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Dave White family fonds

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Part Of: Dave White family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of three separate series: A. Correspondence and Printed Materials; B. Prints; C. Tintype. Fonds consists of photographs found in Annie White's trunk.

Date Range: 1889-1950

Reference Code: V681 / M556

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Tintype; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dave White family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 556; V 681

Sous-Fonds: M556; V681

Accession Number: 7741

Reference Code: V681 / M556

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Tintype; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1889-1950

Physical Description: 1192 photographs: prints, negatives, tintype. -- 0.5cm of textual records.

History / Biographical: Dave White, 1864-1940, was born in New Brunswick and came to Banff, Alberta as a C.P.R. section foreman in 1886. In October 1894, Dave White quit the C.P.R. and built the Park Store. Between 1904 and 1907, Dave White ran a store at Bankhead with the help of partner D.C. Baynes. From 1908 to 1928 Sam Armstrong was Dave White's partner and the store was renamed Dave White and Co. After 1930, Dave's three sons, Peter, Clifford and Dave Jr. joined the partnership now called Dave White and Sons Ltd. In 1901, Dave married Annie Curren, whose father, John D. Curren, came from Glasgow, Scotland to investigate the coal mining at Anthracite. Dave and Annie had four children: Peter, 1905-1966; Clifford, 1902-1964; Dave Jr. (Jack), 1908-1961; and Lila, d.1961.; Dave White had three brothers: Daniel, who joined him in Banff, Angus and Peter as well as three sisters, Margaret, Lizzie and May.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of three separate series: A. Correspondence and Printed Materials; B. Prints; C. Tintype. Fonds consists of photographs found in Annie White's trunk.

Name Access: White, Annie; White, Dave

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools.

Creator: White, Dave (Family)

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Bio file, Crag & Canyon,

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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David Zweifel fonds

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Part Of: David Zweifel fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 2 cm of textual records consisting of correspondence from Catharine Robb Whyte [1967-1973] and Murray Adaskin to David Zweifel; 9 colour transparencies pertaining to a 1977 ski trip in Lucerne, Switzerland and David and Marilyn Zweifel's wedding in 1975; 6 colour prints from a 197…

Date Range: 1967; 1972; 1975; 1989

Reference Code: M571 / V796 / S58

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Cassette; Private record; Photograph; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording

Part Of: David Zweifel fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M571 / V796 / S58

Sous-Fonds: M571; V796; S58

Accession Number: 2019.02

Reference Code: M571 / V796 / S58

GMD: Textual record; Cassette; Private record; Photograph; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording

Responsibility: Corresponence written by David Zweifel and Catharine Robb Whyte

Date Range: 1967; 1972; 1975; 1989

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records -- 15 photographs (9 col. transparencies, 6 col. prints) -- 1 sound recording

History / Biographical: David Zweifel (1950 -) is a professional violinist who met Catharine Robb Whyte in December 1966 at the age of 16, shortly following the death of her husband Peter Whyte. Catharine helped to fund Zweifel's musical education and concert trips over the following years, and arranged with her friend Murray Adaskin for Zweifel to obtain a violin that had been previously owned by David White, who was the father of Peter Whyte. Zweifel attended Master classes in music at the Banff Centre as a young adult and stayed in Catharine's home with her during the summer months. David and Catharine were both active in outdoor activities and sports, and the pair went on multiple skiing trips and hikes together including Mount Rundle. Upon completing his education, Zweifel moved to Switzerland to join the Lausanne Orchestra. Catharine visited David and his wife Marilyn in Switzerland at least twice, in 1972 and 1977. Zweifel later became a concert violinist for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra upon returning to Canada. David performed at Catharine Robb Whyte's memorial service at the Banff Centre on March 15, 1979 alongside Ken Stromberg [violin], and Tom Rolston [viola]. Marilyn Zweifel also performed a vocal solo. David Zweifel made a brief appearance in the 2016 film "Drawing Home", which tells the story of Peter and Catharine Whyte, in which he plays an unnamed violinist on a train ride to Banff.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 2 cm of textual records consisting of correspondence from Catharine Robb Whyte [1967-1973] and Murray Adaskin to David Zweifel; 9 colour transparencies pertaining to a 1977 ski trip in Lucerne, Switzerland and David and Marilyn Zweifel's wedding in 1975; 6 colour prints from a 1972 ski trip in Austria with Catharine Robb Whyte, David Zweifel, and Marilyn Zweifel; and 1 sound recording of Catharine Robb Whyte's memorial service in 1979 Fonds consists of one series which currently includes all listed content in the fonds: Series I : Catharine Robb Whyte

Name Access: Zweifel, David; Whyte, Catharine; Zweifel, Marilyn; Adaskin, Murray; Adaskin, Frances; Banff Centre for the Arts

Subject Access: Performance; Music; Concert; Memorial; Skiing; Travel; Weddings

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Switzerland; Lucerne; Austria; Obergurgl

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions may apply [duplicate of Loan for Copy audio recording available in place of original]

Reproduction Restrictions: Some restrictions may apply; Duplication of musical segments of the memorial service is not permitted unless authorized by musicians

Language: English

Creator: David Zweifel

Category: Family and personal life

Biographical Source Notes: "Romance in the Rockies: The Life and Adventures of Catharine and Peter Whyte" by Kim Mayberry (Canmore: Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd., 2003), p. 98-99.; Copy of "Romance in the Rockies" located in the Whyte Museum's library under code [06 W62ma c.1]; Drawing Home Production Notes, M.Y.R.A. Entertainment, LLC. p. 34 [PDF]

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Content Details: Cassette tape in accession 2019.02 is Loan for Copy, rest of items in fonds are part of a gift donation

Processing Status: Processed

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Dean family fonds

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Part Of: Dean family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of b&w photographs and postcards of Laggan, Lake Louise, Field, B.C., Cave and Basin pool, Lake Louise school, Moraine Lake, Bow River, Castle Mountain, Yoho Glacier, Mt. Lefroy, and Stony Creek Bridge ca.1921. Also included is a photograph of Ada Wilson (outfitter Tom Wilson's daugh…

Date Range: 1908-[1975]

Reference Code: M348 / V161

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Dean family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 348; V 161

Sous-Fonds: M 348; V 161

Accession Number: 2362, 7862 (unproc)

Reference Code: M348 / V161

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1908-[1975]

Physical Description: 55 photographs: prints, postcards; b&w. -- 2 textual records

History / Biographical: Marjorie Helen Folger Dean (b.1902 in Fargo, North Dakota, d.1974) and her family lived at Laggan, Lake Louise ca.1906-1918. Her father, William Dean (1878-1974) was a locomotive engineer with the C.P.R., 1911-1922. Her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Folger Dean, was born in 1883 in Delhi, Ontario and died in 1963. Marjorie Dean married Hargreaves Greenhough on August 6, 1925 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of b&w photographs and postcards of Laggan, Lake Louise, Field, B.C., Cave and Basin pool, Lake Louise school, Moraine Lake, Bow River, Castle Mountain, Yoho Glacier, Mt. Lefroy, and Stony Creek Bridge ca.1921. Also included is a photograph of Ada Wilson (outfitter Tom Wilson's daughter). Textual records include letter from Mary Audrey Dean Davidson to Pat Brewster, 1975 and letter from Dorothy Mae Dean Quigg to Audrey Davidson describing Laggan, its residents and facilities, ca.1906-1918.

Name Access: Dean, Marjorie; Dean, Sarah; Dean, William

Subject Access: Buildings and facilities; Community life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Dean, Sarah; Dean, William

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Dean Robinson fonds

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Part Of: Dean Robinson fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of copies of items from a personal scrapbook pertaining to Dr. Robinson's medical work between ca.1916-ca.1962; obituaries, 1971; typescript of excerpts from Dr. Robinson's journal, including anecdotes from personal medical life, ca.1918-ca.1954 (typescript produced by Peggy Millard …

Date Range: [ca.1916-ca.1962]

Reference Code: M161 / V399

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Scrapbook

Part Of: Dean Robinson fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 161; V 399

Sous-Fonds: M 161; V 399

Accession Number: 5701, 6673

Reference Code: M161 / V399

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1916-ca.1962]

Physical Description: 5 textual records. -- 19 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: James Dean Robinson, 1888-1971, was a physician at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1923 to 1954. Dr. Robinson came to Banff to work with Dr. R. G. Brett. He became a renowned expert in rheumatic diseases and established the Banff Medical Clinic for the treatment of arthritis. He was an active musician and member of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of copies of items from a personal scrapbook pertaining to Dr. Robinson's medical work between ca.1916-ca.1962; obituaries, 1971; typescript of excerpts from Dr. Robinson's journal, including anecdotes from personal medical life, ca.1918-ca.1954 (typescript produced by Peggy Millard and published under the title "What a Life! Journal and Recollections of Canadian Pioneer Dr. James Dean Robinson", ca.1989); note giving ages and occupations of Robinson family members, 1939; photographs pertaining to Dr. Dean Robinson, family and friends, Banff, medical work and activities, ca.1920-ca.1940.

Name Access: Robinson, Dean

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Health services

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Accompanied by Banff Winter Carnival art skating medal, 1924 (Heritage Collection)

Creator: Robinson, Dean

Category: Family and personal life; Health services

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Denis Mighall fonds

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Part Of: Denis Mighall fonds

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to Denis Mighall, friends and associates, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Banff events, scenic views.

Date Range: Copy prints were made ca.1975

Reference Code: V430

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Denis Mighall fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 430

Sous-Fonds: V 430

Accession Number: 2307

Reference Code: V430

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: Copy prints were made ca.1975

Physical Description: 71 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Denis Mighall was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer at, Banff, Alberta, ca.1930.

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to Denis Mighall, friends and associates, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Banff events, scenic views.

Name Access: Mighall, Denis

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Law and justice

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: Mighall, Denis

Category: Family and personal life; Law and justice

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Detroit Photographic Company fonds

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Part Of: Detroit Photographic Company fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of scenic views of Rocky Mountains

Date Range: [before 1903]

Reference Code: V477

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Detroit Photographic Company fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 477

Sous-Fonds: V 477

Accession Number: 3401, 3511

Reference Code: V477

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [before 1903]

Physical Description: 10 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Detroit Photographic Company was a photographic publisher in Detroit, U.S.A.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of scenic views of Rocky Mountains

Name Access: Detroit Photographic Company

Subject Access: Environment

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: Detroit Photographic Company

Category: Environment

Title Source: Title based on prints.

Processing Status: Processed

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Don Harmon fonds

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Part Of: Don Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of photographs collected by Harmon in the process of his work. Photographs pertain to Banff personalities, events, activities, street views, facilities and buildings, 1883-1967, and includes both original and copy material. Textual records include: undated notes re Byron Har…

Date Range: 1883-1974

Reference Code: M417 / V265

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Don Harmon fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 417; V 265

Sous-Fonds: M 417; V 265

Accession Number: 32, 36, 1639, 2374, 2679, 2797, 2864, 2895, 3085

Reference Code: M417 / V265

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

Date Range: 1883-1974

Physical Description: 163 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 11 textual records

History / Biographical: Don Harmon, 1917-1997, was a publisher, photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Harmon operated Byron Harmon Photographs and the Harmony Drug Store after his father's death in 1942. Byron Harmon Photographs was subsequently run by Don Harmon's daughter, Carole Harmon.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of photographs collected by Harmon in the process of his work. Photographs pertain to Banff personalities, events, activities, street views, facilities and buildings, 1883-1967, and includes both original and copy material. Textual records include: undated notes re Byron Harmon, Harmony Block and business history; letters, 1967-1974, re photographs; Harmony Drug Store Ltd. stationary, ca.1925; photograph list, n.d.; newspaper, "The Climber," 1906; letters to Lloyd Harmon, 1941.

Name Access: Harmon, Don

Subject Access: Community life; 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 for photographs.

Creator: Harmon, Don

Category: Commerce and industry; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Don Hubbard fonds

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Part Of: Don Hubbard fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of mountaineering papers and photographs pertaining to Hubbard's experiences in western Canada, ca.1944-1991. Includes diaries, 1946-1991, 19 vol.

Date Range: [ca.1944]-1991

Reference Code: M94 / V2

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Don Hubbard fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 94; V 2

Sous-Fonds: M 94; V 2

Accession Number: 7353

Reference Code: M94 / V2

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

Date Range: [ca.1944]-1991

Physical Description: ca.20 cm of textual records. -- 83 photographs : prints. -- 3 print material items

History / Biographical: Donald Hubbard, 1900-2000, of Maryland USA, was a rock climber and alpinist who climbed extensively in the United States and Canada.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of mountaineering papers and photographs pertaining to Hubbard's experiences in western Canada, ca.1944-1991. Includes diaries, 1946-1991, 19 vol.

Name Access: Hubbard, Don

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Access and use restricted

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Related to mountaineering artifacts in the Heritage collections.

Creator: Hubbard, Don

Biographical Source Notes: Newsletter of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club-Mountaineering Section, vol.4 #2, October 2000 - in case file

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Dorothy B. Mitchell fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy B. Mitchell fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of Dorothy Mitchell's photographs of Stoney Indians, accompanied by a note by Mitchell on hand-colouring. Also includes two snapshots of Dorothy and Jessie Mitchell.

Date Range: [ca.1950]

Reference Code: V357

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Dorothy B. Mitchell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 357

Sous-Fonds: V357

Accession Number: 6067

Reference Code: V357

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1950]

Physical Description: 23 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Dorothy (Waller) Mitchell lived in Banff, ca.1910-1970, where she operated Mitchell's Cabins. She was married to Jessie Hunter Mitchell.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of Dorothy Mitchell's photographs of Stoney Indians, accompanied by a note by Mitchell on hand-colouring. Also includes two snapshots of Dorothy and Jessie Mitchell.

Name Access: Mitchell, Dorothy B.

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Mitchell, Dorothy B.

Category: First nations

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Dorothy Black and William Black fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy Black and William Black fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains mainly to the Saskatchewan River Crossing area.

Date Range: [ca.1950]

Reference Code: V499

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Part Of: Dorothy Black and William Black fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 499

Sous-Fonds: V 499

Accession Number: 6690

Reference Code: V499

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1950]

Physical Description: 25 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (38 prints)

History / Biographical: William (Bill) Black, 1902-1962, national park warden, and Dorothy Margaret (Brock) Black, b.1912, were stationed at Saskatchewan River Crossing from 1946 to 1953.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains mainly to the Saskatchewan River Crossing area.

Name Access: Black, Dorothy; Black, William

Subject Access: Environment

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Black, Dorothy; Black, William

Category: Environment

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Dorothy Cranstone fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy Cranstone fonds

Scope & Content: The Dorothy Cranstone fonds consists of papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera. Textual records include cards and letters from Peter and Catharine Whyte, 1947-1966; visitors to the Moore House, 1975-1981; Moore House visitors book, 1974-1983; transcript of Philip Moore 1903 trip diary (hologra…

Date Range: [ca.1900]-1998

Reference Code: M524 / V150

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dorothy Cranstone fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 524; V 150

Sous-Fonds: M 524; V 150

Accession Number: 2259, 4014, 5335, 5411, 5471, 5582, 5879, 6006, 6350, 6775, 7722(unproc)

Reference Code: M524 / V150

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1900]-1998

Physical Description: ca.400 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 3 photograph albums (430 prints). -- 15 cm textual records

History / Biographical: Dorothy Cranstone, 1904-1996, was a businesswoman and hotel worker at Banff, Alberta. Cranstone worked at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1929-1940, as Assistant Housekeeper, and later as Housekeeper at the Mount Royal Hotel. She went on to operate a gift shop in the Mount Royal Hotel. For many years, Cranstone was companion to Pearl (Brewster) Moore and later to Pat Brewster. She also worked for the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies as custodian of the Moore Home and as museum hostess.

Scope & Content: The Dorothy Cranstone fonds consists of papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera.; Textual records include cards and letters from Peter and Catharine Whyte, 1947-1966; visitors to the Moore House, 1975-1981; Moore House visitors book, 1974-1983; transcript of Philip Moore 1903 trip diary (holograph and typescript) by Dorothy Cranstone; clippings, 1937-1983, re Pat Brewster, Dorothy Cranstone, Mount Royal Hotel fire and Jim Brewster home; ephemera regarding events attended by Cranstone, including Royal Visit to the Banff Springs Hotel, 1939, Gracie Fields Concert at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1940, and H. R. H. Princess Margaret Rose's visit, 1958. Textual records also include business/financial records for the gift shop operated by Cranstone, 1949-1974; records related to the publication and distribution of Pat Brewster's books, 1983-1987; correspondence records, 1962-1996; legal and business records concerning power of attorney as well as the dispersal of Cranstone's property and estate, 1980-1998. Miscellaneous items pertaining to Pat Brewster include clippings and interview transcripts.; Photographs pertain to Dorothy Cranstone, Pat Brewster, family, friends and associates, travels and activities, and to Banff Springs Hotel staff and guests. Includes photographs of Dorothy Cranstone and Pat Brewster, ca.1900-1985; travel in Europe and Asia, 1964; a trip to Hawaii; artworks by J. Crumine and Nicholas de Grandmaison, 1945, 1940s-1950s; Moore house, 1950s to 1970s; and photographs given to Cranstone by friends.; Albums pertain to Banff Springs Hotel staff and celebrity guests, including the 1939 royal visit, ca.1929-1940; family photographs and Cranstone's life in England ca. 1920-1940.

Name Access: Cranstone, Dorothy

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: Access and use restricted for portion; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: accession record copies for unprocessed material

Related Material: Original of Philip Moore diary is in Moore Family fonds [M307]

Creator: Cranstone, Dorothy

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Dorothy Wardle fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Reference Code: M521 / V75

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M521; V75

Sous-Fonds: M521; V75

Accession Number: 5296, 5391, 7504

Reference Code: M521 / V75

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Physical Description: 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.

History / Biographical: The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.; M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).; V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James; Rungius, Carl; Brett, Helen; Keyte, Freeman; Hart, E. J. (Ted); Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman; White, Clifford; Drummond-Davies, Nora; Mills, Ike; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Kaquitts, Frank; Oxborough, Dorothy; Whyte, Jon; Robinson, Dean; Warren, Mary Schaffer; Simpson, George; Gibbon, John Murray; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Greenham, Margaret

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Personal and Family Life; Banff; Old Banff Cemetery; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Cabins; Travel; Picnics and picnicking; Holidays; Scenery; Christmas; Dogs; Horses; Mountain; Canoes and canoeing; Hiking; Wildlife; War Memorial; Highland Games; Bow River Bridge; Golfing; Anniversary; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Education; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Women; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Skiing; European travel; Beach; Calgary Herald; Geography; Government; Newspaper; Politics; Research; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Park policy; Parks Canada; Wardens; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Community life; Mines and mineral resources; History; Immigration and homesteading; Settlement; Organizations; World War II; Biographical; Professional and Personal Life; Grizzly Bears; Fire fighters; Sunshine Village; Teahouses; Banff Indian Days; Regalia; Calgary Stampede; Mountain guides; Mountain School; The Albertan; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Homestead Hotel; Banff Centre; Hot Springs; Superintendents; Automobiles; Natural history; Records; Calendar; Finances; Leases; Legal and Financial; Property; Recreation

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Bankhead; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Scotland; Revelstoke; Yoho National Park; Ottawa; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Plain of Six Glaciers; Lake Agnes; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Lake O'Hara; Bow River; Calgary; Sidney; San Francisco; United States; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; France; Spain; Monaco; Italy; Denmark; Austria; Quebec; Windermere; New York; Assiniboine; Ghost River; High River; Quebec City; New Brunswick; Maine; Great Divide; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Columbia Icefield; Washington; Philadelphia; Atlantic City; Larch Valley; Cascade Mountain; Panama; Sulphur Mountain; Field; Emerald Lake; Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump; Takkakaw Falls; Jasper National Park; Athabasca Falls; Okanagan; Kananaskis; Hoodoos; Powell River; Montreal

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.; James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Wardle, Leette

Category: Arts; Environment; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Dorothy Whyte fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of: I. Personal papers, business papers and ephemera mainly concerning Whyte's involvement in publicity and hospitality with Canadian Pacific, primarily with the Banff Springs Hotel. II. Correspondence and writings resulting from her friendship with Peter and Catharine Whyte and he…

Date Range: 1887-1987

Reference Code: M59 / V689

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dorothy Whyte fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 59; V 689

Sous-Fonds: M 59; V 689

Accession Number: 75, 124, 136, 505, 791, 972, 1150, 1185, 1187, 1580, 1885, 2375, 3061, 3114, 3507, 3590, 3742, 5098, 5127, 5210, 5298, 5380, 5389, 5861

Reference Code: M59 / V689

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1887-1987

Physical Description: 16 cm of textual records. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.400 prints). -- ca.260 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Dorothy V. Whyte, b.1893, was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Banff, Alberta, Canada, until 1939. Whyte came to Banff from the Yukon and was first employed by the Banff Springs Hotel in 1920. She worked as an Information Clerk and later Special Representative for the Canadian Pacific Railway until 1939. She worked in Vancouver until 1963, returning to Banff where she became involved in local affairs before returning to West Vancouver in 1969. While living at the coast, Whyte frequently visited the Mount Assiniboine area and maintained close ties with Banff. Dorothy Whyte is not related to the White/Whyte family of Banff.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of: I. Personal papers, business papers and ephemera mainly concerning Whyte's involvement in publicity and hospitality with Canadian Pacific, primarily with the Banff Springs Hotel. II. Correspondence and writings resulting from her friendship with Peter and Catharine Whyte and her interest in Banff affairs; correspondents include Catharine Robb Whyte, Jon Whyte and Erling Strom. III. Copy of last will and testament of Catharine Robb Whyte, 1977, and probate, 1980, of which Dorothy Whyte was a beneficiary. IV. Photographs pertaining to Dorothy Whyte, friends and associates; activities, particularly hiking and trail riding in Rocky Mountains; Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise, events and staff; Banff people and events. Most views ca.1925.

Name Access: Whyte, Dorothy

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description; microfilm copy of album/s

Creator: Whyte, Dorothy

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Douglas family fonds

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Part Of: Douglas family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of Howard Douglas papers and Douglas family photographs. Textual records pertain mainly to the Pablo-Allard buffalo acquisition, 1910-1911. This includes correspondence between Douglas and prospective participants in buffalo hunt of the Pablo-Allard herd on the Flathead Indian Reser…

Date Range: 1895-1941, 1963

Reference Code: M246 / V178

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Douglas family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 246; V 178

Sous-Fonds: M 246; V 178

Accession Number: 1530, 1894

Reference Code: M246 / V178

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1895-1941, 1963

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records. -- 103 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Howard Douglas, 1852-1929, was Superintendent of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada from 1896 until 1910 and Commissioner of Dominion Parks, 1910-1911. Douglas was involved in acquiring buffalo from the Pablo-Allard herd for Canada. The round-up commenced in 1907 and was completed in 1912 with a total of 716 animals purchased. In 1910, Douglas was instrumental in organizing a hunt of old bulls on the reserve. The scheme was quashed by the Montana Attorney General

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of Howard Douglas papers and Douglas family photographs.; Textual records pertain mainly to the Pablo-Allard buffalo acquisition, 1910-1911. This includes correspondence between Douglas and prospective participants in buffalo hunt of the Pablo-Allard herd on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, U.S.A.; mainly circular letters, telegrams, etc. from applicants and confidential letters between Douglas and Alexander Ayotte, assistant immigration agent Canada, Montana re the ill-fated last buffalo hunt. Also includes photocopies of miscellaneous clippings and Douglas biography, 1963, by Marie Douglas.; Photographs, 1895-1941, pertain to Douglas family and friends, visitors, social activities; also trips, especially Jasper, Alberta area, scenic views, road construction and Pablo-Allard buffalo roundup

Name Access: Douglas, Howard

Subject Access: Buffalo; Environment; 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 of photograph

Creator: Douglas, Howard

Category: Environment; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Douglas Leighton fonds

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / …

Date Range: 1953 - 2018

Reference Code: M133 / V222

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 133; V 222

Sous-Fonds: M 133; V 222

Accession Number: 6592, 7752, 2015.15 (unprocessed)

Reference Code: M133 / V222

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1953 - 2018

Physical Description: ca.13,650 col. slide photographs -- 51 prints -- 58 negatives -- textual records

History / Biographical: Douglas (Doug) Leighton was born in Banff, Alberta, August 7, 1953. His family moved to Penticton, British Columbia in 1963 where he began using a camera at the early age of ten years old. At a young age, Doug was an enthusiastic birder, during his 20's Doug went on to become a Park Naturalist with British Columbia Parks for eight years until he returned to Banff in 1985 to pursue a professional photography career. In 1992 Doug moved from Banff to Golden, British Columbia and finally in 2005 Doug with his wife Myriam moved to Blaeberry, British Columbia. Doug died on March 28, 2018. Doug was a photographer and writer. Doug's photographs have been published by National Geographic Society, Audubon Society Books, Time-Life Books, Canadian Geographic, Equinox, and Nature Canada Magazine among others. IN 1989 a portfolio of his work was selected for the National Museum of Natural Science "The Nature of Photography" exhibition which celebrated 150 years of photography in Canada. Doug is also known for his best selling photographic books "The Canadian Rockies" 1993, "Alberta" and "Greater Vancouver" 1995.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / Central Rockies grizzly bear population / Douglas Leighton : [report], January 15, 2001; and photographs by Douglas Leighton of Jon Whyte, Ted Hart, Leslie Taylor and the Cascades of Time gardens. Unprocessed sous-fonds consists of Douglas Leighton's Grizzly Research 1999-2018

Notes: Douglas Leighton fonds arrangement Sous fonds M133 M133 / 1-2 Sous fonds V222 Series I: Personal Subseries A: Photograph prints Subseries B: Colour transparencies Subseries C: NegativesXXX Series II: AnimalsXXXSubseries A: UngulatesXXXSubseries B: Fish Reptiles and InsectsXXXSubseries C: BirdsXXXSubseries D: Mammals Series III: Trips, Topics and EventsXXXSubseries A: Gang RanchXXXSubseries B: Forest FiresXXXSubseries C: FishingXXXSubseries D: SkiingXXX Series IV: Scenic ViewsXXXSubseries A: AerialsXXXSubseries B: British ColumbiaXXXSubseries C: AlbertaXXX Series V: Plants Series VI: Published

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Environment

Access Restrictions: Copyright applies; Privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Leighton, Douglas

Category: Environment

Biographical Source Notes: Obituary - biofile

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed; Unprocessed

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Douglas Light fonds

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Part Of: Douglas Light fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Carl Rungius residence at Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Date Range: [1968?]

Reference Code: V363

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Douglas Light fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 363

Sous-Fonds: V 363

Accession Number: 432

Reference Code: V363

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1968?]

Physical Description: 9 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Carl Rungius residence at Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Name Access: Light, Douglas

Subject Access: Buildings and facilities

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Light, Douglas

Category: Arts; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Dr. Erich Pistor fonds

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Part Of: Dr. Erich Pistor fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photographs regarding Conrad Kain, 1905-1936. Records include a draft manuscript of Conrad Kain's autobiography in two parts (in German) and related correspondence, notes, drafts of articles, published articles and photographs. Also included are transcripts of 142 lett…

Date Range: 1905-1936

Reference Code: M160 / V101

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dr. Erich Pistor fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 160; V 101

Sous-Fonds: M 160; V 101

Accession Number: 7759 (unproc)

Reference Code: M160 / V101

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1905-1936

Physical Description: 27 photographs: prints. -- 10 cm textual records

History / Biographical: Erich Pistor was born in 1873 in Graz, Austria. He studied History of Arts and Law and earned a doctor of Law degree in 1898. Pistor worked at the Chamber of Commerce in Graz and attended the 1899 International Congress in Philadelphia and was subsequently called to the Chamber of Commerce in Vienna. He published his first book "Der Exportförderungsdienst des Handelsmuseums in Philadelphia" in 1900. Pistor travelled through Siberia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce in 1901 and 1902 and wrote "Durch Sibirien in die Südsee" in 1903. Pistor organized many exhibitions for the Chamber of Commerce within Europe and in Buenos Aires, Argentina as well as Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Pistor became Director of the Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of the Austrian-British Committee, and President of the Austrian-Greek Society. Pistor spoke twelve languages.; Erich Pistor met Conrad Kain in 1904 when Pistor hired Kain as a guide. Kain was again hired by Pistor in 1905 as a guide on Pistor's honeymoon trip. In 1908 Conrad Kain moved to Vienna and studied English with Pistor's wife and in 1909, Pistor contacted the CPR and the Alpine Club of Canada to secure summer employment for Kain as a guide with the ACC.; Pistor's first wife, Sara, was a British citizen with whom he had three children. Two of these children died in WWII in Stalingrad and Sara died in 1930.; In 1932 Pistor married his second wife and they had a son Gerhart, born 1938. Pistor and his family fled Vienna in 1944 during the bombing of the city and lived in Prein/Rax, then Reichenau. Dr. Erich Pistor died in 1954.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photographs regarding Conrad Kain, 1905-1936. Records include a draft manuscript of Conrad Kain's autobiography in two parts (in German) and related correspondence, notes, drafts of articles, published articles and photographs. Also included are transcripts of 142 letters between Amelia Malek and Conrad Kain, 1906-1933; correspondence between Pistor and Conrad Kain, J. Monroe Thorington, Amelia Malek and others.; Fonds includes photographs of portraits of Kain, Kain's climbing and trapping views and Kain's farm in Wilmer, B.C.

Name Access: Pistor, Erich (Dr.) Kain, Conrad

Subject Access: Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access and use apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Related Material: M106 / 192 in J. Monroe Thorington fonds

Creator: Pistor, Dr. Erich

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Gerhard Pistor, son; Conrad Kain compendium prepared by Brian Patton for Mark Kingsbury Foundation

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Dr. Gerald Wright fonds

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Part Of: Dr. Gerald Wright fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to 3 photograph prints of members of the St. Elias expedition in the Yukon, a large-format black and white print of a mountain range [possibly including St. Elias], 11 typed letters to Wright from W.E. (Smoke) Blanchard dated January-May 1965 discussing the expedition, 2 typed one-pa…

Date Range: 1965-1967

Reference Code: M585 / V805

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Organization record; Photograph print; Textual record

Part Of: Dr. Gerald Wright fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M585 / V805

Sous-Fonds: M585

Accession Number: 2021.19

Reference Code: M585 / V805

GMD: Organization record; Photograph print; Textual record

Date Range: 1965-1967

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (18 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm) ; 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 29.2 x 21.8 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Dr. Gerald Wright (1917-2007) grew up in Brecon, South Wales, and studied medicine in Wales and London, England, throughout the 1940s. He served in the British Army in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1942-1946 in North Africa and Italy. In 1951 Wright moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, due to its close proximity to the Canadian Rockies, where he maintained a general practice as a member of the Hunt Clinic. He went on to serve as Chief of Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital and the Lethbridge Municipal Hospital until his retirement in 1988. Shortly after arriving in Canada he became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada and attended many annual camps, often as camp doctor. He also participated in ACC expeditions to Mount St. Elias (1967, unsuccessful), Mount Alberta (1967, successful as part of the Alberta Team), and Mt. Waddington (1969). He also successfully summited Mt. Robson on his third attempt at the mountain. Wright hiked extensively throughout Nepal, Switzerland, South America, and New Zealand in addtion to the Rockies. He was also a member of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and was a founding member of the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition, where he served on the Board of Directors, helping to plan and lead many annual hiking trips.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to 3 photograph prints of members of the St. Elias expedition in the Yukon, a large-format black and white print of a mountain range [possibly including St. Elias], 11 typed letters to Wright from W.E. (Smoke) Blanchard dated January-May 1965 discussing the expedition, 2 typed one-page summaries of the attempt on the mountain [one written by Blanchard and includes a hand-drawn map of the area around the mountain], a Xerox copy of a letter written on University of Oregon Medical School letterhead listing the members of the St. Elias party and recommended medical tests to have completed prior to the expedition, a two-page typed list of gear & equipment, and a hand-written list of expedition members and the University of Oregon Medical School doctor and their contact information.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Wright, Gerald; Blanchard, W.E. (Smoke); Johnson, Roy; Mock, R.G. (Tex); Sharp, Dave; Swift, Bob

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Centennial; Climbing; Club; Discovery and exploration; Glaciers; Hiking; Map; Medicine; Membership; Mount St. Elias; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Photography; Records; Record keeping; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Yukon; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Staples removed from letters and equipment lists

Biographical Source Notes: Memorial card

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Duncan W. Johnson fonds

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Part Of: Duncan W. Johnson fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds includes correspondence, resume, etc., 1915-1934, describing duties as accountant, national park superintendent and publicist; agreement 1956, between Johnson and Minister of Labour re historical editorials on the Labour Movement in Canada; newsclippings, 1917-1919, pertaining to motion pictu…

Date Range: 1915-1956

Reference Code: M354 / V506

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Duncan W. Johnson fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 354; V 506

Sous-Fonds: M 354; V 506

Accession Number: 2421, 7411

Reference Code: M354 / V506

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1915-1956

Physical Description: 16 textual records (50 p.). -- 6 photographs: prints

History / Biographical: Duncan W. Johnson, 1879-1961, was a civil servant at Banff and Jasper, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario. Between 1911 and 1917 Johnson, as Chief Accountant of Parks Branch, introduced a bookkeeping and accounting system into the Western National Parks and was assigned as acting Superintendent to Jasper National Park. During the years 1917-1920, Johnson conducted the first national parks publicity campaign which popularized the national parks with the prairie provinces and promoted the national parks as an auto tourist destination. In his efforts to expand tourist traffic to western Canada and the national parks, Johnson's plans included collaboration between Glacier National Park in the United States and Waterton Lakes National Park.

Scope & Content: Fonds includes correspondence, resume, etc., 1915-1934, describing duties as accountant, national park superintendent and publicist; agreement 1956, between Johnson and Minister of Labour re historical editorials on the Labour Movement in Canada; newsclippings, 1917-1919, pertaining to motion picture, National Parks publicity, lectures and Johnson's marriage to Eleanor McLennan. Textual material includes a copy of the article "The Buffalo Cattle Cross" by E. S. Archibald, Director of the Government of Canada, Department of Agriculture , Central Experimental Farm, 1919; [Indigenous] legend pertaining to Waterton Lakesand and lecture notes by Duncan Johnson comparing National Parks in Canada and United States. Photographs are of Grey Owl (Archibald Stansfield Belaney) (d.1938) at Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba and one digital scan print of Eleanor McLennan