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George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds

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George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the Lake O'Hara region, particularly its history, geology, botany, trail systems and visitation. I. Writing, research and translation, ca.1887-ca.1975, ca.45 cm, including some photographs. Consists of manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, maps and print material pertaining t…
Date Range
[ca.1887-ca.1976]
Reference Code
M60 / V276
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 60
V 276
Sous-Fonds
M 60
V 276
Accession Number
358, 2815, 6620, 6762
Reference Code
M60 / V276
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1887-ca.1976]
Physical Description
ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.1000 photographs : mainly transparencies
History / Biographical
George K. K. (Tommy) Link, 1887-1979, was professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Chicago, Illinois. Link spent many summers between 1928 and 1977 studying the Lake O'Hara region and building trails there, accompanied by his wife, Adeline Link, d.1943. The Links were frequently guided by Jim Boyce.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the Lake O'Hara region, particularly its history, geology, botany, trail systems and visitation.
I. Writing, research and translation, ca.1887-ca.1975, ca.45 cm, including some photographs. Consists of manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, maps and print material pertaining to writing, editing and translation projects, including "The Ways of Lake O'Hara," and the "Map of Lake O'Hara Region South Area."
II. Personal papers, 1960-ca.1976, ca.7 cm, including some photographs. Includes correspondence, financial papers and other material.
III. Lake O'Hara Trails Club papers, 1949-1973, .5 cm.
IV. Photographs, 1937-ca.1960, ca.1000 colour transparencies and ca.25 prints. Transparencies pertain mainly to the Lake O'Hara / Lake McArthur regions; also Lake Louise, Skoki and Icefield Parkway areas and Grand Canyon, U.S.A. Includes views of landscapes, hiking, some horse travel, flora and fauna views. Some views are attributed to Adeline Link.
Name Access
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: file description
index for textual material
electronic finding aid
Creator
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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George McLean fonds

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George McLean fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of George McLean papers and photographs. Textual records include personal and business correspondence and financial papers, etc., 1909-1955 (pre-dominant 1909-1927) pertaining to ranching and reserve matters; Indian Association of Alberta minutes and bulletins, 1944-1953; newsclippi…
Date Range
1909-1967
Reference Code
M42 / V422
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
George McLean fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M42
V422
Sous-Fonds
M42
V422
Accession Number
263, 1130, 1194, 5300
Reference Code
M42 / V422
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1909-1967
Physical Description
18 cm of textual records. -- 92 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
George McLean (Tatâga Mânî), 1871-1967, also known as Walking Buffalo, was a Stoney Chief and Moral Rearmament representative at Morley, Alberta, Canada. McLean was educated at Morley and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada and Winnipeg, Manitoba. He received his English name when "adopted" by Rev. John MacLean, who supported his education. A successful rancher, McLean was Chief of the Bearspaw Band, Stoney First Nation, from 1920 until 1935. In 1958, he became deeply involved in the Moral Rearmament Movement and made public appearance tours in England, Europe, New Zealand and Africa.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of George McLean papers and photographs. Textual records include personal and business correspondence and financial papers, etc., 1909-1955 (pre-dominant 1909-1927) pertaining to ranching and reserve matters; Indian Association of Alberta minutes and bulletins, 1944-1953; newsclippings, scrapbooks, etc., 1960-1967, mainly concerning Moral Rearmament movement; and miscellaneous material, n.d., 1955, 1960. Photographs, 1924-1966, pertain to George McLean, family and friends; events and activities; Stoney First Nation; and Moral Rearmament tours, 1959-1962.
Name Access
McLean, George
Tatanga Mani
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
First nations
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
reference copies for fragile material
Related Material
Accompanying artifacts transferred to heritage collections, Whyte Museum
Creator
McLean, George
Category
Family and personal life
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Georgia Engelhard fonds

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Georgia Engelhard fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of Georgia Engelhard's mountaineering photographs pertaining to her climbing career in the European Alps, Canada and the United States, 1940s to 1950s. Photographs are in three series: ; I. Georgia Engelhard photographs, 1940s-1950s, 277 prints; technical and scenic views per…
Date Range
1934-[ca.1960]
Reference Code
V751
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Part Of
Georgia Engelhard fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 751
Sous-Fonds
V 751
Accession Number
5535, 5657, 5729, 5904
Reference Code
V751
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Date Range
1934-[ca.1960]
Physical Description
278 photographs (277 prints, 1 copy negative). -- 1 photograph album (72 prints)
History / Biographical
Georgia Engelhard, 1906-1986, was a mountaineer, photographer and writer based at New York, USA and Switzerland. Engelhard was the first child of George Engelhard and Agnes Stieglitz and was the niece of Alfred Stieglitz and his wife Georgia O'Keeffe. Engelhard first visited the Canadian Rockies on a trip with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies at the age of nineteen. She became a well-known climber, making thirty-two first ascents in the Rocky and Purcell Mountains. From 1936 on, Engelhard climbed internationally with Oliver Eaton (Tony) Cromwell, whom she married in 1947. The Cromwells lived in Zermatt, Switzerland for the last thirty years of their lives.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of Georgia Engelhard's mountaineering photographs pertaining to her climbing career in the European Alps, Canada and the United States, 1940s to 1950s. Photographs are in three series: ; I. Georgia Engelhard photographs, 1940s-1950s, 277 prints; technical and scenic views pertaining to mountaineering in Switzerland, the Canadian Rockies, Italy and the Teton Mountains, U.S.A. European views pertain to the Zermatt region of Switzerland, the Matterhorn, Val d'Herens and the Dolomites (Italy). Includes many photographs illustrating climbing techniques and guide training. Canadian views pertain to the Lake Louise area, Victoria Glacier, Mount Athabasca and other locations. Prints are mainly in numbered series, the contents of which are interrelated.
II. My Album / Edward C. Porter : album of seventy- two black and white photographs by Porter of climbing and peaks in the Lake O'Hara, Lake Louise, Yoho, Bow Valley, Glacier National Park regions, also several United States locations and fine art studies. Album inscription, dated 1954, contains technical details and dedication to Georgia Engelhard.
III. Portrait of Georgia Engelhard, 1934, in copy negative form.
Name Access
Engelhard, Georgia
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
electronic series description
Related Material
Album related by provenance to Edward C. Porter photographs (V760)
Creator
Engelhard, Georgia
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds

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Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of reminiscences, lecture and correspondence pertaining to Andrews' activities and interests in the Canadian Rockies. Reminiscence is titled: Beyond those rugged mountains by Gerry Andrews 1987: about his summer jobs at Field, British Columbia, 1919 Part I & 1921, Part II. Lecture, 1…
Date Range
Copies made 1982-1987
Reference Code
M450 / V736
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 450
V 736
Sous-Fonds
M 450
V 736
Accession Number
3526, 3770, 5359
Reference Code
M450 / V736
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
Copies made 1982-1987
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records. -- 5 photographs : copy negatives
History / Biographical
Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Smedley Andrews, b.1903-, was Surveyor General and Director of Surveys and Mapping for British Columbia from 1951-1968. In retirement, Andrews has written, lectured and travelled.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of reminiscences, lecture and correspondence pertaining to Andrews' activities and interests in the Canadian Rockies. Reminiscence is titled: Beyond those rugged mountains by Gerry Andrews 1987: about his summer jobs at Field, British Columbia, 1919 Part I & 1921, Part II. Lecture, 1975, is titled: Edouard Gaston Daniel Deville, father of Canadian photogrammetric mapping. Personal correspondence is between Andrews and Fred Brewster, 1959- 1968, and pertains to maps, Samuel Prescott Fay, Cree language and travels. Also includes photographs pertaining to Fred Brewster and his house, Jasper, Alberta, 1924, 1965.
Name Access
Andrews, Gerald Smedley
Brewster, Fred
Prescott, Samuel Fay
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Science and technology
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Andrews, Gerald Smedley
Category
Family and personal life
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Gertie and John Hartefeld fonds

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Gertie and John Hartefeld fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to skiing in Canada and Europe, family, and the Banff Ski Team, and include Hans Gmoser ski trips, ca.1960 and beginner ski instruction, ca.1950. 15 postcards relate to local areas, ca.1940-1955, some by Byron Harmon; 50 European postcards, 1940-1955. Motio…
Date Range
ca.1923-1997
Reference Code
M241 / V417
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Gertie and John Hartefeld fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 241
V 417
Sous-Fonds
M 241
V 417
Accession Number
7569 (unproc)
Reference Code
M241 / V417
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
ca.1923-1997
Physical Description
ca.525 photographs: ca.348 negatives, 24 transparencies, ca.87 [+ ca.1500 35mm contact prints] prints, ca.65 postcards. -- 12 motion pictures: 8mm film. -- ca.2 cm textual records
History / Biographical
John Hartefeld was born Johann Hartefeld in 1915 in Stettin, Poland (Germany). He studied physical education and manual arts from 1930 to 1933 and taught at a boys school in Berlin-Spandau from 1939 to 1945. Hartefeld moved to Garmish Partenkirchen, Germany where he worked as a ski instructor, sports teacher and faltboat (watercraft) instructor and guide.
Gertrud Vinzenzia Sattler was born in 1920 in Wilkischen, Czechoslovakia and attended business college and language school in Prague, earning a certificate as a bilingual secretary in English and German. From 1945 to 1953 Gertrud Sattler worked for the U.S. Army in Garmish Partenkirchen as a secretary, bookkeeper and interpreter. She met John Hartefeld in Garmish Partenkirchen and together they immigrated to Canada in 1953 and settled in Toronto, Ontario.
Gertie and John married in Toronto in 1953 and moved to Banff, Alberta settling at 213 Bear Street. In 1963, John and Gertie moved into their new home at 340 Muskrat Street, a house built by John. John Hartefeld earned his Alberta Journeyman's Certificate in Carpentry in 1958 and completed his B.Ed in Industrial Arts in the Faculty of Education in 1966 by attending summer schools and through correspondence courses with Queen's University and the University of Calgary. He taught at the Banff High School from 1957 to 1979 and was instrumental in designing and assembling the industrial arts shop at the Banff High School in 1962. John Hartefeld gave ski lessons to school-age students at Mount Norquay and he designed and built the wrought iron chandeliers and wall lamps in his home and also at the Bugaboo, Cariboo, and Bobbie Burns lodges. John enjoyed fishing, windsurfing, and building his own windsurfing boards for sailing at Vermillion Lakes. John Hartefeld died in a bicycle accident on Norquay Road in June 1997.
From 1953 to 1959 Gertie worked for J.D. Hansen of Banff doing insurance, real estate and legal work. From 1959 to 1964 Gertie worked for Dermod Owen-Flood, Barristers and Solicitors as a legal secretary and bookkeeper and from 1963 to 1966 she worked for Nesbitt, Beaumont et al. Barristers and Solicitors. Gertie provided secretarial and bookkeeping services for Rocky Mountain Guides (now CMH) from 1966 to 1968 and from 1962 to 1975, she worked as an insurance and real estate agent and was an officer of Banff Insurance Services Ltd. In 1975, Gertie became an insurance consultant for CMH. Gertie Hartefeld enjoyed skiing, fishing, cooking, and tennis. She was an accomplished weaver and a member of the Harvie Heights Weavers Guild. Her garments could be purchased at The Quest in Banff. Gertie Hartefeld died in 2002.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to skiing in Canada and Europe, family, and the Banff Ski Team, and include Hans Gmoser ski trips, ca.1960 and beginner ski instruction, ca.1950. 15 postcards relate to local areas, ca.1940-1955, some by Byron Harmon; 50 European postcards, 1940-1955. Motion pictures pertain to skiing at Norquay, Lake Louise, and Mount Assiniboine as well as landscapes and wildlife, 1967-1980. Textual records include marriage, citizenship and education certificates, passport, immigration papers, letters, and newspaper clippings, ca.1940-1997.
Name Access
Hartefeld, Gertie
Hartefeld, John
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Hartefeld, Gertie and John
Category
Commerce and industry
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Margaret Gmoser
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Gilbert M. Atkin fonds

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Gilbert M. Atkin fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of postcards, 1934-1937; military papers, 1916-1918; financial papers, 1922; miscellaneous papers, ca.1910-1955; photographs, ca.1900-1968. Textual records are primarily military medical material. Financial papers pertain to medical equipment. Includes a speech re Imperial Order of…
Date Range
[ca.1900]-1968
Reference Code
M190 / V31
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Plan
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Gilbert M. Atkin fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 190
V 31
Sous-Fonds
M 190
V 31
Accession Number
442, 1281, 2162, 2775, 2809, 5666, 6932, 7084
Reference Code
M190 / V31
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Plan
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1900]-1968
Physical Description
4.5 cm of textual records. -- 216 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Gilbert M. Atkin, 1877-1969, came to Banff in 1905 shortly after completion of postgraduate studies in medicine. He first worked with Dr. Brett and continued to practice medicine in Banff, where he raised his family. During the First World War, Atkin served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of postcards, 1934-1937; military papers, 1916-1918; financial papers, 1922; miscellaneous papers, ca.1910-1955; photographs, ca.1900-1968. Textual records are primarily military medical material. Financial papers pertain to medical equipment. Includes a speech re Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), n.d., delivered at the Chateau Rundel [sic]; report, Whistler Mountain Ski Lift and Chalet, 1954-1955; and architectural drawing of plan and elevation for 94 Banff Avenue, ca.1910, accompanied by note of "additions and corrections". Photographs pertain to Gilbert Atkin, family, friends and associates, Banff region activities and views, Brett Hospital, curling and Rocky Mountains scenic views.
Name Access
Atkin, Gilbert M.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Health services
Military
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Atkin, Gilbert M.
Category
Family and personal life
Health services
Military
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Gladys Gardner fonds

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Gladys Gardner fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs primarily taken by Gladys (Atkin) Gardner during the years ca.1910-1970. Also included is Gladys Gardner's diary pertaining to her life on a ranch in Jumping Pound, Alberta 1945-1947 and at Glacier B.C.,1949.
Date Range
[ca.1910-1970]
Reference Code
M54 / V498
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Part Of
Gladys Gardner fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 54
V 498
Sous-Fonds
M 54
V 498
Accession Number
7777 (unproc), 7855 (unproc)
Reference Code
M54 / V498
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Date Range
[ca.1910-1970]
Physical Description
ca.953 photographs: ca.193 prints, ca.390 transparencies; col. -- 3 photograph albums: 370 photographs. -- 1 textual record
History / Biographical
Gladys Gardner (née Atkin), 1915-1970, was the daughter of Dr. Gilbert Atkin of Banff. Gladys married Noel Gardner of Jumping Pound in 1945. Both Gladys and Noel were active skiers and climbers and in 1948, Gladys and Noel moved to Glacier National Park, B.C. where Noel took a Warden's position observing weather patterns and recording avalanche activity. Noel Gardner became an avalanche consultant in the Roger's Pass for the Federal Department of Public Works until 1964 when he and Gladys moved to a ranch west of Pincher Creek.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs primarily taken by Gladys (Atkin) Gardner during the years ca.1910-1970. Also included is Gladys Gardner's diary pertaining to her life on a ranch in Jumping Pound, Alberta 1945-1947 and at Glacier B.C.,1949.
Name Access
Gardner, Gladys
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
Privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Gardner, Gladys
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record; Robert Kershaw, "Noel Gardner and the Birth of Avalanche Science" Mountain Heritage Magazine Vol 3:4 (Winter 2000/2001); bio files.
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Gordon and Alice Mettler fonds

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Gordon and Alice Mettler fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of articles pertaining to the early history of Glacier National Park, Montana; also ephemera. Articles are "Through Glacier National Park with Howard Eaton," 1919; and "The Bill Brewsters at East Glacier: Recollections of Alice Mettler." The latter discusses Syd (Brewster) G…
Date Range
1919-1977
Reference Code
M325
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Gordon and Alice Mettler fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 325
Sous-Fonds
M 325
Accession Number
2187, 2845
Reference Code
M325
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1919-1977
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Gordon and Alice Mettler were writers from Hungary Horse, Montana, U.S.A. In 1916, Gordon Mettler, b.1902, accompanied the Howard Eaton party through Glacier National Park, Montana. The party was outfitted by the Brewster family. Alice Mettler was a friend of Syd (Brewster) Graves.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of articles pertaining to the early history of Glacier National Park, Montana; also ephemera. Articles are "Through Glacier National Park with Howard Eaton," 1919; and "The Bill Brewsters at East Glacier: Recollections of Alice Mettler." The latter discusses Syd (Brewster) Graves.
Name Access
Mettler, Alice
Mettler, Gordon
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Mettler, Alice
Mettler, Gordon
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Grant Kimball fonds

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Part Of
Grant Kimball fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 1900 b&w photographs in 5 photograph albums, 1931-1942. [untitled], 1931-1942, ca. 250 prints pertaining to townsite of Banff, including Cascades of Time Garden, Cave and Basin, Upper Hot Springs, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow Falls, and aerial view of Banff. Also includes images of u…
Date Range
1931-1950
Reference Code
V100
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Drawing
Photograph print
Part Of
Grant Kimball fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 100
Sous-Fonds
V 100
Accession Number
7756 (unproc)
Reference Code
V100
GMD
Photograph
Album
Drawing
Photograph print
Date Range
1931-1950
Physical Description
5 photograph albums: 1900 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
Miss Grant Kimball, of 2200 Block 14 A St. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, worked for the government seed sorting and grading office, which may have had offices in the old Post Office Building, 8 Ave. & 1st St. S.E. Calgary. Kimball never married, she was Rosicrusian and occasionally travelled to group headquarters in California for annual picnics. Her father worked for CPR and she had one sister, June Kimball.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 1900 b&w photographs in 5 photograph albums, 1931-1942.
[untitled], 1931-1942, ca. 250 prints pertaining to townsite of Banff, including Cascades of Time Garden, Cave and Basin, Upper Hot Springs, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow Falls, and aerial view of Banff. Also includes images of unidentified people in homes in [Calgary?].
[untitled], 1942-ca.1945, ca.400 prints, includes Waterton, Revelstoke, Field, Bridal Veil Falls, Banff: Sulphur Mountain cabin, observatory, Cascades of Time Garden and picnic grounds, Tunnel Mountain fire look-out, Lake Minnewanka, Lake Louise, C.P.R. mountain views from the line.
[untitled], 1943-1945, 1950, ca.500 includes sisters June and Grant Kimball, Banff area including Cascades of Time Garden, Lake Louise, Johnston Canyon, group photo Becker's Bungalows, brewery gardens in Calgary; Los Angeles and Victoria; also includes hand-drawn portrait of Grant Kimball, 1950.
[untitled], 1946-1949, ca.500 prints, includes Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper area and Banff including Cascades of Time Garden; predominently United States trips.
"The Story of Anna" 1950, ca.250 prints, pertains to the travels of Anna [the car, bought in 1950], and includes Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper areas.
Name Access
Kimball, Grant
Kimball, June
Subject Access
Cascades of Time garden
Cave and Basin
Community life
Family and personal life
Jasper National Park
Johnston Canyon
Sulphur Mountain
Waterton Lakes National Park
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Kimball, Grant Miss
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Gray Campbell fonds

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Part Of
Gray Campbell fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscripts and research papers, 196-; police papers, 1932-1935; correspondence, 1937-1957; publications, 1933-1942; Hal B. Hammond papers and photographs, 1887-1888, 1938, n.d.; and research and personal photographs, 1887-ca.1937. Police papers are primarily reports, statements a…
Date Range
1887-1965
Reference Code
M192 / V113
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Gray Campbell fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 192
V 113
Sous-Fonds
M 192
V 113
Accession Number
1168, 2648
Reference Code
M192 / V113
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1887-1965
Physical Description
ca.26 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs : prints, negatives
History / Biographical
Gray Campbell, b.1912, was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable, rancher, writer and publisher at Banff and Cowley, Alberta and Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. Campbell served with the RCMP in Banff and Cowley districts from 1932 until 1939. He ranched in the Porcupine Hills area, ca.1948-1960, at the same time writing magazine articles on a number of subjects, including RCMP history.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscripts and research papers, 196-; police papers, 1932-1935; correspondence, 1937-1957; publications, 1933-1942; Hal B. Hammond papers and photographs, 1887-1888, 1938, n.d.; and research and personal photographs, 1887-ca.1937.
Police papers are primarily reports, statements and news articles concerning a RCMP case involving the murder of four police officers and the deaths of three fugitives near Banff in 1935. They discuss the roles of Campbell, Bill Neish, Tom Wallace and George C. "Scotty" Harrison. Also includes Campbell's RCMP training papers and reports of various cases.
Manuscripts are primarily short articles on a variety of subjects, including Harry Stallworthy, RCMP history, Christmas and Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment.
The Hal B. Hammond material includes letters and manuscripts of an ex North West Mounted Police officer, 1884-1889, re RCMP history, Riel Rebellion, Milk River and Fort Carlton; also photographs of N.W.M.P. and Corporal H. B. Hammond, 1887-1888. Other photographs pertain to Harry Stallworthy, Fred Bagley, commercial views of Banff and area, ca.1925, and personal photographs, 1933.
Name Access
Campbell, Gray
Hammond, Hal B,
Harrison, George C. (Scotty)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Law and justice
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Campbell, Gray
Category
Family and personal life
Law and justice
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Harold Brewster Fuller fonds

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Part Of
Harold Brewster Fuller fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Harold Fuller and associates, warden activities and the Fairholme Ranch
Date Range
1920-1966
Reference Code
V213
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Part Of
Harold Brewster Fuller fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 213
Sous-Fonds
V 213
Accession Number
915, 2015
Reference Code
V213
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Date Range
1920-1966
Physical Description
19 photographs : prints, negatives
History / Biographical
Harold Brewster Fuller, 1895-1976, was a national park warden at Banff, Alberta
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Harold Fuller and associates, warden activities and the Fairholme Ranch
Name Access
Fuller, Harold Brewster
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Fuller, Harold Brewster
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Harold Mortimer fonds

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Part Of
Harold Mortimer fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Mortimer's correspondence and share certificate re Banff Television Ltd., 1964; and photographs re the construction of Temple Lodge, near Lake Louise ski area, Alberta, 1957.
Date Range
1957, 1964
Reference Code
M254 / V447
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Harold Mortimer fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 254
V 447
Sous-Fonds
M 254
V 447
Accession Number
2894, 6601
Reference Code
M254 / V447
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1957, 1964
Physical Description
3 textual records. -- 4 photographs : copy negatives
History / Biographical
Harold Mortimer, a long-time resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada, worked as professional carpenter and other occupations
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Mortimer's correspondence and share certificate re Banff Television Ltd., 1964; and photographs re the construction of Temple Lodge, near Lake Louise ski area, Alberta, 1957.
Name Access
Mortimer, Harold
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
Creator
Mortimer, Harold
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Helen and George Shandruk fonds

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Part Of
Helen and George Shandruk fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Helen Stuart series, 1863-1947, ca.6 cm of textual records, ca.140 photographs : prints, 1 photograph album (9 prints). Series pertains to Helen Stuart's life before her marriage in 1948. Includes: A. Stuart family papers and photographs; B. Helen Stuart photo…
Date Range
1863-1994
Reference Code
M5 / V18
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Helen and George Shandruk fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 5
V 18
Sous-Fonds
M 5
V 18
Accession Number
4016, 6916, 7332
Reference Code
M5 / V18
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1863-1994
Physical Description
ca.770 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (9 prints). -- ca.14 cm of textual records.
History / Biographical
Helen and George Shandruk were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Helen Isabel (Isobella) Stuart, 1899-2000, came to Banff from Scotland in 1911? with her parents, David Stuart, 1863-1919, and Isobella Stuart, 1872-1945, and sister Caroline "Carrie" (Crandell). The family resided at 119 Beaver Street, where Helen lived until 1995. Helen worked at the Banff Post Office, also at the Sign of the Goat and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. George Shandruk, 1914-1993, was born at Bankhead, Alberta and raised at Canmore, Alberta. He worked for many years as a fishing guide. Helen and George married in 1948.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series:
I. Helen Stuart series, 1863-1947, ca.6 cm of textual records, ca.140 photographs : prints, 1 photograph album (9 prints). Series pertains to Helen Stuart's life before her marriage in 1948. Includes: A. Stuart family papers and photographs; B. Helen Stuart photographs.
II. George Shandruk series, 1929-1948, 2 cm of textual records, ca.50 photographs: prints, negatives. Series pertains to George Shandruk and Shandruk family.
III. Helen and George Shandruk series, ca.1900-1994, 6 cm of textual records, ca.580 photographs : prints, negatives. Series pertains to Helen and George Shandruk, friends and family. Includes: A. Photographs (Helen and George Shandruk, family and friends, travel, other); B. Personal papers.
Notes
Fonds description pertains to processed material only
Name Access
Shandruk, Helen
Shandruk, George
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description for processed material
Creator
Shandruk, Helen
Shandruk, George
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Helen Fulmer Wells fonds

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Helen Fulmer Wells fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series consisting of textual records and photographs. Textual records include three scrapbooks which contain clippings, photographs, notes and ephemera dating from 1886 to 1976 and pertain to Banff and area history, Fulmer family, royal family, etc. Remaining textual material…
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1976
Reference Code
M480 / V675
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Helen Fulmer Wells fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 480
V 675
Sous-Fonds
M 480
V 675
Accession Number
1295, 1581, 1649, 2416, 2489, 3881, 4066, 4068, 4087
Reference Code
M480 / V675
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1976
Physical Description
3 v. and 1.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.1100 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 4 photograph albums (370 prints)
History / Biographical
Helen Louise (Fulmer) Wells, 1893-1980, was a long-time resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. She was the daughter of pioneer Banff residents Minnie Christina Fulmer, 1868-1962, and Walter P. Fulmer, 1863-1948. The family also included another daughter, Alice G. Fulmer, 1896-1989. The Fulmers were very active in local life and recreation and made numerous trips in the Canadian Rockies. In 1927, Helen Fulmer married Fred Wells, 1873-1975. The couple lived in Banff until the death of Fred Wells in 1975 at which time Helen Wells retired to Edmonton. Helen Wells was particularly interested in the history and Banff and area.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series consisting of textual records and photographs. Textual records include three scrapbooks which contain clippings, photographs, notes and ephemera dating from 1886 to 1976 and pertain to Banff and area history, Fulmer family, royal family, etc. Remaining textual material includes Fulmer family papers and other material. Photographs, [ca.1880]-1972, pertain to Fulmer family, friends, trips and activities; as well as Banff and area locations, scenery, personalities and events. Includes Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, snowshoe tramps, views of Banff and area, Banff Avenue, dwellings, buildings and hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel and Lake Louise Chalet; also Anthracite, Alberta.
Name Access
Wells, Helen Fulmer
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
Related Material
Related in part to Alice Fulmer fonds (M70/V217)
Creator
Wells, Helen Fulmer
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Helen Jo and Ernest Kennedy fonds

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Part Of
Helen Jo and Ernest Kennedy fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists primarily of Helen Jo Kennedy papers, 1919-1968, and Ernest and Helen Jo Kennedy photographs, 1926-1973. Textual records include notes, scripts, correspondence, clippings, photographs and ephemera relating to Helen Jo Kennedy's studies and activities concerning the Banff Literary-Dra…
Date Range
1919-1973
Reference Code
M72 / V323
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Helen Jo and Ernest Kennedy fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 72
V 323
Sous-Fonds
M 72
V 323
Accession Number
361, 1012, 1633, 1658, 1677, 5248
Reference Code
M72 / V323
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1919-1973
Physical Description
ca.30 cm of textual records. -- 2 photograph albums (206 prints). -- 14 photographs : prints. -- 2 motion pictures
History / Biographical
Helen Jo and Ernest Kennedy were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ernest Kennedy, d.1972, was Banff's dentist for many years. Josephyne H. (Helen Jo) Kennedy, d.1977, was involved with amateur theatre and other community activities. With Margaret Greenham and others, she founded the Banff Literary-Dramatic Club in 1924 and was involved with the club until it ceased activities. She studied theatre at the Banff School of Fine Arts from 1933 to 1937 and specialized in make-up. During the Second World War, she worked with the Canadian Red Cross Society while Ernest Kennedy performed dentistry.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists primarily of Helen Jo Kennedy papers, 1919-1968, and Ernest and Helen Jo Kennedy photographs, 1926-1973.
Textual records include notes, scripts, correspondence, clippings, photographs and ephemera relating to Helen Jo Kennedy's studies and activities concerning the Banff Literary-Dramatic Club, Banff School of Fine Arts, Merry-Go-Round Theatre, etc. and volunteer war service. Includes her reminiscences about Margaret and Harry Greenham and local theatre, 1968, and miscellany of Dorothea Kennedy. Also includes miscellaneous personal papers of Dr. Ernest Kennedy, including accounts for "Karnival Kapers" fund raiser of the 1924 Banff Winter Carnival.
Photographs pertain to the Kennedys and friends in Hawaii and Banff, 1940-1973. Also includes a group portrait of the Rotary Annual District Conference at Lake Louise by W. J. Oliver, 1926; portrait includes Ernest Kennedy.
Motion pictures, ca.1940, pertain to: 1. outdoor rink at Banff, children skating, unidentified men, Kennedy house; 2. Kennedys on Banff Avenue, panorama from Bow River Bridge, Dr. and Mrs. Kennedy and son? outside home and on Bow River in winter, ice formations.
Name Access
Kennedy, Helen Jo
Kennedy, Ernest
Subject Access
Arts
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for papers.
Creator
Kennedy, Helen Jo
Kennedy, Ernest
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Henry Martin fonds

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Part Of
Henry Martin fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Banff places and events. Several views may include Henry Martin. Includes annotations on fronts and backs of prints.
Date Range
[ca.1955]
Reference Code
V597
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Henry Martin fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 597
Sous-Fonds
V 597
Accession Number
6418
Reference Code
V597
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1955]
Physical Description
7 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Henry Martin lived in or visited Banff ca.1955. He may have worked at the Mineral Springs Hospital.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Banff places and events. Several views may include Henry Martin. Includes annotations on fronts and backs of prints.
Name Access
Martin, Henry
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Martin, Henry
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Henry Ness fonds
Scope & Content
Photographic prints pertain mainly to national park wardens, including Henry Ness, ca.1930; also, Banff Cafe Hockey Team, including Ness; and portraits of Ness and Lofstrand families, ca.1911. Transparencies are of relocation of the Philip and Pearl Moore house to the grounds of the Whyte Museum, …
Date Range
[ca.1911-ca.1935], 1968-1993
Reference Code
M17 / S11 / V467
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Part Of
Henry Ness fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 17
S 11
V 467
Sous-Fonds
M 17
S 11
V 467
Accession Number
3552, 3897, 5696, 6409, 6752, 6934, 7238
Reference Code
M17 / S11 / V467
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Date Range
[ca.1911-ca.1935], 1968-1993
Physical Description
ca.30 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 sound recording : audio tape cassette
History / Biographical
Paul Henry Ness, ca.1908-2001, was a long-time resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ness was born at nearby Bankhead, where he lived until age 6. He worked as a national park warden at Banff, ca.1930.
Scope & Content
Photographic prints pertain mainly to national park wardens, including Henry Ness, ca.1930; also, Banff Cafe Hockey Team, including Ness; and portraits of Ness and Lofstrand families, ca.1911. Transparencies are of relocation of the Philip and Pearl Moore house to the grounds of the Whyte Museum, 1971, 7 items: 35mm, colour.
Textual records include: Gems from Morant [correspondence and miscellaneous items from Nick Morant to Henry Ness], 1968-1990, 1 cm ; copies of diary and letter concerning trip by the Bradley, Johnson and Steen families to Clearwater area in 1928 (trip ended with the death of one member); story, "Saga of the Opium Pipe" by Henry Ness, 1998, 3 pages. Also, textual items, photographs and sound recording pertain to Henry Ness meeting with Chow family in Calgary, 1993. Chow Dung Hee, grandfather of the family, had been friends with the Ness family in Bankhead. Includes Chow family genealogy chart; notes by Helene Letnick; photocopies of photographs of the Chow Dung Hee family, 1923-1960s; six colour prints of Henry Ness and Chow Dung Hee's family at Calgary, 1993.
Name Access
Chow, Dung Hee
Ness, Henry
Subject Access
Cultural pluralism
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Ness, Henry
Category
Cultural pluralism
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Henry S. Kingman Sr. fonds

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Henry S. Kingman Sr. fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of correspondence files titled "Christian Haesler," 1939, "Conrad Kain," 1934-1935, 1962-1964, and "Jasper Park 1929-1930." Material pertains to Hasler's climbing activities, grizzly bear mauling and resulting support for Hasler from U.S. climbing community; J. Monroe Thorington's bi…
Date Range
1934-1964
Reference Code
M289
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Henry S. Kingman Sr. fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 289
Sous-Fonds
M 289
Accession Number
1904
Reference Code
M289
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1934-1964
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Henry S. Kingman Sr., 1894-1968, was a mountaineer and banker from Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of correspondence files titled "Christian Haesler," 1939, "Conrad Kain," 1934-1935, 1962-1964, and "Jasper Park 1929-1930." Material pertains to Hasler's climbing activities, grizzly bear mauling and resulting support for Hasler from U.S. climbing community; J. Monroe Thorington's biography of Kain and recollections of same; and arrangements between Kingman and J. A. Weiss concerning winter ski expedition, Jasper. Files contain some correspondence of "Heinie," Henry S. Kingman Jr. Correspondents include George K. K. Link and Albert H. MacCarthy.
Name Access
Hasler, Christian
Kain, Conrad
Kingman, Henry S., Jr.
Kingman, Henry S., Sr.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Kingman, Henry S., Sr.
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Herb and Ivy Paris fonds

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Part Of
Herb and Ivy Paris fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes Herb Paris reminiscences: "Sunshine and powder snow," which describes early skiing and climbing activities, particularly in the Mount Norquay, Skoki and Sunshine areas, ca.1918-ca.1945; numerous Banff area personalities are mentioned; 6 pages. Photographs pertain to Herb and Ivy Par…
Date Range
[ca.1910]-1956
Reference Code
M475 / V485
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Herb and Ivy Paris fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 475
V 485
Sous-Fonds
M 475
V 485
Accession Number
1941, 2238, 3283, 5849, 5996
Reference Code
M475 / V485
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
[ca.1910]-1956
Physical Description
92 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 1 textual record
History / Biographical
Herb Paris, d.1987, and Ivy (Hume) Paris were merchants at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Both were active in the community, including skiing and Merry-Go-Round Theatre.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes Herb Paris reminiscences: "Sunshine and powder snow," which describes early skiing and climbing activities, particularly in the Mount Norquay, Skoki and Sunshine areas, ca.1918-ca.1945; numerous Banff area personalities are mentioned; 6 pages. Photographs pertain to Herb and Ivy Paris, family and friends, activities; skiing, 1930s; Merry-Go-Round Theatre, 1956; skaters in old-time dress, 1955, by George Noble; Banff scenes, visitors.
Name Access
Paris, Herb
Paris, Ivy
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Paris, Herb
Paris, Ivy
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Herbert E. Sampson fonds

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Part Of
Herbert E. Sampson fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photograph albums, 1911-1956, a scrapbook, 1922-1939, and loose prints pertaining to Sampson's alpine career, Alpine Club of Canada camps, climbs, activities and mountaineering in general. Scrapbook includes a postcard from Gustave A. Gambs re Mount Robson.
Date Range
1911-1956
Reference Code
M76 / V174
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Postcard
Scrapbook
Part Of
Herbert E. Sampson fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 76
V 174
Sous-Fonds
M 76
V 174
Accession Number
327, 496, 2287
Reference Code
M76 / V174
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Postcard
Scrapbook
Date Range
1911-1956
Physical Description
5 photograph albums (ca.300 prints). -- 24 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record
History / Biographical
Herbert E. Sampson, 1871-1962, was a lawyer and mountaineer at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sampson was a life member of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1910, President, 1930-1932, and Honorary President, 1945. He attended all but six annual mountaineering camps between 1911 and 1956 and made over seventy-five ascents, including two first ascents.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photograph albums, 1911-1956, a scrapbook, 1922-1939, and loose prints pertaining to Sampson's alpine career, Alpine Club of Canada camps, climbs, activities and mountaineering in general. Scrapbook includes a postcard from Gustave A. Gambs re Mount Robson.
Name Access
Sampson, Herbert E.
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Sampson, Herbert E.
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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