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- D. H. Pinder 2
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Painting; Fine Art Easel; Presentation Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.39.1011%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1011 a,b
- Description
- Elaborately carved, W. J. Phillips' (a) presentation case: 61.5x79.3x12.5, hinged lid drops open, held by 52.5 long chains both sides. Lid elaborately carved, centre design 34.0x27.0,leaves, berries, etc. Border 8.0 wide carved square chain design, corners pinwheel, inside lined with green velvet …
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- Title
- Painting; Fine Art Easel; Presentation Case
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Description
- Elaborately carved, W. J. Phillips' (a) presentation case: 61.5x79.3x12.5, hinged lid drops open, held by 52.5 long chains both sides. Lid elaborately carved, centre design 34.0x27.0,leaves, berries, etc. Border 8.0 wide carved square chain design, corners pinwheel, inside lined with green velvet (b) easel: 183.0x71.0, top of upright ca 40.0x30.0 elaborately carved, also carving on upright and both wings, more carving at cross bar. Feet of wings curve out into scroll. Tray has turned outer edge with carved design brace, brace broken in 2 places (old), the upright has 9 holes for movement of tray, the 2 wings have 2 holes near top for installation of case. The back lever is 140.0 long with 21.5 foot, attached to the back of the upright with a bolt and brace mechanism. Condition: water spots over all, left wing foot broken off and secured with 3 screws, piece broken off right wing top, glued back on, gouges from improper moving of tray, lever slightly warped.
- Credit
- Gift of Grace Turner, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1011 a,b
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Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1027
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- paper; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1027
- Description
- A mixed media picture of a Girl Guides camp scene. Mountains in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "CJL" Titled "Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s”.
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- Title
- Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- paper; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 58.5 cm
- Description
- A mixed media picture of a Girl Guides camp scene. Mountains in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "CJL" Titled "Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s”.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1027
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- paper; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1028
- Description
- A watercolour of a Girl Guides camp scene. Forest in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "Gail Grady" blc red ribbon with" First Handicraft" printed on it. In tlc is a blue card "Class 1, Age 14, Name Gail Grady, Company or Pack 2nd"
- Title
- Painting
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- paper; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 57.3 cm
- Description
- A watercolour of a Girl Guides camp scene. Forest in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "Gail Grady" blc red ribbon with" First Handicraft" printed on it. In tlc is a blue card "Class 1, Age 14, Name Gail Grady, Company or Pack 2nd"
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1028
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Untitled [cowboy roping horse]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbec.05.01
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on pressed paper
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.05.01
- Description
- A cowboy wearing a blue shirt, brown vest, green neckerchief, orange/yellow chaps, a holster and gun, in bottom right of picture, has roped a horse on front legs, center left. The roped horse is falling forward. Six other horses are running in the background, a lot of dust in corral. The sky is yel…
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- Title
- Untitled [cowboy roping horse]
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on pressed paper
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 25.4 cm
- Description
- A cowboy wearing a blue shirt, brown vest, green neckerchief, orange/yellow chaps, a holster and gun, in bottom right of picture, has roped a horse on front legs, center left. The roped horse is falling forward. Six other horses are running in the background, a lot of dust in corral. The sky is yellow. The roped horse has a brand on left shoulder: lazy N over bar one.
- Subject
- figure, cowboy
- animal, horse
- Credit
- Gift of Les Peters, Great Falls, USA, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.05.01
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- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Catalogue Number
- BrC.02.01
- Description
- A primitive painting on a piece of wood. The foreground is beige and brown bank with a white and brown tepee on the left. Beyond this the creek, blue and white extends to mid centre. The top half of the painting is a slope covered with trees to left and a mountain, blue, white and green, to the ri…
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- Title
- Cultus Creek
- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- A primitive painting on a piece of wood. The foreground is beige and brown bank with a white and brown tepee on the left. Beyond this the creek, blue and white extends to mid centre. The top half of the painting is a slope covered with trees to left and a mountain, blue, white and green, to the right. A cloudy grey sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Earle Birney, Toronto, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- BrC.02.01
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaL.05.01
- Description
- A mountain peak dominates the centre, right side in shadow, tinges of pink top left of mountain. Mountain range left background. Left foreground and right foreground indicate green hillsides. Sky is light blue with a few patches of white top right.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 8.2 x 11.3 cm
- Description
- A mountain peak dominates the centre, right side in shadow, tinges of pink top left of mountain. Mountain range left background. Left foreground and right foreground indicate green hillsides. Sky is light blue with a few patches of white top right.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- DaL.05.01
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Portrait of Mrs. Pearl Moore
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfue.02.02
- Date
- c. 1931
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- FuE.02.02
- Description
- An almost full face portrait of a woman, she has short hair.
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- Title
- Portrait of Mrs. Pearl Moore
- Date
- c. 1931
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 44.5 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- An almost full face portrait of a woman, she has short hair.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- FuE.02.02
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Woman Climbing Path
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- Artist
- Ruth Fulda
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FuR.05.01
- Description
- A figure of a woman dominates centre of picture. She faces towards the back climbing a hill.
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- Artist
- Ruth Fulda
- Title
- Woman Climbing Path
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- watercolour; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A figure of a woman dominates centre of picture. She faces towards the back climbing a hill.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- FuR.05.01
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- Artist
- A Hunter
- Title
- Yoho Valley
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 25.0 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- forest
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HuA.05.01
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Evening, Lake O'Hara
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjkr.02.02
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- JkR.02.02
- Description
- In the foreground on the right side of the painting there are four green trees and a shore made out of mostly rocks. To the left and along the bottom edge a lake of bluegreen water sits in front of a brown mountain range. The mountains have snow on parts of the peaks and the sky is blue with white …
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- Title
- Evening, Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 69.9 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- In the foreground on the right side of the painting there are four green trees and a shore made out of mostly rocks. To the left and along the bottom edge a lake of bluegreen water sits in front of a brown mountain range. The mountains have snow on parts of the peaks and the sky is blue with white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Lake O'Hara
- Credit
- Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- JkR.02.02
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mountain landscape and police barracks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55524
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two framed paintings. One painting depicts a ranch or small farming community with horses in a fenced area and mountains visible in the background; second painting depicts a North-West Mounted Police barracks with a raised flag nearby and separate stables.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PC - 9 to 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Painting
- Framed print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F2 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PC - 9 to 10
- GMD
- Painting
- Framed print
- Responsibility
- Artist(s) unknown
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- Physical Description
- 2 paintings : framed landscape ; 25 x 17 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two framed paintings. One painting depicts a ranch or small farming community with horses in a fenced area and mountains visible in the background; second painting depicts a North-West Mounted Police barracks with a raised flag nearby and separate stables.
- Material Details
- Paintings are in identical wooden frames painted orange with geometric border design. Metal hanging wires are attached to back of each frame
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Painting
- Arts
- Mountains
- Homestead
- Settlement
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Flower illustrations
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
- Painting
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 29
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 6 drawings : illustration, pencil and paint ; 16 x 22.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].
- Notes
- Artist(s) and date(s) of materials unknown; date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
- Material Details
- Illustrations traced in pencil and filled in with watercolour paints.
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.09
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Rocks in lower left corner sit on a beach which goes along the bottom edge to the right. The water is calm and blue. The far shore slopes up to tall rocky cliffs on the right side. On the left these same cliffs are seen in the distance. The sky is clouded with a bit of …
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- Title
- Molar Pass
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 34.2 x 41.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Rocks in lower left corner sit on a beach which goes along the bottom edge to the right. The water is calm and blue. The far shore slopes up to tall rocky cliffs on the right side. On the left these same cliffs are seen in the distance. The sky is clouded with a bit of blue at the upper left of center edge.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.09
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Goodsir Plateau
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.11
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.11
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue, beige, white. There is a lake in the lower left foreground; a cloudy sky in the upper right corner; a glacier rises from the lake left of center; the peaks run off the picture at the left but appear in the distance down towards the right of the picture.
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- Title
- Goodsir Plateau
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue, beige, white. There is a lake in the lower left foreground; a cloudy sky in the upper right corner; a glacier rises from the lake left of center; the peaks run off the picture at the left but appear in the distance down towards the right of the picture.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.11
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.16
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Central image is a man standing in a cart drawn by two horses. Behind this are two elevators. To the left is a fence and in the background another elevator. To the right is a tower and a train steaming by to the right. The sky is blue with a few clouds.
- Title
- Tinder Den
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Central image is a man standing in a cart drawn by two horses. Behind this are two elevators. To the left is a fence and in the background another elevator. To the right is a tower and a train steaming by to the right. The sky is blue with a few clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- rural
- animal, horse
- figure, male
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.16
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- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.17
- Description
- General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
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- Title
- Bow Lake
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.9 x 44.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.17
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Deception Pass
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.22
- Description
- General colour: brown, blue. Lower two thirds is filled with the dry rock slopes of a mountain which peaks in the upper enter. Blue sky comes down from both upper corners. One large cloud sits upper center.
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- Title
- Deception Pass
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 36.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, blue. Lower two thirds is filled with the dry rock slopes of a mountain which peaks in the upper enter. Blue sky comes down from both upper corners. One large cloud sits upper center.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.22
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Old Saints, Church Street
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.26
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.26
- Description
- blc is a woman in a long red dress and white apron and green shawl. She is carrying something and going to meet a young girl on a sidewalk. Crossing the street lower mid-centre is a man in brown and young girl in pink. There are buildings to the left and right of street, trees at the end. Most of t…
- Title
- Old Saints, Church Street
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 35.6 cm
- Description
- blc is a woman in a long red dress and white apron and green shawl. She is carrying something and going to meet a young girl on a sidewalk. Crossing the street lower mid-centre is a man in brown and young girl in pink. There are buildings to the left and right of street, trees at the end. Most of the buildings appear to be homes but you can see a square castle or church spire poking out mid-centre. Cloudy sky. Street is in shadow from the right.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.26
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David McDougall fonds
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- Part Of
- David McDougall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of six series: 1. Business Correspondence; 2. Cheques, Receipts, Invoices; 3. Personal Documents; 4. Miscellaneous; 5. Blueprints; 6. Painting. Series 1 consists of business related correspondence to various companies, individuals, and two branches of the Canadian Government. Govern…
- Date Range
- 1845-1947
- Reference Code
- M557 / V779
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Painting
- Textual record
- Blueprint
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- David McDougall fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 557
- V 779
- Sous-Fonds
- M557
- V779
- Accession Number
- 2017.8667
- Reference Code
- M557 / V779
- Date Range
- 1845-1947
- Physical Description
- 39cm of textual records. – 1 painting
- History / Biographical
- David McDougall, son of George Millward McDougall and Elizabeth Chantler McDougall, was born on May 14, 1845 in Owen Sound, Ontario. David had four siblings: John, Eliza, Lubby, and Nellie. David married Annie McKenzie in 1871 in Manitoba. Together, they had six children, including their daughter named Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall (1872-1965). Georgina was the wife of Norman Luxton and an active member in Banff and the mother of Eleanor Georgina Luxton (1908-1995). David was an early pioneer of Calgary and Banff, who helped build both community life and their economies. While David’s father and brother were both members of the clergy and did missionary work in Morley, Alberta, David become a successful businessman. He established a general merchant store in Morley where he was a dealer in cattle, horses, furs, and curios. In addition to managing his own business block in Calgary, David also owned properties in Edmonton and Calgary. In Banff, David and Annie owned the Mount Royal Hotel for six years until they sold it to Jim Brewster in August 14, 1913. David died in December 6, 1927 and Annie died in 1939.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of six series: 1. Business Correspondence; 2. Cheques, Receipts, Invoices; 3. Personal Documents; 4. Miscellaneous; 5. Blueprints; 6. Painting. Series 1 consists of business related correspondence to various companies, individuals, and two branches of the Canadian Government. Government correspondence pertains to taxes and by-laws for McDougall’s properties. Series 2 contains invoices, receipts, cheques, and bank statements pertaining to McDougall’s business and properties. Series 3 contains personal letters and legal documents. Materials includes handwritten letters, property transactions and proof of ownership on properties. Series 4 contains cheque books, Dominion Travellers’ Hotel Guide, event program featuring Commissioner Coombs and “Safety First Guarantee” slip. Series 5 contains blueprints of Mount Royal Hotel and McDougall business block, Calgary 1911. The last series consist of a painting of George Noble photograph of Banff Ave, 1929.
- Name Access
- McDougall, David
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Labour
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Law and justice
- Access Restrictions
- No restriction on access. Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply.
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- See Luxton Family fonds
- Creator
- McDougall, David
- Biographical Source Notes
- Luxton, Eleanor G. Latch String Out. Banff: Summerthought Publishing, 2015. “The Morleyville Story.” McDougall Stoney Mission Society. http://www.mcdougallstoneymission.com/docs/The_Morleyvillle_Story.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on provenance of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jimmy Simpson family fonds
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- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series. I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 tra…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1995
- Reference Code
- M78 / S16 / V577
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Blueprint
- Drawing
- Painting
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 78
- S 16
- V 577
- Sous-Fonds
- M 78
- S 16
- V 577
- Accession Number
- 256, 492, 1035, 1160, 1422, 1467, 1484, 1625, 1655, 1668, 1869, 2930, 3006, 5302, 6356, 6599, 6771, 6914, 7217, 7337 (unproc o.s.), 7768 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M78 / S16 / V577
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Blueprint
- Drawing
- Painting
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Other Title Info
- Also known as Jimmy Simpson fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1995
- Physical Description
- 2.5 m textual records. -- ca.1605 photographs: ca.755 prints, 410 negatives, ca.430 transparencies. -- 29 photograph albums (ca.3000 prints). -- 1 sound recording: audio disc
- History / Biographical
- Justin James McCarthy (Jimmy) Simpson, 1877-1972, was a trapper, guide and outfitter and lodge owner at Banff and Bow Lake, Alberta, Canada. Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Simpson was sent to Canada by his family in 1896. He worked briefly at Laggan (Lake Louise), Alberta for the Canadian Pacific Railway, travelled extensively and returned to the Rockies to work on the trail and trap. By the early 1900s, he was a successful guide and outfitter with Carl Rungius and the Alpine Club of Canada as clients. Starting in 1920, Simpson began building Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake as a base for hunting and climbing parties. Simpson and Williamina (Billie) Ross Reid, 1891-1968, married in 1916 and had three children. The lodge was run mainly by Billie Simpson and in 1945 the business was turned over to Jimmy Simpson Jr., 1922-2003 . Daughters Margaret Simpson, 1917-1941, and Mary Simpson (Hallock), 1919-2002, were internationally-famous figure skaters.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series.
- I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 transparencies. Includes business and personal correspondence, business records and subject files, 1903-1972; literary papers, 1912-1972; and other papers, 1903- 1957. Business records pertain mainly to guiding, outfitting and hunting operations. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, J. Monroe Thorington, L. S. Amery, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, William S. Ladd, C. Hart Merriam, Allan Brooks and others; also federal and provincial government departments, Canadian Pacific Railway, etc., regarding hunting, game regulations, park boundaries, licences, permits, horses, etc. Albums pertain mainly to hunting trips, including those with Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and McAleenan family, ca.1901-ca.1920, 23 items. Transparencies pertain to McAleenan family trips.
- II. Simpson family papers, photographs and sound recording, ca.1900-1987, ca.1.5 m of textual records, ca.675 photographic prints, 6 photograph albums (ca.460 prints), 410 photographic negatives, 1 sound recording. Textual records include large series of alphabetical files, 1907-1987; correspondence, ca.1910-ca.1985; school records, 1923-1936; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge registers, 1939-1957; other material, 1929-1942. Photographs pertain to Jimmy Simpson and family; friends and guests; lodges and camps, including Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Banff home and community; pack trips; scenic views; other.
- III. Billie Simpson papers, 1913-1968, 6.5 cm of textual records. Includes Billie Simpson correspondence, literary and dramatic papers.
- IV. Simpson Sisters professional papers and photographs, 1929-1955, ca.20 cm and 3 v. of textual material, ca.15 cm of print material, 86 photographic prints. Material pertains to the professional skating career of Margaret Simpson and Mary Simpson.
- V. Mary Simpson Hallock papers, 1960-1955, 1.5 cm of textual records.
- VI. Jimmy Simpson Jr. papers, 1947-1983, 1 cm of textual records.
- VII. Other material, before 1970, 1 cm of textual records and art works.
- Name Access
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Margaret
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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
- sub-series description
- electronic finding aid
- microfilm copies of albums
- Related Material
- Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage Collections, Whyte Museum)
- Creator
- Simpson, Jimmy (family)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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