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George Paris photographs : [prints, group 7]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15050
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views
- Date Range
- [between 1893 and 1934]
- Reference Code
- V484 / PA - 1202 to 1300
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
7 images
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V484
- Series
- II. Prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V484
- Reference Code
- V484 / PA - 1202 to 1300
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [between 1893 and 1934]
- Physical Description
- ca.100 photographs : prints
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series. Sub-title reflects imposed division of series contents into manageable units for description purposes
- Content Details
- LIST OF PRINTS (V484/PA - 1202 to 1300
- 1202 [Horses fording Saskatchewan River], [ca.1908]
- 1203, 1205 Pack train on rockslide
- 1204 Pack train on alpine tundra
- 1206 Pack train on pass
- 1207 Hunter with dead mtn. [mountain] goat
- 1208 [Early pack trip to Mt Assiniboine outfitted by Bill Peyto, ca.1900- ca.1905]
- 1209 [Camp scene during trip to Mt Assiniboine outfitted by Bill Peyto, [ca.1900]-05]
- 1210 [Og Lake and trip to Mt Assiniboine outfitted by Bill Peyto, [ca.1900- ca.1905]
- 1211 [Lake Magog and trip to Mt Assiniboine outfitted by Bill Peyto, [ca.1900-ca.1905]
- 1212 Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, later King George V and Queen Mary, at Banff CPR Station, 1901
- 1213 The Royal Party at Banff [Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in carriage with Royal escort and Cascade Mountain in background, 1901] / Thompson
- 1214, 1215 The Royal Party at Banff [Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, later King George V and Queen Mary, in carriage at Bow River bridge, 1901] / Thompson
- 1216 Royal Train at Glacier, B. C. [Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, 1901] / Thompson
- 1217 to 1220 [Vancouver] [Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York during Royal tour, 1901]
- 1221 [Duke of Connaught visit to Banff, Banff Ave., 1912]
- 1222 [Duke of Connaught visit to Banff, welcoming speech by Dr. R. G. Brett, 1912]
- 1223, 1224 [Duke of Connaught visit to Banff, arch at Bow River bridge, 1912]
- 1225 Duke of Connaught visit to Banff - on Banff Ave.]
- 1226, 1227 Coronation Parade on Bow River bridge, 1935
- 1228 Main Street and Cascade Mtn : [Banff Ave and Cascade Mtn] / G. and W. Fear, [postcard, ca.1903]
- 1229 [Banff Avenue, 1911 or 1912]
- 1230 Banff Avenue - Winter / G. and W. Fear, [ca.1915]
- 1231 Banff Avenue 1906,[1912]
- 1232 Heavy snow, George Paris and Mrs. Sam Ward : [Banff Avenue], [ca.1917]
- 1233 Banff Springs Hotel [construction of 2nd wing?, 1902]
- 1234 Banff Springs Hotel, [after 1930]
- 1235 Drive below CPR Hotel, Banff, [postcard, ca.1900]
- 1236 Dr. Brett's Hospital and Sanitarium / S. J. Thompson, [1893]
- 1237 to 1239 Banff (Brett) Drugstore, [ca.1900?]
- 1240 [Coach at Sanitarium entrance - Walter Peyto, Bob Lothian and others]
- 1241 [Sanitarium coach] - Walter Peyto, driver, and Bob Lothian, porter, [1900-1910]
- 1242 Hot Springs Hotel taken from Government Bathhouse / Bevan Ashton, [ca.1925]
- 1243 Dave White and Bill Peyto on jigger at Banff CPR Station, [ca.1890- ca.1900]
- 1244 Wilson and Fear store, [ca.1894]
- 1245 Jimmy Simpson and Fred Ballard departing log house on Bow Ave., [ca.1896?], [log house is Sinclair cabin]
- 1246 Shack on Banff Ave., [ca.1900]
- 1247 Second NWMP barracks - Bob Campbell, Dr. Robinson, Dr. Harry Brett, Mr. LaSeur in front, [ca.1900]
- 1248 Park Liquor Store, [opened 1914]
- 1249 St. Georges-in-the-Pines Church with Canon Montgomery daughters standing in front
- 1250 Anthracite, [ca.1900]
- 1251 Moving house from Bankhead, 1924
- 1252 Logging cabin on Spray River
- 1253 Blasting trench in Bow River for water main, [ca.1896]
- 1254 Laying water main to Banff down Forty Mile Creek
- 1255 Laying Banff water mains using horses
- 1256 Laying water main under Bow River, [ca.1896]
- 1257, 1258 Machine digging trench for Banff water mains
- 1259 Railway bridge over Forty Mile Creek during flood
- 1260 CPR Depot during flood, [1915]
- 1261 George Paris standing near CPR Depot during flood
- 1262 Mather's boathouse during flood, [1915]
- 1263 Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion during flood, [1915]
- 1264 Recreation grounds during flood, [1915]
- 1265 Harry Lang and L. Cobb and others working on Sundance Canyon Rd, 1896
- 1266 Park gate at Sinclair Canyon
- 1267, 1268 Swiss Guides' chalet adjacent to Chateau, [1930s]
- 1269 Siding at Lake Louise looking to Silvertip Mtn
- 1271 Mrs. George Paris, Georgie Paris, Aunt Emma Stephenson, Florence and Harry Stephenson, Cyril Paris on Brewster Transport rig, [ca.1909]
- 1272 Fire down Spray Valley a Train wreck near Canmore, 1911
- 1273 Building Seebe Dam
- 1274 to 1277 Laying railroad ties after Frank Slide [Crowsnest Pass], [ca.1903]
- 1278 Workers in slide debris after Frank Slide [Crowsnest Pass, 1903]
- 1279 People posed in debris after Frank Slide, [1903]
- 1280 [Turtle Mountain] and slide path after Frank Slide, [1903]
- 1281 [Workers laying roadbed after Frank Slide], [1903]
- 1282 [Horse race] at early Banff Indian Days, [ca 1905 ]
- 1283 Indians and buckboards [at early Banff Indian Days], [ca.1910]
- 1284 Woman in Indian dress, [ca 1900?]
- 1285 [Stoney Nakoda woman and children], [ca.1900?]
- 1286 [Stoney Nakoda woman and child beside teepee]
- 1287 [Stoney Nakoda woman and child]
- 1288 [Stoney Nakoda Chief holding child]
- 1289 At the Stampede, Calgary, 1912
- 1290 [Undientified Indigenous person beside river]
- 1291 [Undientified Indigenous people in front of grain elevator]
- 1292 [Indigenous grave platform in teepee]
- 1293 Marmot / Fred Hussey
- 1294 Lynx
- 1295 Ballard - hunter and guide - with Rocky Mtn ram, [ca.1912?]
- 1296 Mr. Ed Ellis holding fox on chain [at Animal Paddock, ca.1912?]
- 1297 Buffalo ("Sir Donald") at paddock
- 1298 Six legged sheep at Animal Paddock, [ca.1912]
- 1299 Sheep at old buffalo park, [ca.1912]
- 1300 [Grey jay]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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George Paris photographs : [prints, group 8]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15051
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views
- Date Range
- [between 1893 and 1934]
- Reference Code
- V484 / PA - 1301 to 1417
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V484
- Series
- II. Prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V484
- Reference Code
- V484 / PA - 1301 to 1417
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [between 1893 and 1934]
- Physical Description
- ca.120 photographs : prints
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series. Sub-title reflects imposed division of series contents into manageable units for description purposes
- Content Details
- LIST OF PRINTS (V484/PA - 1301 to 1417):
- 1301 Grouse [Ptarmigan?]
- 1302 Prairie chicken [Ptarmigan?]
- 1303 Dog with squirrel in tree beside old museum and police barracks / George Paris
- 1304 Dr. Brett's greyhound with puppies
- 1305 Bob Campbell's [mountain] goat[?]
- 1306 Syd Baker's [mountain] goat[?]
- 1307, 1308 Mountain goat
- 1309 Moose behind 119 Muskrat Street, [ca.1950]
- 1310 [Moose at Animal Paddock], [ca 1905]
- 1311 N. K. Luxton with moose head, [ca.1905]
- 1312 Polar bear in Banff Zoo / GandW Fear
- 1313 Chained black bear at Sanitarium, [ca.1912]
- 1314 Black bear
- 1315 Banff from Sulphur Mtn, [1898]
- 1316 View of Bow Valley east from Sulphur Mtn., [1898]
- 1317 Summit ridge of Sulphur Mtn looking south
- 1318 to 1324 Summit of Mount Rundle / George Paris, [ca.1900]
- 1325 [Mountain summit]
- 1326 Mounts Louis and [Fifi] from Edith Pass / George Paris, [ca.1900]
- 1327 [East face] of Mount Victoria
- 1328 Hungabee Mtn from Mount Victoria
- 1329 Mount Biddle and Lake McArthur
- 1330, 1331 [Twin Falls] / N. B. Sanson
- 1332 Crowfoot Glacier, [ca.1900]
- 1333 [Mount Temple]
- 1334 [Glacier and col]
- 1335, 1336 [Mountain summit]
- 1337 to 1339 [Ice field]
- 1340 [Glacier]
- 1341 [Mountain summit]
- 1342, 1343 [Ice field]
- 1344 [Mount Sir Donald?]
- 1345 [Winter scene in mountains]
- 1346 [Mountain and erosion gully]
- 1347 Fortress Lake in winter
- 1348 Mount Chephren and [Lower Waterfowl Lake]
- 1349, 1350 Mistaya Canyon
- 1351 Mount Murchison in winter
- 1352 to 1355 View north from Saskatchewan River Crossing in winter
- 1356 [Cabin in woods beside lake]
- 1357 Sinclair Canyon, early 1920s
- 1358 Sinclair Canyon, early 1930s
- 1359 Sundance Canyon/ George Paris, 1894
- 1360 Devil's Canyon / J. H. Clarke, [ca.1895?]
- 1361 Heavy snow in woods near Forty Mile Creek, 1917
- 1362 Assembling windmill on barn near Calgary, [ca.1900]
- 1363 Dr. White's ranch near Cochrane, [ca.1900]
- 1364 Ranch corral, stallions fighting
- 1365 Ranch corral, roping horses
- 1366 Ranch corral, stallions fighting
- 1367 Ranch corral, horses
- 1371, 1372 Ranch hands being photographed outside tent
- 1373, 1374 Brewster Ranch - Ike Brooks riding bucking horse, [ca.1912]
- 1375 Brewster Ranch - Col. Moore riding bucking horse, [ca.1912]
- 1376 Brewster Ranch - riding bucking horse, [ca.1912]
- 1377 Brewster Ranch - horse team dragging log
- 1378, 1380 Brewster Ranch - riding bucking horse
- 1379 Brewster Ranch - woman feeding horses
- 1381 Indians sitting on bluff overlooking flooded river, 1905, [Medicine Hat]
- 1382 Main street of Revelstoke in winter
- 1383 Snow cap on a stump
- 1384 Skagway, Alaska, [ca.1898]
- 1385 to 1387 [Totem pole in Indigenous village, B.C. / Alaska, ca.1900]
- 1388 Skagway, Alaska, [ca.1898]
- 1389 Chilkoot Pass, [ca.1898]
- 1390 [Seaport], [ca.1900]
- 1391 Niagara Falls, August 13, 1903
- 1392 Niagara Falls, July 14, 1903
- 1393 Niagara Falls, July 13, 1903
- 1394 Niagara Falls, August 10, 1903
- 1395 Niagara Falls, August 13, 1903
- 1396 to 1403 San Francisco earthquake, 1906
- 1404 Jim Brewster fishing in South Seas, [ca.1910?]
- 1405 [Rangoon] Pagoda, [ca.1910?]
- 1406, 1407 Burning Ghats, [India, ca.1910?]
- 1408 Burning Ghats, [Japan]
- 1409 to 1413 [Far East]
- 1414, 1415 [Quebec?]
- 1416, 1417 Crowd outside Bank of England, [London]
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- Processed
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of hut registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between ca.1930-2020. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts, which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the huts; wildlife sightings; custodi…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-2020]
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- S6
- V14
- Series
- M200 / IV : Hut Registers
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.19 accn. 8002 accn. 2023.20 accn. 2023.32 accn. 1299 accn. 1040 accn. 2141 accn. 3298 accn. 3757 accn. 6376 accn. 6465 accn. 6623 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 5538 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 2023.31 accn. 2023.15 accn. 2020.05 accn. 6766 accn. 2376 accn. 3296 accn. 3970 accn. 5215 accn. 3560 accn. 2014.8278 accn. 5462 accn. 3382 accn. 5330 accn. 6457 accn. 5635 accn. 5591 accn. 8120 accn. 2376 accn. 3560 accn. 2023.41 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.14 accn. 3160 accn. 3298 accn. 3970 accn. 5114 accn. 5200 accn. 5463 accn. 5631 accn. 6470
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-2020]
- Physical Description
- ca. 3.5 metres of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of hut registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between ca.1930-2020. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts, which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the huts; wildlife sightings; custodial issues and updates; and related topics. Series is separated at the sub-series level by individual huts: M200 / IV / A : Abbot Pass Hut M200 / IV / B : Elizabeth Parker Hut M200 / IV / C : Wates-Gibson Hut M200 / IV / D : A. O. Wheeler Hut M200 / IV / E : Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut M200 / IV / F : Bow Hut M200 / IV / G : Stanley Mitchell Hut M200 / IV / H : Fay Hut M200 / IV / I : Balfour Hut M200 / IV / J : Peyto Hut/ Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut M200 / IV / K : Elk Lakes Cabin M200 / IV / L : Bon Echo Hut M200 / IV / M : Bill Putnam / Fairy Meadows Hut M200 / IV / N : Scott Duncan Hut M200 / IV / O: Conrad Kain/Bugaboos Hut M200 / IV / P: Neil Colgan Hut M200 / IV / Q: Silver Spray Hut M200 / IV / R: Asulkan Hut M200 / IV / S: Mount Colin Hut M200 / IV / T: Great Cairn Hut M200 / IV / U: Other Huts [Registers]
- Notes
- See sub-series entries for chronological inventories of hut registers
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Backcountry skiing
- Buildings and facilities
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Climbing
- Environment
- Exploration
- Helicopter skiing
- Huts
- Log structures
- Memorial
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Peter Whyte Hut
- Porcupine
- Property
- Recreation
- Ski areas
- Sports
- Sports and recreation
- Wildlife
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M235
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
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I. Textual Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54445
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of newspaper clippings and photocopied newspapers pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers, and a photocopy of a guide to the Tonquin area created by Kathleen Chapman.
- Date Range
- July 21 1938- July 22 1940
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281 / I
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M237
- V281
- Series
- I
- Sous-Fonds
- M237
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281 / I
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- July 21 1938- July 22 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of newspaper clippings and photocopied newspapers pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers, and a photocopy of a guide to the Tonquin area created by Kathleen Chapman.
- Subject Access
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- In case file
- Creator
- Jean Petrie Knox
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Charlie Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of two colour transparencies depicting Wellmans cattle.
- Date Range
- ca.1961-ca.1968
- Reference Code
- V557 / II
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Charlie Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V557
- Series
- II
- Sous-Fonds
- V557
- Accession Number
- 7728
- Reference Code
- V557 / II
- Date Range
- ca.1961-ca.1968
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. slides ; 4x5
- History / Biographical
- "Wellman" likely refers to Cal Wellman, the Russell's neighbouring rancher on Watertons northeast boundary.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of two colour transparencies depicting Wellmans cattle.
- Name Access
- Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie)
- Wellman, Cal
- Subject Access
- Farmland
- Ranchers and ranching
- Ranches
- Ranching
- Geographic Access
- Waterton
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Revised digital and original handwritten in case file
- Creator
- Charlie Russell
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- "Spirit Bear, Encounters with the White Bear of the Western Rainforest", Charlie Russell, 1994, Key Porter Books Limited. Pg 24.
- Title Source
- Cardboard in which negatives were previously stored.
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II. Photo Albums
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of photo albums pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers and various Alpine Club of Canada trips in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho national parks.
- Date Range
- July 12, 1938-Sept 3, 1940
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281 / II
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Album
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M237
- V281
- Series
- II
- Sous-Fonds
- M237/V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281 / II
- GMD
- Album
- Date Range
- July 12, 1938-Sept 3, 1940
- Physical Description
- 8 albums (257 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of photo albums pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers and various Alpine Club of Canada trips in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho national parks.
- Notes
- Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.
- Subject Access
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- In case file
- Creator
- Jean Petrie Knox
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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III. Photographic Prints
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 black and white photographic prints
- Date Range
- December 1938 to July 1940
- Reference Code
- M273 / V281 / III
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M273/V281
- Series
- III
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- M273 / V281 / III
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Date Range
- December 1938 to July 1940
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w silver gelatin prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 black and white photographic prints
- Notes
- Prints were enclosed in photographic albums from series II. but were seperated due to their lack of any geographic/subject relation to the albums.
- Name Access
- Petrie, Jean
- McDonald, Jean
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Skoki Lodge
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- United States
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Inventory listing - Unprocessed
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25476
- Part Of
- Banff Public Library fonds
- Date Range
- 1949 - 2013
- Reference Code
- M71 / V785 / Box 3 - Unprocessed
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Banff Public Library fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M71 / V785
- Sous-Fonds
- M71 / V785
- Accession Number
- 2017.8661
- Reference Code
- M71 / V785 / Box 3 - Unprocessed
- Date Range
- 1949 - 2013
- Physical Description
- Textual and photographic records
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Box contents consist of: Banff Public Library minutes 2007 to 2013, Banff Public Library Needs Assessment, 1987, Banff Public Library Collection Assessment Project January – April 1995, Banff Public Library Renovations 1998, Banff Public Library Bylaws & Policy (1983?), Banff Public Library Plan of Service, By-Laws & Policy (1994?), Banff Public Library Rules & Regulations (1953-54?), George Stacey, Proposed Library Philosophy 1981, and Banff Public Library Goals & Objectives 1998, and Minutes of the Banff Library/Seniors’ Centre Building Committee. Also included is Proposed Banff Seniors’s Centre/Library Complex: Proposed Financing and funds, Proposal for Architectural Services, Budget for Construction and Consulting costs, Site Plan. Documents regarding establishing a Building Committee: Letter from George Stacey, Secretary-Treasurer, Banff Library Board to W. R. Roberge, Chairman, Banff School District No. 102 requesting School District representation on the Building Committee and List of Committee members Other various documents included are: Library Building Program Checklist, Review and remarks of the Building Committee’s visit to Lacombe, Space & design requirements; Fundraising, Planning, Clippings, One file “Banff Public Library up to 1962 clippings (incl. 1949 & before), Nine files labelled 1990-91, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 containing newspaper clippings, advertisements, and programme posters. Also included: library logo contest c. 1985, One blue receipt book containing receipts for fundraising donations for the new library at 101 Bear St. c. 1982-83, Seniors’ Centre: Plans, Anticipated Needs and Suggestions, Library Citizen Survey, and Space Plan April 1981 Leasehold Correspondence
- Letter; E. J. Hart, Administrator, Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation to George Stacey, Secretary/Treasurer Banff Library Board
- Letter; George Stacey, Secretary/Treasurer Banff Library Board to Cliff White, President, Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation
- Letter; Lee Racine, Building and Development Officer, Parks Canada, Banff Township Office to Patricia Langridge, Chairperson Banff Library/Seniors’ Centre Building Committee
- Letter; Patricia Langridge, Chairperson Banff Library/Seniors’ Centre Building Committee to Mr. Tom Ross, Acting Superintendent, Banff National Park
- Letter; E. J. Hart, Administrator, Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation to Patricia Langridge, Chairperson Banff Library/Seniors’ Centre Building Committee
- Letter: Patricia E. McNamee, Librarian/Secretary/Treasurer, Banff Public Library to Patricia Langridge, Chairperson Banff Library/Seniors’ Centre Building Committee
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Inventory listing - Unprocessed
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- Part Of
- Banff Public Library fonds
- Date Range
- 1949 to 1994
- Reference Code
- M71 / V785 / Box 1 - Unprocessed
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Banff Public Library fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M71 / V785
- Sous-Fonds
- M71 / V785
- Accession Number
- 2017.8661
- Reference Code
- M71 / V785 / Box 1 - Unprocessed
- Date Range
- 1949 to 1994
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Box contents consists of Banff Public Library minutes 1949 to 1994
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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McGuinness Family
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- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm) one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm) one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm) one envelope (H40 x W23 cm) Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness f…
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Reference Code
- M460 / II / 1-4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M460
- Series
- M460 / II : McGuinness Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M460
- Accession Number
- 2018.9000
- Reference Code
- M460 / II / 1-4
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (16 pages ; 23 x 40 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of:
- one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm)
- one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm)
- one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm)
- one envelope (H40 x W23 cm)
- Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness family and their time in Belleville, Ontario; Robert's role as inspecting engineer in the Banff Springs expansion; Robert's artwork on the CPR postcard depicting the spiral tunnels; and the envelope that was used to gift the above items to the Whyte Museum
- Notes
- Oswald A. McGuinness is the younger brother of Father Robert McGuinness. Oswald was a surveyor and helped build the road from Invermere to Calgary, and he lived in Invermere
- The McGuinness family tree goes back to Oswald and Robert's great-grandparents, from Ireland to England and then to Ontario
- In the hand-written note, which is undated and the author is unknown although it is possible that it was written by Flora McGuinness when she gave it to Mark Nightingale, an association between Robert and the building of the Bow River Bridge is made
- Mark Nightingale also gifted 3 newspaper clippings located in M460 / I / B / 3-5
- M460 / II / 1 : created by the Canadian Pacific Railway
- M460 / II / 3 : created by Oswald A. McGuinness
- Name Access
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- McGuinness, Oswald A.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Banff
- Art
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Ontario
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Mixed views. -- [ca.1925-ca.1945]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Film negatives, 5x7 inches, 173 items; B. Film negatives, 8x10 inches and larger, 68 items. Consists of scenic, documentary and commercial views similar to material in previous series. Includes views know to have been produced by Fred Armbrister, a professional photographer …
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]-1958
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3605 to 3845
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V469
- Series
- III. Mixed views
- Sous-Fonds
- V469
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3605 to 3845
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]-1958
- Physical Description
- 241 photographs : negatives.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Film negatives, 5x7 inches, 173 items; B. Film negatives, 8x10 inches and larger, 68 items. Consists of scenic, documentary and commercial views similar to material in previous series. Includes views know to have been produced by Fred Armbrister, a professional photographer who operated out of Lake Louise, Alberta, ca.1930. -- Title based on accession records and contents of series. -- Material was acquired in 1967, probably without original envelopes and with no logical arrangement. It was attributed at that time to Fred Armbrister, but subsequent investigation indicated that, with the exception of nineteen large-format views and possible exception of some Lake Louise area scenic views, the material is probably George Noble's. Negatives in this series were arranged during collection processing in 1988 to bring like material together. -- Arrangement outline available in printed form; file-level inventory available through this database; selected contact prints available in visual reference file.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Motion pictures
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of amateur motion picture made by Walter Ashdown pertaining to his family, friends, activities and daily life
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V28 / NF - 1 to 13
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V28
- Series
- III. Motion pictures
- Sous-Fonds
- V28
- Reference Code
- V28 / NF - 1 to 13
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- 13 motion pictures : 8mm, silent, colour
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of amateur motion picture made by Walter Ashdown pertaining to his family, friends, activities and daily life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- LIST OF FILMS (V28/NF):
- 1 1964 : [motion picture]. -- 1964. -- Views include mountain scenery; at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with guests; Banff Indian Days parade, Chief Walking Buffalo. Also scenes of animals - black bears, bighorn sheep (some mock-fighting), elk, deer, moose; snowmobiles on glaciers (Columbia Icefield?). -- Title from film canister
- 2 Goat : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1959]. -- Views include buffalo grazing; buildings around Banff; herds of elk, deer; groups of people by Brewster? bus; men driving an antique convertible car with "BMA" sign on bumper (dated 1959); at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with Alfred and Linda Castle. -- Title from film canister
- 3 Sheep : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include mountain goats; snowmobiles on glacier; at Yoho National Park; views of gondolas and view from gondolas (at Whitehorn?); Rocky Mountain Sheep; elk; boy with squirrel climbing all over him; group by Edith Cavell? Chalet; Banff Indian Days parade and Indigenous people at the Banff Springs Hotel. -- Title from film canister
- 4 Queen : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include Gil and Mary Fry; wildlife (mountain goats, buffalo, bighorn sheep, deer); icefall; at Chateau Lake Louise; tour boat at Lake Minnewanka. -- Title from film canister
- 5 June & Banff : [motion picture]. --[ca.1960]. -- Views include groups of people; Banff Indian Days; at Lake Louise; wildlife (elk, black bear mother and cubs, bighorn sheep, moose, deer, elk, cat); tour boat at Lake Minnewanka?; Walter Ashdown, Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with friends; Catharine Robb Whyte with friends outside Whyte House; mountain scenery (includes views of mountains in clouds, with rainbows). -- Title from film canister
- 6 Kerry wedding : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1970]. -- Views include Walter Ashdown receiving his Million Mile Safe Driving award from Gordon Taylor and Jack Hayes; scenes from Hawaii; Shriners parade down Banff Avenue; Rudy and Kerry Kucy's wedding at St. Mary's Church; tour boat on Lake Minnewanka, Banff Indian Days parade. -- Title from film canister
- 7 Motion picture. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include ground squirrel's antics; Bow Falls and view down Bow River; cadets on parade at Cadet Camp, Banff. -- Title based on item
- 8 Ashdown : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson and friend; group of people watching race at finish line; family (film broken after this scene); woman feeding bighorn sheep and deer; C.P.R. passenger train coming around curve; rail crew trying to clear a train derailment. -- Title from film canister. -- Film is broken about halfway through
- 9 Doris & Deer 1963 Van Dam's, Jasper : [motion picture]. -- 1963. -- Views include Catharine Robb Whyte with Alfred and Linda Castle by the Whyte House; at Chateau Lake Louise; Walter Ashdown, RCMP officers standing guard?; gondolas at Whitehorn?; bears; dog in costume doing tricks; snowmobile and chalet at glacier (Columbia Icefield?). -- Title from film canister
- 10 Hawaii with Castles April 1970 : [motion picture]. -- 1970. -- Views include Walter Ashdown; moose; Banff Indian Days parade; Hawaii with Alfred and Linda Castle. -- Title from film canister
- 11 Doris & deer : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include mountain scenery from Banff National Park; people playing with dog; Banff Winter Carnival events; at Chateau Lake Louise; woman (Doris?) feeding deer. -- Title from film canister
- 12 Flen [?] Bears : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include man operating chairlift; group of people; wildlife (black bear, deer, bighorn sheep); man with ground squirrel eating out of his hand; group of people getting ready to go for horseback ride; at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Billie Simpson; Columbia Icefield?; mountain scenery. -- Title from film canister
- 13 Motion picture. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include bride (wearing fur) arriving at church; Remembrance Day parade, includes view of Banff High School; children playing: Ross Connors, Laurie-Ann Connors and their mother, Walter's daughter, Lorena; wildlife (black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, buffalo); gondolas; mountain scenery from Banff National Park including Bow Falls (frozen); Alfred and Linda Castle; panoramic views from Hawaii; Walter's son, Fred, B. J. Ashdown (Fred's wife) and children, Scott and Suzie. -- Title based on item
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Notebook contains notes on economics, philosophy, religion, Rotary, housing, other
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]-1946
- Reference Code
- M282 / 12
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- I.B. Walter Painter : Personal papers
- Reference Code
- M282 / 12
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]-1946
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record
- Scope & Content
- Notebook contains notes on economics, philosophy, religion, Rotary, housing, other
- Title Source
- Title based on item
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- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sketches by Stan J. (Windy) Carr, [before 1924?], 9 items; on Lake Louise Chalet notecards. -- Watercolours by Leonard M. Davis, 1921, 1925/26, 2 items. -- Sketches, drawings, n.d., 8 items : 7 original, 1 printed. -- Studio and camp for Carl Rungius [blueprint], 1922?, 1 item (M78 / 300 os G). -- …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1970]
- Reference Code
- M78 / VII / 300
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M78 / S16 / V577
- Series
- VII. Other
- Sous-Fonds
- M78
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M78 / VII / 300
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records and art works : one oversize
- Scope & Content
- Sketches by Stan J. (Windy) Carr, [before 1924?], 9 items; on Lake Louise Chalet notecards. --
- Watercolours by Leonard M. Davis, 1921, 1925/26, 2 items. --
- Sketches, drawings, n.d., 8 items : 7 original, 1 printed. --
- Studio and camp for Carl Rungius [blueprint], 1922?, 1 item (M78 / 300 os G). --
- Envelopes addressed to or from Simpson family members used to send negatives.
- Miscellaneous, 1930s, n.d., 8 items.
- Notes
- Oversize stored in os G
- Name Access
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Margaret
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- M78/VII/301 added to series 2021-08-16, source unknown.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Other recordings series
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- Date Range
- 1951, 1967-1973
- Reference Code
- M75
- S7 / 1, 4 - 13
- V118 / 1, 2
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Accession Number
- 464, 571, 685, 691, 761, 771, 1204, 1278, 1721, 1814, 1935, 1993, 2006, 3688, 6384, 7056
- Reference Code
- M75
- S7 / 1, 4 - 13
- V118 / 1, 2
- Date Range
- 1951, 1967-1973
- Physical Description
- 14 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio discs. -- 2 motion pictures (1 film reel, 2 videocassettes). -- .5 cm of textual records
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series II of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Title Source
- Title taken from contents of series
- Content Details
- LIST OF RECORDINGS :
- A. Mountain Man, 1951, broadcast from Jim Fisher Reports re Jack Walker Brewster (1893-1951), broadcast shortly after his death, 2 sound disks: 78 rpm; accompanied by typed transcript.
- B. Sing the Rundle Round - Summer in Banff, 1969, a mosaic of words and music; an experimental production reflecting the life and mood of those who live and work in the Canadian Rockies (recorded in Banff); programme announced, written and produced by Fred Diehl, music arranged, composed and conducted by Alan Ray; 2 reels Accompanied by manuscript "continuities", notes and tape summaries.
- C. Recording pertaining to Edward Feuz and family, 1967, by Lyle Brown, discusses Swiss Guides, mountaineering, etc., 2 reels.
- D. Opening of Peter Whyte Foundation building (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), 1968, by Fred Diehl, 1 reel.
- E. Film copy and soundtrack of "The Brewster Story," motion picture pertaining to Brewster family, particularly Claude Brewster, produced for CBC television program, "Century West", by Fred Diehl in 1967, 2 items (V118 / NF 1)
- F. Communities West programme on Banff, script by Esther Fraser, 1971, 1 reel.
- G. Damming of Canada's Rivers, 1973, by Brian Patton, 1 reel.
- H. Film copy and soundtrack for "The Brewsters of Banff," CBC Telescope film, 1969, by Fletcher Markle, 2 items (V118 / NF 2; see also S37 / 91 Side A)
- I. Re Chief Tom Kaquitts, 1973, by Don Hudson, 1 reel.
- J. Re Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1974, by Don Rubin.
- K. CBR (Calgary) Friday Evening Arts Edition, 1970, re Cape Dorset Print Collection, by Doris Livingstone, recorded at the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, 1 reel.
- L. Peter Gzowski interview with Whitney Smith on CBC Morningside, 1983, re John Murray Gibbon.
- M. Re Edward Feuz, for This Land series, 1971, by Bruno Engler, 2 betacam SP videocassettes, not available for viewing in current format. Edward Feuz footage used in film "The guiding spirit" by Bill Noble (V118 / accn 7056 A&B rolls - footage used in Guiding Spirit Call #: 01.4/G94V).
- N. "Dreams Betrayed," video documentary on Ukrainian internment during WWI, 1991? Produced by Andy Blicq. Reference use only. Copyright of CBC, 1 item (V118 / NV-1 accn.6384)
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Painter family papers
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of: A Bucking Horse Contest : [article] / by Betty Painter; cheque for $15.00 payable to the Province of Quebec, Association of Architects, signed by W. S. Painter; professional biography of Walter Painter, Architect; Insurance Agent's file card covering building and furniture; bluepr…
- Date Range
- 1918-1945
- Reference Code
- M282 / 14
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- II. Painter family : Papers
- Reference Code
- M282 / 14
- Date Range
- 1918-1945
- Physical Description
- 7 textual records. -- 2 drawings
- Scope & Content
- File consists of: A Bucking Horse Contest : [article] / by Betty Painter; cheque for $15.00 payable to the Province of Quebec, Association of Architects, signed by W. S. Painter; professional biography of Walter Painter, Architect; Insurance Agent's file card covering building and furniture; blueprint of addition to servants' quarters property of E. R. Painter, Lot 10, Block B, Banff; letter from P. J. Jennings, Supt., Dept, of Mines and Resources, Lands, Parks and Forests Branch (Oct. 24, 1945), re: Lot 10, Block B, Banff and renewal of lease; pen and ink drawings of Painter home, 2 items; Elizabeth R. Painter high school diploma, [ca.1920]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Elizabeth R. Painter high school diploma. held in oversize storage "B"
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Personal records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
- Date Range
- [186-]-1994, predominant 1908-1994
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- II.C. Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C
- Date Range
- [186-]-1994, predominant 1908-1994
- Physical Description
- 2.6 m textual records -- oversize textual records -- photographs
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
- Notes
- Series consists of 6 sub-series:
- C1 : Volunteer activities: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's involement with the Junior Red Cross, the Canadian Women's Press Club, the Historical Society of Alberta, and the Southern Alberta Women's Pioneer and Old Timers' Association.
- C2 : Scrapbooks
- C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- C4 : Travel and hobbies
- C5 : Other (includes personal government documents, business and membership cards and some personal correspondence)
- C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
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Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recording collection
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of seven sub-series: 1. Interviews, conversations, proceedings, etc., 1950-1975, 40 items; pertain to or involve John B. H. Dunphy, James White, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Campbell family, Verne Castella, Dorothy Whyte, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Ethel Fulcher, Mrs. David Henderson…
- Date Range
- 1950 - 1975
- Reference Code
- S37 / I.D.
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- S37 / I.D.
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Date Range
- 1950 - 1975
- Physical Description
- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes.
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, and Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, artists, outdoor enthusiasts, travellers, philanthropists, Banff, Alberta. See descriptions for the Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs and the Peter Whyte papers and photographs, for biographical details on Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of seven sub-series:
- 1. Interviews, conversations, proceedings, etc., 1950-1975, 40 items; pertain to or involve John B. H. Dunphy, James White, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Campbell family, Verne Castella, Dorothy Whyte, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Ethel Fulcher, Mrs. David Henderson, Arlene Voorbies, Tom Javanaugh, Mr. Neilson, Bill Legarde, George K. K. Link, Doris Burditt, Ruth Gorman, Nick Morant, Jimmy Simpson, Fred Stiles, Peter Whyte, Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Mary Vaux, C. M. Walker, Sam Ward, Cis Ward, Jon Whyte, Flossie Currie, Pearl Moore, Edmee Reid, Dell Brewster, Sydney and Doris Vallance, Moore family, Painter family, Gilbert and Frances Roddy.
- 2. Family conversations and performances, 1951- 1962, 11 items; pertain to or involve Robb family, Russell Robb III, Doris Burditt, Edith Morse Robb, Jon Whyte, Frances James, Bill McKenzie, Dave Whyte.
- 3. Meetings and speeches, 1956-1973, 5 items; pertain to political speeches and meetings, organizations, Indigenous peoples.
- 4. Conversations with Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, 1950-1973, 27 items; pertain to or involve Paul Amos, Bill Peyto, David Bearspaw, Johnny Bearspaw, Paul Francis, Noah Goat, Frank Kaquitts, Tom McCullough, Tom Kaquitts, George McLean, Peter Whyte, Dorothy Whyte, Jacob Twoyoungman, Hanson Bearspaw, Joe Kaquitts, Tom Simeon, Bill McLean, Percy Wildward, Catharine Whyte.
- 5. Musical performances, 1953- 1969, 15 items; pertain to Murray Adaskin.
- 6. Broadcasts: a. Re Canadian Rockies, 1951-1968, 18 items; pertain to Banff personalities, local and regional events, Rundle Memorial United Church, rescue work, music, historical broadcasts; b. Miscellaneous broadcasts, 1951-1968, 59 items; pertain to politics, sports, royal visits and royalty, art, Hawaiian music, etc.
- 7. Elk sounds, 1952-1957, 3 items.
- Name Access
- Adaskin, Frances
- Adaskin, Murray
- Amos, Paul
- Bearspaw, David
- Bearspaw, Hansen
- Bearspaw, Johnny
- Brewster, Dell
- Burditt, Doris
- Castella, Verne
- Currie, Flossie
- Dunphy, John
- Encil, George
- Feuz, Edward
- Francis, Paul
- Fulcher, Ethel
- Goat, Noah
- Gorman, Ruth
- Henderson, (Mrs.) David
- Javanaugh, Tom
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Kaquitts, Joe
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Legarde, Bill
- Link, George K. K.
- McCullough, Tom
- McKenzie, Bill
- McLean, Bill
- McLean, George
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore family
- Morant, Nick
- Morse, Edith
- Neilson, (Mr.)
- Peyto, Bill
- Reid, Edmee
- Robb, Russell III
- Roddy, Frances,
- Roddy, Gilbert
- Simeon, Tom
- Simpson, Jimmy (James Sr.)
- Stiles, Fred
- Twoyoungman, Jacob
- Vallance, Doris
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vaux, Mary
- Woorbies, Arlene
- Walker, C. M.
- Ward, Cis
- Ward, Sam
- White, James
- Wildward, Percy
- Whyte, Dave
- Whyte, Dorothy V.
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Elk
- Music
- Rundle Memorial United Church
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory available in computer database for; select M36INV. Reference copy cassettes and recording summaries available.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series D of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of sound recordings.
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Peter Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
- Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
- During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
- Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
- Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Films and film making M
- Photography M
- Royal Canadian Air Force M
- Skiing
- Whyte, Catharine Robb M
- World War II, 1939-1945 M
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Photographs. -- 1887-1970
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- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to school classes, faculty, activities and town views
- Date Range
- 1887-1970
- Reference Code
- V44 / PA / 1 - 137
- V44 / PB / 1-3
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M4 / V44
- Sous-Fonds
- M4 / V44
- Accession Number
- 209
- 2470
- 5397, 7999
- Reference Code
- V44 / PA / 1 - 137
- V44 / PB / 1-3
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1887-1970
- Physical Description
- 140 photographs : prints
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to school classes, faculty, activities and town views
- Name Access
- Banff School District No. 102
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series VIII of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds
- Creator
- Banff School District No. 102
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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