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Ray Wardell fonds

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Part Of: Ray Wardell fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger an…

Date Range: 1993

Reference Code: M252

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Ray Wardell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 252

Sous-Fonds: M 252

Accession Number: 6505

Reference Code: M252

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1993

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records (ca.130 p.)

History / Biographical: Ray Wardell, 1922-1994, was an engineer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1948 until 1958, and lived at Oakville, Ontario until his death. Wardell worked on early construction at Mount Norquay ski area and rose to the position of Superintendent of Construction and Maintenance for the Banff Chairlift Corporation.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger and safety services, Upper Terminal Tea Room and improvements to Mount Norquay Lodge. Contents include technical details, construction photographs and articles from trade journals

Name Access: Wardell, Ray

Subject Access: Chairlifts and gondolas; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Wardell, Ray

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Algonquin Hotel, Digby Pines, Ascot and Le Baron Motels

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.

Date Range: 1964

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 25

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negative and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 25

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: 78 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.

Notes: Some of photographs are duplicates. Negatives and transparencies stored in separate file boxes.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotel; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Quebec

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Crowd on Banff Avenue

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a large crowd of people on Banff Avenue - possibly waiting for Queen Elizabeth II to arrive [a sign reading ER II is visible on the left]

Date Range: 1959

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 35

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 35

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1959

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a large crowd of people on Banff Avenue - possibly waiting for Queen Elizabeth II to arrive [a sign reading ER II is visible on the left]

Name Access: Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip

Subject Access: Royal tours; Royal Visit

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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My story : an autobiography

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1959

Author: Astor, Mary

Publisher: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday

Call Number: 06.3 As8m

Author: Astor, Mary

Responsibility: Mary Astor

Publisher: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday

Published Date: 1959

Physical Description: 332 pages ; 22 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff; Films; Lake Louise; Autobiography

Abstract: Pertains to Mary Astor's reminisces regarding filming of "Enticement" in Banff National Park (Chapter 3, page 81.)

ISBN: 59-6265

Accession Number: p2019-06

Call Number: 06.3 As8m

Collection: Archives Library

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Canadian Eskimo Art

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1959

Author: Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources

Publisher: Ottawa : Queen's Printer

Call Number: 06.1 D34c

Author: Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources

Publisher: Ottawa : Queen's Printer

Published Date: 1959

Physical Description: 40 pages : illustrations (some color) 1 color map ; 27 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Baffin Island; Inuit; Art

Subjects: Art, Canadian

Abstract: Pertains to a publication showcasing artistic pieces from a variety of Inuit artists in Canada. The publication provides images of Inuit carvings, as well as other various forms of artistic expression. While the publication seeks to tell the story of the art, it is lacking Inuit voices and thus carries an innate bias.