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- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.04
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded
1 image
- Title
- Resplendent
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.04
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Indigenous portrait given to Norman Luxton by W. Langdon Kihn
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D1 : Personal and family life
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17
- GMD
- Drawing
- Responsibility
- Produced by W. Langdon Kihn
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 1 drawing : portrait, pencil and ink ; 29 x 37.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898-1957) was an American artist born in Brooklyn, New York. Kihn was best known for his illustrated portraits of American and Canadian Indigenous people, including members of the Blackfoot, Navajo, Pueblo and Tsimshian communities. The individuals in Kihn's portraits were most often depicted wearing traditional and ceremonial clothing rather than their typical clothes. Kihn's art career began in 1919 when he travelled to Montana and created some of his earliest portraits while visiting the Blackfeet Reservation. Throughout the 1920s, Kihn travelled extensively in Canada and the United States, creating portraits of individuals from a diverse range of Indigenous communities. Many of these portraits were put on display as part of a travelling exhibition organized by the Brooklyn Museum. In 1935, Kihn was commissioned by National Geographic to produce Indigenous portraits for publications; this ultimately led to a two-decade career with National Geographic.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.
- Notes
- Portrait is signed in the bottom left corner: "To "Norm" Luxton From his friend W. Langdon Kihn. 1922"
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Kihn, W. Langdon
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Art
- Artist
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/20/nyregion/art-indian-portraits-by-kihn-exhibited.html
- https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/w-langdon-kihn-papers-7081
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.02
- Description
- General colour: blue. A foreground rock cliff goes up right side from the lower corner. Center mountain face has a jagged ridge. Clouds come down to the peak at the upper right of center, edge. In the lower left corner is a distant mountain. Blue sky with one cloud fills the upper left area. There …
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue. A foreground rock cliff goes up right side from the lower corner. Center mountain face has a jagged ridge. Clouds come down to the peak at the upper right of center, edge. In the lower left corner is a distant mountain. Blue sky with one cloud fills the upper left area. There is also a patch of blue in the upper right corner.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountains
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.02
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- Artist
- Guy Wesley
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeG.03.01
- Description
- Colour: pencil on white. Flowers and grass fill the lower quarter. The Lake is above and in the background are two treed slopes which rise up on either side of a glacier at center. Clouds and sky fill the top quarter.
- Artist
- Guy Wesley
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 22.3 cm
- Description
- Colour: pencil on white. Flowers and grass fill the lower quarter. The Lake is above and in the background are two treed slopes which rise up on either side of a glacier at center. Clouds and sky fill the top quarter.
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Gordon E Lock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WeG.03.01
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- Artist
- Guy Wesley
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeG.03.02
- Description
- Colour: pencil on white. Central image is a road from lower left corner to center up to mid center of the picture. The road shadowed by grass and trees on either side. Three mountains appear in the background.
- Artist
- Guy Wesley
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.4 x 14.9 cm
- Description
- Colour: pencil on white. Central image is a road from lower left corner to center up to mid center of the picture. The road shadowed by grass and trees on either side. Three mountains appear in the background.
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Gordon E Lock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WeG.03.02
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- Artist
- Guy Wesley
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeG.03.03
- Description
- Colour: pencil on white. Central image is a waterfall with rocks on either side and mountains in the background at centre. Trees on an island come in from the left side. Shools of rock run horizontally along the bottom and here and there up to the falls.
- Artist
- Guy Wesley
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.7 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: pencil on white. Central image is a waterfall with rocks on either side and mountains in the background at centre. Trees on an island come in from the left side. Shools of rock run horizontally along the bottom and here and there up to the falls.
- Credit
- Gift of Gordon E Lock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WeG.03.03
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Main Street, Canmore 1944
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- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- wax crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.22
- Description
- A street with 2 store fronts and another building around the corner dominates the picture. In the foreground is a board fence with a bicycle leaning up against it. In the background are mountains, including The Three Sisters.
1 image
- Title
- Main Street, Canmore 1944
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- wax crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.1 x 36.7 cm
- Description
- A street with 2 store fronts and another building around the corner dominates the picture. In the foreground is a board fence with a bicycle leaning up against it. In the background are mountains, including The Three Sisters.
- Credit
- Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.22
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Change of Shift, Miners, Canmore 1944
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- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- wax crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.20
- Description
- Mine site, with buildings and mine entrance. Open rail cars and men dominate the bottom two thirds of the picture. Top third is trees and mountains.
1 image
- Title
- Change of Shift, Miners, Canmore 1944
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- wax crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.4 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Mine site, with buildings and mine entrance. Open rail cars and men dominate the bottom two thirds of the picture. Top third is trees and mountains.
- Credit
- Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.20
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Briquette Plant, Canmore Mine 1944
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- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- wax crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.19
- Description
- Mine site with many buildings of various shapes is centre and foreground. Mountain range in background The Three Sisters. Between the mountains and the site is a row of trees.
1 image
- Title
- Briquette Plant, Canmore Mine 1944
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- wax crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.2 x 36.6 cm
- Description
- Mine site with many buildings of various shapes is centre and foreground. Mountain range in background The Three Sisters. Between the mountains and the site is a row of trees.
- Credit
- Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.19
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- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.33
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.4 x 36.9 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.33
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- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.34
- Description
- Mountains dominate top two thirds of picture. Running along base of mountains are a line of trees, a lake is indicated in bottom third foreground.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.4 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Mountains dominate top two thirds of picture. Running along base of mountains are a line of trees, a lake is indicated in bottom third foreground.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- DaK.03.34
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- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.06
- Description
- General colour: pencil on white. Two points of land come in from left and right respectively with water in between and behind. The far shore starts quarter way up and becomes a mountain left of enter and right banks up each side. Sketchy clouds appear to be raining left and right.
- Title
- Bow Lake
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.3 x 40.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil on white. Two points of land come in from left and right respectively with water in between and behind. The far shore starts quarter way up and becomes a mountain left of enter and right banks up each side. Sketchy clouds appear to be raining left and right.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountains
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.06
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A Hunter of Peace
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- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EmA.03.02
- Description
- The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a …
1 image
- Title
- A Hunter of Peace
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.9 x 65.7 cm
- Description
- The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a mountain range to the left in the distance and one mountain in top right hand corner. Clouds along the horizon.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- EmA.03.02
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Kananaskis Range
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- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhD.03.01
- Description
- A lake with sandbar is in the foreground. Drawing is dominated by a mountain range from centre left to right.
- Title
- Kananaskis Range
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 35 cm
- Description
- A lake with sandbar is in the foreground. Drawing is dominated by a mountain range from centre left to right.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- lake
- Credit
- Purchased from Mira Godard Gallery, Gallery, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- PhD.03.01
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Green Valley, Kananaskis Country
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- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- oil pastel on acid free board
- Catalogue Number
- MiP.03.03
- Description
- This pastel drawing has different colours of green in the foreground. There is a row of dark green trees separating the valley from the base of the mountains. In the middle section there are two layers of mountains. The lower mountain has a green colour and the higher layer of mountains are blue. T…
1 image
- Title
- Green Valley, Kananaskis Country
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- oil pastel on acid free board
- Description
- This pastel drawing has different colours of green in the foreground. There is a row of dark green trees separating the valley from the base of the mountains. In the middle section there are two layers of mountains. The lower mountain has a green colour and the higher layer of mountains are blue. The sky is light blue with some thin white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Kananaskis
- Credit
- Gift of Phil Michaud, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- MiP.03.03
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Ptarmigan image, Sally Wilson
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one compact disc containing one JPG file. Image pertains to an illustration drawn in pencil by Sally Wilson depicting a side profile of a ptarmigan. Image was used in the creation of a list of birds in Jasper National Park. File also includes a card from Sally Wilson giving written…
- Date Range
- 2003
- Reference Code
- V810 / III / D / DF - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- V810 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- V810
- Sub-Series
- V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- V810 / III / D / DF - 6
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Responsibility
- Produced by Sally Wilson
- Date Range
- 2003
- Physical Description
- Compact disc : 1 JPG image file
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one compact disc containing one JPG file. Image pertains to an illustration drawn in pencil by Sally Wilson depicting a side profile of a ptarmigan. Image was used in the creation of a list of birds in Jasper National Park. File also includes a card from Sally Wilson giving written consent to use her drawing in future publications.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Wilson, Sally
- Subject Access
- Birds
- Wildlife
- Publication
- Art
- Artist
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Related textual records in file M590/III/D/12
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- TBD
- Accession Number
- 3069 and various
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Whyte family fonds
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Physical Description
- 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
- History / Biographical
- Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
- Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- 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: arrangement outline
- sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
- sub-series and group description for photographs
- item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
- reference copies for sound recordings
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mollie E. Smith Ross and Peter Murray Ross fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes Rev. F. G. Christmas scrapbook, 1888-1889, of sketches, poems and writings pertaining to social life among Christmas's circle of Banff friends, including Mollie Smith and Peter Ross. Scrapbook also contains several loose items. Fonds also includes letter, marriage license, wedding …
- Date Range
- 1888-1928
- Reference Code
- M490
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Private record
- Scrapbook
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 490
- Sous-Fonds
- M 490
- Accession Number
- 5013
- Reference Code
- M490
- Other Title Info
- Scrapbook is also known as the Christmas scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1888-1928
- Physical Description
- ca.6 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Mollie E. Smith Ross, ca.1860-1897, and Peter Murray Ross, ca.1863-1928, lived at Banff and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Mary Emma Jane (Mollie) Smith was born in Jackson, Michigan, USA and came to Banff for health reasons, ca.1889. Among her friends in Banff were Anglican church minister Rev. F. Granville (Eric) Christmas, 1854-1931, and druggist Peter Ross. Mollie Smith and Peter Ross were married in 1892 by Rev. Charles W. Gordon and moved to Edmonton in 1893, where Ross continued in the pharmaceutical business and the couple raised a family. Rev. F. G. Christmas chronicled his admiration of Mollie Smith in a scrapbook that he later presented to her.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes Rev. F. G. Christmas scrapbook, 1888-1889, of sketches, poems and writings pertaining to social life among Christmas's circle of Banff friends, including Mollie Smith and Peter Ross. Scrapbook also contains several loose items. Fonds also includes letter, marriage license, wedding and death notices re Mollie Smith Ross and Peter Ross, 1891-1928, and photocopies of photographs of Smith and Ross.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Senior Friends of Banff fonds
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- Part Of
- Senior Friends of Banff fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of minutes which describe regular and annual meetings and include note on amalgamation; also membership lists and financial statements. Also included is an original architectural drawing of the Banff Library/Senior Citizens Centre prepared by Bond Mogridge Architects.
- Date Range
- 1977-1991
- Reference Code
- M512
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Senior Friends of Banff fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 512
- Sous-Fonds
- M 512
- Accession Number
- 5162, 7062 (unproc), 7859
- Reference Code
- M512
- Date Range
- 1977-1991
- Physical Description
- 10 cm + 2 v. textual records. -- 1 architectural drawing: col.
- History / Biographical
- The Senior Friends of Banff, a senior citizens social and philanthropic organization at Banff, Alberta, Canada, was established in 1965 and operated until 1984 when the group amalgamated with the Banff Senior Citizens' Society. The Senior Friends organized social and recreational activities and raised funds for the Banff Library / Seniors Centre.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of minutes which describe regular and annual meetings and include note on amalgamation; also membership lists and financial statements. Also included is an original architectural drawing of the Banff Library/Senior Citizens Centre prepared by Bond Mogridge Architects.
- Notes
- Architectural drawing is stored in M512 o.s. "G"
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Basic description only
- Creator
- Senior Friends of Banff
- Category
- Arts
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Stewart family fonds
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- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes a scrapbook, a blotting book of drawings, and one photographic print. The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentione…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Reference Code
- M104 / V209
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 104
- V 209
- Sous-Fonds
- M 104
- V 209
- Accession Number
- 729, 6438, 6911
- Reference Code
- M104 / V209
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Physical Description
- 2 v. of textual records. -- 3 photographs : prints.
- History / Biographical
- George A. Stewart, 1830-1917, was the first Superintendent of Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park) from 1886-1897. George and Frances Stewart, 1843-1932, and family were prominent early residents of Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes a scrapbook, a blotting book of drawings, and one photographic print.
- The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The album has been autographed at a later date by Olive Stewart Foster. The blotting book contains 54 drawings pertaining to unknown persons and locations and is thought to have belonged to George Stewart. Drawings are possibly by Rev. F. G. Christmas. Location of images appears to be Manitoba or north-western Ontario.
- Photographs are: Stewart family in front of their first home in Banff and Cave and Basin bathhouse, both by Boorne & May, Photographers, Calgary, N.W.T., ca.1888; and "Grandmother Stewart's house in Banff."
- Name Access
- Christmas, Rev. F. G.
- Stewart, George A.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Stewart, George A.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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