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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- Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell.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
- 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- Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell.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
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
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- 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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Parks Canada policy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11054
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1979
- Call Number
- 13.111 C16pcp 1979
- Published Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 69p. : ill
- Subjects
- Historic sites
- ISBN
- 0-662-10425-0
- Accession Number
- 3140
- NC11500
- Call Number
- 13.111 C16pcp 1979
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Resource inventory and management studies : progress and planning report II, March 1979 ]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12298
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Calgary : Resource Conservation, Parks Canada Western Region
- Call Number
- R 04 R31 1979
- Responsibility
- compiled and edited by David Reynolds and Jenny Feick
- Publisher
- Calgary : Resource Conservation, Parks Canada Western Region
- Published Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 100 l
- Accession Number
- 3518
- Call Number
- R 04 R31 1979
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Pictures of Peonies Viewing
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- Artist
- Miagawa Chikashige
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiW.04.01 a-c
- Description
- This piece is comprised of three panels. Together the panels represent an outdoor gathering in a tent like structure celebrating flowers. There are 13 women in total in this piece. The first panel contains a group of 3 women in the foreground and a group o three in a background. In the tlc a ta…
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- Artist
- Miagawa Chikashige
- Title
- Pictures of Peonies Viewing
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 70.5 x 70.5 cm
- Description
- This piece is comprised of three panels. Together the panels represent an outdoor gathering in a tent like structure celebrating flowers. There are 13 women in total in this piece. The first panel contains a group of 3 women in the foreground and a group o three in a background. In the tlc a table is set. The second panel depicts a group of three women: one holding a small planter. There is a very large flower pot on the right side. The third panel also has three women. two are sitting and one standing with many flower pots sitting on a stand in the right side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MiW.04.01 a-c
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw…
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- Title
- Mossbag
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; skin; plastic; glass
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 87.0 cm
- Description
- Bright blue velvet lined with white fabric (cotton?). The bag has a pinked hide edge with lacing holes and two long bundled laces attached. Both sides of the bag have a beaded floral design in red, yellow, blue and orange with green leaves. Tag attached with CRW’s handwritting: “Winifred Bearspaw pounded but can sell $50. Feb 5 79.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3003
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Beaded Caparison
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) …
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- Title
- Beaded Caparison
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) large bead work.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.3026
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- serigraph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CvE.04.01
- Description
- A solid brown rectangle printed on ivory paper.
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- Title
- Smut
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- serigraph on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.1 x 76.1 cm
- Description
- A solid brown rectangle printed on ivory paper.
- Subject
- abstract
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- CvE.04.01
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ZeJ.02.01
- Description
- A woman in black dress and a man in a blue suit fly, twisting through the air. A yellow house in the background with a grey road leading up to it. Dark green grass and two trees surround the house.
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- Title
- Violation
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Description
- A woman in black dress and a man in a blue suit fly, twisting through the air. A yellow house in the background with a grey road leading up to it. Dark green grass and two trees surround the house.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- ZeJ.02.01
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In the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Southern Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbg.04.078
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.078
- Description
- Farm and foothills in Southern Alberta.
- Title
- In the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Southern Alberta
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Farm and foothills in Southern Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.078
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The Docks, Summerland, BC
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbg.04.079
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.079
- Description
- Hills surrounding docks on Okanagan Lake.
- Title
- The Docks, Summerland, BC
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 40.7 cm
- Description
- Hills surrounding docks on Okanagan Lake.
- Subject
- landscape
- BC
- Okanagan Lake
- Summerland
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.079
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The Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.104
- Description
- Three Sisters at Canmore and Bow River.
- Title
- The Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.7 x 18.4 cm
- Description
- Three Sisters at Canmore and Bow River.
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.104
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Daypack Backpack
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- canvas; leather; metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1135
- Description
- A well-made green canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. It has a drawstring closure with metal grommets through which a woven cord is passed through and tied. The flap is a separate piece of canvas sewn onto the sack which is darted and rounded to fit neatly over the top of the pac…
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- Title
- Daypack Backpack
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- canvas; leather; metal; fabric
- Dimensions
- 50 x 41 cm
- Description
- A well-made green canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. It has a drawstring closure with metal grommets through which a woven cord is passed through and tied. The flap is a separate piece of canvas sewn onto the sack which is darted and rounded to fit neatly over the top of the pack. A leather strap is attached to the flap by two rivets stamped with the words “WIDE STEEL SHANK” (Note: all rivets mentioned have this lettering). The main sack/bag has a white label sewn onto the top bearing the trademark “A & F” in red thread and “Abercrombie & Fitch Co.” in blue, underneath this “NEW YORK”. Underneath the label the word “MILLS” is hand printed in black indelible ink. There are two flapped pockets attached to the front of the bag; each flap has a leather strap attached to it by one rivet. The pocket has a metal buckle attached to the flap by piece of folded leather attached by two rivets. Between the pockets is another metal buckle attached by piece of folded leather and two rivets. On the back of the bag there is a piece of leather sewn onto the top and two straps for arms to go through; each strap is attached by two rivets; 5cm from the bottom and 3.5cm from each side there are two pieces of green corded material 6.5x2w cm folded over and sewn with green thread in an X-shaped pattern. On the bottom sides of the pack there are two folded pieces of leather, through which a metal ring is inserted, attached by two rivets. A metal push clip that hooks through the ring has a folded leather piece held together by one rivet. Through these two folds the buckle and the clip are attached.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Edwin W. Mills
- Credit
- Gift of Ted and Judy Mills, Mill Bay, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1135
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1132 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brown leather, over the ankle, square-toed hiking boots with light brown cotton laces. Each boot has six lace hooks (lacing lugs) and one grommetted eyelet on each side. The sole is separate and stitiched to the boot.
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- Title
- Hiking Boots
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 9.5 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of brown leather, over the ankle, square-toed hiking boots with light brown cotton laces. Each boot has six lace hooks (lacing lugs) and one grommetted eyelet on each side. The sole is separate and stitiched to the boot.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- climbing
- Catharine Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1132 a,b
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Ode to Road: Mountain Wall
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.06.07
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- hand-formed acrylic sheet; airbrushed paint
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.06.07
- Description
- A clear sheet of acrylic rises from a black stand. A small segment of black and yellow road sits in the middle.
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- Title
- Ode to Road: Mountain Wall
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- hand-formed acrylic sheet; airbrushed paint
- Dimensions
- 125 x 35 cm
- Description
- A clear sheet of acrylic rises from a black stand. A small segment of black and yellow road sits in the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.06.07
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.15.11
- Description
- “CHRSTMS 79” written at bottom centre. “the Sinclairs” written on inside.
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- Title
- CHRSTMS 79
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- arches paper
- Description
- “CHRSTMS 79” written at bottom centre. “the Sinclairs” written on inside.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.15.11
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How to Catalogue an Artifact
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyj.13.01
- Date
- 1979 – 1979
- Medium
- mixed media; photograph; textual material on card board, foam core backing
- Catalogue Number
- WyJ.13.01
- Description
- Framed step-by-step instructions on how to catalogue an artifact ca. 1980 using Jon Whyte’s pet dog as the “artifact.” Includes Polaroid photographs of the various steps alongside typed instructions, a “ARTIFACT CLASSIFICATION CODES” sheet printed on green paper, and a “PETER AND CATHARINE WHYTE FO…
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- Title
- How to Catalogue an Artifact
- Date
- 1979 – 1979
- Medium
- mixed media; photograph; textual material on card board, foam core backing
- Dimensions
- 85.5 x 83 cm
- Description
- Framed step-by-step instructions on how to catalogue an artifact ca. 1980 using Jon Whyte’s pet dog as the “artifact.” Includes Polaroid photographs of the various steps alongside typed instructions, a “ARTIFACT CLASSIFICATION CODES” sheet printed on green paper, and a “PETER AND CATHARINE WHYTE FOUNDATION ARTIFACT FORM” sheet printed on yellow paper.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- WyJ.13.01
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Mount Rundle in March
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- woodcut; colour linocut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ShM.04.06
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- Title
- Mount Rundle in March
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- woodcut; colour linocut on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 29.3 cm
- Credit
- Purchased from Sundance Gallery, Calgary, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- ShM.04.06
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.02
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- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 29.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of James Spencer, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.02
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.01
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- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 22.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of James Spencer, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.01
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Mount Athabasca and Andromeda
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- acrylic on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.12.01
- Description
- This painting was commisioned by the Peter Whyte Gallery to be included in the Art Bank purchase grant received by the Gallery during 1978. The reverse of the frame reads: (It is the mountain next to the Columbia Icefield, (Mt. Columbia) (Mt. Athabasca) which ever it is, that's the title. This pain…
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- Title
- Mount Athabasca and Andromeda
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- acrylic on masonite
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- This painting was commisioned by the Peter Whyte Gallery to be included in the Art Bank purchase grant received by the Gallery during 1978. The reverse of the frame reads: (It is the mountain next to the Columbia Icefield, (Mt. Columbia) (Mt. Athabasca) which ever it is, that's the title. This painting is acrylic on gessoed masonite. It was begun in 1978 and completed in 1979. The surface can be easily damaged which explains the plexiglas. Any problems please contact the artist. signed: J.B. Spencer. Spencer's father became ill during the production of this work, thus the delay in completion.
- Credit
- Gift of James Spencer, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.12.01
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