supervision at Park farm; * Phone line construction; * Trail crew supervision; * Inspections of trails, phone lines, cabins with Superintendent; * Horse vaccinations; * Measurement and photographing of cabins and outbuildings; * Shipping hides to National Museum; * Hiring blacksmith; * Court duty; * Wildlife management and control; * Trainee supervision