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Part Of
Bob Smith fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
Date Range
1925-1995
Reference Code
M589 / V809
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Map
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Plan
Postcard
Print
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Bob Smith fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M589
V809
Sous-Fonds
M589
V809
Accession Number
2021.36
Reference Code
M589 / V809
GMD
Map
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Plan
Postcard
Print
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1925-1995
Physical Description
ca.300 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller -- 7 cm of textual records -- 7 topographical maps/plans -- 8 postcards
History / Biographical
Robert Neville (Bob) Smith (1926-2021) was born in Banff. He was the only child of parents Enoch Smith and Laurene Smith (nee Munson). Bob grew up near Lake Minnewanka until 1941, when a hydro dam was installed resulting in the intentional flooding of the area. The family moved to Banff, where Bob met his future wife, Mary Parkinson. The couple were married in 1953 and moved to Seebe, where they raised two daughters, Marjory and Shirley. Bob worked for Calgary Power Co. (later renamed TransAlta Utilities) from 1953 until his retirement in 1986. In his spare time, Bob founded the Bow Valley Camera Club and the Bow Valley Naturalists organization. In 1999, Bob was part of a successful project with the Bow Valley Naturalists to designate the Mount Yamnuska area as a Bow Valley Protected Area, following 25 years of lobbying with the Government of Alberta. Bob also formed the Meanderthals seniors hiking club in 1993 and led various local hiking trips in his later years.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
Name Access
Smith, Enoch
Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Labour
Environment
Natural resources
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canmore
Seebe
Lake Minnewanka
Language
English
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Labour
Natural resources
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.albertaprimetimes.com/obituaries/robert-neville-bob-smith-3238925
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Soole family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and corre…
Date Range
[ca.1905-1960]
Reference Code
M596 / V811
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Soole family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M591
V811
Sous-Fonds
M591
V811
Accession Number
2022.24
Reference Code
M596 / V811
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1905-1960]
Physical Description
3 photo albums -- ca.6 cm of textual records -- ca.124 photographs (48 prints; 76 transparencies) -- one annotated ribbon
History / Biographical
David Mowbray Soole (1885-1959) was postmaster at Bankhead until 1913 when he moved to Banff to establish a real estate and insurance business. He sold the business in 1919 and bought the Homestead Hotel in Banff which he operated until 1945. Eric and his wife, Violet, had two children: a daughter, Ivy (Bond), and a son, Eric A. Soole. Eric Astley Soole (1918-2012) grew up in Banff and Calgary. He married Sylvia (Maberley) Soole (1924-2016) in 1942 or 1943. Eric served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and correspondence, including genealogical records; Eric and Sylvia Soole's marriage certificate; and other related materials.
Name Access
Soole, Eric
Soole, Sylvia
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Hotels
Homestead Hotel
Travel
Publication
Correspondence
Genealogy
Research
Marriage
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Lake Minnewanka
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
https://albertaonrecord.ca/d-m-soole-fonds https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/eric-soole-obituary?pid=157142355
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Banff Indian Days posters

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 14 colour and b&w oversized promotional posters and information boards for Banff Indian Days celebrations, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Posters largely feature identified and unidentified Indigenous people, notably Chief Spotted Eagle and Blind Eagle. Art medium includes oil pain…
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1950]
1936
1937
1949
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3 / 1 - 14
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Poster
Drawing
Published record
  18 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3 / 1 - 14
GMD
Textual record
Poster
Drawing
Published record
Responsibility
Published and artwork attributed to Ernie Kehr, W.L. Kihn, G.H.W. Ashley, Crag & Canyon Press, Palenske, Canadian Pacific and Multi Color Poster
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1950]
1936
1937
1949
Physical Description
14 posters : colour and b&w ; 35 x 56 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 14 colour and b&w oversized promotional posters and information boards for Banff Indian Days celebrations, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Posters largely feature identified and unidentified Indigenous people, notably Chief Spotted Eagle and Blind Eagle. Art medium includes oil paint process mounted on cardboard made in Canada and distributed by Exhibits Branch Canadian Pacific, lithographic prints, and a mounted drawing attributed to Palenske. Some have annotations or stamps on the back.
Notes
Possibly unassociated shipping packing material addressed to Norman Luxton at the Trading Post from E.A. Kehr found in box - this has not been assigned a number. D3-10, a lithographic promotional material from 1936 has an identical design to LUX / II / F1 / 47, an Indian Days poster from 1928 Items LUX / I / D3 / 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 were originally associated with LUX / I / D3a / 6, which contains brochures and a flyer from Banff Indian Days LUX / I / D3 / 8, Palenske may have potentionally used photograph LUX / I / D3a / PA-26 as reference
Material Details
Some posters have foldable cardboard stand at back to place upright on surface, adhesives, and perhaps mounting additives.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Kehr, Ernie
Palenske, Reinhold H.
Canadian Pacific Railway
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Community events
Banff Indian Days
Indigenous Peoples
Tourism
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Banff National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Indian Days tickets and ribbons

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of patron tickets, ticket books, and passes for Banff Indian Days events including races and concerts, as well as ribbons for partipants and guests. Most of the single tickets appear to be unused, the ticket book is missing several pages. Some are stamped with "N.K. Luxton", "George O…
Date Range
1914
1921
1925
[ca. 1940-1949]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
  44 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 5
GMD
Published record
Date Range
1914
1921
1925
[ca. 1940-1949]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records : 28 tickets and passes 11.3 cm x 8.4 cm or smaller : 10 cloth ribbons ; 3.5 cm x 26 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of patron tickets, ticket books, and passes for Banff Indian Days events including races and concerts, as well as ribbons for partipants and guests. Most of the single tickets appear to be unused, the ticket book is missing several pages. Some are stamped with "N.K. Luxton", "George O. Brewster Bus Service" or stamps by Brewster Transport Co. Ltd. and Banff Springs with day of event indicated. Many tickets have duplicate copies, some ribbons have duplicates.
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
Banff Springs Hotel
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Calgary Power Company papers, Lake Minnewanka Diving Guide

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Part Of
Bob Smith fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a 1997 Parks Canada Diving Lake Minnewanka Submerged Cultural Resources brochure, a photocopied diagram of the Department of the Interior's plan for the subdivision of villa lots at Lake Minnewanka [consisting of two pieces of paper taped together], a Calgary Power Company progress…
Date Range
[ca. 1943-1997]
Reference Code
M589 / II / 01 to 04
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Bob Smith fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M589 / V809
Sous-Fonds
M589
Accession Number
2021.36
Reference Code
M589 / II / 01 to 04
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
[ca. 1943-1997]
Physical Description
0.4 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 21.3 x 27.6 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a 1997 Parks Canada Diving Lake Minnewanka Submerged Cultural Resources brochure, a photocopied diagram of the Department of the Interior's plan for the subdivision of villa lots at Lake Minnewanka [consisting of two pieces of paper taped together], a Calgary Power Company progress pictures report pertaining to the Cascade Project - specifically the construction of the Stewart Canyon Bridge - accompanied by two printed colour maps of the details surrounding the pump house [most likely printed from a computer by Bob Smith at a later date], and three print-outs pertaining to various components of the Calgary Power Company Minnewanka Storage Dam.
Name Access
Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
Smith, Enoch
Subject Access
Buildings
Businesses
Calgary Power Company Ltd.
Construction
Diving
Lake Minnewanka
Parks Canada
Stewart Canyon
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Collected publications

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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of three published records collected by Marshall Diverty, who served as President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1943. File includes one copy of a 1941 Banff Indian Days pamphlet; "Historical Summary of the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, 1933-1970"; and a sign…
Date Range
1941
1970
Reference Code
M545 / II / 23
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545
V635
Series
M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content
Sous-Fonds
M545
Accession Number
2022.22
Reference Code
M545 / II / 23
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1941
1970
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (3 volumes)
Scope & Content
File consists of three published records collected by Marshall Diverty, who served as President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1943. File includes one copy of a 1941 Banff Indian Days pamphlet; "Historical Summary of the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, 1933-1970"; and a signed copy of "History of Moraine Lake" by Lillian Gest.
Name Access
Diverty, Marshall
Subject Access
Publication
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
History
Banff Indian Days
Events
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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HCR Info Files - Fish, amphibians, reptiles, water life

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of published research materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to fish, amphibians, reptiles and water life in the Canadian Rockies.
Date Range
1933
1973-1979
1984-1990
1993-1994
1997-1998
2000
Reference Code
M590 / II / A / 52 to 53
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / II : Research and publication records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / II / A / 52 to 53
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1933
1973-1979
1984-1990
1993-1994
1997-1998
2000
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of published research materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to fish, amphibians, reptiles and water life in the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Some items in file are annotated by Ben Gadd
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Publication
Research
Environment
Natural history
Ecology
Wildlife
Fish
Animals
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Jane Diverty records

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56921
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence sent to Jane Diverty between 1936 and ca.1950; and two life membership certificates for the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [ca.1945] which were awarded to Jane Diverty.
Date Range
1936
[ca.1940-1950]
1945
Reference Code
M545 / II / 25
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545
V635
Series
M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content
Sous-Fonds
M545
Accession Number
2022.22
Reference Code
M545 / II / 25
GMD
Published record
Date Range
1936
[ca.1940-1950]
1945
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence sent to Jane Diverty between 1936 and ca.1950; and two life membership certificates for the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [ca.1945] which were awarded to Jane Diverty.
Name Access
Diverty, Marshall
Diverty, Jane
Subject Access
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Membership
Organizations
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Miniature souvenir photograph collection, Stoney Nakoda portraits

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of one souvenir collection of 16 miniature photographs by Byron Harmon in original envelope, titled "16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada". Images include portraits of various unnamed Stoney Nakoda people [possibly including Hector Crawler and Leah Rider], teepees, an…
Date Range
[ca.1920-1940]
Reference Code
V8 / 2022.31
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Published record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2022.31
Reference Code
V8 / 2022.31
GMD
Photograph
Print
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1920-1940]
Physical Description
Souvenir photograph collection (16 photographs : b&w prints ; 4.5 x 7 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one souvenir collection of 16 miniature photographs by Byron Harmon in original envelope, titled "16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada". Images include portraits of various unnamed Stoney Nakoda people [possibly including Hector Crawler and Leah Rider], teepees, and a totem pole.
Notes
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Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Subject Access
Photography
Portrait
Indigenous Peoples
Teepees
Totem pole
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Morley
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Indigenous Peoples
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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