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Vaux family fonds
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two or more series. Series I. Photography, 1893-1913, is processed. Series II. Textual records are processed and consist of six series. Photography series consists of twenty-four sub-series: A. to O. Travel 1893 to Travel 1907; P. to S. Travel 1909 to Travel 1913; T. Travel ge…
- Date Range
- [after 1855]
- Reference Code
- M107 / V653
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 107
- V 653
- Sous-Fonds
- M 107
- V 653
- Accession Number
- 739, 1117, 1118, 1793, 2883, 3236, 3942, 4012, 7202, 7579 (unproc), 7792 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M107 / V653
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [after 1855]
- Physical Description
- 2924 photographs: 2632 negatives, 167 transparencies, 125 prints. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- ca.2.7 m textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Vaux family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were photographers, mountaineers and scientists. Mary M. Vaux, 1860-1940, George Vaux Jr., 1863-1927, and William S. Vaux Jr., 1872-1908, were the children of George Vaux (VIII) of Philadelphia. They were all involved in photography in the early 1880s and were members of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. All three were taking photographs when the family made its first trip west in 1885. The first Vaux family photographs of the Canadian mountain west were made in 1887 during a summer trip along the Canadian Pacific Railway to Glacier House in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia in 1887.
- The family made frequent visits to the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains over the next two decades to study the Illecillewaet and other glaciers, photograph, paint and climb. George's and Mary's photographic work centred on the mountain landscape, while William's concentrated upon the movement and physical features of glaciers. Due to the size of their large format cameras, the two brothers took most of the photographs during these trips and Mary was responsible for all of the printing. William Vaux died in 1908 and George did not return to the Canadian mountains after 1911; however, Mary Vaux Walcott returned to the region virtually every summer for over forty years. A detailed discussion of their activities is contained in "Legacy In Ice: The Vaux Family and the Canadian Alps," Whyte Foundation, Banff, 1983
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two or more series. Series I. Photography, 1893-1913, is processed. Series II. Textual records are processed and consist of six series.
- Photography series consists of twenty-four sub-series: A. to O. Travel 1893 to Travel 1907; P. to S. Travel 1909 to Travel 1913; T. Travel general, 1894?-1912?; U. Prints, 1899-1907; V. Lantern slides, 1900-1909; W. Photograph album, before 1907; X. Textual records, 1893-1910; Y. Damaged Negatives; Z. Mary Schaffer Negatives. Photographic negatives, arranged chronologically, are prominent in the series. Images pertain to landscape studies and scenic views of the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, especially the Glacier, Yoho and Lake Louise areas; glaciers in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, especially Illecillewaet, Asulkan, Yoho and Bow Glaciers; mountain scenes and panorama views in the Selkirks and Rockies; Canadian Pacific Railway in the Selkirks and CPR hotels; Glacier and Field, B.C. and Banff, Alberta and areas; climbing and other mountain activities; United States and Canadian views on trips to the mountains. Negatives include both glass (962 items) and film negatives (1740 items). Textual records are exposure records, original negative envelopes and publications.
- Textual series consists of six series: I. Trip Series, II. Correspondence Series, III. Publications Series, IV. George Vaux: Legal and Finance Management Series, V. Photographic Related Material, VI. Other Series (O.S.). Textual records pertain to glacier study, including research papers, maps and publications; William S. Vaux Jr. papers re travels, engineering and architecture, other; George Vaux Jr. writing and other papers; Mary Vaux correspondence and papers re writing and presentations; and other records, 1877, 1912-1913. Textual records also include family travel papers, 1881-1911; George Vaux, Jr. "Glacier" files; correspondence between George Vaux and the Schäffers, 1899-1926; papers of Dr. Charles Schäffer, Mary Schäffer and Schäffer estate, 1855-1927.
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series description
- file description for Series I
- electronic finding aid for Series I
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Related by provenance to the Vaux family collection of photographs held by the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Vaux collection of correspondence, documents and graphics held by Special Collections of Haverford College Library, Haverford, Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Vaux, George
- Vaux, Mary
- Vaux, William
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Minor Hockey album, Jack MacAulay coach
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 62 print photographs [40 b&w, 22 colour] including some in loose envelopes inside album, 2 newspaper clippings and a Banff Minor Hockey green ribbon from 1968. Content pertains to members of the Banff hockey teams who played between 1908 and ca. 1980…
- Date Range
- 1908
- 1912
- 1926
- 1928
- 1934
- 1938
- 1940 - 1943
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1964
- 1965
- 1970 - 1972
- [ca. 1975]
- 1979
- Reference Code
- V324 / III / B / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / III : Jack MacAulay records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / C : 1946 - 1980
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / III / B / PD - 1
- Responsibility
- Some images produced by Bruno Engler
- Date Range
- 1908
- 1912
- 1926
- 1928
- 1934
- 1938
- 1940 - 1943
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1964
- 1965
- 1970 - 1972
- [ca. 1975]
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 album (62 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller) -- 2 newspaper clippings -- 1 fabric ribbon
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 62 print photographs [40 b&w, 22 colour] including some in loose envelopes inside album, 2 newspaper clippings and a Banff Minor Hockey green ribbon from 1968. Content pertains to members of the Banff hockey teams who played between 1908 and ca. 1980. Includes group shots of hockey teams in various years, some featuring Jack MacAulay as coach; individual portraits and posed photographs, including Herb MacAulay ca. 1965; print depicting Herb Ollis feeding a bear in 1938; and 2 newspaper clippings from 1979 pertaining to Banff's hockey team. Individuals named in photographs include: Tommy Craig, Axie Wilson, Tommy Anderson, Joe Stenton, Bill Craig, Curly Wheatley, Cyril Paris, Fulton Dunsmore, Ernie Leacock, Mousie Saddington, Johnny Woodworth, Jack Brown, Joe Smith, Gerald Powderface, Clifford Powderface, Charles Powderface, and others.
- Notes
- Some prints are annotated on reverse side with date, description, individuals in photographs, etc.
- Negative photographs removed from album [see "Conservation" note]
- Some photographs stamped on reverse side or in envelope attributing work to Bruno Engler
- Album has been placed in sub-sub-series V324 / III / B [date range 1946 - 1980] for the sake of organization as the majority of photographs are dated within or near this range
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on context and format
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Ollis, Herb
- MacAulay, Jack
- MacAulay, Herb
- Craig, Tom
- Craig, Bill
- Anderson, Tommy
- Wilson, Axie
- Wheatley, Curly
- Stenton, Joe
- Paris, Cyril
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Leacock, Ernie
- Saddington, Mousie
- Smith, Joe
- Woodworth, John
- Brown, Jack
- Powderface, Charles
- Powderface, Clifford
- Powderface, Gerald
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- 6 negatives originally stored in album have been removed for conservation reasons and will be stored in downstairs vault with other V324 negatives under V324 / IV / C / NA
- Newspaper clippings have some folding, torn edges and general aging effects, fair condition
- Newspaper clippings have been left in original position inside album to preserve original order. Consider storing separately if condition deteriorates further
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Maude Woodworth postcard album, Banff Zoo, Lethbridge
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing 35 black and white postcards and 1 colour postcard. Contents pertain to wildlife in the Rocky Mountains, including moose, bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, cougars, deer and elk, at least some of which were held in the Banff Zoo. File also contains images of Leth…
- Date Range
- [1909 - ca. 1920]
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / A / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / A / PD - 1
- Responsibility
- Many items produced by Byron Harmon
- Date Range
- [1909 - ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (36 photographs : b&w and col. ; 14 x 8.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- The Banff Zoo operated as a tourist attraction from about 1905 until 1937, when it was shut down due to concerns about animal cruelty. While it was open, the Banff Zoo held monkeys, cougars, a polar bear named "Buddy" [acquired in 1907], two bear cubs from 1915 onwards, and various other wildlife.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing 35 black and white postcards and 1 colour postcard. Contents pertain to wildlife in the Rocky Mountains, including moose, bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, cougars, deer and elk, at least some of which were held in the Banff Zoo. File also contains images of Lethbridge [ca. 1909], Col. Cyril Childe [ca. 1920], Mt. Rundle, Niagara Canyon and other untitled views of the Canadian Rockies. One image depicting Lethbridge is dated 1909, stamped and annotated.
- Notes
- Most dates given are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on format and content of items
- Numerous items appear to be missing
- Inside cover of album reads: "Maud Woodworth from W.R. Lewis [?] ... 1909"
- Name Access
- Childe, Cyril
- Harmon, Byron
- Woodworth, Maude
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Bear
- Moose
- Sheep
- Buffalo
- Cougar
- Deer
- Elk
- Landscapes
- Zoo
- Banff Zoo
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Lethbridge
- British Columbia
- Niagara Canyon
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item must be kept in separate storage from other albums due to its cloth/leather cover material
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://banff.ca/index.aspx?NID=480
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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