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Banff Community Celebrations Society fonds

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Part Of: Banff Community Celebrations Society fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of records pertaining to the official Millenium events of the Town of Banff and include 1st Night, Banff Winter Festival, Artventure, Stories of Our Lives, TransCanada relay, Millenium quilts, art sculptures, and other official Millenium celebrations. Records include photographs by …

Date Range: 1999-2001

Reference Code: M146 / S46 / V104

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Recording disc

Part Of: Banff Community Celebrations Society fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 146; S 46; V104

Sous-Fonds: M146/S46/V104

Accession Number: 7744 (unproc)

Reference Code: M146 / S46 / V104

GMD: Motion picture; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Recording disc

Date Range: 1999-2001

Physical Description: 203 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (125 prints). -- 1 moving image: optical disc; DVD-ROM. -- 7 sound recordings: 3 audio cassettes

History / Biographical: The Banff Community Celebrations Society coordinated the official Millenium events of the Town of Banff which included such Millenium celebrations as 1st Night, Banff Winter Festival, and Artventure.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of records pertaining to the official Millenium events of the Town of Banff and include 1st Night, Banff Winter Festival, Artventure, Stories of Our Lives, TransCanada relay, Millenium quilts, art sculptures, and other official Millenium celebrations. Records include photographs by Debbie Senger, black & white prints by Gavin Young, sound recordings relating to Stories of Our Lives, and a DVD recording titled Canada 2000 / Government of Canada, Millenium Bureau of Canada, 2001.

Notes: Stories of Our Lives audio cassettes- need transcriptions, copyright etc.

Name Access: Banff Community Celebrations Society

Subject Access: Arts; Community life; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Banff Community Celebrations Society

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Clifford Jackson White fonds

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Part Of: Clifford Jackson White fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of eight separate series: A. Moving Images; B. Photographs; C. Banff - Lake Louise - Chamber of Commerce Plaques; D. Printed Materials; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Sunshine Village Lodge & Skoki Ski Lodge; G. Written Materials; H. Phone List. Fonds consists of records pertaining primar…

Date Range: 1847-2003

Reference Code: M168 / V685

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Clifford Jackson White fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 168; V 685

Sous-Fonds: M 168; V 685

Accession Number: 6335 (moved to V682), 7044, 7771

Reference Code: M168 / V685

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1847-2003

Physical Description: 7 cm textual records. -- 24 photographs: prints. -- 2 motion pictures: 16mm film, video

History / Biographical: Clifford Jackson White (II), 1929-2003, was born in Banff, Alberta, the son of Clifford and Mildred (Jackson) White and the grandson of Dave White. Clifford J. White attended public and high school in Banff and in 1951, married Beverly Pogue of Calgary. Together they have four children: Clifford (III), Tara, Bradford, and Tristan. Cliff White was thirteen years old when he guided for his father at Mount Temple, and he operated the bulldozer for Sunshine Village from 1946 to 1949. From 1949 to 1953, Cliff White was assistant to the general manager of Snowmobile Tours at the Icefields, and 1953-1963, he owned a service station in Banff. In 1960, White purchased Sunshine Village ski resort, sold it in 1966 and remained the manager there until 1977. White succeeded his aunt, Catharine Whyte as President of the Board of Trustees, Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation, 1979-1993. White was a member of the Kiwanis Club at Banff, and was the director of the Banff Chamber of Commerce. He was a Cub pack leader from 1953 to 1956.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of eight separate series: A. Moving Images; B. Photographs; C. Banff - Lake Louise - Chamber of Commerce Plaques; D. Printed Materials; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Sunshine Village Lodge & Skoki Ski Lodge; G. Written Materials; H. Phone List. Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Sunshine ski area. Textual records include a speech: "The Human History of Skiing at lake Louise," Feb. 8, 1992. Discusses origins of skiing in Banff, 1920s, the establishment of Skoki and Mt. Temple Chalet, and the first chair lifts. The remainder of the speech deals with White's recollections of a typical "ski week" in 1943 when he worked as a licensed ski guide at Mount Temple Chalet. Also includes a list of significant dates and events in Lake Louise ski history, 1894-1991. Textual records also include personal and legal records, Sunshine ski area pamphlets, 1960 - ?, correspondence, certificates, clippings, and pamphlets. Photographs consist of 20 prints re Clifford J. White, Beverly White and their children; Clifford White Sr. and ski development history. Motion pictures include a film "Top of the World," ca. 1970, 16mm, sd., col., ca. 500 ft., ca. 14 minutes. "A Jim Rice Production." Sunshine Village promotional film: skiing, lodge, lifts, helishots, etc. interspersed with 1930s footage of Skoki area skiing (some of which exists in this fonds). Film was property of Sunshine Village. Clifford J. White supplied some historical film footage by or collected by his father, Clifford White, for this film.