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Emma Charles fonds
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- Part Of
- Emma Charles fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of postcards depicting Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada with messages from Charles' brother Paul about travels in Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1908-1914
- Reference Code
- M525
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Emma Charles fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 525
- Sous-Fonds
- M 525
- Accession Number
- 6229
- Reference Code
- M525
- Date Range
- 1908-1914
- Physical Description
- 9 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Emma Charles lived at Woodstock, USA
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of postcards depicting Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada with messages from Charles' brother Paul about travels in Alberta.
- Name Access
- Charles, Emma
- 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
- Charles, Emma
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ernst Niederer fonds
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- Part Of
- Ernst Niederer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, 1913-1956 pertaining to climbing, guiding, backcountry skiing, and film-making of "Emperor Waltz", filmed in Jasper. Also included are personal photographs, 1935-1950. Photograph album pertains to farming, 1935 and includes ca.25 postcards re Jasper area and Europe,…
- Date Range
- 1913-1956
- Reference Code
- M102 / V56
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ernst Niederer fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 102
- V 56
- Sous-Fonds
- M 102
- V 56
- Accession Number
- 7352 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M102 / V56
- Date Range
- 1913-1956
- Physical Description
- 100 photographs: prints. -- 1 photograph album: ca.40 prints, ca.25 postcards. -- 6 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- Ernst Niederer, 1891-1978, was an alpine ski and climbing guide at Jasper, Banff, Columbia Icefield and Lake Louise, Alberta. Niederer was born in Teufen, Switzerland and came to Canada in 1920. He began guiding in 1928 and was certified in 1940. He retired to Victoria in 1951, but continued to ski and teach. Niederer was survived by his wife Ivy and son Ernie.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, 1913-1956 pertaining to climbing, guiding, backcountry skiing, and film-making of "Emperor Waltz", filmed in Jasper. Also included are personal photographs, 1935-1950. Photograph album pertains to farming, 1935 and includes ca.25 postcards re Jasper area and Europe, ca.1940 - ca.1950. Textual records include certificates, passports, and published articles, 1913-1956.
- Name Access
- Niederer, Ernst
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Niederer, Ernst
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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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
- 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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- Part Of
- 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
- 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.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Gourlay family fonds
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- Part Of
- Gourlay family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Ellen Gourlay's nursing career at Brett Hospital, King Edward Hotel fire, Gourlay family, Banff people and places
- Date Range
- 1914 - [ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V235
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Gourlay family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 235
- Sous-Fonds
- V 235
- Accession Number
- 2544, 3831, 3911, 5442, 5655
- Reference Code
- V235
- Date Range
- 1914 - [ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : prints, postcards, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Hugh A. Gourlay, 1873-1954, pharmacist and businessman, and Ellen C. Gourlay, 1891-1985, nurse, lived at Banff, Alberta, Canada. The family owned commercial properties and several businesses, including Gourlay's King Edward Drug Store. The couple had three children: Frank, Hugh (Bud) and Cherry
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Ellen Gourlay's nursing career at Brett Hospital, King Edward Hotel fire, Gourlay family, Banff people and places
- Name Access
- Gourlay, Ellen
- Gourlay, Hugh A.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for portion
- modern reference prints
- Creator
- Gourlay, Ellen
- Gourlay, Hugh A.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harold S. Blight fonds
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- Part Of
- Harold S. Blight fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs by Blight pertaining to Banff and Great Divide on May 31, 1942. Also includes two postcards collected by Blight.
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- V70
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Harold S. Blight fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 70
- Sous-Fonds
- V 70
- Accession Number
- 3981
- Reference Code
- V70
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Harold S. Blight was in the Canadian Army and travelled through the Canadian Rockies on a troop train in 1942.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs by Blight pertaining to Banff and Great Divide on May 31, 1942. Also includes two postcards collected by Blight.
- Name Access
- Blight, Harold S.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Blight, Harold S.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harry Southwick fonds
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- Part Of
- Harry Southwick fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographic views of Banff, Alberta, Canada and area, including visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught. Also, postcard views of Banff and area and of western Canada.
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]
- Reference Code
- V398
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Harry Southwick fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 398
- Sous-Fonds
- V 398
- Accession Number
- 5700
- Reference Code
- V398
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]
- Physical Description
- 23 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Harry Southwick, d.192-, lived at London, England.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographic views of Banff, Alberta, Canada and area, including visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught. Also, postcard views of Banff and area and of western Canada.
- Name Access
- Southwick, Harry
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Southwick, Harry
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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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
- 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.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Jack Alexander Brewster fonds
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- Part Of
- Jack Alexander Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Jack Brewster manuscripts, personal and military papers, other papers, n.d., 1910-1960; miscellaneous papers of William A. and Annie Brewster, 1887-1910; and Jack Brewster and Brewster family photographs, [ca.1905-ca.1917]. The manuscripts pertain to "Early Days in Alberta" and B…
- Date Range
- 1887-1960
- Reference Code
- M339 / V87
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Jack Alexander Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 339
- V 87
- Sous-Fonds
- M 339
- V 87
- Accession Number
- 2276
- Reference Code
- M339 / V87
- Date Range
- 1887-1960
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 23 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Jack Alexander Brewster, 1891-1974, son of William and Annie Brewster of Banff, grew up on a homestead near Innisfail and in South Edmonton. He attended Queens University and moved to California with his parents. Brewster worked as an engineer and accountant in Redlands, California. During the First World War, Brewster served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Jack Brewster manuscripts, personal and military papers, other papers, n.d., 1910-1960; miscellaneous papers of William A. and Annie Brewster, 1887-1910; and Jack Brewster and Brewster family photographs, [ca.1905-ca.1917]. The manuscripts pertain to "Early Days in Alberta" and Brewster's economic philosophy. Photographs include views of Jack Brewster in the Canadian Army, the Brewster family and commercial postcard views.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Jack Alexander
- 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
- Brewster, Jack Alexander
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
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James Findlay fonds
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- Part Of
- James Findlay fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction and operations and scenic views along the line, mainly between Fitzhugh (Jasper), Alberta and Fort George, British Columbia, Canada. Prints were taken by James Findlay's father-in-law.
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]
- Reference Code
- V125
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- James Findlay fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 125
- Sous-Fonds
- V 125
- Accession Number
- 3577
- Reference Code
- V125
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]
- Physical Description
- 98 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- James Findlay worked as a cook on a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction crew, ca.1912.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction and operations and scenic views along the line, mainly between Fitzhugh (Jasper), Alberta and Fort George, British Columbia, Canada. Prints were taken by James Findlay's father-in-law.
- Name Access
- Findlay, James
- Subject Access
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Findlay, James
- Category
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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