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Part Of
Ken Jones fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of a diary, photographs and a sound recording. Diary contains five year daily entries during the period 1937-1941. The diary was found in a deserted cabin in Moberly in 1974 and describes Jones' weather observations, employment details and personal matters as skiing guide, camp cook…
Date Range
1937-1968
Reference Code
M432 / S10 / V157
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Machine-readable data file
Photograph print
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Textual record
Diary
Part Of
Ken Jones fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 432
S 10
V 157
Sous-Fonds
M 432
S 10
V 157
Accession Number
1726, 3314, 7937 (unproc)
Reference Code
M432 / S10 / V157
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Machine-readable data file
Photograph print
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Textual record
Diary
Date Range
1937-1968
Physical Description
1 vol. textual records. -- 1 sound recording: audio tape reel. -- ca.3287 photographs: 1756 negatives, 1531 prints, 3 albums, 1 optical disc: CD-ROM (97 digitized images)
History / Biographical
Ken Jones, 1910?-2004, was active during the period 1937 to 1941 as a ski guide between Lake Louise and Skoki Lodge and as a mining camp cook at McDame's Creek, British Columbia (1937). He worked summers farming at his home in Forde, British Columbia and winters at Lake Louise and the Yoho Valley on snow removal and various jobs (1937-1940). He mined at Base Metals Monarch Mine, Field, British Columbia in 1941, then returned to Forde, British Columbia and Glacier, British Columbia. During this period, he competed in various ski meets and was a friend of the Swiss guides at Lake Louise and Golden.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of a diary, photographs and a sound recording. Diary contains five year daily entries during the period 1937-1941. The diary was found in a deserted cabin in Moberly in 1974 and describes Jones' weather observations, employment details and personal matters as skiing guide, camp cook, miner, farmer, labourer and competitive skier. Diary also describes trips to Mount Assiniboine and Freshfield Glacier.
Sound recording is mainly of Ken Jones relating stories about mountain personalities, including Chet Ogan, Jimmy Simpson and Tom Wilson; also includes short discussion between Collins and Rummel. Recording was made by Ken Jones, Myrna Collins and Elizabeth Rummel at Sunburst Camp, Mount Assiniboine, July 1968.
Photographs are primarily b&w and include images of the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, Revelstoke, Yoho Valley, Lake Louise, Skoki, Freshfield, Wyoming; renovations and additions to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; and hunting trips during the period ca.1930-1950. Also included is a CD-ROM of digitized images in TIFF and JPEG image file formats compiled in 2004 by Chic Scott and Dave Birrell.
Name Access
Jones, Ken
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
sound recording summaries
Creator
Jones, Ken
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on diary and accession records.
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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Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds

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Part Of
Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; Indians; Calgary and area events; oil industry; Alberta scenes and landscapes. Photograph series are: I.…
Date Range
[ca.1880-ca.1950]
Reference Code
M32 / V181
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 32
V 181
Sous-Fonds
M 32
V 181
Accession Number
3327, 3445, 3572, 3675, 3849
Reference Code
M32 / V181
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1880-ca.1950]
Physical Description
ca.950 photographs : albums, negatives, prints, transparencies. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.725 prints). -- 2 textual records
History / Biographical
Lawrence (Laurie, Larry) Allison Duncan, 1890-1978, was a photographer, businessman and collector at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Duncan came to Alberta in 1908 with his parents, Thomas Henry Duncan and Elizabeth Jane (Gill) Duncan, who settled on a ranch at Okotoks. For a time, Laurie Duncan operated a photography business in Calgary, specializing in views of Calgary, Indians, ranching and the Canadian Rockies. He attended Alpine Club of Canada camps in the 1920s, after becoming a member in 1920 with his graduating climb of Mount President, 1919. He was active in professional photography into the 1930s. Duncan was self-taught in mineralogy, painting and photography and was active for over fifty years in the development of mining and petroleum interests in the United States and Canada. Larry Duncan was an avid collector of shells, gems, rocks, fossils and cultural artifacts.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; Indians; Calgary and area events; oil industry; Alberta scenes and landscapes.
Photograph series are: I. Photograph albums, including Duncan family albums, ca.1880-ca.1910, 3 items (ca.400 prints), and L. A. Duncan albums, 1908-1950, 2 items (ca.300 prints); II. Negatives, including glass negatives, ca.1920, 146 items, and film negatives, ca.1910-ca.1950, ca.580 items (including prints); III. Prints, ca.1890-ca.1940, ca.200 items, includes some prints by Harry Pollard; IV. Transparencies, ca.1915, 18 items. Most photographs were made by L. A. Duncan.
Textual items are ACC membership nomination ballot, 1919-1920, signed by L. A. Duncan, and newsclipping, 1965, re Duncan's involvement in the Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club.
Name Access
Duncan, Lawrence
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Commerce and industry
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
Related Material
Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections).
Creator
Duncan, Lawrence
Category
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Lawrence Grassi fonds

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Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi. Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine C…
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1979
Reference Code
M45 / V240
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 45
V 240
Sous-Fonds
M 45
V 240
Accession Number
249, 282, 830, 1626, 1943, 2262, 2826, 3159, 3446, 3985
Reference Code
M45 / V240
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1979
Physical Description
ca.25 cm of textual records. -- ca.2300 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (180 prints)
History / Biographical
Lawrence Grassi, 1890-1980, was a miner and mountaineer at Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Grassi was born in Falmenta, Italy and emigrated to Canada in 1912, working first as a section man for the Canadian Pacific Railway and from 1916 to 1945 as a miner for Canmore Mines. Grassi distinguished himself in solo mountain climbing and as an unofficial guide to many other mountaineers. Grassi is best remembered for trail building activities. J. S. Woodsworth led support for legislation to change the name of Twin Lakes in White Man Pass to Grassi Lakes in recognition of this work. As assistant warden at Lake O'Hara, British Columbia, Grassi upgraded and built numerous trails for which he received many honours in later life.
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi.
Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine Club of Canada, Canadian Youth Hostels Association, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; newsclippings, articles and other material pertaining to Grassi and mountaineering.
Photographs pertain mainly to mountain scenery of Alberta and British Columbia, particularly Banff National Park, Lake O'Hara and region, Jasper National Park, Mount Assiniboine and region, Grotto Mountain and Grassi Lakes, ca.1930-ca.1970. Also includes views of Lawrence Grassi, family and friends, ca.1880-ca.1970, and group of unidentified portraits, ca.1880- ca.1900. Transparencies are mainly unidentified colour mountain scenics. Most views are by Grassi; some are by Richard Rushworth and F. V. Longstaff.
Name Access
Grassi, Lawrence
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Environment
Family and personal life
Mountaineering
Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is primarily English. Some correspondence is in Italian
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
file description and index for photographs
electronic finding aid
Creator
Grassi, Lawrence
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Leo Telfer fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 1 partial, unbound photograph album, 12p of 35 prints ca.1922-1938. 34 photographs pertain to Leo Telfer, Fred Ethridge and Earle Birney on mosquito control in Vermilion Lake, Banff, Alberta; various people at Lake Louise and Banff area including Sulphur Mountain Observatory, Mou…
Date Range
[1922-1938]
Reference Code
V78
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Leo Telfer fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 78
Sous-Fonds
V 78
Accession Number
7669
Reference Code
V78
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
[1922-1938]
Physical Description
1 photograph album: 35 prints
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 1 partial, unbound photograph album, 12p of 35 prints ca.1922-1938. 34 photographs pertain to Leo Telfer, Fred Ethridge and Earle Birney on mosquito control in Vermilion Lake, Banff, Alberta; various people at Lake Louise and Banff area including Sulphur Mountain Observatory, Mount Aylmer and Lake Minnewanka; University of Alberta and Edmonton hotel, ca. 1922; 1 photograph pertains to Japanese training ship at Prince Rupert, 1938.
Name Access
Telfer, Leo
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Telfer, Leo
Category
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Lillian Gest fonds

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds documents Lillian Gest's visits and travels in the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere. Pertains to mountain travel, particularly pack trips, camps, mountaineering and recreation; Alpine Club of Canada; Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; natural and human history; the mountain landsca…
Date Range
1894-1984
Reference Code
M67 / S36 / V225
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 67
S 36
V 225
Sous-Fonds
M 67
S 36
V 225
Accession Number
431, 699, 737, 1096, 1105, 1274, 1516, 1886, 2120, 2144, 2411, 2613, 2781, 2959, 3436, 5142, 7732
Reference Code
M67 / S36 / V225
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1894-1984
Physical Description
1.1 m of textual records. -- ca.7400 photographs : transparencies, prints, negatives, published photographs. -- 12 photograph albums (4208 prints). -- 47 motion pictures. -- 7 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
History / Biographical
Lillian Gest, 1897-1986, of Merion, Pennsylvania visited the Canadian Rockies almost every summer for sixty years, beginning in 1921. She was an active participant in "Off the Beaten Track" trips organized by Caroline Hinman between 1923 and 1933, in which young people camped, hiked, hunted and went horseback riding throughout the region between Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson. During the 1930s, Gest attended hikes of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and developed mountaineering skills at Alpine Club of Canada annual camps. Christian Hasler Jr. often served as her guide. Gest also belonged to the American Alpine Club, the Philadelphia Trails Club and the Lake O'Hara Trails Club. She spent considerable time in the Lake O'Hara region and wrote "History of Lake O'Hara" (1961), "History of Moraine Lake" (1970), and "History of Mount Assiniboine" (1979).
Scope & Content
Fonds documents Lillian Gest's visits and travels in the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere. Pertains to mountain travel, particularly pack trips, camps, mountaineering and recreation; Alpine Club of Canada; Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; natural and human history; the mountain landscape; scenic views; family and friends.
Textual records include: I. Personal papers, 1925-1982, 36 cm., including A. Diaries and trip notes, B. Correspondence, C. Other; II. Activities, 1913- 1984, 50 cm., including: A. Writing (book projects, articles, memoirs and other writing), B. Nature study, C. Photography, D. Travel; III. Clubs and organizations, 1932-1984, n.d., 22.5 cm., including: A. American Alpine Club, B. Alpine Club of Canada C. Other (Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, Lake O'Hara Trails Club, Philadelphia Trails Club); IV. Other, 1894-1968, n.d., 1.5 cm., including: A. Caroline Hinman papers, B. Miscellaneous papers.
Photographs include: I. Transparencies, 1939-1981, 7153 items; II. Photograph albums, 1919-1958, 12 v. (4208 prints); III. Motion pictures, 1928-1942, 47 reels; IV. Prints and negatives, [ca.1912]-1980, 194 items; V. Published photographs, [ca.1930-ca.1980], n.d., 17 items. Images are well identified.
Accompanied by sound recordings of portions of diaries.
Name Access
Gest, Lillian
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
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: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
microfilm copies of albums
motion picture summaries and index (for 45 films)
reference video copies for some films
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Lois Hammond fonds

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Part Of
Lois Hammond fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Lois Hammond and Hammond family, including members, activities and friends; Banff buildings and scenes; personalities, including Wilf Carter; events, especially Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; trips, including horse trip to Deception Pass area and trail ride to Floe L…
Date Range
1924-[194-]
Reference Code
V255
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Part Of
Lois Hammond fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 255
Sous-Fonds
V 255
Accession Number
286, 6068
Reference Code
V255
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Date Range
1924-[194-]
Physical Description
19 photographs : prints, negative. -- 4 photograph albums (ca.350 prints)
History / Biographical
Frederica Lois Hammond, 1913-1969, was a sportswoman, artist and homemaker at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Parents were Edith Burnett Hammond and Fredrick Lawrence Hammond; sisters were Agnes, Gwen, Priscilla and Edith Hilda (Tilda). Lois Hammond married Harold Riley and they had six children.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Lois Hammond and Hammond family, including members, activities and friends; Banff buildings and scenes; personalities, including Wilf Carter; events, especially Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; trips, including horse trip to Deception Pass area and trail ride to Floe Lake. One album is Vernon-Wood family photographs; inscribed "Xmas 1926, To Lois."
Name Access
Carter, Wilf
Hammond, Lois
Subject Access
Community life
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: basic description for Vernon-Wood family album
Creator
Hammond, Lois
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Longstaff family fonds

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Part Of
Longstaff family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains mainly to the Longstaff family visit to the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in 1903. Photographs pertain to pack trips, camps, hikes, activities and scenic views. Many of the negatives may be attributed to Beatrice Longstaff. Two of the photograph albums pertain to the 1903 trip; one w…
Date Range
1903-1947, 1969, predominant 1903-1910
Reference Code
M96 / V348
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Longstaff family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 96
V 348
Sous-Fonds
M 96
V 348
Accession Number
463, 500, 699, 836
Reference Code
M96 / V348
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1903-1947, 1969, predominant 1903-1910
Physical Description
3 photograph albums (359 prints). -- 105 photographs (89 negatives, 16 prints). -- 2 textual records
History / Biographical
The Longstaff family, which included (at the least) Beatrice, Katharine, Gilbert, Frederick, Tom and Margaret Longstaff, were tourists and mountaineers from Sussex, England. They first visited the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in 1903. Major F. V. (Frederick) Longstaff, 1879-1961, returned to Canada in 1909 and settled in Victoria in 1911. He was a frequent visitor to the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains throughout his life. Dr. Tom George Longstaff, 1878-1964, a renowned world mountaineer, visited with his sister Katharine in 1910 to climb in the Mount Assiniboine area. Tom Longstaff and Rudolf Aemmer made the first ascent of the north-west face of Mount Assiniboine, and Wedgwood Peak, near Mount Assiniboine, was named for Katharine Longstaff Wedgwood. Tom Longstaff visited western Canada again in 1912. An account of his Canadian experiences was included in his book, "This My Voyage," published in 1950.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains mainly to the Longstaff family visit to the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in 1903. Photographs pertain to pack trips, camps, hikes, activities and scenic views. Many of the negatives may be attributed to Beatrice Longstaff.
Two of the photograph albums pertain to the 1903 trip; one was assembled by Katharine Longstaff Wedgwood, the other by Margaret Longstaff Sawyer. An album of views of the 1910 trip was assembled by Katharine Longstaff Wedgwood.
Prints include views by F. V. Longstaff sent to relatives in England.
Accompanied by "Another world: Being the musings of a lazy afternoon on the Rotunda, Banff," manuscript by Beatrice M. Longstaff Lance, 1903? Lance describes her impressions of the Rockies in general and the view at sunset from the Banff Springs Hotel. Also includes letter, 1969 November 13, from Katharine L. Wedgwood of Glasbwynr, Hereford, England, to Margaret C. Wylie of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Letter discusses the death of Nancy Lyall and includes recollections of trips to the Canadian Rockies.
Name Access
Longstaff Lance, Beatrice M.
Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick)
Sawyer, Margaret Longstaff
Wedgwood, Katharine Longstaff
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
modern reference prints
microfilm copies of albums
Creator
Longstaff, Beatrice
Longstaff, F. V,
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Mabel Brinkley fonds

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Part Of
Mabel Brinkley fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal, professional and literary papers and photographs. Personal papers date from 1954 to 1959. Professional papers include: National Blue Baby Association, 1951-1955; and David Thompson Memorial Foundation, 1957-1959. Literary papers include: general papers, 1956, 1959; an…
Date Range
1951-1959
Reference Code
M316 / V94
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mabel Brinkley fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 316
V 94
Sous-Fonds
M 316
V 94
Accession Number
1381
Reference Code
M316 / V94
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1951-1959
Physical Description
39 cm of textual records. -- 29 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (46 prints)
History / Biographical
Mabel Brinkley, d.1959, also known as Mrs. R. D. Brinkley and Ruth Brinkley, was a writer who lived in the United States and at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Brinkley claimed to have had a successful career as a writer before coming to Canada in 1955. She came to Banff to work on a local history to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of Alberta. A manuscript for one of several planned volumes was completed, but never published.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal, professional and literary papers and photographs. Personal papers date from 1954 to 1959. Professional papers include: National Blue Baby Association, 1951-1955; and David Thompson Memorial Foundation, 1957-1959. Literary papers include: general papers, 1956, 1959; and Banff Jubilee Books, 1955-1957.
Literary papers consists mainly of notes and drafts for "In The Shadow of the Peaks," a Banff local history based on extensive interviews and submissions by and about long-time Banff residents, including Charlie Beil, Jim Boyce, Nicholas de Grandmaison, Dan McCowan, Ike Mills, Casey Oliver, Dorothy Oxborough, Walter Painter, Carl Rungius, Andrew Sibbald, George Simpson, D. M. Soole and Tom Wilson.
Photographs collected by Mabel Brinkley, probably in the course of her research, pertain to Banff and area, people, places and scenic views; also Indians, unknown location.
Name Access
Beil, Charlie
Boyce, Jim
Brinkley, Mabel
de Grandmaison, Nicholas
McCowan, Dan
Mills, Ike
Oliver, Casey
Oxborough, Dorothy
Painter, Walter
Rungius, Carl
Sibbald, Andrew
Simpson, George
Soole, D. M.
Wilson, Tom
Subject Access
Arts
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
Brinkley, Mabel
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds

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Part Of
Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Tweedy's photographs of Alpine Club of Canada annual summer camps; ACC members and activities, 1928-1946; camp packing activities, 1935; military camps; Stanley H. Mitchell and Mitchell's grave stone. Album is photographs of Little Yoho Valley Military Instruction Camp, July-Augu…
Date Range
1928-1946
Reference Code
V602
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Drawing
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 602
Sous-Fonds
V 602
Accession Number
6485
Reference Code
V602
GMD
Drawing
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1928-1946
Physical Description
71 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (40 prints). -- 1 item of print material
History / Biographical
Major Wharton Richard Tweedy, 1889-1965, was a soldier, mountaineer, outfitter and packtrain operator, and served as secretary-treasurer and Camp Manager for the Alpine Club of Canada between 1929 and 1942. Tweedy was responsible for setting up the camp facility for the 1943 Military Instruction Camp at Little Yoho Valley
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Tweedy's photographs of Alpine Club of Canada annual summer camps; ACC members and activities, 1928-1946; camp packing activities, 1935; military camps; Stanley H. Mitchell and Mitchell's grave stone. Album is photographs of Little Yoho Valley Military Instruction Camp, July-August 1943; mainly horse packing and snow and ice training views, some by the National Film Board of Canada (possibly Harry Rowed and Lt. Bell). Accompanied by reproduction of drawing of Stanley Mitchell Hut
Name Access
Tweedy, Wharton Richard
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Military
Mountain warfare training
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Creator
Tweedy, Wharton Richard
Category
Military
Sports, recreation and leisure
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Margaret and Henry Greenham fonds

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Margaret and Henry Greenham fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Margaret Greenham papers, volume of poetry by Henry Greenham and Margaret and Henry Greenham photographs. Margaret Greenham papers consist of the following series: I. Writing, after 1917; II. The Mountain School, 1946, 1957; III. Merry-Go-Round Theatre, 1955- 1959; IV. Organizatio…
Date Range
1910-1959
Reference Code
M451 / V273
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Margaret and Henry Greenham fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 451
V 273
Sous-Fonds
M 451
V 273
Accession Number
19, 2366, 2943, 3531, 6590
Reference Code
M451 / V273
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1910-1959
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records. -- ca.50 photographs : prints, transparencies, copy negatives. -- 4 photograph albums (234 prints)
History / Biographical
Margaret Elizabeth (Haskins) Greenham, 1881-1960, and Henry Warren Greenham, 1870-1953, were educators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Margaret Haskins was born in England and was educated there and in Paris, France. She moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1908, teaching at Havergal Ladies College. She met English-born Henry Greenham in Banff; they married and taught at Pine Lake, Alberta before returning to Banff in 1919. From 1920 until 1947, the Greenhams operated a private school known as the Mountain School. They were leading organizers of cultural activities in Banff. Margaret Greenham was instrumental in the Banff Literary-Dramatic Society, the Merry-Go-Round Theatre for children and Banff Home Industries, a local crafts society.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Margaret Greenham papers, volume of poetry by Henry Greenham and Margaret and Henry Greenham photographs.
Margaret Greenham papers consist of the following series: I. Writing, after 1917; II. The Mountain School, 1946, 1957; III. Merry-Go-Round Theatre, 1955- 1959; IV. Organizations, 1925, 1939-1958; V. Havergal College yearbooks, 1913, 1915, 1916. Included are manuscripts, scripts, school records, promotional pamphlet, records of Banff Literary Dramatic Club and Banff Home Industries, and newsclippings.
Photographs pertain to Henry and Margaret Greenham, friends and activities; the Mountain School; Merry-Go-Round Theatre; Henry Greenham photographs of Wales and early visits to Banff and area, including Alpine Club of Canada clubhouse; also, scenic views of Rocky and Selkirk Mountains by Byron Harmon.
Name Access
Greenham, Henry
Greenham, Margaret
Subject Access
Arts
Education
Family and personal life
Merry-Go-Round Theatre
Mountain School
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Language
Language is English
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basic description for photographs
Creator
Greenham, Margaret
Greenham, Henry
Category
Arts
Education
Family and personal life
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Processing Status
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Margaret Gold Brine fonds

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Margaret Gold Brine fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records relating to Margaret Gold Brine's mountaineering activities, 1919-1984. Photographs include 15 (incl. 4 oversize) loose prints, ca.1919-[ca.1930] of Mount Assiniboine, ACC camps, and portraits; 2 photograph albums containing 127 + 14 prints, ca.192…
Date Range
1919-1926, 1984
Reference Code
M147 / V105
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Margaret Gold Brine fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 147
V 105
Sous-Fonds
M 147
V 105
Accession Number
7746
Reference Code
M147 / V105
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1919-1926, 1984
Physical Description
2 photograph albums (141 prints). -- 295 photographs: 216 prints, 79 negatives. -- 1.5 cm textual records
History / Biographical
Margaret Gold Brine, 1898-1985, born in Fort Langley, B.C. was educated at the University of Alberta earning her Master's in languages. She taught at the University of Alberta from 1924 to ca.1928. She married Charles Brine in 1928. Margaret Gold Brine climbed in the Canadian Rockies and the Alps with ascents that included Mount Edmonton, Mount Assiniboine, Mount Robson and Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records relating to Margaret Gold Brine's mountaineering activities, 1919-1984. Photographs include 15 (incl. 4 oversize) loose prints, ca.1919-[ca.1930] of Mount Assiniboine, ACC camps, and portraits; 2 photograph albums containing 127 + 14 prints, ca.1925 pertaining to Mount Assiniboine trip; 188 prints & 79 negatives, ca.1925 pertaining to climbing, Alpine Club of Canada and [Trail Riders?]; 13 prints & 1 hand-drawn map, ca.1925, pertaining to Switzerland. Textual records include1920 climbing diary; newsclippings of 3rd Mount Robson ascent by a woman (1924); Alpine Club of Canada letters, membership fees and publications; poetry and songsheets pertaining to Alpine Club of Canada including song for opening of alpine hut in Quesnel heights; manuscript "The Ascent of Mount Edmonton"' Cyril G. Wates, 1920; letter from John Murray Gibbon concerning the formation of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, 1924; newspaper article pertaining to philanthropy of Margaret Brine, 1981?
Name Access
Brine, Margaret Gold
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Sports, recreation and leisure
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Online finding aid
Creator
Brine, Margaret Gold
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
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Maria M. Henderson fonds

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Maria M. Henderson fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of travel album of trip to western Canada; mainly Field, Yoho Valley, Kootenay Lake and Sicamous, British Columbia.
Date Range
[ca.1911]
Reference Code
V299
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Maria M. Henderson fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 299
Sous-Fonds
V 299
Accession Number
3798
Reference Code
V299
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1911]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (109 prints)
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of travel album of trip to western Canada; mainly Field, Yoho Valley, Kootenay Lake and Sicamous, British Columbia.
Name Access
Henderson, Maria M.
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
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
Creator
Henderson, Maria M.
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on album
Processing Status
Processed
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Mark Ludlow fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photograph album pertaining to buildings, facilities and people at Exshaw; also views of Banff, Lake Louise and areas.
Date Range
1906-1908
Reference Code
V215
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Mark Ludlow fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 215
Sous-Fonds
V 215
Accession Number
5204
Reference Code
V215
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1906-1908
Physical Description
1 photograph album (56 prints)
History / Biographical
Mark Ludlow was a chemist at the Portland Cement Company in Exshaw, Alberta, Canada.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photograph album pertaining to buildings, facilities and people at Exshaw; also views of Banff, Lake Louise and areas.
Name Access
Ludlow, Mark
Subject Access
Community life
Exshaw
Family and personal life
Natural resources
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
Ludlow, Mark
Category
Family and personal life
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Martha Mosby Averett fonds

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Martha Mosby Averett fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of album titled "My Trip to the Canadian Rockies / Martha Mosby Averett" that documents a railway journey across Canada to the Pacific Coast via the Canadian Pacific Railway and back through Jasper National Park, Alberta via the Canadian National Railway. Includes views of Banff, La…
Date Range
1925
Reference Code
V173
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Martha Mosby Averett fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 173
Sous-Fonds
V 173
Accession Number
2942
Reference Code
V173
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1925
Physical Description
1 photograph album (296 prints)
History / Biographical
Martha Mosby Averett was an American who visited western Canada with her aunt, Mary Judson Averett
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of album titled "My Trip to the Canadian Rockies / Martha Mosby Averett" that documents a railway journey across Canada to the Pacific Coast via the Canadian Pacific Railway and back through Jasper National Park, Alberta via the Canadian National Railway. Includes views of Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Yoho, Glacier and Jasper areas
Name Access
Averett, Martha Mosby
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
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Creator
Averett, Martha Mosby
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Reference Code
M555 / V777
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Sous-Fonds
M555
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / V777
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Responsibility
Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Physical Description
21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
History / Biographical
Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
Notes
Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Family
Correspondence
Travel
Exploration
Geographic Access
United States of America
Connecticut
New York
Europe
Language
English
Creator
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Biographical Source Notes
Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
Title Source
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Processing Status
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Mary Schaffer fonds

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Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928. I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; …
Date Range
1893-[ca.1935]
Reference Code
M79 / V527
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
V527
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
275, 439, 573, 2685, 2764, 2933, 2996, 3284, 3302, 5248, 7202, 7731, 7737
Reference Code
M79 / V527
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Other Title Info
Also known as Mary Schaffer Warren fonds
Date Range
1893-[ca.1935]
Physical Description
35 cm of textual records. -- ca.2025 photographs (ca.1550 transparencies, ca.400 negatives, 75 prints). -- 7 photograph albums (ca.1760 prints)
History / Biographical
Mary Schaffer, 1861-1939, also known as Mary Schaffer Warren, was an American explorer, photographer and artist who visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains frequently beginning in 1888, finally settling in Banff, Alberta in 1912. Born Mary Townsend Sharples to moderately wealthy Quaker parents at West Chester, Pennsylvania, she first visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains in 1888 with her friend Mary Vaux. She returned the following year with her husband, Dr. Charles Schaffer, and until Charles died in 1903, the Schaffers travelled annually to the mountains to study botany. Using Dr. Schaffer's data and her drawings and photographs, Mary Schaffer and Stewardson Brown completed "Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains" in 1907.
Schaffer continued to travel in the Canadian mountains, often through remote regions. In 1908, she reached Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, and returned in 1911 to survey the region. "Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies," 1911, recounts her adventures of 1907 and 1908. Schaffer settled in Banff in 1912 and married her guide, Billy Warren, in 1915.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928.
I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; C. Maps of Maligne Lake; D. Other, 1905-ca.1935. Literary manuscripts pertain to the Athabasca River, Maligne Lake, Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca passes; hunting; Dr. Gilbert Atkin and Nurse Fulcher's medical mission to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch; Banff, Revelstoke BC, Saskatchewan River; Stoney Nakoda; Palliser Expedition; and Mary Schaffer life and activities.
II. Photographs series consists of four sub-series: A. Lantern slides; B. Photograph albums; C. Negatives; D. Prints. Lantern slides pertain to Mary Schaffer's trips to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead Pass, mountain scenics, nature subjects (animals, birds, flowers); and includes Mary Schaffer's lantern slide presentations "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies", accompanied by scripts; Philip Moore's Indigenous lecture series, mainly copies from books and other graphic sources; and Mary Schaffer's slides of China and Japan. Photograph albums, 1908-ca.1921, pertain mainly to trips in the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, especially expeditions to the Yoho and Ptarmigan Valleys, Nakimu Caves, North Saskatchewan River, Wilcox Pass and Maligne Lake. Two albums pertain to travels in Mexico and Asia. Negatives pertain mainly to Schaffer's trips and explorations, Glacier House and environs, alpine flora and fauna, mountain views, portraits, Sampson Beaver family, 1902-1911.
III. Other material series consists of diaries of Molly Adams, 1908, and Mrs. H. H. Sharples, 1911, and original manuscripts and published reports by other writers, 1895-1928.
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
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: arrangement outline
series and file description for processed material
electronic finding aid
item list for lantern slides
copies of literary manuscripts
modern reference prints for lantern slides
Related Material
Accompanied by books, artifacts and art works
Creator
Schaffer, Mary
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Mather family fonds

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Mather family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material. I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and b…
Date Range
1895-1953
Reference Code
M87 / V397
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Mather family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 87
V 397
Sous-Fonds
M 87
V 397
Accession Number
309, 594, 1788, 2153, 2788, 3121, 3264
Reference Code
M87 / V397
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1895-1953
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records. -- ca.900 photographs : negatives, prints. -- 3 photograph albums (486 prints)
History / Biographical
The Mather family were boat house operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. William Mather, 1868-1927, emigrated to Ontario from Scotland in 1880 and came west ca.1888 to work for the Eau Claire Lumber Company on the Spray River near Banff. He worked for Raymond M. Rooper's boat house business on the Bow River and, in 1899, purchased the business. The Mather business included steamer tours in the summer and also involved winter sports on the Bow River. William Mather and Margaret McRavey Mather had four children, Jennie, Leslie, Allan and Hazel. With William Mather's death in 1927, the family incorporated its interests as the Bow River Boat House Limited, with Allan Mather as manager. The operation expanded to Lake Minnewanka in 1939. After Allan Mather's death in 1951, the business was sold to Ed Mader
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material.
I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates, 1896-1900; boathouse and property records, 1895-1917; estate papers, 1928-1943; agreements, 1929, 1931; and, stock certificates, 1929-1945. Photographs consist of: Mather family negatives, [before ca.1945?]; Jennie Mather photographs, [ca.1910-ca.1930]; Leslie Mather photographs, ca.1910-ca.1940; Other photographs, ca.1910-ca.1930. Photographs pertain to Mather family, activities, friends; Mather home and properties; boats and boating on Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River; winter sports, including skating, hockey and skiing; hiking, floods, Banff area mountain views and Rocky Mountain scenic views
II. Bow River Boat House Ltd., 1929-1951, 7.5 cm of textual records. Series consists of agreements and certificates, 1938-1950; correspondence re Minnewanka bungalow camp, 1941-1942; financial statements, 1937-1951. Maps show locations of Mather and Bow River Boat House Ltd. leaseholds.
III. Other material, [192-]-1953, 3 cm of textual records.
Name Access
Mather, Allan
Mather, Jennie
Mather, Leslie
Mather, William
Subject Access
Bow River Boat House
Family and personal life
Minnewanka, Lake
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
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
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Creator
Mather, William
Mather, Allan
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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McCowan family fonds

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Part Of
McCowan family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the McCowan family, mainly the McCowan brothers and John and Jen (McCowan) Wilson. Content includes Banff personalities and places; activities, including curling, hockey, curling and fishing; events, including floods and fires in the town; Banff personalities and places. Also p…
Date Range
1908-1981, predominant 1908-[ca.1950]
Reference Code
M135 / V407
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Scrapbook
Part Of
McCowan family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 135
V 407
Series
V407
M135
Sous-Fonds
M 135
V 407
Sub-Series
V407 / I / A : Albums
V407 / I / B : Prints
V407 / I / C : Negatives
V407 / I / D : Transparencies
M135 / II / A : Textual
Accession Number
409
779 1141
7730
Reference Code
M135 / V407
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Fonds includes photographs by Bill McCowan and Dan McCowan. Negatives are mainly by Dan McCowan. Wilson-McCowan photograph album was assembled by Bill Waterworth
Date Range
1908-1981, predominant 1908-[ca.1950]
Physical Description
80 photographs (40 negatives, 38 prints, 2 transparencies). -- 2 photograph albums (ca.800 prints). -- 1 textual record (1 v.)
History / Biographical
Bill McCowan, 1897-1975, was a government employee at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland with his family in 1911. His brother, Dan McCowan, was a renowned naturalist and writer. Other siblings were Marie, Jim, Duncan, Rae, Jock and Jennie. Jennie McCowan (1894-1984) married John Clark Wilson (1888-1932), son of Tom and Minnie Wilson. Their daughter, Bernice, married Bill Waterworth.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the McCowan family, mainly the McCowan brothers and John and Jen (McCowan) Wilson. Content includes Banff personalities and places; activities, including curling, hockey, curling and fishing; events, including floods and fires in the town; Banff personalities and places. Also pertains to World War I events and 82nd Battalion; royal visits; Calgary, Alberta places and events; scenic views, Banff and area, Rocky Mountains; Margaret Ashley, Henry and Mrs. Fonda. Textual item is Jock McCowan scrapbook, 1913-1981.
Name Access
McCowan, Bill
McCowan, Dan
McCowan, Duncan
McCowan, Jock
Wilson, Jennie (McCowan)
Wilson, John
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Royal tours
World War I
Access Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Related by provenance to the Dan and Mary McCowan fonds (M55/V408) and through accn. 7730 to Jack (Dave White Jr.) White fonds (V684)
Creator
McCowan, Bill
McCowan, Dan
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Moore family fonds

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Moore family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of seven series : I. Philip Moore family series, ca.1882-1964, 42 cm., and contains three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1897-1964 (college career, personal life, activities and estate); B. Professional papers and photographs, 1905-[ca.1950] (military career and re…
Date Range
1838-1973
Reference Code
M307 / V439
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 307
V 439
Sous-Fonds
M 307
V 439
Accession Number
347, 421, 988, 1018, 1029, 1891, 2037, 2091, 2764, 2769, 2828, 2872, 2933, 3891, 5248, 5581, 6020, 7412 (unproc)
Reference Code
M307 / V439
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1838-1973
Physical Description
ca.1 m textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs: prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 10 photograph albums (ca.1000 prints). -- 24 motion pictures.
History / Biographical
The Moore family resided at Banff, Alberta and Yoho Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Col. Philip A. Moore, 1879-1951, was a guide, soldier, lecturer and publicist. Pearl Brewster Moore, 1889-1973, was a homemaker and tourist lodge operator. Daughter, Edmee Brewster Moore (Reid), 1908-1971, was a homemaker and wife of Charles Reid. Pearl Brewster, born in Banff, was an active sportswoman. In 1905, she met Philip Moore, who had joined Jim and Bill Brewster in the packing business. The Moores made their home in Banff in 1907. A trained soldier, Philip Moore distinguished himself in France in the First World War and served with the Calgary Highlanders during the Second World War. The Moores ran various Canadian Pacific Railway facilities, including Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp, during the 1920s and early 1930s. Col. Moore lectured widely during this period using motion pictures and lantern slides. During the 1930s, the Moores travelled extensively and were active in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Pearl Moore was instrumental in the Banff-Jasper fund during the Second World War. In 1971, Pearl Moore gave their log home, a showcase of Stoney Nakoda artifacts and art, to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of seven series :
I. Philip Moore family series, ca.1882-1964, 42 cm., and contains three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1897-1964 (college career, personal life, activities and estate); B. Professional papers and photographs, 1905-[ca.1950] (military career and research, writing and lecturing); C. Volunteer activities, 1935-1945 (Jubilee Committee; National War Finance Committee, Victory Loan program).
II. Pearl Moore series. -- 1890-1973. -- 21.5 cm of textual records. -- 156 photographs: prints. -- Series consists of three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1990-1973 (photographs, letters, diaries, notes and notebooks, and other material); B. Legal and financial papers, 1908-1971; C. Volunteer activities, [1940?]-1942 (Banff-Jasper Spitfire Fund, the Red Cross, wartime work).
III. Edmee Moore series. -- 1908-1965. -- 8 cm of textual records. -- 152 photographs : prints, 4 photograph albums. -- Series consists of six sub-series: A. Photographs, 1908-1965; B. Letters and notes, [ca.1915-ca.1920]; C. Sketchbooks; D. Diaries and scrapbooks, 1926-1938; E. Financial and legal papers, 1935-1965; F. Other, 1919-1953.
IV. Philip Moore family series. -- 1885-1970. -- 20 cm of textual records. -- 1183 photographs (1075 prints and negatives, 117 transparencies, 51 stereo cards). -- 11 motion pictures. -- Series consists of seven sub-series: A. Family portraits, 1885-[ca.1970]; B. Home, friends and activities, [ca.1910]-1962; C. Financial papers, 1907-1951; D. Travel, 1931-1936; E. Business papers, bungalow camp operations, 1921-1932; F. Banff/Lake Louise area photographs, 1885-1965; G. Other, [ca.1895-ca.1960].
V. Moore and Brown families series. -- 1838-1950. -- 8 cm of textual records. -- 156 photographs : prints. -- Series consists of five sub-series: A. Roger Brown Moore, 1890-1931; B. Maria K. Moore estate, 1922-1927; C. William Gordon Moore, Laura Moore and Roger Brown Moore estate, 1930-1939; D. Maria K. Moore and Roger Brown Moore, 1925-1930; E. Other material, 1838-1950.
VI. Brewster family series. -- [ca.1880]-1970. -- 6 cm of textual records. -- 289 photographs : prints, 2 photograph albums. -- Series consists of five sub-series: A. John and Isabella Brewster, 1904-1948; B. Fred Brewster, 1909-1953; C. James I. Brewster, 1909-1936; D. Fern Brewster, 1930-1932; E. Brewster family, [ca.1880]-1970; F. Other material, 1898-1969.
VII. Other material series. -- 1885-1970. -- 709 photographs : prints. -- Series consists of three sub-series: A. Scenics, 1885-1970; B. People, 1885-1970; C. Other, 1885-1970.
Name Access
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Phil
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Military
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: file description and index
electronic finding aid
summaries and video reference copies for some motion pictures
Related Material
Portion of photographs related by provenance to Mary Schaffer Warren fonds (M79 /V527)
Creator
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Philip
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Military
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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