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Canada. National Parks Bureau fonds

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Canada. National Parks Bureau fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of a single file titled "Material on bears in the national parks." Contains carbon copies directed to the Controller, National Parks Bureau, including: copies of letters from park superintendents; copies of reports or extracts from reports by park wardens; general articles, "The Bla…
Date Range
1944
Reference Code
M499
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Part Of
Canada. National Parks Bureau fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 499
Sous-Fonds
M 499
Accession Number
6187
Reference Code
M499
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Date Range
1944
Physical Description
.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of a single file titled "Material on bears in the national parks." Contains carbon copies directed to the Controller, National Parks Bureau, including: copies of letters from park superintendents; copies of reports or extracts from reports by park wardens; general articles, "The Black Bear" and "The Grizzly Bear", describing black and grizzly bears and bear encounters in Waterton Lakes, Jasper, Yoho, Banff, Kootenay, Glacier and Prince Albert National Parks.
Name Access
Canada. National Parks Bureau
Subject Access
Bears, Black
Bears, Grizzly
Environment
Government
Access Restrictions
Reference use only
Other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Canada. National Parks Bureau
Category
Environment
Government
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Science scrapbook : astronomy, agriculture, biology, etc.

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Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is titled "Science" on front cover, and consists of educational newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to various subjects including astronomy, weather patterns, science and technology, food production, and human and marine biology. Scrapbook contains a loose Table of Contents inside…
Date Range
1936
[1939 - 1940]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Published record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 18
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Published record
Date Range
1936
[1939 - 1940]
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is titled "Science" on front cover, and consists of educational newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to various subjects including astronomy, weather patterns, science and technology, food production, and human and marine biology. Scrapbook contains a loose Table of Contents inside front cover listing subjects addressed in clippings [see "Content Details"].
Name Access
Rudaux, Lucien
Subject Access
Science and technology
Research
Medicine
Geology
Experiment
Environment
Education
Ecology
Commerce and industry
Astronomy
Agriculture
Natural resources
Natural history
Neuroscience
Fish
Geographic Access
France
Canada
Alberta
Ontario
Hamilton
Language
English
Conservation
Scrapbook has been interleaved
Handle with caution due to loose contents
Category
Commerce and industry
Education
Environment
Health services
Natural resources
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Content Details
[Table of Contents] Contents 1939-1940 Other Planets: Artillery in the Skies Other Suns: Uses of different Parts of the Head Synthetic Products: Diamond Iron Salt: Technicolor Television: Man's conquest of the Air: Operations Vitamins: Pasteurization of milk The Five Senses and the Somatic Senses Development of Science; guns etc. Sugar Beets Shortest Day of the Year Sea Fish
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Canada and the Present War [1939 - 1942]

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Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, warti…
Date Range
[1939 - 1942]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 20
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 20
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
[1939 - 1942]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, wartime production, and national and global politics; includes statistics for these subjects from World War I and World War II eras [1914 to ca.1942].
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Communications
Education
Environment
History
Industry
Labour
Laws and legislation
Military
Mines and mineral resources
Mining
Natural resources
Agriculture
Politics
Politics and government
Science and technology
Ship
War
World War I
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Germany
United States of America
Russia
Language
English
Conservation
Two metal binder rings were removed to prevent risk of future rust damage and contamination. Scrapbook has been re-fastened with unbleached twine and interleaved with acid-free tissue.
Category
Commerce and industry
Communications
Education
Government
Labour
Military
Natural resources
Politics
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Content Details
[Scrapbook table of contents]: Telephone System in Canada Argentine Crops and Canada Farm Production in Canada Business Trends and Industry Income Taxes Newsprint St. Lawrence Power Pact Canada's War Metals Long or Short War Food Industries and Capacity Production Canada Wheat and the War War and Wool War Effect on Travel and Foreign Trade Minerals and War Canada and Ships Chemicals and War How Vulnerable are our Mines? Necessary Supplies for War Comparison between Canada 1914 and 1939 War quickens business in Canada Canada's Balance of Trade Radium Development and Trade with South America Election Platforms - Dominion Elections
Processing Status
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Electronic Resources
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Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of typed sheets of information pasted onto construction paper, including coloured illustrations [n.d.] Scrapbook contains notes on numerous global cultures and nationalities, as well as several poems.
Date Range
[1920 - 1940]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 22
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 22
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
[1920 - 1940]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of typed sheets of information pasted onto construction paper, including coloured illustrations [n.d.] Scrapbook contains notes on numerous global cultures and nationalities, as well as several poems.
Notes
**Note:** Scrapbook includes subjective, inappropriate and culturally inaccurate textual and visual content pertaining to various global regions and cultures. Scrapbook contains language and illustrations which may be offensive to individuals accessing this content.
Subject Access
Cultural pluralism
Environment
Immigration and homesteading
Industry
Land, settlement and immigration
Land use
Agriculture
Natural resources
Settlement
Geographic Access
Canada
England
China
Polynesia
Switzerland
Holland
Italy
Japan
India
Africa
Mexico
Panama
Australia
Access Restrictions
[See "Notes"]
Language
English
Conservation
Two metal binder rings replaced with unbleached string
Category
Cultural pluralism
Environment
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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World Progress scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings dated between 1939 and 1940 pertaining to global and Canadian agriculture, commerce, mining, politics and military statistics. Scrapbook is annotated with title on front cover: "World Progress Finances…
Date Range
1939 - 1940
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 26
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
1939 - 1940
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings dated between 1939 and 1940 pertaining to global and Canadian agriculture, commerce, mining, politics and military statistics. Scrapbook is annotated with title on front cover: "World Progress Finances Agriculture Travel Protection". Scrapbook contains table of contents inside front cover [see "Content Details"].
Subject Access
Agriculture
Commerce
Copper and copper mines
Environment
Geography
History
Industry
Labour
Legal and Financial
Military
Mines and mineral resources
Mining
Natural resources
Newspaper
Politics
War
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Ireland
Germany
England
Russia
France
United States of America
Panama
Language
English
Conservation
Three metal binder rings have been removed and replaced with unbleached string to protect paper contents of scrapbook
Category
Commerce and industry
Environment
Government
Labour
Military
Natural resources
Politics
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Content Details
[Table of Contents:] Organized Man Power: Ireland and the War Wheat: Britain and War Taxes Food and the War Wool, Cattle, Metal Markets; Bacteria in Milk Oil, Butter, Sugar: Rayon, Bluestone, Radium Chemical Production in the United States New Methods of Transportation The Soy Bean Irrigation Development of the Soviet Union The Chain Store Co-operatives: Frontier Opening Montreal as a Market Investments Africa Chile: Russia Germany and Synthetic Goods Bermuda: Gibraltar The Great Lakes Project: Rice: Farm Moisture London: The Panama and the Americas Great Britain: Banff: Canada Canada's Milk Production: Butter: Results of War on Sugar, etc. U.S. Alaska Highway: Canada Facts and the Flag Possible mines in Canada: U.S.A. and Latin America Deserts and Snow: The Caribbean Pacific Defences [sic] and the Panama Canal Trans Canada Air Lines: Oil and the War Canada and Japan area comparison: Transatlantic Airways European Politics and Men at the Head of Governments
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Bill de Haan fonds

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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
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Poster
Private record
Published record
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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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
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
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Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

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Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of club records. Textual records include by-laws, 1979; minutes, 1949-1984; presidents' records, 1974-1983; financial records, membership records and dues receipts; newsletters, 1978-1994; clippings and articles, after 1946; Lake O'Hara region south area map elements and published ve…
Date Range
[1925, 1949-1994]
Reference Code
M50 / V191
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 50
V 191
Sous-Fonds
M 50
V 191
Accession Number
5200, 6035, 6701
Reference Code
M50 / V191
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Organization record
Date Range
[1925, 1949-1994]
Physical Description
ca. 34 cm of textual records. -- 630 photographs : transparencies, prints
History / Biographical
The Lake O'Hara Trails Club was established 1948, dissolved in 1962 and reactivated in 1969 to create, improve and maintain a system of trails in the Lake O'Hara region of Yoho National Park, British Columbia. Later work involved providing information on the region to visitors, publishing maps and historical works, and continuing the efforts of founders, George K. K. Link and A. Carson Simpson.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of club records.
Textual records include by-laws, 1979; minutes, 1949-1984; presidents' records, 1974-1983; financial records, membership records and dues receipts; newsletters, 1978-1994; clippings and articles, after 1946; Lake O'Hara region south area map elements and published versions; and correspondence between Dr. George K. K. Link, members and others, 1960-1978.
Photographs consist mainly of Lake O'Hara Trails Club slide library pertaining to landscape, flora and fauna of the region, also portraits of Dr. Link; ca.1950-1981; 625 items. Photographers / contributors to slide library include Lillian Gest, D. M. Hehir, Frank and Ruth Henderson, Jane Hopkinson, John Hutchinson, Richard Turnbull and others. Prints pertain to ascent of Mount Lefroy, 1925, 5 items.
Name Access
Gest, Lillian
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Lake O'Hara Trails Club
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Access and use restricted
Language
English
Creator
Lake O'Hara Trails Club
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Norman Sanson fonds

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Norman Sanson fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers and photographs resulting from Sanson's life and work. Textual records consist of: I. Correspondence, 1901-1944, 2 cm.; II. Research and professional papers, 1890-1947, 45 cm., includes notebooks and notes pertaining to nature study, meteorological research, Sulphur Mounta…
Date Range
1855-1949
Reference Code
M3 / V246
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Norman Sanson fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M3
V246
Sous-Fonds
M3
V246
Accession Number
109, 148, 181, 334, 384, 400, 439, 448, 1036, 1148, 1191, 2072. 2484, 2594, 2771, 3028, 6351, 6739, 8096
Reference Code
M3 / V246
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1855-1949
Physical Description
ca.55 cm and 21 v. of textual records. -- 46 photograph albums (ca.7500 prints). -- 1 postcard set (37 prints)
History / Biographical
Norman Bethune Sanson, 1862-1949, was a naturalist, meteorologist and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of a prominent clergyman, he developed a life-long interest in natural history as a boy. Sanson came west in 1885 to fight in the Riel Rebellion as a member of the Queen's Own Rifles.
In 1892, Sanson came to Banff as an accountant for the Sanitarium Hotel. He also did book-keeping for other local businesses and handled the town's weather reports. In 1896 he was appointed curator of the Park Museum and also worked as zookeeper for the Banff Zoo. From 1896 until 1931, Sanson was meteorological officer and curator of the Park Museum. In 1903 an observatory was built on Sulphur Mountain on a site chosen by Sanson. During the period 1903-1931, Sanson made one thousand ascents of Sulphur Mountain to collect weather records. In 1948, the Dominion Government acknowledged his many years of service by naming a peak on the mountain for him.
As a nature enthusiast, Sanson was well-known both in Banff and beyond. He was an avid collector of flora and fauna, both privately and through his job as museum curator. Sanson was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Rotary Club. He was a warden of St. George's Anglican Church and a supporter of the Canadian Bible Society. He was active in community events such as the Banff Winter Carnival, for which he organized and led the snowshoeing events. An ardent mountain traveller, he enjoyed both hiking and snowshoeing. Following retirement, Sanson toured extensively on foot throughout Britain and Europe.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers and photographs resulting from Sanson's life and work.
Textual records consist of: I. Correspondence, 1901-1944, 2 cm.; II. Research and professional papers, 1890-1947, 45 cm., includes notebooks and notes pertaining to nature study, meteorological research, Sulphur Mountain and maps; III. Travel diary, 1900-1933, 1 cm.; IV. Register books, 1931, 1941, n.d. 2 cm.; IV. Scrapbooks, 1909-1931, n.d., 21 vol, many containing postcards from Great Britain and around the world; VI. Miscellaneous, 1855-1895, n.d., 4 cm.
Photographs consist of: I. Albums, 1880s-1949, 46 v., pertain to Norman Sanson's life and work; document Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain and Sulphur Mountain Observatory; natural history, including mountain flora, collecting trips, weather surveys and snow surveys; Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, Highland Gatherings and Banff Regatta; mountain travels and travels throughout Canada, United States, England and Europe; friends, associates and Banff personalities. Detailed identifications provided by Norman Sanson. II. Postcard set, ca.1930.
Name Access
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
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 description and partial file description
reference microfilm copies of photographs albums and some textual materials
Creator
Sanson, Norman
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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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
  1 Electronic Resource  
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
Processed
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Astley family fonds

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Astley family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise…
Date Range
[ca.1886]-1970
Reference Code
M265 / V394
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Astley family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 265
V 394
Sous-Fonds
M 265
V 394
Accession Number
1420, 1520, 2961, 6353, 6756, 7939
Reference Code
M265 / V394
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
[ca.1886]-1970
Physical Description
13 textual records. -- ca.40 photographs: prints
History / Biographical
Willoughby John Astley, 1859-1948, came to Banff in 1888 and built the Beach House Hotel at Lake Minnewanka. He moved to Lake Louise in 1889. Brother, Charles D'Oyley Astley, 1849-1937, and Lucy Ann Astley continued to operate the hotel until 1907 when they retired to Banff. The hotel was destroyed as part of power development at Lake Minnewanka, ca.1912.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise area; scrapbook of clippings re World War I, including a list of Banff men who enlisted; Beach House Hotel guest register, 1890-1906, recording name and residence of guest, and occasionally record of fish caught; Astley family photographs, ca.1886-1930s. Photographs pertain to fishing and boating on Lake Minnewanka; Beach House Hotel and Lady of the Lake steam launch; Devil's Canyon, Bankhead and Banff; views of avalanche clearing in Roger's Pass by Byron Harmon. Includes one panorama view of group at Lake Minnewanka.
Name Access
Astley, Charles D'Oyley
Astley, Willoughby John
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Environment
Family and personal life
Military
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: reference copy of hotel register
Related Material
Hotel register is related to similar item in Rodney Touche fonds (M377)
Creator
Astley, Charles D'Oyley
Astley, Willoughby John
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Military
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
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Alpine Club of Canada fonds

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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds constitutes the principal resource for the study of the history of Canadian mountaineering. It provides a wealth of information on individual alpinists, expeditions, mountains, national parks, conservation, climbing, alpine organizations, publications, guiding, scientific study and the Alpin…
Date Range
1906-2017
Reference Code
M200 / S6 / V14
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 200
S 6
V 14
Sous-Fonds
M200
S6
V14
Accession Number
698, 1040 (unproc), 1224, 1299 (unproc), 1807, 1813, 2141 (unproc), 2376 (unproc), 3160 (unproc), 3296 (unproc), 3298 (unproc), 3382 (unproc), 3560 (unproc), 3757 (unproc), 3970 (unproc), 5012, 5114, 5200, 5215 (unproc), 5330 (unproc), 5343, 5357, 5396 (unproc), 5438, 5454, 5455, 5456, 5457, 5458, 5459, 5460, 5461, 5462 (unproc), 5463 (unproc), 5464, 5465, 5466, 5474, 5538 (unproc), 5541, 5569 (unproc), 5591 (unproc), 5592, 5605, 5631 (unproc), 5632, 5633, 5634, 5635 (unproc), 5680 (unproc), 5724, 5950, 6062 (unproc), 6332, 6337, 6375, 6376 (unproc), 6396, 6437, 6451, 6457 (unproc), 6459 (unproc), 6465 (unproc), 6470 (unproc), 6623 (unproc), 6624, 6625, 6626, 6627 (unproc), 6628, 6765 (unproc), 6766 (unproc), 6767 (unproc), 7774 (unproc), 7779 (unproc), 8002 (unproc), 2021.32 (unproc)
Reference Code
M200 / S6 / V14
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Organization record
Date Range
1906-2017
Physical Description
ca.42 m of textual records. -- ca.12,500 photographs: prints, stereographic prints, transparencies, slides, negatives, postcards. -- 85 photograph albums. -- 8 motion pictures: films, video recordings. -- 3 sound recordings
History / Biographical
The Alpine Club of Canada, the national mountaineering club, was co-founded in 1906 by A. O. Wheeler and Elizabeth Parker, and other like-minded climbers. The club espoused scientific study and exploration, cultivation of art, public education, acquisition of climbing skills, and preservation of natural areas within the mountainous regions of Canada. Through a national executive, local sections and volunteer committees, the club provided climbing camps, clubhouse, huts, and publications, including the Canadian Alpine Journal. ACC expeditions and projects resulted in pioneer exploration, first ascents, and included mountain warfare training during the Second World War. In recent years, the club's membership has increased dramatically with the popularity of climbing and its programs have evolved to serve the needs of unguided climbers using sophisticated technical aids.
Scope & Content
Fonds constitutes the principal resource for the study of the history of Canadian mountaineering. It provides a wealth of information on individual alpinists, expeditions, mountains, national parks, conservation, climbing, alpine organizations, publications, guiding, scientific study and the Alpine Club itself.
The fonds consists of four Sous-fonds: I. Alpine Club of Canada records; II. Mount Everest Expedition (1982) records; III. Personal papers and photographs; IV. Other material. Club administration records (series I.A.) pertain to executive positions; head office; finance; camps, climbing and treks; expeditions; huts and properties; clubhouses; library; publications; photography; other committees; other activities; and other. Other club records include section records (series I.B.), hut registers and summit records (series I.C.).
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
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: sous-fonds, series and sub-series description
electronic finding aid for processed material
Creator
Alpine Club of Canada
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service fonds

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Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of meteorological registers for Anthracite station, 1929-1933, indicating rain, snow, weather, miscellaneous phenomena and extremes of temperature; and daily weather records for Banff station, 1955-1980, indicating detailed climatological observations and instrument readings.
Date Range
1929-1933, 1955-1980
Reference Code
M443
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Part Of
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 443
Sous-Fonds
M 443
Accession Number
3391, 3494
Reference Code
M443
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Date Range
1929-1933, 1955-1980
Physical Description
29 v. of textual records
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of meteorological registers for Anthracite station, 1929-1933, indicating rain, snow, weather, miscellaneous phenomena and extremes of temperature; and daily weather records for Banff station, 1955-1980, indicating detailed climatological observations and instrument readings.
Name Access
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service
Subject Access
Environment
Government
Science and technology
Access Restrictions
Reference use only
Other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service
Category
Environment
Government
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Canada. Meteorological Division fonds

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Canada. Meteorological Division fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selections of correspondence between Norman Bethune Sanson (1862-1949) and the Director of the Meteorological Service (later Division), pertaining to meteorological matters, snow surveys and Sulphur Mountain observatory, 1916-1928; Sanson's retirement and pensionary rights, 1932; …
Date Range
Microfilm copy and printout were made in 1969 and 1972
Reference Code
M244
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Textual record
Government record
Part Of
Canada. Meteorological Division fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 244
Sous-Fonds
M 244
Accession Number
546, 1511
Reference Code
M244
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Textual record
Government record
Other Title Info
Material also known as Norman Sanson papers
Date Range
Microfilm copy and printout were made in 1969 and 1972
Physical Description
20 cm of textual records. -- 1 reel of microfilm
History / Biographical
This federal government department was known as the Meteorological Service until 1936. Directors were Frederick Stupart, 1894-1929, and J. Patterson, 1929-1946.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selections of correspondence between Norman Bethune Sanson (1862-1949) and the Director of the Meteorological Service (later Division), pertaining to meteorological matters, snow surveys and Sulphur Mountain observatory, 1916-1928; Sanson's retirement and pensionary rights, 1932; and Sanson's meteorological research involving old records and care of the observatory, 1934-1942.
Name Access
Canada. Meteorological Division
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Environment
Government
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: item description
Creator
Canada. Meteorological Division
Category
Environment
Government
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Canadian Wildlife Service fonds

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Canadian Wildlife Service fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of slaughter records for elk, Banff National Park, 1960- 1965; a map of Banff National Park (1932) showing unidentified wildlife ranges; and plans for the Canadian Wildlife Service Laboratory at Banff, 1965.
Date Range
1932-1965
Reference Code
M416
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Map
Plan
Part Of
Canadian Wildlife Service fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 416
Sous-Fonds
M 416
Accession Number
3079, 3137
Reference Code
M416
GMD
Textual record
Government record
Map
Plan
Date Range
1932-1965
Physical Description
3 textual records
History / Biographical
The Canadian Wildlife Service is a federal agency operated under the Department of the Environment and subsequent departments. The agency is responsible for monitoring animal and bird populations, extinction, effects of pollution, etc. The Canadian Wildlife Service established a laboratory in Banff, ca.1965.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of slaughter records for elk, Banff National Park, 1960- 1965; a map of Banff National Park (1932) showing unidentified wildlife ranges; and plans for the Canadian Wildlife Service Laboratory at Banff, 1965.
Name Access
Canadian Wildlife Service
Subject Access
Environment
Government
Access Restrictions
Reference use only
Other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Canadian Wildlife Service
Category
Environment
Government
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Jim Deegan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, ind…
Date Range
[ca.1905]-1995
Reference Code
M275 / V167
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Jim Deegan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 275
V 167
Sous-Fonds
M 275
V 167
Accession Number
1782, 2541, 3293, 3952, 3980, 5378, 5477, 5721, 6005, 6324, 6671, 6788, 8011
Reference Code
M275 / V167
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1905]-1995
Physical Description
ca.11.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.100 photographs : prints. -- 3 photograph albums (ca.234 prints)
History / Biographical
James Edward Deegan, 1926-1996, was born in Banff, Alberta, Canada. His mother was Mary Edith Woodworth. Deegan became a national park warden in 1945 and, in the winters, worked as a packer and ski guide for Norman Watson at Skoki Lodge. Jim "Timberline" Deegan wrote poetry throughout his career and in 1977 he published "Timberline Tales" with his friend John "Dolomite" Porter. A revised version of "Timberline Tales," containing only Deegan's work, was published in 1993. Deegan retired from the warden service in the 1980s. He died in January 1996 after a lengthy illness.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, individual wardens, personal experiences and patrol accounts, warden cabins, elk, etc.; certificates, 1979, 1990; letters re death and transport of remains to Castleguard area, 1996; clippings, n.d., 1971-1979; Woodworth family postcards, ca.1910.
Textual material pertains to: Jim Deegan; John Porter; warden service including elk slaughter, fire fighting and patrols; skiing in the Skoki region; poetry; and Woodworth family. Includes "Poems, over the rim with Timberline Jim - tales from behind the jackpine curtain" by Jim Deegan and John Porter; also other poems by Deegan, Porter and other poets.
Photographs pertain to Jim Deegan, associates, friends and family; wardens, warden activities and warden cabins; bridge building, buildings in Banff; final resting place in Castleguard area; also views of ski touring in the Skoki region by John Porter. One album contains postcard views of the Canadian Rockies and the American northwest, many by Byron Harmon. One album "High Solitudes" documents a trip Jim Deegan and John Porter took together ca.1950. Album was compiled by John Porter and contains 14 prints; quotations are Jim Deegan's and taken from his book "Timberline Tales", 1977.
Name Access
Deegan, Jim
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Family and personal life
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: basic description
Creator
Deegan, Jim
Category
Arts
Environment
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Douglas family fonds

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Douglas family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Howard Douglas papers and Douglas family photographs. Textual records pertain mainly to the Pablo-Allard buffalo acquisition, 1910-1911. This includes correspondence between Douglas and prospective participants in buffalo hunt of the Pablo-Allard herd on the Flathead Indian Reser…
Date Range
1895-1941, 1963
Reference Code
M246 / V178
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Douglas family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 246
V 178
Sous-Fonds
M 246
V 178
Accession Number
1530, 1894
Reference Code
M246 / V178
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1895-1941, 1963
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records. -- 103 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Howard Douglas, 1852-1929, was Superintendent of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada from 1896 until 1910 and Commissioner of Dominion Parks, 1910-1911. Douglas was involved in acquiring buffalo from the Pablo-Allard herd for Canada. The round-up commenced in 1907 and was completed in 1912 with a total of 716 animals purchased. In 1910, Douglas was instrumental in organizing a hunt of old bulls on the reserve. The scheme was quashed by the Montana Attorney General
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Howard Douglas papers and Douglas family photographs.
Textual records pertain mainly to the Pablo-Allard buffalo acquisition, 1910-1911. This includes correspondence between Douglas and prospective participants in buffalo hunt of the Pablo-Allard herd on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, U.S.A.; mainly circular letters, telegrams, etc. from applicants and confidential letters between Douglas and Alexander Ayotte, assistant immigration agent Canada, Montana re the ill-fated last buffalo hunt. Also includes photocopies of miscellaneous clippings and Douglas biography, 1963, by Marie Douglas.
Photographs, 1895-1941, pertain to Douglas family and friends, visitors, social activities; also trips, especially Jasper, Alberta area, scenic views, road construction and Pablo-Allard buffalo roundup
Name Access
Douglas, Howard
Subject Access
Buffalo
Environment
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 of photograph
Creator
Douglas, Howard
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government a…
Date Range
[ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
Reference Code
M175 / V180
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Postcard
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 175
V 180
Sous-Fonds
M 175
V 180
Accession Number
168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772
Reference Code
M175 / V180
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Postcard
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Fonds includes primarily the private business records of Ron Duke, including the work of some predecessors. Images attributed to Bill Jamieson, working in the employ of George Noble, are V180 / II.A.i. through V180 / II.A.vi., and V180 / III.A.- 1 to 51.
Date Range
[ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
Physical Description
ca.40,000 photographs (ca.38,400 negatives, ca.800 prints, ca.800 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album. -- 3 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Ronald Leslie Duke, 1912-1978, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Duke was educated at Calgary, Banff and the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. After wartime service with the National Film Board of Canada, Ron Duke returned to Banff, where he worked in the photography business for the next thirty years. Here he formed a link in a business lineage of photographers, including George Noble, and was for a time an employee of Noble's corporate successors. After 1958, Duke worked closely with the Banff School of Fine Arts, photographing productions and providing documentary services. After sustaining considerable damage in a fire which destroyed Banff's Mount Royal Hotel in 1967, Ron Duke's business resumed and, in partnership with George Baracos, continued until retirement in 1975.
Scope & Content
Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government and private construction, commercial and industrial projects, Banff National Park; Banff community life, including Banff Winter Carnival, sports and recreation, Banff High School, Banff activities, places and events; personal and occupational photographs arising from Duke's interest in aeronautics, work with the Canadian Army, World War II, and involvement in the oil industry, 1930s; scenic and landscape photographs. Most pertain to Banff National Park; also Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle, United States; Turner Valley, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Textual records include job registers, 2 v.; samples of works orders, price lists, letters, equipment lists, invoices, receipts and technical information, mainly pertaining to business, some personal items; brochures, publications and postcards containing credited or attributed Ron Duke photographs.
Name Access
Duke, Ron
Subject Access
Arts
Buildings and facilities
Community life
Commerce and industry
Education
Family and personal life
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: series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Duke, Ron
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Education
Environment
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Bruno Engler fonds

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…
Date Range
[ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
Reference Code
M323 / S40 / V190
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Corporate record
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 323
S 40
V 190
Sous-Fonds
M 323
S 40
V 190
Accession Number
188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)
Reference Code
M323 / S40 / V190
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Corporate record
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
Physical Description
ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.
History / Biographical
Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.
Scope & Content
Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.
Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.
Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.
Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.
Name Access
Engler, Bruno
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Government
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: basic description
electronic finding aid
Related Material
Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Government
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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William O. Field fonds

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Part Of
William O. Field fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area. I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records inclu…
Date Range
1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989
Reference Code
M58 / V6
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
William O. Field fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 58
V 6
Sous-Fonds
M 58
V 6
Accession Number
5852, 6787
Reference Code
M58 / V6
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989
Physical Description
ca.7000 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 4 photograph albums (475 prints). -- ca.55 cm and 14 v. of textual records. -- 4 cartographic records
History / Biographical
William O. Field, 1904-1994, of Massachusetts, U.S.A., was a noted geologist with the American Geographical Society and an expert on mountain glaciers of the northern hemisphere. He made trips to the Canadian Rockies with his father, William Osgood Field, during the 1920s even before graduating from Harvard in 1926. William O. Field studied key glaciers in British Columbia and Alberta from 1922 until 1981.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area.
I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records include diaries, notebooks and files for 1948, 1949 and 1953. Photographs include ca.5800 prints, ca.325 negatives and 4 photograph albums in annual files for years 1919 to 1927 and 1948, 1949 and 1953.
II. Reports, before 1980.
III. Resources, 1902-1985, consists of photographs, maps and textual volume collected by Field for research use.
IV. Display photographs, 1885-1953.
Name Access
Field, William O.
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
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
Creator
Field, William O.
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Biographical Source Notes
grant application 2000
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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