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Homestead Hotel fonds

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Part Of
Homestead Hotel fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of guest registers for 1911 to 1932; also, lists and photographs. The lists include arrivals, guests and addresses for 1947 to 1952. The photographs are thought to be from the Homestead Hotel and include scenic views of the Rocky Mountains; also, Homestead Hotel, Banff facilities a…
Date Range
1911-[before 1970]
Reference Code
M138 / V219
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Framed print
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Homestead Hotel fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 138
V 219
Sous-Fonds
M 138
V 219
Accession Number
917, 2772
Reference Code
M138 / V219
GMD
Photograph
Framed print
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1911-[before 1970]
Physical Description
12 v. and 1 textual record. -- 34 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
The Homestead Hotel at Banff, Alberta, Canada opened in 1910 as a temperance house. A cafe, the Ye Olde Homestead Tavern, was added in 1930. In 1945, D. M. Soole sold the hotel to Earl E. Gammon and James I. McLeod. Gammon assumed sole ownership in 1948
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of guest registers for 1911 to 1932; also, lists and photographs. The lists include arrivals, guests and addresses for 1947 to 1952. The photographs are thought to be from the Homestead Hotel and include scenic views of the Rocky Mountains; also, Homestead Hotel, Banff facilities and activities; n.d. Some are framed; others may have been removed from an album. Also includes a notice to guests for Gammon's Hotel, n.d.
Name Access
Homestead Hotel
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs
Creator
Homestead Hotel
Category
Commerce and industry
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Jim Santa Lucia fonds

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Jim Santa Lucia fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of commercial views of people, places and events in Banff. Includes hotels, businesses, buildings, streets and facilities; construction projects, including reconstruction of the Cave and Basin; fires, including Mount Royal Hotel and bus depot fires; Mount Norquay ski area; Banff Indi…
Date Range
[ca.1957]-1986
Reference Code
V560
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Jim Santa Lucia fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 560
Sous-Fonds
V 560
Accession Number
3172, 3219, 3294, 3596, 3617, 3660, 3704, 3705, 3772, 3818, 3909. 3982, 5010, 5042, 5077, 5399, 5443, 5629, 5768
Reference Code
V560
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1957]-1986
Physical Description
1586 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, motion picture
History / Biographical
Jim Santa Lucia, b.1930, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Santa Lucia began working professionally in photography in 1957. He sold the assets of his studio in 1986-1987 and continued to freelance in photography. Santa Lucia has been active with numerous community organizations, including Banff Indian Days Association, Cascade Masonic Lodge and the Kiwanis Club.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of commercial views of people, places and events in Banff. Includes hotels, businesses, buildings, streets and facilities; construction projects, including reconstruction of the Cave and Basin; fires, including Mount Royal Hotel and bus depot fires; Mount Norquay ski area; Banff Indian Days events, dances and ceremonies; group portraits, including high school graduates and class reunions; individual portraits. Accompanied by sample business cards, brochures and matchbook covers.
Name Access
Santa Lucia, Jim
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Commerce and industry
Community life
Access Restrictions
Access and use restricted
Language
Language is English
Creator
Santa Lucia, Jim
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Joan Vroom fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to warden cabins, log buildings and lodges, Banff National Park and Prince George, British Columbia.
Date Range
[ca.1956]-1975
Reference Code
V660
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Part Of
Joan Vroom fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 660
Sous-Fonds
V 660
Accession Number
2327, 2439, 2457
Reference Code
V660
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1956]-1975
Physical Description
49 photographs : prints, negatives
History / Biographical
Joan Vroom, d.1987, lived at Banff, Alberta, Canada. She was married for a time to national park warden Bill Vroom.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to warden cabins, log buildings and lodges, Banff National Park and Prince George, British Columbia.
Name Access
Vroom, Joan
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
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
Vroom, Joan
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Kerry Guenter Collection

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Part Of
Kerry Guenter Collection
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of historical postcards from a wide variety of photographers and postcard publishers including Byron Harmon, Raphael Tuck, W.G. McFarlane, William Notman & Sons, Associated Screen News, F.M. Bell-Smith, J.H. Clarke, Detroit Photographic Co., Nerlich & Co., S.H. Baker, J. Howard A. Ch…
Date Range
[ca.1902-1962]
Reference Code
V151
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Part Of
Kerry Guenter Collection
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 151
Sous-Fonds
V 151
Accession Number
7825 (unproc), 7830 (unproc), 7864 (unproc), 7889 (unproc), 7890 (unproc), 7896 (unproc), 7901 (unproc), 7910 (unproc), 7911 (unproc), 7955, 7964 (unproc)
Reference Code
V151
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
[ca.1902-1962]
Physical Description
ca.408 photographs: ca.405 postcards; b&w; col., 2 prints; b&w; col., 1 photogravure
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of historical postcards from a wide variety of photographers and postcard publishers including Byron Harmon, Raphael Tuck, W.G. McFarlane, William Notman & Sons, Associated Screen News, F.M. Bell-Smith, J.H. Clarke, Detroit Photographic Co., Nerlich & Co., S.H. Baker, J. Howard A. Chapman, John Innes, Gowen Sutton Co. Ltd., Valentine & Sons, S.J.Thompson, H.G. Peabody, G.&W. Fear, Bailey Brothers, Edward Goodall, Frederik Priddat and others. Images include Canadian Pacific Railway, Sir Donald, Banff Springs Hotel, Mount Stephen, Lake Louise, Mt. Lefroy, Spray Valley, the Selkirks, the Great Divide, Chateau Lake Louise, The Lounge and Log Dining Room at Deer Lodge, Victoria Glacier, Mount Macdonald, Cascade Mountain, Castle Mountain, Cathedral Mountain, The Three Sisters, Mts. Sheol, Aberdeen, Saddleback, Fairview, Beehive, Whyte, and Niblock, Ross Peak, Glacier Hotel, Banff Avenue, Mount Assiniboine, Eagle Peak Glacier, Illecillewaet Glacier, Mount Eisenhower, Kicking Horse Canyon, Mount Burgess, No. 2 Tunnel, The Loop, snow sheds, Lake Minnewanka, Bow Falls, and Bow Lake, ca.1902-1962.
Also included are 1 b&w print of Mount Stephen; 1 colour print of Peyto Lake by Bill Gibbons; 1 photogravure titled "Peak of Sir Donald" (from the Illecillewaet near Ross peak) from painting by John A. Fraser.
Name Access
Guenter, Kerry
Subject Access
Community life
Buildings and facilities
Commerce and industry
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Online finding aid - see postcard database
Creator
Guenter, Kerry (Collector)
Category
Commerce and industry
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Kun family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes photograph album containing fifteen interior and exterior views of the Fairholme Ranch, ca.1950, by Burkell of Calgary, Alberta. Photographs were probably commissioned by Conrad O'Brien ffrench, first owner of the Fairholme Ranch. Also includes prints pertaining to Steve Kun and Re…
Date Range
[ca.1950]
Reference Code
V337
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Kun family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 337
Sous-Fonds
V 337
Accession Number
535, 930, 1144
Reference Code
V337
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (17 prints). -- 2 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Steve Kun was Superintendent of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada from 1968 to 1973. The Kuns lived at the Fairholme Ranch, near Banff, ca.1972
Scope & Content
Fonds includes photograph album containing fifteen interior and exterior views of the Fairholme Ranch, ca.1950, by Burkell of Calgary, Alberta. Photographs were probably commissioned by Conrad O'Brien ffrench, first owner of the Fairholme Ranch. Also includes prints pertaining to Steve Kun and Rev. R. T. Rundle
Name Access
Kun, Steve
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Fairholme Ranch
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
Related Material
Some of the images were used in "A Ranch in the Rockies," an article by Conrad O'Brien ffrench [see M332].
Creator
Kun, Steve
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Lake O'Hara Lodge fonds

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Lake O'Hara Lodge fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes: guest registers for 1926-1934, 1946-1956 and 1958-1964; piece of letterhead, ca.1958; file of copies of correspondence, plans, legal documents and reports, 1921-1973, pertaining to Lake O'Hara, development of the area by the Canadian Pacific Railway and as part of a national park, a…
Date Range
1919-1973
Reference Code
M127 / V342
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Part Of
Lake O'Hara Lodge fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 127
V 342
Sous-Fonds
M 127
V 342
Accession Number
2521, 2586, 6435, 6484
Reference Code
M127 / V342
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Date Range
1919-1973
Physical Description
1.5 cm and 3 v. of textual records -- ca.80 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Lake O'Hara Lodge was erected by the Canadian Pacific Railway on the shore of Lake O'Hara, Yoho National Park, during the winter of 1925-1926. The following winter, cabins from the CPR camp in a nearby alpine meadow were moved to the lodge site. The lodge catered to hikers and climbers and was managed for over thirty years by Sylvia "Syd" Graves. In 1954, the CPR sold the lodge to Claude Brewster and Austin H. Ford of Brewster-Ford Mountain Lodges. Ford assumed sole ownership in 1958 and sold the lodge in 1975. Since 1976, Lake O'Hara Lodge has been operated by the Laub family of Banff. Currently, other partners include Tim and Leslee Wake.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes: guest registers for 1926-1934, 1946-1956 and 1958-1964; piece of letterhead, ca.1958; file of copies of correspondence, plans, legal documents and reports, 1921-1973, pertaining to Lake O'Hara, development of the area by the Canadian Pacific Railway and as part of a national park, and Lake O'Hara Trails Club; photographs pertaining to Lake O'Hara Lodge, construction, owners, staff, guests and patron, 1919-1972.
Name Access
Lake O'Hara Lodge
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Environment
Lake O'Hara Lodge
Lake O'Hara Trails Club
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 for photographs
Creator
Lake O'Hara Lodge
Category
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds and accession records
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Mary Allan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of: school notebooks, 1924-1932, 4 cm.; Banff Collections and Recollections / by Mary Allan : [manuscript] pertaining to reminiscences of Mary Allan and Banff history (354p); photographic prints of school friends, 1966, 2 items; photographic transparencies of Cave and Basin buildi…
Date Range
1924-1983
Reference Code
M139
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary Allan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 139
Sous-Fonds
M 139
Accession Number
6327, 7195 (unproc in with Box 2 of Mary Allan Thompson, Charles McCaulay, Hugh Gordon materials unproc accn 7195)
Reference Code
M139
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1924-1983
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records. -- 63 photographs (61 transparencies, 2 prints)
History / Biographical
Mary Thomson Allan, 1913-1989, was a poet and homemaker at Banff and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mary Thomson was born in Banff, where her mother, Jeannie Thomson, ran the Cave and Basin Teahouse. In the 1980s Allan was involved in the Save the Cave and Basin Committee. Allan wrote poetry starting in the 1930s. A number of her poems were published in periodicals and anthologies during the 1950s to 1970s, and a selection, titled "The Inward Trail", was published posthumously in 1992. "Banff Collections and Recollections" was in process when Allan died and editing was continued by her daughter, Jannis Hare.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of: school notebooks, 1924-1932, 4 cm.; Banff Collections and Recollections / by Mary Allan : [manuscript] pertaining to reminiscences of Mary Allan and Banff history (354p); photographic prints of school friends, 1966, 2 items; photographic transparencies of Cave and Basin buildings and area before and during renovation, 1971-1983.
Name Access
Allan, Mary
Subject Access
Cave and Basin
Family and personal life
Buildings and facilities
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Allan, Mary
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
Jannis Hare
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

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Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rock…
Date Range
1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
Reference Code
M9 / S13 / V605
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 9
S 13
V 605
Sous-Fonds
M 9
S 13
V 605
Accession Number
17, 88, 120, 1183, 1900, 1923, 2045, 2125, 2198, 2762, 3180, 3208, 3276, 7412, 2014.8266, 2014.8267, 2014.8310
Reference Code
M9 / S13 / V605
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
Physical Description
49 photographs: prints, negatives. -- 1 m textual records. -- 60 sound recordings: 52 audio cassettes, 8 reels
History / Biographical
Maryalice Harvey Stewart, 1923-2001, was Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1965 to 1976. She continued to do historical projects and was known for her knowledge of Banff and Rocky Mountain history.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives and Special Collections); research materials pertaining to the town of Banff, the Brewster family and other local subjects; personal interest materials, including cassette recordings of documentaries and lectures; personal materials, including correspondence, photographs, Maryalice's birth certificate, certifications and awards, and sheet music; and other related materials. Fonds consists of the following series and sub-series:
Series I : Professional records Series I has two sub-series: I / A : Archives of the Canadian Rockies records (includes cataloguing cards, notes and other materials pertaining to Maryalice's role as Archivist/Director at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies between 1965-1976) I / B : Research and other professional records (includes Brewster family research notes, materials from various committees and organizations which Maryalice was involved in, documents related to an oral history project completed in 2000, professional correspondence, and related materials)
Series II: Personal records (includes collected materials, personal interest materials, cassette recordings of documentaries and other subjects, sheet music, and various certificates and awards given to Maryalice).
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Professional and Personal Life
Awards
Banff townsite
Buildings and facilities
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Education
Entertainment
Employment
History
Lecture
Membership
Museums
Municipal views
Music
Newspaper
Organizations
Publication
Record keeping
Records
Research
Songs
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Kootenay National Park
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
Related Material
S23 / II / B (National Park Wardens oral history project conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart)
Creator
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Murray McCullagh fonds

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Part Of
Murray McCullagh fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 3 issues of the Cascadian (1942-43), the Banff High School newsletter; a 1944 issue of The Talewag, the official bulletin of the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies; photocopies of photographs re sculptures; 1 photograph of George Hunter and his wife at 110 Bear Street.
Date Range
1942 - ca.1970
Reference Code
M183 / V139
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Murray McCullagh fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 183
V 139
Sous-Fonds
M 183
V 139
Accession Number
7710 (unproc)
Reference Code
M183 / V139
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1942 - ca.1970
Physical Description
4 cm textual records. -- 1 photograph: print; b&w
History / Biographical
Murray McCullagh, b.1927 is an artist/sculptor who lived in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1928-1965. McCullagh attended Banff public schools, the Banff School of Fine Art, Sir Geo. Williams College in Montreal and the Art Centre in Los Angeles. While living in Banff, he worked for Brewster Transport, Sunshine Village, Parks Department, and the National Research Council's Cosmic Ray Lab on Sulphur Mountain. In 1958 McCullagh married Vosée Wanner of Montreal and they lived in the log cabin at 110 Bear Street, now the property of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. In 1965 McCullagh moved to Los Angeles for a position with National Graphics Design firm and retired in 1987.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 3 issues of the Cascadian (1942-43), the Banff High School newsletter; a 1944 issue of The Talewag, the official bulletin of the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies; photocopies of photographs re sculptures; 1 photograph of George Hunter and his wife at 110 Bear Street.
Name Access
McCullagh, Murray
Subject Access
Arts
Banff High School
Buildings and facilities
Community life
Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
Access Restrictions
No access restrictions
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
McCullagh, Murray
Category
Arts
Biographical Source Notes
Resume included in records donation
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Parks Canada fonds

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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada. I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private …
Date Range
[ca.1887-ca.1995]
Reference Code
M317 / S23 / V488
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Machine-readable data file
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Government record
Map
Plan
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 317
S 23
V 488
Sous-Fonds
M 317
S 23
V 488
Accession Number
97, 90, 1155, 1270, 1386, 1396, 1487, 1500, 1539, 1552, 1848, 1877, 1911, 1969, 2140, 2147, 2185, 2267, 2342, 2360, 2365, 2382, 2530, 2539, 2683, 2749, 2819, 2938, 2971, 2979, 2990, 2994, 2977, 3026, 3067, 3120, 3238, 3296, 3344, 3368, 3381, 3403, 3458, 3466, 3473, 3624, 3678, 3765, 3783, 3847, 3875, 4008, 5018, 5054, 5085, 5114, 5141, 5222, 5321, 6015, 6372, 6373, 6404, 6410, 6423, 6444, 6699, 6756, 6924, 7057, 7061, 7228, 7351, 8134 (unproc) 7770, 7511, 2015.8407
Reference Code
M317 / S23 / V488
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Machine-readable data file
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Government record
Map
Plan
Other Title Info
Also known as the Canadian Parks Service collection.
Date Range
[ca.1887-ca.1995]
Physical Description
ca.13,557 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies: col.; 35mm, 1 CD-ROM (556 digital scans). -- ca.55 sound recordings: audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. -- ca.2.5 m textual records. -- 9 motion pictures: si., b&w; 16mm
History / Biographical
Parks Canada administers national parks in Canada. The agency has been administered by several government departments and undergone numerous name changes over the years. Most recently it was known as the Canadian Parks Service. Parks Canada is responsible for the administration of mountain parks and, in some cases, townsites within these parks. Until 1990, it administered the town of Banff in Banff National Park. Parks Canada provides a variety of services to visitors and residents pertaining to interpretive and visitor information; trail, resource and wildlife management; fire protection, mountaineering search and rescue and avalanche control; facilities and utilities; townsite services etc.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada.
I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilities; resource and wildlife development and management; visitor facilities; lodges, hotels and bungalow camps; warden and fire protection activities; Banff events; Norman Sanson trips and expeditions.
I.B. Banff National Park warden service photographs, motion pictures and documentation pertaining to wardens, warden activities and cabins, wildlife management; ca.11,000 items. Series includes 2 National Parks Service motion pictures "Hunting without a gun",1930 and Stalking big game", 1930.
I.C. Lantern slides, 2 sets (accn.3783); includes CPR lecture set, ca.1915, 145 items, and Canadian Rockies lecture set, ca.1920, 54 items, accompanied by lecture notes (stored with textual material M317).
I.D. Cave and Basin project; copies of mainly snapshot prints acquired by the Cave and Basin restoration and re-development project, 1981-1985, from various individuals, 204 items.
I.E. Yoho National Park collected photographs, ca.90 photographs : prints, pertain to Yoho National Park landscape, scenery, railway, places and facilities, including Field. Accompanied by 3 letters. Collected from numerous donors, including Kevin Hargadon, T. Lees, Ernie Plant, F. W. Yeats and Millie Adamson.
I.F. Other, ca.90 items?; prints, transparencies, copy negatives, video recording. Includes: colour transparencies by Jack Holroyd and Bruce Gordon, 1966-1974, re Banff buildings and Protection Mountain mine; photographs of Bankhead, its people and activities used for project Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town by Ben Gadd, 1989; video recording, "Saskatchewan Glacier Clean-up 1994"; VHS cassette copy of National Parks of Canada films produced in the 1930s, including Winter Wonderland, Skiing at Lake Louise, Skiing in Cloudland, Sunshine and Powder Snow, When Winter Comes and "She Climbs to Conquer" by William J. Oliver featuring Georgia Engelhard and Swiss Guide, Ernest Feuz, 1932. CD-ROM includes scanned images from a photograph album "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park" ; Tom Boon's photographs of Mount Royal Hotel fire, 1967, and photograph of C.A. (Alfred) Boon, Union Oil representative at Field and Banff, 1935.
II. Sound recordings series, 1977-1985, ca.55 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes. B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes). Project was conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Accompanied by report. C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies for Kootenay National Park and for the Park Museum, Banff, also recording pertaining to the Castleguard Caves.
III. Textual records series, [ca.1887]-1994, ca.250 cm of textual records. Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor notebooks; and transcripts and ephemera pertaining to ceremonies and events. Reports pertain to archaeological sites and research, national parks history, warden service, coal mining in the Bankhead area, predator studies, Cave and Basin, Radium Hot Springs, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and other sites.
Notes
Original photograph album of the scanned images on CD-ROM is located in the Warden's office, Banff National Park Archival Room, cabinet 4, entitled "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park"
Name Access
Parks Canada
Subject Access
Banff National Park - Wardens
Bankhead
Buildings and facilities
Commerce and industry
Environment
Government
Natural resources
Science and technology
Surveying
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Separate finding aid database Parks Canada M317 S23 V488: file level description, includes processed and unprocessed
Finding aids and reference tools: electronic series description
basic description for processed material
basic description for Series I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection (accn.3783)
accession record copies for unprocessed material
sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings
modern reference prints for Cave and Basin photographs
Related Material
Related records can be found in Rocky Mountains Park fonds (M410)
Alpine hut registers for ACC huts managed for a time by Parks Canada are in M200 / I.C.1. Alpine Club of Canada, Hut and clubhouse registers
Creator
Parks Canada
Category
Commerce and industry
Environment
Government
Natural resources
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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