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Earl Spencer fonds

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Part Of: Earl Spencer fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Earl Spencer, friends, associates, activities, including hunting, skiing and mountain travel. Includes views of Glacier area, B.C., Skoki area and Mount Norquay ski area, near Banff.

Date Range: 1919-1967

Reference Code: V599

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print

Part Of: Earl Spencer fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 599

Sous-Fonds: V 599

Accession Number: 269, 3084

Reference Code: V599

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print

Date Range: 1919-1967

Physical Description: ca.80 photographs : prints, copy negatives

History / Biographical: Earl Spencer, b.1901, was a trapper, sawmill worker, cabin builder and boatman in and around Golden, British Columbia and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Spencer built the Peter and Catharine Whyte home in Banff and the original cabin at Skoki Lodge, near Lake Louise, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Earl Spencer, friends, associates, activities, including hunting, skiing and mountain travel. Includes views of Glacier area, B.C., Skoki area and Mount Norquay ski area, near Banff.

Name Access: Spencer, Earl

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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: Spencer, Earl

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

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Edward Cavell fonds

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Part Of: Edward Cavell fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist mainly of photographs by Edward Cavell, 1973-1975. Consists of 6 x 6 cm. negatives with corresponding contact sheets and some identification lists for four projects: I. Copy and on-site shots for Banff Springs: The Story of a Hotel, 1973, ca.209 negatives plus contact sheets and enlar…

Date Range: [ca.1870]-1975, predominant 1973-1975

Reference Code: V129

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency

Part Of: Edward Cavell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 129

Sous-Fonds: V 129

Accession Number: 1834, 3907, 5032, 5851, 5946

Reference Code: V129

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1870]-1975, predominant 1973-1975

Physical Description: ca.1300 photographs : negatives, prints, postcards, transparencies

History / Biographical: Edward Cavell, b.1947, writer, researcher, photographer and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada, is currently a business owner at Banff and Calgary, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist mainly of photographs by Edward Cavell, 1973-1975. Consists of 6 x 6 cm. negatives with corresponding contact sheets and some identification lists for four projects: I. Copy and on-site shots for Banff Springs: The Story of a Hotel, 1973, ca.209 negatives plus contact sheets and enlargements; II. Landscape photographs for Rocky Mountains highway guide book, Waterton to Jasper, with Jon Whyte (incomplete), 1974, ca.700 negatives with contact sheets and identifications; III. Stage shots of Phil Nimmons Quartet at the Banff Centre, 1974, 84 negatives and contact sheets; IV. Ground and aerial survey of Cascade Fire Road for Banff Warden Service, 1975, ca.257 negatives and contact sheet. ; Also includes photographs collected by Cavell for personal and research purposes, including Tepee at Bow Lake, hand-coloured print by Byron Harmon; "Dedicatory services at Mount Eisenhower 1958" by Bruno Engler, Alpine Films, Banff; Rocky Mountain scenic postcards by several publishers, including Byron Harmon and Bill Gibbons; slide copies of photographs by Charles Horetzky, Walter D. Wilcox, William Notman, Byron Harmon and [Ernest Brown].

Name Access: Cavell, Edward

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

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Cavell, Edward

Category: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Edward Feuz fonds

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Part Of: Edward Feuz fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs, 1911-ca.1958; professional papers, 1901-1957; letters, 1941-1961; scrapbook, 1923-1972; and newsclippings, 1969. Photographs pertain mainly to mountaineering trips and climbs, mainly led by Edward Feuz Jr. in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, and includes many first as…

Date Range: 1881-[ca.1976]

Reference Code: M93 / V200

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Edward Feuz fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 93; V 200

Sous-Fonds: M 93; V 200

Accession Number: 656, 795, 1015, 1091, 1095, 2052, 2099, 2444, 2808, 2995, 3571

Reference Code: M93 / V200

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

Date Range: 1881-[ca.1976]

Physical Description: ca.1820 photographs (ca.700 prints, ca.170 negatives, ca.950 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album (ca.180 prints). -- 4 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Edward Feuz Jr., 1884-1981, was a Canadian Pacific Railway mountain guide at Lake Louise, Alberta and Glacier and Golden, British Columbia, Canada. Feuz was the son of one of the first Swiss Guides brought to Canada by the Canadian Pacific Railway. He climbed at Field and Glacier House in 1903 with his father and guided during summers from 1905 to 1912, settling that year in the Edelweiss Village at Golden, British Columbia. Until his retirement in the 1950s, he accompanied the finest climbers and was involved in over seventy first ascents of peaks over 3048 metres.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs, 1911-ca.1958; professional papers, 1901-1957; letters, 1941-1961; scrapbook, 1923-1972; and newsclippings, 1969.; Photographs pertain mainly to mountaineering trips and climbs, mainly led by Edward Feuz Jr. in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, and includes many first ascents. Many photographs were taken by clients who sent copies to Feuz. Photographs also pertain to clients, associates and friends, Lake Louise Chalet and Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise area, Feuz homes at Edelweiss and Golden, and scenic views in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. Negatives are largely unidentified. Original colour transparencies by Edward Feuz, ca.1950-ca.1976, pertain to trips and scenic views in the Rocky Mountains. ; Professional papers include: Feuz's fuhrer-buch (guidebook) containing his certification as a Swiss Guide and testimonials from clients in Switzerland and Canada, 1901-1957; certificate of life membership, Alpine Club of Canada, 1947; and records of climbs re the Chateau Lake Louise, 1913-1930. Letters, scrapbook and clippings all pertain to Feuz's career, clients and mountaineering.; Also includes fuhrer-buch of Edward Feuz Sr., 1859-1944, Switzerland and Glacier, B.C.

Name Access: Feuz, Edward

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: file description and index; electronic finding aid for photographs

Creator: Feuz, Edward

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Elizabeth Rummel fonds

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Part Of: Elizabeth Rummel fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family. Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring…

Date Range: [ca.1897]-1980

Reference Code: M28 / S9 / V554

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Reel to reel; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Elizabeth Rummel fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 28; S 9; V 554

Sous-Fonds: M 28; S 9; V 554

Accession Number: 184, 540, 824, 962, 1159, 1189, 1341, 1379, 1615, 2103, 2569, 2661, 2818, 2836, 3349

Reference Code: M28 / S9 / V554

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Reel to reel; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: [ca.1897]-1980

Physical Description: 60 cm of textual records. -- ca.2200 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives. -- 5 photograph albums (400 prints). -- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reels

History / Biographical: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rummel, 1897-1980, was a lodge owner and operator at Banff National Park, Alberta and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Rummel was born Elisabeth von Rummel to an aristocratic German family. With her mother and sisters, she ranched near Millarville, Alberta, after being stranded there during the First World War. In 1938, Lizzie moved to the mountains and became involved in early ski and backcountry operations. Her forty-two year career in the mountains included: working at Mount Assiniboine Lodge until 1942; managing Skoki Lodge and, at various times, Temple Chalet and Lake Louise Ski Lodge, ca.1943-1950; owning and operating Sunburst Lake Camp, 1950-1970; and working as assistant and oral history interviewer at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Archives of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) from 1966 to 1980. Lizzie was active in the town affairs of Canmore, Alberta, where she lived, as well as in various conservation and recreation organizations. She became a member of the Order of Canada in 1980.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family.; Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring, Al Gaetz and Lawrence Grassi. Correspondents include Charlie Hunter, Ernest Lamarque and Erling Strom.; Photographs include four series: I. Professional and trips, 1903-1978, n.d., ca.1400 items; pertaining to Mount Assiniboine Camp and region, Sunburst Lake camp and region, Skoki Lodge and region, and trips and views in the Canadian Rockies and B.C., and including activities such as skiing, mountaineering and backcountry travel. II. Personal, ca.1898-1980, ca.485 items; pertaining to the Rummel Ranch, Rummel family and friends, Lizzie Rummel and friends and associates, other. III. Travels, 1936-1973, ca.145 items; pertaining to travels in Europe, Yukon and N.W.T. and other. IV. Other, 1912-1977, n.d., ca.140 items; pertaining to Indians, John Ware and other. Includes material by numerous photographers, including Arnold Brigden.; Sound recordings are Rummel reading in German and French from the guidebooks of Edward Feuz Jr. and Sr., 1969, and a practice tape by Rummel as an archives interviewer, 197-?

Name Access: Rummel, Elizabeth

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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 mainly English; some German and French

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline and file description of photographs; electronic finding aid; correspondent/subject index; microfilm copy of album/s

Creator: Rummel, Elizabeth

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

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds

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Part Of: Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of writings, ca.1929-1958; holograph maps, n.d., 1934; Christmas cards, 1937-1970; articles 1928-1965; other papers, 1877-1971; and photographs, 1897-1939. Textual records mainly consist of Lamarque's manuscripts, including two large works: "Memoirs of Ernest C. Lamarque, 1958" and "…

Date Range: 1897-1971

Reference Code: M81 / V343

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 81; V 343

Sous-Fonds: M81; V 343

Accession Number: 593, 1025, 1286, 1829

Reference Code: M81 / V343

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

Date Range: 1897-1971

Physical Description: ca.50 cm of textual records. -- 11 photograph albums (522 prints). -- 2 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Ernest C. W. Lamarque, 1879-1970, was a surveyor, map maker, writer and artist at Vancouver and Oyama, British Columbia, Canada. Lamarque was born in Kent, England and emigrated to the United States in 1896, travelling to Winnipeg in 1897. He worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trader at Isle a la Crosse, Fort Simpson, Fort McKay and Fort Chipewyan before entering the surveying field in 1907. His survey work took him throughout British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon. In 1933-1934, he was in charge of the advance party reconnaissance for the Bedaux Subarctic Expedition. He was also involved in Alaska Highway, Royal Canadian Air Force and Whitehorn Mountain ski lift surveys.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of writings, ca.1929-1958; holograph maps, n.d., 1934; Christmas cards, 1937-1970; articles 1928-1965; other papers, 1877-1971; and photographs, 1897-1939.; Textual records mainly consist of Lamarque's manuscripts, including two large works: "Memoirs of Ernest C. Lamarque, 1958" and "Travels and exploration in northern British Columbia, 1934," and short fiction and non-fiction works based upon his career in British Columbia and Alberta. Material pertains mainly to the Mackenzie, Peace, Liard, Finlay, and Athabasca River districts, the Bella Coola and Cariboo districts, Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, the Columbia River, and the Bedaux Expedition, with regards to surveying, exploration, prospecting, flora and fauna.; Textual records also include a diary and maps from the Bedaux Subarctic Expedition reconnaissance, 1934, and the British Columbia-Alaska highway reconnaissance, 1939.; Photographs pertain to the Bedaux expedition, Hudson's Bay Company work in northwestern Canada, and survey work in northern Alberta and British Columbia, 1897-1939. Albums are annotated and include maps and sketches.; Accompanied by art works (Gallery Collection)

Name Access: Lamarque, Ernest C. W.

Subject Access: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; 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; microfilm copies of albums

Creator: Lamarque, Ernest C. W.

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Ernst (Ernest) Feuz fonds

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Part Of: Ernst (Ernest) Feuz fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to climbing and guiding career of Swiss Guide Ernest Feuz in Glacier, O'Hara, Lake Louise, Bugaboos, and Bobby Burns. Photograph album [ca.1900]-1955, ca. 430 prints - album was originally compiled by J. Monroe Thorington with photographs added by Feuz from climbs with various client…

Date Range: 1908-1956

Reference Code: M131 / V71

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Ernst (Ernest) Feuz fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 131; V 71

Sous-Fonds: M 131; V 71

Accession Number: 3926, 7229 (unproc)

Reference Code: M131 / V71

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

Date Range: 1908-1956

Physical Description: 2 photograph albums, o.s. (ca.430 prints & 36 prints). -- 24 photographs: prints. -- 5 cm textual records.

History / Biographical: Ernest Feuz, born 1889 in Interlaken, Switzerland was the son of Edouard Feuz Sr., one of two Swiss guides brought to Glacier House, B.C. in 1899 by the CPR. In 1909, the second generation of Swiss guides including Ernest Feuz and his two brothers Walter and Edward Jr., along with Rudolf Aemmer and Christian Hasler Jr. began guiding for the CPR during the summer months and returned to Switzerland for the winter. In 1912, Ernest settled at the Swiss village of Edelweiss, near Golden, B.C., constructed by the CPR in 1911. Glacier House closed in 1925 and Ernest Feuz began guiding primarily out of Lake Louise, the Swiss Guides Headquarters. During the winter months, the Swiss guides did maintenance work at Lake Louise and were responsible for maintaining the buildings and snow removal. Ernest Feuz led numerous climbing parties and rescue operations throughout his career, retiring from the CPR guiding service in 1954.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to climbing and guiding career of Swiss Guide Ernest Feuz in Glacier, O'Hara, Lake Louise, Bugaboos, and Bobby Burns. Photograph album [ca.1900]-1955, ca. 430 prints - album was originally compiled by J. Monroe Thorington with photographs added by Feuz from climbs with various clients including Georgia Engelhard and W. J. Oliver. Donors have interfiled parts of a smaller album and many later prints. Second photograph album [ca.1910]-1954 has some later prints added by donors - up to 1976. Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates of Ernest and Elise Feuz, 1912-1954; military service booklet of Ernest Feuz, 1908-1925; fuhrerbuch of E. Feuz, 1909-1927; notebook of Ernest Feuz (cash from clients, 1913-1921 and snow report, 1921-1924); business cards and Swiss Guides tariff for climbing, Chateau Lake Louise, n.d.

Name Access: Feuz, Ernest

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Feuz, Ernst

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

Biographical Source Notes: Frank W. Anderson, "Ernest Feuz, Mountaineer" in Sagas of the Canadian West, vol. 4, 1979; The Cairn, 25:1 (Winter/Spring 2001)

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Frances K. Montgomery and Gaie Taylor fonds

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Part Of: Frances K. Montgomery and Gaie Taylor fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Photographs, 1929-1976; II. Motion pictures, 1936-1964; III. Textual records, 1959-1994. Photographs and films pertain mainly to travel and camping in Europe, Ontario, western Canada and the United States. ACC camps in the Bugaboos, 1959, Fryatt Creek, 1960, …

Date Range: 1929-1994, predominant 1935-1976

Reference Code: M326 / V552

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Frances K. Montgomery and Gaie Taylor fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 326; V 552

Sous-Fonds: M 326; V 552

Accession Number: 6783

Reference Code: M326 / V552

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

Date Range: 1929-1994, predominant 1935-1976

Physical Description: ca.1060 photographs (ca.400 transparencies, ca.380 negatives, ca.280 prints). -- 23 motion pictures. -- 7 textual records

History / Biographical: Frances Kathleen Montgomery, 1904-1989, and Esme Gabrielle (Gaie) Neufville Taylor, 1910-1994, met during their service in the Canadian Women's Army Corps during the Second World War. After the war they shared a house in London and Waterloo, Ontario. Montgomery was a university professor in Romance languages; Taylor worked as a secretary and writer. Montgomery retired in 1971 and the women moved to Victoria, B.C. They were avid photographers, gardeners, readers, climbers and campers. Montgomery and Taylor travelled throughout Ontario and west to Alberta, B.C. and the United States. They attended several Alpine Club of Canada camps between 1959 and 1969

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Photographs, 1929-1976; II. Motion pictures, 1936-1964; III. Textual records, 1959-1994. Photographs and films pertain mainly to travel and camping in Europe, Ontario, western Canada and the United States. ACC camps in the Bugaboos, 1959, Fryatt Creek, 1960, Maligne Lake, 1962, and others are documented. Montgomery appears to have made the 35 mm photographs and the films, while Taylor appears to have made the 127-format negatives and superslide transparencies. Textual items are a letter and newsclippings on climbing

Notes: Photographs retained were selected from approximately 3800 items, mainly prints and transparencies, which included much duplication

Name Access: Montgomery, Frances K.; Taylor, Gaie

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid

Related Material: Accompanied by hiking and climbing artifacts transferred to heritage collections, Whyte Museum

Creator: Montgomery, Frances K.; Taylor, Gaie

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

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Franklin Walter Hewton fonds

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Part Of: Franklin Walter Hewton fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of album containing summit, mountain and alpine club views by Hewton, including New Westminster District of British Columbia, Rocky Mountains and other British Columbia locations.

Date Range: [ca.1910?]

Reference Code: V649

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Part Of: Franklin Walter Hewton fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 649

Sous-Fonds: V649

Accession Number: 2941

Reference Code: V649

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1910?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (92 prints)

History / Biographical: Franklin Walter Hewton, 1877-1940, was a mountaineer at Vancouver, British Columbia. Hewton was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada and the B.C. Mountaineering Club.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of album containing summit, mountain and alpine club views by Hewton, including New Westminster District of British Columbia, Rocky Mountains and other British Columbia locations.

Name Access: Hewton, Franklin Walter

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Hewton, Franklin Walter

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on album.

Processing Status: Processed

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Fred Stephens fonds

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Part Of: Fred Stephens fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists primarily of photographs pertaining to: I. J. Norman Collie expeditions to Mount Gordon, Mount Columbia, Freshfield Glacier and Mount Forbes, Mount Robson, 1897-1911, 115 items; includes material on G. P. Baker, Bill Peyto, Hermann Woolley, Hugh Stutfield, A. L. Mumm and James Outram…

Date Range: 1897-1920

Reference Code: M221 / V364

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Fred Stephens fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 221; V 364

Sous-Fonds: M 221; V 364

Accession Number: 5348, 5846, 5847

Reference Code: M221 / V364

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

Date Range: 1897-1920

Physical Description: 167 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (48 prints). -- 2 textual records

History / Biographical: Fred Stephens, 1869-1928, was an outfitter and guide in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Stephens came to Banff in 1896, working first as a packer for Tom Wilson, and over the next few years guided numerous renowned mountaineers, including Walter Wilcox, Jean Habel, J. Norman Collie, Hugh Stutfield, James Outram, Stanley Washburn and A.L. Mumm. Stephens' operation was based in the Jasper-Yellowhead region. He retired from guiding ca.1920.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists primarily of photographs pertaining to: I. J. Norman Collie expeditions to Mount Gordon, Mount Columbia, Freshfield Glacier and Mount Forbes, Mount Robson, 1897-1911, 115 items; includes material on G. P. Baker, Bill Peyto, Hermann Woolley, Hugh Stutfield, A. L. Mumm and James Outram; II. Stanley Washburn expeditions to Yellowhead Pass, 1901, 1903, 1909, 21 items; III. Mitchell party trip, 1920, 1 item: photograph album; 48 images; IV. Other, n.d. 31 items; unidentified packtrain and non-Rocky Mountain material, including Fred and Jesse Stephens, Yellowstone National Park, ranch, unidentified individuals.; Textual items are manuscript, "The Cougar or Mountain Lion," attributed to Fred Stephens, n.d., 5 p., copy; and copy of newsclipping regarding same,

Name Access: Stephens, Fred

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Stephens, Fred

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Fredrick V. Longstaff fonds

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Part Of: Fredrick V. Longstaff fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of selected subject files from the Frederick Victor Longstaff papers at the British Columbia Archives and Records Service in Victoria, B.C. Includes: horse packers in B.C.; mountain men in the Rockies; Brewster - Ford Mountain Lodges; James Simpson; containing notes, articles …

Date Range: 1910, 1920-1958

Reference Code: M345 / V244

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Fredrick V. Longstaff fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M345; V244

Sous-Fonds: M345; V244

Accession Number: 2326, 5275

Reference Code: M345 / V244

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

Date Range: 1910, 1920-1958

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records.-- 1 photograph: print, b&w

History / Biographical: Major F.V. (Frederick Victor) Longstaff, 1879-1961, was a soldier, architect, mountaineer, and historian at Victoria, British Columbia.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of selected subject files from the Frederick Victor Longstaff papers at the British Columbia Archives and Records Service in Victoria, B.C. Includes: horse packers in B.C.; mountain men in the Rockies; Brewster - Ford Mountain Lodges; James Simpson; containing notes, articles and correspondence. Content pertains to Tom Wilson, Sydney Baker, Lake Louise Chalet, Professor Charles E. Fay, J.J. McArthur, Col. Richard O'Hara, Sydney R. Vallance, George Paris, W.D. Round, Ada Wilson, guides, early explorers, C.P.R. surveys, Lake Wapta Lodge, Lake O'Hara Lodge, Yoho Lodge, Brewster family, etc.; Photograph is original print of Longstaff's mother on glacier, near Glacier House, B.C.

Name Access: Longstaff, F. V.

Subject Access: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Language: Language is English

Creator: Longstaff, F. V.

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

Title Source: Title taken from accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds

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Part Of: George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to the Lake O'Hara region, particularly its history, geology, botany, trail systems and visitation. I. Writing, research and translation, ca.1887-ca.1975, ca.45 cm, including some photographs. Consists of manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, maps and print material pertaining t…

Date Range: [ca.1887-ca.1976]

Reference Code: M60 / V276

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 60; V 276

Sous-Fonds: M 60; V 276

Accession Number: 358, 2815, 6620, 6762

Reference Code: M60 / V276

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

Date Range: [ca.1887-ca.1976]

Physical Description: ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.1000 photographs : mainly transparencies

History / Biographical: George K. K. (Tommy) Link, 1887-1979, was professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Chicago, Illinois. Link spent many summers between 1928 and 1977 studying the Lake O'Hara region and building trails there, accompanied by his wife, Adeline Link, d.1943. The Links were frequently guided by Jim Boyce.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to the Lake O'Hara region, particularly its history, geology, botany, trail systems and visitation.; I. Writing, research and translation, ca.1887-ca.1975, ca.45 cm, including some photographs. Consists of manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, maps and print material pertaining to writing, editing and translation projects, including "The Ways of Lake O'Hara," and the "Map of Lake O'Hara Region South Area."; II. Personal papers, 1960-ca.1976, ca.7 cm, including some photographs. Includes correspondence, financial papers and other material.; III. Lake O'Hara Trails Club papers, 1949-1973, .5 cm.; IV. Photographs, 1937-ca.1960, ca.1000 colour transparencies and ca.25 prints. Transparencies pertain mainly to the Lake O'Hara / Lake McArthur regions; also Lake Louise, Skoki and Icefield Parkway areas and Grand Canyon, U.S.A. Includes views of landscapes, hiking, some horse travel, flora and fauna views. Some views are attributed to Adeline Link.

Name Access: Link, George K. K. (Tommy)

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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: file description; index for textual material; electronic finding aid

Creator: Link, George K. K. (Tommy)

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

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

Processing Status: Processed

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George Ross fonds

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Part Of: George Ross fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of views along the railway from Banff, Alberta to the Selkirk Mountains, B.C.; snow scenes on Mount Revelstoke, B.C.; Banff events, including Ralph Connor (Rev. Charles Gordon) preaching at the Devil's Cauldron during Banff Highland Festival, 1928

Date Range: [ca.1928-ca.1940]

Reference Code: V545

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: George Ross fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 545

Sous-Fonds: V 545

Accession Number: 2630

Reference Code: V545

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1928-ca.1940]

Physical Description: 23 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: George Ross was a Canadian Pacific Railway agent at Field, British Columbia, Canada

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of views along the railway from Banff, Alberta to the Selkirk Mountains, B.C.; snow scenes on Mount Revelstoke, B.C.; Banff events, including Ralph Connor (Rev. Charles Gordon) preaching at the Devil's Cauldron during Banff Highland Festival, 1928

Name Access: Ross, George

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Ross, George

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Herbert E. Sampson fonds

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Part Of: Herbert E. Sampson fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photograph albums, 1911-1956, a scrapbook, 1922-1939, and loose prints pertaining to Sampson's alpine career, Alpine Club of Canada camps, climbs, activities and mountaineering in general. Scrapbook includes a postcard from Gustave A. Gambs re Mount Robson.

Date Range: 1911-1956

Reference Code: M76 / V174

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Postcard; Scrapbook

Part Of: Herbert E. Sampson fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 76; V 174

Sous-Fonds: M 76; V 174

Accession Number: 327, 496, 2287

Reference Code: M76 / V174

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Postcard; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1911-1956

Physical Description: 5 photograph albums (ca.300 prints). -- 24 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record

History / Biographical: Herbert E. Sampson, 1871-1962, was a lawyer and mountaineer at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sampson was a life member of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1910, President, 1930-1932, and Honorary President, 1945. He attended all but six annual mountaineering camps between 1911 and 1956 and made over seventy-five ascents, including two first ascents.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photograph albums, 1911-1956, a scrapbook, 1922-1939, and loose prints pertaining to Sampson's alpine career, Alpine Club of Canada camps, climbs, activities and mountaineering in general. Scrapbook includes a postcard from Gustave A. Gambs re Mount Robson.

Name Access: Sampson, Herbert E.

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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

Creator: Sampson, Herbert E.

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Homestead Hotel fonds

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Part Of: Homestead Hotel fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of guest registers for 1911 to 1932; also, lists and photographs. The lists include arrivals, guests and addresses for 1947 to 1952. The photographs are thought to be from the Homestead Hotel and include scenic views of the Rocky Mountains; also, Homestead Hotel, Banff facilities a…

Date Range: 1911-[before 1970]

Reference Code: M138 / V219

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Homestead Hotel fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 138; V 219

Sous-Fonds: M 138; V 219

Accession Number: 917, 2772

Reference Code: M138 / V219

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

Date Range: 1911-[before 1970]

Physical Description: 12 v. and 1 textual record. -- 34 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: The Homestead Hotel at Banff, Alberta, Canada opened in 1910 as a temperance house. A cafe, the Ye Olde Homestead Tavern, was added in 1930. In 1945, D. M. Soole sold the hotel to Earl E. Gammon and James I. McLeod. Gammon assumed sole ownership in 1948

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of guest registers for 1911 to 1932; also, lists and photographs. The lists include arrivals, guests and addresses for 1947 to 1952. The photographs are thought to be from the Homestead Hotel and include scenic views of the Rocky Mountains; also, Homestead Hotel, Banff facilities and activities; n.d. Some are framed; others may have been removed from an album. Also includes a notice to guests for Gammon's Hotel, n.d.

Name Access: Homestead Hotel

Subject Access: Buildings and facilities; Exploration, discovery and travel

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 for photographs

Creator: Homestead Hotel

Category: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Howard Palmer fonds

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Part Of: Howard Palmer fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of a file of 46 photographic prints by Howard Palmer, 1924, and two individual prints, 1910. File is titled: "My best : Maligne Lake, 1923, Lake Louise, Temple" and contains prints, 25x30 cm, some identified, unsigned. Fonds also includes two individual prints (40x50 cm): "Adamant …

Date Range: 1910, 1924

Reference Code: V69

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Howard Palmer fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 69

Sous-Fonds: V 69

Accession Number: 6063, 7361

Reference Code: V69

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1910, 1924

Physical Description: 48 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Howard Palmer, 1883-1944, was a lawyer, businessman and mountaineer at Massachusetts, USA. Palmer was a prominent climber and explorer in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains of western Canada between 1908 and 1927, completing about fifty first ascents. In the period before WWI, Palmer travelled extensively in the Selkirk Mountains with a group of mountaineering enthusiasts headed by E. W. D. Holway. Palmer published "Mountaineering and Exploration in the Selkirks" in 1914, was an active photographer, and worked on numerous topographical maps and expedition plans, including that of the 1925 Mount Logan expedition. In 1923, Palmer and Allen Carpe travelled, climbed and mapped in the Maligne Lake area. Howard Palmer was active in the American Alpine Club.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of a file of 46 photographic prints by Howard Palmer, 1924, and two individual prints, 1910. File is titled: "My best : Maligne Lake, 1923, Lake Louise, Temple" and contains prints, 25x30 cm, some identified, unsigned. Fonds also includes two individual prints (40x50 cm): "Adamant Group from Mt. Sir Sandford," 1910, by Howard Palmer (signed); and " 'Mount Sir Sandford from the South West" / negative by E. W. D. Holway, 1910 or 1911, enlarged by Howard Palmer, Nov. 1927"

Name Access: Palmer, Howard

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel

Access Restrictions: Access to one original is restricted. No other access restrictions; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: File photographs were used for research by William L. Putnam and are related to other research materials collected by Putnam (see William L. Putnam collection - M352/V117)

Creator: Palmer, Howard

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Obituary by J. Monroe Thorington (CAJ, v.29 p.135)

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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J. Monroe Thorington fonds

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Part Of: J. Monroe Thorington fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form. Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by Georg…

Date Range: 1825-1974

Reference Code: M106 / V622

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: J. Monroe Thorington fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 106; V 622

Sous-Fonds: M 106; V 622

Accession Number: 740, 1001, 1034, 1093, 1103, 1133, 1285, 1406, 1411, 1439, 1561, 1600, 1804, 1810, 1965, 1980, 2110, 2279, 2536, 2713, 3059

Reference Code: M106 / V622

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

Date Range: 1825-1974

Physical Description: ca.1.8 m of textual records. -- 64 photographs : prints, transparencies, copy negatives

History / Biographical: J. Monroe "Roy" Thorington, 1894-1989, was an ophthalmologist, mountaineer and mountain historian at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Thorington was a pre-eminent climber and explorer in the Canadian Rockies starting in 1922. He studied the Freshfield and Lyell Glaciers for 22 years and explored and mapped the Purcell Range, British Columbia. Thorington wrote approximately 300 publications on mountaineering, mountain history and the Canadian Rockies. He was active in numerous organizations, particularly the American Alpine Club.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form.; Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by George T. Little, Appalachian Mountain Club and supplemented by material mainly from the estate of Charles E. Fay. II. American Alpine Club, 1903- 1967; correspondence with American Alpine Club members elected to 1918. III. Alps and Canada mountaineering correspondence. IV. Guide books and writings; pertains to writings on the Canadian Rockies and Conrad Kain. V. Dr. W. S. Ladd and Allen Carpe papers 1908-1935.; VI. Photographs, 1871-1970, pertain mainly to Thorington's climbing associates, mountain guides, friends and climbs; also, tombstones of friends at Banff Cemetery.; Fonds also includes miscellaneous original summit notes, articles, etc. concerning landmark mountaineering activities in the Canadian Rockies.

Name Access: Thorington, J. Monroe

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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: series description

Creator: Thorington, J. Monroe

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

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

Processing Status: Processed

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J. Norman Collie fonds

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Part Of: J. Norman Collie fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of diary fragments, [1900], 1902, possibly pertaining to Bush River expedition; correspondence between Collie and his mother, n.d. 1875-1883, re personal matters, money problems, travel, education and employment; letters from friends, n.d., 1927, including A. F. Mummery and Fred Step…

Date Range: [ca.1863]-1935

Reference Code: M279 / V62

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: J. Norman Collie fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 279; V 62

Sous-Fonds: M 279; V 62

Accession Number: 1809

Reference Code: M279 / V62

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

Date Range: [ca.1863]-1935

Physical Description: .75 cm of textual records. -- 9 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: J. Norman Collie, 1859-1942, was a chemist and mountaineer who lived at London, England. Between 1897 and 1911, Collie pioneered climbing in the Canadian Rockies, making twenty-one first ascents including Mount Victoria and Mount Athabasca

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of diary fragments, [1900], 1902, possibly pertaining to Bush River expedition; correspondence between Collie and his mother, n.d. 1875-1883, re personal matters, money problems, travel, education and employment; letters from friends, n.d., 1927, including A. F. Mummery and Fred Stephens; photographs pertaining to Norman Collie, family, friends and associates

Name Access: Collie, J. Norman

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; 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: Collie, J. Norman

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

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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James S. Fullerton fonds

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Part Of: James S. Fullerton fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of landscape photographs made by James Fullerton; also views of pack trips and scenery in Nordegg, North Saskatchewan Valley and Brazeau areas

Date Range: [ca.1920-ca.1929]

Reference Code: V216

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Part Of: James S. Fullerton fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 216

Sous-Fonds: V 216

Accession Number: 3559

Reference Code: V216

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1920-ca.1929]

Physical Description: 155 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (215 prints)

History / Biographical: James S. Fullerton was an outfitter and amateur photographer at Nordegg, Alberta, ca.1920-1929

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of landscape photographs made by James Fullerton; also views of pack trips and scenery in Nordegg, North Saskatchewan Valley and Brazeau areas

Name Access: Fullerton, James S.

Subject Access: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Fullerton, James S.

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

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Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M573 / V797 / S60

Sous-Fonds: M573; V797; S60

Accession Number: 2019.111

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Physical Description: 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.

History / Biographical: Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.; M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").; V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).; S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).

Notes: Lantern slides include wooden case.

Name Access: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway; Discovery and travel; Discovery and exploration; Empress Hotel; European travel; Family and personal life; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Horseback riding; Kananaskis Ranch; Lake Louise; Lantern slide; Mount Assiniboine; Mountain; Organizations; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Poetry; Scenery; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and recreation; Sunshine area; Trails; Trail guides; Tourism; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Women

Geographic Access: Assiniboine; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Ireland; Kananaskis Country; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Manitoba; Mount Assiniboine; Rocky Mountains; Victoria; West Indies; Winnipeg

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

Language: English

Creator: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

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

Biographical Source Notes: Contents of the fonds; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald; https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN; https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean Murray fonds

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Part Of: Jean Murray fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of snapshot views of Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, perhaps taken by Murray during visits to area; also postcard views of the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: [ca.1925-ca.1950]

Reference Code: V454

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Part Of: Jean Murray fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 454

Sous-Fonds: V 454

Accession Number: 5306

Reference Code: V454

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Date Range: [ca.1925-ca.1950]

Physical Description: 59 photographs : prints, postcards

History / Biographical: Jean Murray was Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of snapshot views of Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, perhaps taken by Murray during visits to area; also postcard views of the Canadian Rockies.

Name Access: Murray, Jean

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: Murray, Jean

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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