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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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[Enclosures]. -- 1862-1920, 1930-1959, [n.d.]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Enclosures from letters to Catharine from her mother, includes letters from family friends and relatives. Includes old family letters 1862 - 1920, f.181. Mildred Owen is first cousin to Edith Mary B. Clarke is the sister of Edith's father, Edward S. Morse; Jenny Brooks is Edith's friend from chil…

Date Range: 1860 - 1920

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2 / b / ii / 180 - 185

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: N/A

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2 / b / ii / 180 - 185

Date Range: 1860 - 1920

Physical Description: 6 files of textual records

Scope & Content: Enclosures from letters to Catharine from her mother, includes letters from family friends and relatives. Includes old family letters 1862 - 1920, f.181. Mildred Owen is first cousin to Edith Mary B. Clarke is the sister of Edith's father, Edward S. Morse; Jenny Brooks is Edith's friend from childhood; Dorothy Wayman is the author of a biography of Edward S. Morse.

Name Access: Robb, Edith Morse; Roddy, Frances (Newbury); Robb, Kitty; Owen, Mildred; Johnsen, Hanne; Clarke, Mary B.; Miyaoka, Tsunejiro; Barry, Jane; Brooks, Jenny; Spurling, Billy; Wayman, Dorothy; Morse, John E.; Robb, Russell Sr.; Caird, Jean; Agge, Anne

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Letters, printed matter]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Includes old letters written by Edward Sylvester Morse sent to Catharine by Margaret Watkins. Includes Catharine's carbon copies of outgoing letters. Includes copy of readings and sermon of funeral mass for Ulysses LaCasse.

Date Range: 1874-1971

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2 / d / 574

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2 / d / 574

Date Range: 1874-1971

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Includes old letters written by Edward Sylvester Morse sent to Catharine by Margaret Watkins. Includes Catharine's carbon copies of outgoing letters. Includes copy of readings and sermon of funeral mass for Ulysses LaCasse.

Name Access: Aldhelm-White, Ted

Subject Access: Watkins, Margaret; Morse, Edward Sylvester; Gammon, Murray; LaCasse, Ulysses; Peyto, Walter; Chretien, Jean; Nicoll, Jim; Jarvis, Lucy; Millar, Chuck

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Edward S. Morse

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Sketches and notes by Catharine regarding E.S. Morse's collection of Japanese artifacts.

Date Range: 1881-1953, n.d.

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1770

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1770

Date Range: 1881-1953, n.d.

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Sketches and notes by Catharine regarding E.S. Morse's collection of Japanese artifacts.

Subject Access: Morse, Edward Sylvester

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[Notebook]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Notebook belonging to Marian Robb. Marian is Russell Robb Sr.'s sister.

Date Range: 1880-1882

Reference Code: M36 / II / C / 1957

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.C. Marian Robb papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / C / 1957

Date Range: 1880-1882

Physical Description: 1 vol of textual records

Scope & Content: Notebook belonging to Marian Robb. Marian is Russell Robb Sr.'s sister.

Subject Access: Robb, Marian

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[Letters]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Letters to "Auntie" from Marian Robb.

Date Range: 1878-1885

Reference Code: M36 / II / C / 1958

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.C. Marian Robb papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / C / 1958

Responsibility: Responsibility: Marian Robb

Date Range: 1878-1885

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Letters to "Auntie" from Marian Robb.

Subject Access: Robb, Marian

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[Letters]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Letters to Marian Robb from various people.

Date Range: 1868-1885

Reference Code: M36 / II / C / 1959

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.C. Marian Robb papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / C / 1959

Date Range: 1868-1885

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Letters to Marian Robb from various people.

Subject Access: Robb, Marian

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[Letters]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Letters to Frances Newbury Bagley (Frank or Frankie) from various people including Kate S. Robb and Russell Robb Sr. Frances is the sister of Kate Robb and the aunt of Russell Robb.

Date Range: 1864-1894

Reference Code: M36 / II / D / 1964

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.D. Robb/Newbury/Bagley family correspondence

Reference Code: M36 / II / D / 1964

Date Range: 1864-1894

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Letters to Frances Newbury Bagley (Frank or Frankie) from various people including Kate S. Robb and Russell Robb Sr. Frances is the sister of Kate Robb and the aunt of Russell Robb.

Name Access: Bagley, Frances Newbury

Subject Access: Robb, Catherine Sedgwick Newbury; Robb, Russell Sr.

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[Diaries]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Diaries kept by Russell Robb Sr. Russell Robb is the father of Catharine Robb Whyte.

Date Range: 1878-1881

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 1 / a / 1970

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 1 / a / 1970

Responsibility: Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.

Date Range: 1878-1881

Physical Description: 3 vol of textual records

Scope & Content: Diaries kept by Russell Robb Sr. Russell Robb is the father of Catharine Robb Whyte.

Subject Access: Robb, Russell Sr.

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[Notes]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Misc. notes and business cards. Includes list of Robb home domestic staff, list of apple blossom dates in Concord, Mass. and notes on Edward Sylvester Morse as a young boy.

Date Range: 1872-1924

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 1 / b / 1972

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 1 / b / 1972

Responsibility: Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.

Date Range: 1872-1924

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Misc. notes and business cards. Includes list of Robb home domestic staff, list of apple blossom dates in Concord, Mass. and notes on Edward Sylvester Morse as a young boy.

Subject Access: Robb, Russell Sr.; Morse, Edward Sylvester

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[Letters]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Letters to cousin Paul Bagley from Russell Robb.

Date Range: 1880-1893

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 2 / 1975

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 2 / 1975

Responsibility: Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.

Date Range: 1880-1893

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Letters to cousin Paul Bagley from Russell Robb.

Subject Access: Robb, Russell Sr.; Bagley, Paul

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[Letters]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Letters to various people from Russell Robb.

Date Range: 1875-1926

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 2 / 1976

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 2 / 1976

Responsibility: Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.

Date Range: 1875-1926

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Letters to various people from Russell Robb.

Subject Access: Robb, Russell Sr.

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[Letters]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.

Date Range: 1872-1925

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977

Date Range: 1872-1925

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.

Subject Access: Robb, Russell Sr.; Robb, Catherine Sedgwick Newbury; Robb, Marian; Morse, Edward Sylvester; Robb, Russell Jr.

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[Notes]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Notes regarding history of Robb, Newbury and related families, kept by Russell Robb Sr. Includes obituary certificate for John F. Bagley who is the husband of Kate Robb's sister Frances. John F. Bagley is the uncle of Russell Robb Sr.

Date Range: 1881-1927

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 4 / a / 1979

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers

Reference Code: M36 / II / E / 4 / a / 1979

Date Range: 1881-1927

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records : includes 1 oversize item

Scope & Content: Notes regarding history of Robb, Newbury and related families, kept by Russell Robb Sr. Includes obituary certificate for John F. Bagley who is the husband of Kate Robb's sister Frances. John F. Bagley is the uncle of Russell Robb Sr.