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The agony of Mrs. Stone
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Whyte, Jon
- Call Number
- 05.1 W62
- Author
- Whyte, Jon
- Physical Description
- insert between p.14 & 15 : ill., port
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Mountaineering
- Notes
- In Matrix, vol.III, no.1, summer 1977
- Accession Number
- 1000
- Call Number
- 05.1 W62
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bill Peyto fonds
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- Bill Peyto fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers pertaining to Peyto's Boer War service, photography and personal matters and photographs produced and collected by Peyto. Includes resolution of the American Alpine Club commending Peyto for his aid in the rescue of Margaret Stone on July 24, 1921 from Eon Mountain. Mrs. S…
- Date Range
- 1900-1941
- Reference Code
- M41 / V497
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Peyto fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 41
- V 497
- Sous-Fonds
- M 41
- V 497
- Accession Number
- 6, 266, 7747 (docs)
- Reference Code
- M41 / V497
- Date Range
- 1900-1941
- Physical Description
- 264 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 2 photograph albums (ca.35 prints). -- 3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Ebenezer William (Bill) Peyto, 1868-1943, was a guide, outfitter, prospector and national park warden at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peyto was prominent among the early trail guides of the Rockies, beginning a colourful career ca.1893. He led a number of mountaineers into climbing regions until ca.1910. Peyto served in both the Boer and First World Wars, worked a talc mine on the edge of Banff National Park and was a national park warden for over twenty years, retiring in 1937. Peyto Lake, Peyto Glacier, Peyto Peak and Trapper Peak were named in his honour.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers pertaining to Peyto's Boer War service, photography and personal matters and photographs produced and collected by Peyto. Includes resolution of the American Alpine Club commending Peyto for his aid in the rescue of Margaret Stone on July 24, 1921 from Eon Mountain. Mrs. Stone was stranded after the accidental death of Dr. W. E. Stone on July 17, 1921. Photographs pertain to Bill Peyto, clients and trips in the Rocky Mountains; also Banff townsite views and events, wildlife and scenic views, ca.1900-ca.1940. Includes large framed portrait of Bill Peyto.
- Name Access
- Peyto, Bill
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Peyto, Bill
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds and accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ron Duke collection
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- Part Of
- Ron Duke collection
- Scope & Content
- Collection includes: certificate of general resolution of appreciation commending Jack Curren, Frank Betteridge, Frank Gombert, F. Wells, Reno Fitten, William Child and Ralph Rink for aid in the rescue of Mrs. W. E. Stone, July 24, 1921, and recovery of the body of Dr. W. E. Stone, d. July 17, 1921…
- Date Range
- [ca.1870-ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- M16 / V203
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Poster
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ron Duke collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 16
- V 203
- Sous-Fonds
- M 16
- V 203
- Accession Number
- 168, 1572, 1593, 1644, 2626, 3379
- Reference Code
- M16 / V203
- Date Range
- [ca.1870-ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record. -- 12 photographs : prints, posters, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Ron Duke was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Scope & Content
- Collection includes: certificate of general resolution of appreciation commending Jack Curren, Frank Betteridge, Frank Gombert, F. Wells, Reno Fitten, William Child and Ralph Rink for aid in the rescue of Mrs. W. E. Stone, July 24, 1921, and recovery of the body of Dr. W. E. Stone, d. July 17, 1921, on Mount Eon; and various photographs collected by Duke from unknown sources. Included is a Dave White & Sons Ltd. poster of eight prints, showing store 1894 to 1948; also a poster of male descendants of John Brewster, ca.1965, with ten images.
- Name Access
- Duke, Ron (collector)
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Duke, Ron (collector)
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of collection
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Stone, W. E., Dr. and Mrs.
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Mary and Harry West papers
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- Part Of
- West and Iverson families fonds
- Scope & Content
- Papers include newspaper clipping regarding mountaineering accident on Mount Eon involving Mrs. Stone
- Date Range
- 1918-1921
- Reference Code
- M397 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- West and Iverson families fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. West family series
- Reference Code
- M397 / 1
- Date Range
- 1918-1921
- Physical Description
- 7 textual records
- Scope & Content
- Papers include newspaper clipping regarding mountaineering accident on Mount Eon involving Mrs. Stone
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of papers.
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[Commendation from American Alpine Club]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Peyto, Bill and rescue of Mrs. Stone from Mt. Eon
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- V469 / 1666
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- V469 / 1666
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 12 x 17 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Peyto, Bill and rescue of Mrs. Stone from Mt. Eon
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1979
- Author
- Ford, Theresa M., ed
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Alberta Education
- Call Number
- 05 F75i
- Author
- Ford, Theresa M., ed
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Alberta Education
- Published Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 224p. : ill
- Series
- Western Canadian literature for youth
- Notes
- Partial contents: Avalanche / Robert E. Gard; Disaster at Avalanche Mountain / Cecil Clark; The agony of Mrs. Stone / Jon Whyte; At Grips with a Grizzly / Colin Wyatt
- Accession Number
- 3092
- Call Number
- 05 F75i
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains 8 pages of typed poems (photocopies) by Gordon Burles; includes 2 copies of “With Mr. Sanson” (one labeled “earlier version”), 2 copies of “Bill Peyto Old” (one labeled “earlier version”), 1 copy of “The Old Alpinist”, 1 copy of “Mrs. Stone Remembers”, 1 copy of “Lane Returns to Banff…
- Date Range
- [1982 - 1984]
- Reference Code
- M196 / II / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II : Prose and research
- Reference Code
- M196 / II / 7
- Date Range
- [1982 - 1984]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File contains 8 pages of typed poems (photocopies) by Gordon Burles; includes 2 copies of “With Mr. Sanson” (one labeled “earlier version”), 2 copies of “Bill Peyto Old” (one labeled “earlier version”), 1 copy of “The Old Alpinist”, 1 copy of “Mrs. Stone Remembers”, 1 copy of “Lane Returns to Banff, 1918” (labeled “earlier version”), 1 copy of “Lane Johnson Returns to Banff, 1918”; dates on poems 1982-1984; poems are signed by author
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The old cabin : poems from Banff
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1984
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 1984 July–Sep PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Published Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 50p
- Notes
- Contents: The heron (p.1); The hermit (p.2); Biskobad changes (p.3); Striving stone (p.4); The children on the hill (p.5); The old cabin (p.6); Vision for vision (p.7); With her (p.8); Rural roads (p.9); Bill Peyto alone (p.10); After the funeral (p.11); Among the poplars (p.12); A dream of moonlight (13); Night and day (p.14); The road home (p.15); She goes away (p.16); Love lesson (p.17); We sat here (p.18); The hike (p.19); Reunion (p.20); Plato in the twilight (p.21); The horsemen (p.22); Funeral (p.23); Bill Peyto old (p.24); Spring (p.25); Testament (p.26); A promise of mountain days (p.27); Banff (p.28); After the concert (p.29); Mountain camp (p.30); New love (p.31); The wedding (p.32); Old age(p.33); Seeing Mt. Cascade from the Spray River (p.34); Lane Johnson returns to Banff, 1919 (p.35); With Mr. Sanson (p.36); The old alpinist (p.37); Meeting a former love (p.38); Old Antophon remembers (p.39); Daybreak (p.40); The ballerina (p.41); The first snow (p.42); Mrs. Stone remembers (p.43); Summer moments (p.44); Mrs. Wheeler’s garden (p.45); At the Banff Springs Hotel (p.46); Plato dying (p.47); Snowfall (p.48); When she walked by (p.49); At the Chateau Lake Louise (p. 50)
- Cover: drawing by Wayne Milburn of cabin with Mounts Stoney Squaw and Cascade
- Accession Number
- 6340
- 17000
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 1984 July–Sep PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Guides and Outfitters of the Canadian Rockies
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- Part Of
- Kreg Sky fonds
- Scope & Content
- S29 / 1-28 Title: Guides and Outfitters of the Canadian Rockies Name: Turnor, Madeline A. Interviewer: Kreg O. Sky Date: Dec. 17, 1983 Place: Invermere Phys. Description: Scotch 208, 5 inch reel Side 1: Family home stead in Columbia Valley in 1911. First pack trip, 1916, with A. McCarthy. Alp…
- Date Range
- 1983
- Reference Code
- S29 / 1-28
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Kreg Sky fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- Kreg O. Sky Sound Recording Collection
- Reference Code
- S29 / 1-28
- Date Range
- 1983
- Physical Description
- Scotch 208, 5 inch reel
- Scope & Content
- S29 / 1-28 Title: Guides and Outfitters of the Canadian Rockies Name: Turnor, Madeline A. Interviewer: Kreg O. Sky Date: Dec. 17, 1983 Place: Invermere Phys. Description: Scotch 208, 5 inch reel Side 1: Family home stead in Columbia Valley in 1911. First pack trip, 1916, with A. McCarthy. Alpine Club camps. Hunting in Assiniboine, 1919. Gibbon party photo in Diamond Hitch while working for Walter Nixon, 1923. Background on Nixon’s outfit. C.P.R. Bungalows (Windermere), day trips and duties. Worked for Staples’ dude ranch at Premier Lake (1927) for 30 years; (S-Half Diamond). Train load of wealthy American girls. Trips: Whiteswan Lake, Sheep (Lussier) Creek, Top of the World. Shorter rides for junior girls. Various camps noted. Hunting trips started after Depression: some guides and hunting areas mentioned. Purcell trips: Lake of the Hanging Glacier. Byron Harmon. Conrad Kain taught her how to pack. Side 2: Trail riders of the Canadian Rockies in Yoho, 1923. Walter Nixon. Trails: above Invermere, Lake of Hanging Glacier, Toby Creeks. Local outfitters: Tegfart’s McKay’s, Pete Lum, Bert Lowe, Dave Nixon. Other duties at Premier Lake. Dr. and Mrs. Stone’s climbing accident on Mt. Eon. Mr and Mrs Best. Other people. Some comparisons to modern day activities.
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- Copyright on sound recordings in effect until 50 years from the date of creation Reference use only; no reproduction
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Other projects: papers and photographs. -- [ca.1972]-1990
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- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Consists of loose papers, sets of papers and photographs pertaining to projects. File list to follow.
- Reference Code
- M88 / 89 - 102
- V690 /
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I.A. Jon Whyte literary papers - projects
- Reference Code
- M88 / 89 - 102
- V690 /
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records and photographs
- Scope & Content
- Consists of loose papers, sets of papers and photographs pertaining to projects. File list to follow.
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- Item list available
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Content Details
- CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING FILES:
- * Adventures at the Ford on the Bow [manuscript, 1990; see also series III. Jon Whyte electronic records] - M88 / 89
- * The Agony of Mrs. Stone [poem, typescript and notes ca.1977] - M88 / 90
- * Cello Sonata [novel, n.d.] - M88 / 91
- * Cinnamon Bun Years [proposal for book pertaining to Edmonton in the 1960s, 1987?] - M88 / 92
- * An experiment in the non-lineal structure of words [poetry, verse and concrete, with notes, ca.1908] - M88 / 93
- * The High Rockies [introduction to book by George Brybicin, ca.1978] - M88 / 94
- * Indians in the Rockies [source materials, typescript, 3 photographs, 1984-1985] - M88 / 95, 96
- * Paley [poem, edited typescript, ca.1972] - M88 / 97
- * Papyrus Curtain/Black Markets [poem manuscript, 1986?; see also series III. Jon Whyte electronic records] - M88 / 98, 99
- * Phil Moore - biodata [JW title; includes research materials, notes, draft, 1991 - see also III.B. Jon Whyte electronic records - DOS files] - M88 / 100
- * Roads of the Canadian Rockies [text, photographs, maps and documentation for Jon Whyte / Ed Cavell project (never completed), ca.1974; several related notebooks can be found in sub-series I.B. Jon Whyte literary papers - general] - M88 / 101 (and oversize "F"), V690/
- * Swan Song [proposal, drafts, notes, typescripts, 1986?; see also series III. Jon Whyte electronic records] - M88 / 101
- Maps. -- [ca.1974]. -- 7 items of cartographic records. -- Includes hand-drawn maps of roads in the Canadian Rockies by Ruth Mark, 5 items, and annotated published maps, 2 items. -- Title based on material. Maps held in oversize "F"
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- Gordon Burles fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains the following poems: 101. The mining camp, 1986—subject: abandoned mining camp—original and revision present 102. For Katherine Mansfield, 1986, 1987—subject: author Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), a New Zealander 103. Stewart Canyon, 1986—subject: Stewart Canyon, near Lake Minnewan…
- Date Range
- 1986 - 1987
- Reference Code
- M196 / I / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I : Poetry Manuscripts
- Reference Code
- M196 / I / 3
- Date Range
- 1986 - 1987
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File contains the following poems: 101. The mining camp, 1986—subject: abandoned mining camp—original and revision present 102. For Katherine Mansfield, 1986, 1987—subject: author Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), a New Zealander 103. Stewart Canyon, 1986—subject: Stewart Canyon, near Lake Minnewanka 104. Inglismaldie Creek, 1986—subject: creek flowing down from between Mt. Inglismaldie and Mt. Girouard; creek name is unofficial 105. Old Miss Hastings and the Rockies, 1986—subject: old age and nature 106. Poet’s night out, 1986—subject: poet 107. September dialogue, 1986—subject: love poem; later revised 108. At Bankhead, 1986—subject: Bankhead musings 109. Mountain awakening, 1986—subject: nature 110. To my wife, 1986—subject: love poem 111. A sunny day in October, 1986—subject: nature 112. Sleeping and waking, 1986—subject: sleep fantasy 113. Sundance Pass, 1986—subject: nature musings; original and revision present 114. The winter garden, 1986—subject: garden in winter—inspired by Cascade Gardens 115. The revelation, 1986—subject: nature musings 116. By Forty-Mile Creek, 1986—subject: love poem 117. Dawn judgment, 1986—subject: aged poet 118. The “Titanic”, 1986—subject: the shipwreck; revised later 119. The encounter, 1986—subject: poet’s father 120. The mountain traveler, 1986—subject: travel musings 121. Conrad Kain musing, 1986—subject: Conrad Kain 122. On Tunnel Mt. Drive, 1986—subject: childhood memory of Tunnel Mt. Drive 123. Winter near Fairholme, 1987—subject: musings near Fairholme Ranch site 124. Summit reverie in youth, 1987—subject: fantasy from Mt. Bourgeau 125. On Otter Street, 1987—subject: Otter Street musings 126. On the west road, 1987—subject: musings along Vermilion Lakes Road 127. After the movie, 1987—subject: memories of walking home from a movie with mother about 1956; movie was “Around the World in Eighty Days” 128. Changes, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 129. Chinook, 1987—subject: marital poem 130. Remembering, 1987—subject: memories of youth 131. After the “Titanic”, 1987—subject: lost love 132. Love story, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 133. The waterfall, 1987—subject: crane love poem 134. Mrs. Stone on the seventh day, 1987—subject: Mt. Eon tragedy 135. Early spring chinook, 1987—subject: chinook musings 136. Betrayal, 1987—subject: love lost 137. Dawn reverie, 1987—subject: dawn; rhyming poem 138. The flower of the deeper self, 1987—subject: nature musing; rhyming poem 139. The program tonight, 1987—subject: nonsense poem 140. Where Kathleen lives, 1987—subject: love poem 141. At the guest lodge, 1987—subject: guest lodge; revised later; inspired by Assiniboine Lodge 142. Blindness, 1987—subject: blind lady 143. At the cliff base, 1987—subject: climbing accident 144. Conquest on the meadow, 1987—subject: fantasy; rhyming poem 145. After the murder, 1987—subject: fantasy 146. Lover’s promise, 1987—subject: love poem 147. Love’s power, 1987—subject: love poem 148. Dream horse, 1987—subject: fantasy; rhyming poem 149. Our love, 1987—subject: love poem 150. September, 1987—subject: autumn musings
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- Gordon Burles fonds
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- File contains the following poems: 401. On Edward Thomas, 1988—subject: based on English poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917) 402. Reality, 1988—subject: rememberings 403. By a glade, 1988—subject: crossing a stream horseback 404. Near Skoki, 1988—winter near Skoki Lodge 405. Ectopia, 1988—subject: nons…
- Date Range
- 1988
- Reference Code
- M196 / I / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I : Poetry Manuscripts
- Reference Code
- M196 / I / 9
- Date Range
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File contains the following poems: 401. On Edward Thomas, 1988—subject: based on English poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917) 402. Reality, 1988—subject: rememberings 403. By a glade, 1988—subject: crossing a stream horseback 404. Near Skoki, 1988—winter near Skoki Lodge 405. Ectopia, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 406. Life’s logolithos, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 407. Against the night, 1988—subject: random musings 408. Cemetery, 1988—subject: children at a grave 409. A school for the heart, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 410. Moments alone, 1988—subject: mountain musings 411. A patchwork mausoleum, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 412. Soldier, 1988—subject: Saxon times 413. Melancholy, 1988—subject: nature fantasy 414. That breathless vision, 1988—subject: nature metaphor; original and revision present 415. Wigmore Creek, 1988—subject: based on ram’s horn suspended from small cliff just north of Wigmore Creek on the Cascade fire road 416. The old uncle, 1988—subject: based on story told of his uncle by Mac Moir, poet 417. Banff, 1900, 1988—subject: Victorian house imagined 418. Before dawn, 1988—subject: night musings 419. Now, dear Leander, 1988—subject: based on Bourgeau Lake 420. Mt. Brewster at night, 1988—subject: remembering attempted ascent of Mt. Brewster (northeast of Banff) in teenage years with Herb MacAulay 421. The knight, 1988—subject: nonsense poem in which Cemetery Tea House appears for the first time; original and revision present 422. The valley, 1988—subject: vision 423. The lynx, 1988—subject: vision based on Banff Springs Hotel 424. Saturday, 1988—subject: Saturday night 425. Waking, 1988—subject: cutting of birches; original and revision present 426. Schoolboy’s lament, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 427. Flowers for allosaurs, 1988—subject: nonsense poem based on early reptiles 428. Two friends, 1988—subject: based on author and Tor Brattland wandering around Bankhead 429. Near sunset, 1988—subject: musings based on Edward Thomas poem, “The Bridge” 430. Palliser Range, 1988—subject: musings based on Palliser Range seen from Banff 431. City, 1988—subject: vision of big city 432. In early May, 1988—subject: spring 433. Ballerina, 1988—subject: based on photo of Bea Lefroy seen in 1983 at her house on Buffalo Street, near cemetery; see poem # 41 434. Good morning, sir, 1988—subject: nonsense poem 435. What I saw, 1988—subject: interment, based on interment author witnessed in Old Banff Cemetery 436. Ambition, 1988—subject: wishful musings 437. Athenian girl, 1988—subject: imagining Greek statue 438. Vernal beauty, 1988—subject: spring evening 439. During the war, 1988—subject: Bill Peyto 440. Note to her, 1988—subject: author’s wedding in 1986; original and revision present 441. Fantasizing, 1988—subject: imagining success 442. Fairholme ridge, 1988—subject: musings 443. Hermione’s rodeo, 1988—subject: nonsense poem; original and two revisions present 444. Near Banff, 1946, 1988—subject: imagining young man hitchhiking to Calgary 445. The boulder, 1988—subject: quartzite boulder 446. Ordeal, 1988—subject: Mrs. Stone on Mt. Eon; see poems 134 and 43 447. Coelacanth, 1988—subject: “living fossil”, the coelacanth 448. The discovery, 1988—subject: finding fossil coelacanth 449. The cherry tree, 1988—subject: based on poster of cherry tree in blossom 450. Welcome back, 1988—subject: nonsense poem
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- Gordon Burles fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains the following poems: 1. The heron, 1970 – Subject: Nature. – Published in: Malahat Review, Number 20, October 1971; Around You Anthology, 1972 prize; Hints’n’prods Canadian Authors Association Magazine, 1976 2. When she walked by, 1970 – Subject: Love poem—published in Around You a…
- Date Range
- 1970 - 1984
- Reference Code
- M196 / I / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I : Poetry Manuscripts
- Reference Code
- M196 / I / 1
- Date Range
- 1970 - 1984
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File contains the following poems: 1. The heron, 1970 – Subject: Nature. – Published in: Malahat Review, Number 20, October 1971; Around You Anthology, 1972 prize; Hints’n’prods Canadian Authors Association Magazine, 1976 2. When she walked by, 1970 – Subject: Love poem—published in Around You anothology, 1972 3. Biskobad changes, 1971 – Subject: Fantasy poem—published in Around You anthology, 1972 4. Striving stone, 1971 – Subject: Garden fantasy – published in Around You Anthology, 1972 5. The children on the hill, 1971- subject: fantasy- published in Around You Anthology, 1972 6. The old cabin, 1972—subject: backcountry—published in Crag and Canyon, unknown date 7. Vision for vision, 1972—subject: fantasy—published in Storm Warning 2, ed. Al Purdy, 1975 8. With her, 1972—subject: love poem—published in Hints ‘n’ Prods, Canadian Authors Association , Calgary, 1976; revision and early version both present—published in Around You anthology, 1972 9. Rural roads, 1972—subject: love poem—published in Dandelion magazine, Calgary, 1977 10. Bill Peyto alone, 1972—subject : Bill Peyto—published in : Storm Warning 2, ed. Al Purdy, 1975; Canadian Alpine Journal, vol. 58, 1975; Western Profiles (textbook), Edmonton, 1979; Tales of the Canadian Rockies, Brian Patton ed., 1984 11. After the funeral, 1973—subject: love poem—published in Harbinger (OFY project), Calgary, 1973 12. Old Antophon remembers, 1973—subject: classical Greek—published in Storm Warning 2, ed. Al Purdy, 1975 13. A dream of moonlight, 1973—subject: fantasy—published in Hints ‘n’ Prods, Canadian Authors Association magazine, Calgary, 1976; Hon. Mention, Poets of Alberta contest, 1974 14. Night and day, 1974—subject: backcountry fantasy—published in The Whole Apple, U of Calgary, 1974 15. The road home, 1974—subject: love poem 16. She goes away, 1974—subject: love poem—published in Storm Warning 2, Al Purdy ed., 1975; also in A Sense of Place (textbook), Edmonton, 1979 17. Love lesson, 1974—subject: love poem—Hon. Mention, Poets of Alberta contest, 1974 18. We sat here, 1975—subject: hiking 19. The hike, 1978—subject: hiking—published in Dandelion magazine, Calgary, 1977 20. Reunion, 1978—subject: love poem—published in : CVII, spring 1983; Writing the Terrain anthology, U of Calgary Press, 2005; printed as Reunion (for Eleonora) in Those Grand Poplars 21. Plato in the twilight, 1982—classical Greek—published in CVII, spring 1983 22. The horsemen, 1982—subject: backcountry—revised in 2003; both versions present 23. Funeral, 1982—subject: funeral 24. Bill Peyto old, 1982—subject: Bill Peyto 25. Spring, 1982—subject: Spring 26. Testament to a lover, 1982—subject: love poem 27. A promise of mountain days, 1982—subject: love of mountains—part of Exceptional Pass art show at Whyte Museum 1982; written for that show 28. Banff, 1982—subject: Banff area 29. After the concert, 1982—subject: experience in winter—revised before publication in Lords of Many Orchards, 2003 30. Mountain camp, 1982—subject: backcountry camping—written for Skyline Hikers competition after camp at Sunset Pass; got honourable mention 31. New love, 1982—subject: love poem 32. The wedding, 1982—subject: wedding fantasy—revised before self-publication later 33. Old age, 1982—subject: Helen Wells of Banff 34. Seeing Mt. Cascade from the Spray River, 1982-- subject: wilderness 35. Lane Johnson returns to Banff, 1919, 1983—subject: war veteran 36. With Mr. Sanson, 1983—subject: Norman Sanson 37. The old alpinist, 1983—subject: old alpinist—published in Canadian Alpine Journal. Vol. 58, 1975 38. Meeting a former love, 1983—subject: love poem 39. Among the poplars, 1983—subject: nature 40. Daybreak, 1983—subject: dawn 41. The ballerina, 1983—subject: death—inspired by photo in house of Bea Lefroy on Buffalo Street 42. The first snow, 1983—subject : nature—revised for self-publication later; both versions present 43. Mrs. Stone remembers, 1984—subject: Mt. Eon tragedy 44. Summer moments, 1984—subject: summer 45. Old Mrs. Wheeler’s garden, 1984, 1985—subject: old age—inspired by Walter Painter’s widow; revised many times 46. At the Banff Springs Hotel, 1984—subject: evening at Banff Springs Hotel 47. Plato dying, 1984—classical Greece 48. Snowfall, 1984—subject: evening in winter 49. The hermit, 1984—subject : the hermit of Johnson’s Lake 50. At the Chateau Lake Louise, 1984—subject: experience at Chateau Lake Louise
- Subject Access
- Poetry
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Commemorative Trowel
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- Date
- 1887
- Material
- wood; metal; silver
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1006
- Description
- Sterling silver, corner stone Methodist Church , on the face of the silver trowel is the inscription from base to point "Presented to Mrs. Geo. A. Stewart on the occasion of laying the Corner Stone of the Methodist Church, National Park, Banff, Alberta, Aug't 24, 1887, Clement Williams Pastor" the…
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- Title
- Commemorative Trowel
- Date
- 1887
- Material
- wood; metal; silver
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Sterling silver, corner stone Methodist Church , on the face of the silver trowel is the inscription from base to point "Presented to Mrs. Geo. A. Stewart on the occasion of laying the Corner Stone of the Methodist Church, National Park, Banff, Alberta, Aug't 24, 1887, Clement Williams Pastor" there is some fancy engraving at the head and the base, the handle of the trowel is wood with a metal cap.
- Credit
- Gift of William (Mrs.) W. Foster, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1006
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1007
- Description
- Leather neckerchief slide with blue stone, studs 2.6 upper diameter, 1.8 other end diameter, one piece of leather, 2 double pointed tacks for closure 1.0 long, 1.0 diameter, facets blue stone, .3 high setting, 16 studs, .2 diameter, set in pairs that radiate from the centre.
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- Title
- Tie Slide
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- skin; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 3.0 cm
- Description
- Leather neckerchief slide with blue stone, studs 2.6 upper diameter, 1.8 other end diameter, one piece of leather, 2 double pointed tacks for closure 1.0 long, 1.0 diameter, facets blue stone, .3 high setting, 16 studs, .2 diameter, set in pairs that radiate from the centre.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1007
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Lunch is served
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Mrs. Winthrop E. Stone cooking over a fire
- Date Range
- July 19, 1915
- Reference Code
- v14 / 25 / na66 - 118
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V14
- Reference Code
- v14 / 25 / na66 - 118
- Date Range
- July 19, 1915
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of Mrs. Winthrop E. Stone cooking over a fire
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
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Letter of commendation
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a letter of thanks from Alpine Club of Canada to Bill Peyto on his rescue of Mrs. W. E. Stone after death of her husband on Mount Eon
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 825
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 825
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a letter of thanks from Alpine Club of Canada to Bill Peyto on his rescue of Mrs. W. E. Stone after death of her husband on Mount Eon
- Name Access
- Peyto, Bill
- Subject Access
- American Alpine Club
- Commendation
- Guides
- Guiding
- Mountaineering
- Rescue
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Motion Pictures
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Various views from Harmon’s travels in China. Subjects include a palace and stone barge, labourers at docks, harbour scenes, sampans, sloops, junks, warships, market waterfront, business areas, beggars, rural scenes, water buffalo, village pagoda, huge barge, ploughing fields, Mrs. Pearl Harmon and…
- Date Range
- [ca.1926]
- Reference Code
- V263 / VI / NF - 11
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- V263 / VI / NF : Motion Pictures
- Accession Number
- 3005
- Reference Code
- V263 / VI / NF - 11
- Date Range
- [ca.1926]
- Physical Description
- 1 Motion Picture: 16 mm (1 film reel, ca.400', 11 min): acetate, b&w; silent.
- Scope & Content
- Various views from Harmon’s travels in China. Subjects include a palace and stone barge, labourers at docks, harbour scenes, sampans, sloops, junks, warships, market waterfront, business areas, beggars, rural scenes, water buffalo, village pagoda, huge barge, ploughing fields, Mrs. Pearl Harmon and sampan rowers, waterfront scenes.
- Title Source
- Title based on content of series
- Content Details
- [Harmon] “Peking #2” accn 3005 B&W [Harmon - “Peking No 2”]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 39 b&w, prints. The prints pertain to Peter and Catharine's activities and interests. Prints include people like Dr. and Mrs. Duncan MacKenzie, Robin Peyto, Mrs. Holmes, George Nobel taking a photograph, an image of Mary Schaffer with Mrs. Harry Brett, Mrs Earl Brett and Mr. Robe…
- Date Range
- ca.1880 to ca.1935
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 809 to 848
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 809 to 848
- Date Range
- ca.1880 to ca.1935
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 39 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 39 b&w, prints. The prints pertain to Peter and Catharine's activities and interests. Prints include people like Dr. and Mrs. Duncan MacKenzie, Robin Peyto, Mrs. Holmes, George Nobel taking a photograph, an image of Mary Schaffer with Mrs. Harry Brett, Mrs Earl Brett and Mr. Roberts, Fern Brewster with animal skulls, Jim Wardle with Stewart Clark, Byron Harmon, Phil Moore, Leslie Mather, Peter Whyte at the Cave and Basin during Winter Carnival, Walter Buxhaum at Jack Sinclair's cabin, a portraits of Jack Sinclair and Ike Herbert, and Constable Wark and Sargeant Casey Oliver in R.C.M.P. uniform. Other images are of Alf Capel with Tom Grant and Fred Grant on a porch, two First Nations women, an image of Anthracite, a written commendation from the American Alpine Club in regards to Bill Peyto helping Mrs. W.E. Stone. Other people include Cliff White, Dennis Mighall and Betty (Painter) Walker with Peter and Catharine Whyte at Norquay, Peter and Catharine on a hiking trip. Other images are of Tom Kaquitts, and Ben Kaquitts and his wife. Other First Nations images are from Tom Wilson's negatives and include Job Hunter and his wife, Tom (?) with a medal, John Hunter with his father George and his mother, Joshua and William Hunter (Twins) and grandson at Big Horn, Enos Hunter, George McLean, Ben Kaquitts, Old Dan Wildman and Young Dan Wildman standing together, George MacLean, george Kauitts, John Salter, Peter Ear, Lazarus red White Claw, William Wesley, Tom Simeon and Guy Soldier with bow and arrows, Enoch Wildman and two boys, Tom Kaquitts, some Stoney Nakoda at Kootenai Plains, the son and daughter of Jonas Benjamin, Mark Poucette, Chief Samson, Reverand R.B. Steinhauer, Reverand John McDougall, Chief Pakan, Chief Jonas Big Stoney. Some images are annotated with identification and stories.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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