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Book Notes

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…

Date Range: ca. 1870 - ca. 1998; 1870s-1880s; ca.1918 - ca. 1960s; 1986-1998; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1997-1998

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 3-4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers

Sous-Fonds: M521

Sub-Series: M521 / I / A : Research and Writing

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 3-4

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Private record; Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1870 - ca. 1998; 1870s-1880s; ca.1918 - ca. 1960s; 1986-1998; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1997-1998

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.

Notes: Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.; Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.; Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Newspaper; Parks Canada; Park policy; Research; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Wardens; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Hiking; Community life; History; Mines and mineral resources

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Bankhead; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Yoho National Park; Scotland; Revelstoke

Language: English

Conservation: Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Politics; Natural resources; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file; Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.

Processing Status: Processed

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Bow Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Bow Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1968 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightin…

Date Range: 1968 - 1977; 1983 - 2006; 2010 - 2023

Reference Code: M200 / IV / F

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / F: Bow Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2023.32; accn. 2023.15; accn. 2023.20; accn. 2014.8293; accn. 2023.19; accn. 8002; accn. 7779; accn. 2023.10; accn. 6465; accn. 6623; accn. 6766; accn. 2376; accn. 3296; accn. 3970; accn. 5215; accn. 2023.06; accn. 2024.20

Reference Code: M200 / IV / F

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1968 - 1977; 1983 - 2006; 2010 - 2023

Physical Description: 66 cm of textual records (34 volumes)

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada website and their Backcountry Huts: Bow Hut Info Sheet: "The original Bow Hut project was initiated by Peter Fuhrmann, funded by Peter and Catharine Whyte and was constructed in 1968 by members of various groups including the Calgary Ski Club and the ACC. The hut was built near Bow Glacier to facilitate ski tourers and mountaineers entering the Wapta via Bow Lake, the easiest and most natural route to the icefields. Fiberglass igloos had been established at both the Peyto Glacier and Balfour Pass in the years prior, and with the building of a deluxe 14-person facility at a location between the two, the vision of a system of huts on the Wapta/Waputik Icefields was taking shape. None of those responsible for the project, however, could have predicted the amount of use and the level of abuse that the original Bow Hut would endure. The hut was abused from the beginning, and saw very little regular maintenance or upkeep. By the 1980s the place was a total hole. The hut was used as a flop house, the snow within several hundred feet of the hut had been contaminated by the outhouses and by indiscriminate waste disposal, and some estimates put the number of users per year at 7,000 (19 people per night at a facility which was built to sleep 14!). The hut which was described upon its completion as the “the Ritz” had metamorphosed into the “Bow Ghetto”. By the mid-1980s it was evident that the facility required radical change. In 1989, under the direction of the ACC’s Huts Committee Chairman Mike Mortimer, that radical change took place. The original hut had been built on a site which was non-porous and therefore had no drainage – a problem that led to the contaminated water and snow. Plans were made for a new hut in a more environmentally sensitive location and fund-raising began. The new Bow Hut was constructed for $98,000, raised primarily through the Calgary and Edmonton sections of the Club. Design concerns in the new hut included proper waste disposal, spacious and bright common areas and sleeping rooms which were both increased in size from the original hut and separated from the common areas to facilitate use by may groups at one time. The palatial new Bow Hut was opened in the fall of 1989 to rave reviews and is presently operated by the ACC. The hut today is a far cry from the original Balfour and Peyto fiberglass igloos, which a Banff Warden predicted in the late ’60s “will only serve the few hardy ski mountaineers who can accept the hardships of carrying and skiing with heavy loads and are willing to put up with discomfort during the night in bad weather”. It’s an even further cry from the abused state of the original Bow Hut and now serves as a stopover for many summer and winter trips."

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Bow Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1968 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / F / 1: Bow Glacier Hut [1968 - 1971 register]; M200 / IV / F / 2: Bow Glacier Hut Register [1971 - 1973]; M200 / IV / F / 3: Bow Glacier Hut Register [1973 -1975]; M200 / IV / F / 4: Bow Hut register [1975 -1977]; M200 / IV / F / 5: Bow Hut [register 1983 - 1984]; M200 / IV / F / 6: Bow Hut Register [1984-1986]; M200 / IV / F / 7: [Bow Hut Register Dec. 17, 1986 - June 19, 1989]; M200 / IV / F / 8: Bow Hut [1989 - 1991]; M200 / IV / F / 9: Bow Hut 1991 - 1993; M200 / IV / F / 10: [Bow Hut Registers 1992 - 94]; M200 / IV / F / 11: "Bow Hut Register" Sept. 30, 1994 - Aug. 28, 1995; M200 / IV / F / 12: Bow Hut Register Sept. 16, 1995 - June 27, 1996; M200 / IV / F / 13: [Bow Hut Dec. 1995 - March 2000 Register]; M200 / IV / F / 14: Bow Hut Register June 29, 1996 - Mar 29, 1997; M200 / IV / F / 15: Bow Hut register Mar 29, 1997 - Nov. 14, 1997; M200 / IV / F / 16: "Bow Hut Register" November 24, 1997 - September 26, 1998; M200 / IV / F / 17: Bow Hut Register [2000 - 2001]; M200 / IV / F / 18: Bow Hut Register [2001 - 2002]; M200 / IV / F / 19: Bow Hut Apr 18, 2002 - Feb 24, 2003; M200 / IV / F / 20: Bow Hut Apr 8, 2003 - July 18, 2004; M200 / IV / F / 21: Bow Hut July 18, 2004 - Aug 4, 2004; M200 / IV / F / 22: Bow Hut Register 2004 - 2006; M200 / IV / F / 23: Bow Hut Register 2006; M200 / IV / F / 24: Bow Hut Register April 2009 - August 2010; M200 / IV / F / 25: 2010 - 2012 Bow Hut Register; M200 / IV / F / 26: Bow Hut 2012 - 2014; M200 / IV / F / 27: Bow Hut Register [2014/15]; M200 / IV / F / 28: Hut Register Bow Hut [2015-2016]; M200 / IV / F / 29: Bow Hut Register, 2016 - 2018; M200 / IV / F / 30: Bow Hut Register 2018-2019; M200 / IV / F / 31: [100 YR SWISS CENTENNIAL CLIMB 1999: Faye Summit notes. Bow Hut OCT - DEC 1998]; M200 / IV / F / 32: Bow Hut Register [2018-2020]; M200 / IV / F / 33: Bow Hut Register [2021-2022]; M200 / IV / F / 34: Bow Hut Register [2022-2023]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Environment; Environment and Nature; Mountain; Mountaineering; Parks; Parks Canada; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Bow Glacier; Banff National Park; Lake Louise, AB

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English; French; German; Spanish

Related Material: M200 / V / A / 156

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

Biographical Source Notes: The Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/bow-hut/ The Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Bow Hut Info Sheet pdf: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BowHut-InfoSheet.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Buffalo Badge Sketch

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Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 1 print of a sketch of a buffalo that was used for copper and bronze badge. These buffalo badges were used to mark paid entrance to the National Parks from 1925-1938 and were fixed to a car's front radiator with wire. This sketch shows a standing buffalo, a design used from 1932-19…

Date Range: 1977

Reference Code: V488 / I / F / PA - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M317 / S23 / V488

Series: I.F. Other

Sous-Fonds: V488

Accession Number: 8134

Reference Code: V488 / I / F / PA - 2

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1977

Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 1 print of a sketch of a buffalo that was used for copper and bronze badge. These buffalo badges were used to mark paid entrance to the National Parks from 1925-1938 and were fixed to a car's front radiator with wire. This sketch shows a standing buffalo, a design used from 1932-1938. Also includes the envelope the print was stored in. Written on the front are details of what the sketch is of and that it was give to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian in 1977.

Name Access: Lothian, Fergus; Sime, Jim

Subject Access: Buffalo; Automobiles; Parks; Parks Canada

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Canadian Rockies Photograph Album

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album that Includes an assortment of views of the Canadian Rockies; mainly duplicates of those images in Series I. Landscape Photographs. Item-level inventory available.

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1970]

Reference Code: V240 / II / A / PD - 624

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph

6 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.A. Landscape photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: 3159

Reference Code: V240 / II / A / PD - 624

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1970]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (180 prints)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album that Includes an assortment of views of the Canadian Rockies; mainly duplicates of those images in Series I. Landscape Photographs. Item-level inventory available.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Grassi Lakes; Home; Kananaskis Country; Lake O'Hara region; Mountains; Parks; Provincial parks and reserves; Scenery; Trails; Trail making; Travel

Geographic Access: Canmore; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Banff; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kananaskis; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Chronological Binders: 1976

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 b&w negatives on 7 strips of 35mm flim depicting the retirement party for Parks Canada Warden Horseman Jim Burles on October 29, 1976. Includes photographs of people giving speeches, posed group shots, and people dancing.

Date Range: 1976

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / i / NA - 01

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : 1976

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / i / NA - 01

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1976

Physical Description: 34 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 b&w negatives on 7 strips of 35mm flim depicting the retirement party for Parks Canada Warden Horseman Jim Burles on October 29, 1976. Includes photographs of people giving speeches, posed group shots, and people dancing.

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Name Access: Burles, Jim

Subject Access: Activities; Ceremony; Dancing; Government; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden; Personal and Professional Life

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: 1977

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 49 b&w negatives on 14 strips of flim depicting a fire on Mt. Cory in April 1977 and helicopters waterbombing a forest fire around Banff in April 1977.

Date Range: 1977

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / ii / NA - 01 to NA - 03

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : 1977

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / ii / NA - 01 to NA - 03

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1977

Physical Description: 49 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 49 b&w negatives on 14 strips of flim depicting a fire on Mt. Cory in April 1977 and helicopters waterbombing a forest fire around Banff in April 1977.

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Subject Access: Fires; Forest Fires; Government; Helicopters; Mt. Cory; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: 1978

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 53 b&w negatives on 10 strips of 35mm flim depicting the retirement party for Warden Ed Carleton on June 9, 1978 in the Mount Stephen Hall at the Banff Springs Hotel. Includes shots of the hall from the upper mezanine, people dancing, people giving speeches, and Ed posed with a pic…

Date Range: 1978

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / iii / NA - 01 to NA - 02

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iii : 1978

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / iii / NA - 01 to NA - 02

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1978

Physical Description: 49 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 53 b&w negatives on 10 strips of 35mm flim depicting the retirement party for Warden Ed Carleton on June 9, 1978 in the Mount Stephen Hall at the Banff Springs Hotel. Includes shots of the hall from the upper mezanine, people dancing, people giving speeches, and Ed posed with a picture or plaque.

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Name Access: Carleton, Dorothy; Carleton, Ed

Subject Access: Activities; Banff Springs Hotel; Ceremony; Dancing; Government; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden; Personal and Professional Life

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: 1979

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 50 b&w negatives on 11 strips of 35mm flim depicting Parks Canada Warden cable rescues [either training or live rescues], water-based helicopter rescues, and aerial shots of Mt. Lougheed.

Date Range: 1979

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / iv / NA - 01 to NA - 02

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iv : 1979

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / iv / NA - 01 to NA - 02

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1979

Physical Description: 50 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 50 b&w negatives on 11 strips of 35mm flim depicting Parks Canada Warden cable rescues [either training or live rescues], water-based helicopter rescues, and aerial shots of Mt. Lougheed.

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Subject Access: Activities; Climbing; Government; Helicopters; Mountains; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Gatineau park : a propsal for its conservation and use

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: c1972

Publisher: Canada : National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada

Call Number: 13.112 N21g Pam

Responsibility: National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada

Publisher: Canada : National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada

Published Date: c1972

Physical Description: 54 pages : illustrations, maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Conservation; Parks Canada; National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada

Accession Number: tbd

Call Number: 13.112 N21g Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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History Photos

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1993]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

11 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iv : History, b : Photos

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1993]

Physical Description: 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.