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Extended family records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; Geor…

Date Range: 1893-1970

Reference Code: LUX / III / C

Description Level: 3 / Series

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

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.C. Extended Family

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C

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

Date Range: 1893-1970

Physical Description: 0.28 m textual records ; ca.147 photographs : b&w prints; 15 x 21 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton. Sub-series C.2. consists of two sub-sub-series: McDougall family; Ross family.

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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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; Print; 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; Print; 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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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …

Date Range: 1844-1850; 1860-1866; 1944

Reference Code: M555 / I / B / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / B : Extended family correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / B / 1

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1844-1850; 1860-1866; 1944

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence

Geographic Access: United States of America; New York

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Reference Code: M555 / V777

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Sous-Fonds: M555; V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / V777

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Responsibility: Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Physical Description: 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs

History / Biographical: Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].

Notes: Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Correspondence; Travel; Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America; Connecticut; New York; Europe

Language: English

Creator: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence from Europe

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Date Range: 1891; 1893; 1896; 1902-1903

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 1

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: 1891; 1893; 1896; 1902-1903

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (6 postcards -- letters)

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Notes: Items in file are accompanied by two envelopes addressed to Catharine Elkin and her husband, Dr. William Elkin.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Correspondence

Geographic Access: United States of America; Europe; Italy; Switzerland; England; Germany; Netherlands

Access Restrictions: Some materials in file are fragile - assistance from staff required

Language: English

Conservation: Some materials stored in mylar sleeves

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel letters, 1898 to 1905

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters which Molly Wright Adams wrote between 1898 and 1905. Letters are predominantly addressed to"Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin]. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in the United States, Venezuela, Mexico and the Canadian Rockies [including…

Date Range: 1898-1905

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 2

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1898-1905

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters which Molly Wright Adams wrote between 1898 and 1905. Letters are predominantly addressed to"Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin]. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in the United States, Venezuela, Mexico and the Canadian Rockies [including Banff, Emerald Lake, Field, Golden and Glacier], extended family and personal interests.

Notes: Letters from Mexico accompanied by envelope (ca.1940) with notes pertaining to transcription of original letters in file [See "Material Details"] and annotated brown storage envelope in separate file folder

Material Details: Annotation in pencil on manila envelope in file: "Mexico Mar 16 1905 to Apr 11 1905 typewritten 1940"

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Correspondence

Geographic Access: United States of America; Venezuela; Mexico; Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Banff; Yoho National Park; Emerald Lake; British Columbia; Field; Golden; Glacier; Glacier National Park

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Helene and Katy, 1904

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of four personal letters which Molly Wright Adams sent to "Helene" and "Katy" [possibly her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin] in November 1904.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 3

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 0.3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of four personal letters which Molly Wright Adams sent to "Helene" and "Katy" [possibly her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin] in November 1904.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence

Access Restrictions: Materials are fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters, postcards and sketches

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of letters and six postcards sent from Molly Wright Adams to various family members between 1904 and 1905; and three ink drawings depicting climbers scaling mountains [possibly drawn by Molly]. Letters and postcards are primarily addressed to Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin [a…

Date Range: 1904 - 1905

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard; Drawing

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 4

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard; Drawing

Date Range: 1904 - 1905

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records -- 6 postcards -- 3 drawings

Scope & Content: File consists of letters and six postcards sent from Molly Wright Adams to various family members between 1904 and 1905; and three ink drawings depicting climbers scaling mountains [possibly drawn by Molly]. Letters and postcards are primarily addressed to Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin [addressed mostly as "Katy"]. Letters pertain to Molly's travels in California, New Mexico, and the American and Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Materials in file previously stored with one leather-bound journal and four miniature monthly planners [1904-1905]. Journal and planners have been renumbered and processed as file M555 / II / 1.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Exploration; Travel; Recreation; Climbing; Hiking; Tourism

Geographic Access: United States of America; California; New Mexico; Canada; Alberta; Lake Louise; Rocky Mountains; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Some materials in file are fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Related Material: M555 / II / 1 - journal and daybooks

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to friends and family

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of several handwritten letters and four postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to family and friends including "Cousin Alice", "Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin] and "Helene" between 1906 and 1908. Contents pertain to daily life and Molly's travels in the Canadian Rock…

Date Range: 1906 - 1908

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 5

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: 1906 - 1908

Physical Description: 0.3 cm of textual records -- 4 postcards

Scope & Content: File consists of several handwritten letters and four postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to family and friends including "Cousin Alice", "Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin] and "Helene" between 1906 and 1908. Contents pertain to daily life and Molly's travels in the Canadian Rockies and Japan.

Notes: File includes one torn fragment of a letter addressed to Molly Adams [sender unknown].

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Field; Japan

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Transcribed letters

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possib…

Date Range: 1891; 1893 - 1906; 1908 - 1909; 1941

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 6 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 6 to 8

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1891; 1893 - 1906; 1908 - 1909; 1941

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possibly sent by Marjorie Adams ca. 2010-2015]

Notes: Materials in file re arranged based on original order: M555 / I / A / 6 : Letters 1891, 1908-1909 [includes envelope mailed to Roger Cook Adams, 1941, and genealogical notes] M555 / I / A / 7 : "Letters from Mary W. Adams, 1893 to 1906" M555 / I / A / 8 : Journal entries and letters from Molly Adams, 1904

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams); Adams, Roger Cook

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Research; Genealogy; Correspondence; Travel

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Miniature journal and monthly planners

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one miniature pocket journal which belonged to Molly Wright Adams [ca.1904-1905]; and four miniature monthly planners for July to October 1904. Journal and planners contain notes pertaining to Molly's life and travels in the United States and the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: 1904 - 1905

Reference Code: M555 / II / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: M555

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / II / 1

GMD: Diary; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1904 - 1905

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (5 volumes : 6.5 x 10 cm and 5 x 6.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one miniature pocket journal which belonged to Molly Wright Adams [ca.1904-1905]; and four miniature monthly planners for July to October 1904. Journal and planners contain notes pertaining to Molly's life and travels in the United States and the Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Monthly planners accompanied in file by annotated storage envelope; Materials were previously stored with items in file M555 / I / A / 6 to 8

Name Access: Adams, Molly

Subject Access: Exploration; Travel; Recreation; Family and personal life; Hiking

Geographic Access: United States of America; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Materials are fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Arthur G. Jordan fonds

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Part Of: Arthur G. Jordan fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of letters to Jordan from the Chief Game Guardian and Deputy Minister, Department of Agriculture, Province of Alberta pertaining to enforcement of game ordinance, proposed act, and employment details. Photographs pertain to Arthur G. Jordan.

Date Range: [ca.1903], 1906-1907

Reference Code: M306 / V288

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Arthur G. Jordan fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 306; V 288

Sous-Fonds: M306 / V288

Accession Number: 2022

Reference Code: M306 / V288

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

Date Range: [ca.1903], 1906-1907

Physical Description: 12 textual records (12 p.). -- 2 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: A. G. Jordan was a game guardian at Banff, Alberta, Canada for the Alberta Department of Agriculture.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of letters to Jordan from the Chief Game Guardian and Deputy Minister, Department of Agriculture, Province of Alberta pertaining to enforcement of game ordinance, proposed act, and employment details. Photographs pertain to Arthur G. Jordan.

Name Access: Arthur G. Jordan fonds

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

Creator: Jordan, A. G.

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession record and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Astley family fonds

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Part Of: 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

Processing Status: Processed

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Gilbert M. Atkin fonds

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Part Of: Gilbert M. Atkin fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of postcards, 1934-1937; military papers, 1916-1918; financial papers, 1922; miscellaneous papers, ca.1910-1955; photographs, ca.1900-1968. Textual records are primarily military medical material. Financial papers pertain to medical equipment. Includes a speech re Imperial Order of…

Date Range: [ca.1900]-1968

Reference Code: M190 / V31

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Textual record; Plan; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Gilbert M. Atkin fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 190; V 31

Sous-Fonds: M 190; V 31

Accession Number: 442, 1281, 2162, 2775, 2809, 5666, 6932, 7084

Reference Code: M190 / V31

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Textual record; Plan; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1900]-1968

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records. -- 216 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Gilbert M. Atkin, 1877-1969, came to Banff in 1905 shortly after completion of postgraduate studies in medicine. He first worked with Dr. Brett and continued to practice medicine in Banff, where he raised his family. During the First World War, Atkin served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of postcards, 1934-1937; military papers, 1916-1918; financial papers, 1922; miscellaneous papers, ca.1910-1955; photographs, ca.1900-1968. Textual records are primarily military medical material. Financial papers pertain to medical equipment. Includes a speech re Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), n.d., delivered at the Chateau Rundel [sic]; report, Whistler Mountain Ski Lift and Chalet, 1954-1955; and architectural drawing of plan and elevation for 94 Banff Avenue, ca.1910, accompanied by note of "additions and corrections". Photographs pertain to Gilbert Atkin, family, friends and associates, Banff region activities and views, Brett Hospital, curling and Rocky Mountains scenic views.

Name Access: Atkin, Gilbert M.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Health services; Military

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Atkin, Gilbert M.

Category: Family and personal life; Health services; Military

Title Source: Title based on accession records and 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

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

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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Beattie family fonds

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Part Of: Beattie family fonds

Scope & Content: Papers consist of Doris Beattie papers and photographs, 1950s-1970s; financial records for the Hub Billiard Hall, 1929-1934; financial records for the Beattie family, 1946, 1960-1962; Frank Beattie certificate, 1894; guest register for Hot Springs Hotel, 1893-1896, and Beattie House, 1896-1903; and…

Date Range: 1893-[ca.1975]

Reference Code: M409 / V51

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Beattie family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 409; V 51

Sous-Fonds: M 409; V 51

Accession Number: 105, 3021, 3341, 6016, 6756, 7259

Reference Code: M409 / V51

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

Date Range: 1893-[ca.1975]

Physical Description: 11 textual records : includes 4 volumes. -- Photographs : 24 prints; 5 photograph albums

History / Biographical: The Beattie family were business owners at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Frank Beattie, 1855-1931, was in the hotel business in British Columbia in the 1880s and operated several hotels in Banff between ca.1887, when he bought the Hot Springs Hotel, and 1915. The Beattie Block, built in 1915, contained several businesses, including a pool hall, bowling alley and cafe. Following its destruction by fire in 1920, Frank Beattie and son Arthur operated the Hub Billiard parlor, cigar and news stand and restaurant until ca.1935. Arthur Beattie, 1892-1958, and Doris Cocayne Beattie, [1897]-1980, married in 1921 and raised four sons and one daughter in Banff. Doris Beattie was a Lifetime Charter member of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, also a member of the Daughters of the Eastern Star and St. Paul's Presbyterian Church.

Scope & Content: Papers consist of Doris Beattie papers and photographs, 1950s-1970s; financial records for the Hub Billiard Hall, 1929-1934; financial records for the Beattie family, 1946, 1960-1962; Frank Beattie certificate, 1894; guest register for Hot Springs Hotel, 1893-1896, and Beattie House, 1896-1903; and Imperial Tobacco Sales Company price list, 1932. Photographs pertain to Art Beattie, Beattie family and Banff scenes.

Name Access: Beattie, Arthur; Beattie, Doris; Beattie, Frank

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Beattie, Arthur; Beattie, Doris

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Fred C. and Marcella E. Bell fonds

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Part Of: Fred C. and Marcella E. Bell fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photographs including: postcard from Fred Bell to Percy Bell, 1907, re the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Paradise Valley; letters to F. C. Bell; speech by F. C. Bell, 1956; copies of sympathy letters to Mrs. Bell, 1971; Marcella Bell notes and papers; articles and Banff…

Date Range: 1903-1992

Reference Code: M112 / V58

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Fred C. and Marcella E. Bell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 112; V 58

Sous-Fonds: M 112; V 58

Accession Number: 628, 2944, 6377

Reference Code: M112 / V58

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

Date Range: 1903-1992

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 43 photographic prints. -- 2 photograph albums (49 prints)

History / Biographical: Fred C. Bell, 1883-1971, was a physician, hospital administrator, mountaineer and officer of the Alpine Club of Canada. He lived at Winnipeg, Manitoba and Vancouver, British Columbia. Marcella E. Bell was also a mountaineer and Alpine Club member.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers and photographs including: postcard from Fred Bell to Percy Bell, 1907, re the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Paradise Valley; letters to F. C. Bell; speech by F. C. Bell, 1956; copies of sympathy letters to Mrs. Bell, 1971; Marcella Bell notes and papers; articles and Banff-Mt. Assiniboine Walking Tour brochure written or annotated by A. O. Wheeler; publications re the Canadian National Parks Association, 1924-1925; some clippings. Photographic prints pertain to mountaineering and Alpine Club of Canada camps, including photographs of Nora Bell, sister of Fred Bell; views of Banff, 1903; and scenic views of Banff and Lake Louise areas, ca.1902-ca.1912. One album pertains to Fred C. Bell and Alpine Club of Canada, 38 prints; other album contains snapshots of ACC clubhouse at Banff, 1963, by Marcella Bell, 11 prints.

Name Access: Bell, Fred C.; Bell, Marcella E.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; 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

Creator: Bell, Fred C.; Bell, Marcella E.

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Ulysses LaCasse fonds

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Part Of: Ulysses LaCasse fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series: I. Professional series, ca.1910-1949; II. Professional / personal life series, ca.1896-ca.1967. Professional series contains volumes of textual records, photograph albums and photographs in two sub-series: A. Warden and civil service papers and photographs, and B. Gui…

Date Range: [ca.1896-ca.1967]

Reference Code: M90 / V340

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Tintype; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Part Of: Ulysses LaCasse fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 90; V 340

Sous-Fonds: M 90; V 340

Accession Number: 139, 617, 936, 1097, 1219, 2659, 5747

Reference Code: M90 / V340

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Tintype; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1896-ca.1967]

Physical Description: ca.15 cm of textual records. -- 4 photograph albums (ca.360 prints). -- ca.70 photographs : prints, copy negatives, negatives, tintype

History / Biographical: Ulysses LaCasse (or Ulysse; or La Casse), 1888-1972, was a trail guide and national park warden at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. LaCasse came to Banff in 1908 and worked in various cooking jobs including trail cook for surveys and trail outfits. He guided Caroline Hinman's trail riding groups before joining the Canadian Army in Europe and Siberia. LaCasse accompanied Byron Harmon, Soapy Smith and Louis Freeman on their five hundred mile expedition through the Canadian Rockies, 1924. LaCasse was a long-time warden in the Castle Mountain and Lake Louise districts

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series: I. Professional series, ca.1910-1949; II. Professional / personal life series, ca.1896-ca.1967. Professional series contains volumes of textual records, photograph albums and photographs in two sub-series: A. Warden and civil service papers and photographs, and B. Guiding and outfitting papers and photographs. Professional / personal life series contains volumes of textual records, as well as photographs, in two sub-series: A. Scrapbooks, and B. Other material.; Textual records consist of warden journals, 1934-1949, and scrapbooks, 1911-1961. Journals record weather conditions, wildlife observations, enforcement, construction and maintenance duties, etc. around Castle Mountain and Lake Louise. Scrapbooks contain correspondence and memoranda, 1929-1948, from LaCasse's civil service career. Textual records also include diary of Mavis Benedict, 1917, kept during Caroline Hinman pack trips; copy of a ski trip diary; and biographical notes on LaCasse, ca.1950. Photograph albums pertain to a Caroline Hinman trip in the Mount Assiniboine area, 1917; Columbia Icefield expedition, 1924; and horse trips in the Canadian Rockies, ca.1925.

Name Access: Benedict, Mavis; Hinman, Caroline; LaCasse, Ulysses

Subject Access: Banff National Park - Wardens; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Government; Pack trips

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: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid

Creator: LaCasse, Ulysses

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Government

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Earle Birney fonds

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Part Of: Earle Birney fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of Earle Birney textual records, 1896-1971, n.d.; recordings of Birney reading his works, 1967, 1982; and portraits of Birney, ca.1967. Textual records are excerpts from the Earle Birney papers pertaining to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; including correspondence, 1918-1924, biogra…

Date Range: 1896-1982

Reference Code: M201 / S31 / V67

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Sound recording; Recording disc; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Earle Birney fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 201; S 31; V 67

Sous-Fonds: M 201; S 31; V 67

Accession Number: 167, 552, 1226, 3603

Reference Code: M201 / S31 / V67

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Sound recording; Recording disc; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1896-1982

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records. -- 2 sound recordings : audio discs. -- 4 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Earle Birney, 1904-1995, was a writer, poet and educator at Toronto, Ontario. Birney lived in Banff from 1911 until 1917.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of Earle Birney textual records, 1896-1971, n.d.; recordings of Birney reading his works, 1967, 1982; and portraits of Birney, ca.1967. Textual records are excerpts from the Earle Birney papers pertaining to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; including correspondence, 1918-1924, biographical material, 1971, drafts of poems, 1941-1952, printed material, 1948-1970, and Birney family correspondence, 1896-1917.; Poems include: "Ballad of Kootenay Brown", "Biography", "Bushed", "Conrad Kain", "Holiday in the Foothills", "Leaving Yellowstone", "Oldster". Correspondence is mainly from Charles Brown to Birney. Printed material includes short story: "Mickey was a Swell Guy," set in Banff during the First World War. Recordings are "David" [1967] and "Nexus and Earle Birney", 1982

Name Access: Birney, Earle

Subject Access: Arts; 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: reference copy recordings

Creator: Birney, Earle

Category: Arts; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Marguerite Orr Rutherford fonds

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Part Of: Marguerite Orr Rutherford fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal papers and portraits, ca.1915-1990; incoming letters, ca.1915-1979; wedding journal, 1927; activity photographs, 1930s-1940s; hospital assistant papers and photographs, 1942-1945; print material and photographs re Inuit art, ca.1960; family history papers and portraits, c…

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1990

Reference Code: M320 / V556

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

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

Part Of: Marguerite Orr Rutherford fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 320; V 556

Sous-Fonds: M 320; V 556

Accession Number: 1569, 6773

Reference Code: M320 / V556

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

Date Range: [ca.1875]-1990

Physical Description: 14 cm of textual records. -- ca.100 photographs : prints. -- 1 item of print material

History / Biographical: Marguerite Beryl Orr Rutherford (also known as Marguerite Orr), 1903-1993, was a businesswoman and outdoor enthusiast at Banff and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was the daughter of Lorne and May Orr and grand-daughter of Wesley Fletcher Orr, early mayor of Calgary. Marguerite Orr grew up in Banff, where she attended high school with Earle Birney. In 1927, she married Clyde "Rusty" Rutherford, from whom she was later separated. During WWII, Rutherford worked as a hospital assistant at Whitehorse, Yukon. She later owned Cottage Crafts in Calgary and sold Eskimo art, ca.1960, when it was just becoming popular. Rutherford was a close friend of Allen Bill, war correspondent and later editor and sports columnist for the Calgary Herald.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal papers and portraits, ca.1915-1990; incoming letters, ca.1915-1979; wedding journal, 1927; activity photographs, 1930s-1940s; hospital assistant papers and photographs, 1942-1945; print material and photographs re Inuit art, ca.1960; family history papers and portraits, ca.1875-1974; Allen Bill photographs, 1940s-1970s; Earle Birney typescript poem and inscribed publication "David and Other Poems," 1942.

Name Access: Birney, Earle; Rutherford, Marguerite Orr

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections)

Creator: Rutherford, Marguerite Orr

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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