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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 68
- Luxton family fonds 48
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 35
- Murray Hay fonds 33
- Kidney family fonds
- Nicholas Morant fonds 19
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds 11
- Aileen Harmon fonds 8
- Charles Reid fonds 8
- Douglas Leighton fonds 8
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds 8
- Archives General File Collection 7
Mortgage agreements, financial records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54518
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four chattel mortgage agreements signed by George Paris [1894, 1895 and 1905], including 4 original documents and 2 scanned copies; a receipt in Maud Woodworth's name from the Dave White & Co. grocery store in Banff, 1914; a tax notice for "Mrs. John MacAulay" [previously Maud Wood…
- Date Range
- 1894
- 1895
- 1905
- 1914
- 1919
- 1920
- Reference Code
- M74 / V / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / V : Legal and business records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / V / A : 1894 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / V / A / 1
- Date Range
- 1894
- 1895
- 1905
- 1914
- 1919
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (25 x 40 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four chattel mortgage agreements signed by George Paris [1894, 1895 and 1905], including 4 original documents and 2 scanned copies; a receipt in Maud Woodworth's name from the Dave White & Co. grocery store in Banff, 1914; a tax notice for "Mrs. John MacAulay" [previously Maud Woodworth] sent from Medicine Hat, 1919; and a cheque signed by Maud Woodworth MacAulay in 1920 for a deposit on property in Calgary.
- Notes
- File includes scanned copies of two original documents
- Name Access
- Woodworth, Maude
- Paris, George
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Finances
- Property
- Government
- Boats
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Medicine Hat
- Access Restrictions
- Request assistance before handling fragile documents
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Most of the items in this file have been put in mylar due to fragility/damage
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Order of the Eastern Star
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54514
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various documents, handouts and organization records pertaining to the Order of the Eastern Star in Calgary and Banff. 22 membership certificates in Maud Kidney's name; booklets and programmes for Installation of Officers events, a 1952 meeting in Banff, and a list of by-laws; a ne…
- Date Range
- 1941
- 1947
- 1950 - 1953
- 1955
- 1956
- 1958
- 1960 - 1966
- 1968 - 1975
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2780
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 4
- Responsibility
- Produced by Grand Chapter of Alberta Order of the Eastern Star
- Date Range
- 1941
- 1947
- 1950 - 1953
- 1955
- 1956
- 1958
- 1960 - 1966
- 1968 - 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (ca. 40 pages)
- History / Biographical
- The Alberta Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star is a charitable foundation based in Alberta which was first formed in 1912. The organization supports various local, national and international causes through fundraising initiatives, and draws inspiration for this work through biblical teachings. Current initiatives as of 2019 include scholarship programs for the University of Lethbridge and the University of Calgary. Membership is restricted to masons by trade [males] and to female spouses or family members of masons.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various documents, handouts and organization records pertaining to the Order of the Eastern Star in Calgary and Banff. 22 membership certificates in Maud Kidney's name; booklets and programmes for Installation of Officers events, a 1952 meeting in Banff, and a list of by-laws; a news article discussing the installation of officers in 1950, including Maud Kidney's installation as Matron; a small booklet containing organization notes; a letter to Maud Kidney from Bessie Bloom; edited drafts of a speech, hymns and songs, and a typed draft of an initiation speech script for new members; and a blank "petition for initiation" form to join the organization.
- Notes
- Some items up to 5 years outside of dates specified in subseries M74 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] have been kept in this subseries with similar materials, which fall within the specified dates, for context.
- Some dates are estimates made by the Processing Archivist based on context of topics and written content, physical formatting of documents, etc.
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Bloom, Bessie
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Club
- Organizations
- Membership
- Order of the Eastern Star
- Poetry
- Administration
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Communications
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.easternstar.ab.ca/
- https://ecareview.com/mission-of-the-order-of-the-eastern-star/
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal content, obituaries, family genealogy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54516
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence, several newspaper clippings, event programmes, promotional pamphlets, and genealogy/family history notes. Content includes two copies [one printed and one scanned duplicate] of published text "The Diary of Deacon Elihu Woodworth 1835 - 1836", published 1972…
- Date Range
- 1971 - 1974
- 1977 - 1980
- 1984
- [ca. 1995]
- 2007
- 2013
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / D / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / D : 1971 - 2013
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / D / 2
- Responsibility
- One item published by Wolfville Historical Society
- Date Range
- 1971 - 1974
- 1977 - 1980
- 1984
- [ca. 1995]
- 2007
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- A full transcribed copy of Deacon Elihu Woodworth's diary is also available online [see "Bio Source Notes"].
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence, several newspaper clippings, event programmes, promotional pamphlets, and genealogy/family history notes. Content includes two copies [one printed and one scanned duplicate] of published text "The Diary of Deacon Elihu Woodworth 1835 - 1836", published 1972; several letters sent to Maud and Forest Kidney pertaining to their golden wedding anniversary in 1973, the wedding of Jane Ruth McConville and John Philip Malton, a ceremony marking the naming of Mount Jimmy Simpson in 1974, and a letter to Karin MacAulay from her friend Joyce; booklets/programmes for events held by the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Banff Figure Skating Club, and the Banff Community High School's 1979 graduation ceremony; news clippings describing local events and the obituary of Ted MacAulay, 1984; pamphlets for Roadside mountain Trophy Hunts; and notes on the Kidney family tree and Woodworth family burial sites.
- Notes
- File also includes some colour images printed on paper which have relevant textual information on the back re: burial sites of Woodworth family members including Fred Woodworth [1895 - 1916]. Items stored as textual content due to annotations and production method.
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Woodworth, Fred
- LaCasse, Annie
- MacAulay, Ted
- MacAulay, Karin
- Wardell, Josephine
- Edwards, Bob
- MacAulay, Tim
- MacAulay, Hugh
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Lougheed, Peter
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Obituary
- Memorial
- Membership
- Genealogy
- Weddings
- Winter sports
- Skating
- Banff Community High School
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Printed colour documents with gravesite images have been placed in acid-free paper barrier
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.woodworth-ancestors.com/resources/deacon-elihu-woodworth.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal correspondence and community events
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54511
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 Christmas and holiday cards, 4 letters, one postcard and 4 invitations sent to the Kidney family; 1 blank postcard; an inscribed wedding napkin; 2 news clippings and one scanned article from the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald; a pamphlet for Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; two hand-wr…
- Date Range
- 1946
- [ca. 1950]
- 1952
- 1955
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]
- 1961
- 1963 - 1965
- 1967
- 1968
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 1
- Responsibility
- Some items published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald
- Date Range
- 1946
- [ca. 1950]
- 1952
- 1955
- [ca. 1960 - ca. 1965]
- 1961
- 1963 - 1965
- 1967
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 Christmas and holiday cards, 4 letters, one postcard and 4 invitations sent to the Kidney family; 1 blank postcard; an inscribed wedding napkin; 2 news clippings and one scanned article from the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald; a pamphlet for Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; two hand-written recipes; 8 notes, poems and other writings; and 4 event programmes. Content pertains to family and friends of the Kidneys (including the Hobkirk family, Mona and Gordon Houghton, the Meeker family, Tom Lonsdale, and Catharine Whyte), community events in Banff (including an open house at the Summit Tea House on Sulphur Mountain, the 25th anniversary of the Rundle Memorial Church and the opening of the Mineral Springs Hospital), local marriages, Mac's Sport Shop in Banff, correspondence between Maud Kidney and other former members of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, and Canadian centennial celebrations.
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Whyte, Catharine
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Houghton, Mona
- Houghton, Gordon
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Community life
- Christmas
- Anniversary
- Rundle Memorial United Church
- Mineral Springs Hospital
- Girls Flower Club Banff
- Newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Mount Rundle
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pop's Holdings Ltd. receipts book
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54521
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one red and green bound expense book. Pertains to records from 1956 - 1974 of various businesses owned and managed by Forest "Pop" Kidney in Banff, including Pop's Bakery and Quaker Coffee Shop. Approximately 270 of 300 pages in expense book are annotated.
- Date Range
- 1956 - 1974
- Reference Code
- M74 / V / C / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / V : Legal and business records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / V / C : 1951 - 1980
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / V / C / 2
- Responsibility
- Produced by Pop's Holdings Ltd.
- Date Range
- 1956 - 1974
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 300 pages ; 35.5 x 22 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one red and green bound expense book. Pertains to records from 1956 - 1974 of various businesses owned and managed by Forest "Pop" Kidney in Banff, including Pop's Bakery and Quaker Coffee Shop. Approximately 270 of 300 pages in expense book are annotated.
- Notes
- Two-page mortgage and account balance statement found between pages 102 and 103 of expense book.
- Name Access
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Finances
- Property
- Quaker Coffee Shop
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Forest Kidney
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Publications, correspondence, events
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54506
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a published guidebook for ice hockey, three menus/programmes for events in Banff, three postcards, three pages of loose poetry, and news clippings/pages from newspapers. Content pertains to a community Christmas dinner event at the King Edward Hotel in Banff; loose poetry, handwrit…
- Date Range
- 1888
- 1898
- 1906
- [ca. 1910]
- 1911
- 1914 - 1916
- [ca. 1915 - ca. 1920]
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / A / 1
- Date Range
- 1888
- 1898
- 1906
- [ca. 1910]
- 1911
- 1914 - 1916
- [ca. 1915 - ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick Albert Woodworth (August 8, 1895 - April 16, 1916) was the fifth child of eleven, born to parents Elizabeth and Benjamin Woodworth in the town of Banff. Fred Woodworth worked as an electrician in the mines at Bankhead prior to joining the war effort in February 1915. Fred was shot by enemy fire on April 16, 1916 and is now buried in Ypres, Belgium. Fred has a second memorial located in the Woodworth family section of the Banff Town Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a published guidebook for ice hockey, three menus/programmes for events in Banff, three postcards, three pages of loose poetry, and news clippings/pages from newspapers. Content pertains to a community Christmas dinner event at the King Edward Hotel in Banff; loose poetry, handwritten; postcards sent to Benjamin Sr., Maud and Ethel Woodworth, between 1906 and ca. 1915; a copy of the newsletter "Trench Echo" from the 27th Battalion in Winnipeg from 1915; a dinner banquet menu/programme for the 56th Overseas Battalion dated 1916; a news clipping announcing the marriage of Ted and Minnie Davidson, ca. 1915; two pages of a June 7, 1888 publication of the "National Park Life" newspaper; an invitation to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Ladies Auxiliay Annual Ball 1914; and a news clipping of a memorial article for Frederick Woodworth who was killed in action during World War I.
- Notes
- One page of a two-page handwritten poem is signed "E M W" [likely "Ella Maud Woodworth"].
- Name Access
- Brett, Reginald H. (Harry)
- Tuthill, J. A.
- Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
- Brett, Robert G.
- Woodworth, Fred
- Woodworth, Maude
- Subject Access
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Hockey
- Community events
- Hotels
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Cascade Lodge No. 5
- Military
- World War I
- National parks and reserves
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Fragile newspaper and loose pages encased in mylar or acid free paper for protection, use caution when handling
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12326261/frederick-albert-woodworth
- https://albertaonrecord.ca/woodworth-family-fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sol Lipkind correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54483
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 letters sent to and from Sol Lipkind pertaining to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies bulletin information. Includes letters from Hal Quinlan, Mary S. Lore, and Helen and Wayne Gillis; and response letters from Sol Lipkind sent to Mary Lore and Helen and Wayne Gillis.
- Date Range
- 1969 - 1971
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 18
- Responsibility
- Content produced by Sol Lipkind, Mary Lore, Helen Gillis, Wayne Gillis, and Hal Quinlan
- Date Range
- 1969 - 1971
- Physical Description
- 0.25 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Sol Lipkind was an active participant and member of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Lipkind served as Chairman of the Executive Committee in 1971 and as President of the Trail Riders in 1972. Sol Lipkind's son, Joel Lipkind, served as President of the organization in 1980 and 1981. Sol also owned and managed the Ribtor Warehouse in Calgary.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 letters sent to and from Sol Lipkind pertaining to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies bulletin information. Includes letters from Hal Quinlan, Mary S. Lore, and Helen and Wayne Gillis; and response letters from Sol Lipkind sent to Mary Lore and Helen and Wayne Gillis.
- Name Access
- Quinlan, Hal
- Lipkind, Sol
- Lore, Mary S.
- Gillis, Helen
- Gillis, Wayne
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Publication
- Professional and Personal Life
- Biography
- Travel
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- United States of America
- Indiana
- California
- Language
- English
- Appraisal
- Some grey/black staining on first item in file
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://trailridevacations.com/history/
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Townsend Trophy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54374
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, a list of winners, printed photograph copies and printed statistics/graphs pertaining to Townsend Trophy contest entries and winners. File also includes contract agreements between the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Whyte Museum pertaining to photograp…
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1976 - 1979
- 1983
- 1995
- 1998 - 2006
- 2009
- Reference Code
- M545 / I / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / I : Events and Activities
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / I / 4
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1976 - 1979
- 1983
- 1995
- 1998 - 2006
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, a list of winners, printed photograph copies and printed statistics/graphs pertaining to Townsend Trophy contest entries and winners. File also includes contract agreements between the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Whyte Museum pertaining to photograph prints and a trophy which were donated to the museum [2001-2005]. Large portion of correspondence in file is addressed to Joe Madaro.
- Notes
- Items dated between 1997 and 2001 were previously stored in folder labelled "Townsend 1997-2001".
- Corresponding photos from Townsend Trophy competition stored under files V635/I/PA-203 to 281 and V635/III/PA-159 to 171
- First five items in file [correspondence dated 1976, 1978, 1979 and 1983] from accn. 5939, rest of items are from accn. 8235
- Name Access
- Madaro, Joe
- Subject Access
- Contest
- Competition
- Photography
- Packing
- Horses
- Awards
- Museums
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- File contains some fragile tissue paper items, handle with care
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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