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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-1967?]
- Reference Code
- M55 / V408
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 55
- V 408
- Sous-Fonds
- M 55
- V 408
- Accession Number
- 323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892
- Reference Code
- M55 / V408
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-1967?]
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records
- History / Biographical
- Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.
- I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.
- Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.
- Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.
- Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).
- II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939
- Notes
- Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts
- Name Access
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Mary
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- in-house electronic finding aid
- online finding aid
- item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors
- Related Material
- Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)
- Creator
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Mary
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1922-1930
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 14 / 1 to 174
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
9 images
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V408
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Sous-Fonds
- V408
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 14 / 1 to 174
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1922-1930
- Physical Description
- 174 negatives : b/w
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- ITEM LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHER'S TITLES (V408/NA14/ 1 to 174) :
- 1 Capt. Carpenter
- 2 to 4 Furnell and Harrison (Hole in Wall)
- 5 Worthy worshipful Brethern [Masons]
- 6 Duke of Connaught
- 7 Princess Pat
- 8 Senator Forget
- 9 Mr. Cobb
- 10 Sanson, M. Oldham
- 11 Jack Standly
- 12 Geo. Fear
- 13 Bill Davie
- 14 Geo. Noble
- 15 Geo. Fowles
- 16 Ted Davidson
- 17 Orr and Robinson
- 18 Sibbald, Wilson and Brewster
- 19, 20 Moffatt and Marr
- 21, 22 Wheeler, Brett and Collison
- 23 Bill Ritchie and Geo. Fear
- 24, 25 Fowles and Davidson
- 26 Benj. Holbrow
- 27 Ghost River Brady
- 28 James McRavey
- 29 Harrison and Johnston
- 30 Frank Beattie
- 31, 32 David Galletly
- 33 Mr. Wheeler, Lieut. Gov. Brett
- 34 Lieut. Gov. Brett
- 35 Tom Dunsmore
- 36 Barnett and Spencer
- 37 Fred Adams
- 38 Howard Sibbald
- 39 White boys - skiing
- 40 John McCormack
- 41 Connaughts at Banff Depot, 1912
- 42 Doe Gibson
- 43 Prince of Wales at Banff, 1923
- 44 C. W. Moffat
- 45, 46 Mr. and Mrs. Bengough - cartoonist
- 47 Louis Mumford [Lewis?]
- 48 H. R. H. Prince of Wales, 1923
- 49 Freckles, Stuart Curran
- 50, 51 Dave McDougall, Andrew Sibbald
- 52 Bros. Wm. Ward and Wm. Furnell
- 53 Tom Dunsmore and bear
- 54 Sid Urwin
- 55 Vick near Castle
- 56 Joe Boyce - wood chopping
- 57 Joe Smith
- 58 Group at Joe Smith's [Joe Smith, Peter Whyte and father Dave White at Smith's Cabin near Castle Mountain]
- 59, 60 Geo. Wilson
- 61, 62 Kwong-Chung-Yuen family, Elks picnic, 1922
- 63, 64 Howard Sibbald
- 65 to 68 Premier Greenfield
- 69, 70 Baron Byng (Gov. Gen.)
- 71, 72 B. W. Collison, J. L. Gibson, Banff Elks picnic, 1922
- 73 to 75 Insp. Ryan, R.C.M.P. [Denis Ryan]
- 76 Joe Hill
- 77 Geo. Ham, Jas. Brewster, Bill Brewster
- 78 Frank Sibbald, 1923
- 79 Ben Marchmont, Cochrane
- 80, 81 Carl Rungius, 1923
- 82 Carl Rungius, 1923 - Cascade and Rundle settings
- 83 Carl Rungius - Cascade and Rundle settings
- 84 Carl Rungius and Colonel Moore, Aug.1928
- 85, 86 Bill Potts
- 87 N. K. Luxton, 1923
- 88 John Thomson, Dunsmuir, Ashton
- 89, 90 Andrew Sibbald, Banff, April 1924
- 91, 92 N. K. Luxton, Banff Indian Days, 1924
- 93 Lieut. Gov. Brett, Tom Wilson, John Murray Gibbon July 1924
- 94 Ben Woodworth, Fred Pepper
- 95, 96 Charlie Reid
- 97 Jas. Brewster
- 98 Walter Potts and Scotty Wright, 1925
- 99, 100 Christie, Game Warden, 1925
- 101 to 103 E. Whymper, standing, Sir James Hector, sitting
- 104 Dr. James Hector from photo by Mrs. Schaffer
- 105, 106 Sir Jas. Hector and Whymper at Field, BC
- 107 Howard E. Sibbald, 1925
- 108 to 110 Miss Keith, 1925
- 111, 112 Archie Keith, 1925
- 113 Len Leacock, guide
- 114 Tom Wilson on wagon, 1925
- 115, 116 Horner's under hose
- 117 to 119 Mr. Supple, Aug.1925
- 120 Tom Wilson, June 1926
- 121, 122 Civil Engineers, USA at Banff Springs Hotel, Aug.1, 1926
- 123 to 125 Frank J. Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, Aug.9, 1926
- 126 Sharkey family at Lake Louise, Aug.1926
- 127 British party at Banff Hotel, Sept.1926
- 128, 129 Dr. McQueen of Edmonton, Sept.1926
- 130 to 133 Premier Mackenzie King at Banff Springs Hotel, Sept. 1926 ; 134 to 138 Group of high school students on a hike round Mt. Norquay, Oct. 1926
- 139 Dan at Abbots Pass 1927 [Dan McCowan at Abbot Pass]
- 140, 141 Corporal Taylor, N.W.M.P., 1927
- 142, 143 St. Johnston Football Team, Lake Louise, 1927
- 144, 145 F. Astley, 1927. Built first Chateau Lake Louise
- 146 Bill Oliver on water wagon, July 1928
- 147 J. Brewster with Peter B. Kyne, July 1928
- 148 Professor Fay, July 1928
- 149 Colonel Fraser, Sept.1928
- 150 Walter Wilcox, Fred Armbrister, trail ride, Aug.1929
- 151 Tex Woods, Aug.1929
- 152 Prof. Fay, Lake Louise, Aug.1930, best neg
- 153 to 155 Prof. Fay, Lake Louise, 1930
- 156 Jas. Brewster, 1930
- 157, 158 Rudolf Aemmer, 1930
- 159 to 161 Bill Hartley Glacier, 33
- 162 A. O. Wheeler, 33
- 163 Walter Phillips at work, Bow Summit, 1936
- 164 to 167 Mrs. David McDougall, 37
- 168 J. M. Gibbon, 37
- 169, 170 Jack Frost, guide, 38
- 171 Soole on bicycle, 39
- 172 Good Old Soapy [Soapy Smith]
- 173 Walter Nixon, flapjack artist
- 174, 175 Bill Brewster
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