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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…

Date Range: [ca.1885-1967?]

Reference Code: M55 / V408

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 55; V 408

Sous-Fonds: M 55; V 408

Accession Number: 323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892

Reference Code: M55 / V408

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1885-1967?]

Physical Description: ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records

History / Biographical: Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.; I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.; Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.; Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.; Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).; II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939

Notes: Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts

Name Access: McCowan, Dan; McCowan, Mary

Subject Access: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Natural resources; 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; in-house electronic finding aid; online finding aid; item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors

Related Material: Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)

Creator: McCowan, Dan; McCowan, Mary

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Elliott Barnes fonds

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to: Elliott Barnes and Barnes family; pack trips; wildlife; Alaska trip; Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley; Jumping Pound homestead, Morley and S-L Ranch; Sawback Lake trip; bear hunting trip; Banff area views; Paradise Valley ACC camp; hockey at Banff; Stoney Indians at…

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Reference Code: V48

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 48

Sous-Fonds: V 48

Accession Number: 2512, 2580, 3247, 3307, 5431, 5076

Reference Code: V48

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Physical Description: ca.500 photographs : prints, negatives

History / Biographical: Elliott Chappel Barnes, 1866-1938, was a rancher, outfitter and trail guide and professional photographer at Kootenay Plains, Banff and Jumping Pound, Alberta. Barnes was born in Rochester, New York in 1866. In the early 1890s he travelled throughout the American Rockies supporting himself as an itinerant photographer. In 1905, Barnes and his family immigrated to Canada and homesteaded on the Kootenay Plains. For a short time, Barnes ran a small outfitting operation out of Banff, mostly dealing with the newly-created Alpine Club of Canada and its members. Also, while wintering in Banff during 1907-1908, he worked briefly with Byron Harmon in the photographic business. Following this association, Barnes upgraded from a small "pocket" Kodak camera to a 5x7 Graflex with a stereo adaptor. Utilizing this camera, he published a set of stereo view-cards and custom postcards. In 1908, Barnes moved to a homestead at Little Jumping Pound Creek in the foothills west of Calgary and abandoned photography as a profession. After several farming ventures near Calgary, the family moved into the city, where Elliott Barnes died in 1938.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to: Elliott Barnes and Barnes family; pack trips; wildlife; Alaska trip; Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley; Jumping Pound homestead, Morley and S-L Ranch; Sawback Lake trip; bear hunting trip; Banff area views; Paradise Valley ACC camp; hockey at Banff; Stoney Indians at Kootenay Plains; Bankhead mine site and operations; winter trip; Mount Rainer, Washington; other (mainly people, places and activities)

Notes: A detailed biography of Elliott Barnes can be found in: "A Delicate Wilderness: The Photography of Elliott Barnes, 1905- 1914" by Edward Cavell (Banff: Altitude Publishing and the Whyte Foundation, 1983).

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Arts; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Natural resources; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints

Creator: Barnes, Elliott

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

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Abandoned hulk

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Abandoned hulk, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 295

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 295

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Abandoned hulk, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Alaska Trip

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of views at sea on the way north to Alaska.

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 281 to 313

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

33 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 281 to 313

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 33 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of views at sea on the way north to Alaska.

Notes: Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 281 Steamer; 282, 283 Captain on deck of ship; 284 Seagull on mast; 285 to 288 Rock island at seacoast; 289 to 292 Coastal shoreline; 293 Porpoise; 294 Gulls; 295 Abandoned hulk; 296 Town on inlet; 297, 298 Sailing schooner; 299 Sailing schooner in dock; 300 Ship in bay; 301 View of [Seward?]; 302, 303 People being lowered in lifeboat; 304 Passengers embarking on ship; 305, 306 Husky dog on Seward street; 307 Native woman selling handicrafts; 308 Man and woman on dog sled; 309 to 311 Woman with dog team and sled; 312, 313 Hunters with bear hides

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Activities; Boats; Boating; Bears; Dogs; Dogsledding; Hunting; Furs; Sailboats; Seascapes; Steamers

Geographic Access: Pacific Ocean; Alaska; British Columbia; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Alpine Club members at Yoho Glacier (?)]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1566

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1566

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Alpine Club members at Yoho Glacier (?)]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1567

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1567

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: [Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda]

Date Range: [ca.1935]

Reference Code: V408 / PS 24-069

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V408

Series: I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides

Sous-Fonds: V408

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V408 / PS 24-069

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1935]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : transparencies

Scope & Content: [Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda]

Name Access: Big Stoney, Amos; McCowan, Dan

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: Glenbow Number: NA 7 135 Title: Amos BigStoney, Stoney

Creator: McCowan, Dan

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.; Identification made through cross referencing with materials from Glenbow Archives and other fondsin photographs held in the WMCR archives

Processing Status: Processed

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Annie or Della Soldier

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: [Woman on horse]

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Reference Code: V408 / PS 24-097

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V408

Series: I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides

Sous-Fonds: V408

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V408 / PS 24-097

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : transparencies

Scope & Content: [Woman on horse]

Name Access: McCowan, Dan

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: McCowan, Dan

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

Processing Status: Processed

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Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: [Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda]*

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V408 / PS 24-093

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V408

Series: I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides

Sous-Fonds: V408

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V408 / PS 24-093

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : transparencies

Scope & Content: [Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda]*

Name Access: McCowan, Dan; Soldier, Annie

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: Glenbow number: NA 7 139 Title: Mrs.Annie Soldier, Stoney (source: Mary McCowan)

Creator: McCowan, Dan

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.; .

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A.O. Wheeler addressing group of climbers

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Alpine Club of Canada camp in Paradise Valley, [Banff National Park]

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 266

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 266

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Alpine Club of Canada camp in Paradise Valley, [Banff National Park]

Subject Access: Organizations; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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A.O. Wheeler addressing group of climbers

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Alpine Club of Canada camp in Paradise Valley, [Banff National Park]

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 267

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 267

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Alpine Club of Canada camp in Paradise Valley, [Banff National Park]

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Organizations; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Arthur Rider, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) and Dan Wildman Sr. (Thuda Gado) (Bangs on Steel), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph of Arthur RIder, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) and Dan Wildman Sr. (Thuda Gado) (Bangs on Steel).

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Reference Code: V408 / PS 24-006

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V408

Series: I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides

Sous-Fonds: V408

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V408 / PS 24-006

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : transparencies

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph of Arthur RIder, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) and Dan Wildman Sr. (Thuda Gado) (Bangs on Steel).

Name Access: Kaquitts, Benjamin; McCowan, Dan; Rider, Arthur; Wildman, Dan Sr.

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Recognizing Relations Collection; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: Glenbow: NA 714 113 Title: Three Stoney at Banff, AB (source: Lux museum)

Creator: McCowan, Dan

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.; .