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Beatrice E. Shield fonds
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- Part Of
- Beatrice E. Shield fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of snapshot and postcard views of buildings, facilities and scenery in Banff and Lake Louise areas, Alberta
- Date Range
- 1920
- Reference Code
- V607
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Beatrice E. Shield fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 607
- Sous-Fonds
- V 607
- Accession Number
- 5331
- Reference Code
- V607
- Date Range
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 75 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Beatrice E. Allum (Shield), 1899-1984, travelled to the Rocky Mountains, Alberta from Nova Scotia, Canada in 1920. She later taught school in Fort Macleod, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of snapshot and postcard views of buildings, facilities and scenery in Banff and Lake Louise areas, Alberta
- Name Access
- Shield, Beatrice E.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Shield, Beatrice E.
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Stampede rodeo postcards
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 postcard prints pertaining to events at the Calgary Stampede in 1927. Includes images of participants riding horses and cattle during calf roping and other rodeo events. Named individuals in photographs are : Ted McCroey, Chester Byers, Walter Heacock, Emil Small Face, Cheyenne K…
- Date Range
- 1927
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PG - 1 to 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- 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 / D3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PG - 1 to 6
- Date Range
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 6 prints : b&w postcards ; 14 x 8.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 postcard prints pertaining to events at the Calgary Stampede in 1927. Includes images of participants riding horses and cattle during calf roping and other rodeo events. Named individuals in photographs are : Ted McCroey, Chester Byers, Walter Heacock, Emil Small Face, Cheyenne Kaiser, and T. Parchuk.
- Material Details
- Items each annotated on front side in white lettering at bottom of image; back sides are blank
- Subject Access
- Events
- Public events
- Calgary Stampede
- Animals
- Horses
- Competition
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Original paper envelope which held postcards may need to be removed from file or placed in mylar due to contact with photographic material
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1985. Content pertains to family, domestic and international travel, holiday wishes and other related subjects.
- Date Range
- 1928-1985
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A / 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / A : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / A / 72
- Date Range
- 1928-1985
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (ca.130 postcards ; 18 x 12.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1985. Content pertains to family, domestic and international travel, holiday wishes and other related subjects.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Research
- History
- Genealogy
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Southern Alberta research project
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Physical Description
- 29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Agriculture
- Animals
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Farmland
- Finances
- Genealogy
- History
- Homestead
- Immigration and homesteading
- Inventory
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Manufacturing
- Municipal views
- Oil
- Postcards
- Portrait
- Property
- Real estate business
- Research
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Drafts, correspondence and other collected documents
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1907
- 1955
- 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 12
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1907
- 1955
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.
- Notes
- Documents were possibly used as research material in the creation of the book Leaves from the Medicine Tree, published in 1960 by the High River Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association
- Name Access
- MacLeay, Roderick Riddle
- MacLeay, Laura
- Subject Access
- Commerce
- Industry
- Finances
- Poetry
- History
- Ranches
- Ranching
- Correspondence
- Communications
- Research
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Red Deer
- High River
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Photograph print
37 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 670 ; 1107 ; 1021
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Physical Description
- 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Notes
- Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- War
- World War I
- WWI
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bob Smith fonds
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
- Date Range
- 1925-1995
- Reference Code
- M589 / V809
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Map
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Plan
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M589
- V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / V809
- Date Range
- 1925-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.300 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller -- 7 cm of textual records -- 7 topographical maps/plans -- 8 postcards
- History / Biographical
- Robert Neville (Bob) Smith (1926-2021) was born in Banff. He was the only child of parents Enoch Smith and Laurene Smith (nee Munson). Bob grew up near Lake Minnewanka until 1941, when a hydro dam was installed resulting in the intentional flooding of the area. The family moved to Banff, where Bob met his future wife, Mary Parkinson. The couple were married in 1953 and moved to Seebe, where they raised two daughters, Marjory and Shirley. Bob worked for Calgary Power Co. (later renamed TransAlta Utilities) from 1953 until his retirement in 1986. In his spare time, Bob founded the Bow Valley Camera Club and the Bow Valley Naturalists organization. In 1999, Bob was part of a successful project with the Bow Valley Naturalists to designate the Mount Yamnuska area as a Bow Valley Protected Area, following 25 years of lobbying with the Government of Alberta. Bob also formed the Meanderthals seniors hiking club in 1993 and led various local hiking trips in his later years.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Labour
- Environment
- Natural resources
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Seebe
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.albertaprimetimes.com/obituaries/robert-neville-bob-smith-3238925
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Prisoner of War Internment Camps Photograph Album
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- Part Of
- William D. Buck fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Seargent William D. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain, and Kapuskasing, ON, internment camps during World War I. Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff inter…
- Date Range
- ca.1915-1920
- Reference Code
- V295 / PD
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
30 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- William D. Buck fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V295
- Sous-Fonds
- V295
- Accession Number
- 8010
- Reference Code
- V295 / PD
- Date Range
- ca.1915-1920
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (199 photographs)
- History / Biographical
- William D. Buck, 1859-1922, was born in England and is thought to have served during the First World War with the 103 Calgary Rifles. Buck was a Sergeant at the Banff and Castle Mountain internment camps, ca.1915-1917, and appears to have accompanied prisoners to a camp at Kapuskasing, Ontario after closure of the Castle Mountain camp in 1917.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Seargent William D. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain, and Kapuskasing, ON, internment camps during World War I. Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff internment camps views of prisoners, guards, facilities, activities, incidents and visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia; gathering of prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing internment camp; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff camp views and funeral photographs; family portraits, Banff and possible Calgary; and Sergeant Buck. Consists of 199 numbered and captioned images, one un-numbered portrait on first page, as follows : Banff and area and Kapuskasing River views, 1 - 16 ; Castle and Banff Internment Camp views of prisoners, guards, activities, incidents and facilities, visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia, 17-88 ; gathering . . . in prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing, Ontario Internment Camp, 89-100 ; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff Camp views and funeral photographs, 101-118 ; family portraits, Banff and possibly Calgary, 119-148 ; published postcards of : Calgary Stampede, Banff and Calgary views, [Indigenous] portraits, 148-195 ; Sergeant Buck with dogs, 1919, 196-197. Span dates : ca.1915-1920 (actual date). Note: Two images are labelled #148.
- Notes
- Album also contains 47 published postcards of the Calgary Stampede, Banff and Calgary views, and Indigenous portraits that were not copied. Attached individual images pertain solely to the Cave & Basin internment camp.
- Name Access
- Buck, William D.
- Subject Access
- Camps
- Cave and Basin
- Internment Camps
- Military
- Mountains
- War
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Castle Mountain
- Banff National Park
- Kapuskasing
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Reference photocopy of original album
- Related Material
- Some views are identical to others found in James Anderson-Wilson photographs (V20)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Content Details
- Album was returned to original lender.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
221 images
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V699
- Sous-Fonds
- V699
- Accession Number
- 3012, 3255, 3815, 3856, 3938, 3976, 4040, 5178
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. Kathleen Wilson was employed at the Chateau Lake Louise at Lake Louise, Alberta in the 1920s.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Employees
- Entertainment
- First Nations
- Glacier House
- Glacier House Hotel
- Guides
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Landslides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Musicians
- Portrait
- Plain of Six Glacier Teahouse
- Prisoners of War
- Railways
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Swimming
- Swiss Guides
- Teahouses
- Trains
- War
- Waterfalls
- Women
- Work
- World War I
- Tally-hos
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wilson, O. Kathleen
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Annie Wiseman postcard collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Anni…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.10
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.10
- GMD
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 31 commercial postcards
- History / Biographical
- Annie (Creagh) Wiseman (1891-1972) was born in Deptford, England, where she married Stanley Wilfred Ernest Wiseman. The couple had one daughter, Ethel, before moving to Winnipeg. The family returned to England following the outbreak of World War I, in which Stanley served as a Private in the 61st Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Annie and Ethel later returned to Winnipeg, where Stanley joined them following a serious injury which he sustained in active duty. In Winnipeg, Annie and Stanley had two more children: a daughter (Hilda) and a son (Stanley). Stanley Sr. worked as a foreman for Canadian Pacific Railway, which enabled Annie to travel throughout the Canadian Rockies and other regions by train for free or a reduced price. Annie collected postcards from her travels, which included numerous visits to Banff National Park. Annie, Stanley Sr. and their two youngest children permanently settled in Victoria, B.C. in 1935.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Annie, her children (including Hilda and Ethel), and friends of the Wiseman family.
- Name Access
- Wiseman, Annie
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Bow Lake
- Castle Mountain
- Sulphur Mountain
- Canmore
- Lake Louise
- Field
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://cgwp.uvic.ca/person.php?pid=181701
- Most information in bio collected from donor, Annie Wiseman's granddaughter, Patty Pitts (daughter of Hilda [Wiseman] Pitts)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Responsibility
- Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
- History / Biographical
- Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
- Notes
- Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Schaffer, Mary
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Connecticut
- New York
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Biographical Source Notes
- Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Postcard album, Brewster family
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436
- V90
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
- Notes
- Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
- NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Businesses
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Homestead
- Indigenous people
- Landscape
- Military
- Municipal views
- Public events
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Regalia
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Sports
- War
- World War I
- Winter sports
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Australia
- Access Restrictions
- Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Ethel McKnight annotated postcard collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57535
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.
- Date Range
- 1909
- [1910-1920]
- 1919
- 1929-1930
- 1940-1945
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 1340
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25
- Date Range
- 1909
- [1910-1920]
- 1919
- 1929-1930
- 1940-1945
- Physical Description
- 25 annotated postcards
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.
- Notes
- One item in file is souvenir booklet
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Swimming
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Jasper National Park
- British Columbia
- Yoho National Park
- Emerald Lake
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves
- Related Material
- M8/accn.3151
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Mann family annotated postcard collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57536
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.
- Date Range
- 1905
- [1910-1920]
- 1916
- 1920
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 3151 / 1 to 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 3151
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 3151 / 1 to 9
- Date Range
- 1905
- [1910-1920]
- 1916
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 9 annotated postcards
- Scope & Content
- File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Edmonton
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves
- Related Material
- M8/accn.1430
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Summer in the Canadian Rockies, 1928. Hunting Trip, September 1928. Summer of 1929, the Tyrol and the Alps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1863
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting three seperate trips taken by Lillian Gest: Summer in the Canadian Rockies 1928 ; Hunting Trip September 1928 ; Summer of 1929 The Tyrol and the Alps. The Summer 1928 trip was undertaken primarily by horseback, but included some hiking/climbing trips. I…
- Date Range
- 1928-1928
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 7
- Date Range
- 1928-1928
- Physical Description
- 1 album (385 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 15.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting three seperate trips taken by Lillian Gest: Summer in the Canadian Rockies 1928 ; Hunting Trip September 1928 ; Summer of 1929 The Tyrol and the Alps. The Summer 1928 trip was undertaken primarily by horseback, but included some hiking/climbing trips. It began at Grant Brook and the Moose River in Mt. Robson Provincial Park, worked southeast through the Tonquin Valley, and then further to the Saskatchewan River. This trip was organized by Caroline Hinman and corresponds with Insert 1. The Septemeber 1928 Hunting Trip may have been organized by a guide named Wilson and began around Sheep River, AB before working into the Pipestone Pass on horseback. Includes photographs of stag and ram heads at what is possibly Gest's home. Also includes enlargements and greeting cards from "fellow-campers." The Summer 1929 trip begins with arriving by boat before heading inland to Verona and Cortina before reaching Austria. From there the party heads into the Alps, includes many photographs of climbers on glaciers. Also includes views of the Matterhorn, Lake Geneva, the Castle of Chiffon, greeting cards, and a newspaper clipping detailing Caroline Hinman's group of ladies crossing the Saskatchewan Glacier [date unknown]. Photographs from this trip are a mix of personal photographs and souvineer photographs. Inserts pertain to overviews/advertisements for the Summer 1928 trip and the Summer 1929 trip that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices.
- Notes
- Please note: some pictures depict close-ups of dead animals. Blank pages not scanned - 54 and 55 have captions written at the bottom of the page, but no photograph and were scanned
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Activities
- Alps
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Boats
- Camps
- Climbing
- Europe
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Hunting
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Off the Beaten Track
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Tonquin Valley
- Pipestone Pass
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Italy
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Access Restrictions
- Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Post Cards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24629
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 416 colour and b&w postcards. . V683 / VI / A / : PG-1 [ Banff and Area. 10 Real photographs Winter scenes and Sports No.1] PG-2 [ Banff and Area. 11 Real photographs Winter scenes and Sports No.2] PG-3 [ Banff and Area. 12 Real photographs Winter scenes and Sports No.2] PG-4 …
- Date Range
- [ca.1907 - ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / VI / PG-1 to 416
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
3 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- VI: Collected Postcards
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- V683 / VI / PG-1 to 416
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1907 - ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- 416 photographs: postcards, b&w & colour.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 416 colour and b&w postcards. . V683 / VI / A / : PG-1 [ Banff and Area. 10 Real photographs Winter scenes and Sports No.1] PG-2 [ Banff and Area. 11 Real photographs Winter scenes and Sports No.2] PG-3 [ Banff and Area. 12 Real photographs Winter scenes and Sports No.2] PG-4 [ Banff and Area. 12 Real photographs Winter scenes and Sports No.1] PG-5 [ Banff and Area. 12 Real photographs Winter scenes and Sports No.1] PG-6 [ Banff and Area. 12 Real photographs Wild game of the Canadian Rockies] PG-7 [12 Artistic post cards “District of Laggan” J. Howard A. Chapman, Victoria B.C.] PG-8 [12 Artistic post cards “District of Field” J. Howard A. Chapman, Victoria B.C.] PG-9 [12 Artistic post cards “District of Banff” J. Howard A. Chapman, Victoria B.C.] PG-10 [25 image “Miniatures” Banff area. Published for Sign of the Goat Curio Co.] PG-11 [15 postcards in envelope “Canadian Indigenous Series” “Largest Indigenous Gathering in the Northwest” August 30, 1907 Macleod Alberta] PG-12 [10 postcards in envelope “Canadian Indigenous Series” “Largest Indigenous Gathering in the Northwest” August 30, 1907 Macleod Alberta] PG-13 [Kicking Horse Canyon. Along line of Canadian Pacific Railway Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-14 [Mount Assiniboine Provincial park, B.C Photo attributed to Don Harmon] PG-15 [Mount Assiniboine Provincial park, B.C Photo attributed to Don Harmon] PG-16 [Chateau Lake Louise, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-17 [Sunshine Inn Banff Alberta] PG-18 [A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer greets Chief sitting Eagle, image attributed to W. J. L. Gibbons PG-19 [Loge in the winter] PG-20 [Maligne Lake “Christmas Greetings” PG-21 [Ski Mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies “ The Grindlewold” From Ptarmigan Valley , Near Banff] PG-22 [Glacier Station, B.C., Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-23 [Mt. Temple “Season Greetings] PG-24 [Husky Dog Team, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-25 [Lake O’Hara] PG-26 [Lake O’Hara] PG-27 [“ Indigenous Chiefs at Banff Alberta on Banff Indian Day”] PG-28 [“537 Stoney Nakoda”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-29 [“531 Indigenous Travois on the Trail”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-30 [“527 Stoney Nakoda”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-31 [“529 Stoney Nakoda camp”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-32 [“Ice front, Athabasca Glacier’] PG-33 [12 image cards. The Luxton Museum] PG-34 [“Norquay chairlift”, Photographed by Byron Harmon]f PG-35 [Lake Louise, Canada. Shea Motel, Shelby Montana] PG-36 [Royal Canadian mounted police on horse] PG-37 [Deer with two fawns] PG-38 [Lake Louise] PG-39 [Main street and Cascade Mountain, Banff] PG-40 [“371 Imperial Limited in Fraser Canyon”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-41 [“643 Lake Louise”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-42 [Banff area] PG-43 [“77. At Alberta Canyon”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-44 [“301 Mount Edith Banff”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-45 [“143 Takakaw Falls, Yoho Valley”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-46 [“361 Hells Gate Fraser Canyon”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-47 [“368 Along the Fraser Canyon”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-48 [“364. Fraser Canyon”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-49 [“293. Sanson Peak. Maligne Lake”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-50 [“280 Mt. Geikie”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-51 [“277 Robson Glacier”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-52 [“253 Mt. Edith Cavell”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-53 [“69. Mt. Robson from East”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-54 [“Mt. Robson. The Monarch of the Rockies”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-55 [“175. Mt. Robson from N.E.”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-56 [“176. Mt. Robson from railway”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-57 [“Ski Mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies” in Deception Pass, near Banff. Mt. Ptarmigan and Mt. Pika] PG-58 [Lake Louise, Laggan] PG-59 [935. Cathedral Peak and Lake O’Hara] PG-60 [Mount Assiniboine, colour photo attributed to C.P.R.] PG-61 [ Lake Louise] PG-62 [Peyto Lake, colour photo attributed to C.P.R.] PG-63 [“Main Street Banff”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-64 [Mountain sheep by Carl Rungius’ PG-65 [Red Mountain ski area, Rossland B.C.] PG-66 [Sunshine Inn, Banff Canada] PG-67 [Luxton Museum] PG-68 [Moose, Carl Rungius] PG-69 [Luxton Museum] PG-70 [Luxton Museum] PG-71 [Luxton Museum] PG-72 [Luxton Museum] PG-73 [Rundle Mountain, winter scene] PG-74 [the Massive Range, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-75 [the Massive Range, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-76 [the Massive Range, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-77 [Emerald Lake, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-78 [Emerald Lake, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-79 [Moraine Lake, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-80 [Moraine Lake, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-81 [Lake Louise, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-82 [Herbert Lake, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-83 [Herbert Lake, attributed to Rowed Gibbons] PG-84 [Mountain sheep by Carl Rungius] PG-85 [Walking Buffalo] PG-86 [“970. Mt Norquay, downhill Ski jump and Slalom courses”, Photographed by Byron Harmon] PG-87 [Sunshine Village Banff] PG-88 [Mount Norguay] PG-89 [The Banff Sulphur Mountain Gondola] PG-90 [Snowmobiles at Columbia Ice fields] PG-91 [Fairy Slipper, calypso bulbosa] PG-92 [Snowmobiles at Columbia Ice fields] PG-93 [No. 55. Bow Lake] PG-94 [No. 83. Reflection Bow Lake] PG-95 [Arial view of Banff town] PG-96 [Century old Concord stage coach at Homestead Hotel Banff.] PG-97 [Stoney Chief] PG-98 [Teepees] PG-99 [Administration building PG-100 [Trans Canada Highway] PG-101 [Sunshine Village, Banff] PG-102 [Yoho National park] PG-103 [Douglas Fir Chalets] PG-104 [Stoney regalia, bags and beadwork. Inside Stoney administration building, Morley] PG-105 [Stoney Chief] PG-106 [Sunshine Village, Banff Alberta] - [Photo by Roy Anderson as identified by Roy Anderson on March 12, 2019. The postcard was distributed in a card folder titled "Souvenir of Sunshine Village" dated 1965/66] PG-107 [Climbing the Rockies PG-108 [775. Entering Connaught Tunnel and Ross Peak. Photo attributed to Byron Harmon] PG-109 [256. Illecillewaet Valley. Photo attributed to Byron Harmon] PG-110 [Package of 14 image cards. Banff Canadian Rockies] PG-111 [Athabasca Falls, Attributed to Gibbons] PG-112 [Tangle falls, Jasper National Park] PG-113 [Envelope. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Published by Byron Harmon] PG-114 [“The Swiss peaks“, Trans-Canada Highway] PG-115 [Mt Field and Kicking Horse River] PG-116 [Banff Mineral Springs Hospital. Banff National Park] PG-117 [The Three Sisters, near Banff] PG-118 [Mt. Robson and Berg Glacier, B.C.] PG-119 [970. Mt. Norquay, downhill, ski jump. Attribute to Byron Harmon] PG-120 [The Great Divide waters flow West to the Pacific and East to the Hudson Bay and the Atlantic Ocean] PG-121 [The Great Divide waters flow West to the Pacific and East to the Hudson Bay and the Atlantic Ocean] PG-122 [Mt. Eisenhower, Banff National Park] PG-123 [Spruce Grove Motel, Banff Canada] PG-124 [Rundle, Banff] PG-125 [Mount Assiniboine] PG-126 [Century old Concord stage coach at Homestead Hotel, Banff] PG-127 [Mt Sir Donald near Glacier, B.C.] PG-128 [Num-Ti-Jah Lodge. Chuckle cards crescent, Vancouver B.C. PG-129 [Moraine Lake] PG-130 [Mt Sir Donald near Glacier, B.C.] PG-131 [Lake Louise, attributed to Byron Harmon] PG-132 [Ski jumper at Norquay] PG-133 [Mt. Norquay chairlift] PG-134 [Dogsled, Banff Alberta] PG-135 [Columbia Icefield] PG-136 [Swiss Village Lodge] PG-137 [Mineral Springs Hospital Banff Alberta] PG-138 [Autumn snowfall at Lake Louise] PG-139 [Autumn snowfall at Lake Louise] PG-140 [804. Massive Range, Banff. Attributed to Byron Harmon] PG-141 [Moraine Lake] PG-142 [Moraine Lake, Gibbons] PG-143 [Moose and calf, Gibbons] PG-144 [Grandview Villa, Hot Springs, Banff, Canada] PG-145 [Grandview Villa, Hot Springs, Banff, Canada] PG-146 [Booklet of images Banff area] PG-147 [Mt Sir Donald near Glacier, B.C.] PG-148 [Ice front, Athabasca Glacier] PG-149 [Snowmobiles at Columbia Icefield] PG-150 [Athabasca Glacier and snowmobiles] PG-151 [The Trans-Canada Highway] PG-152 [Lake Louise] PG-153 [Early Autumn snowfall at Moraine Lake] PG-154 [Lake Louise] PG-155 [Moraine Lake] PG-156 [Mount Macdonald, Glacier National Park] PG-157 [Bow falls on the Bow River] PG-158 [Winter in the Canadian Rockies] PG-159 [Charlton’s Cedar Court] PG-160 [Charlton’s Cedar Court] PG-161 [Cascade Rock Gardens] PG-162 [Sunshine Village, Banff] PG-163 [Sunshine Village, Banff] PG-164 [625. Black bear and cubs. By Byron Harmon] PG-165 [Lake Louise] PG-166 [Images of the Canadian Rockies in a booklet] PG-167 [932. Crowfoot Glacier] PG-168 [Athabasca Glacier] PG-169 [Lake Louise] PG-170 [Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier] PG-171 [Sulphur Mountain] PG-172 [Paradise Bungalow and Lodge] PG-173 [Paradise Bungalow and Lodge] PG-174 [Lake Louise] PG-175 [Springs Hotel, Banff] PG-176 [Springs Hotel, Banff] PG-177 [Grand View Villa, Hot Spring, Banff, Canada] PG-178 [Grand View Villa, Hot Spring, Banff, Canada] PG-179 [Grand View Villa, Hot Spring, Banff, Canada] PG-180 [Grand View Villa, Hot Spring, Banff, Canada] PG-181 [Grand View Villa, Hot Spring, Banff, Canada] PG-182 [John Canyon, Banff] PG-183 [Lake Louise] PG-184 [Lake Louise] PG-185 [Lake Louise] PG-186 [Lake Louise] PG-187 [Air view of Valley of the Ten Peaks] PG-188 [Air view of Valley of the Ten Peaks] PG-189 [Air view of Valley of the Ten Peaks] PG-190 [Air view of Valley of the Ten Peaks] PG-191 [Air view of Valley of the Ten Peaks] PG-192 [Air view of Valley of the Ten Peaks] PG-193 [Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Valley] PG-194 [Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Valley] PG-195 [Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Valley] PG-196 [Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Valley] PG-197 [Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Valley] PG-198 [Springs Hotel, Banff] PG-199 [Springs Hotel, Banff] PG-200 [Springs Hotel, Banff] PG-201 [Springs Hotel, Banff] PG-202 [Springs Hotel, Banff] PG-203 [Lake Louise] PG-204 [Sunset Bow Lake] PG-205 [Sulphur Mountain Gondola lift] PG-206 [The Chateau Lake Louise] PG-207 [The Banff Springs hotel] PG-208 [Cascade Mountain] PG-209 [“Bambi” Deer] PG-210 [Lake Louise] PG-211 [Banff Avenue and Cascade Mountain] PG-212 [Helicopter skiing in the Bugaboos] PG-213 [Takakkaw Falls] PG-214 [Bow View Motor lodge] PG-215 [The Bow River, Alberta Between Banff and lake Louise] PG-216 [Springs Hotel, Banff] PG-217 [Banff Cable cars on Mt. Norquay] PG-218 [Banff Chairlift] PG-219 [Athabasca Glacier] PG-220 [Moraine Lake] PG-221 [Columbia Ice fields] PG-222 [Sunshine Village] PG-223 [Sunshine Village] PG-224 [Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier] PG-225 [Deer and New born Fawns] PG-226 [Mt. Temple ski chalet at Lake Louise] PG-227 [Mount Rundle in winter] PG-228 [Lake Louise] PG-229 [Olympic downhill course at Lake Louise] PG-230 [Twin Falls Lodge] PG-231 [Main street Banff] PG-232 [Cranberry Lake, Valemount, B.C.] PG-233 [Maligne Lake] PG-234 [Yellow Lady Slipper] PG-235 [The Athabasca Glacier] PG-236 [Lake Louise] PG-237 [Banff Avenue, Banff] PG-238 [Twin falls, Yoho Valley, B.C.] PG-239 [Snowmobile on Athabasca Glacier] PG-240 [Banff Cable cars on Mt. Norquay] PG-241 [Bow View Motor Lodge] PG-242 [Douglas Fir Chalets, Banff Alberta] PG-243 [Douglas Fir Chalets, Banff Alberta] PG-244 [Douglas Fir Chalets, Banff Alberta] PG-245 [Douglas Fir Chalets, Banff Alberta] PG-246 [Douglas Fir Chalets, Banff Alberta] PG-247 [Bow Lake, Banff. attributed to Don Harmon] PG-248 [Bow Lake, Banff. attributed to Don Harmon] PG-249 [The Asulkan, Glacier. attributed to Don Harmon] PG-250 [Mount Norquay] PG-251 [Sunshine Valley] PG-252 [Skier, Aspen] PG-253 [Lake O’Hara] PG-254 [Sunshine Village, Banff Alberta] PG-255 [Sunshine Village, Banff] PG-256 [Mt. Rundle, Banff] PG-257 [Mt. Rundle, Banff] PG-258 [Mount Assiniboine] PG-259 [Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier] PG-260 [Moraine Lake, attributed to Byron Harmon] PG-261 [Snowmobile on Athabasca Glacier] PG-262 [Mount Assiniboine] PG-263 [Moraine Lake] PG-264 [Victoria Glacier] PG-265 [View from the top of Sulphur Mountain] PG-266 [Lake Louise] PG-267 [View from the top of Sulphur Mountain] PG-268 [Lake Louise] PG-269 [Sunset Bow Lake, Banff] PG-270 [Sunset Bow Lake, Banff] PG-271 [Sunset Bow Lake, Banff] PG-272 [CIBC with Mt. Rundle] PG-273 [Sunset Bow Lake, Banff] PG-274 [Mount Rundle] PG-275 [Banff ski jumper at Norquay] PG-276 [Sunshine Village, Banff] PG-277 [Banff ski jumper at Norquay] PG-278 [Cave Basin] PG-279 [Mt. Assiniboine and Lake Magog] PG-280 [Down Bow River room Sundance road] PG-281 [Royal Canadian Mounted Police with Indigenous chief] PG-282 [Banff avenue, Banff and Cascade Mountain] PG-283 [Banff avenue, Banff and Cascade Mountain] PG-284 [Bow Lake, Banff. attributed to Don Harmon] PG-285 [Banff Avenue, Banff] PG-286 [Mt. Royal Hotel, Banff] PG-287 [Lady Curlers, Banff] PG-288 [Tobogganing on the Opabin Pass] PG-289 [Rock climbing on Mt. Biddle] PG-290 [The Basin, Banff] PG-291 [Mt.Huber] PG-292 [Devils Canyon, Banff] PG-293 [Cascade Mountain Banff] PG-294 [Upper Hot Springs swimming pool and bath house, Banff] PG-295 [Upper Hot Springs swimming pool and bath house, Banff] PG-296 [The Bow Valley, golf course, Banff] PG-297 [Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff] PG-298 [Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff] PG-299 [Banff Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff] PG-300 [Three Sisters, Near Banff] PG-301 [fawn] PG-302 [Mount Royal Hotel] PG-303 [Three bears eating at a table] PG-304 [Lake Louise, Victoria Glacier and the Chateau grounds] PG-305 [Spruce Grove Motel, Banff Canada] PG-306 [Moraine lake, in the Valley of the Ten Peaks] PG-307 [“The High Country”] PG-308 [Summer snow at Lake Louise] PG-309 [Trans-Canada Highway. The Illecillewaet Valley] PG-310 [Yellow Lady Slipper] PG-311 [Seracs] PG-312 [The Ramparts] PG-313 [Chateau Lake Louise] PG-314 [Pyramid Mountain] PG-315 [Mt. Edith Cavell] PG-316 [Maligne Lake] PG-317 [Red lily] PG-318 [Greeting booklet with three images of Banff and area] PG-319 [Banff Springs Golf Course. Image attributed to Bryon Harmon] PG-320 [Banff Avenue, Cascade mountain in the background] PG-321 [The Piper at Lake Louise, Banff] PG-322 [Peyto Lake] PG-323 [Mt. Temple from Ptarmigan Valley] PG-324 [603. Maligne Lake] PG-325 [726. Mt Burgess and Chalet, Emerald Lake] PG-326 [Three black bears eating at a table] PG-327 [Mt. Stephen] PG-328 [1054. Banff chairlift] PG-329 [Bow Lake] PG-330 [970. Mt Norquay downhill, ski jump and slalom] PG-331 [611. Vermilion Range from Banff, Windermere auto road] PG-332 [Homestead Tavern Banff] PG-333 [Bow River Falls, Banff] PG-334 [Chateau Lake Louise] PG-335 [Lake Louise] PG-336 [Pavilion, Architect by Frank Lloyd Wright] PG-337 [Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion, Banff] PG-338 [Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion, Banff] PG-339 [‘Hold to light postcard’ C.P.R. hotel, Banff PG-340 [Main street, Banff] PG-341 [Summit of Sulphur Mountain] PG-342 [Peace celebration, Banff] PG-343 [Peace day, Banff] PG-344 [“The Willies”, Last joy ride] PG-345 [Banff Springs Hotel] PG-346 [Wapta camp] PG-347 [Bighorn sheep] PG-348 [Deer, Banff] PG-349 [671. Winter scene, Rockies] PG-350 [188. Mt. Quadra, Consolation Lake] PG-351 [345. Mt. Assiniboine] PG-352 [738. Bow Lake] PG-353 [The stolen church, Windermere, B.C.] PG-354 [Angel Glacier] PG-355 [Lake Wapta Lodge] PG-356 [Banff from Tunnel Mtn.] PG-357 [Corkscrew drive, Tunnel Mtn.] PG-358 [The Sanitarium and Sulphur Mt. Banff] PG-359 [Hurdle snowshoe race, Banff, Canmore] PG-360 [Women playing hockey in Banff] PG-361 [Women playing hockey in Banff] PG-362 [Bankhead Alta] PG-363 [Main St. Looking West Cochrane, Alta] PG-364 [Looking East on main St. Cochrane Alta] PG-365 [Calgary Winter Carnival, 1921] PG-366 [Storm Mountain from Vermilion summit] PG-367 [Castle Mtn. from Vermilion summit] PG-368 [Lake Louise Laggan] PG-369 [Morning Mists on Lake Louise] PG-370 [Lake Louise and Mount Lefroy] PG-371 [Banff Windermere road] PG-372 [Frank Alta, showing slide] PG-373 [Nashs creek] PG-374 [Banff from Hill O’Doune] PG-375 [The Harbour Banff] PG-376 [Banff bridge and Duff House] PG-377 [Bridge street Banff] PG-378 [High Street Banff] PG-379 [Low street Banff] PG-380 [Low street Banff] PG-381 [Door in Banff?] PG-382 [Door in Banff?] PG-383 [Door in Banff?] PG-384 [Door in Banff?] PG-385 [Door in Banff?] PG-386 [Door in Banff?] PG-387 [Door in Banff?] PG-388 [Walkway in Banff?] PG-389 [Tree] PG-390 [Door in Banff?] PG-391 [Door in Banff?] PG-392 [Door in Banff?] PG-393 [Door in Banff?] PG-394 [Door in Banff?] PG-395 [Door in Banff?] PG-396 [Door in Banff?] PG-397 [Door in Banff?] PG-398 [Interior of house, sofa] PG-399 [Interior of house, fireplace] PG-400 [Interior of house, sofa and fireplace] PG-401 [Door in Banff?] PG-402 [Door in Banff?] PG-403 [Door in Banff?] PG-404 [Door in Banff?] PG-405 [Door in Banff?] PG-406 [Door in Banff?] PG-407 [Door in Banff?] PG-408 [Door in Banff?] PG-409 [Door in Banff?] PG-410 [Lake Louise] PG-411 [Norquay cable cars] PG-412 [Mt. Athabasca] PG-413 [Columbia ice fields chalet and the snow dome PG-414 [Douglas Fir Chalets, Banff] PG-415 [Mt Hungabee, by Byron Harmon] PG-416 [Lake Louise, by Byron Harmon]
- Notes
- PG-106 Photo by Roy Anderson as identified by Roy Anderson on March 12, 2019. The postcard was distributed in a card folder titled "Souvenir of Sunshine Village" dated 1965/66, which is located in Roy Andersen fonds 2019.40
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pat Brewster fonds
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Sous-Fonds
- V91
- Accession Number
- 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Physical Description
- ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.
- I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.
- II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.
- III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.
- IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- reference copies and summaries for sound recordings
- Creator
- Brewster, Pat
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elizabeth Rummel fonds
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family. Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring…
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Sous-Fonds
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Accession Number
- 184, 540, 824, 962, 1159, 1189, 1341, 1379, 1615, 2103, 2569, 2661, 2818, 2836, 3349
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records. -- ca.2200 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives. -- 5 photograph albums (400 prints). -- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rummel, 1897-1980, was a lodge owner and operator at Banff National Park, Alberta and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Rummel was born Elisabeth von Rummel to an aristocratic German family. With her mother and sisters, she ranched near Millarville, Alberta, after being stranded there during the First World War. In 1938, Lizzie moved to the mountains and became involved in early ski and backcountry operations. Her forty-two year career in the mountains included: working at Mount Assiniboine Lodge until 1942; managing Skoki Lodge and, at various times, Temple Chalet and Lake Louise Ski Lodge, ca.1943-1950; owning and operating Sunburst Lake Camp, 1950-1970; and working as assistant and oral history interviewer at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Archives of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) from 1966 to 1980. Lizzie was active in the town affairs of Canmore, Alberta, where she lived, as well as in various conservation and recreation organizations. She became a member of the Order of Canada in 1980.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family.
- Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring, Al Gaetz and Lawrence Grassi. Correspondents include Charlie Hunter, Ernest Lamarque and Erling Strom.
- Photographs include four series: I. Professional and trips, 1903-1978, n.d., ca.1400 items; pertaining to Mount Assiniboine Camp and region, Sunburst Lake camp and region, Skoki Lodge and region, and trips and views in the Canadian Rockies and B.C., and including activities such as skiing, mountaineering and backcountry travel. II. Personal, ca.1898-1980, ca.485 items; pertaining to the Rummel Ranch, Rummel family and friends, Lizzie Rummel and friends and associates, other. III. Travels, 1936-1973, ca.145 items; pertaining to travels in Europe, Yukon and N.W.T. and other. IV. Other, 1912-1977, n.d., ca.140 items; pertaining to Indians, John Ware and other. Includes material by numerous photographers, including Arnold Brigden.
- Sound recordings are Rummel reading in German and French from the guidebooks of Edward Feuz Jr. and Sr., 1969, and a practice tape by Rummel as an archives interviewer, 197-?
- Name Access
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is mainly English; some German and French
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline and file description of photographs
- electronic finding aid
- correspondent/subject index
- microfilm copy of album/s
- Creator
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds and accession records
- Processing Status
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Norman Sanson fonds
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- Part Of
- Norman Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs resulting from Sanson's life and work. Textual records consist of: I. Correspondence, 1901-1944, 2 cm.; II. Research and professional papers, 1890-1947, 45 cm., includes notebooks and notes pertaining to nature study, meteorological research, Sulphur Mounta…
- Date Range
- 1855-1949
- Reference Code
- M3 / V246
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Norman Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M3
- V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- V246
- Accession Number
- 109, 148, 181, 334, 384, 400, 439, 448, 1036, 1148, 1191, 2072. 2484, 2594, 2771, 3028, 6351, 6739, 8096
- Reference Code
- M3 / V246
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1855-1949
- Physical Description
- ca.55 cm and 21 v. of textual records. -- 46 photograph albums (ca.7500 prints). -- 1 postcard set (37 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Norman Bethune Sanson, 1862-1949, was a naturalist, meteorologist and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of a prominent clergyman, he developed a life-long interest in natural history as a boy. Sanson came west in 1885 to fight in the Riel Rebellion as a member of the Queen's Own Rifles.
- In 1892, Sanson came to Banff as an accountant for the Sanitarium Hotel. He also did book-keeping for other local businesses and handled the town's weather reports. In 1896 he was appointed curator of the Park Museum and also worked as zookeeper for the Banff Zoo. From 1896 until 1931, Sanson was meteorological officer and curator of the Park Museum. In 1903 an observatory was built on Sulphur Mountain on a site chosen by Sanson. During the period 1903-1931, Sanson made one thousand ascents of Sulphur Mountain to collect weather records. In 1948, the Dominion Government acknowledged his many years of service by naming a peak on the mountain for him.
- As a nature enthusiast, Sanson was well-known both in Banff and beyond. He was an avid collector of flora and fauna, both privately and through his job as museum curator. Sanson was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Rotary Club. He was a warden of St. George's Anglican Church and a supporter of the Canadian Bible Society. He was active in community events such as the Banff Winter Carnival, for which he organized and led the snowshoeing events. An ardent mountain traveller, he enjoyed both hiking and snowshoeing. Following retirement, Sanson toured extensively on foot throughout Britain and Europe.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs resulting from Sanson's life and work.
- Textual records consist of: I. Correspondence, 1901-1944, 2 cm.; II. Research and professional papers, 1890-1947, 45 cm., includes notebooks and notes pertaining to nature study, meteorological research, Sulphur Mountain and maps; III. Travel diary, 1900-1933, 1 cm.; IV. Register books, 1931, 1941, n.d. 2 cm.; IV. Scrapbooks, 1909-1931, n.d., 21 vol, many containing postcards from Great Britain and around the world; VI. Miscellaneous, 1855-1895, n.d., 4 cm.
- Photographs consist of: I. Albums, 1880s-1949, 46 v., pertain to Norman Sanson's life and work; document Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain and Sulphur Mountain Observatory; natural history, including mountain flora, collecting trips, weather surveys and snow surveys; Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, Highland Gatherings and Banff Regatta; mountain travels and travels throughout Canada, United States, England and Europe; friends, associates and Banff personalities. Detailed identifications provided by Norman Sanson. II. Postcard set, ca.1930.
- Name Access
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Science and technology
- 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: arrangement outline
- series description and partial file description
- reference microfilm copies of photographs albums and some textual materials
- Creator
- Sanson, Norman
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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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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