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Ford Family fonds

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Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to J…

Date Range: 1908-2003

Reference Code: M583 / V274

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Scrapbook; Private record

Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M583 / V274

Sous-Fonds: M583 / V274

Accession Number: 6618, 2021.16

Reference Code: M583 / V274

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Scrapbook; Private record

Date Range: 1908-2003

Physical Description: 1 motion picture : 16 mm, b/w, silent, ca.500 ft ; 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)

History / Biographical: Allyn K. Ford (1878-1964) was a businessman and collector in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a member of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1908 onwards. He was married to Emily Powell Ford (1886-1976) and had at least two daughters, Alice Carpenter Ford and Nancy (Ford) Dart. Nancy also became a member of the ACC in 1953.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to Jasper in the mid-1950s.

Name Access: Ford, Allyn; Ford, Emily; Dart, Nancy

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Geographic Access: Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States of America; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: video reference copy

Creator: Ford, Allyn; Ford, Emily

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Robert J. McGuinness fonds

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Part Of: Robert J. McGuinness fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series: I. St. Mary's Parish, ca.1945-1983, 0.16 cm, and contains two sub-series: A. Architecture, ca.1945-1983 (architectural plans, general information); B. Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (pertaining to Father McGuinness and St. Mary's Parish), 1950-1978. II. McGuinn…

Date Range: 1940-1950; 1954; 1955; 1960; 1977; 1978; 1980-1983

Reference Code: M460

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Plan; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Robert J. McGuinness fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 460

Sous-Fonds: M 460

Accession Number: 960; 3707; 2018.9000

Reference Code: M460

GMD: Textual record; Plan; Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1940-1950; 1954; 1955; 1960; 1977; 1978; 1980-1983

Physical Description: 1.11 cm of textual records (34 pages : 29 x 42 cm or smaller) -- 9 architectural drawings : annotations ; 89 x 58 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Originally from ancient Iveagh, which is now County Down, Ireland, the McGuinness family eventually migrated to Liverpool at an unknown time. The McGuinness family were provision merchants in Liverpool, but found supplies limited so they emigrated to Canada. Born on June 20, 1886 in Liverpool, Father Robert James McGuinness moved to Belleville, Ontario, Canada with his family in 1890. He had 7 brothers and sisters, including Oswald A. McGuinness, who settled in Invermere, British Columbia. Robert attended St. Lawrence College in Ampleforth, Yorkshire, and completed his studies at St. Servan in Rhiems, France, qualifying as an engineer. He held a position with the federal government upon his return to Canada, however when World War I broke out Robert served in the 29th Battalion of CRTS building pontoons behind European battle lines. After returning to Canada, Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway as an architectural engineer, which brought him west to Banff, Alberta. Robert was the resident architectural engineer overlooking the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel expansion in the 1920's. In the late 1920's, Robert traveled to Rome to enter the seminary and four years later he was ordained as a priest. After serving as priest in Calgary, Robert was appointed Catholic priest in Banff in 1936, where he lived and worked until his death in 1961. To fulfill a personal dream, Robert designed and supervised the construction of the new church building and grounds for St. Mary's Parish (St. Mary's of the Assumption) which was completed in 1951. During his years in Europe, Robert visited ancient churches and cathedrals which influenced the design of the church, primarily the Norman Chateau architectural style. Robert was also a talented artist. Some of his work can be seen in galleries in New York and in Banff. His work has been reproduced for Canadian Pacific Railway tourism material, including the Spiral Tunnels postcard included in this fonds. Robert died in Calgary on June 17, 1961, just shy of his 75th birthday, after being ill for a few months.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series:; I. St. Mary's Parish, ca.1945-1983, 0.16 cm, and contains two sub-series: A. Architecture, ca.1945-1983 (architectural plans, general information); B. Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (pertaining to Father McGuinness and St. Mary's Parish), 1950-1978.; II. McGuinness Family, 1953-1977, 1 cm (private records, including handwritten notes, a memoir, and a postcard).

Notes: . IYounger brother Oswald was a surveyor who built the road from Invermere to Calgary; There is some indication that Robert had a role in the construction of the Bow River Bridge or the collection of the stones used for the bridge, but this is unconfirmed

Name Access: McGuinness, Robert J.

Subject Access: Architecture; Art; Banff; Buildings; Churches; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Family and personal life; Professional and Personal Life; Religions; St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Ontario

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: 08.3 / Si 3m / Pam; 08.3 / B22 stm / Pam; 08.3 / Sa 2 / Pam

Creator: McGuinness, Robert J.

Category: Family and personal life; Religions

Biographical Source Notes: Based on contents of the fonds; https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/o/g/Laurie-Goggin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0444.html; "St. Mary's of the Assumption" pamphlet printed by the Crag and Canyon in Banff (08.3/Sa 2/Pam); http://www.stmarysparishbanff.ca/history/

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Dorothy Wardle fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Reference Code: M521 / V75

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M521; V75

Sous-Fonds: M521; V75

Accession Number: 5296, 5391, 7504

Reference Code: M521 / V75

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Physical Description: 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.

History / Biographical: The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.; M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).; V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James; Rungius, Carl; Brett, Helen; Keyte, Freeman; Hart, E. J. (Ted); Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman; White, Clifford; Drummond-Davies, Nora; Mills, Ike; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Kaquitts, Frank; Oxborough, Dorothy; Whyte, Jon; Robinson, Dean; Warren, Mary Schaffer; Simpson, George; Gibbon, John Murray; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Greenham, Margaret

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Personal and Family Life; Banff; Old Banff Cemetery; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Cabins; Travel; Picnics and picnicking; Holidays; Scenery; Christmas; Dogs; Horses; Mountain; Canoes and canoeing; Hiking; Wildlife; War Memorial; Highland Games; Bow River Bridge; Golfing; Anniversary; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Education; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Women; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Skiing; European travel; Beach; Calgary Herald; Geography; Government; Newspaper; Politics; Research; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Park policy; Parks Canada; Wardens; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Community life; Mines and mineral resources; History; Immigration and homesteading; Settlement; Organizations; World War II; Biographical; Professional and Personal Life; Grizzly Bears; Fire fighters; Sunshine Village; Teahouses; Banff Indian Days; Regalia; Calgary Stampede; Mountain guides; Mountain School; The Albertan; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Homestead Hotel; Banff Centre; Hot Springs; Superintendents; Automobiles; Natural history; Records; Calendar; Finances; Leases; Legal and Financial; Property; Recreation

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Bankhead; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Scotland; Revelstoke; Yoho National Park; Ottawa; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Plain of Six Glaciers; Lake Agnes; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Lake O'Hara; Bow River; Calgary; Sidney; San Francisco; United States; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; France; Spain; Monaco; Italy; Denmark; Austria; Quebec; Windermere; New York; Assiniboine; Ghost River; High River; Quebec City; New Brunswick; Maine; Great Divide; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Columbia Icefield; Washington; Philadelphia; Atlantic City; Larch Valley; Cascade Mountain; Panama; Sulphur Mountain; Field; Emerald Lake; Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump; Takkakaw Falls; Jasper National Park; Athabasca Falls; Okanagan; Kananaskis; Hoodoos; Powell River; Montreal

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

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.; James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Wardle, Leette

Category: Arts; Environment; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

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Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rock…

Date Range: 1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000

Reference Code: M9 / S13 / V605

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 9; S 13; V 605

Sous-Fonds: M 9; S 13; V 605

Accession Number: 17, 88, 120, 1183, 1900, 1923, 2045, 2125, 2198, 2762, 3180, 3208, 3276, 7412, 2014.8266, 2014.8267, 2014.8310

Reference Code: M9 / S13 / V605

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000

Physical Description: 49 photographs: prints, negatives. -- 1 m textual records. -- 60 sound recordings: 52 audio cassettes, 8 reels

History / Biographical: Maryalice Harvey Stewart, 1923-2001, was Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1965 to 1976. She continued to do historical projects and was known for her knowledge of Banff and Rocky Mountain history.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives and Special Collections); research materials pertaining to the town of Banff, the Brewster family and other local subjects; personal interest materials, including cassette recordings of documentaries and lectures; personal materials, including correspondence, photographs, Maryalice's birth certificate, certifications and awards, and sheet music; and other related materials. Fonds consists of the following series and sub-series:; Series I : Professional records Series I has two sub-series: I / A : Archives of the Canadian Rockies records (includes cataloguing cards, notes and other materials pertaining to Maryalice's role as Archivist/Director at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies between 1965-1976) I / B : Research and other professional records (includes Brewster family research notes, materials from various committees and organizations which Maryalice was involved in, documents related to an oral history project completed in 2000, professional correspondence, and related materials); Series II: Personal records (includes collected materials, personal interest materials, cassette recordings of documentaries and other subjects, sheet music, and various certificates and awards given to Maryalice).

Name Access: Stewart, Maryalice Harvey

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Professional and Personal Life; Awards; Banff townsite; Buildings and facilities; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Education; Entertainment; Employment; History; Lecture; Membership; Museums; Municipal views; Music; Newspaper; Organizations; Publication; Record keeping; Records; Research; Songs

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Kootenay National Park

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

Related Material: S23 / II / B (National Park Wardens oral history project conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart)

Creator: Stewart, Maryalice Harvey

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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P. R. Lockie Collection

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Part Of: Percival R Lockie fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographic greeting cards featuring mountain views of the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie; and 9 photographs of Lockie at Powell River and Willingdon Beach, Lockie with friends, and views of Lockie's Table in British Columbia.

Date Range: 1941-1964

Reference Code: V111

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Percival R Lockie fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V111

Sous-Fonds: V111

Accession Number: 7740; 2021.30

Reference Code: V111

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1941-1964

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Percival Robert Lockie (known as P. R. or just Lockie), 14 August, 1900 - 8 March, 1976, was born in St. Helens, England and moved to B.C. with his family in 1909. His father, Robert, was already in Canada when Percy (as he’s listed on the Immigration form) came with his mother Ethel and sisters Elizabeth, Kathleen, and Janet on the Empress of Ireland. The ship departed from Liverpool and arrived in Quebec on 25 June with a final destination listed as Vancouver. He worked in Vancouver as a draftsperson for Dominion Engineering until at least 1921 before moving to Powell River. Upon arrival to Powell River he worked a wide variety of labour jobs, as well as various odd jobs like lifeguarding and as a tap dance teacher. His main occupation in town was as a draftsperson for the Powell River Company's pulp and paper mill until 1965. His work for the mill included measuring the snow pack at the head of Powell Lake, north of the town site, each May and September, which he did for over 30 years. Measurements were taken from half-way up a mountain at the north-east of Powell Lake, which Lockie and B. Stenberg are accredited with summiting first in 1952. Over the course of his life he climbed the mountain at least 75 times. While locally known as Lockie’s Table for most of his life, the mountain was officially unnamed. In the mid-1990s Powell River community members requested the B.C. Geographical Naming Office officially recognize the name Lockie’s Table, which they did in April 1997. According to the Naming Office, the name Lockie’s Table is affixed to the flat table-like plateau on the peak of the mountain, while the rest of the mass remains unnamed. He joined the B.C. Mountaineering Association in the 1920s and travelled, climbed, and photographed throughout the interior and northern B.C. area, mainly the Selkirk and Coastal Mountain ranges. He also spent time hiking in and around Banff National Park and both the B.C. and Alberta sides of the Rocky Mountains; Lake O'Hara was one of his favorite places and features prominently in his photographs.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographic greeting cards featuring mountain views of the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie; and 9 photographs of Lockie at Powell River and Willingdon Beach, Lockie with friends, and views of Lockie's Table in British Columbia.

Name Access: Lockie, Percival R,

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Selkirks; Assiniboine; Lake O'Hara; Powell River

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Accession record, The Powell River Peak (community newspaper) May 29, 1997 pp.13. Paper copy in accession binder.; Printed documents included with photographs

Creator: Lockie, P. R.

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record, The Powell River Peak (community newspaper) May 29, 1997 pp.13; British Columbia Mountaineering Club volunteer correspondence; B.C. Geographical Names website, Lockie's Table; Ancestry.ca, 1921 Census of Canada; Ancestry.ca, Canadian Passenger Lists 1865-1935

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

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Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M573 / V797 / S60

Sous-Fonds: M573; V797; S60

Accession Number: 2019.111

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Physical Description: 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.

History / Biographical: Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.; M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").; V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).; S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).

Notes: Lantern slides include wooden case.

Name Access: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway; Discovery and travel; Discovery and exploration; Empress Hotel; European travel; Family and personal life; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Horseback riding; Kananaskis Ranch; Lake Louise; Lantern slide; Mount Assiniboine; Mountain; Organizations; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Poetry; Scenery; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and recreation; Sunshine area; Trails; Trail guides; Tourism; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Women

Geographic Access: Assiniboine; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Ireland; Kananaskis Country; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Manitoba; Mount Assiniboine; Rocky Mountains; Victoria; West Indies; Winnipeg

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

Language: English

Creator: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Category: Arts; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Contents of the fonds; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald; https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN; https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben Gadd fonds

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …

Date Range: 1956-2018

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M590; V810

Sous-Fonds: M590; V810

Accession Number: 2021.20; 2024.01

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Date Range: 1956-2018

Physical Description: ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows

History / Biographical: Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing

Notes: Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Education; Research; Publication; Environment; Geology; Tourism; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Academics; Guiding; Guides; Businesses; Finances; Conservation; Wildlife; Natural history; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Lethbridge; United States of America; Colorado; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English; French; Dutch

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Banff Indian Days operations

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of records pertaining to operations, including: pass, patron and subscription lists; letters, reports and notes; newspaper clipping; draft letter to the Board of Trade, outlines Luxton's suggestions for Indian Days.

Date Range: 1916; 1922; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1950; [1952]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record; Newspaper clipping

15 images 5 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 4

GMD: Private record; Textual record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1916; 1922; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1950; [1952]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records : 16 texts ; 21.3cm x 35.3cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of records pertaining to operations, including: pass, patron and subscription lists; letters, reports and notes; newspaper clipping; draft letter to the Board of Trade, outlines Luxton's suggestions for Indian Days.

Notes: Original drawing in newspaper clipping LUX / I / D3a / 4 / 9 may be found as LUX / I / D3 / 02

Name Access: Eaton, Earle Hooker; Brewster, Jim; Luxton, Norman; Twoyoungmen, Jacob; Bearspaw, David; Powderface, Johnny; Rollinmud, Isaac; Rider, Jonas; Jimmy John, Moses; Hunter, Judas; Round, William E. (Bill), Sr.; Crawler, George; Brigham, Edward M., Jr.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Homestead Hotel; Union Milk Company Limited; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Dave White and Sons Ltd.; Lux Theatre; Dominion Cafe; Hudson's Bay Company

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

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Nellie Adeline Gray Harris Travel Photographs [1/1]

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Part Of: Nellie Adeline Gray Harris fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 b&w prints, some captioned. The file contains the travel photographs of Nellie Adeline Gray Harris for the period June 27 - July 11, 1953. The prints pertain to Harris' vacation taken with her husband, Glyn Harris. Also includes views from around the Banff townsite, Norquay ski …

Date Range: 1953

Reference Code: V57 / PA - 01 to 42

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Nellie Adeline Gray Harris fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M29 / V57

Sous-Fonds: V57

Accession Number: 7835

Reference Code: V57 / PA - 01 to 42

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1953

Physical Description: Photographs: 42 prints, b&w

History / Biographical: See fonds level of description for biographical information.

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 b&w prints, some captioned. The file contains the travel photographs of Nellie Adeline Gray Harris for the period June 27 - July 11, 1953. The prints pertain to Harris' vacation taken with her husband, Glyn Harris. Also includes views from around the Banff townsite, Norquay ski hill, wildlife, rivers, and campsites. File also contains a leather album cover purchased in Banff.

Notes: Some prints are housed in original "Album Prints" flipbooks

Name Access: Harris, Nellie; Harris, Gray

Subject Access: Animals; Bears; Big Horn Sheep; Boats; Buildings; Cabins and shelters; Cascades of Time Garden; Cave and Basin; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Holidays; Mount Norquay Chairlift; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Mountain; Mountains; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Picnics and picnicking; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Souvenir; Tourism; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: Copyright applies

Language: Language is English

Related Material: M29

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal and Professional Photographs

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1980]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1980]

Physical Description: 29 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Activities; Buildings; Climbing; Cabins and shelters; Family and personal life; Guide; Guiding; Leisure; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Portrait; Scenery

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kananaskis; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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F.V. Longstaff Prints

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1950]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1950]

Physical Description: 10 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence; Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick Victor)

Subject Access: Activities; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Lake O'Hara region; Mountains; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Trail riders group action shots and scenic views

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 black and white prints pertaining to trail riders on horseback travelling through various terrains in the Canadian Rockies: through streams/rivers, rocky areas, uphill, etc., and other scenic views from trail rides. Individual riders in photographs not identified, no dates given

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1950]

Reference Code: V635 / I / PA - 107 to 126

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / I : Events and Activities

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / I / PA - 107 to 126

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1950]

Physical Description: 20 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 9 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 black and white prints pertaining to trail riders on horseback travelling through various terrains in the Canadian Rockies: through streams/rivers, rocky areas, uphill, etc., and other scenic views from trail rides. Individual riders in photographs not identified, no dates given

Notes: Date range is estimate provided by the Processing Archivist based on contents of file.

Material Details: Items in this file are print copies of 21 original b&w negatives, one of which does not have a print copy.

Subject Access: Horses; Scenery; Landscapes; River; Packing; Camping; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: Negative photograph duplicates of images in this file are processed under reference V635 / I / NA

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Black and white Canadian Pacific prints

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides and tourism in areas including Peyto Lake, Wolverine Plateau, Scarab Lake, Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel and other scenic areas around Banff townsite. Photographs were produced by Canadian Pacific for publication and advertisin…

Date Range: 1940; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 13 to 66

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

8 images

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / III : Published records

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 13 to 66

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Canadian Pacific

Date Range: 1940; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]

Physical Description: 54 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides and tourism in areas including Peyto Lake, Wolverine Plateau, Scarab Lake, Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel and other scenic areas around Banff townsite. Photographs were produced by Canadian Pacific for publication and advertising, and feature excursions led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Some photographs not dated, but likely similar in age to other items dated 1940.

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Canadian Pacific; Advertising; Landscapes; Banff Springs Hotel; Hotel; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Peyto Lake; Wolverine Plateau; Scarab Lake; Lake Louise; Banff National Park

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Commerce and industry; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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TRCR Bulletin photographs summer 1960, trail rides

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 39 black and white photographs appearing in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, no. 101 [Summer 1960], and other photographs possibly taken during the same time period. Photographs pertain to trail riding, hiking, scenic views, horseback riding, and camps/camp activities…

Date Range: [ca. 1959]; 1960

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 172 to 210

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / III : Published records

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 172 to 210

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1959]; 1960

Physical Description: 39 photographs : b&w prints ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 39 black and white photographs appearing in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, no. 101 [Summer 1960], and other photographs possibly taken during the same time period. Photographs pertain to trail riding, hiking, scenic views, horseback riding, and camps/camp activities. Some items annotated with names and other information on reverse side.

Notes: File includes some duplicates; See "Name Access" field for complete list of identified individuals in photographs

Name Access: Younger, Norma; Craff, Jennifer; Hunter, Sheila; Cornell, Lillian; Miller, Jean; Hooper, Peter; McGrath, Mary; Edge, Edith; Palmer, Helen; Palmer, Jack

Subject Access: Travel; Trails; Hiking; Mountain; Horses; Packing; Landscapes

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Reproduction Restrictions: Some restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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TRCR Bulletin photographs summer 1960, trail rides

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 48 black and white photographs appearing in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, no. 101 [Summer 1960], and other photographs possibly taken during the same time period. Photographs pertain to trail riding, hiking, scenic views, horseback riding, and camps/camp activities…

Date Range: 1959 - 1960

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 211 to 258

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / III : Published records

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 211 to 258

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1959 - 1960

Physical Description: 48 photographs : b&w prints ; 17 x 21.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 48 black and white photographs appearing in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, no. 101 [Summer 1960], and other photographs possibly taken during the same time period. Photographs pertain to trail riding, hiking, scenic views, horseback riding, and camps/camp activities. Some individuals are identified on reverse sides of photographs.

Notes: Some items annotated on reverse, most are numbered

Name Access: Simeon, Claude; Brewster, Claude; Edge, Edith; Maulton, Carolyn; Bendiron, Bette; Neeland, Hammy; Gunn, Jan

Subject Access: Travel; Trails; Hiking; Mountain; Horses; Packing; Landscapes; Performance; Camping

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel Bureau and other trail ride photographs

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Photographs depict riders on horseback, fishing, packing, camping, and multiple landscape and mountain views. Includes images by the Canadian Government Travel Bureau and other phot…

Date Range: 1957; 1963; [ca. 1965]

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 444 to 485

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

4 images

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / III : Published records

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 444 to 485

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Some photographs produced by R. E. Pallat, Dr. & Mrs. C. B. Hatfield, Helen James, Grant Weber, and Everett Lamb

Date Range: 1957; 1963; [ca. 1965]

Physical Description: 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Photographs depict riders on horseback, fishing, packing, camping, and multiple landscape and mountain views. Includes images by the Canadian Government Travel Bureau and other photographs which may have appeared in TRCR bulletins and newsletters.

Notes: Some images have measurements and other photo editing notes on reverse side [likely instructions for publishing of photos].

Name Access: Diverty, Marshall; Watkins, Howard; Bagley, Bill; McVeigh, Don; Watkins, Donald; Watkins, Gordon; Neilson, Willard; Bagley, Roy; Pallat, R. E.; Hatfield, C. B.; James, Helen; Weber, Grant; Lamb, Everett

Subject Access: Trails; Horses; Hiking; Travel; Camping; Packing; Fishing; Landscapes; Mountain

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence

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Part Of: Robert J. McGuinness fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two hand-written letters from Father Robert McGuinness to Alfred Roberts, comprising 7 sheets and 2 envelopes, H27.5 x W21 cm to H9.5 x W16.5. One letter is dated February 11, 1955. One letter is dated October 26, 1954. Topics discussed include: McGuinness' role as inspecting engin…

Date Range: 1954-1955

Reference Code: M460 / I / B / 1-2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Robert J. McGuinness fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M460

Series: M460 / I / : St. Mary's Parish

Sous-Fonds: M460

Sub-Series: M460 / I / B : Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings

Accession Number: 960

Reference Code: M460 / I / B / 1-2

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1954-1955

Physical Description: 0.05 cm of textual records (9 pages ; 21 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of two hand-written letters from Father Robert McGuinness to Alfred Roberts, comprising 7 sheets and 2 envelopes, H27.5 x W21 cm to H9.5 x W16.5.; One letter is dated February 11, 1955.; One letter is dated October 26, 1954.; Topics discussed include: McGuinness' role as inspecting engineer for the Banff Springs Hotel expansion; McGuinness' travels and religious education in Rome and Wales; architecture (primarily the Norman Chateau style) of St. Mary's Parish, including sketches; traveling to Liverpool by ship; and material he used while presiding over a wedding service.

Notes: Letters were posted to Alfred V. Roberts in San Diego. McGuinness mentions in one of the letters that Alfred was also an engineer and that they were in Canada at some point together.

Name Access: McGuinness, Robert J.; Roberts, Alfred V.

Subject Access: Architecture; Banff; Hotels; Churches; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Professional and Personal Life; Religions; St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church; Stone structures; Travel

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; United States of America; San Diego

Language: English

Creator: McGuinness, Robert J.

Category: Religions; Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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McGuinness Family

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Part Of: Robert J. McGuinness fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of: one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm) one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm) one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm) one envelope (H40 x W23 cm) Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness f…

Date Range: 1953-1977

Reference Code: M460 / II / 1-4

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Postcard; Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Robert J. McGuinness fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M460

Series: M460 / II : McGuinness Family

Sous-Fonds: M460

Accession Number: 2018.9000

Reference Code: M460 / II / 1-4

GMD: Postcard; Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1953-1977

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (16 pages ; 23 x 40 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: Series consists of:; one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm); one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm); one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm); one envelope (H40 x W23 cm); Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness family and their time in Belleville, Ontario; Robert's role as inspecting engineer in the Banff Springs expansion; Robert's artwork on the CPR postcard depicting the spiral tunnels; and the envelope that was used to gift the above items to the Whyte Museum

Notes: Oswald A. McGuinness is the younger brother of Father Robert McGuinness. Oswald was a surveyor and helped build the road from Invermere to Calgary, and he lived in Invermere; The McGuinness family tree goes back to Oswald and Robert's great-grandparents, from Ireland to England and then to Ontario; In the hand-written note, which is undated and the author is unknown although it is possible that it was written by Flora McGuinness when she gave it to Mark Nightingale, an association between Robert and the building of the Bow River Bridge is made; Mark Nightingale also gifted 3 newspaper clippings located in M460 / I / B / 3-5; M460 / II / 1 : created by the Canadian Pacific Railway; M460 / II / 3 : created by Oswald A. McGuinness

Name Access: McGuinness, Robert J.; McGuinness, Oswald A.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Banff; Art; Canadian Pacific Railway; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Ontario

Language: English

Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway; McGuinness, Oswald A.

Category: Arts; Family and personal life; Religions

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Club photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Includes photographs of ACC property at Mount Assiniboine (accompanied by 2 maps - AC 018P); clubhouse view; move of library to Vancouver Public Library; Board meeting; closing party at the old clubhouse (AC 421P / 09-37); office staff.

Date Range: 1953-1983

Reference Code: V14 / AC 018P / 1-7; V14 / AC 041P / 1; V14 / AC 345P / 1-3; V14 / AC 363P / 1; V14 / AC 421P / 09-37; V14 / AC 421P / 52-53

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

5 images

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.2.i. Administration: photography and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 018P / 1-7; V14 / AC 041P / 1; V14 / AC 345P / 1-3; V14 / AC 363P / 1; V14 / AC 421P / 09-37; V14 / AC 421P / 52-53

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1953-1983

Physical Description: ca.44 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Includes photographs of ACC property at Mount Assiniboine (accompanied by 2 maps - AC 018P); clubhouse view; move of library to Vancouver Public Library; Board meeting; closing party at the old clubhouse (AC 421P / 09-37); office staff.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Mount Assiniboine; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on material

Processing Status: Processed

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Photographs. -- 1894-1982

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to mountain peaks, glaciers, landscapes and scenery; mountaineering and alpine recreation; mountaineers and personalities, including portraits; huts; events and other subjects. A significant portion pertain to Alpine Club camps (ca.225 prints, 8 negatives and 5 albums containin…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Reference Code: V14 / AC 0P / 001-002; V14 / AC 0P / 010; V14 / AC 0P / 019; V14 / AC 0P / 023-024; V14 / AC 0P / 039-044; V14 / AC 0P / 071-072; V14 / AC 0P / 074; V14 / AC 0P / 076-081; V14 / AC 0P / 124; V14 / AC 0P / 220-244; V14 / AC 0P / 254-264; V14 / AC 0P / 345-346; V14 / AC 0P / 361-364; V14 / AC 0P / 369-407; V14 / AC 0P / 631-632; V14 / AC 0P / 634; V14 / AC 0P / 636; V14 / AC 0P / 642-707; V14 / AC 0P / 717-718; V14 / AC 0P / 721-725; V14 / AC 0P / 773; V14 / AC 0P / 776; V14 / AC 0P / 778-779; V14 / AC 0P / 802-807; V14 / AC 0P / 810-811; V14 / AC 0P / 815; V14 / AC 001P / 01-08; V14 / AC 004P / 01-03; V14 / AC 011P / 01-02; V14 / AC 015P / 1-55; V14 / AC 024P / 01-12; V14 / AC 024P / 25-35; V14 / AC 027P / 01-15; V14 / AC 027P / 16; V14 / AC 027P / 17; V14 / AC 027P / 18; V14 / AC 027P / 19; V14 / AC 027P / 20; V14 / AC 031P / 1; V14 / AC 033P / 001-037; V14 / AC 033P / 046-115; V14 / AC 042P / 1; V14 / AC 049P / 3-5; V14 / AC 050P / 1; V14 / AC 055P / 39; V14 / AC 055P / 46-48; V14 / AC 055P / 60-66; V14 / AC 064P / 01-51; V14 / AC 067P / 1-4; V14 / AC 090P / 1-4; V14 / AC 093P / 1-2; V14 / AC 121P / 1-3; V14 / AC 123P / 20-27; V14 / AC 124P / 01-16; V14 / AC 148P / 94-97; V14 / AC 175P / 1; V14 / AC 176P / 01; V14 / AC 176P / 11; V14 / AC 195P / 1-2; V14 / AC 199P / 1-60; V14 / AC 217P / 1; V14 / AC 229P / 1; V14 / AC 239P / 1-2; V14 / AC 312P / 1-3; V14 / AC 345P / 4-7; V14 / AC 371P / 1; V14 / AC 375P / 1-25; V14 / AC 379P / 1; V14 / AC 381P / 1-7; V14 / AC 395P / 1-4; V14 / AC 397P / 1-5; V14 / AC 399P / 1; V14 / AC 405P / 1-5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency; Album

19 images

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: IV.B. Other material: photographic

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 0P / 001-002; V14 / AC 0P / 010; V14 / AC 0P / 019; V14 / AC 0P / 023-024; V14 / AC 0P / 039-044; V14 / AC 0P / 071-072; V14 / AC 0P / 074; V14 / AC 0P / 076-081; V14 / AC 0P / 124; V14 / AC 0P / 220-244; V14 / AC 0P / 254-264; V14 / AC 0P / 345-346; V14 / AC 0P / 361-364; V14 / AC 0P / 369-407; V14 / AC 0P / 631-632; V14 / AC 0P / 634; V14 / AC 0P / 636; V14 / AC 0P / 642-707; V14 / AC 0P / 717-718; V14 / AC 0P / 721-725; V14 / AC 0P / 773; V14 / AC 0P / 776; V14 / AC 0P / 778-779; V14 / AC 0P / 802-807; V14 / AC 0P / 810-811; V14 / AC 0P / 815; V14 / AC 001P / 01-08; V14 / AC 004P / 01-03; V14 / AC 011P / 01-02; V14 / AC 015P / 1-55; V14 / AC 024P / 01-12; V14 / AC 024P / 25-35; V14 / AC 027P / 01-15; V14 / AC 027P / 16; V14 / AC 027P / 17; V14 / AC 027P / 18; V14 / AC 027P / 19; V14 / AC 027P / 20; V14 / AC 031P / 1; V14 / AC 033P / 001-037; V14 / AC 033P / 046-115; V14 / AC 042P / 1; V14 / AC 049P / 3-5; V14 / AC 050P / 1; V14 / AC 055P / 39; V14 / AC 055P / 46-48; V14 / AC 055P / 60-66; V14 / AC 064P / 01-51; V14 / AC 067P / 1-4; V14 / AC 090P / 1-4; V14 / AC 093P / 1-2; V14 / AC 121P / 1-3; V14 / AC 123P / 20-27; V14 / AC 124P / 01-16; V14 / AC 148P / 94-97; V14 / AC 175P / 1; V14 / AC 176P / 01; V14 / AC 176P / 11; V14 / AC 195P / 1-2; V14 / AC 199P / 1-60; V14 / AC 217P / 1; V14 / AC 229P / 1; V14 / AC 239P / 1-2; V14 / AC 312P / 1-3; V14 / AC 345P / 4-7; V14 / AC 371P / 1; V14 / AC 375P / 1-25; V14 / AC 379P / 1; V14 / AC 381P / 1-7; V14 / AC 395P / 1-4; V14 / AC 397P / 1-5; V14 / AC 399P / 1; V14 / AC 405P / 1-5

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency; Album

Responsibility: Most items, including the six photograph albums, were likely produced by private individuals and club members. Includes photographs by: M. E. Alford, L. M. S. Amery, Fred Armbrister, A. H. Bent, B. C. Government, Eric Brooks, Allan Carpe, P. A. Carson, W. M. Docharty, Mary Fallis, Marion Fawdry, E. Feuz, F. W. Godsal, Douglas Griffin, L. G. Grimble, Klaus Hahn, Don Harmon, E. W. D. Holway, Frank Jacobs, Wally Joyce, E. Mills, C. H. Mitchell, Elfreda Pigou, Jaroslav Ruza, Mary Schaffer, W. E. Stone, J. M. Thorington, W. J. Topley, Hap Trevelyan, Underwood and Underwood, Valentine and Sons, Charles Walcott, Bradford Washburn and A. G. Wehrli. Many items are not credited.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Physical Description: ca.720 photographs (ca.560 prints, ca.40 negatives, ca.120 transparencies, 6 albums of ca.350 prints)

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to mountain peaks, glaciers, landscapes and scenery; mountaineering and alpine recreation; mountaineers and personalities, including portraits; huts; events and other subjects. A significant portion pertain to Alpine Club camps (ca.225 prints, 8 negatives and 5 albums containing over 300 prints). Camps and expeditions documented include: Yoho Valley (1906) (1919); Paradise Valley (1907); Sherbrooke Lake (1911); Vermilion Pass (1912); Mount Robson (1913); Cathedral Mountain (1913); Upper Yoho Valley (1914); Ptarmigan Lake (1915); Healy Creek (1916); Lake of Hanging Glacier (1928); Coast Range (1952); Eremite Valley and others. Portraits include those of Charles Fay, Jean Habel, Frank R. Oastler, James F. Porter, H. E. Sampson, Charles D. Walcott and A. O. Wheeler. Includes series of British Columbia air photos of B.C. locations in the 1950s (AC 055 / 60-66). Contains many unidentified and undated items.