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Miscellaneous items from Peter and Catharine Whyte's home

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of building plans of the White Block renovations 1965, posters, original and reproductions of art, aluminium press plates from printing cards and letters, blank Banff School District Diploma's, preliminary plans for renovation of Peter and Catharine Whyte's home March 3, 1969.

Date Range: 1950 - 1959

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / F / O.S.

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual, map, plan or blueprint; Textual, print or ephemera; Textual, private record

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I / C - Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items added in 2017 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / F - Miscellaneous items from Peter and Catharine Whyte's home

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / F / O.S.

GMD: Textual, map, plan or blueprint; Textual, print or ephemera; Textual, private record

Date Range: 1950 - 1959

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of building plans of the White Block renovations 1965, posters, original and reproductions of art, aluminium press plates from printing cards and letters, blank Banff School District Diploma's, preliminary plans for renovation of Peter and Catharine Whyte's home March 3, 1969.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Category: Arts; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of blank cards and postcards; two doilies; printed copies of images from the Hispanic Society of America; newspaper clippings; Geographic Maps.

Date Range: 1923; 1939; 1959; [ca.1950 - 1960]

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual, map, plan or blueprint; Textual, print or ephemera

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / B: Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte’s desk

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 1

GMD: Textual, map, plan or blueprint; Textual, print or ephemera

Date Range: 1923; 1939; 1959; [ca.1950 - 1960]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of blank cards and postcards; two doilies; printed copies of images from the Hispanic Society of America; newspaper clippings; Geographic Maps.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Language: English

Title Source: Based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of pamphlets, generic letters from societies and towns.

Date Range: 1918; 1933; 1950; 1966; 1967; 1975

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual records

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / B: Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte’s desk

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 3

GMD: Textual records

Date Range: 1918; 1933; 1950; 1966; 1967; 1975

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of pamphlets, generic letters from societies and towns.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Language: English

Title Source: Based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of inventory of items listing names of Indigenous peoples; notes and letters written by Catharine Whyte; Cree Syllabics; Drawings; manuscript titled Stoney Agricultural Development program; written stories

Date Range: 1949; 1974; [1940 - 1975]

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual records

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / B: Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte’s desk

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 7

GMD: Textual records

Date Range: 1949; 1974; [1940 - 1975]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of inventory of items listing names of Indigenous peoples; notes and letters written by Catharine Whyte; Cree Syllabics; Drawings; manuscript titled Stoney Agricultural Development program; written stories

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Language: English

Title Source: Based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of notes and drawings; copy prints of paintings.

Date Range: 1951 - 1969

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual records

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / B: Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte’s desk

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 8

GMD: Textual records

Date Range: 1951 - 1969

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of notes and drawings; copy prints of paintings.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Language: English

Title Source: Based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of drawing given to Peter and Catharine Whyte

Date Range: 1950 - 1970

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual records

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / B: Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte’s desk

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 9

GMD: Textual records

Date Range: 1950 - 1970

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of drawing given to Peter and Catharine Whyte

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Language: English

Title Source: Based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of music notes, newspaper clippings, notes and drawings.

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual records

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / B: Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte’s desk

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / B / 10

GMD: Textual records

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of music notes, newspaper clippings, notes and drawings.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Language: English

Title Source: Based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of financials papers addressed to Catharine and Peter Whyte

Date Range: 1950; 1962; 1964; 1966; 1974; 1976; 1978

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / D / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual records

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward

Sous-Fonds: M36

Sub-Series: M36 / I / C / D: Financial papers

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / I / C / D / 1

GMD: Textual records

Date Range: 1950; 1962; 1964; 1966; 1974; 1976; 1978

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of financials papers addressed to Catharine and Peter Whyte

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Language: English

Title Source: Based on contents

Content Details: Eldon Walls - Letter to Catharine reangarding lending money to Indigenous people; Part of Pearl Moore Brewster

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountain Romantics - textual

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records pertaining to the creation and publication of Chic Scott's book, Mountain Romantics; includes notes, correspondence, legal/financial documents and other related material.

Date Range: 2009 - 2014

Reference Code: M57 / II

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: M57 / II: Mountain Romantics

Sous-Fonds: M57

Sub-Series: M57 / II / A: Research files; M57 / II / B: Original manuscripts; M57 / II / C: Interview notes; M57 / II / D: Correspondence; M57 / II / E: Contract and Finances; M57 / II / F: Digital reference images

Accession Number: 2014.8374

Reference Code: M57 / II

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 2009 - 2014

Physical Description: 38 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: This book tells the story of the White/Whyte family of Banff — pioneers Dave and Annie who created a successful mercantile business in Banff, their son Cliff who played a major role in creating the Mount Norquay ski resort and Skoki Lodge, his brother Peter and his wife Catharine who became two of the most famous artists of the Canadian Rockies, Clifford Jackson White and his wife Bev who created modern Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Jon Whyte the poet and historian and Cliffy, Brad and Tristan White who have had distinguished careers in the Warden Service and the tourist industry. This book tells the story of one of the most unique towns in Canada, through its ups and downs, and the colourful characters who have called Banff home.

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records pertaining to the creation and publication of Chic Scott's book, Mountain Romantics; includes notes, correspondence, legal/financial documents and other related material.

Notes: Series consists of six sub-series:; M57 / II / A : Research files; M57 / II / B: Original manuscripts; M57 / II / C: Interview notes; M57 / II / D: Correspondence; M57 / II / E: Contract and Finances; M57 / II / F: Digital reference images

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine; White, Clifford; McDougall, Annie; McDougall, David; Whyte, Jon

Subject Access: Artists; Biography; Family; Family and personal life; Genealogy; Immigration and homesteading; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; Marriage; Publication; Research; Skiing; Skoki Lodge; Sunshine Ski Resort; Tourism

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

Access Restrictions: M57 / II / E: Contract and Finances (restriction - permission from head archives and special collections)

Reproduction Restrictions: M57 / II / F: Digital reference images (not for reproduction) reference only - copyright resides with photographer

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.chicscott.com/books.htm

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Nancy Ear, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: [Nancy Ear, Stoney Nakoda]*

Date Range: ca.1945

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1658

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1658

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: ca.1945

Physical Description: Transparency; colour

Scope & Content: [Nancy Ear, Stoney Nakoda]*

Notes: Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project.

Name Access: Ear, Nancy; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Whyte, Peter and Catharine

Title Source: [Nancy Ear was married to Peter Ear, mother to Alec and Noah]* Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

Processing Status: Processed

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Nora (Wesley) Stevens & Lily (Wildman) Wesley, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: [Nora (Wesley) Stevens & Lily (Wildman) Wesley, Stoney Nakoda]*

Date Range: ca. 1945

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1628

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1628

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: ca. 1945

Physical Description: Transparency; colour

Scope & Content: [Nora (Wesley) Stevens & Lily (Wildman) Wesley, Stoney Nakoda]*

Notes: Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project

Name Access: Stevens, Nora; Wesley, Lily; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Regalia; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Whyte, Peter and Catharine

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

Content Details: [Nora Stevens' parents were Mary and Moses Wesley, she married John Stevens. Lily was daughter of Leah and Dan Wildman Jr., she married Lazarus Wesley.]*

Processing Status: Processed

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Paul Dixon Sr., Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: [Paul Dixon Sr., Stoney Nakoda]*

Date Range: ca. 1945

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1606

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1606

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: ca. 1945

Physical Description: Transparency; colour

Scope & Content: [Paul Dixon Sr., Stoney Nakoda]*

Notes: Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project

Name Access: Dixon, Paul Sr.; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Regalia; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Whyte, Peter and Catharine

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

Content Details: [Paul was married to Florence (McLean), daughter of Flora and George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)]*

Processing Status: Processed

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Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw & Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: [Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw & Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda]*

Date Range: ca.1945

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1650

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1650

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: ca.1945

Physical Description: Transparency; colour

Scope & Content: [Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw & Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda]*

Notes: Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project

Name Access: Bearspaw, Peggy; Twoyoungmen, Elizabeth; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Regalia; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Whyte, Peter and Catharine

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

Content Details: [Peggy was married to Chief David Bearspaw Sr.]*

Processing Status: Processed

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Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: [Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw, Stoney Nakoda]*

Date Range: ca. 1945

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1619

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V683 / III / B / NS - 1619

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: ca. 1945

Physical Description: Transparency; colour

Scope & Content: [Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw, Stoney Nakoda]*

Notes: Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project

Name Access: Bearspaw, Peggy; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Regalia; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Whyte, Peter and Catharine

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

Content Details: [Peggy was married to Chief David Bearspaw Sr.]*

Processing Status: Processed

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People - Portraits & Groups

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 114 b&w prints of various people, usually posed either on their own or in a group. Includes portraits of movie stars, mountain guides, Banff locals, various clubs and boards, Miss Australia, Princess Margaret, Piere Chretien, skiers, and more. Also includes 1 negative depicting a g…

Date Range: 1952-1987

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ii / a / PA - 01 to PA - 114

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

25 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : People, a : Portraits & Groups

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ii / a / PA - 01 to PA - 114

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1952-1987

Physical Description: 114 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 114 b&w prints of various people, usually posed either on their own or in a group. Includes portraits of movie stars, mountain guides, Banff locals, various clubs and boards, Miss Australia, Princess Margaret, Piere Chretien, skiers, and more. Also includes 1 negative depicting a group of skaters, probably a club.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Beil, Charlie; Vroom, Bill; Anderson, Andy; Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi); Strom, Erling; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; O'Brien-ffrench, Conrad; Princess Margaret; White, Cliff; Wood, Sharon; Chretien, Jean; Gertsch, Rudi; Gmoser, Hans; Greene, Nancy; Lougheed, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Banff National Park; Banff Skating Club; Banff Ski Club; Children; Community events; Community life; Cowboys; Family; First Nations; Guides; Helicopter skiing; Helicopters; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Mountaineers; Movie Stars; Norquay Ski Hill; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Ski areas; Skiers; Sulphur Mountain; Sunshine area; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / P / ii / a / NA - 01

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal correspondence and community events

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 Christmas and holiday cards, 4 letters, one postcard and 4 invitations sent to the Kidney family; 1 blank postcard; an inscribed wedding napkin; 2 news clippings and one scanned article from the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald; a pamphlet for Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; two hand-wr…

Date Range: 1946; [ca. 1950]; 1952; 1955; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]; 1961; 1963 - 1965; 1967; 1968

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970

Accession Number: 3109; 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / IV / C / 1

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping

Responsibility: Some items published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald

Date Range: 1946; [ca. 1950]; 1952; 1955; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]; 1961; 1963 - 1965; 1967; 1968

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 Christmas and holiday cards, 4 letters, one postcard and 4 invitations sent to the Kidney family; 1 blank postcard; an inscribed wedding napkin; 2 news clippings and one scanned article from the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald; a pamphlet for Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; two hand-written recipes; 8 notes, poems and other writings; and 4 event programmes. Content pertains to family and friends of the Kidneys (including the Hobkirk family, Mona and Gordon Houghton, the Meeker family, Tom Lonsdale, and Catharine Whyte), community events in Banff (including an open house at the Summit Tea House on Sulphur Mountain, the 25th anniversary of the Rundle Memorial Church and the opening of the Mineral Springs Hospital), local marriages, Mac's Sport Shop in Banff, correspondence between Maud Kidney and other former members of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, and Canadian centennial celebrations.

Name Access: Kidney, Maude; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Whyte, Catharine; Lonsdale, Tom; Houghton, Mona; Houghton, Gordon

Subject Access: Community events; Community life; Christmas; Anniversary; Rundle Memorial United Church; Mineral Springs Hospital; Girls Flower Club Banff; Newspaper

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Mount Rundle; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip …

Date Range: 1957-1967

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

7 images 8 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes

Sous-Fonds: M67

Sub-Series: i. Diaries

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1957-1967

Physical Description: 7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip carried over from M67 / 3 - 6, a trip in 1958 involving travel to Banff, the annual Alpine Club of Canada hike, staying at the Chateau Lake Louise, hiking in Lake O'Hara, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Trip details for 1959 include travelling by train from the United States to Montreal before continuing on to Banff where she took trips to Lake O'Hara and Skoki - entries for 1959 seem to end abruptly. Also includes lists of people met over the three years, equipment used for various trips, and a list of events since Sept. 1958 including the opening of the new Sulphur gondola on July 28, 1958, the tearing down of the Brewster stables on Spray Ave, and the conversion of the ski lodge to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. M67 / 4 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 59 in red paint and end 1959-1962 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of August 1959 (carried over from M67 / 4 - 2), and summer trips taken during 1960-1962 consisting of time spent around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas, annual organized hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as travel to and from Pennsylvania - usually by train. Also includes lists of people she met, new additions to staff at hotels Lillian Gest stayed at, luggage details, and events pertaining to Banff like construction projects, births, marriages, and deaths (including the death of Jack White in 1962, his house now being a library, and the fate of the grocery store he ran). M67 / 4 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1962-1964 in red paint on the cover. Pertains to the end of Lillian Gest's 1962 summer trip (carried over from M76 / 4 - 2) and trips taken during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The 1963 summer consists of travel from Pennsylvania to Banff by train, stays at various hotels (including the Club House [possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House], Moraine Lake Lodge, and Emerald Lake Lodge), hiking trips in Revelestoke Park and Lake O'Hara, the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip, and alternating between stays in Lake O'Hara and at the Club House before returning home. The 1964 summer followed a similar pattern, with stays at various hotels, hikes (both with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the ACC), and travel between Pennsylvania and Banff by train. Also includes lists of people met during all three summers, equipment left in Banff (1963), a poem titled How To Die in the Mountains, evelvation of Golden, milages, and rates at the Lake O'Hara Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise. Pertains to trip to the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1965. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Icefield Chalet areas as well as hikes with and without organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada and the Skyline Trail Hikers. Also includes details about booking information throughout Yoho National Park, a list of mileages, and a list of events. M67 / 4 - 4 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary titled Can R. 1965 on adhesive paper on front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1965 and includes time spent in Banff, trips to and around Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, the Icefiled Parkway, and Mt. Robson areas as well as stays at the The Club House (possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House), a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers in Little Yoho (Aug 1-5) and the annual ACC Camp (Aug 23 - Sept 3). The trip back to Pennsylvania was completed by train as far as Winnipeg, from where Gest took a plane. Also includes Lake O'Hara register notes, details on Yoho National Park, lists of mileages, books at the ACC Club House and its staff that year, 1965 events (unclear if entirely dedicated to Banff), and people met. M67 / 4 - 5 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary. Pertains to a trip to Alaska during the summer of 1966 and a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal from June 21-26. Also includes details on animals and birds spotted in Alaska, people met, and names of staff at places Lillian Gest stayed. M67 / 4 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1966 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of Lillian Gest's summer 1966 travels throughout the Canadian Rockies (an extension of the Alaska trip detailed in M67 / 4 - 5). Also includes lists of items left in Banff and items purchased in both Alaska and Canada, reminders about correspondence, notes about Lake O'Hara, and events from Banff. M67 / 4 - 7 : brown cardstock diary with black fabric tape on spine. Pertains to a trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1967 and includes hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers, as well as stays in Banff, Lake Louise, Glacier, Lake O'Hara, and the [probably ACC] Club House. Also mentions Expo 67 (details of that trip in M67/ 4 - 5), and contains lists of staff at the Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, and the Club House, as well as events from around Banff, including the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Also includes loose items consisting of a brochure for the 1965 Sky Line Trail Hikers and address list, a letter from Caroline HInman regarding a 1959 trip plan, notes written by Lillian Gest [possibly reminders], a postcard, a Chirstmas letter from Peter and Catharine Whyte, and newspaper clippins.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned. To read M67 / 4 - 7 start on the right-hand pages to the end, return to the front, flip the book upside-down and continue back to front.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Community; Environment and Nature; European travel; Expo 67; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Parks Canada; Record keeping; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Pipestone Pass; Saskatchewan River; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Vancouver; Alberta; British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Alaska; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: M67 / 4 - 2 : remove adhesive tape holding paper to front cover and properly replace.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personalities

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; P…

Date Range: 1950-1993

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iii : Personalities

Accession Number: 7436 5507

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1950-1993

Physical Description: 178 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; Park Wardens, artists, politicians, musicians, businessmen, and more.