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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Scope & Content: Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell.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Scope & Content: Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell.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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O. A. Christensen fonds

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Part Of: O. A. Christensen fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs of artifacts and fossils uncovered during the 1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park

Date Range: 1969

Reference Code: V132

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: O. A. Christensen fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 132

Sous-Fonds: V 132

Accession Number: 1186

Reference Code: V132

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1969

Physical Description: 42 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: O. A. Christensen was an archaeologist based at the University of Calgary, Alberta

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs of artifacts and fossils uncovered during the 1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park

Name Access: Christensen, O. A.

Subject Access: Archaeology; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Science and technology

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Related Material: Accompanied by report titled "1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park" by O. A. Christensen, Department of Archeology, University of Calgary. Copy in Archives library

Creator: Christensen, O. A.

Category: First nations; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Roger Jowett fonds

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Part Of: Roger Jowett fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of exterior and interior views of Banff Library and Archives (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.)

Date Range: 1969

Reference Code: V315

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Roger Jowett fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 315

Sous-Fonds: V 315

Accession Number: 799, 2330

Reference Code: V315

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1969

Physical Description: 16 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Roger Jowett is an architectural photographer at Willowdale, Ontario.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of exterior and interior views of Banff Library and Archives (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.)

Name Access: Jowett, Roger

Subject Access: Arts; Buildings and facilities

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Jowett, Roger

Category: Arts

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Jack Robbins fonds

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Part Of: Jack Robbins fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs by Jack Robbins of the Banff Library and Archives building (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies). Includes views of building, opening day ceremonies and bronze statues.

Date Range: 1968

Reference Code: V534

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Jack Robbins fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 534

Sous-Fonds: V 534

Accession Number: 621

Reference Code: V534

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1968

Physical Description: 16 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs by Jack Robbins of the Banff Library and Archives building (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies). Includes views of building, opening day ceremonies and bronze statues.

Name Access: Robbins, Jack

Subject Access: Arts

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

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Creator: Robbins, Jack

Category: Arts

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Bow Valley Camera Club fonds

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Part Of: Bow Valley Camera Club fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 1 photograph album of 72 prints. Photographs contain captions by members of the camera club, pertaining to the flowers of Banff National Park. Album is dedicated to Peter Whyte.

Date Range: 1968

Reference Code: V280

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Part Of: Bow Valley Camera Club fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 280

Sous-Fonds: V 280

Accession Number: 7723 (unproc)

Reference Code: V280

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1968

Physical Description: 1 photograph album: 72 prints, col.

History / Biographical: The Bow Valley Camera Club 's history is not well documented, but evidence from newsletters show that it was active from at least 1968 to 1970. The Bow Valley Camera Club Bulletin lists executive members during these years as: Bob Smith, Bill de Haan, Joyce Cole, Mary Smith, Eileen Brierley, and George Atkinson.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 1 photograph album of 72 prints. Photographs contain captions by members of the camera club, pertaining to the flowers of Banff National Park. Album is dedicated to Peter Whyte.

Name Access: Bow Valley Camera Club

Subject Access: Arts; Community life; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Related Material: Bow Valley Camera Club Bulletin 1968-1970 is located in the info-file under "Clubs and Organizations."

Creator: Bow Valley Camera Club

Category: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure; Arts

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record notes

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Includes photographs are by expedition members, including Hogo Hohener and Mary Fallis. Also includes views by Photo Importing Agencies Ltd. re presentations on behalf of expedition.

Date Range: 1967

Reference Code: V14 / AC 001P / 09-10; V14 / AC 055P / 28; V14 / AC 123P / 01-19, 23

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

1 image

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.2.d.ii. Administration: expeditions - Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 001P / 09-10; V14 / AC 055P / 28; V14 / AC 123P / 01-19, 23

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1967

Physical Description: ca.125 photographs (22 prints, 4 negatives, 1 album of 84 prints)

Scope & Content: Includes photographs are by expedition members, including Hogo Hohener and Mary Fallis. Also includes views by Photo Importing Agencies Ltd. re presentations on behalf of expedition.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Yukon; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on material

Processing Status: Processed

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Philippe Delesalle fonds

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Part Of: Philippe Delesalle fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photograph. Proposal, titled "Great Divide Trail," advocates improved access to regions between Kananaskis Lake and Little Yoho Valley, including Palliser, Assiniboine regions, Sunshine Meadows, Egypt Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara. Letter to Catharine …

Date Range: 1967

Reference Code: M51 / V166

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Philippe Delesalle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 51; V 166

Sous-Fonds: M 51; V 166

Accession Number: 313

Reference Code: M51 / V166

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1967

Physical Description: 2 textual records (5 p.). -- 1 photograph : print

History / Biographical: Philippe Delesalle, b.1929, is an architect and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photograph. Proposal, titled "Great Divide Trail," advocates improved access to regions between Kananaskis Lake and Little Yoho Valley, including Palliser, Assiniboine regions, Sunshine Meadows, Egypt Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara. Letter to Catharine Whyte from Delesalle discusses the concept of bivouac shelters from Lake Louise to Jasper and includes a thank you for contribution toward Peter Whyte Hut; accompanied by a photograph of the Peter Whyte Memorial Hut at Bow Lake before installation on Bow Glacier.

Name Access: Delesalle, Philippe

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Great Divide Trail; Peter Whyte Hut

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Delesalle, Philippe

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Family Camping Trip

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of 11 35mm annotated colour slides, landscape Banff, Moraine Lake

Date Range: 1963

Reference Code: V8 / 2014.8313

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Series: V8 / 2014.8313

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2014.8313

Reference Code: V8 / 2014.8313

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1963

Physical Description: 11 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of 11 35mm annotated colour slides, landscape Banff, Moraine Lake

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) second on the right]

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Part Of: George McLean fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph print of a group photo with George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) stood second on the right.

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: V422 / PA - 64

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: George McLean fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M42; V422

Series: II. Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V422

Reference Code: V422 / PA - 64

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1 photograph: print

Scope & Content: Item consists of photograph print of a group photo with George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) stood second on the right.

Name Access: McLean, George

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; First Nations; Portrait

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 475

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Evans, Sam; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Harmon, Don; Kaquitts, George; Kaquitts, Frank; Beil, Charlie; Vallance, Doris; Vallance, Sydney; McCowan, Dan; Grayson, L. Stuart; Ward, Sam; Moore, Edmee

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Springs Hotel; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Golf Course; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Ski racing; Ski jumping; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Whyte, Barbara; Whyte, Clifford; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Lefroy, Beatrice; Lefroy, Robert; Browne, Belmore; Browne, Evelyn; Evans, Sam; Cameron, Stewart; Millar, Chuck; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Brewster, Fern; Paris, George; Phillips, Walter J.; Lonsdale, Tom; Vallance, Sydney; Ward, Sam; Reid, Charles; McLean, George; McLean, Bill

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff Public Library; Banff School of Fine Arts; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; David Thompson Highway; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Funeral; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Sunshine Village; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Jasper; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Pearl and George

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Pearl and George.

Date Range: 1899

Reference Code: V439 / PA - 183

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V439

Series: Pearl Moore Series

Sous-Fonds: V439

Sub-Series: Personal

Reference Code: V439 / PA - 183

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Parallel Title: "To our faithful guides Pearl and George. Stony [sic] Squaw. Sep. 1899."

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1899

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print ; front and back

Scope & Content: Pearl and George.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

Processing Status: Processed

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Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…

Date Range: 1895

Reference Code: M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Corporate record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D: Personal and Family Records : Collected Material

Accession Number: 182

Reference Code: M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Corporate record

Responsibility: Canadian Pacific Railway

Date Range: 1895

Physical Description: 1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated

History / Biographical: Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.

Scope & Content: Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).