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Morris D. Parry fonds

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Part Of
Morris D. Parry fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 5 - 8mm motion pictures: No. 1 - Trip to Banff, Field, Jasper 1940; No. 2 - By car and pack horse to Halfway River 1941; No. 3 - O'Hara, Yoho 1942; No. 4 - Pack trip Nordegg to Jasper Highway and Saskatchewan Glacier; No. 5 - Seattle 1954, Victoria 1955 QM School. Fonds also incl…
Date Range
1940-1955, ca.2000
Reference Code
V80
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Part Of
Morris D. Parry fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V80
Sous-Fonds
V80
Accession Number
7674
Reference Code
V80
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Date Range
1940-1955, ca.2000
Physical Description
5 motion pictures: 8mm, 1 VHS
History / Biographical
Morris D. Parry, 1893-1978, was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada - Edmonton Section. Born in Llanfairfechan, Wales in 1893, he came to Canada at the age of 19, and to Edmonton in 1912. He worked first as a banker and later in the investment department at H. M. E. Evans and Co. During the war years, Parry was on loan to the National War Finance Committee for the northern half of Alberta.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 5 - 8mm motion pictures: No. 1 - Trip to Banff, Field, Jasper 1940; No. 2 - By car and pack horse to Halfway River 1941; No. 3 - O'Hara, Yoho 1942; No. 4 - Pack trip Nordegg to Jasper Highway and Saskatchewan Glacier; No. 5 - Seattle 1954, Victoria 1955 QM School. Fonds also includes 1 VHS copy of Morris D. Parry's 8mm motion pictures no. 1-5. The VHS is titled "Home Movies - The Perry Files" ca.2000.
Name Access
Parry, Morris D.
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Commercial use and-or display restriction/s apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Parry, Morris D.
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record, accompanying notes
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection

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Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Scope & Content
Fonds includes recordings of interviews, events, broadcasts, meetings, notes, readings and slide shows produced by and for the Archives of the Whyte Museum. I. Interviews with numerous individuals and groups of individuals. See subject headings for names. II. Events: dedication of Margaret Greenham…
Date Range
1967-1989
Reference Code
S1
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Video
Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
S 1
Sous-Fonds
S 1
Accession Number
Numerous accessions; list available
Reference Code
S1
GMD
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Video
Responsibility
Interviews and recordings were made by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, Elizabeth Rummel, Jon Whyte, E. J. (Ted) Hart, Sue Davies and others.
Date Range
1967-1989
Physical Description
157 sound recordings : audio tape reels and audio tape cassettes. -- 3 video recordings
History / Biographical
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies is a charitable, non-profit organization based in Banff, Alberta, Canada. In 1958, the Wa-Che-Yo-Cha-Pa Foundation, presently the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation which operates the Whyte Museum, was founded and endowed by artists Peter and Catharine Whyte. The foundation acts as an agency for collecting and preserving cultural materials of the Canadian Rockies. In 1968, the foundation's building opened at 111 Bear Street, providing accommodation for a regional archives, gallery and public library. Between 1967 and 1983, the Archives department recorded and summarized interviews with local personalities, as well as recording noteworthy meetings and events.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes recordings of interviews, events, broadcasts, meetings, notes, readings and slide shows produced by and for the Archives of the Whyte Museum.
I. Interviews with numerous individuals and groups of individuals. See subject headings for names.
II. Events: dedication of Margaret Greenham Theatre; ceremony re Catharine Robb Whyte adoption in Stoney Tribe; Earth Day programme at Margaret Greenham Theatre; dedication of Mt. Jimmy Simpson; dedication of Edouard Deville historic site; Back to Banff Day, 10th anniversary; Louis Trono 75th birthday.
III. Broadcasts re: Murray Adaskin, George Clutesi, Allan Jarvis, Kootenay River raft trip, Ottawa Ski Club, Helen Shandruk, Siri Strom, Springtime in the Rockies, Village Lake Louise Project, water pollution, Waterton area.
IV. Meetings: Bow Valley Naturalists; National and Provincial Parks Association conference; Indigenous and Inuit Conference re George Clutesi.
V. Notes by Maryalice Stewart re: Cyril Fuller, Al Johnston, Maude Kidney, Norman Knight, Ulysses LaCasse.
VI. Readings by: Ray Bagley, Earle Birney, Jon Whyte.
VII. Slide shows: Jon Whyte slide show commentary re Peter and Catharine Whyte.
Name Access
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme
Subject Access
Arts
Community life
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
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: electronic series description
selected sound recording summaries and copy recordings
Creator
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title is based on nature of collection
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Collected Material Series

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…
Date Range
1875-[2004]
Reference Code
LUX / II / F
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Sound recording
Video
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / II / F
GMD
Textual record
Photograph
Sound recording
Video
Date Range
1875-[2004]
Physical Description
37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings
Scope & Content
Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".
Notes
Series consists of four sub-series:
Textual records
Photographs
Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes)
Audiovisual and sound records
Finding Aid
Electronic finding aid available
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Morris D. Parry fonds

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Part Of
Morris D. Parry fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 8mm motion pictures V80 / NF - 1 - Trip to Banff, Field, Jasper 1940; V80 / NF - - By car and pack horse to Halfway River 1941; V80 / NF - - O'Hara, Yoho 1942; V80 / NF - 4 - Pack trip Nordegg to Jasper Highway and Saskatchewan Glacier; V80 / NF - 5 - Seattle 1954, Victoria 1955 …
Date Range
1940-1955, ca.2000
Reference Code
V80 / NF - 1 to NF - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Part Of
Morris D. Parry fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V80
Sous-Fonds
V80
Accession Number
7674
Reference Code
V80 / NF - 1 to NF - 6
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Date Range
1940-1955, ca.2000
Physical Description
5 motion pictures: 8mm, 1 VHS
History / Biographical
Morris D. Parry, 1893-1978, was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada - Edmonton Section. Born in Llanfairfechan, Wales in 1893, he came to Canada at the age of 19, and to Edmonton in 1912. He worked first as a banker and later in the investment department at H. M. E. Evans and Co. During the war years, Parry was on loan to the National War Finance Committee for the northern half of Alberta.
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 8mm motion pictures V80 / NF - 1 - Trip to Banff, Field, Jasper 1940; V80 / NF - - By car and pack horse to Halfway River 1941; V80 / NF - - O'Hara, Yoho 1942; V80 / NF - 4 - Pack trip Nordegg to Jasper Highway and Saskatchewan Glacier; V80 / NF - 5 - Seattle 1954, Victoria 1955 QM School. V80 / NF - 6 - 1 VHS copy of Morris D. Parry's 5 films on VHS.The VHS is titled "Home Movies - The Perry Files" ca.2000.
Name Access
Parry, Morris D.
Subject Access
Exploration, tourism and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Commercial use and-or display restriction/s apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Parry, Morris D.
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record, accompanying notes
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one VHS tape titled "Launching 'Qualicum Wind' Oct. 16, 1988".
Date Range
1988
Reference Code
LUX / II / F4 / NV - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Film
Video
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F4 ; Audiovisual and sound records
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F4 / NV - 1
GMD
Film
Video
Date Range
1988
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
History / Biographical
The boat "Qualicum Wind" was christened by the daughter of its builder, Brian Salmon, in honour of Eleanor Luxton. Salmon's goal was to reenact the voyage of Norman Luxton's canoe, the Tilikum, in order to celebrate and publicize Norman's journey.
Scope & Content
File consists of one VHS tape titled "Launching 'Qualicum Wind' Oct. 16, 1988".
Name Access
Salmon, Brian
Subject Access
Boats
Transportation
Travel
History
Recreation
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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