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The Lady of the Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54765
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.
- Date Range
- 1898
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 13
- Date Range
- 1898
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 12 x 16.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.
- Material Details
- Book is bound in beige cloth with red, orange green and pink floral design.
- Name Access
- McDougall, May
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Poetry
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Handle with caution as contents may be fragile
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item stored in separate file folder from other archival materials
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title used is original from item in file
- Content Details
- [Annotation on first page:] "Miss May McDougall Morley, Alberta May, 10/98."
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Publications, correspondence, events
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54506
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a published guidebook for ice hockey, three menus/programmes for events in Banff, three postcards, three pages of loose poetry, and news clippings/pages from newspapers. Content pertains to a community Christmas dinner event at the King Edward Hotel in Banff; loose poetry, handwrit…
- Date Range
- 1888
- 1898
- 1906
- [ca. 1910]
- 1911
- 1914 - 1916
- [ca. 1915 - ca. 1920]
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / A / 1
- Date Range
- 1888
- 1898
- 1906
- [ca. 1910]
- 1911
- 1914 - 1916
- [ca. 1915 - ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick Albert Woodworth (August 8, 1895 - April 16, 1916) was the fifth child of eleven, born to parents Elizabeth and Benjamin Woodworth in the town of Banff. Fred Woodworth worked as an electrician in the mines at Bankhead prior to joining the war effort in February 1915. Fred was shot by enemy fire on April 16, 1916 and is now buried in Ypres, Belgium. Fred has a second memorial located in the Woodworth family section of the Banff Town Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a published guidebook for ice hockey, three menus/programmes for events in Banff, three postcards, three pages of loose poetry, and news clippings/pages from newspapers. Content pertains to a community Christmas dinner event at the King Edward Hotel in Banff; loose poetry, handwritten; postcards sent to Benjamin Sr., Maud and Ethel Woodworth, between 1906 and ca. 1915; a copy of the newsletter "Trench Echo" from the 27th Battalion in Winnipeg from 1915; a dinner banquet menu/programme for the 56th Overseas Battalion dated 1916; a news clipping announcing the marriage of Ted and Minnie Davidson, ca. 1915; two pages of a June 7, 1888 publication of the "National Park Life" newspaper; an invitation to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Ladies Auxiliay Annual Ball 1914; and a news clipping of a memorial article for Frederick Woodworth who was killed in action during World War I.
- Notes
- One page of a two-page handwritten poem is signed "E M W" [likely "Ella Maud Woodworth"].
- Name Access
- Brett, Reginald H. (Harry)
- Tuthill, J. A.
- Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
- Brett, Robert G.
- Woodworth, Fred
- Woodworth, Maude
- Subject Access
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Hockey
- Community events
- Hotels
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Cascade Lodge No. 5
- Military
- World War I
- National parks and reserves
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Fragile newspaper and loose pages encased in mylar or acid free paper for protection, use caution when handling
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12326261/frederick-albert-woodworth
- https://albertaonrecord.ca/woodworth-family-fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Documents and Certificates
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 cm of textual records, 65 x 40 cm or smaller. File pertains to the personal and professional records of the Wardle family, particularly James M. Wardle. Records include: birth certificates for each family member (James Morey Wardle, 1888; Leette (Roney) Wardle, 1889; and Dorothy …
- Date Range
- 1888-1998
- 1888-1889
- 1912
- 1913
- 1919
- 1945
- c.1935-c.1959
- 1966-1972
- 1998
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / A / 1-7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Published record
- Textual record
- Newspaper clipping
- Government record
- Plan
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / II : Wardle Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / II / A : Documents and Certificates
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / A / 1-7
- Date Range
- 1888-1998
- 1888-1889
- 1912
- 1913
- 1919
- 1945
- c.1935-c.1959
- 1966-1972
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records (65 x 40 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 cm of textual records, 65 x 40 cm or smaller. File pertains to the personal and professional records of the Wardle family, particularly James M. Wardle. Records include: birth certificates for each family member (James Morey Wardle, 1888; Leette (Roney) Wardle, 1889; and Dorothy Hope Wardle, 1919); James and Leette's marriage certificate from 1913; proof of age certificates and various notes on family (Roney) history; records pertaining to the family plot in the Old Banff Cemetery (including a photocopy of a blueprint plan of the cemetery grounds); records pertaining to the estates of James (d. 1971) and Leette (d. 1969); miscellaneous family items (including records about Dorothy's cousin Jack WIlliams who died overseas during World War II); photocopies of records pertaining to appointments and certificates for James (including his appointment to Deputy Minister of the Interior in 1935); and James' shares with the Alaska Yukon Pipeline (1966-1967). Records also include newspaper clippings (Banff Crag and Canyon, Calgary Herald) and various correspondence (related to the material) interspersed throughout.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Subject Access
- Marriage
- National parks and reserves
- Newspaper
- World War II
- Government
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Personal, Family
- Records
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Ottawa
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- M521 / II / A / 1 : Includes James Wardle's original birth certificate. In okay condition (some tears), currently in mylar. Consider digitizing.
- M521 / II / A / 7 : The original shareholder certificate was ripped and then heavily taped back together. It is currently in mylar but could present issues in the future. Consider digitizing.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Miscellaneous and Collected Materials
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks,…
- Date Range
- 1872-1986
- 1872
- 1911
- 1920
- 1928
- 1934-1935
- 1939
- 1942-1943
- 1950
- 1977
- 1986
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / C / 1-6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Organization record
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / II : Wardle Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / II / C : Miscellaneous and Collected Materials
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / C / 1-6
- Date Range
- 1872-1986
- 1872
- 1911
- 1920
- 1928
- 1934-1935
- 1939
- 1942-1943
- 1950
- 1977
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 11.5 cm of textual records (32 x 42 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks, 1743-1860 (1943); four booklets related to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies (1934-1950); a booklet titled "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" (1928); an assortment of recipes; "The Margaret P. Hess Collection" booklet published by the University of Calgary (1977) and a related Calgary Herald newspaper clipping (1986); one Carl Rungius postcard; and six miscellaneous postcards depicting a former school teacher of Leette Wardle (1911), James Wardle at the Cave and Basin (1920), the Wardles in San Francisco (n.d.), two unidentified men (n.d.), and visitors to the Banff Springs Hotel (n.d.).
- Notes
- Book of Common Prayer inscribed with: “Martha Morey, November 4, 1872. New Westminster, BC. From her mother.” It belonged to James Wardle's mother.
- The Pocket Cook Book contains annotations and written notes tucked in among the pages of the book.
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies booklets kept because the Wardles participated in trail rides and there are photos/mentions of James and Dorothy, and possibly Leette.
- The "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" booklet contains a photograph print between pages 32 and 33.
- Some of the postcards are annotated on the back, specifically the postcard depicting the Banff Springs Hotel which is addressed to Dorothy.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Simpson, George
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Artist
- Art
- Leisure
- Recreation
- Religions
- Calgary Herald
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Cave and Basin
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- San Francisco
- United States
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Religions
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Georgina McDougall college books
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of study books used by Georgina Luxton during her time as a student at Wesleyan Ladies' College in Hamilton, Ontario. Includes one copy of "The Complete Vest-Pocket Library" [published 1893] with annotations on the first page, and a copy of the book "McBride's All Kinds of Dialogues" …
- Date Range
- [1880-1890]
- 1893
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 37
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 37
- Date Range
- [1880-1890]
- 1893
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 10.5 x 16.5 cm and 7 x 14.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of study books used by Georgina Luxton during her time as a student at Wesleyan Ladies' College in Hamilton, Ontario. Includes one copy of "The Complete Vest-Pocket Library" [published 1893] with annotations on the first page, and a copy of the book "McBride's All Kinds of Dialogues" book of short plays [ca. 1880- 1890].
- Notes
- First page of vest-pocket library book signed in black ink by Georgina Luxton [see "Content Details"].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Hamilton
- Access Restrictions
- Handle with caution, materials are fragile
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Book of plays placed in acid free paper due to fragile condition
- Category
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Annotation in vest-pocket library book: "G. McDougall W.L. College"
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian news publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54761
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 full copies of Canadian news publications including The Dominion Illustrated, Montreal Star, and The Montreal Herald, as well as one torn section from a 1937 edition of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper. Content pertains to business development, agriculture, trade and local history…
- Date Range
- 1890
- 1901
- 1927
- 1937
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 41 to 44
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 41 to 44
- Date Range
- 1890
- 1901
- 1927
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 28.5 x 41 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 full copies of Canadian news publications including The Dominion Illustrated, Montreal Star, and The Montreal Herald, as well as one torn section from a 1937 edition of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper. Content pertains to business development, agriculture, trade and local history in Calgary; a Royal Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Canada in 1901; Canadian trade, industry and tourism; and political tension between Russia and Japan prior to World War II.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Agriculture
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Environment
- Finances
- Indigenous Peoples
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Manufacturing
- Military
- National parks and reserves
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Geography
- History
- Industry
- Government
- Royal Visit
- Royal tours
- Royalty
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Travel
- War
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Russia
- Japan
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Edmonton Bulletin newspaper has been placed in mylar
- All items stored flat in oversize box to prevent further creasing and damage
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Politics
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Items are arranged chronologically in file box: LUX / II / F1 / 41 : "The Dominion Illustrated" [1890] LUX / II / F1 / 42 : "The Royal Visit to Canada 1901", Montreal Star LUX / II / F1 / 43 : "The National Number of the Montreal Herald" [1927] LUX / II / F1 / 44 : "Edmonton Bulletin" [1937]
- Processing Status
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Biographical material, Norman Luxton and McDougall family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54782
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norm…
- Date Range
- 1876
- [1930-1940]
- 1934
- [1955]
- 1960
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 9
- Date Range
- 1876
- [1930-1940]
- 1934
- [1955]
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norman Luxton; Article "Here's Alberta - People and Places" featuring Norman Luxton; published book "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer" by Edna Kells; and a program for an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of George McDougall's appointment as Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Missions, which includes a detailed timeline of the lives of George and Elizabeth McDougall, as well as their son John.
- Notes
- File also contains one duplicate copy of each item, excluding "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer"
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Pigeon Lake
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Obituary article clippings are fragile, handle with care
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Staples removed from two items in file and replaced with archival clips
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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British Royal Family souvenir books
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54788
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two souvenir books pertaining to the British Royal Family. Includes one copy of "Souvenir of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee" [1897] pertaining to the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's coronation, and one copy of "Berrow's Coronation Souvenir" book pertaining to the coronation of 13…
- Date Range
- 1897
- 1953
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 39 & 40
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 39 & 40
- Date Range
- 1897
- 1953
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 30.5 x 43 cm and 30 x 42 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two souvenir books pertaining to the British Royal Family. Includes one copy of "Souvenir of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee" [1897] pertaining to the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's coronation, and one copy of "Berrow's Coronation Souvenir" book pertaining to the coronation of 13 British monarchs between 1690 and 1953, including Queen Elizabeth II.
- Subject Access
- Royalty
- Government
- Souvenir
- Coronation
- Anniversary
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- England
- Canada
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Oversized holiday greeting cards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54793
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 oversized holiday greeting cards, including one from Annie Whitaker with personal message on the back, one from The Standard Shoe Store in Banff, 6 from Stovel Company Limited and two sent to Eleanor Luxton from "Bill". Cards include lithograph images and printed paper copies of…
- Date Range
- [1895-1910]
- [1925-1930]
- [1945-1960]
- 1946
- 1956
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 21
- Responsibility
- Art used in cards produced by Adrian Hill, Nicholas Hornyansky and Walter J. Phillips
- Date Range
- [1895-1910]
- [1925-1930]
- [1945-1960]
- 1946
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 oversized holiday greeting cards, including one from Annie Whitaker with personal message on the back, one from The Standard Shoe Store in Banff, 6 from Stovel Company Limited and two sent to Eleanor Luxton from "Bill". Cards include lithograph images and printed paper copies of art depicting Shakespeare's house in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England; landscapes and scenic waterfront views; and holiday-themed art designs. Two items in file are accompanied by original mailing envelopes addressed to Eleanor Luxton, 1956.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Whitaker, Annie
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artist
- Christmas
- Businesses
- Family and personal life
- Holidays
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Annotated item stored in mylar to prevent possible ink transfer onto other archival materials
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Item signed by Annie Whitaker has maker's label attached to back, reads "John O'Groats Artcraft Made in England"
- Processing Status
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Sheet music and piano exercise books
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of musical study booklets and sheet music belonging to various members of the McDougall and Luxton family, including Georgina McDougall [Luxton], Eleanor Luxton, May and Annie McDougall, and Ruth McDougall, and one book signed “Nina Wynn” of WLC [Wesleyan Ladies’ College]. Some items …
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1895]
- [ca.1900-1920]
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 10 to 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 10 to 20
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1895]
- [ca.1900-1920]
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of musical study booklets and sheet music belonging to various members of the McDougall and Luxton family, including Georgina McDougall [Luxton], Eleanor Luxton, May and Annie McDougall, and Ruth McDougall, and one book signed “Nina Wynn” of WLC [Wesleyan Ladies’ College]. Some items belonged to Georgina during her studies at Wesleyan Ladies' College in London, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Eleanor
- McDougall, Annie
- McDougall, May
- McDougall, Ruth
- Wynn, Nina
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Education
- Music
- Arts
- Entertainment
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- London
- Alberta
- Morley
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle with caution as some contents are fragile.
- Category
- Arts
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Contents organized into two files : LUX / III / D / 10 : Loose sheet music and incomplete books LUX / III / D / 11 to 20 : Complete books
- Processing Status
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Pamphlets, programmes, books, other publications
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an e…
- Date Range
- 1892
- 1905
- 1914
- [1920-1925]
- 1921-1922
- 1924-1928
- 1930
- 1932-1937
- 1939-1940
- 1943
- 1950
- 1955-1959
- 1977
- 1981
- 1986
- 1988
- 1990
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 67 to 70
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 67 to 70
- Date Range
- 1892
- 1905
- 1914
- [1920-1925]
- 1921-1922
- 1924-1928
- 1930
- 1932-1937
- 1939-1940
- 1943
- 1950
- 1955-1959
- 1977
- 1981
- 1986
- 1988
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 12.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an exhibit opening at the Glenbow Museum [1981]; scientific theory and human evolution; Japanese study books; Canadian and global politics; international travel; and various other subjects.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Advertising
- Art
- Banff Community High School
- Animals
- Businesses
- Calgary Gun Club
- Ceremony
- Commerce and industry
- Community events
- Community life
- Dancing
- Education
- Glenbow Foundation
- History
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hunting
- Industry
- Japanese
- Language
- Military
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Music
- Organizations
- Politics
- Politics and government
- Public events
- Publication
- Recreation
- Research
- Religions
- Royal Visit
- Royal tours
- School
- Science and technology
- Shooting
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Travel
- War
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- United States of America
- Japan
- Tokyo
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Japanese
- Latin
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Military
- Politics
- Religions
- Science and technology
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Items in file are organized into 4 file folders based on contents: LUX / II / F1 / 67 : Pamphlets, event programs and booklets LUX / II / F1 / 68 : Booklets and small publications LUX / II / F1 / 69 : Books and bound publications LUX / II / F1 / 70 : Loose and other published materials
- Processing Status
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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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Sid Unwin fonds
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- Sid Unwin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds. Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South…
- Date Range
- 1898-1985
- Reference Code
- M31 / V25
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 31
- V 25
- Sous-Fonds
- M 31
- V 25
- Accession Number
- 7102, 7112
- Reference Code
- M31 / V25
- Date Range
- 1898-1985
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.375 prints). -- 28 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Sidney Joseph Unwin, [1880?]-1917, was a guide and outfitter at Banff, Alberta. Born in England, Unwin returned, after serving with the volunteer cavalry in the South African (Boer) War, to his home in London, England for a brief period to work as a surveyor's clerk, and in the fall of 1904 he moved to Banff. Initially, Unwin worked for guides and outfitters Syd Baker and Jimmy Simpson. In the winter of 1905 he began his own trapline. In 1907, Unwin began work for Billy Warren and accompanied Mary Schaffer and Molly Adams on their expeditions to the Maligne Lake, Saskatchewan River areas.
- After two years of working for Warren, Unwin began his own guiding outfit and in 1912, with the aid of his sister Ethel and brother Arthur, the Unwins established Unwin's Curios and Souvenirs. In 1914, Sid Unwin enlisted in the Canadian army and took up with the 22nd Battery (Howitzer), 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 2nd Division. In 1916 he saw his first action in France. He fought in the battle for Vimy Ridge, was injured May 3, 1917 and died on June 29, 1917 at the East Leeds War Hospital.
- Scope & Content
- Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds.
- Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South African (Boer) War records,1900-1901; B. Guiding and Banff related records, 1904-1914; C. First World War records, 1914-1919; D. Sid Unwin Memorials, 1917-1946; E. Personal photograph albums, 1898-1912.
- Unwin family sous-fonds consists of: A. Personal family records, 1917-1968; B. Alice Fulmer correspondence, 1965-1985.
- Name Access
- Unwin, Sid
- 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
- file description
- reference photocopies
- Related Material
- Related in part to the Ethel Unwin fonds (M178/V646)
- Creator
- Unwin, Sid
- Title Source
- Fonds, sous-fonds and series title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brett family fonds
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- Part Of
- Brett family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds contains six series: I. Robert G. Brett series, 1873-1926, 36 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Personal papers, 1873-1926 (1. Correspondence, 2. Financial papers, 3. Other papers); B. Business papers, 1897-1925, (1. Banff businesses, 2. Businesses outside Banff); C. Professional pap…
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1965
- Reference Code
- M1 / V83
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Brett family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M1 V83
- Sous-Fonds
- M1 V83
- Accession Number
- 5, 20, 58, 78, 102, 354, 1164, 1532, 5042, 2022.35
- Reference Code
- M1 / V83
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1965
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- 11 photograph albums (ca.850 prints). -- ca.350 photographs (ca.320 prints, 28 negatives)
- History / Biographical
- Robert George Brett, 1851-1929, was a prominent physician, hotel-hospital owner, businessman and politician Banff, Alberta from 1883 until 1929. Brett was born in Strathroy, Ontario, son of James Brett and Catherine Mallon. He was educated as a physician at the University of Toronto (M.D., 1874), and practiced medicine at Arkona, Ontario. He moved to Winnipeg in 1880, where he helped found the Manitoba Medical College.
- R. G. Brett moved to Banff in 1886, founding the Banff Sanitarium. In 1909 he established the Brett Hospital. Brett also had numerous other businesses and real estate in Banff (including the National Park Drug Store, the Sanitarium Bottling Co., the Bretton Hall Hotel, Lithia Bottling Co.) and elsewhere.
- In 1878, Brett married Louise Theodora Hungerford, 1855-1935, of Waterford, Ontario. Of their five children, only two survived infancy, Reginald H. "Harry", 1879-1925, and Robert Earle, 1887-1912. Earle Brett was survived by Maidie (Stacpole) Brett, whom he married in 1910, and by an infant daughter. Dr. Harry Brett was married to Helen Brett, 1877-1964, who outlived the rest of her family by many years. Associated closely with the Brett family was Dr. Brett's nurse, Annie McLauchlin.
- From 1881 to 1901, R. G. Brett was Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the North-West Territories, and from 1889 to 1891 he was president of the executive council. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta from 1915 to 1925. He died in Calgary.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds contains six series:
- I. Robert G. Brett series, 1873-1926, 36 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Personal papers, 1873-1926 (1. Correspondence, 2. Financial papers, 3. Other papers); B. Business papers, 1897-1925, (1. Banff businesses, 2. Businesses outside Banff); C. Professional papers, 1889-1925 (1. Political correspondence, 2. Official correspondence, 3. Other material);
- II. Louise H. Brett series, [between1855 and 1935], 10 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Writing, betw.1885 and 1935; B. Scrapbooks, ca.1900, ca.1910; C. Diaries and letters, 1912-1925; D. Other, ca.1870-1924.
- III. Reginald H. "Harry" Brett series, ca.1910-1921, 10.5 cm of textual records, print material and photographs. Consists of: A. Personal papers, ca.1910 (1.Scrapbooks, 2. Ephemera); B. Business papers, 1912-1921.
- IV. Helen Brett series, 1925-1965, 4.5 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Correspondence, 1927-1950; B. R. G. Brett estate papers, 1925-1949; C. Financial and business records, 1936-1962; D. Other, 1935-1965.
- V. Brett family series, [ca.1860-ca.1935], consisting of : A. Photographs albums, ca.1860-ca.1910; B. Photographs, ca.1875-ca.1935.
- VI. Other material series, [before 1928], 2 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Annie McLauchlin papers, 1914-1928; B. Other, before 1925.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Health services
- Politics
- 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
- electronic finding aid
- microfilm copies of albums
- Biographical Source Notes
- Earlier version of fonds description.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Bill de Haan fonds
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- Part Of
- Bill de Haan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes textual material in the form of a manuscript, ephemera and photographs made by and collected by Bill de Haan. The manuscript is titled "Photographs to accompany P. M. Sauders report of snow survey in the vicinity of Lake Louise . . . June 14, 1918." Also includes posters and calend…
- Date Range
- [ca.1895]-1975
- Reference Code
- M20 / V169
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bill de Haan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 20
- V 169
- Sous-Fonds
- M 20
- V 169
- Accession Number
- 128, 159, 199, 395, 433, 913, 1037, 2219, 2285, 2395 , 2623 3343, 6355, 6909
- Reference Code
- M20 / V169
- Date Range
- [ca.1895]-1975
- Physical Description
- ca.220 photographs : prints, transparencies. -- ca.1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Bill de Haan, b.1903, was a hotel worker, labourer and government worker at Banff, Alberta, Canada. De Haan came to Banff in 1944 after working across Canada. From ca.1950 to ca.1968, he worked for Banff National Park at Tunnel Mountain campground, the east park gate and the warden service equipment building. After 1968, de Haan was a volunteer at the government fish hatchery in Banff. An avid photographer, de Haan was a member of the Bow Valley Camera Club. He photographed wildflowers and warden cabins throughout the park.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes textual material in the form of a manuscript, ephemera and photographs made by and collected by Bill de Haan. The manuscript is titled "Photographs to accompany P. M. Sauders report of snow survey in the vicinity of Lake Louise . . . June 14, 1918." Also includes posters and calendar pertaining to Banff National Park and Banff Indian Days. Photographs pertain mainly to cabins, including warden cabins, Banff National Park, 1963-1966; also Brett family, early Banff and area, Bankhead, Canmore cemetery (1975); flooding along Bow River, 1972; and construction of archives and library building, 1967-1968, (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies).
- Name Access
- De Haan, Bill
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Family and personal life
- 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
- De Haan, Bill
- Category
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lawrence Grassi fonds
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi. Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine C…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1979
- Reference Code
- M45 / V240
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 45
- V 240
- Sous-Fonds
- M 45
- V 240
- Accession Number
- 249, 282, 830, 1626, 1943, 2262, 2826, 3159, 3446, 3985
- Reference Code
- M45 / V240
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1979
- Physical Description
- ca.25 cm of textual records. -- ca.2300 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (180 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Lawrence Grassi, 1890-1980, was a miner and mountaineer at Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Grassi was born in Falmenta, Italy and emigrated to Canada in 1912, working first as a section man for the Canadian Pacific Railway and from 1916 to 1945 as a miner for Canmore Mines. Grassi distinguished himself in solo mountain climbing and as an unofficial guide to many other mountaineers. Grassi is best remembered for trail building activities. J. S. Woodsworth led support for legislation to change the name of Twin Lakes in White Man Pass to Grassi Lakes in recognition of this work. As assistant warden at Lake O'Hara, British Columbia, Grassi upgraded and built numerous trails for which he received many honours in later life.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi.
- Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine Club of Canada, Canadian Youth Hostels Association, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; newsclippings, articles and other material pertaining to Grassi and mountaineering.
- Photographs pertain mainly to mountain scenery of Alberta and British Columbia, particularly Banff National Park, Lake O'Hara and region, Jasper National Park, Mount Assiniboine and region, Grotto Mountain and Grassi Lakes, ca.1930-ca.1970. Also includes views of Lawrence Grassi, family and friends, ca.1880-ca.1970, and group of unidentified portraits, ca.1880- ca.1900. Transparencies are mainly unidentified colour mountain scenics. Most views are by Grassi; some are by Richard Rushworth and F. V. Longstaff.
- Name Access
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Mountaineering
- Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is primarily English. Some correspondence is in Italian
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description and index for photographs
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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Hollingworth Tully Montgomery fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of sermons, correspondence, personal papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera. Textual records pertain to St. George's Church, the 1939 royal visit, Banff residents, etc. Also includes letters collected by Montgomery from artist Norman Rockwell to Barbara Clyne, 1943-1945. Photo…
- Date Range
- 1883-1965
- Reference Code
- M6 / V436
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 6
- V 436
- Sous-Fonds
- M 6
- V 436
- Accession Number
- 2, 4, 47, 437, 536, 772, 942, 996, 1061, 1196, 1462, 1526, 1528, 1573, 1884, 2168, 2413, 2504
- Reference Code
- M6 / V436
- Date Range
- 1883-1965
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 288 photographs : prints, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Rev. Canon Hollingworth Tully Montgomery, 1885-1965, was an Anglican minister at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Montgomery was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and educated in Atlantic Canada and England. He succeeded his father, Canon Henry Montgomery, as rector of St. George's in the Pines Anglican Church in Banff in 1924, a position which he held until his retirement in 1955. In 1939, he conducted a service for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during the royal visit to Banff. Montgomery was married to Mary Ruth Montgomery and had two children.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of sermons, correspondence, personal papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera. Textual records pertain to St. George's Church, the 1939 royal visit, Banff residents, etc. Also includes letters collected by Montgomery from artist Norman Rockwell to Barbara Clyne, 1943-1945. Photographs collected by Montgomery pertain to Banff events, people and visitors, church staff and visitors, Rev. Montgomery and family with visiting dignitaries; 1911-1952.
- Name Access
- Montgomery, Hollingworth Tully
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Religions
- 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
- Montgomery, Hollingworth Tully
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- 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
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- 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
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Tom Wilson family fonds
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- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes textual records and photographs generated and collected by the Wilson family and pertaining to Tom Wilson, son Ed Wilson, daughter Ada Wilson and other family members. Textual records include: Ed Wilson's scrapbook, 1881-1968, which includes mainly items pertaining to Tom Wilson, Ed …
- Date Range
- 1861-1982
- Reference Code
- M10 / V701
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 10
- V 701
- Sous-Fonds
- M 10
- V 701
- Accession Number
- 551, 981, 1234, 1578, 1634, 2097, 3039, 7750 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M10 / V701
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1861-1982
- Physical Description
- 2 v. and 2 cm of textual records. -- ca.400 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 1 cm of print material
- History / Biographical
- The Wilson family were guides, outfitters and ranchers at Morley, Kootenay Plains, Banff and Nordegg, Alberta, Canada. Thomas Edmonds (Tom) Wilson, 1859- 1933, and Minnie McDougall Wilson, 1865-1936, had six children, including sons John Clark Wilson, 1888-1932, and Thomas Edmonds (Ed) Wilson, 1892-1973. Daughters were Ada, 1886-1967?, Rene, Bessie and Dora. Tom Wilson is credited with the discovery of Lake Louise in July of 1882, while working as a packer on the Canadian Pacific Railway survey through the mountains. In 1883, Wilson established his own business at Banff, Lake Louise and Field, British Columbia. After selling the business in 1904, Tom Wilson operated a horse ranch at Kootenay Plains. He later retired to Banff. Ed Wilson was born at Morley and raised in Banff. Around 1910 he began working for Brewster Trading Company at Banff and, later, Lake Louise. Just before the First World War, he moved to Nordegg, where he worked for the Bighorn Trading Company for many years.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes textual records and photographs generated and collected by the Wilson family and pertaining to Tom Wilson, son Ed Wilson, daughter Ada Wilson and other family members.
- Textual records include: Ed Wilson's scrapbook, 1881-1968, which includes mainly items pertaining to Tom Wilson, Ed Wilson, the Wilson family, and early guiding and exploration in the Canadian Rockies (photocopy in two volumes); miscellaneous papers, 1905-1929, including a holograph speech by D. D. Galletly on the cave at Banff; letter and note re sale of horses to Frank Wellman, 1920; letters to Catharine Whyte from Ada Wilson re personal matters and Wilson family history, 1964-1965; transcripts of manuscripts by Tom Wilson and B. M. (Bess) Wilson re the CPR and tourism and 1916 pack trip Lake Louise to Kootenay Plains; letters of Col. Robert O'Hara to Tom Wilson, 1895- 1914, re Mount Assiniboine and Lake O'Hara; letter by Catharine Robb Whyte to Tom Link, 1965, re Lake O'Hara history based partly upon above material; diary, Trip to ranch by B. M. Wilson; essay, The last of the pathfinders by Dorie (Wilson) Legit; programmes, articles, clippings re Tom Wilson, 1924-1982; Eliza Edmonds certificate, 1845, and later clipping.
- Photographs pertain to outfitting and guiding activities of Tom, John and Ed Wilson, including clients, associates and trips throughout the Rocky Mountains; Wilson family, friends and associates; Stoney Indians; Kootenay Plains; Banff people and events; Banff townsite and surrounding area; Canadian Pacific Railway; Nordegg area; 1861-1930. Includes photograph of Tom Wilson at Lake Louise inscribed to A. O. Wheeler, 1932. Many of the early photographs were taken by clients of Tom Wilson. Later, after settling at Kootenay Plains, Wilson was apparently given a camera by Mary Vaux and likely took many of the Stoney Indians views. Ed Wilson was an amateur photographer and likely took most of the views of staff at Lake Louise and of Nordegg.
- Name Access
- Wilson, Ada
- Wilson, Ed
- Wilson, Tom
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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
- modern reference prints
- Creator
- Wilson, Ed
- Wilson, Tom
- Category
- 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 / Unprocessed
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Mabel Aubin fonds
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- Part Of
- Mabel Aubin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ration books; ephemera pertaining to Banff musical and variety productions; Christmas cards from the Beil family, the de Grandmaison family, Peter and Catharine Whyte and the Christofferson family; Alberta Hotel menu, 1913; and photographs pertaining to the Stenton family, ca.1888…
- Date Range
- [ca.1888]-1980
- Reference Code
- M166 / V34
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
4 images
- Part Of
- Mabel Aubin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 166
- V 34
- Sous-Fonds
- M 166
- V 34
- Accession Number
- 550, 1002, 1101, 2029, 3541, 3833, 5173
- Reference Code
- M166 / V34
- Date Range
- [ca.1888]-1980
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 32 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Mabel Sarah Aubin, 1905-1990, was a life-long resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Mabel Aubin's parents, the Stenton family, ran the Alberta Hotel beginning ca.1908.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ration books; ephemera pertaining to Banff musical and variety productions; Christmas cards from the Beil family, the de Grandmaison family, Peter and Catharine Whyte and the Christofferson family; Alberta Hotel menu, 1913; and photographs pertaining to the Stenton family, ca.1888-ca.1950, and 1918 Banff Peace Day parade (First World War), which shows citizens wearing masks in response to the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919
- Name Access
- Aubin, Mabel
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- 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
- Aubin, Mabel
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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